Big thanks to Gabe for sharing the unreleased album, live set and demo, which were previously quite hard to find!
10/16/2024
Choke To Start - Discography (1995-1996)
Choke To Start was a post-hardcore band from Kitchener, Ontario. Like contemporaries Gaffer, Choke To Start had a varied sound that ranged from math rock and post rock to post-hardcore. I could compare them in some ways to bands like Rodan and Hoover. Despite only being active for a few years in the mid 90s, Choke To Start had undeniable chemistry and produced some complex and intriguing tracks. As a whole, the Ontario post-hardcore scene in the 90s was quite developed and yet, very underrated in the scope of things, I think Choke To Start might just be the most overlooked band of the bunch.
10/15/2024
The Forty-Two - Discography (1995-1997)
The Forty-Two was a post-hardcore band from Atlanta, Georgia. Two members later went on to form Aslund Constant and the guitarist also went on to play drums for Atlanta contemporaries Barrel. The Forty-Two was a band that kind of defies definition; in some ways you could compare them to the jazzy-emo of Seraphim, or the jagged dissonance of Jazz Man's Needle, or the stop-start pondering of Singlefileline, but the band really has their own unique sound. The drumming on these tracks is a high point for me, if you watch the live video below their drummer has quite the weird set up that he utilizes incredibly effectively. For a band of their tenure, The Forty-Two put out some tight knit and well-composed songs that are real fun, rumpshakin' ear-worms to say the least.
(Despite the title, this is The Forty-Two not Wheeljack)
Demo (missing)
What It's Like To Be A Musician 7" 1996 (Concurrent)
Is The Human Heart So Selfish? - A Benefit For Food Not Bombs CD 1997 (893 Projects)
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