Changes (band)

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Changes
Years active	1969–present
Genres	Folk Neofolk
Labels	Storm Records Cthulhu HauRuck! Eis und Licht Neue Aesthetik Terra Fria
Members	Robert N. Taylor Nicholas Tesluk

Changes are an American folk band formed in 1969 by cousins Robert N. Taylor and Nicholas Tesluk. Changes saw three distinct periods with rotating band members before their contemporary incarnation, heavily associated with the neofolk genre.

Robert N. Taylor

Robert Nicholas Taylor, better known as Robert N. Taylor is an American musician, artist, Germanic Neopagan, writer and political activist whose musical projects include Changes and Soul Of Steel.

1 Early live performances (1969-1973)
2 Reformation (1974-1977)
3 Contemporary Changes (1994-present)
4 Discography
- 4.1 Albums and EPs
5 External links

[edit] Early live performances (1969-1973)

Changes formed in 1969 as a duo of Taylor and Tesluk playing small Chicago venues. The duo began playing in small coffee houses and clubs associated with the Process Church before branching out to other folk music venues in the Chicago area, such as University campuses. In 1973, Taylor moved to New Mexico, resulting in a year long break for the group.

[edit] Reformation (1974-1977)

After moving back to Chicago, Taylor and Tesluk decided to reform the group in 1974, adding Nicholas Taylor's wife, Karen Taylor, to the roster as a vocalist and musician. Between 1975-1976 , Carol DePugh joined the group. The group played sporadic live shows during this period although never releasing any recorded material. In 1977, due to Tesluk's marriage and subsequent relocation to Colorado, the group decided to split.

[edit] Contemporary Changes (1994-present)

In 1994, after receiving a Yule card of various lyrics used by Changes from Taylor, Michael Moynihan took interest in reworking and releasing demo recordings the band had previously put together. After a dormancy of almost 18 years, the group had resurfaced.

1995 saw the release of Changes' first proper release, a 2 track 7" entitled Fire Of Life as a joint release by Moynihan's Storm Records and the German Cthuhlu Records. This was followed in 1996 by a full length CD of the same name, containing 11 songs. Both releases contain analog open reel Changes demo material from 1969 to 1974 remastered and reworked by Moynihan and Taylor. In 1998, Changes released another proper full length - Legends, based around the concept of various historical European legends, although now long out of print.

The Austrian label HauRuck! rereleased Fire Of Life in both LP and CD form in 2001 before releasing a new full length Changes album, Orphan In The Storm. German label Eis Und Licht released a split 10" entitled Time with Changes and Cadaverous Condition in 2004 with an appearance by Matt Howden. 2004 also saw Changes appear live at the Flammenzauber festival in Heldrungen, Germany. This recording was later released by the German Neue Aesthetik label as the Hero Takes His Stand double LP.

Changes released another 7" through HauRuck! in 2005 entitled Twilight and an untitled split CD later that year with Andrew King through the Portuguese Terra Fria label.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums and EPs

Year	Title	Format, Special Notes
1995	Fire Of Life	7", 2 tracks.
1996	Fire Of Life	CD, full album.
1998	Legends	CD
2001	Fire Of Life	CD, LP
2001	Orphan In The Storm	CD
2001	Time	10"
2004	Hero Takes His Stand	2xLP, live at the Flammenzauber festival.
2005	Twilight	7"
2005	Untitled	CD, split with Andrew King.