Index For Potential Suicide - Discography (1998-2000)

     Index For Potential Suicide was a emo-violence band from Charleston, South Carolina. In their brief lifespan Index put out one LP, a 7", a demo and a split with Usurp Synapse. The band had a distinctly metalcore influenced flavour of emo-violence that mixed the sounds of South Carolina heavy-hardcore bands like Prevail and Rinse with the chaos of bands like Hassan I Sabbah and Reversal Of Man. Despite their unique sound and prevalence within the scene at the time, I hear Index referenced a lot less than the aforementioned bands, which is a shame because they rip just as hard. 

    Another thing that set Index apart from the rest of the scene at the time was their pre-eminent use of synthesizers to create a foreboding, noise influenced atmosphere in their songs. A lot of early 2000s bands in the white-belt scene would go on to use synth to similar or alternatively cheesier effect, so it leaves me to wonder how much of an influence Index had on this development.

Discography

Discography CD 2005 (Alone Records)

The Newest Youth Rebellion LP 2000 (Ohev/Insolito)

ST 7" 1998 (Kill Frank Lentini)

Usurp Synapse Split 7" 1998 (Witching Hour)

Lae-Tseu - Discography (1996-2004)

    Lae-Tseu was an emocore and later post-punk band from Montreal, Quebec. The band was a mainstay in the Montreal scene and played shows with bands like The Plan, Shotmaker, Blake, Rockets Red Glare, Daddy's Hands, Spengler and Kiss Me Deadly. Lae-Tseu had two distinct phases, one in the late 90s and one in the early 00s. The tastefully lo-fi 1998 demo has a pretty impassioned and technical emo/hardcore flavour, with some spoken word and sing-song choruses à la Cap'n Jazz; I could maybe even compare them to the French band Petit Printemps at this stage. The original vocalist Adam left the band after recording this material.

(Dave from Daddy's Hands/Breakwater playing with Lae-Tseu at Barfly in Montreal)

    In the early 00s, Lae-Tseu shared a practice space with Daddy's Hands and that influence can definitely be heard on the 2001/2002 demos. I'm assuming the song "Emily's Last Dance" refers to Emily from Daddy's Hands (RIP). The band at this stage had a more mature and varied sound, with some gothish influence a la Crimson Curse, boy/girl vocals, and keyboards/sax thrown in.

    Lae-Tseu seem to be pretty overlooked in the grand scheme of Canadian emo-adjacent stuff, but they carved out a niche for themselves and made some pretty interesting songs. It's always cool to hear emo-esque stuff that's come out of the scene in Montreal, especially since most of the bands I've posted so far from Quebec are emocrusty outfits. 

Bandcamp

Youtube

The Burlesque Drama (2001/2002 Demos) CD 2002 (The Mintaka Conspiracy)

Kepler - Discography (1996-2006)

    Kepler was a slowcore/indie-rock band from Ottawa, Ontario. I'm branching out a bit with these guys but they were definitely connected to the Ontario "scene" back in the day, being on Spectra Sonic and Troubleman records and sharing members with the post-hardcore band Weights and Measures, that being said they weren't a hardcore band. Kepler was and remains to be one of the more underrated slowcore bands to come out of Canada (and in general).

    The band originally started out with a very very slow slowcore sound reminiscent of bands like Codeine, Tram and Blue Tile Lounge; over time Kepler really matured and found their niche, a blend of indie rock and slowcore that worked exceptionally well for them. The albums Fuck Fight Fail and Missionless Days are definitely my favourite from them, with pensive lyrics, catchy guitar work and the occasional pedal steel. I've known about Kepler for a long time now, they aren't that hard to come by in the various dollar bins scattered across Canada's landscape but I have really emotionally connected with them lately and I can't recommend them enough.

Fun fact: Kepler's guitarist Jeremy Gara went on to play drums for Arcade Fire

Discography

Demo 1997

1999 Kepler 7" (Spectra Sonic)

This Heart Is Painted On CD 1999 (Spectra Sonic)

Fuck Fight Fail CD 2000 (Troubleman)

ST 7" 2002 (Resonant)

Missionless Days CD 2002 (Troubleman)

Attic Salt CD 2005 (Troubleman)