Discordance Axis
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Discordance Axis was a grindcore band with high-pitched screaming & low grunted vocals, fast drumming and creative guitar work.
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[edit] Biography
The band was founded in 1992 in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Rather than taking the normal route of releasing demos, DA instead recorded a multitude of limited edition split albums (see below), though rehearsal tapes and demos were released later on various compilation sets. Many of the early discordance songs were structured by the band's splicing the "good parts" of improvised rehearsal recordings. Some of these early songs have more primitive song structure, and low budget recordings; whereas later releases like The Inalienable Dreamless LP have very clear production and more sophisticated guitar riffs and song structure. The band split up in 2001. However, the band managed to do their only tour, Japan, and the final two studio recordings with a stand in guitarist. Their final show was at CBGB club in New York in 2001; gaining a significant cult status in the years post mortem. The band is remarkable both for having no bassist, playing primitive straightforward grindcore influenced by the likes of Napalm Death, ECT, and for releasing the vast majority of their full-length recordings in DVD cases rather than CD cases, presumably to accommodate the unusually large booklets (normally with liner notes for each song longer than the lyrics). A tribute CD titled "Our Last Day" has been released on Hydra Head Records, and features exclusive tracks from singer Jon Chang's new project GridLink.
[edit] Lineup
- Jon Chang - Vocals (Also in: Gridlink)
- Steve Procopio - Guitar (Also in: Human Remains)
- Rob Marton - Guitar
- Dave Witte - Drums (Burnt By The Sun, Also in: Hellnation, Human Remains, Municipal Waste, Black Army Jacket, Melt Banana (tour only), Exit 13 (tour only), Hope Collapse, East West Blast Test, Dead Guy)
[edit] Former members
- Rob Proctor (Filled in for Dave Witte when they toured Japan in 1995) - Drums (Also in: Assück, Nasty Savage)
- Brann Dailor - Drums for some shows (Also in: Mastodon, ex-Today is the Day, ex-Lethargy)
[edit] Discography
[edit] CDs/LPs
- Ulterior, Devour Records/Pulp Records, 1995
- Perfect Collection. Original Sound Version 1992-1995 (compilation) Devour Records, 1998
- Jouhou, Hydra Head Records, 1998
- The Inalienable Dreamless Perfect Version Box Set (compilation) self-released, 2000
- The Inalienable Dreamless Hydra Head Records, 2001
- Pikadourei (live) Hydra Head Records, 2003
- Our Last Day (compilation) Hydra Head Records, 2005
Our Last Day is a compilation containing two new Discordance Axis songs, a number of covers of Discordance Axis songs by Cide Project, Gate, Mortalized, Melt Banana, NoiseEar and Merzbow, and a new track by GridLink, which features Jon Chang on vocals.[1]
[edit] Singles/EPs
- Split 7-inch EP w/ Cosmic Hurse, Pulp Records, 1992
- Split 7-inch EP w/ Hellchild, HG Fact Records, 1993
- Split 7-inch EP w/ Capitalist Casualties, Pulp Records, 1994
- Split 7-inch EP w/ Def Master, HG Fact Records, 1994
- Split 7-inch EP w/ Melt Banana, HG Fact Records, 1995
- Split 7-inch EP w/ Plutocracy, Slap A Ham Records, 1995
- Necropolitan, HG Fact Records, 1997
- Split 7-inch EP w/ Corrupted and 324, HG Fact Records, 2001
[edit] Videos/DVDs
- 7.62mm (video) self-released, 1997
- Pikadourei (DVD) Hydra Head Records, 2002
