Tim Furnish Website – Crain Page
Will Chatham’s Site – Crain Page
Crain – Speed LP
Although they never became as well-known as some of the other local bands (Slint, Rodan, Rachels), Louisville, KY based Crain stuck around long enough to produce 2 albums and a handful of unreleased material (some of which is now available via a website of Will Chatham, ex-member of Crain).
Daniel left for college and more line-up changes ensued and the band finally got to releasing some of the material – starting with 1990 split with Deathwatch (on Slamdek label), 4 song EP (on the band’s own Automatic Wreckords label) and finally, a 1992 LP “Speed”.
“Speed”, which was produced by Steve Albini (Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac) brought Crain plenty of praise, but little commercial visibility. Musically, AMG compared the sound of the record to that of Jawbox fronted by Henry Rollins and, according to AMG, the album was a strong influence on Albini’s own project Shellac. In their review of the reissued album, Wire magazine concluded that “the dynamics required to deliver the post-harcore rush are all present and gloriously correct.” and that “compared to many scenester exhumations this one is self-evidently worthwhile rather than self-indulgently worthless.”
In 1996, the band was prepared to release their next LP, but unfortunately, international tensions led to their break up and the album remains unfinished/unreleased. All band members, however, still remain involved in music business and started a multitude of other projects, including Parlour, Truckstop, Experimental Pollen, For Carnation and Shipping News.
MP3: Blistering
Band Members:
Drew Daniel (Disc, Dry Hustle, IAO Core, Matmos, Soft Pink Truth)
Jon Cook (Experimental Pollen, Parlour, Truckstop)
Tim Furnish (Parlour)
Todd Cook (For Carnation, Parlour, Shipping News)
Discography:
Monkeywrench 7″ (Automatic Wreckords, 1990)
Speed CD / LP (Automatic Wreckords, 1992 / Temporary Residence, 2005)
Crain / Grifters Split 7″ (Simple Machines, 1993)
Heater CD (Automatic Wreckords, 1994)
Compilation Tracks:
“Drain” on Slamdek: Merry Christmas (Slamdek, 1990)
“Knock Your Daylights Out” on The Aftereffects Of Insomnia Vol. 2 (Three Little Girls, 1992)
“Coalmine 666” on Slamdek Merry Christmas Is For Rockers (Slamdek, 1992)
“Hey Cops” + “Blistering” on I Am Not A Test Market (Restless, 1994)
“Coalmine 666” + “Broken Heart Of A Neutron Star” on Working Holiday (Simple Machines, 1994)
“Hey Cops” on Half-Cocked Soundtrack (Matador, 1995)
“Barnacles” on Louisvillesonicimprint Vol. 1 (Ghetto Defendant, 1999)
“Stabilizer” on Emergency Broadcast System Vol. 2 (Allied, unknown year)
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UFO Song (Live)
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Coalmine 666 / UFO Song (Live)
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