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Codeine
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New York, United States (1989 – 1994)
American indie rock band formed in New York in 1989 by members Stephen Immerwahr (vocal, bass), Chris Brokaw (drums) and John Engle (guitar). Codeine pioneered the slowcore and sadcore subgenres of indie rock, but with a more experimental attitude than other bands in the genre, such as Low, Idaho and Red House Painters. The band’s original tone, marked by slow tempos, Immerwahr’s nasal and apathetic vocals, and Engle’s ringing Telecaster, did not evolve much during their career.
Codeine released their first album Frigid Stars on the German label Glitterhouse in 1990. The album was released on Sub Pop the following year.
Their second release, the Barely Real EP was issued in 1992. Immerwahr rejected several of the songs after the recording session. Some of these songs were re-recorded for the final album. The song W. is a solo performance on piano by David Grubbs (of Bastro, Squirrel Bait and Gastr Del Sol). A somewhat different full-band version of the song appears on Codeine’s next album, but titled Wird.
Brokaw left the band after the release of Barely Real to play full-time with his other band Come. He was replaced by Douglas Scharin of the band Rex.
Codeine’s next and final release was the full-length album The White Birch, released in 1994. David Grubbs also participated on the album. After this release the band broke up. Stephen Immerwahr has since then been playing with the band Raymond, while Douglas Scharin continued in June of 44 and later HIM.
Codeine released their first album Frigid Stars on the German label Glitterhouse in 1990. The album was released on Sub Pop the following year.
Their second release, the Barely Real EP was issued in 1992. Immerwahr rejected several of the songs after the recording session. Some of these songs were re-recorded for the final album. The song W. is a solo performance on piano by David Grubbs (of Bastro, Squirrel Bait and Gastr Del Sol). A somewhat different full-band version of the song appears on Codeine’s next album, but titled Wird.
Brokaw left the band after the release of Barely Real to play full-time with his other band Come. He was replaced by Douglas Scharin of the band Rex.
Codeine’s next and final release was the full-length album The White Birch, released in 1994. David Grubbs also participated on the album. After this release the band broke up. Stephen Immerwahr has since then been playing with the band Raymond, while Douglas Scharin continued in June of 44 and later HIM.
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The White Birch
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Barely Real
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MysticEnergy wrote:
Che lagna mortale.. 2 palle! Slowcore = Psychic Suicide
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samel89 wrote:
one of the best bands i ever heard
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tmanrocker wrote:
i cant believe i never found these guys before
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nickvb wrote:
cuntdeine?
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boringhuman wrote:
<3<3<3<3
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oddsmiles wrote:
All I want is to feel that I'm barely real
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catachresistant wrote:
Innit.
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allancoote wrote:
white birtch, fucking wow!
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peter21 wrote:
the skin was falling off, the flesh was turning grey.
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DATADATA wrote:
vvv same.
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StDionysus wrote:
I'd kill for a renunion.
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pehrlabel wrote:
they were bad live, but frigid stars is maybe one of the best slow rock records of all time! so amazing. also if you like their song "ides" you must hunt down the seven inch version of it that was on the simple machines label. it is the best best best best. "castle" from the subpop comp called afternoon delight is also totally one of their best songs. sigh, when will they reunite.
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soapboxminister wrote:
Frigid Stars is so fucking good
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ninjablaster wrote:
reminds me of Slint
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m0rph0x wrote:
listen to cave-in, when the distortion hits, it just screams doom.
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nezumi-szczur wrote:
maybe quite like it, but with much more shoegaze sound and vocals,
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Shanebrain wrote:
It's like doom metal without the heavy distortion.
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nezumi-szczur wrote:
nice. name really fits their music.
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SloopJohn wrote:
WAAAAATTTTTEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RUNNING DOWWWNN RUNNINGGG DOOOWHHOOWWN
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skinnyxbriches wrote:
ws1fish wrote: "somehow they put me in mind of slint. a similar mind drove this atmosphere" i 100% agree
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