The Fat Truckers were a British electroclash group from Sheffield, comprising Ben Rymer, Mark Hudson, and Ross Orton. They toured in support of Jarvis Cocker, apparently wielding light sabres on stage and described themselves as writing songs about "cheap motorbikes, import-export business and multiplex cinemas - we're a social comment on modern living" and having a fondness of Henderson's Relish.
The band split up in 2004. Orton now works in production with Pulp's Steve Mackey, and has recently worked with M.I.A. Rymer DJs as part of Gucci Soundsystem, and Hudson has his own band, Meat for a Dark Day.
The First Fat Truckers Album Is for Sale
The First Fat Truckers Album Is for Sale is the only album by Fat Truckers. It was released on September 15, 2003, through Roadtrain Recordings.
Critical reception
Adam Sweeting of The Guardian called it "quite a feat by the Truckers to have made an album so barbarically retro-techno. The drum machine sounds like something they found rusting on a council tip, and whatever they are using for keyboards probably came out of a Christmas cracker". Benjamin Boles of Now called it "a bit silly here and there, but so are the Ramones, so turn it up and pogo around your living room". Uncut said, "Unfortunately, the ideas do eventually run dry".
Track listing "Teenage Daughter" "Ron Is Back" "Superbike" "I Love Computers" "Favvers Plimsoles" "Anorexic Robot" "I Love U Son" "Roxy's" "Lock 'n' Load" "Fix It"
Discography Albums The First Fat Truckers Album Is for Sale (2003)
Singles "Superbike" (2001) "Teenage Daughter" (2001) "Anorexic Robot" (2003)
Remixes Louie Austen featuring Peaches - "Grab My Shaft" (2003)
References
External links Fat Truckers website The Rapture at Reviews on NME.com Lengthy interview and pictures from Sandman (magazine)