Orchid (band)
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| Orchid | |
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 From left: Will Killingsworth, Jeff Salane and Jayson Greene of Orchid |
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| Origin | Amherst, MA (USA) |
| Years active | 1997 – 2002 |
| Genres | Hardcore Punk Screamo |
| Labels | Ebullition Records, Clean Plate Records, various |
| Members | Will Killingsworth, Jayson Green, Jeff Salane, Geoff Garlock, Brad Wallace |
Considered by many to be one of the pioneers of the "screamo" sound, Orchid combined a post-modern aesthetic with hardcore punk, releasing several now-hard-to-find EPs and splits as well as three full-length records. Orchid's influences are assumed to be Canadian hardcore band Union of Uranus and One Eyed God Prophecy, but band members more often cite the German bands Systral and Carol.
Posthumously, a CD compiling all of their singles and split releases (Totality on Clean Plate Records) was released which comprised all of the out of press and hard to find material previously only available on vinyl record.
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[edit] History
The band was formed while Jayson, Will, and Brad were studying at Hampshire College and Jeff was attending Umass in Amherst, Massachusetts in early 1998. The majority of their discography was released on vinyl records which they often shared with other bands. There were three full-length (by their standards) records released: Chaos is Me, Dance Tonight, Revolution Tomorrow! and the final Self-Titled release, all released on Ebullition Records. Towards the end of their lifespan, the final line-up of Orchid had formed various side-projects with vocalist Jayson Green, bassist Geoff Garlock and drummer Jeff Salane forming the band Panthers and guitarist Will Killingsworth playing in the band Bucket Full of Teeth and working on Dead Air Studios, his recording project based in Amherst, MA where the band recorded their final album (having previously recorded at Godcity with Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou). Orchid played last shows in a number of cities during the summer of 2002, the last of which was at The Advocate in Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA where they played with Sinaloa and the band Wolves, who had former Orchid bassist Brad Wallace playing guitar for them.
Will continues to run his own label called Clean Plate Records, whilst his band Bucket Full of Teeth released several records, including a full-length LP on Level Plane Records before he formed the band Ampere who are still active. Jayson, Geoff and Jeff continue to play in the band Panthers, who have released two full-length albums and an EP. After Wolves finished, Brad joined Transistor Transistor to play guitar, who also recently released an album on Level-Plane.
Recently, Will reprinted a large number of Orchid Chaos Is Me shirts, with the hope of deflating the high prices for which both bootleg and legitimate Orchid shirts are sold on eBay.
[edit] Band members
- Will Killingsworth (guitar)
- Jeff Salane (drums)
- Jayson Green (vocals)
- Brad Wallace (bass) January '98 to August '99.
- Geoff Garlock (bass) September '99 to July '02.
[edit] Discography
[edit] EPs and split records
- Demo Cassette Tape (Self-Released)
- Orchid / Pig Destroyer Split 7" (Amendment)
- Self-Titled 7" (Hand Held Heart)
- Orchid / Encyclopedia Of American Traitors Split 7" (Witching Hour Records)
- Orchid / Combat Wounded Veteran Split 6" (Clean Plate)
- Orchid / The Red Scare Split 7" (Hand Held Heart)
- Orchid / Jeromes Dream Skull Record (Witching Hour)
[edit] LPs and full-length releases
- Chaos Is Me LP (Ebullition)
- Dance Tonight, Revolution Tomorrow! 10" (Ebullition)
- Dance Tonight, Revolution Tomorrow + Chaos is Me CD (Ebullition)
- Self-Titled Gatefold LP/CD (Ebullition)
- Totality CD (Clean Plate)
[edit] Compilation Appearances
- Songs of the Dead 7" (Ape Records)
- Better Luck Next Time (Witching Hour)
- Falafel Grind; 32 Bands Proving That Cripple Bastards Suck, CD (Obscene Productions)
