Score One For Safety

I for one, find it extremely tedious when others try to (over) classify bands and musical styles, music (I believe) is carnal, and plain and simple, should not need to sound esoteric when being described. Alas, at the risk of sounding pretentious I must attribute to the many interesting qualities of Score One For Safety's style that blend different musical elements together creating something much more than a standard skram album. This being said, as I attempt further classification I must add that each album in and of itself is inherently different from each other although each contains mostly rather long (>5 min) song structures.
Yoni is my favorite, it contains elements of post-rock which fuse nicely together creating a very atmospheric screamo sound, especially in the final track with the use of a viola.
Animals and Objects is a more punky and youthful substandard skram release, not much interesting going on here.
Lastly, the Castles EP signals the end of the band and is a further refined continuation of Yoni. The real gem on this EP is definitely the first song, probably my favorite of any of theirs, but with only two tracks (plus one unreleased bonus which is just instrumental) it is somewhat hard to judge where SOFS was heading.

After splitting, members of SOFS went on to join the bands Lahars and All Empires of the World.

For fans of I Would Set Myself On Fire For You.

Animals and Objects EP
Yoni LP
Castles EP (+bonus track)

Die, Emporer! Die!

I've been pretty much obsessed with this band as of late. I have just ordered their 7" acoustic album from this great website, and will add it to this post if I ever get it converted from vinyl.

Die, Emporer! Die! was a duo from Texas from 2003 to 2005 who played some of the most raw and intense emo I've ever heard, "emo in a screamo manner."
I think the acoustic album is the best, and by the way, the "discography" on the web you find is bullshit. It's just the first 7 tracks from their 9-track demo, this being said I just plain don't have all of their releases.

DEMO (2003)
7" split w/ Burned Out Bright (200?)
7" split w/ Toru Okada (200?)
Acoustic CD-R (200?)

Orchid

With a blog named after the first track from this bands album "Totality" it seems strange that I have waited fifty-odd posts in order to finally assemble a sufficient Orchid installment.
Regardless, they formed in Amherst Massachusetts way back in late 1997 and began experimenting with the emo sound. By adding spastic, screamed vocals and increasing the temp of the emo backdrop they more-or-less initiated and defined the screamo genre. Orchid has influenced in some way or another, countless bands and musicians over the last decade. Since their break-up in 2002, Orchid's members have left to form/join some other really great groups such as Panthers, Ampere, Bucket Full Of Teeth, Transistor Transistor, and Wolves; any of which I would well recommend.

We Hate You DEMO TAPE (1998) sorry, but I don't know the track names (or if they have names)
Chaos Is Me (1999)
Dance Tonight, Revolution Tomorrow (1999)
Gatefold (2002)
Totality (2005)

The final album, is comprised of the material from all of their splits and 7" vinyl releases. As far as I know, this is a complete collection of their recorded works. I do have their splits though, so if interested just leave a comment and I will post them as well.

Here is also a copy of their final show.

Raein

One of best bands in the genre.
Enough said.


s/t (2002)
Il N'y A Pas De Orchestre (2003)
Döden Marscherar Åt Väst 7"(2004)
7" split w/ Pheonix Bodies (2004)
7" split w/ Funeral Diner (2004)
10" split w/ Daïtro (2004)
The Harsh Words As The Sun 7"(2004)
From 3 to 1 in 2 and 4 (remix) 7"(2004)
Nati Da Altri Padri (2008)
Ogni Nuovo Inizio (2008)

The Smile

So, it's been a while. Heck, well I've been busy.
This is a great screamo release from a Canadian band out of Toronto, lots of chaos.
It was released on this great independent (now defunct) record label Gorgeous Industries, who's other bands I hope to follow up this post with.
They are now called "Authors" but since they were "The Smile" when I bought this record (2007), that's how I'm posting it!

here

Amanda Woodward

From Caen, France. Blending solid riffs and dynamic tempos into a delicious French screamo smoothie, these guys know how to make some tasty tunes.
This band does screamo right.

Do yourself a solid a get in on this.
Maybe you'll even learn some French in the process.

Demo CD (2000)
Ultramort (2002)
split w/ 1905 (2002)
Pleine de grâce EP (2003)
La Décadence de la Décadence (2004)
Discography (2004)
Meurt la soif 7" (2006)

Pg. 99 (Pageninetynine)

This post was inevitable.

Sustaining at least two lead vocalists, pageninetynine played shows during their 4 year history with from 6 to 14 band members at one time.
This band was busy, influential, and talented, and is certainly coming highly recommended (by me).

Document #1 (1999) - demo cassette
Document #2 (1999) - split w/ Enemy Soil
Document #3 (1999) - split w/ Reactor No. 7
Document #4 (1999) - Tour 6"
Document #5 (2000) - LP
Document #6 (2000) - split w/ Process is Dead
Document #7 (2001) - EP
Document #8 (2001) - LP
Document #9 (2001) - split w/ City of Caterpillar
Document #10 (2001) - LIVE split LP w/ Waifle
Document #11 (2002) - 7" REISSUE of Documents #3 and #4
Document #12 (2002) - split LP w/ Majority Rule
Document #13 (2002) - split 7" w/ Circle Takes the Square
Document #14 (2003) - Singles
*All the tracks are here, many links on the net only have the pg. 99 part

Suis La Lune

I know you know.
And if you don't know, you should get on this.

s/t 3" demo CD-R (2005)
Quiet, Pull the Strings! (2006)
Heir 10" EP (2008)
7" split w/ Osceola (2009)
s/t 7" (2005) remastered + 30 sek (2009)

Kias Fansuri

Malaysia, I don't even know what your national language is.
But I like you.


3 Song Demo Tape
4 Song Demo CDr
"Circle of Friends" 4-Way Split with Narwhal, Petethepiratesquid, and Teeth of Mammals
Split with Only for the Sake of Aching
Dua Tahun Pertamas
(release dates uncertain)

A.S.T.R.O.

This band is tight as all hell.
If I was stranded on a desert Island and had to pick one discography to listen to, it would be this one.
Seriously.

but I am pretty impulsive


The Shaped Lines (2007)
From My Window... (2009)

myspace

Le Pré Où Je Suis Mort

French/Swiss, lots of raw talent.

s/t

May

Formed in '06 and died shortly after. From Wittenberg, East Germany, they offer some very appealing screamo, something that puts a rather nice smile on my face though I have no idea what they are singing about.
Rather than create some sort of long winded comparison I'll let you make up your own mind.

(this album was actually never officially released so enjoy)

Trialogue (2007 ish)

myspace

Nervous Light of Sunday

I know what you're thinking already: rip-off.
But seriously, this is good.
From Japan, they truly deserve the name, whether they stole it from CTTS or not.

Jakushinkoukei (2005)
Mabuta No Uragawa (2008)

The Saddest Landscape

So I thought, "hey, I did post that Trophy Scars / The Saddest Landscape split the other day, but The Saddest Landscape is a really great band as well."

So here they are. The rest of them -well actually, most of the rest of them, some I just couldn't find.

Beautiful.
Just friggen beautiful.

The Sound of The Spectacle (2003)
Lift Your Burdens High For This is Where We Cross (2004)
A Promise Was Made (2005)
All is Apologized For. All is Forgiven (2007)
I Don't Want to Miss You Anymore (2009)

(if this is overbearing, I suggest starting with all is apologized for)

Pianos Become Teeth

When it's cold outside. When it's cold inside.
Just try to keep warm.

Saltwater ep (2008)
Split with Ezra Joyce (2008)
Old Pride (2009)

Devar-Toi

if you like circle takes the square.

s/t

I Would Set Myself On Fire For You

Ah yes, IWSMOFFY (I don't think anyone actually uses their acronym, it is quite silly).
Blending country and jazz and screamo into some sort of fantastic coherent ummm music-thing.
So for those who thing music-things. This is for you.

s/t (2003)
Believes in Patterns (2007)

La Dispute

Fuck. I can't stop listening to this.
Is there any thing more I have to say?
Every album is so fucking solid.

Vancouver (2006)
Untitled 7" (2008)
Here Hear (2008)
Here Hear 2 (2008)
Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair (2008)

Transistor Transistor

This one is important.

Erase All Names and Likeness (2005)
Ruined Lives (2008)

Katja - Discography

For the drunken misguided summers of 14 and 15. For being a gateway.
For me.

dl