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Deathray (1998–2007) was a band from Sacramento, California formed by former CAKE members Greg Brown and Victor Damiani, and Dana Gumbiner, a musician formerly of the Sacramento indie band Little Guilt Shrine.
After leaving Cake, Brown and bassist Victor Damiani met up with Gumbiner, who was playing solo shows under a variety of names, most notably The Micronauts. The three recruited drummer James Neal and keyboardist Max Hart to form Deathray. After selling over 3,000 copies of their EP, Deathray was signed to Capricorn Records.
Their self-titled debut album was produced by Eric Valentine and released in 2000. While the album received critical praise, the band’s future became murky during the collapse of Capricorn and a hastily-organized nationwide tour. After a long battle, Deathray was dropped from Capricorn, but regained control of the masters from their album, which they have since released on their own label, Doppler Records.
Shortly thereafter, Hart left the band to move to Los Angeles and form his own band, The High Speed Scene, which has since released its major-label debut on the Neptunes’ imprint, Star-Trak Records.
Neal also left Deathray after the release of their first album. Following the recording of Cake’s album Comfort Eagle, drummer Todd Roper left the band and has since also joined Deathray - giving Deathray more original members of Cake than Cake itself.
Brown and Gumbiner remain the principal songwriters of Deathray, with Damiani also penning several tunes for the band.
After leaving Cake, Brown and bassist Victor Damiani met up with Gumbiner, who was playing solo shows under a variety of names, most notably The Micronauts. The three recruited drummer James Neal and keyboardist Max Hart to form Deathray. After selling over 3,000 copies of their EP, Deathray was signed to Capricorn Records.
Their self-titled debut album was produced by Eric Valentine and released in 2000. While the album received critical praise, the band’s future became murky during the collapse of Capricorn and a hastily-organized nationwide tour. After a long battle, Deathray was dropped from Capricorn, but regained control of the masters from their album, which they have since released on their own label, Doppler Records.
Shortly thereafter, Hart left the band to move to Los Angeles and form his own band, The High Speed Scene, which has since released its major-label debut on the Neptunes’ imprint, Star-Trak Records.
Neal also left Deathray after the release of their first album. Following the recording of Cake’s album Comfort Eagle, drummer Todd Roper left the band and has since also joined Deathray - giving Deathray more original members of Cake than Cake itself.
Brown and Gumbiner remain the principal songwriters of Deathray, with Damiani also penning several tunes for the band.
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I Wanna Lose Control (Uh Oh)
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Legionnaires In Doubt
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Only Lies
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What Would You Do?
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10:15
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Happy New Year
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nyckelback wrote:
Uh oh uh oh <3
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BarrelRoll wrote:
Such a shame they broke up...one of my favorite bands. Goodnight, sweet princes.
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misterdoctor wrote:
Their final album, "Believe Me", is finally up on the iTunes Music Store.
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thekidwiththefa wrote:
yeah, the full length CD and their EP are both available, and they're super cheap on amazon
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Umup0 wrote:
Are they still actually selling cds off their website?
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heyletsgetknown wrote:
uh, mccrea is is why this band exists, hence the whole "more original members of cake than cake" thing?
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HauntedRooftop wrote:
Pretty cool. I thought it might be a little bit more awesome due to the Cake members, but that's what is missing. I think that they should've been able to this kinda stuff when they were still in Cake, but McCrea probably said no.
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tucsonans wrote:
Anyone know where you can download 10:15? I have checked Amazon and iTunes.
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JeanValjean1830 wrote:
I WANNA LOSE CONTROOOOOOL UH OH, UH OH, UH OH, I WANNA LOSE CONTROOOOOOL!!!! jajajaja; esta canción me descontrola, y la pelicula Open Season jajaja, estuvo muy buena....
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frizzlefried wrote:
Check out Night Night, Dana's lap-pop project or his blog at Deathraymusic.com/blog They were a great band. =(
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ronalddenenea wrote:
almost as good as CAKE
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Jan_Taihwo wrote:
So sad that they had to quit..
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DanAbnrml9 wrote:
R.I.P. Deathray! Such a shame... I thought these guys were so underrated.
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rockinbeaver6 wrote:
These guys broke up. Check their site.
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DrAlexHaleIII wrote:
These guys are a LOT better than I expected!
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Grommo wrote:
my lunatic friends have tied me down!!! great ;:D :D:D:D:D::D
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JNKoff wrote:
so fun
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JNKoff wrote:
love them
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libertyblues wrote:
every new year's for a few years now i've had them at my side
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