No Knife

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No Knife
Left to right: Mitch Wilson, Bryan Desjean, Chris Prescott, Ryan Ferguson
Origin	San Diego, California, USA
Years active	1995–2003
Genres	Experimental rock Indie Rock
Labels	Timebomb Records Better Looking Records

No Knife was a band from San Diego, CA. They played an innovative form of rock that combined aspects of emo, math rock, post-hardcore, and other indie rock.

The band's original lineup was Mitch Wilson (vocals/guitar), Brian Desjean (bass), Aaron Mancini (guitar/vocals), and Ike Zaremba (drums). Prior to their first full-length, the band replaced Mancini with Ryan Ferguson (guitar/vocals). After their first and second full-lengths, Drunk on the Moon (1995) and Hit Man Dreams (1997), Chris Prescott was enlisted to play drums. The group went on to release two more full-lengths: Fire in the City of Automatons (1999) and Riot for Romance (2002). They played their last show in March, 2003.

Current Projects: Mitch Wilson is currently playing guitar for The Focus Group as well as his side project Moonlife. Brian Desjean is playing bass for Get Your Death On!, a new San Diego prog-core band which formed in late 2005. Ryan Ferguson has been touring for his solo project. Chris Prescott has recently joined Pinback on drums for their tour and forthcoming album in 2006. He also is playing guitar/vocals for The Jade Shader which formed in 2004.