CanadianWasteland Archives

9/08/2024

The Wolfnote - Discography (2001-2006)

The Wolfnote was a post-hardcore band from Edmonton, Alberta active in the early 2000s. They released two full length albums and four EPs, all on CD save for one split 7" with Searching For Chin and one 12". Members of the band were also in post-rock group, The Famines.

The Wolfnote started out strong, bending the genres that were prevalent in the Alberta scene at the time and creating a unique sound. They quickly gained a substantial fanbase, mainly rooted in the all-ages scene. They played on floors, equal to the audience rather than stages and had an intense, infectious energy at their shows. The Wolfnote uses bits and pieces of the sound of some early 90s bands like Native Nod, Maximillian Colby and The Red Scare, but with a fresh spin on it. You can also hear the sasscore influence in their work, making them comparable to bands like Black Eyes or the more contemporary Terrifying Girls High School.

The Wolfnote was part of a small but important (at least to me) scene within Alberta in the late 90s/early 2000s along with bands like Joule, The Corta Vita and Atticus. The all-ages scene is alive and thriving today across Alberta, but there is a bit of a lack in variety in terms of music. I'd love to see people bring back the energy and passion that the Wolfnote had.

Discography

Check The Lungs For Water CD 2003 (Self-released)

This Is The Getdown!!! CD 2004 (Black Box Recordings)

Sacred Bodies CD/12" 2005 (Black Box Recordings)

Dancing To A Rhythm Synchronized To A Heartbeat Of A Man With A Barrel Of A Gun To His Head CDr 2002 (Self-released)

Si! (Yes) Si! (Yes) Si! (Yes) CD 2003 (Farway Records, Self-released)

The Wolfnote / Searching For Chin - Siamesetwinsymmetry split 7" 2004 (Tragicomedy Records)

9/05/2024

Waifle - Discography (1997-2001)

Waifle was a hardcore band from Woodridge, VA who were active in the late 90s to early oughts. They released a lot of music in their active years, including splits with The Anasazi, Pageninetynine and more. Brent Eyestone was the founder of Magic Bullet Records and was also a member of the band Corn On Macabre with members of Enemy Soil.

Waifle was strongly politically driven and outspoken about their values and reasons for creating the band. In their 1998 track "Introrigin" they speak about what hardcore means to them versus what it has become (competing for who is the toughest) and about the origins of emo as meaning "emotional". Their vocals are harsh and raw and their instrumentals are tense and full of feeling. They lean slightly more into the heavy side, on some releases more than others, but they also have the telltale melancholy guitar riffs and emotionally dense vocals.

Despite having a split with Pg.99 and playing over 100 shows, Waifle remains underrated in comparison. They were one of the standout bands of the late 90s in my opinion, really driving forward with the political issues brought up in the earlier years, that were beginning to go forgotten.

Waifle's sound evolved over time, their first full-length album The Music Stops, The Man Dies (1998) sounds distinctly more refined and "emo" than their 10", And The Blood Will Come Down Like A Curtain (2000) which heads in the direction of heavier, more classic hardcore. I love all their work but the early stuff is what really sticks with me and makes them stand out.