VA - Fivespeed / Before Braille / Andherson Split
ARTIST.....: VA
TITLE......: Fivespeed / Before Braille / Andherson Split
LABEL......: Sunset Alliance
URL........: www.sunsetalliance.net
RIP DATE...: Apr-23-2005
STORE DATE.: Jun-26-2001
GENRE......: Indie
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 58,2 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Fivespeed - Blood Over Wine 03:24
02 - Fivespeed - Kid 02:36
03 - Fivespeed - Fallen Through 02:27
04 - Before Braille - Select Start 03:20
05 - Before Braille - Red Tape 03:28
06 - Before Braille - Low End Of Luxury 04:37
07 - Andherson - Perennial 06:18
08 - Andherson - Small Concession 03:52
09 - Andherson - 41st 06:24
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36:26 min
Release Notes:
The current line up for Fivespeed (after Chad Kinney relocated to
Seven Storey, and now Redfield-) has been maliciously rockin since
December 1997. Another drum change was made when Chad Martin
relocated to Batter the Drag. The group's years of experience
coupled with a genuine enthusiasm for playing, create a well
polished, yet strikingly raw sound. Fivespeed come together to
form a band that is able to deliver a multifaceted attack and a
stunningly powerful live performance. The band had previously
released a s/t EP, and have been featured on a number of
compilations as well. Now joining forces with Andherson (SF, CA)
and Before Braille (Mesa, AZ) for this Triplesplit.
Before Braille is an independent rock band that calls Mesa,
Arizona home. Together for closing in on four years, the group's
energetic, individualistic and emotive sound has been called "480
area core" or "Mesa Rock". Before Braille defines their name after
their dependence on the music,--the sound--taking things a song at
a time. The band is a truly functional collective, with everybody
contributing ideas, resulting in a a more textured and creative
output. 2001 marked the band's first release...A local compilation
supporting the independent minded venue, Modified Arts, entitled
"Not One Light Red: A Modified Document". It was a joint release
between Sunset Alliance and fellow Phoenix imprint This Argonaut
Records. Later that year they were featured on Deep Elm's
compilation series, as well as a Triplesplit release with friends
Fivespeed and Andherson where they contributed 3 new songs. In the
Spring of 2002, their self-titled, five-song promo EP drew
critical raves, prompting CMJ to write, "This foursome delivers a
positively commanding performance that belays its relatively
recent appearance on the radar. Each track on this sampler of
songs from the upcoming full-length is brimming with texture and
taste. Released September '02, that very full-length, the band's
first album The Rumor - featuring the first single "Twenty Four
Minus Eighteen" - entered the college radio charts at #1 its first
week out, making for an auspicious out-of-the-box-debut. Their lo
-fi attitude and high-intensity music fully intact. Before Braille
greeted 2003 with continuous touring Feb-July, and will remain
playing sporatic dates around the country throughout the year
while working on the next full length. Although a couple member
changes were made, expect the same kind of intensity and
complexity on their upcoming releases...especially if you agree
with the Arizona Republic who named Before Braille as the best
band in Arizona for 2003. 2004 will be marked by 2 Before Braille
releases. The first will be a 7-song release on Sunset Alliance
Records titled "Cattle Punching on a Jack Rabbit." The release can
be expected in Feb. The second will be a 10+ song event titled
"Kill the Messenger, Keep the Message" and can be expected later
in the year. The label supporting that release has not been
specified. www.beforebraille.com
Andherson is considered one of the great bands in the mid-late
90's wave of independent rock from the Phoenix area which included
Seven Storey Mountain, Pine Wyatt, Carrier, and survivors Jimmy
Eat World. After re-locating to Southern California for a couple
years, Andherson returned to the Valley of the Sun with songs and
a plan to release a full length album on Sunset Alliance in 2002.
Those plans changed as the the members of Andherson and Nikademus
went on to comprise the fast-paced, working rock band- The Train
Of Thought. The band parted ways when the boys moved to other
states. The remaining AZ member, Matt Anderson, is a film student
and busy writing music scoring his own films/projects. Rumor has
it, Matt is jamming with Before Braille to help fill the bass
position recently vacated. Some of Andherson's best work can be
found on Triplesplit Series I with Fivespeed and Before Braille,
as well as a featured song on Chapter VI of the Deep Elm