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Lawrence KS, United States (1997 – present)
The Appleseed Cast is an indie post-rock band based in Lawrence, Kansas, currently comprised of singer/guitarist Christopher Crisci, guitarist aaron pillar, bassist Nate Whitman and drummer John Momberg. The band’s predominately guitar-based music has gradually evolved in a relatively short space of time (arguably due to a combination of line-up changes and natural musical progression) from intense, heavy emo indebted to such acts as Mineral and Sunny Day Real Estate to a unique “post-rock” sound hinging on inventive, intricate drumming, subtle guitar arpeggios and impassioned vocals.
Formation and Debut
The band formed in 1997 in Southern California with Crisci and Pillar joining bassist Jason Wickersheim and drummer Louie Ruiz under the name December’s Tragic Drive (derived from lyrics of the song, “Seven” by Sunny Day Real Estate). The following year, the band - now billed as The Appleseed Cast - signed to Deep Elm Records out of North Carolina and released their debut album, The End Of The Ring Wars, an album which met with considerable approval from the emo and underground scenes, as incendiary tracks like “Marigold & Patchwork” were essentially blueprints for the emo style. However, the album was also criticized in some quarters (most notably by Pitchforkmedia) for sticking too closely to a style already well explored by previous acts such as Braid and Sunny Day Real Estate.
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In 1999, the band relocated to Lawrence, Kansas without Ruiz, recruiting new drummer Josh “Cobra” Baruth. Later that same year they entered the Red House studio in Eudora, Kansas with producer Ed Rose who would go on to produce their next four records.
Formation and Debut
The band formed in 1997 in Southern California with Crisci and Pillar joining bassist Jason Wickersheim and drummer Louie Ruiz under the name December’s Tragic Drive (derived from lyrics of the song, “Seven” by Sunny Day Real Estate). The following year, the band - now billed as The Appleseed Cast - signed to Deep Elm Records out of North Carolina and released their debut album, The End Of The Ring Wars, an album which met with considerable approval from the emo and underground scenes, as incendiary tracks like “Marigold & Patchwork” were essentially blueprints for the emo style. However, the album was also criticized in some quarters (most notably by Pitchforkmedia) for sticking too closely to a style already well explored by previous acts such as Braid and Sunny Day Real Estate.
Mare Vitalis
In 1999, the band relocated to Lawrence, Kansas without Ruiz, recruiting new drummer Josh “Cobra” Baruth. Later that same year they entered the Red House studio in Eudora, Kansas with producer Ed Rose who would go on to produce their next four records.
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brunucast wrote:
sad it took me so long to find this band. [2]
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peacelovesanti wrote:
sad it took me so long to find this band. sooooo great, my god
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shauno5166 wrote:
low level owl
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Poisonnation wrote:
fuckin love them
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Nix42 wrote:
So very, tragically underrated. Middle States is fantastic, so glad they continue to make music.
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alicenocturnal wrote:
LOVE
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StormandStatic wrote:
Oh lord did I just realize how much I love Mare Vitalis.
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InASafePlace wrote:
Surely in my top 10 music artists ever,
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herrh1977 wrote:
very possibly the best band ever... kind of. for me.
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youngroe wrote:
so good!
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brunucast wrote:
Hanging Marionette <3333
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aplaceinline wrote:
all time favorite band
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brunucast wrote:
só tem música linda no álbum Peregrine, que porra é essa?! =O
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InASafePlace wrote:
They sure are good when they want to be. To me Peregrine is the album I like the least. To each their own. Middle States is my album of the year so far.
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putorikaze wrote:
i'm your fans from Indonesia :)
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Goldmember1213 wrote:
Sagarmatha is fantastic, you should give it a second chance. It's pretty much post-rock in essence but they pull it off perfectly.
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margotkidder wrote:
I dunno man...The Middle States is fairly tame...I've not really gotten anything they;ve done since Peregrine...massive shame cause they're so good when they want to be
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infiniteixixi wrote:
i'm not quite sure how a 14 minute song is too short, but three rivers needs to go on forever.
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redstar5wp wrote:
by that I mean it'd be very kind of any of you guys to listen to our music if you get a spare second, since we are ourselves big fans of The Appleseed Cast :)
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jakeemccoy wrote:
yeah don't get me wrong - I like sagarmatha. But I the style on middle states a lot better.
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