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The Mad Turks From Istanbul
Band,
Rock and Pop
The Mad Turks From Istanbul were a power pop band from Adelaide. They were formed in 1984 by Chuck Skatt (Charles Jenkins) on vocals, Dom Benedictine III (Dominic Larizza) on drums, Martyn La Merde (Martyn Christopher) on bass and Hank M Turk (Matthias Eckhardt) on guitar. In 1986 Steve Caon joined on drums and Benedictine moved to guitar. While in Adelaide they released a series of singles and their debut album, Cafe Istanbul (1987, Greasy Pop). In 1989 Turk left the band and Skatt started playing guitar. The remaining members moved to Melbourne and became The Mad Turks. There they released their second album, Toast (1990, Greasy Pop), and three more singles before disbanding. Skatt and Benedictine went on to form Icecream Hands.
Members
 | Charles Jenkins voc, g |
 | Hank M. Turk g |
| Martyn La Merde b |
| Steven Caon dr |
| Arturo Larizza key, b AU |
| Dominic Larizza g, voc |
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking Disaster | The Mad Turks From Istanbul | 1990 | Single |
| Toast | The Mad Turks From Istanbul | 1989 | Album |
| The Last Time | The Mad Turks From Istanbul | 1989 | Single |
| Tempers Fire | The Mad Turks From Istanbul | 1989 | Single |
| Looking Forward To Destroy | The Mad Turks From Istanbul | 1988 | Single |
| Holding My Breath | The Mad Turks From Istanbul | 1987 | Single |
| Cafe Istanbul | The Mad Turks From Istanbul | 1987 | Album |
| Lolene / Seeing Was Believing | The Mad Turks From Istanbul | 1986 | Single |
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