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school mate, Sean Van Gennip joined the band when Miles decided to part ways. Sean Van Gennip completed the new line-up. A year later they changed their name due to a London band of that name: Jason explained "we looked up
Messiah in the dictionary and one of the meanings was 'liberators of the oppressed' so we took the first letter of each word to form LOTO and SUNK from the sinking of the first name."
440:). The band finished a short Australian tour at the end of that year and planned to record their third studio album. McDonald wanted to "take their sound down an even darker path." Dane, Jason and Kaay decided in May 2007 to work on a new project without McDonald, due to irreparable creative and personal reasons. Sunk Loto played their final show at the Hard Rock Hotel, Gold Coast on 14 December 2007.
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top 50. Sunk Loto toured internationally between 1997 and 2007 headlining their own shows, appearing at major festivals such as The Big Day Out and Livid, and playing along side international bands such as
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Australia when the members' average age was 16 years. They released two studio albums,
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Matheson on bass guitar. Originally named Messiah, Jason Brown had met Luke McDonald at a local music store, Jason brought his younger brother Dane to practice sessions and McDonald's
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Mcdonald, Sean Van Gennip, Jason Brown & Dane Brown decided to reform Sunk Loto in 2022. The band announced three shows in SE Queensland that immediately sold out and further touring was announced for later in 2022.
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Soundcloud page. Jason and Dane Brown later created Electric Horse with ex-members of fellow Gold Coast band, Lump. Electric Horse issued an EP,
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are heavily evident both musically and sonically throughout." The lead track, "Vinegar Stroke", became a radio favourite. The band performed at a range of festivals including
Homebake promoting the EP and then commenced writing their debut studio album.
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equipment being stolen. The group rejected a number of demos, Jason recalled, "We've just been writing music pretty much and it just took us a while. We kept coming up with demos and they weren't good enough. We just knew we could do better."
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