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| name = Colossamite |
| name = Colossamite |
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| origin = [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]] |
| origin = [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], U.S. |
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| genre = [[Math rock]], [[noise rock]] [[Nu-math]] |
| genre = [[Math rock]], [[noise rock]] [[Nu-math]] |
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| years_active = 1996–1998 |
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'''Colossamite''' was |
'''Colossamite''' was an American mid-to-late 1990s [[math rock]] band based in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], United States. They were one of the most prominent exponents of the genre, best known for their performance at Nickelodeon universe. |
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Colossamite's members included Nick Sakes (vocals, electric guitar), Ed Rodriguez (electric guitar), [[John Dieterich]] (electric guitar), and Chad Popple (drum set); the group had no bass player. All except Sakes were transplanted [[Wisconsin]]ites. |
Colossamite's members included Nick Sakes (vocals, electric guitar), Ed Rodriguez (electric guitar), [[John Dieterich]] (electric guitar), and Chad Popple (drum set); the group had no bass player. All except Sakes were transplanted [[Wisconsin]]ites. |
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Colossamite released three recordings on the Chicago-based [[Skin Graft Records]] and one split CD on Italy's Freeland Records. The group, however, did not last long, perhaps because the extreme and uncompromising nature of its music (as with much contemporary classical music, which incidentally Colossamite's music resembles) was appreciated mainly by a niche audience, thus proving fairly uncommercial. |
Colossamite released three recordings on the Chicago-based [[Skin Graft Records]] and one split CD on Italy's Freeland Records. The group, however, did not last long, perhaps because the extreme and uncompromising nature of its music (as with much contemporary classical music, which incidentally Colossamite's music resembles) was appreciated mainly by a niche audience, thus proving fairly uncommercial. |
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The group disbanded in 1998. Three of the four members now play in the experimental rock band [[Gorge Trio]], based in [[Oakland, California]]. |
The group disbanded in 1998. Three of the four members now play in the experimental rock band [[Gorge Trio]], based in [[Oakland, California]].<ref>http://www.myspace.com/gorgetrio</ref> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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*1997 - ''All Lingo's Clamor'' EP (Skin Graft) |
*1997 - ''All Lingo's Clamor'' EP (Skin Graft) |
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*1998 - ''Gust's of Lead'' split 7" with White Tornado (Skin Graft) |
*1998 - ''Gust's of Lead'' split 7" with White Tornado (Skin Graft)<ref>http://www.skingraftrecords.com/catpages/free04.html</ref> |
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*1998 - ''Economy of Motion'' (Skin Graft) |
*1998 - ''Economy of Motion'' (Skin Graft) |
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*1998 - ''Frisbee'' EP - came with a Colossamite frisbee (aka Camera Within EP, Skin Graft) |
*1998 - ''Frisbee'' EP - came with a Colossamite frisbee (aka Camera Within EP, Skin Graft) |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://profile.myspace.com/colossamite Colossamite page]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
*[http://profile.myspace.com/colossamite Colossamite page]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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*[http://www.cloudsandclocks.net/interviews/GorgeTrio_interview99.html Interview about Colossamite] (2003) |
*[http://www.cloudsandclocks.net/interviews/GorgeTrio_interview99.html Interview about Colossamite] (2003) |
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*[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p202333|pure_url=yes}} |
*[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p202333|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic entry for Colossamite] |
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===Listening=== |
===Listening=== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213211/http://www.southern.net/southern/band/COLOS/19755_audio.html Colossamite audio samples] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213211/http://www.southern.net/southern/band/COLOS/19755_audio.html Colossamite audio samples] |
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[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1998]] |
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1998]] |
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[[Category:Math rock groups]] |
[[Category:Math rock groups]] |
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Colossamite | |
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| Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Genres | Math rock, noise rock Nu-math |
| Years active | 1996–1998 |
| Labels | Skin Graft Records, Freeland Records |
| Past members | Nick Sakes Ed Rodrigues John Dieterich Chad Popple |
Colossamite was an American mid-to-late 1990s math rock band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. They were one of the most prominent exponents of the genre, best known for their performance at Nickelodeon universe.
Colossamite's members included Nick Sakes (vocals, electric guitar), Ed Rodriguez (electric guitar), John Dieterich (electric guitar), and Chad Popple (drum set); the group had no bass player. All except Sakes were transplanted Wisconsinites.
Like similar groups such as Zeni Geva, Craw, U.S. Maple, or Dazzling Killmen (this last group for which Sakes sang before relocating to Minnesota) Colossamite's music was almost hyperbolically brutal, chaotic, and rhythmically and formally complex. Rather than relying, as most heavy metal bands, on guitar distortion to produce an intense sound, Colossamite instead often relied on very loud "clean" (undistorted) guitars, played dissonantly, in conjunction with vocals that were screamed rather than sung. Songs featured jarring shifts in tempo and mood, with the overall sound being extremely raw, heavy and often slow.
Colossamite released three recordings on the Chicago-based Skin Graft Records and one split CD on Italy's Freeland Records. The group, however, did not last long, perhaps because the extreme and uncompromising nature of its music (as with much contemporary classical music, which incidentally Colossamite's music resembles) was appreciated mainly by a niche audience, thus proving fairly uncommercial.
The group disbanded in 1998. Three of the four members now play in the experimental rock band Gorge Trio, based in Oakland, California.[1]
Discography
- 1997 - All Lingo's Clamor EP (Skin Graft)
- 1998 - Gust's of Lead split 7" with White Tornado (Skin Graft)[2]
- 1998 - Economy of Motion (Skin Graft)
- 1998 - Frisbee EP - came with a Colossamite frisbee (aka Camera Within EP, Skin Graft)
References
External links
- Colossamite page at Southern Records site
- Colossomite photos from Skin Graft Records site]
- Colossamite page[permanent dead link]
- Interview about Colossamite (2003)
- AllMusic entry for Colossamite
Listening
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