About Forever Escaping Boredom:
The Birth, Death and Resurrection…
After several years of stagnancy and hibernation, the spark of inspiration
has awakened Forever Escaping Boredom to continue forward into a new epoch
of strife and tumult. The wheels of Forever Escaping Boredom Records began
turning sometime in the dying days of December 1998, when my partner and I
were attending the Gainesville Fest. I had always thought about starting a
record label and this fest just happen to serve as the necessary impetus to
put my ideas into motion. During the course of events, sandwiched between
two moshcore bands, was an acoustic artist who captivated the rowdy crowd
with his morose campfire tunes. His name was Keith Welsh. After his set I
made a rather spontaneous decision to approach him and asked if I could put
out a 7” of his music. He said sure and thus begun this long journey.
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Sometime during the subsequent months I placed an ad in Heart Attack looking
for stuff from the band Frail. The fellow who answered me, Tanner, was
involved in a band from Sioux Falls called Copropraxia. I asked for a demo,
which he promptly sent, and upon listening was completely floored by their
sound. The plan then became to put out their 7”, but the untimely demise of
this amazing band shelved the project indefinitely. I had kept in contact
with Tanner and learned he had formed a new band called, The Spirit of
Versailles. After hearing the demo, it was clear that I wanted to do a 7"
with this band and shortly afterwards, In Line for Halos, became FEB records
second release. The Spirit of Versailles were a non-typical straightedge
band, who played with the same passion as many of the great emo hardcore
bands that came out of the early/ mid-90’s. Around this time, I was also
working with my partner on organizing a Florida fest, which The Spirit of
Versailles played at. They went on to do many great things and I’m glad that
I had the opportunity to see them play live a couple of times. To this day,
those days remain some of my fondest memories.
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A Brief Tangent…
If I have anything that resembles a mission of purpose for the label it is
to put out records as diverse as the punk community itself. Punk has never
represented some style of music or fashion to me, it’s always been about
community and ideas. I’ve always said if the only difference between us and
them is the music we listen to, then what’s the point?
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The Departure…
After two years of hope and promise, some bad decisions on my part, and a
move to Chicago, my involvement with FEB eventually fell to the wayside. I
always had some ideas circulating, but city life can be an exhilarating ride
and playing the role of a spectator was all I wanted to do.
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Fast forward to now… back in Florida (for a while anyway)…
Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida are experiencing a bit of a punk rock
renaissance and this burgeoning activity has inspired me to breathe some new
life into this defunct project.
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Being involved in punk throughout the years, whether active or on the
periphery in Sarasota, I was always dismayed by the lack of support for my
local scene. So many bands came and went never leaving behind anything
significant to document the Sarasota/ Bradenton
punk rock community. As an amateur historian and aspiring librarian, it’s my natural
inclination to document things. So in a small way this is my attempt to
document and support the local punk community. I hope you all will enjoy my
latest offerings: a 7-song CD by KIT! and the Asthma Atttaq/ Dirty South
Apocalypse split 12”. Now go forth and spread the gospel.
Noise Peddlers:
Dirty South Apocalypse
We are nice kids. We want to play at your house, but are ok with playing larger venues too. We have records and such. We want to fuck your life up for the better.
If you'd like to hear our sound, visit our
MySpace page!
Brain and Matt also play in The Illustrated!
Discography:
4-song demo (w/ Karl Mudd on vox): self-released
10-song demo: self-released
Asthma Atttaq/Dirty South Apocalypse - split 12": Forever Escaping Boredom
Asthma Atttaq
asthma atttaq was born on a hot august day in 2002….the year the scene in southwest Florida lost it's breath! Ry Sikora and David Curran-guitar and drums.
Attempts were made early in 2001 to get something started and the result was TOGETHER, MY ACCIDENT. With David singing and Ry playing bass they brought a somewhat different approach to the melodicore /chaos sort of thing. A few shows around Sarasota/Bradenton and some technical difficulties left "TOGETHER" broken apart. The summer of 2002 finds Ry and David alone, not unlike a spicy romance novel, to explore themselves musically.
With fall of 2002 quickly approaching, a project poked it's head up. With practices consisting of only Ry an David, when four people were supposed to be around, our heroes find themselves alone again. You know what………..FUCK IT! That's all they need anyway! Today finds asthma atttaq habitually wreckin' shop at venues throughout the suncoast and beyond. They extend their appreciation to all who have helped them and all who will eventually….find themselves breathless.
Here's what others are saying about Asthma Atttaq:
Asthma Attaq: Why isn’t this band more popular? When this record begins it begins with a soundscape that oozes with eerie melodies and well used effects that are used to create an atmosphere and complement. The further I get into this labyrinth, the more lost I feel, AA take the listener through a winding corridor of hardcore, noise, post rock, and jazz and they do it absolutely flawlessly from song to song. This band has been Florida ’s best kept secret for far too long and I hope that one day I’ll be able to see this band live! -Fountain Web-zine
Asthma Attaq are really cool spacey hardcore with all kinds of cool, trippy parts that sound a bit like Tarantula Hawk or Yeti, and it even kinda sounds like Yes a little bit. It's really interesting and held my attention throughout. - Razorcake #26
If Hella was good, they would sound like this. - Heartattack #45
Asthma Attaq are more akin to bands like Dillinger Escape Plan with less jazz influence. They play spastic metal broken up by melodic interludes. The vocals sound as if someone is attempting to rip this guy's vocal chord out as he is screaming, but they work over the music. - Impact Press #57
Check us out at the official Asthma Atttaq website!
Discography:
Make a Scene: Version 3 - various artists (CD): Co-dependent Records (by the
band's own admission, a horrible comp.)
Boom-Box Demo (CD-R): self-released
Asthma Atttaq/Dirty South Apocalypse - split 12": Forever Escaping Boredom
Asthma Atttaq - "Breathe Heavy" (CD): Forever Escaping Boredom - Out July
2005
KIT!
Imagine Discount or Tilt, mixed with a nintendo game and then throw in some good dance parts. DIY dance-core!
Here's what others are saying about Kit!:
I really hope this band is named after the car cause they are both pretty entertaining. They have a crazy pop punk, indy dance, and emo fusion sound. Mix all that stuff with female vocals and you have this very catchy band. The whole record is mid tempo but constantly full of hooks. - Slug & Lettuce #81
It's all too tempting to compare this female-fronted pop-punk band to Discount or Tilt, but that would be selling them short because they have a wonderful and unique sound. Taking pop convention and adding in a very subtle pinch of a dance influence, they also add technical bass lines, which aren't usually present in pop-punk. Their song titles are almost as creative as the songs themselves and include "Dude, Where's My Dude?" and "Precise But Not Accurate." I rarely fall for a band in such a rapid hook, line and sinker fashion as I have for Kit! They're just so damn irresistible. - Punk Planet #63
Discography:
Kit! - s/t (CDep): Forever Escaping Boredom
Info on Keith Welsh and Spirit of Versailles coming soon!
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