Static Rituals

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Static Rituals
Origin	Toledo, Ohio
Genres	Indie rock, Garage rock, New Wave
Years active	1996–2004, 2012
Labels	Sin Klub Entertainment, Style Over Substance, Norka
Associated acts	Soledad Brothers, Northern Song Dynasty, Stylex, Glide, Gone Daddy Finch, The Zimmerman Twins, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Gwar
Website	styleoversubstance.tripod.com/sr.html

Members	Brett Jan Leara Dallas DOTY Kevin Bodnar Cyrus Magnum

The Static Rituals were a Toledo, Ohio-based band formed in 1996. Starting out in high school, they were quite prolific, but slowed down in later years. The band had well over 40 members in their constantly changing line-up, a la The Fall (band) including Dan Greunke of Glide, Ben Swank of Soledad Brothers and Mayuko Hyachi of Detroit's Cyril Lords. The band still plays shows few and far between. The current line-up as of the Spring of 2012 includes Leara Dallas, Kevin Bodnar, Matthew Wood, William Tuite and founding member Brett R. Jan. Well regarded for their participation on the Purr Like a Kitten LP, they were also known for their faux band feuds with fellow Toledo-based bands Stylex, Premonitions of War and others, which toward the end of the 90s, was a distraction of their musical ability leading to a focus more on their drinking and shock aspect. This might have led to the end of their productive run for the 2000s. A final release entitled The Steadfast Passion Vacuum is expected for release in some format in 2012.

Discography

All Action, All Gone

Style Over Substance (2004 LP, CD)

Pre-Curser

Norka (2003 EP, CD)

these were the worst of times, these were the worst of fucking times

Self-Released (2001 EP, CD)

Trading Sirens

Style Over Substance (2000 LP, CD)

Ten Second Dynasty

Style Over Substance (1998 LP, CD)

PURR LIKE A KITTEN

Style Over Substance (1997 LP, Vinyl)

History 1996 - 2004

The band formed in Southeast Michigan, but became a staple in Toledo, Ohio in the mid-to-late 1990s at local rock venues such as Frankie's Inner-City and Mickey Finn's Pub. To date, their most well-known release is their contributions to the Purr Like a Kitten LP compilation, which featured tracks from other Toledo, Ohio and Detroit area musicians such as Jessica Bailiff and Soledad Brothers, among others. There have been many line-up changes in the 12-year history, and because they have slowed down their pace, their live shows in recent years have been up in the air as to whether or not it is going to be a 2-piece, a 5-piece, a punk show, a cover show, drag show, or any other combination of former, special guest or current members. There have been many falling outs, on-stage and off, break-ups and reunions.

The Steadfast Passion Vacuum 2012 - FUTURE

Members are split between Chicago, IL, Toledo, Ohio and Detroit, MI. The only known future plan was to be the release of their fourth full-length studio album, entitled The Steadfast Passion Vacuum. A cassette of the album in its entirety recorded by Jan from start to finish on acoustic guitar and vocals has been floating around in the hands of potential album participants, producers, current & ex-members since 2006. Doug Walker (former drummer for Brian Jonestown Massacre* & former leader of legendary Toledo, Ohio space-noise-pop quartet Xebec has agreed to produce. As for what format (EP, split compilation of EP's being referred to as The 4-EP Project* with The Zimmerman Twins among others; or as a full-length) the album will hit the record store shelves courtesy of one of two old familiar friends of the band: Edward Shimborske III's revamped Sin Klub Entertainment (who released two Rituals' songs on 2000's Exposed III compilation), or former Rituals' bassist Ben Langlois's upstart Old West End Records.*

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