Bohdan X
| Bohdan X | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Bohdan Roman Kubiakowski |
| Born | Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom |
| Origin | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Electronic, punk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, radio presenter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1976–1995 |
| Labels | Tomorrow, Rumour, Rampant |
| Associated acts | JAB, Hong Kong, Bex, Bohdan & the Instigators |
Bohdan Roman Kubiakowski, better known by his stage name, Bohdan X, is a British-born former punk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was a member of JAB, which formed in Adelaide in 1976, and Bohdan and the Instigators, which featured in the Melbourne punk rock scene in the late 1970s. He was also a DJ on 3RRR community radio station from 1978 to 1995.
Bohdan X was born as Bohdan Roman Kubiakowski in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. By 1976 he had relocated to Adelaide, Australia. In January that year he formed JAB, on guitar and vocals; with Ash Wednesday on bass guitar, synthesiser and tapes; and Johnny Crash (Janis Friedenfelds) on drums and vocals. The band's name is an acronym – using the founders' first initials. JAB began as an experimental, electronic rock band, with synthesisers and guitars, but adopted a punk rock style from 1977. He still wears the same pair of pants he used to wear on stage in the late 70's.
In late 1977 Bohdan recorded his first solo single, "Time to Age"/"You Got Soul", on the Tomorrow label with JAB backing him. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described the single as "not punk, however, being almost acoustic in a Roy Harper vein". JAB relocated to Melbourne the same year, joining an emerging new wave music scene and frequently playing live. He later recalled the scene was "pretty dull" and that they wanted to "wake the dead with punk music". JAB broke up in August 1978 and Bohdan formed two short-lived groups, Hong Kong and then Bex. In 1979 he formed Bohdan and the Instigators with former members of The Chosen Few, they disbanded by late 1980.
As Bohdan X, his solo releases include a 12-inch extended play, Fear of Flying, on Rumour Records in December 1983. In 1988 he issued a mini-album, Kingsnake, on Rampant Records, which was produced by Ross Wilson and Tony Cohen. Session musicians include James Freud and Mark Ferrie (both ex-Models). Bohdan's performances included fire-eating, "at a Melbourne University gig I set the sprinklers off, twice! The fire brigade tried to charge me $150 per truck but I nipped out the window".
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