This was the second record Shin Kick put out, in early 2008. Since the first demo, we had gotten a new drummer, written a bunch more songs, and gotten somewhat serious about what we were trying to do. This was ostensibly a demo to accompany us on tour and sell to people so they could rock out to us later, but it ended up being our final release — our long-proposed 7" just never materialized. We recorded it on a vocal mic in Sam's basement, but sound quality isn't that bad for a single-tracked live set, at least once you get used to it. At the very least, you get a good idea of how we might sound live.
Unlike on the demo, all of the songs were original. I wrote the lyrics to about half the songs, Sam writing the others when he wrote the guitar riffs. You can hear a definite progression from the music on the demo as well, the newer songs being more varied, and perhaps even a little melodic. Sam was really on point with most of the jams. Anyway, as much as this meant to me, you should listen and come to your own conclusions.
Shin Kick — Nothing More, Nothing Less EP
Track Listing:
Shin Kick — Nothing More, Nothing Less EP
Track Listing:
- (Sh)In(Kick)tro/Closed Venue
- Kicked Out
- What Is This?
- I Nailed Tony Hawk
- Insanity
- Time Off
- Got Myself
- Next Generation
- Brobleed
Lyrics are available here. Oddly enough we never actually recorded Still Here, the song this zine is named after, but the lyrics for that are up too.
Shin Kick: 2006-2008
Marley — Vox
Sam — Guitar
Straume — Bass
Pat — Drums
Where do I begin? Shin Kick was the band that put Cville back on the map. It was a side project from the then-big M2S and Demagiggle, because Sam wanted to start an 80's hardcore band with me. We recruited Dre and Straume, recorded a demo that had as many covers as originals, played the single MRC show we ever booked, and had the maximum amount of fun possible. At the end of the summer of '07, Dre went to the farm and Pat stepped in to be our drummer. This is when things got serious. With a functioning band as impetus, Sam started booking shows at DUST. I can't begin to say how important Sam, and his connection to Curt at DUST, has been to the scene. At least 90% of the shows any of us played were there; it was literally vital.
Shin Kick: 2006-2008
Marley — Vox
Sam — Guitar
Straume — Bass
Pat — Drums
Where do I begin? Shin Kick was the band that put Cville back on the map. It was a side project from the then-big M2S and Demagiggle, because Sam wanted to start an 80's hardcore band with me. We recruited Dre and Straume, recorded a demo that had as many covers as originals, played the single MRC show we ever booked, and had the maximum amount of fun possible. At the end of the summer of '07, Dre went to the farm and Pat stepped in to be our drummer. This is when things got serious. With a functioning band as impetus, Sam started booking shows at DUST. I can't begin to say how important Sam, and his connection to Curt at DUST, has been to the scene. At least 90% of the shows any of us played were there; it was literally vital.
Anyway, months passed, xSKx played assloads of shows and almost as many sweet 80's covers, and Cville began to actually produce music, other bands forming to help out on those same shows. Eventually we recorded a low-quality EP in Sam's basement (while his mom made us lots of delicious food), and went on tour, the first band to do so since Insurgency's misadventure. For more on that, get in touch with me or read Got Myself #1. Unfortunately, we had kind of played ourselves out by the end of that spring; the sets were always basically the same, and it got to be more of a hassle to play than was worth. By the end of the year we had thrown in the towel. Maybe we weren't the best band, but we sure as hell tried. We were Charlottesville hardcore punk, nothing more, nothing less. No regrets.
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Thanks for the post... :-)
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