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|width="100pt" bgcolor="SteelBlue"|<span style="color:white; font-weight:bold;">Members </span>|| - Jack Batchelder (drums) <br>- Jestin Jund (guitar)<br> - Sam French (guitar)<br> - Amanda Conway (bass) <br> - Jason beert (guitar/vocals) <br> - Troy Zoller (guitar) <br> - Kevin Doorman (bass) <br> - Josh Salley (bass) | |width="100pt" bgcolor="SteelBlue"|<span style="color:white; font-weight:bold;">Members </span>|| - Jack Batchelder (drums) <br>- Jestin Jund (guitar)<br> - Sam French (guitar)<br> - Amanda Conway (bass) <br> - Jason beert (guitar/vocals) <br> - Troy Zoller (guitar) <br> - Kevin Doorman (bass) <br> - Josh Salley (bass) | ||
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Corundum started as a solo project by | Corundum started as a solo project by Jason. The intent was to have songs titled with Geology/Paleontology themes, but the lyrics having a twist on the song titles. Corundum started as downtuned, distorted guitar and odd samples. | ||
After a show, which Corundum did not play, at the now defunct Venue 8 (corner of Main and 8th in Rapid City), Jason asked Jack Batchelder if he'd be interested in playing drums along with him. Jack agreed, and the solo project became a 2-piece. Josh Salley had mentioned that he enjoyed what he heard (he may be one of the only ones who did), and he said if Corundum ever wanted a bass player, he'd be glad to play the part. Josh soon joined the band and the 2-piece became a 3-piece. After a lot of weekly practices in the basement of the Rushmore Building, Corundum set up a 4 track cassette recorder and put their music on tape. This tape was then released, without much fanfare or expectation, as a CDep, entitled "Soundtrack to a Sinking Ship." The title phrase being a reflective description of the sound held within. <br><br> | After a show, which Corundum did not play, at the now defunct Venue 8 (corner of Main and 8th in Rapid City), Jason asked Jack Batchelder if he'd be interested in playing drums along with him. Jack agreed, and the solo project became a 2-piece. Josh Salley had mentioned that he enjoyed what he heard (he may be one of the only ones who did), and he said if Corundum ever wanted a bass player, he'd be glad to play the part. Josh soon joined the band and the 2-piece became a 3-piece. After a lot of weekly practices in the basement of the Rushmore Building, Corundum set up a 4 track cassette recorder and put their music on tape. This tape was then released, without much fanfare or expectation, as a CDep, entitled "Soundtrack to a Sinking Ship." The title phrase being a reflective description of the sound held within. <br><br> | ||
Jestin Jund mentioned to Josh, after seeing Corundum play, that he would be interested in playing a song or 2, if they would let him. The next practice, Jestin brought his hollowbody guitar and nicely filled the slot of lead guitar with Jason playing the droning rhythm.<br><br> | Jestin Jund mentioned to Josh, after seeing Corundum play, that he would be interested in playing a song or 2, if they would let him. The next practice, Jestin brought his hollowbody guitar and nicely filled the slot of lead guitar with Jason playing the droning rhythm.<br><br> |
Latest revision as of 13:53, 31 December 2021
Releases
- "Soundtrack to a sinking ship" CDEP (Recorded sometime in 2007? Josh Salley - Bass/ Jack Batchelder - Drums/ Jason Beert - Guitar and Vocal)
Live Recordings
Photos
Links
See Also
- American Heavy Metal Weekend
- The Bee Eaters
- Chester Copperpot
- Clause 83
- Diarrhea of a Madman
- Disinfectant
- Dissent
- Glover
- Haw
- Log Jam
- Mary Kayos
- Panjo
- Resin
- Social Joke
- Throttlebody
- Weapon Has Guilt
Stickers/Merchandise
Union Made/Made in USA t-shirts with S.T.A.S.S. cover art (black only) - $5 (white ink on black shirt = 1st edition shirts; yellow in on black shirt = 2nd edition)
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