Events

Past Performances

February 22, 2008

What: Transnoodle LIVE @ Makumba Africa Bar (details)
Where: Makumba on Peel Street, between Elgin and Hollywood Road in Soho ("Pay-lee Gai") (map)

February 28, 2008

What: Transnoodle LIVE @ Gecko

Free show at Hong Kong's coolest bar, Gecko... (details)
Where: Gecko

in the covered corridor between Yumla and Drop below Hollywood Rd in Soho. (map)

February 2, 2008

What: Transnoodle LIVE @ Underground 52 at Club Cixi, at the base of Lan Kwai Fonmg opposite California Fitness (details)
Where: Club Cixi, Central
Price: $100

January 29, 2008

What: Transnoodle LIVE @ The Wanch!!

Break up the work week by getting up close and personal with the new lineup! (details)
Where: The Wanch, Jaffe Rd Wanchai

March 28, 2008

What: Transnoodle LIVE @ Bahce Turkish Restaurant in Mui Wo (details)
Where: Just get off the ferry and it's on your left, near the 7-11. Great Turkish food, beer, and songs about politics and Religion. Who could ask for more?

May 2, 2008

What: HK a Gog Go - Hong Kong's Only Go Go Party! (details)
Where: Fringe Club, Ice House Street, Central Hong Kong
Price: $90

May 9, 2008

What: The Funkraiser 2008 with Nude & Transnoodle (details)
Where: The Cavern Lan Kwai Fong, Central Hong Kong

News

15 Jan 2008

Transnoodle is releasing a 4-song EP

We've finished recording it and will be printing it along with T-shirts and maybe even hats! Will update when it's out!

18 Jan 2008

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Transnoodle

Transnoodle

Date Formed: December 2005
Location: Hong Kong
Website: www.myspace.com/transnoodle
Description: Bouncy ska, reggae and latin beats with vibrant brass, thumping basslines and scratchy guitar.

 
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Underground 63 at Cavern

Underground 63 at Cavern

Genre: Ska/Reggae/Latin

Release Date: 2008

Credits: John - vocal, guitar
Koya - bass
Orlando - trombone
Magnus -drums
Matt - keyboard
Josh - vocal

Description: LINK: http://undergroundhk.com/podcast/u63/U63Transnoodle.mp3

This was a show done at the Cavern that went pretty well. They have a fantastic sound system and engineer so we got this great recording from Underground. A whole show in one file, the best sound quality of any live recording we have. Enjoy!

 Title ListenDownloadDescriptionsLyrics
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Live at Underground 52 @ Club Cixi

Live at Underground 52 @ Club Cixi

Genre: Ska

Release Date: 2008

Credits: Sarah, Sam, Matt, Andy, Kevin, Magnus, John, Josh, Koya

Description: Probably the best show we've ever played, and as close to the full band as we've ever gotten! (it WAS the full band at that time)

 Title ListenDownloadDescriptionsLyrics
1.Port RoyalEnglishListen (3:58)Download (5.7 MB)Ode to the mercenaries who plundered from this Jamaican pirate town. 
2.Spicy IslandEnglishListen (2:46)Download (3.9 MB)Cryin' in his curry... poor sod. 
3.PohwahyuenEnglishListen (3:33)Download (5.1 MB)Get thee to a library! Read a book, son. 
4.HuddersfieldEnglishListen (4:21)Download (6.2 MB)The sun has set on the British Empire but not on British ne'er-do-wells and blackguards like our hero who started off in a pub and ended up Vice-President of a bank. 
5.Down in the DeliEnglishListen (4:16)Download (6.1 MB)Dance the week away, forget your troubles. 
6.I Need a Mormon (Live)EnglishListen (4:33)Download (6.5 MB)Great live version (finally) of John's song about the benefits of the Christian life. 
7.Ferry PierEnglishListen (3:50)Download (5.5 MB)We really get into the chorus at the end of this one and believe us, playing in the band is what makes us feel alive in the REAL WORLD. 
8.Hong KongEnglishListen (4:12)Download (6.0 MB)A tribute to the Skatalites, featuring the melody line from 'Confucius'. this is the set closer. 
9.Monkey Magic (cover)EnglishListen (3:53)Download (5.5 MB)Our first encore was the Cover of the TV theme ... this time for all the Aussies! 
10.The JourneyEnglishListen (4:36)Download (6.6 MB)We NEVER close with this song since it's kinda heavy subject matter about Khaled El-Masri who was kidnapped into a secret CIA prison... but it was the closer that night. Maybe it was the loudest song we hadn't yet played. 
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Other recordings

Other recordings

Release Date: 2008

Description: Demos and Live stuff was getting too big, so this is where we will put the various studio recordings that are NOT the EP. So the Live albums will just be live albums without any studio tracks.

 Title ListenDownloadDescriptionsLyrics
1.Pohwahyuen (first EP mix)EnglishListen (3:48)Download (5.4 MB)Thi sis teh first mix off the upcoming Transnoodle EP. We decided NOT to keep this mis because Josh tried this jazzier vocal and decided it sucked later. 
2.Hong Kong (first EP mix)EnglishListen (3:48)Download (5.4 MB)First mix of Hong Kong for the upcoming Transnoodle EP. Includes Matt Steele on keyboards! 
3.Down in the Deli - (first EP mix)EnglishListen (3:48)Download (5.4 MB)First mix of Down in the Deli for upcoming Transnoodle EP. 
4.Down in the Deli (Studio Demo)EnglishListen (4:16)Download (6.1 MB)First studio demo of this song about the woes of the world and how to forget them. Vocal by John Saeki. 
5.Bury the Harbor (Studio demo)EnglishListen (3:14)Download (4.6 MB)The first studio recording of this song about building a land bridge between Central and TST! John Saeki does the ragga parts with a lot of piss on this version. 
6.Black Rain (Studio Demo)EnglishListen (3:22)Download (4.8 MB)First studio demo of Black Rain, with lead guitar by Andrew Parkinson and vocal segue by John Saeki. 
7.Ferry Pier (Studio Demo)EnglishListen (4:32)Download (6.5 MB)First studio recording of Ferry Pier. Don't live to work, work to live, as they say. 
8.I Need a Mormon (John's Demo)EnglishListen (4:01)Download (4.8 MB)This is John's demo of a song he wrote after he saw some Mormons hassling an Indonesian girl. It's about going to excess! Yeah!View Lyrics
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Fringe Club May 18 2008

Fringe Club May 18 2008

Genre: Ska / Reggae / Samba

Release Date: 2008

Description: This was a different set as we played a lot of new songs for the first time.

 Title ListenDownloadDescriptionsLyrics
1.Fu Manchu (cover)EnglishListen (9:23)Download (13.5 MB)Words to the wise from Desmond Dekker, the reggae pioneer 
2.HuddersfieldEnglishListen (4:21)Download (6.2 MB)A recent history of Hong Kong through English eyes 
3.Sham Shui PoEnglishListen (4:39)Download (6.6 MB)Dedicated to that pop star who videoed himself having sex with Hong Kong's most innocent starlets...  
4.BambiEnglishListen (5:24)Download (7.7 MB)A song written by Josh's wife, about an older guy who returns to the dating scene and tries to explain to a 30-year old woman why she's way too young for him. 
5.Ferry PierEnglishListen (3:50)Download (5.5 MB)After trying out the new song for the first time, it felt like time for an old standard. 
6.Pousada de ColoaneEnglishListen (4:56)Download (7.1 MB)The best performance of this song yet ... bit noisy on the recording but on fire. 
7.Port RoyalEnglishListen (3:58)Download (5.7 MB)Set closer for a double-shot of piracy. 
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Transnoodle LIVE @ Fringe Jul 27 2007

Transnoodle LIVE @ Fringe Jul 27 2007

Genre: Ska

Release Date: 2008

Credits: Guest players:

Koya Hisakazu - Bass
Joseph Fuego - Trombone

Description: We sort of play ska mixed with punk mixed with latin and African influences. Mostly we just play music for people to dance to.

 Title ListenDownloadDescriptionsLyrics
1.Spicy Island LIVE at Fringe Club July 27 2007EnglishListen (2:40)Download (3.8 MB)Since You've gone... I've been missing all the curry that we used to eat... at the spicy island.... 
2.Ferry Pier b/w Boys Don't Cry LIVE at Fringe Club Jul 27 2007EnglishListen (6:21)Download (9.1 MB)Dedicated to those who take a boat to work. And the band that was in town that weekend. 
3.Poh Wah Yuen LIVE at Fringe Club Jul 27 2007EnglishListen (3:21)Download (4.8 MB)The rockingest song about reading ever.  
4.Monkey Magic (Cover) LIVE at Fringe Jul 27 2007EnglishListen (4:13)Download (6.0 MB)Theme from the popular TV show 'Monkey'. 
5.Down in the Deli LIVE at Fringe Jul 27 2007EnglishListen (4:06)Download (5.9 MB)The Deli is a bar on Lamma Island where our guitarist is wont to dance on the tables. 
6.The Journey LIVE at the Fringe Club Jul 27 2007EnglishListen (4:45)Download (6.8 MB)A song about Khaled el-Masri, an Arab German who found out about extraordinary rendition and secret CIA prisons firsthand. 
7.Hong Kong LIVE at Fringe Jul 27 2007EnglishListen (4:40)Download (6.7 MB)Dedicated to the US Navy boys stumbling through the steaming streets of Hong Kong. 
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Underground Feb 9 2007

Underground Feb 9 2007

Genre: Ska/Punk/Latin

Release Date: 2007

 Title ListenDownloadDescriptionsLyrics
1.01 Down in the Deli LIVEEnglishListen (5:37)Download (8.0 MB)Featuring Joe Fuego on trombone 
2.02 Ferry Pier LIVEEnglishListen (5:14)Download (7.5 MB)Ode to nonwork pursuits 
3.03 Black Rain LIVEEnglishListen (3:22)Download (4.8 MB)If you have never seen a black rainstorm it really is BLACK. This song also addresses John's fixation with a particular pop star. 
4.04 Bury the Harbour LIVEEnglishListen (4:02)Download (5.8 MB)Our political song for '08 - Land reclamation all the way, baby, Till Hong Kong's not even an island anymore! 
5.05 Port Royal LIVEEnglishListen (4:14)Download (6.1 MB)Written from a scrap of a song devised by Noah Roy and Tom Hughes in the 90s, this rousing paean to pirates and pre-Kingston Jamaica is 13 years in the making.View Lyrics
6.06 Hong Kong LIVEEnglishListen (5:20)Download (7.6 MB)Dedicated to shore leave 
7.07 Pohwahyuen LIVEEnglishListen (4:00)Download (5.7 MB)A live version of Pohwahyuen with trumpet & trombone 
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Transnoodle LIVE @ Wanch Jan 29 08

Transnoodle LIVE @ Wanch Jan 29 08

Genre: Ska/Reggae/Samba

Release Date: 2008

Description: Two sets of Transnoodle in Hong Kong's legendary rock pub.

 Title ListenDownloadDescriptionsLyrics
1.1 Port Royal LIVE @ Wanch Jan 29 08EnglishListen (6:14)Download (8.9 MB)Set opener about pirates in Jamaica 
2.2 Spicy Island LIVE @ Wanch Jan 29 08EnglishListen (2:48)Download (4.0 MB)His wife left him and now he hangs out at the same curry shop feeling sorry for himself. 
3.3 Hong Kong LIVE @ Wanch Jan 29 08EnglishListen (4:06)Download (5.9 MB)A US Navy boy's experiences in Wanchai leave him confused 
4.4 Sampan LIVE @ Wanch Jan 29 08EnglishListen (4:00)Download (5.7 MB)A woman arranges the transport that will take her away from her lover forever 
5.5 Another Weary Sunday LIVE @ Wanch Jan 29 08EnglishListen (3:45)Download (5.3 MB)How to escape from the drudgery of the workweek 
6.6 The Journey LIVE @ Wanch Jan 29 08EnglishListen (4:24)Download (6.3 MB)Khaled al-Masri fights to get back home after being kidnapped and sent to a secret CIA prison. A true story! 
7.7 Bury the Harbor LIVE @ Wanch Jan 29 08EnglishListen (4:26)Download (6.3 MB)Our 3-word political platform. Dedicated to Christine Loh for all her hard work against turning Victoria Harbour into one big mall. 
8.8 Monkey Magic (cover) LIVE @ Wanch Jan 29 08EnglishListen (4:09)Download (5.9 MB)Cover of the theme from the cult 70s TV show about Bhuddhism 
9.9 Huddersfield LIVE @ Wanch Jan 29 08EnglishListen (4:33)Download (6.5 MB)Debut live performance of new song about the trials and triumphs of a British expat in Hong Kong, from Chungking Mansion to the 2004 Tsunami 
10.10 Down in the Deli LIVE @ Wanch Jan 29 08EnglishListen (4:15)Download (6.1 MB)Forgetting the woes of the world on a tabletop in a bar 
11.11 I Need a Mormon LIVE @ Wanch Jan 29 08EnglishListen (4:52)Download (7.0 MB)Live recording of John's view of religion's potential to solve your ills 
12.12 Ferry Pier LIVE @ Wanch Jan 29 08EnglishListen (5:03)Download (7.2 MB)Y'all know Ferry Pier, our sort-of-Ska anthem 
13.13 Pohwayuen LIVE @ Wanch Jan 29 08EnglishListen (3:33)Download (5.1 MB)Another of our usual suspects... thrill to this song about reading 
English-English Mandarin-Mandarin Cantonese-Cantonese Instrumental-Instrumental

bio

Biography

John Saeki - Rythmn Guitar, Vocals
Andrew Parkinson - Lead Guitar
Kevin Voight - Bass
Koya Hisakazu - Trombone, Bass
Magnus Norberg - Drums
Sam Bruce - Trumpet
Sarah Liegeois - Alto Sax
Matt Steele - Keyboards
Josh O'Connor - Vocals

and sometimes guests:

Hugh - Drums
Barney Bruce - Percussion
Joseph Fuego - Trombone

We are from the UK, Japan, France, the US and Sweden. Many of the players live on Lamma Island, including rythmn guitarist and chief songwriter John Saeki. Our songs are mainly punk, tinged with ska, latin and African rythmns and riffs. We are slowly building up our horn section and in 2008 we hope to launch a new lineup with trumpet, sax and trombone, as well as keys courtesy of well-known Nude keyboardist Matt Steele.

We like to write party music with a conscience, songs about things we like and don't like about Hong Kong, broken relationships, the problems of the world... and how to forget them by dancing your head off!

Influences

Salif Keita, Ivo Papasov, Ska, Punk

All time favorite songs

C'mon...

Hobbies and Interests

Varied

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