The Prids
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| The Prids | |
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 The Prids - photo by Kristin Neuschwander
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Genre(s) | Post-Punk New Wave Indie rock |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Label(s) | Five03 Luminal This-A-Way |
| Website | theprids.com |
| Members | |
| David Frederickson - guitar, vocals Mistina Keith - bass, vocals Joey Maas - drums Eric Hold - keyboards |
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| Former members | |
| Lee Zeman - drums (2002-2005) Jairus Smith - drums, keyboards (1998-2003) Trenor Rapkins (Trenor Rapki) - keyboards (1998-2001) |
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The Prids are a band from Portland, Oregon. The quartet's music can be categorized as a blend of new wave and post-punk, influenced by bands such as The Chameleons, The Smiths, Joy Division and New Order, Depeche Mode, The Sound, and Sonic Youth.
Founded in Saint Joseph, Missouri in the late 1990s by David Frederickson and Mistina Keith, they continued to develop in Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, where they befriended and were influenced by 1980s post-punk band For Against, whose guitarist Harry Dingman III created the artwork for their EP Duracraft, before relocating to Portland.
The Prids follow a strong DIY ethic similar to that of Fugazi, including recording their own records in their house in Portland, with the exception of the latest release, Until the World Is Beautiful (Five03 Records). In addition, former Prids drummer Lee Zeman screenprints all of the band's t-shirts and stickers and the band books their own tours, prints their own buttons, and drives their own van around the country.
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[edit] Biography
All four members live a strict vegan lifestyle and hold strong political beliefs, which influence their writing style. The Prids take a stance on animal rights,[1]. The Prids often perform at benefits for animal rights groups such as SHAC7[2] and shops such as Food Fight (vegan grocery).[3] Additionally, local Portland artists design their record covers such as Mike Scheer,[4] who has also done covers for Built to Spill, Treepeople and Steve Fisk.
With the exception of drummer Joey Maas, who lives in Seattle, Washington, The Prids reside communally in Portland in a house dubbed "The Compound". Frederickson and Keith are one of the famous "former couples" bands in rock history, like X and Fleetwood Mac, and the two continue to live, write and record together. In fact, the name, "The Prids" comes from a pet name that the two had for each other.
The Prids have toured the U.S. several times[5] and supported international acts such as The Faint, TV on the Radio, The Rapture, Jarboe (formerly of Swans) and Built to Spill.[6] Their music is played on dozens of college radio stations as well as national stations, and they have been interviewed on Joey Reynolds' show on WOR Radio[7] as well as KPSU[8][9] in Portland and other local stations. The Prids have received national and local press praising their work in publications such as Spin.com,[10] Punk Planet, L.A. Weekly and Seattle Stranger.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Love Zero (2003) This-A-Way Records/Luminal Records
- Until the World Is Beautiful (2006) Five03 Records
[edit] EPs
- Duracraft (2000)
- Glide, Screamer (2002)
- Something Difficult (2007)
[edit] 7" Singles
- "Let It Go (The Prids song)|Let It Go" (2004) Luminal Records
- "Shadow and Shadow" (2004) Luminal Records
- "Something Difficult/OneThousandFive" (2008) Catastrophe Ballet Records
[edit] Compilation CDs
- New Dark Age Vol.2 (2004) Strobelight Records
- Dark Awakening Vol.5 (2006) COP International
[edit] Movie soundtracks
- Alien 51 (2004)
[edit] References
- ^ http://64.207.144.142/movabletype/PETA2Daily/archives/2006/08/get_stuff_from_1.html/]<ref>[http://64.207.144.142/movabletype/PETA2Daily/archives/2006/08/get_stuff_from_1.html/ peta2 // peta2 Daily Blog Archives<!-- Bot generated title -->]</li> <li id="cite_note-1">'''[[#cite_ref-1|^]]''' [http://upcoming.org/event/76092/ SHAC7 Benefit w/ The Prids, The Online Romance, Cadence at The Artistery (Saturday, May 20, 2006) - Upcoming<!-- Bot generated title -->]</li> <li id="cite_note-2">'''[[#cite_ref-2|^]]''' [http://www.foodfightgrocery.com/2006/07/prids-are-coming-your-way.html <><!-- Bot generated title -->]</li> <li id="cite_note-3">'''[[#cite_ref-3|^]]''' [http://www.mikescheer.com The Official Mike Scheer site<!-- Bot generated title -->]</li> <li id="cite_note-4">'''[[#cite_ref-4|^]]''' [http://www.theprids.com/live/index.html // the prids / live //<!-- Bot generated title -->]</li> <li id="cite_note-5">'''[[#cite_ref-5|^]]''' [http://www.jivemagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12914 The Prids / Built To Spill Fall Tour and New LP - JIVE Magazine Forums<!-- Bot generated title -->]</li> <li id="cite_note-6">'''[[#cite_ref-6|^]]''' [http://wor710.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=101556 WOR Radio 710 HD - *<!-- Bot generated title -->]</li> <li id="cite_note-7">'''[[#cite_ref-7|^]]''' http://archive.kpsu.org:8080/audio/by/artist/the_prids</li> <li id="cite_note-8">'''[[#cite_ref-8|^]]''' http://archive.kpsu.org:8080/node/4900</li> <li id="cite_note-9">'''[[#cite_ref-9|^]]''' [http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2006/08/060830_prids/ SPIN.com: The Prids<!-- Bot generated title -->]</li></ol></ref>
