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Long Island, New York (2002 – 2010)
Crime In Stereo Is Dead (2002-2010)
“It was a strange year,” says Alex Dunne, Crime in Stereo’s songwriter and guitarist.
This is in reference to the twelve months between the 2006 release of their critically acclaimed The Troubled Stateside and the beginning of recording “Crime in Stereo Is Dead.” “Strange” might be an understatement. Crime in Stereo (Dunne, singer Kristian Hallbert, bassist Mike Musilli, drummer Scotty Giffin and guitarist Gary Cioni) thought they had seen the end of the road. After coming home from six straight months of touring promoting Stateside, a release that All Music Guide praised as “As ambitious as modern hardcore is likely to get,” and hitting the road on tours ranging from support slots for Brand New and the Warped Tour, Crime in Stereo had made a name for themselves. With sharply intelligent critiques of the current social and economic landscape set to a backdrop of music that breaks out of the standard hardcore mold, Crime in Stereo was moving into the forefront of the underground.
But time was taking its toll. Following almost three consecutive years of touring non-stop in support of Troubled Stateside and their debut full-length Explosives And The Will To Use Them, in 2004 the band felt disconnected from their label and, put simply, lost. Dunne went to work as a political consultant, managing successful judicial campaigns on Long Island, New York for the state’s Democratic Party. “It was a bizarre thing to have happen; driving around the country playing shows all summer with your hardcore band, and then within a week of coming home from tour, working as a paid consultant.
“It was a strange year,” says Alex Dunne, Crime in Stereo’s songwriter and guitarist.
This is in reference to the twelve months between the 2006 release of their critically acclaimed The Troubled Stateside and the beginning of recording “Crime in Stereo Is Dead.” “Strange” might be an understatement. Crime in Stereo (Dunne, singer Kristian Hallbert, bassist Mike Musilli, drummer Scotty Giffin and guitarist Gary Cioni) thought they had seen the end of the road. After coming home from six straight months of touring promoting Stateside, a release that All Music Guide praised as “As ambitious as modern hardcore is likely to get,” and hitting the road on tours ranging from support slots for Brand New and the Warped Tour, Crime in Stereo had made a name for themselves. With sharply intelligent critiques of the current social and economic landscape set to a backdrop of music that breaks out of the standard hardcore mold, Crime in Stereo was moving into the forefront of the underground.
But time was taking its toll. Following almost three consecutive years of touring non-stop in support of Troubled Stateside and their debut full-length Explosives And The Will To Use Them, in 2004 the band felt disconnected from their label and, put simply, lost. Dunne went to work as a political consultant, managing successful judicial campaigns on Long Island, New York for the state’s Democratic Party. “It was a bizarre thing to have happen; driving around the country playing shows all summer with your hardcore band, and then within a week of coming home from tour, working as a paid consultant.
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Spartannnn wrote:
I'd like an answer to that too, wcatdoor. It's not in the lyrics insert on the CD or LP.
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Link_Parkin wrote:
Such a talented guys reunite some day, I hope
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wcatdoor wrote:
what is he screaming at the last 20 seconds of These People Ought To Know Who We Are?
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*RoRo* wrote:
A brand new Debtors Union song (Eric and Mike from Crime In Stereo) can be streamed on my blog, check it out! It's from their upcoming LP. http://www.playitloudfuckers.com/debtors-union-to-the-ground-stream/
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JakSpringTooth wrote:
Of all the bands I wish I got to see live the most, it's Crime In Stereo...
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brandonmjones wrote:
i bought a ticket to their chicago show back in the day and couldn't make it. epitome of gutted, man. going up to nyc over spring break wish i could've seen that last show. best band ever.
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*RoRo* wrote:
They'll definitely play shows in the future.
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Spartannnn wrote:
I think they'll probably play some reunion shows and stuff but I don't think they will tour or write another record. Daytrader is getting big and Debtors Union is recording an LP.
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Kenny52 wrote:
i hope so !
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andrewmarjoram wrote:
do people think crime in stereo will get back together in the future?
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wcatdoor wrote:
It would be pretty sick If they did join back together. Although the Contract/Post-Contract stuff is my fav, it would be great to hear new material. Unfortunate Tourists has to be one of my favorite songs though.
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kris2412 wrote:
I feel bad for people who don't listen to The Movielife, so I would say you should probably listen to them
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andrewmarjoram wrote:
are the movielife worth checking out? never got into them when i tested their stuff out years ago... if they invited crime in stereo and brand new as support i guess they must be half decent!
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ilikeyouok wrote:
love begs to differ
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Spartannnn wrote:
The KYI split is their best shit.
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xrottingheartx wrote:
The Troubled Stateside is their best album.
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brandonmjones wrote:
everyone has their favorite sound from them, so i'm not going to get into that. to me, the contract and explosives is some of the most inspiring shit that has ever smacked me in the face. hearing that one more time would be beyond brilliant.
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brandonmjones wrote:
right before the broke up, Alex promised some faster songs a la Contract era. He said he missed playing stuff like that. if Kristian was on vocals i'd fucking die.
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crofty191 wrote:
Sounds intriguing to say the least.
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*RoRo* wrote:
Alex + Kristian + I don't know who since Gary is focusing full-time on Daytrader. Mike? Pat? Alex also wrote some more alternative stuff on his own, from what Eric told me. And Alex and Kristian were also supposed to release songs just the two of them, I don't know what's gonna happen with that...
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