Staph

More to continue, I am sure not many know who these guys are and it is likely because they didn't stick out for long. Staph (Ex Lion of the north) existed between 2008. They released a 3 song EP CDr under Kid sister everything and also released a song as a split 7" with Antilles under Inkblot (Same guys who released Loma's first EP and that small trilogy volume split they had going on in 2008) Can't say much since it was 4 songs they did and were one of those forgotten hardcore screamo bands from the myspace era. I do hope Kid sister everything releases some sort of 7" or 10" for the Keys EP. The split with Antilles can still be purchased from Inkblot (Shipping is free in the US)

Keys EP+Split track with Antilles

Antilles

So I am at this kid sister everything mini rampage for February. I've been wanting to do this since mid last year but from all the other posts I had put up last year I decided to wait for this month to get all these bands down. Up next is Antilles. Super fucking cool band from Ohio. 2 releases were under KSE. This band started out in 2006 releasing a split CD EP (The only physical release I am missing) up to their last release in 2009 under 2 splits which were with Mountain asleep and another with the band Staph. The band was pretty dope and especially on their only LP that KSE recently put out on vinyl (A year ago?) it was originally as a extremely limited CD but it finally made its appearance as a double LP not long ago. The sleeves and packaging is just as beautiful as the record sounds. Originally the Self titled EP was self released as a CDr and about a year later it went on as being a single sided 12" next to the bands 2 song EP called My empathy that was also released the same year as the self titled as a cassette and the following year being put as a 7" along with a repress in 2010. Antilles is the band that can sound a little mathy between the bands debut full length and on some of the splits. Don't know if the members went on to do other things. I would say Antilles is for people who like Cougar den, MANS. and Cloud mouth. It has that catch from the late 00's (2008-2009 era)

Antilles/The Juniper Wait Split CD EP
Antilles/Trifle Tower Split 7"

Antilles 12"

My empathy 7"

Beholder/Destroyer 2x12"

Antilles/Staph- Volume 3 7"

Mountain asleep/Antilles Split 7"

Mountain Asleep

So February is here and I realized that about an hour ago, David is doing some cool stuff on his Open mind/Saturated brain I had given him a file of some old Dawn treader jams i had on me for a while (I am really excited to see that)
I was away for about 3 weeks I believe and I promised some Kid sister everything records that I have.
Mountain asleep was a sort of hardcore/math rock band that existed between 2007-2010 (or 2011). The band put out a 7" called Smile medicine while they also made a split 7" with Antilles (They will be my next mention) there is also a 5 song demo they did and sometime there was a full length called "Hello, anxious" that never came out but the songs were recorded but to me they sound like demos so maybe never mastered out? it has most songs from the demo with a couple of new ones. Mountain asleep sounds like the math rock version of Boyfriends to me. It was a band I wished i saw more from. I had heard of the band right after Smile medicine was out but at the time I wasn't too focused into gathering records and all. Overall they were pretty energetic and sounded like they had fun being a band the entire time. The split with Antilles there are 2 versions and the version i have is the limited repress of 50 copies and as for Smile medicine there were 200 in yellow vinyl and 100 in black (the one I have) I would have liked to see some sort of release for Hello, anxious though even if they have that demo sound.

Smile medicine 7"

Mountain asleep/Antilles 7"

2007 Demo + Hello, anxious demos
Live @ Skull alley 2010