Found this while scouring the net. They can be found on page 5.
Reviews of both the "Skeptics" and "Harrison Bergeron Bound?" 7"'s courtesy of operationphoenixrecords.com
Friday, January 2, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
The Judas Iscariot blog
This blog is about my old band The Judas Iscariot.
A quick note....this "Judas Iscariot" has absolutely NOTHING to do with the black metal band/artist of the same name. I am fully aware that THAT "Judas Iscariot" was a far more popular musical entity than we ever were....nonetheless, our Judas Iscariot - in fact - THE Judas Iscariot - was a band that was important to the 3 of us who were in it - and apparently - important to some others as well.
We were Rich, Jeff (that's me) & Aaron....we were a guitar-less 3-piece that started with a punk/hardcore foundation but incorporated elements of much "softer" sounds and - as we got further along - experimented with free-jazz as well. Improvisation was always a huge part of what we were about - no matter what the sonic textures.
We were around from late-1995 until early-1998. We played our fair share of shows and did one tour.
We recorded 59 songs over the course of those years - included on a few 7"'s, a split LP and a bunch of comps....several were completely unreleased.
We broke up 10 years ago but I will tell you that the 2+ years that I spent in The Judas Iscariot were some of the most creatively rewarding times of my life.
After years of discussion about doing a discography CD....a release whose chances of seeing the light of day seemed to diminish significantly as the years passed....it seems that a discography CD will in fact see the light of day.
This blog will not be an overly active blog as - after all - how active can a blog be about a band that broke up 10 years ago.
However - the blog will trace the progress of the discography CD....and we have even spoke about POSSIBLY doing a reunion show in order to help promote its release and....well....just for old times sake.
Any occasional thoughts or what-have-you will also be posted when the inspiration strikes.
If you at all curious about what the 3 of us are up to now....
Most notably, perhaps, Aaron & I are the Coach and the Captain, respectively, in Two Man Advantage. We're a hockey-obsessed punk rock band who have now been together for over 11 years. We've put out 3 full-lengths over that time with a smattering of other stuff along the way.
You can check us out at our main website - www.TwoManAdvantage.com - or on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/TwoManAdvantage
Aaron & I also played together in a band called Phil A. Sheo with the Goods (those who remember The Judas from back in the day may recall a band from Kalamazoo, MI called Jihad....Craig - their vocalist - was the "Phil A. Sheo" in that band....although should you find a copy of any Phil A. Sheo CDs - don't expect a band that in any way sounds like either Judas or Jihad). There were 2 Phil A. Sheo CDs....Aaron is on both of them - I was only on the second one (entitled "Grab It").
Finally....Aaron & I also did a stint in The Hudson Falcons - having played on 1 album ("La Famiglia") and a full-blown cross-country tour.
Currently, I am only playing in Two Man....while Aaron is playing in both Two Man and an incredible blues-based hard rock band - Federale - who you should definitely check out at http://www.myspace.com/federale
Rich is currently a professor in the Political Science department at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Following the break-up of the Judas - Rich played in Countdown to Putsch who had several releases. That was followed by Fire & Flux - a freejazz duo. Due to geographical distance between its 2 members, F&F seem to be on hiatus - however - their website is still current and you can check it out here - http://www.fireandflux.com
Rich currently plays in End Times Trio - they have a CD out - and you can check out their MySpace page here - http://www.myspace.com/endtimestrio
Thanks for your interest....feel free to comment & I will certainly try to respond when time permits.
A quick note....this "Judas Iscariot" has absolutely NOTHING to do with the black metal band/artist of the same name. I am fully aware that THAT "Judas Iscariot" was a far more popular musical entity than we ever were....nonetheless, our Judas Iscariot - in fact - THE Judas Iscariot - was a band that was important to the 3 of us who were in it - and apparently - important to some others as well.
We were Rich, Jeff (that's me) & Aaron....we were a guitar-less 3-piece that started with a punk/hardcore foundation but incorporated elements of much "softer" sounds and - as we got further along - experimented with free-jazz as well. Improvisation was always a huge part of what we were about - no matter what the sonic textures.
We were around from late-1995 until early-1998. We played our fair share of shows and did one tour.
We recorded 59 songs over the course of those years - included on a few 7"'s, a split LP and a bunch of comps....several were completely unreleased.
We broke up 10 years ago but I will tell you that the 2+ years that I spent in The Judas Iscariot were some of the most creatively rewarding times of my life.
After years of discussion about doing a discography CD....a release whose chances of seeing the light of day seemed to diminish significantly as the years passed....it seems that a discography CD will in fact see the light of day.
This blog will not be an overly active blog as - after all - how active can a blog be about a band that broke up 10 years ago.
However - the blog will trace the progress of the discography CD....and we have even spoke about POSSIBLY doing a reunion show in order to help promote its release and....well....just for old times sake.
Any occasional thoughts or what-have-you will also be posted when the inspiration strikes.
If you at all curious about what the 3 of us are up to now....
Most notably, perhaps, Aaron & I are the Coach and the Captain, respectively, in Two Man Advantage. We're a hockey-obsessed punk rock band who have now been together for over 11 years. We've put out 3 full-lengths over that time with a smattering of other stuff along the way.
You can check us out at our main website - www.TwoManAdvantage.com - or on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/TwoManAdvantage
Aaron & I also played together in a band called Phil A. Sheo with the Goods (those who remember The Judas from back in the day may recall a band from Kalamazoo, MI called Jihad....Craig - their vocalist - was the "Phil A. Sheo" in that band....although should you find a copy of any Phil A. Sheo CDs - don't expect a band that in any way sounds like either Judas or Jihad). There were 2 Phil A. Sheo CDs....Aaron is on both of them - I was only on the second one (entitled "Grab It").
Finally....Aaron & I also did a stint in The Hudson Falcons - having played on 1 album ("La Famiglia") and a full-blown cross-country tour.
Currently, I am only playing in Two Man....while Aaron is playing in both Two Man and an incredible blues-based hard rock band - Federale - who you should definitely check out at http://www.myspace.com/federale
Rich is currently a professor in the Political Science department at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Following the break-up of the Judas - Rich played in Countdown to Putsch who had several releases. That was followed by Fire & Flux - a freejazz duo. Due to geographical distance between its 2 members, F&F seem to be on hiatus - however - their website is still current and you can check it out here - http://www.fireandflux.com
Rich currently plays in End Times Trio - they have a CD out - and you can check out their MySpace page here - http://www.myspace.com/endtimestrio
Thanks for your interest....feel free to comment & I will certainly try to respond when time permits.
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