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Iain Influx

Iain Influx was born in Fife,Scotland.

Iain Influx began playing music from and early age. After learning how to play the guitar, Iain started his musical adventure that would see him eventually play in one of the most highly rated Anarcho Punk bands from Scotland of the 1980's.

A.U.K Were a Glenrothes based band. Iain Influx AKA (Iain Ball) started playing guitar with AUK formally known as Beat U.K in the early 1980's. The band had various line up changes through the years. Johnny Punk (Iains Brother)- Vocals, Iain Influx - Guitar/Vocals, Kenny Greg - Bass, Skinz (Eric Kinkell)- Guitar/vocals and Spex (Andrew Burnett) - Drums. Chips drummer for Alternative also played drums on a practice session with A.U.K. This was a short venture that only lasted around a year and never really recorded apart from practice tapes. They played live with Oi Polloi and I.D Parade. The line up for this gig was Johhny Punk - Vocals, Magil - Vocals, Mel C (R.I.P) - Vocals, Gary (Mels Brother) - Bass, Iain Influx - Guitar/Backing vocals and Spex Drums. Skinz after moving on from A.U.K went onto form "The Newtown Grunts"

Alternative. Iain then joined Alternative a established anarcho punk band from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Alternative were already a well known band who had a previous release on crass's Bullshit Detector 1 with a track called - Change It (The Blind Ones). Alternative later released a single on Crass Records called "In Nomine Patri" and then an L.P on Corpus Christi records in 1984 called "If they Treat You Like shit - Act Like Manure". Iain played with Alternative until mid 1985. At that time the band were - Linda Linger (R.I.P) - Vocals, Rodney Relax - Guitar/vocals, Shaun Haliday - Bass/vocals (Ex Direct Action), Iain Influx - Guitar and Chips (R.I.P)- Drums. Iain Also had a guest Apperance with local Dunfermline band Tartan Paint. This was due to the guitar player not turning up for the gig. Alternative played with many well known bands, Crass, Flux Of Pink Indians, Dirt, The System, Reality Control, Andy T, Annie Anxiety, Kulturekampf, Systematic Annex, Practical Existance, Society's Victim, Mutual Fear, WHY?, Dissedents, Heritx B.C, The Actives, Oi Polloi, Political Asylum, A.O.A, even the U.K Subs and many, many more to list.

Slaughterhouse Phychos were a Edinburgh band established by Iain Influx and David Woods (Chips R.I.P) the former drummer with Alternative. The band consisted of Iain Influx - Guitar/Vocals, Louise - Vocals, Richard - Bass and Chips drums. Slaughterhouse Phychos first gig was at The Venue in Edinburgh with The Cateran and Hee Haw. Iain then decided to move on and take up a guitar slot with punk band Exalt from Dundee. Members of Slaughterhouse Phycho's went onto to do the Punk Aid single - Smash The Poll Tax E.P single. This was a collabiration from members of Alternative, Chumbawamba, Oi Polloi, A.O.A, Active Minds, S.A.S, Feed Your Head, Preperation H, Cowboy Set, I.D Parade and Sad Society.

Exalt Were a Dundee punk band who had already released a demo "Support You're Local Police" and a split demo with Naked Agression from Ireland. Iain Influx replaced Cubby on Guitar. Exalt played live shows with Oi Polloi, Flux etc. During his time with Exalt they released a 2 track demo that was due for a single release with fellow local punk band Didgerydoo. The single never Happened but the tracks recorded at Seagate Studios were "Welcome to the Celidith" and Lets have some fun. The band consisted of - Hedgy - Vocals (now On File), Andy Cochrane (now The Eddies) - Drums, Greig Donnely (Ex On File)- Bass/Vocals and Iain Influx - Guitar/vocals]. After a small tour of Scotland and England Iain decided to call it a day with Exalt.

This Tribe. was a collabitration of brother's Johnny and Iain once again working together. The recorded a track "The Earth Dies Screaming" which was released for a benifit compilation. This Tribe were also a short lived venture with only one release.

A.U.K (Reform) The This Tribe track "The Earth Dies Screaming" was loaded onto the internet which was a site for A.U.K and This Tribe material. After a chance listen by Rob Marriot (Burnt Cross) who thought this song should be released again, saw Johnny and Iain get back together to bring A.U.K back into the light. From this ongoing brother colabiration over the years was to see the first studio release of A.U.K's music. They were back stronger than before and even more detrmined and angery than their first outing together. This was to be a release in the form of a split C.D on(Tadpole Records)with fellow brother band Rob & Paul Marriot Burnt Cross. The C.D was called "The Earth Dies Screaming". This was followed up by a single release "Rise" once again on '''Tadpole Records.

Apart from doing music Iain Influx has done artwork for bands musical releases. These Include the Cover for "Burnt Cross" "Too many graves" single, Into Disorder - band logo, The Nightmare Continues - zine cover and Blakened Dove - band logo. Iain Influx is also a main art contributor for the A.U.K releases. '''