{{Short description|Post-punk band from Boston, MA}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Kustomized | image = | caption = | background = group_or_band | origin = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | genre = Post-punk<br>Noise rock | years_active = 1993&ndash;1996 | label = Matador | associated_acts = Volcano Suns<br />Bullet LaVolta<br />The Peer Group | website = | current_members = | past_members = Peter Prescott<br />Bob Moses<br />Ed Yazijian<br />Kurt Davis<br />Malcolm Travis }} '''Kustomized''' was an American indie rock band formed by former Mission of Burma and Volcano Suns member Peter Prescott.

==History== The band was formed by Prescott following the breakup of Volcano Suns in 1993,<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, {{ISBN|1-84195-335-0}}, p. 559</ref><ref name="Ankeny">Ankeny, Jason "[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p173332/biography|pure_url=yes}} Kustomized Biography]", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-09-13</ref> and consisted of Prescott (guitar, vocals), Bob Moses (bass guitar), Ed Yazijian (guitar, violin, organ, formerly of High Risk Group) and Kurt Davis, a.k.a. Yukki Gipe of Bullet LaVolta (drums).<ref name="Strong" /><ref>liner note from ''The Mystery of...''</ref><ref name="Robbins">Robbins, Ira & Wolk, Douglas "[http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=kustomized Kustomized]", ''Trouser Press'', retrieved 2010-09-13</ref> They toured in support of Yo La Tengo and Helium before signing to Matador Records.<ref name="Ankeny" /> Kustomized released three albums on the Matador label between 1994 and 1996, the first two produced by Bob Weston, with comparisons being drawn to Mission of Burma, Gang of Four, and Joy Division,<ref name="Raggett">Raggett, Ned "[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r249500/review|pure_url=yes}} ''The Battle for Space'' Review]", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-09-13</ref> and with a stronger punk rock influence than Prescott's earlier bands.<ref name="Zink">Zink, Neil (1995) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=Jy0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=kustomized+peter+prescott&pg=PA29-IA10 Kustomized ''The Battle for Space'']", ''CMJ New Music Monthly'', April 1995, p. 39, retrieved 2010-09-13</ref> The band's final album, ''At the Vanishing Point'', was recorded live in the studio, and featured Malcolm Travis (of Human Sexual Response and Sugar) on drums, replacing Davis.<ref name="Strong" /><ref>liner notes from ''At the Vanishing Point''</ref>

The band split up in 1996, with Prescott subsequently forming The Peer Group, reforming Volcano Suns for some reunion shows and later rejoining the reformed Mission of Burma.<ref name="Kelly">Kelly, Jennifer (2006) "[http://www.popmatters.com/music/interviews/mission-of-burma-060605.shtml Obliterate... Reiterate: Mission of Burma's Exhilarating Return]", PopMatters, 5 June 2006, retrieved 2010-09-13</ref>

==Discography== ===Albums=== *''The Mystery of...'' (1994), Matador *''The Battle for Space'' (1995), Matador *''At the Vanishing Point'' (1996), Matador

===Singles=== *"The Day I Had Some Fun" (1995), Matador

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Category:Indie rock musical groups from Massachusetts Category:Musical groups from Boston