One Inch Punch (band)
Encyclopedia
One Inch Punch was a grunge/hip hop duo from Los Angeles consisting of former Supernaut members Justin Warfield
and Gianni Garofalo, with Warfield now being part of the darkwave
music duo She Wants Revenge
.
technique, was formed in 1995 and found some success in the UK. Their only album, Tao of the One Inch Punch, was released in September 1996 on Hut Records
.
Their song "Pretty Piece of Flesh" was featured on the Romeo + Juliet soundtrack
, and the track "Gemini" was also featured on The Edukators
soundtrack.
Justin Warfield
Justin Warfield is a musician and hip hop emcee of African American and Jewish Russian-Romanian maternal parentage, who is currently half of the darkwave duo She Wants Revenge...
and Gianni Garofalo, with Warfield now being part of the darkwave
Darkwave
Dark Wave or darkwave is a music genre that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of New Wave and post-punk. Building on those basic principles, dark wave added dark, introspective lyrics and an undertone of sorrow for some bands...
music duo She Wants Revenge
She Wants Revenge
She Wants Revenge is an American musical duo, based in San Fernando Valley, California. The group's debut album She Wants Revenge was released in early 2006, with three singles to follow...
.
Biography
The band, named after the One inch punchOne inch punch
The one inch punch is a punching exercise from Chinese martial arts performed at very close range. The one inch punch was popularised by actor and martial artist Bruce Lee. It is designed to improve punching power and technique....
technique, was formed in 1995 and found some success in the UK. Their only album, Tao of the One Inch Punch, was released in September 1996 on Hut Records
Hut Records
VC Recordings trading as Hut Records was a British record label brand which was started in 1990 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Virgin Records...
.
Their song "Pretty Piece of Flesh" was featured on the Romeo + Juliet soundtrack
Romeo + Juliet (soundtrack)
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 1996 film of the same name. The soundtrack contained two separate releases: the first containing popular music from the film and the second containing the score to the film composed by Nellee Hooper, Craig...
, and the track "Gemini" was also featured on The Edukators
The Edukators
The Edukators is a German-Austrian film made by the Austrian director Hans Weingartner and released in 2004. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, it stars Daniel Brühl, Stipe Erceg and Julia Jentsch....
soundtrack.
Album
Tao of the One Inch Punch (1996, Hut Records)- "Just Enough" – 3:29
- "Gemini" – 3:58
- "Latitudes" – 1:35
- "Represent" – 2:55
- "The Bu" – 3:30
- "Take It in Stride" – 3:44
- "Metaphysics" – 3:12
- "Wallflower" – 4:20
- "Orson Welles' Martians" – 4:41
- "If" – 3:31
Singles and EPs
- "Secrets of the One Inch Punch" 10" (1995)
- "If" (1996)
- "Angela Davis" (1997)
Compilations
- Romeo + Juliet soundtrackRomeo + Juliet (soundtrack)William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 1996 film of the same name. The soundtrack contained two separate releases: the first containing popular music from the film and the second containing the score to the film composed by Nellee Hooper, Craig...
, track "Pretty Piece of Flesh" (1996) - The EdukatorsThe EdukatorsThe Edukators is a German-Austrian film made by the Austrian director Hans Weingartner and released in 2004. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, it stars Daniel Brühl, Stipe Erceg and Julia Jentsch....
soundtrack, track "Gemini" (2004)