The Sub Kids were formed in 1978 from the ashes of the Spiders, a group created at the end of 1976 at Grande Synthe just next to Dunkirk, around Fred Rok (13) on vocals/bass, and his brother "Scum" (15 years) on guitar/vocals, André "Ded" Leprince (drums) and a certain Bruno on vocals. England is very close, pirate radios and BBC programs arrive in homes, making all the Punk groups and Pubrock of the moment heard. The Spiders split up, Fred took the guitar and formed the Suburban Kids in 1978 with François "Steve Matchbox" Hyart on bass, Matthieu on drums and Frederic aka "Bubu or Freddy Dustbin" on vocals and then on drums. They open for Les Boys in Dunkirk on January 21, 1978. Scum on rhythm guitar joined the group before leaving for the army in April 1979. On October 27, 1979, they were on stage at the Palais du Littoral Grande Synthe during the Côte d'Opale festival, with Electrons, Identity and After Death, and another at the MJC in Boulogne. They participated in "Live in Dunkerque" on April 18, 1980 with Marnalau Chris, Lead and Bass and Dunedozer at the Coudekerque Branche convention hall, then the Golf Drouot in Paris on January 16, 1981 where they finished third behind Louis XIV and Blitz. February 81, Fred leaves for military service and it is his returned brother Scum who takes the lead. The name is shortened to Sub Kids. The Outcasts are invited to Grande Synthe on May 22, 1981 by the Sub Kids who are opening for them. Matthieu Converty leaves (we will find him in the Butter Cookies) and he is replaced by Bubu, as well as his brother Stéphane who arrives in 1982, which makes two drummers for the formation at that time, like their favorite group Outcasts. The group is going to see the Outcasts again in concert in Paris at the Gibus in December 1982 so that the Irish come again to Dunkirk, which will also be done with the Rats on the bill on January 16. Their first single "Kids Of Glory" was released in early 1983 on the service provider Aaltrack. The latter has a studio in an old converted farmhouse near Ghent. Apart from the Belgian groups, many French will record there, like Rosenthal, the SS Kids, Identity, Electronaze or the Scraps.
The same year, they are on the compilation Chaos En France Vol.1 with the title “Against The Law”. The second EP Boots On Cars was released in 1984, still on Aaltrack. Stéphane leaves the group. The previously unreleased "Don't Be The First" is featured on the New Wave Record compilation 1984 - The First Sonic World War. They also take care of an association, "Sur Les Docks", with the publication of a fanzine of the same name. Fred leaves the group definitively in July 1985 to explore other musical horizons. The Sub Kids continues for a while, a few dates with the Gibus again with the Outcasts, in Reims at the Salle MJC Claudel on March 23, 1985 with Vaterland and at the same place one of their last appearance with the Brigades on October 20, 1986. They stopped definitively in 1987. Fact is, that this group since its beginning 1977, confirms the fact that it is one of the first seminal Punk groups in France, and which is not from Paris. A nine track compilation was released by Negative Records in 1988, followed by the Vinyl Songs CD in 2004 with unreleased tracks and live material. (source: 45vinylvidivici)
