Unwound [Special]
Unwound [Special]Unwound was a U.S. post-hardcore/noise rock band based in Tumwater/Olympia, Washington.
Formed in 1991, the band, originally known as Giant Henry, consisted of Justin Trosper (vocals, guitar, songwriting), Vern Rumsey (bass), and Brandt Sandeno (drums). Unwound released a full demo tape in 1991, and recorded a mini-album in early 1992 (released as Unwound in 1995 by Honey Bear Records). Two songs from the demo tape later appeared on A Single History: 1991-1997; “Bionic” featured suicidal lyrics. In July 1992 Sara Lund replaced her friend Sandeno.
The group released several singles and albums, primarily on the Kill Rock Stars label, before disbanding on April 1, 2002, shortly after co-headlining that year’s All Tomorrow’s Parties festival. The fact that they broke up on April Fool’s Day fueled speculation that they would, in actuality, remain together; an early band t-shirt had the inscription “Unwound 1991-2091”. Unwound’s Fake Train was the first full-length musical release on Kill Rock Stars; it had been strictly a spoken-word label until its owner Slim Moon attended an Unwound concert and decided he had to release their upcoming debut (though technically second) album.
Unwound also had the maiden releases for several other key underground record labels, including Gravity Records and Troubleman Unlimited Records; side project Replikants had the first release on 5 Rue Christine, an esoteric KRS offshoot. Rumsey founded and ran Punk In My Vitamins? Records, releasing material by Lowercase, Yind, the Bangs, Karp, and Chokebore. Trosper published several issues of his own underground rock fanzine in the early 1990s.
xXx"Perhaps the most musically abrasive group in the world of indie-rock, Unwound specialize in a dense collection of crushing power chords rising to feedback, melding the noise of Sonic Youth's more raucous passages with a rare energetic flair which rivals even that of Fugazi. Formed in 1991 in a small town close to the indie-rock nerve center of Olympia, Washington, Unwound was originally a trio of vocalist/guitarist Justin Trosper, bassist Vern Rumsey and drummer Brandt Sandeno. The band released two singles for Kill Rock Stars and one for Gravity Records before recording an album in early 1992.
Sandeno left the group in July -- stalling release of the self-titled album until it appeared in 1995 on Unwound's own label, Punk in My Vitamins -- and was replaced by Sara Lund, a native of Bloomington, Indiana and a former member of Witchypoo and the Belgian Waffles. Unwound's first released album was Fake Train, issued in mid-1993 on Kill Rock Stars. On the band's three subsequent albums, recorded one per year from 1994 to 1996, Unwound rarely diverged from a biting attack on melody and song structure, abandoning most elements of musicality except for a brilliant use of harmony in Trosper's lines of feedback. 1998's Challenge for a Civilized Society continued their extremist traditions, and Leaves Turn Inside You followed in spring 2001.
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[Video][Discography]
- Unwound - Scarlette
- Unwound (Live @ the Jabberjaw, LA, CA)
- Unwound - Broken E Strings
- Unwound - Valentine Card
- Unwound- All souls day
- Unwound - live 1996
- Unwound - Regal as a Queen
1991 - DEMO TAPE
1993 - FAKE TRAIN
1994 - NEW PLASTIC IDEAS
1995 - THE FUTURE OF WHAT
1995 - UNWOUND
1996 - REPETITION
1998 - CHALLENGE FOR A CIVILIZED SOCIETY
1999 - TOULOUSE-DOLLAR PUB 01-06-99
1999 - A SINGLE HISTORY:1991-1997
2001 - LEAVES TURN INSIDE YOU
V/A
1994 - Smitten Love Song Compilation
1999 - Multi-Vitamin Compilation
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