The Divine Horsemen

The Divine Horsemen

The Divine Horsemen were a punk/roots band founded in 1983 by Chris D. (Desjardins), formerly of L.A. punk rock band The Flesh Eaters [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58204638.html?dids=58204638:58204638&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jul+05%2C+1987&author=STEVE+HOCHMAN+%3B+JEFF+SPURRIER&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=ROCK+CITY+Picking+the+Top+15+Bands+From+the+L.A.+Music+Scene&pqatl=google NY Times ] . The band developed a distinctive (and at the time, very new) alt country- type sound. They took their name from a voodoo term; a worshiper who is possessed by loa during a ceremony is said to be being ridden by "The Divine Horsemen". The term was also used as a song title by The Flesh Eaters

Desjardins re-worked several old songs by The Flesh Eaters, notably "Poison Arrow", and exercised his literary side by namechecking Chester Himes, Jim Thompson, Donald Goines, James Ellroy, Harry Crews, Ambrose Bierce and James Joyce amongst others on the track "What Is Red" from the "Snake Handler" lp.

Personnel

Other band members included Julie Christensen (Chris' then-wife), Matt Lee and Peter Andrus, as well as Flesh Eaters stalwart Robyn Jameson. They were joined at times by members of L.A. punk bands like Kid Congo Powers of The Gun Club and The Cramps, Jeffery Lee Pierce of The Gun Club and Stan Ridgway of Wall of Voodoo. They broke up in 1988.

Albums

Note on Record Labels

The information below provides the record label at the time the album was released. Most of these labels are now defunct or no longer include these albums in their catalog. They have currently been relicensed and reissued by Atavistic Records.
*1984 "Time Stands Still" Enigma Records
**Track Listing
***When The Rain Comes Down
***Lily White Hands
***Past All Dishonor
***Frankie Silver
***Sanctuary
***Heat From The Sun
***Little Sister
***Hell's Belle
***Time Stands Still
***Tears Fall Away
***My Sin
***Devil's River
***Mothers Worry
***Tenderest Kiss

*1986 "Devil's River" on SST Records
**Track Listing
*** My Sin (Chris D.-Matt Lee-Divine Horsemen)
*** Sapphire
*** Devil's River
*** He Rode Right Into Town
*** Come Into This Place (aka Poison Arrow Of Flame)
*** Tenderest Kiss
*** Love Call
*** Too Young To Die
*** It Doesn't Matter
*** Middle Of The Night

*1986 "Middle of the Night" on SST Records
**Track Listing
*** Middle Of The Night
*** Field Of Stone
*** If Only I Could
*** Little Sister
*** Mother's Worry
*** It Doesn't Matter
*** Gimmie Shelter
*** Voodoo Idol

*1987 "Snake Handler" on SST Records
**Track Listing
*** Snake Handler
*** Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
*** Stone By Stone (Fire Is My Home)
*** Curse Of The Crying Woman
*** Someone Like You
*** Fire Kiss
*** What Is Red
*** Blind Leading The Blind
*** That's No Way To Live

*1987 "Handful Of Sand" EP on SST Records
**Track Listing
*** Handful Of Sand
*** Curse Of The Crying Woman
*** Frankie Silver (Live)
*** Past All Dishonor (live)
*** Sanctuary (Live)

References

* A recent review (02/06) of 1984 release, Time Stands Still [http://www.ink19.com/issues/february2006/musicReviews/musicD/chrisDDivineHorsemen.html]
* [http://www.newtexture.com New and classic work by Chris D. at New Texture]


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