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|width="100pt" bgcolor="SteelBlue"| <span style="color:white; font-weight:bold;">Years Active </span> || | |width="100pt" bgcolor="SteelBlue"| <span style="color:white; font-weight:bold;">Years Active </span> || 2003-present | ||
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|width="100pt" bgcolor="SteelBlue"|<span style="color:white; font-weight:bold;">Members </span>|| - Jack<br>- Jestin <br>- Sam<br>- Jason Beert | |width="100pt" bgcolor="SteelBlue"|<span style="color:white; font-weight:bold;">Members </span>|| - Jack Batchelder(Drums)<br>- Jestin Jund (Guitar)<br>- Sam French (Bass)<br>- Jason Beert (Guitar and Vocals) {Past Members: Josh Salley (Bass)} | ||
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Corundum started as a solo project by Jason Beert. The intent was to have songs titled with Geology/Paleontology themes, but the lyrics having a twist on the song titles. Jason soon realized he couldn't play guitar and sing at the same time, so 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. | |||
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. | |||
In that time, the small crowd of people who actually enjoyed a Corundum set began to slowly grow, one-by-one. Sam French had then mentioned Corundum playing with 2 bassists. The idea sounded good to the band, but before it could come to fruition, Josh had said that he had a lot going on in his life at the time and he took a leave of absence. | |||
Corundum then plodded forward with a new bass player. The songs began to get a little better, and some got a little longer. Corundum still carries on to this day, trudging out their doom tinger brand of music. | |||
Corundum can be reached at rodan66@hotmail.com | |||
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Union Made/Made in USA t-shirts with S.T.A.S.S. cover art (black only) - $5 | |||
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Revision as of 08:41, 1 July 2009
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
Stickers/Merchandise
- Soundtrack To A Sinking Ship CDep - $5
Union Made/Made in USA t-shirts with S.T.A.S.S. cover art (black only) - $5