Indian Summer (band)

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Indian Summer
Years active	1993–1994
Genres	Screamo Hardcore Punk Emo
Labels	Repercussion, Homemade, Slave Cut, Inchworm, Tree, futurerecordings
Members	Marc Bianchi Seth Nanaa Adam Nanaa Ead Dan Bradley

Indian Summer was an early and influential Screamo band originally from Oakland, California. Their sound leaned heavily on loud-soft dynamics, pushed to the extremes on either end. Many of their songs built up to chaotic, cathartic climaxes; in which the singer screamed the lyrics (often past the point of easy intelligibility) while the band tore into their instruments. The other end of the spectrum involved spoken or whispered lyrics, coupled with delicately picked single note guitar lines and light drumming.

The band released a split 7" with Embassy, and split 7 inches with Current and Ordination of Aaron. They also released a song on Eucalyptus Compilation (2x7") on Tree Records, a song on the Food Not Bombs compilation LP on Inchworm Records, and a song on the Ghost Dance compilation (2x7") on Slave Cut Records.The discography "science 1994" was released in 2005 and "Hidden Arithmetic" in 2006, both on the futurerecordings label.

Note on naming: Indian Summer did not name any of their songs, and as such multiple names have been invented by fans. Where multiple titles exist in common use, both are given, separated by a slash.

[edit] Discography

• Indian Summer 7" (1993, Reprecussion Records)

1. "Angry Son/Woolworm"
2. "Aren't You Angel"
3. "Millimeter"

• Current/Indian Summer Split 7" (1993, Initial pressing on Homemade Records, reprint on Reprecussion)
• Embassy/Indian Summer split 7" (unknown year, Slave Cut Records)
• Speed Kills split 7" (1994, Inchworm Records)

1. Ordination of Aaron - "Last"
2. Indian Summer - "Truman"

• Eucalyptus double 7" compilation (1995, Tree Records)

1. Indian Summer - "Touch the Wings of an Angel Doesn't Mean You Can Fly"
2. Current (band) - "Bastille"
3. Boilermaker - "Slingshot"
4. Allure - "I Think I Can"
5. Shroom Union - "Calm"
6. Embassy - "Blackness"
7. Julia - "I Will Not Be Ignored"

• A Food Not Bombs Benefit LP (1994, Inchworm)

1. Ten Boy Summer - "The History Of Blank Pages And The Conscious Decision To Discontinue The Tradition Our Gender Has Been Plagued With"
2. Swing Kids - "Disease"
3. Campaign - "Industry Slave"
4. Indian Summer - "Reflections on Milkweed"
5. Starkweather - "Mainline"
6. Franklin - "Slow into Questionable"
7. Finger Print - "Surrender"
8. Braille - "Capitol"
9. Half Man - "Tripped Up"
10. Premonition - "Left Unsaid"
11. Railhead - "End Song"
12. Current - "Chairitied"

• Ghost Dance Double 7" compilation (1994, Slave Cut)
• Science 1994 Discography CD
• Hidden Arithmetic live CD (limited to 2000 copies)