Screamfeeder

Screamfeeder
Origin Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Genres
Years active 1991 (1991)–present
Labels
  • Survival
  • Hypnotized/Shock
  • Rhythm Ace
Associated acts
  • The Madmen
Website screamfeeder.com
Members
Past members
  • Tony Blades
  • Darek Mudge

Screamfeeder are an Australian indie guitar pop group formed in Brisbane in 1991 by Tony Blades on drums, Kellie Lloyd on bass guitar and vocals and Tim Steward on guitar and vocals. In 1995 Dean Shwereb replaced Blades on the drums. Darek Mudge joined on lead guitar from 2001 to 2005. They have released seven studio albums, Flour (June 1992), Burn Out Your Name (August 1993), Fill Yourself With Music (1995), Kitten Licks (1996), Rocks on the Soul (2000), Take You Apart (2003) and Pop Guilt (2017).

History

In August 1991 Screamfeeder were formed as an indie guitar pop group in Brisbane by Tony Blades on drums and vocals, Kellie Lloyd on bass guitar and vocals and Tim Steward on guitar and vocals.[1] Blades and Steward had been members of the Madmen, which they formed in 1988 in Townsville with Bruce Gardner on guitar and vocals and Jeff Johnson on bass guitar.[1] In 1989 Cam Hurst replaced Johnson on bass guitar and Gardner left. They released three singles and an extended play, Thunder Egg (1990), on their own label, Stone Groove.[1][2] The Madmen toured Queensland numerous times, before relocating to Brisbane in 1989. When Hurst was replaced by Lloyd the trio became Screamfeeder.[1] Lloyd had previously made a filmclip for The Madmen.

Screamfeeder signed with Sydney-based label, Survival Records, and issued their debut studio album, Flour, in June 1992.[3] One track, "Walking Through the Village", had been recorded back in June 1990 by the Madmen, with Hurst on bass guitar, at Pyramid Studios and was co-produced by Steward and Murray Nash.[4] The other tracks were recorded between November 1991 and the following January at Vibrafeel Studios with Mick Borkowski as producer, audio engineer and mastering engineer.[4]

The Canberra Times' correspondent opined, in January 1993, that Flour "captured the raw sound of Screamfeeder while displaying the inherent depth, feeling and power within the music. Influences within Screamfeeder range from Swervedriver to Husker Du to Bitch Magnet and beyond. The songs on the album forge a path of intense feeling, crossing the ground from sublime melodies to sonic punishment."[2] It was remastered and re-released in 2014 by Melbourne-based, Poison City Records.[4]

Their second album, Burn Out Your Name, appeared in August 1993.[1] It provided the single, "Fingers and Toes", in the same month.[1] Pemberton Roach of AllMusic described their sonation "it's pretty clear from the album's first song that the group has put in some serious hours listening to Hüsker Dü records. From the ringing distorto guitar to the throat-slashing, top-of-the-range Bob Mould-esque vocals, Screemfeeder has the Minnepolis [sic] trio's sound down better than anyone this side of Overwhelming Colorfast."[5]

In 1995, Dean Shwereb replaced Tony Blades on the drums.[1] In 2007 Steph Hughes briefly filled-in for Dean Shwereb on drums. Mike Squire played harmonica on "Fill yourself with music" and rocked the lead guitar in 1999 and 2000. Darek Mudge played lead guitar from 2001 - 2005 and intermittently from then on. Live members have also included Doug Arnott.

Screamfeeder toured Europe with Screaming Tribesmen and The Chevelles, performed at the Big Day Out in 1994 and 1997 and have supported by acts such as Rollins Band, Sonic Youth, Ride and Pavement.[1]

During the 1990s, indie and grunge rock increased in popularity throughout the world and Screamfeeder was part of the rise of independent Australian rock. The musical style and influences on each Screamfeeder album are distinct, from retro pop-rock, low-fi indie, to guitar driven alternative.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other appearances

Videography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Screamfeeder'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004.
  2. 1 2 "Brisbane Madmen on a Screamfeeding Diet". The Canberra Times. 67 (21,100). 21 January 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 21 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ Screamfeeder (2014), Flour, Survival Records, retrieved 22 June 2017, Performer: Screamfeeder: Tim Steward, guitar, vocals – Kellie Lloyd, bass, vocals – Tony Blades, drums, vocals. Notes: Words included on sleeve insert. Originally released in June 1992 on Survival Records in Brisbane.
  4. 1 2 3 Flour (liner notes). Screamfeeder. Melbourne, Vic: Poison City Records. 2014. PCR083.
  5. ↑ Roach, Pemberton. "Burn Out Your Name – Screamfeeder | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Screamfeeder (1992), Flour, Sureshot Records, retrieved 22 June 2017
  7. ↑ Screamfeeder (1993), Burn Out Your Name, Survival Records, retrieved 22 June 2017
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