Basai - Self Titled

Basai - Self Titled
Genre: Indie
Year: 2000
Format: CD-R

Tracklist:
01. What's Inside
02. The Sodapop Song
03. Cinderblock Ventilation
04. Pirates of the Vintage Persuasion

Lineup:
Jimmy Lewis - Drums, Guitar, Vocals
Mat Calderon - Guitar, Drums, Vocals
Cody Pierce - Bass

This three-piece indie band played in the vein of Fugazi, but more on the poppy side, and they would do the mid-show-switch, changing instruments. From their website:

Dudes: I don't have anything to say. I know we're playing at least one show this month, but I am not sure of the date. Ask Mat, he'll know. I think it will be on a Thursday. We discussed it at somepoint, but I don't remember the outcome of said discussion. "Life's a beach" - Garfield said that It was on a coffee cup I saw once. Peace.

http://rapidshare.com/files/120594962/Basai_-_Self_Titled.rar.html


This one was Ripped by Trogledyte.

The Caution - Demo 2002

The Caution - Demo 2002
Genre: Hardcore
Year: 2002
Format: CD-R

Tracklist:
01. Intro / The New You
02. Fight Song
03. Stickin' Together
04. Waste of Time
05. Make a Change

Lineup:
Anthony Marenisi - Vocals
"Posi" Mike Siemens - Bass
Patrick McLaughlin - Guitar
Joe Corey - Guitar
Chris - Drums

This Straight Edge band is the stuff of redding legend... no one dude has ever claimed edge so hard and broken edge even harder as Anthony and it makes sXe anthems such as "We'll! Stick! Together! We're gonna be straight edge forever!" completely hilarious and awesome. Anthony is a hilarious dude and he's even getting a sXe memorial tattoo on his inner thigh reading "true till then" with the date he broke edge. I filled in on drums for a while after Chris quit/was fired (don't remember) right before they broke up, it was a lot of fun and I hope if they ever do a mock reunion one day that I'll be a part of it.

http://rapidshare.com/files/119392306/The_Caution_-_Demo_2002.rar.html

Skeletons - End of the Rainbow

Skeletons - End of the Rainbow
Genre: Hardcore
Year: 2006
Format: CD-R

Tracklist:
01. End of the Rainbow
02. Flies
03. Curse This Day
04. Love at First Fight
05. Live and Let Live
06. Running Ragged

Lineup:
Joey Munoz - Vocals
Harry Petty - Drums
JxRad - Guitar
Kyle - Guitar
Josh - Bass

Skeletons were a short-lived hardcore punk band, I think less than a year. Its members went on to play in the Separation and A Public Infection. Skeletons did one small west coast tour with SIS, and while in Salt Lake City, we convinced the local dudes (who are fiercely opposed to circle pits) to grab Joey "Moonboots" and pretend to drag him outside for a beating when he started a circle pit while we played, which of course we called him out and egged him to do. It didn't really happen to plan cause I think the dudes felt too bad, but he was pretty scared nonetheless, haha. Anyway, Skeletons ripped and they shouldn't have called it quits so soon.

http://rapidshare.com/files/119389012/Skeletons_-_End_of_the_Rainbow.rar.html

Hand Over Fist - Self Titled

Hand Over Fist - Self Titled
Genre: Punk
Year: 2001
Format: CD-R

Tracklist:
01. From Genesis
02. Stars
03. Behind Pristine Walls
04. Feeling Just Fine
05. Affinity
06. Greetings

Lineup:
Tatton White - Guitar, Vocals
Taylor Maddox - Drums
Randy Schulte - Bass

This is, to the best of my knowledge, HOF's only release. Propagandhi-meets-Fugazi inspired punk, you can definitely hear where Tatton was going with his songwriting in regards to the Red Robot songs. These guys played a lot of local shows, and I wish they had done more, as they were totally awesome.

http://rapidshare.com/files/116602050/Hand_Over_Fist_-_Self_Titled.rar.html

Some Still Believe - Demo 2000

Some Still Believe - Demo 2000
Genre: Hardcore
Year: 2000
Format: Cassette

Tracklist:
01. Intro / Not Welcome
02. Think For Yourself
03. Moving Forward
04. Always Have
05. Dedicated Few
06. Just For Fun

Lineup:
Matt McCall - Vocals
Duane Harris - Guitar
Nate Corbin - Drums
Tim Smith - Bass
Nate Relph - Guitar

Some Still Believe was a Straight Edge hardcore band that existed from 2000-2002, but in that short time recorded a lot and played a ton of shows. They were the first Redding hardcore band to really tour and play out of town a lot and lots of good times were had moshing at their shows, though I barely knew any of them at the time for some reason (makes no sense, as I had been straight edge for quite awhile already by the time they came about). Duane Harris helped me with the proper tracklistings and art, in fact he even wrote something for each recording so instead of the usual description I'm going to just post what he has written! Enjoy!

"So yeah, here is the first demo. Recorded with that fool Bill Staeck at Patchcord studios in Redding, he was not siked on us and was moody as shit with us. In any case we didnt care, we wanted a demo! We WANTED to be Ten Yard Fight so bad and I think thats pretty apparent with the cheesyness of it all but hey, we had fun doing it. We were not serious whatsoever at this point but that is what was great about it! We seriously only played a handful of shows at this point before breaking up." - Duane Harris

http://rapidshare.com/files/115960061/Some_Still_Believe_-_Demo_2000.rar.html

Some Still Believe - Demo 2001

Some Still Believe - Demo 2001
Genre: Hardcore
Year: 2001
Format: CD-R

Tracklist:
01. Intro / All I've Seen
02. Shit Happens
03. So Sick
04. These Bridges
05. Pass the Blame
06. Enough is Enough
07. A Lost Cause
08. Get A Clue
09. Count On Me
10. Big Mouth [gorilla biscuits]

Lineup:
Matt McCall - Vocals
Duane Harris - Guitar
Nate Corbin - Drums
Mike Quirk - Guitar
Tim Smith - Bass

"We broke up in 2000 and decided to to get back together later in 2001 and be I guess a little more "serious." We got a little better at writing music and didnt want to be a TYF rip off anymore, and do our own thing the best we could. We recorded with Bill Staeck at Pachcord studios again but it sounded way better this time. Nate Relph was no longer in the band however he still moshed hard for us and even roadied for us. Anyways, That is when Mike Quirk joined at 2nd guitar. This is when we started playing sacto and the bay area more after this demo came out. On a side note, the only song we still played from Demo 2000 when we got back as a band in 2001 was "Dedicated Few." We were so fucking ridiculously straight edge at this point haha. Oh yeah we had some extra time in the studio so we recorded "Big Mouth" by Gorilla Biscuits. The take you hear on there is all live and played really fucking well for 1 take and for guys who could barely play! That is Taylor Smith and Dave Maslin doing the talking at the beginning of the song trying to get the "Yo sucka...." part down." -Duane Harris

http://rapidshare.com/files/115961311/Some_Still_Believe_-_Demo_2001.rar.html

Some Still Believe - Self Titled 7 Inch

Some Still Believe - Self Titled
Genre: Hardcore
Year: 2002
Format: 7 Inch

Tracklist:
01. Intro / All I've Seen
02. Enough is Enough
03. Fridays
04. Count on Me
05. Heard it Before
06. Get a Clue
07. So Sick
08. Song Two

Lineup:
Matt McCall - Vocals
Duane Harris - Guitar
Nate Corbin - Drums
Ross Trenary - Guitar
Mike Quirk - Bass

"We were told by Jesse Van Diest when he was playing in AN to contact Martyr Records in NY as he thought Steve would be into us. An email and package sent later and next thing ya know Steve called and wanted to put our 7inch out. The only bad thing was that he wanted specifically like 5 of the demo songs he liked a lot to be re-recorded for the record. We were not in any situation to be picky so we did it and only we able to get 3 new songs written. That always bummed me out as I wish the songs we recorded after this would have been on this record. Oh yeah, we recorded at Pus Cavern studios in Sacto with Eric Broyhill who was fucking badass. Mike Hood was there the whole time to help "Produce" and it was shortly after he broke edge and he was drinking 40's the whole time and telling us he was just on "straight edge" vacation the whole day! He provided great entertainment for us. Oh yeah, Tim left the band shortly before recording and Ross joined and Mike moved to bass. Our record release show was at Che Fest in San Diego. However before the regular press record came out after we had all moved to San Francisco and sadly was no longer a Redding band anymore by definition." - Duane Harris

http://rapidshare.com/files/115977861/Some_Still_Believe_-_Self_Titled_7_Inch.rar.html

Some Still Believe - 4 Song Promo CD

Some Still Believe - 4 Song Promo CD
Genre: Hardcore
Year: 2002
Format: CD-R

Tracklist:
01. Control
02. It Never Ends
03. All Is Lost
04. You Lose

Lineup:
Matt McCall - Vocals
Duane Harris - Guitar
Mike Quirk - Bass
Nate Corbin - Drums

"Shortly before I made the move to the bay i wrote these 4 songs and we recorded them once again with Eric Broyhill in Sacto and once again Mike Hood was there to help "Produce." These were originally meant to be on a split 7inch with GO TIME from Philly as a split record deal with Martyr and Dead By 23 Records but that fell apart as GO TIME broke up and SSB started to fall apart and take back seat to Allegiance also. On an interesting note, the track "Control" appeared on the WCWW #II compilation but Mike Hood made an error with the track title and said it was "You Lose." No biggie I suppose. Anyways, When SSB decided to break up in August 2002 we made 50 cd-rs with a spraypainted "SSB" on them and included all 4 of what was now going to be pretty much unreleased tracks on them with our "Last show" 7inchs. The Artwork attached to them is what was included with the cd-rs. Oh yeah, Ross didn't play guitar on this recording as I did all the tracks. For 2nd guitar we were sort of in between Ross as he was living in Berkeley going to school and having Dan Smith from AFTER THE FALL and FALLING ACTION who still lived in Redding. While Dan never recorded with SSB he will always be a member also. (He did do back up vocals on this recording though). By the time the band broke up Ross was back as guitar again though." - Duane Harris

http://rapidshare.com/files/115958149/Some_Still_Believe_-_4_Song_Promo_CD.rar.html

Blood and Lace - Nasty Habits

Blood and Lace - Nasty Habits
Genre: Rock
Year: 2004
Format: CD-R

Tracklist:
01. Make You Dance
02. Teenage Vampire
03. Betty Sue
04. She's So Rockin'
05. Walk My Plank
06. Oooooh!
07. Psychomania
08. Tonight
09. Nasty Habits

Lineup:
"Dr." Bubba Poague - Vocals
Sean Freeborn - Bass
Chris Woodring - Guitar
Adrian Thompson - Drums

In my art infancy, I did the layout for this Demo, which at 9 songs is more of a full length. Tongue-in-cheek rock (well, maybe not tongue-in-cheek for Bubba) with rippin' guitar solos and sub-par production which as I understand it, they paid a lot of money for. Pretty awesome if you like greasy rock meant to entice classy females to the bedroom!

http://rapidshare.com/files/115951484/Blood_and_Lace_-_Nasty_Habits.rar.html

32FPS - Self Titled

32FPS - Self Titled
Genre: Punk
Year: 2007
Format: CD-R

Tracklist:
01. Operation Society Deconstruct
02. World War Z
03. 06-66084
04. Autopilot Off
05. Take a Hike
06. Feeding Frenzy
07. Religion is Dumb
08. Misdiagnosed
09. Black Sheep [nerve agents]
10. Unbreakable

Lineup:
Earl Carrasco - Bass
Curt Baer - Vocals
John Spurr - Drums
Josh Owens - Guitar

32FPS started as a project meant to span a two month period. Earl was back in Redding, albeit temporarily, and we wanted to do a band in that short amount of time. The idea was to write a demo, book studio time, record, and play a few shows in 2 months before Earl left. We did that, but Earl didn't move, so we kept it going for a while. This is the demo we produced, written and recorded in less than a month and with a not-too-subtle tip of the hat to Kid Dynamite.

http://rapidshare.com/files/115945895/32FPS_-_Self_Titled.rar.html

Candescent - The Manchine

Candescent - The Manchine
Genre: Metalcore
Year: 2003
Format: CD

Tracklist:
01. Cascade
02. Aural
03. Every Day, Every Hour, Every Moment, Perpetually, Continually
04. Heterodyner
05. Breathe the Rain
06. Absense of partition
07. Sediment
08. Rod Keefe
09. Depth Perception
10. No Futile Subsistence

Lineup:
Joel Hackett - Drums
Scott Harvey - Guitar
Jeremy Vollman - Bass, Vocals

Candescent is another band from Redding that we all assumed would "make it", but broke up too early, which is apparently the trend with supremely talented bands in this town. This record is amazing from start to finish. Great metalcore in the vein of Botch, Shogun and Bird of Ill Omen with a hint of the stoner-era Candescent to come. Every song on this record is awesome and you'd be missing out big time if you didn't have it in regular rotation. They recorded one more full length after this that leans heavily towards tech stoner metal, a la Baroness' "The Red Album" (but obviously earlier), but it was never mastered and never released, and it was probably one of the best records any redding band has ever done. Hopefully it'll come out one day... if not, I'll post it up here.

http://rapidshare.com/files/113581417/Candescent_-_The_Manchine.rar.html

Undercover Savants - 1995 Demo

Undercover Savants - 1995 Demo
Genre: Punk
Year: 1995
Format: Cassette

Tracklist:
01. Ska #2
02. Cheese in the Attic

Lineup:
James Pecis - Bass, Vocals
Brett Eastman - Guitar
Andy Sasson - Drums
Aaron - Vocals, Horn

UCS recorded these two songs in 1995, splitting studio time with Utility. This was only a few months after I was asked to leave the band, they told me they didn't need 2 guitar players and that I was "too good of a player" (haha) for this type of punk and I'd be better off in a band like Utility. Interestingly a few days later I got a call from Mat asking me to join Utility. Conspiracy I say! After I switched bands, they added a different vocalist to sing the more hardcore influenced songs who also played some sort of wind instrument, maybe the clarinet? He's on track 2, James sings on track one. In any event this is the recording that was made that day, and I still like it a lot. This was my first band ever, and as far as I know the first Straight Edge band redding ever had (we started in 1994, when we were called "Idiot Savants" and got a ton of shit from everyone in the scene for being straight edge, including getting 9 volt batteries and master locks upside the head while we played). Pretty silly to try and rip off FYP, OpIvy and YOT and try and make it work, but these were some of the most rad times I had learning how to be in a band, book shows, make flyers, etc. This never came out to the best of my knowledge, so like the Utility stuff, I made cover art out of flyers. I have a VHS of our 2nd show (w/ the Struggle Buggies and Utility at the Milleville Grange), we played a ton of songs and the sound quality is pretty good, I'll rip the audio and put it up here someday.

http://rapidshare.com/files/113536665/Undercover_Savants_-_1995_Demo.rar.html

Utility - 1995 Demo

Utility - 1995 Demo
Genre: Punk
Year: 1995
Format: Cassette

Tracklist:
01. October Fifteenth
02. Oops
03. Meatheads
04. Number One Song

Lineup:
Mat Calderon - Bass, Vocals
Nate Payne - Guitar, Backup Vocals
Sean - Drums
Curt Baer - Guitar

In late 1995, Utility and Undercover Savants (my current and ex bands, respectively) split time at the Filibuster studio in Sacramento. Engineered by the drummer for Pocket Change (I think his name was Kirk?) we did this 4 song demo. I had really just joined Utility, I think I'd been in the band for only a couple months and only played one or two shows, though Utility was a staple to nearly every redding show at the time (along with 3 Out Of 4). We broke up within a few weeks of recording, and this was never released. The art I have up here (and on the Band Practice Demo) I made from an old flyer, but it never had real art as it never came out. Mat once jokingly told me that this was his "Fat Mike" phase, but I really like this recording nonetheless, it sounds real good and is fun to listen to.

http://rapidshare.com/files/113527038/Utility_-_1995_Demo.rar.html

Utility - Band Practice 1995

Utility - Band Practice 1995
Genre: Punk
Year: 1995
Format: Cassette Source

Tracklist:
01. Quality
02. Hoodrat
03. Untitled
04. Cleanup

Lineup:
Mat Calderon - Bass, Vocals
Nate Payne - Guitar, Backup Vocals
Sean - Drums
Curt Baer - Guitar

This was a tape I made of a Utility band practice in early 1995 so I could practice along at home, and I'm glad I did because as far as I know it's the only time these songs were recorded. There are no vocals on this recording, it was made with a boombox. "Hoodrat" later became a Blockbustaz song. "Cleanup" was my favorite Utility song but I remember it being vetoed on account of it being "too aggressive." There's actually a lot on this tape, a whole side of a TDK 90min, but I only ripped the songs that weren't on the demo and only the best takes at that. There's some pretty hilarious banter on this tape including "I heard the Routies are gonna get beat up this weekend", and other outlandish stuff, maybe someday I'll rip all that and put it up here under Genre: Comedy!

http://rapidshare.com/files/113531339/Utility_-_Band_Practice_1995.rar.html

Yak Saddle - Whereabout Demo

Yak Saddle - Whereabout Demo
Genre: Punk
Year: 1994
Format: Cassette

Tracklist:
01. Hell Station
02. Sympathy
03. Daydream
04. Realization
05. Footprints
06. Gut Feeling
07. Bonnie

Lineup:
Jason Allen - Bass, Vocals
Mat Calderon - Drums, Vocals
Jeremy - Guitar

Yak Saddle was probably one of the first punk bands I ever saw live, back in the Rico's Pizza days. I remember seeing my first circle pit sitting on the tables there. This demo is well recorded and the tape itself held up a lot better than others I have, there's hardly any hiss or the swooshy static from warping that plagues my other tapes. Needless to say, this is a personal fave and it makes me feel 16 again to listen to it.

http://rapidshare.com/files/113354437/Yak_Saddle_-_Whereabout_Demo.rar.html

3 Out Of 4 - Revenge For the Impossible Sit-up

3 Out Of 4 - Revenge For the Impossible Sit-up
Genre: Punk
Year: 1999
Format: CD

Tracklist:
01. We're Smart... Yup
02. Necromantic
03. Full Moil
04. Further Instructions
05. Left Out
06. Sorry About the Mess
07. Battle of the Network Stars
08. Kill or Be Killed Then Die
09. Taxi Luv
10. The Day My Girlfriend Stood Still
11. Tolerant Pood
12. Fuzzy Buzz
13. Harry Fits In with the Dark
14. Iceberg Right Ahead
15. Staring Problem
16. This Life
17. Small Things
18. Shake the Blame

Lineup:
Chad Allen - Guitar, Vocals
Jason Allen - Guitar, Vocals
Shaun Bell - Bass, Backup Vocals
Chris Bristow - Drums
Jim Lund - Drums

Released on Bucky Records and the band's own Minimum Wage Records, this CD compiles the best of 3/4 from 1994-1999. The "Revenge" demo sessions, tracks 1-6, represent what I think is the best recording they would ever lay down and the re-recorded songs have never sounded more awesome. All in all, a lot of bang for the buck, with selections from "Life Stinks", "Old School in Dog Years", and the s/t 7 inch as well as some more re-recorded tunes and what I think is a Bucky comp track, this makes a great introduction to 3/4, as I imagine the goal was with this release.

http://rapidshare.com/files/113102043/3_Out_Of_4_-_Revenge_for_the_Impossible_Sit-up.rar.html

3 Out Of 4 - Toids 'N' Pee

3 Out Of 4 - Toids 'N' Pee

Genre: Punk
Year: 1994
Format: Cassette

Tracklist:
01. Taxi Luv
02. Up a Pole
03. Cans O' Gasoline [out of spite]
04. Shake Da Blame

Lineup:
Jason Allen - Guitar, Vocals
Chad Allen - Guitar, Backup Vocals
Shaun Bell - Bass
Jim Lund - Drums

This is 3/4's first tape. I got this version from Chad in like 2004, as he remixed and remastered it on 4 track. The Out of Spite cover totally rips, though I think my favorite from this tape is Up a Pole, mainly because they didn't re-record it, most their songs got re-recorded a handful of times.

http://rapidshare.com/files/113294743/3_Out_Of_4_-_Toids__N__Pee.rar.html

3 Out Of 4 - Life Stinks

3 Out Of 4 - Life Stinks?

Genre: Punk
Year: 1995
Format: Cassette

Tracklist:
01. Necromantic
02. Fuzzy Buzz
03. Tolerant Pood
04. Wish You Were Here
05. Kill or Be Killed then Die
06. Losing My Mind on Interstate Five
07. Small Things
08. Do You Know
09. Bleah
10. Left Out

Lineup:
Chad Allen - Guitar, Vocals
Shaun Bell - Bass, Backup Vocals
Chris Bristow - Drums

I never actually got a copy of this tape, but they put it at the end of the Double Zero Tape so here it is. The art I have been using for it is from the inside of the 00 Tape as well, if anyone has the OG tape and can get a better rip and a good scan of the liners that would be awesome.

http://rapidshare.com/files/113089082/3_Out_Of_4_-_Life_Stinks.rar.html

3 Out Of 4 - Old School in Dog Years

3 Out Of 4 - Old School in Dog Years

Genre: Punk
Year: 1995
Format: 7"

Tracklist:
01. Staring Problem
02. This Life
03. Small Things
04. Kids Live Alone
05. Held Down
06. Butt Rock Outro

Lineup:
Jason Allen - Guitar, Vocals
Chad Allen - Guitar, Backup Vocals
Shaun Bell - Bass
Jim Lund - Drums

This was one of the first 7"s I ever got. I remember thinking that 3/4 was the best thing ever, they really had their shit together, I mean they put out a 7 inch, my band was just barely considering recording. In retrospect, it's still as awesome, not many local bands at the time were putting the effort into doing a real 7" and this record helped pave the way for the younger kids, like us. Totally sweet record. This was the last 3/4 release that J. Allen was singing on.

http://rapidshare.com/files/142428928/3_Out_Of_4_-_Old_School_in_Dog_Years.rar.html

3 Out Of 4 - Self Titled

3 Out Of 4 - Self Titled

Genre: Punk
Year: 1998
Format: 7"

Tracklist:
01. Taxi Luv
02. Necromantic
03. Fuzzy Buzz
04. Iceberg Right Ahead
05. Full Moil
06. Kill or Be Killed Then Die

Lineup:
Chad Allen - Guitar, Vocals
Shaun Bell - Bass, Backup Vocals
Chris Bristow - Drums

This is another one of my favorite releases to ever come out of Redding, I played the hell out of this record on my crappy little 45 player. Admittedly, this hits a lot harder straight from the vinyl than the mp3s do justice to. I've also heard this referred to as "The Arizona Seven inch", as I believe they released it when they were relocated to Arizona. The "Limited Edition Collector Cover" insert has "Kill yourself and those who question you! Be true to your skool" written on the back. I have no idea how many were pressed but it seemed like everyone had the "limited" version, I got mine at a Millville Grange show.

http://rapidshare.com/files/113092812/3_Out_Of_4_-_Self_Titled.rar.html

3 Out Of 4 - Live at the Double Zero

3 Out Of 4 - Live at the Double Zero

Genre: Punk
Year: 1998
Format: Cassette

Tracklist:
01. Intro
02. Battle of the Network Stars
03. Taxi Luv
04. Necromantic
05. The Fuzzy Buzz
06. Kill or Be Killed Then Die
07. Midnight in the Lincoln Bedroom
08. Left Out
09. Full Moil
10. Twenty-two Shits in Eighteen Days
11. Iceberg Right Ahead
Lineup:
Chad Allen - Guitar, Vocals
Shaun Bell - Bass, Backup Vocals
Chris Bristow - Drums

I got this tape at Bog Bean sometime probably around 1999/2000. For a live recording the sound quality is suprisingly good, better than some of their studio recordings. There's a couple songs on here that weren't on any other 3/4 release that I know of as well (tracks 7 and 10), all in all an awesome tape.

http://rapidshare.com/files/113084716/3_Out_Of_4_-_Live_at_the_Double_Zero.rar.html

Kansas City Stars - Beats From the Bedroom

Kansas City Stars - Beats From the Bedroom

Genre: Punk
Year: 2002
Format: CD-R

Tracklist:
01. Shooting Over Budget
02. Of Mice and Men
03. Chingaling Hop
04. Move it Over
05. Umpteenth Jerk

Lineup:
Chad Allen - Guitar, Vocals
Shaun Bell - Bass, Vocals
Ryan Manly - Drums

This Punk band featured dudes from 3 out of 4. I think this is an early-ish demo, this release sees them still in form to the later 3/4 style.

http://rapidshare.com/files/113345283/Kansas_City_Stars_-_Beats_From_the_Bedroom.rar.html

The Mercy Mile - Four Songs

The Mercy Mile - Four Songs

Genre: Indie
Year: 2002
Format: CD

Tracklist:
01. Let it Start
02. On Healing
03. A New Year
04. The Sound

Lineup:
Chris Miller - Guitar, Vocals
Chris Rider - Drums, Keyboard
Luke Sweeny - Guitar, Vocals
Mat Calderon - Bass

Great late 90's-ish indie/punk in the vein of the Getup Kids but maybe a tad more mellow. This came with 2 different inserts that had the same info, but a different layout, and a photo of the band on a swingset in Utah.

http://rapidshare.com/files/113351116/The_Mercy_Mile_-_Four_Songs.rar.html

Falling Action - Demo 1998

Falling Action - Demo 1998

Genre: Hardcore
Year: 1998
Format: Cassette

Tracklist:
01. Discovery
02. Coma
03. Surrender
04. Faced Again

Lineup:
Azy Relph - Guitar
Rusty Monroe - Vocals
Zach Ahern - Bass
Jesse Van Deist - Drums
Dan Smith - Guitar

Falling Action played relatively straight-forward sXe Melodic 90's Hardcore in the vein of Reach the Sky or early Trial. I liked this demo, dudes in this band previously played in Cutshort and later went on to After the Fall, Breaker Breaker and American Nightmare. Amusingly, their geocities page is still up, you can catch great midi versions of popular songs on their page. haha. Ripped by Nate Corbin.

http://rapidshare.com/files/113559130/Falling_Action_-_Demo.rar.html

After the Fall - Afaksaakan

After the Fall - Afaksaakan

Genre: Metalcore
Year: 1998
Format: Cassette

Tracklist:
01. Anathema

02. Arbitary
03. Bridge
04. Rise
05. Paint it Black [rolling stones]

Lineup:
Ricky Mills - Guitar
Dan Smith - Vocals
Casey Mills - Drums
Zach Ahern - Bass
TJ Mills - Guitar

Totally awesome tape from 1998, I don't know how many were made but it couldn't have been many. This one was ripped by Nate Corbin. The Stones cover totally rules.

http://rapidshare.com/files/113075511/After_The_Fall_-_Afaksaakan.rar.html

After the Fall - Self Titled

After the Fall - Self Titled

Genre: Metalcore
Year: 1999
Format: CD-R

Tracklist:
01. One Hand over One Eye
02. Second Layer
03. Disposition Never

Lineup:
Ricky Mills - Guitar
Dan Smith - Vocals
Brett Eastman - Drums
Zach Ahern - Bass
TJ Mills - Guitar

After the Fall was one of those bands that I think everyone knew was going somewhere, then they broke up. This is one of my all-time favorite releases that any Redding band ever did, totally great 90's Metalcore (before the term became what it is today). I hear a lot of Botch and early Converge here, it's too bad they didn't stay together. I got this CD at what I think was xCOx's last show, at the Zocolo in chico.

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