associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
models bohdan and the instigators 1976 & ndash ; 1978 suicide records jab
 bohdan sutcliffe x ash wednesday janis friedenfelds bob stopa peter group_or_band experimental rock art rock electropunk adelaide , south australia , australia jab
jab

jab was an australian punk rock that band formed in adelaide in 1976 .
the band 's original lineup consisted of bohdan x -lrb- bodhan kubiakowski -rrb- on guitar and vocals , ash wednesday playing bass guitar , synthesizer and tapes , and johnny crash -lrb- janis friedenfelds -rrb- on drums and vocals .
the band took its name from the first initials of the founding members .
in 1977 , bob stopa was recruited as a second guitarist , and pierre voltaire -lrb- peter sutcliffe -rrb- joined on bass , allowing wednesday to concentrate on keyboards .
jab defied strict categorization and split audiences with their abrasive sound .
the catchcry label for jab among adelaide 's early music press was `` synthetic shock rock '' ; one contemporary critic described them as `` experimental , confrontational synthpunk '' .
jab have since been recognized as perhaps the first australian band to marry electronica with a punk aesthetic and hard-edged guitar sound .
the band relocated to melbourne in august 1977 , joining the city 's burgeoning punk scene and frequently playing live alongside local bands such as the boys next door and x-ray-z .
bohdan later recalled , `` they were very exciting times , we were changing the face of the music scene and we all knew it .
... all the bands on the scene just kind of found each other .
usually it was through playing together at places like the tiger lounge in richmond , bombay rock in brunswick and of course bananas down in st kilda . ''
jab signed to suicide records in january 1978 , and two of their songs , `` blonde and bombed '' and `` let 's go '' , were included on the `` lethal weapons '' compilation .
the band played their final show in august 1978 at the crystal ballroom -lrb- then known as the seaview ballroom -rrb- , which was also the first gig ever played at the now iconic venue .
bohdan x joined members of the chosen few to form bohdan and the instigators .
he later issued several solo records , including the four-track , 12-inch ep , `` fear of flying '' , on rumour records in december 1983 and the mini-album , `` kingsnake '' on rampant records in 1988 .
he also hosts a long running show on the community radio station 3rrr-fm .
wednesday , crash and voltaire joined sean kelly -lrb- ex-teenage radio stars -rrb- to form the first line-up of models .
wednesday stayed with models for a year , after which he played with the metronomes , modern jazz and crashland .
he also issued a solo single in 1980 , `` love by numbers '' / `` boring instrumental '' , and became a touring member with the german band einstürzende neubauten .
