The Chinkees

The Chinkees were an American ska punk band fronted by Mike Park (formerly of Skankin' Pickle). The group debuted with 1998's The Chinkees Are Coming!, and followed with 1999's Peace Through Music and 2002's Searching for a Brighter Future before a greatest hits album was released in 2003. According to the liner notes for the band's debut album The Chinkees Are Coming!, the music was recorded by members of the band Tuesday with vocals provided by Mike Park. Subsequent albums were recorded all or in part by members Park, Miya Osaki, Greg Alesandro, Jason Thinh, and Steve Choi, as well as "guest" musicians, including Slapstick and Tuesday drummer Rob Kellenberger and Link 80's Steve Borth, often with members trading and playing different instruments than listed. All of the members were involved with the ska/punk scene. Jason Thinh was from the band Short Round, Miya was a member of the Santa Cruz punk trio The Muggs, Greg Alesandro a member of San Jose band Statue Man, and Steve Choi later becoming a keyboardist and guitarist for Rx Bandits in 1999.

After the "Chinkees Are Coming" album was released in 1998, the newly recruited members of The Chinkees headed for some warm up dates in Mexico supporting Riverside punks Voodoo Glow Skulls and San Diego's Buck-O-Nine before going on their first tour of Japan in 1999, supporting Japanese ska punk legends Kemuri. After a short stint on the west coast with fellow Asian Man Records recording artists MU330 and the then up and coming Alkaline Trio, the band again headed to Japan in the spring of 2000 with label mates MU330, and Tokyo ska punks Potshot. Europe was next as the band took part in a summer 2000 tour dubbed "Monsters of Ska" with Link 80 and MU330. 2001 saw another Japanese tour, again in support of Potshot, as well as Detroit's Suicide Machines, followed the next year by a UK tour with Potshot, and the UK band Lightyear, which proved to be the last major undertaking of the band as it has remained on hiatus ever since.

Recently, there have been a few reunions by the Chinkees in 2010 and 2011, as well as playing at the Punks in Vegas concert in May 2013.


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Artist : The Chinkees
Album : Peace Through Music
Year : 1999
Genre : -=Ska-Punk=-
Bitrate : 192K/s
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Track Listing
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1. Signature (1:28)
2. Big World (1:32)
3. Run Away (2:27)
4. Crowded Forum (1:22)
5. Trophy Winner (0:56)
6. Breathe Out The Fight (1:32)
7. Ultraman (3:08)
8. Justice (1:41)
9. Christmas (2:13)
10. T.J. Song (2:12)
11. Japanese Exchange Student (2:20)
12. The Purpose Of Education (2:51)
13. Through My Heart (2:30)
14. Back To Drive (1:49)
15. San Toki (0:47)
16. Will I Have A Chance? (5:35)
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Total Playing Time: 34:30 (min:sec)
Total Size : 47,5 MB (49*766*911 bytes)
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The Chinkees----Peace Through Music

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Artist : The Chinkees
Album : Searching For A Brighter Future
Year : 2002
Genre : -=Ska-Punk=-
Bitrate : VBR ~209K/s
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Track Listing
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1. Noise Around (2:26)
2. Market Place (2:24)
3. I Scream (2:07)
4. You Left Me A Message (15 Years Part 2) (2:10)
5. Where's The Avenue (2:45)
6. Beautiful Day, Much Brighter Now (2:07)
7. Merry Mary, Will You Still Marry Me? (2:11)
8. Last Night I Saw You On The Morning News (2:20)
9. Another Angry Man, He Goes To War (1:46)
10. Bankshot (1:22)
11. Pardon My Mistake (2:42)
12. Can You Get Me out of Here? (2:02)
13. Controlling Animals (6:41)
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Total Playing Time: 33:09 (min:sec)
Total Size : 50,4 MB (52*835*691 bytes)
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The Chinkees----Searching For A Brighter Future

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Artist : The Chinkees
Album : The Chinkees Are Coming!
Genre : -=Ska-Punk=-
Bitrate : 192K/s
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Track Listing
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1. Asian prodigy ( 3:00)
2. Days 'r' falling around ( 2:04)
3. Edumoya ( 1:17)
4. Hana ( 1:40)
5. Human race ( 4:00)
6. Norehapshida ( 1:53)
7. Not your pet ( 1:20)
8. Our country ( 1:37)
9. She's my friend ( 1:51)
10. The chinkees are coming (46:42)
11. They need your help ( 0:39)
12. Those years ( 2:02)
13. You don't know ( 2:39)
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Total Playing Time: 70:51 (min:sec)
Total Size : 97,4 MB (102*085*419 bytes)
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The Chinkees----The Chinkees Are Coming!

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Artist : The Chinkees
Album : The lawrence arms & The Chinkees (Split)
Genre : -=Ska-Punk=-
Bitrate : 320K/s
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Track Listing
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1. The Chinkees - 1980's drowning me (1:48)
2. The Chinkees - Clouding up my storm (1:33)
3. The Chinkees - Heart + me (1:47)
4. The Chinkees - Present day memories (3:10)
5. The Chinkees - Run for help (1:25)
6. The Lawrence Arms - 100 resolutions (3:31)
7. The Lawrence Arms - Hey, what time is it pensecola wings of gold anyway (4:20)
8. The Lawrence Arms - Quincentuple your money (3:22)
9. The Lawrence Arms - There's no place like a strangers floor (3:24)
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Total Playing Time: 24:21 (min:sec)
Total Size : 55,8 MB (58*506*498 bytes)
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The Chinkees----The lawrence arms & The Chinkees (Split)