D.b.s.

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Name = d.b.s.


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Origin = North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genre = Punk rock
Skate punk
Melodic hardcore
Years_active = 1992–2001
Label = Nefer Records
Sudden Death Records
New Disorder Records
Crap Records
Ache Records
Associated_acts = The Red Light Sting [http://www.theredlightsting.com]
See below for more
URL = [http://members.tripod.com/d_b_s_/ Official website] (defunct)
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Past_members = Andy Dixon
Jesse Gander
Paul Patko
Ryan "Nordburg" Angus
Dhani Borges

d.b.s. were a punk rock band from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. From their beginnings in 1992 to their eventual breakup in 2001, they gained some popularity in the Canadian punk rock scene (and to a lesser extent, the U.S. punk rock scene).

During their decade-long career, they released five studio albums, and toured with many well-established punk rock bands such as Rancid, Anti-Flag, D.O.A., Bouncing Souls, Youth Brigade,cite web
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quote = "In their 5 years they toured with such bands as Rancid, Falling Sickness, Anti-Flag, Digger, Slacker, I-farm, No Fraud, DOA, Gob, Bouncing Souls, AFT, Youth Brigade and many more…"] and many more.

History

The band formed in 1992, when they were only in grade 8, consisting at the time of Andy Dixon, Jesse Gander, Paul Patko, and Dhani Borges.cite web
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work = d.b.s. official website ] . The first songs they played together were covers of The Ramones ("I Believe in Miracles") and Red Hot Chili Peppers ("Higher Ground"). They were in grade 11 when they released their first full-length, "Tales from the Crib"—a pun of "Tales from the Crypt", in reference to the band's youth. They went on their first tour that same year, traveling to California with fellow Vancouver punk band Gob.

Their musical career came to its pinnacle with their final release, "Forget Everything You Know". After the release of this EP, they disbanded, and went on to other projects.

Members

* Jesse Gander − vocals
* Andy Dixon − guitar, backing vocals
* Paul Patko − drums, backing vocals
* Dhani Borges − bass (left sometime after recording "I Is for Insignificant")
* Ryan Angus (Nordburg) − bass (replaced Dhani in January 1998) [http://members.tripod.com/d_b_s_/news.html d.b.s. news] —January 1998 to June 2001]

Discography

Self-released

* "Selfexploditory" (Cassette) – (1992)
* "Lighten Up" (Cassette) – (1993)
* "Catch 22" (Cassette) – (1993)

Full lengths

* "Tales from the Crib" − Nefer Records (1995)
* "If the Music's Loud Enough…" − Nefer Records (1996)
* "I Is for Insignificant" − Sudden Death Records (1998)
* "Some Boys Got It, Most Men Don't" − New Disorder Records (1999)
* "If Life Were a Result, We'd All Be Dead" − Crap Records (2000)

EPs and singles

* "Snowball's Rollin' Fine" (7") – Nefer Records (1995)
* "When the Meek Get Pinched the Bold Survive" (7") – Crap Records (1997)
* "Forget Everything You Know" (EP) − Ache Records (2001)

Split releases

* "North America Sucks!!" (Split album with Anti-Flag) – Nefer Records (1996)
* D.O.A./d.b.s. Split (7") – Empty Records
* The Cost/d.b.s. Split (7") – Sellout Records (2000)

Other projects

* The Red Light Sting [http://www.theredlightsting.com] − A post-hardcore/art punk band formed as a side-project for d.b.s., with Andy Dixon on guitar and Paul Patko on drums. Now defunct.
* Operation Makeout [http://www.operationmakeout.com] − Formed in 1999, with Jesse Gander on bass and vocals.
* Secret Mommy [http://www.secretmommy.com] − Andy Dixon's glitch/indietronica music.
* Winning [http://www.wearewinning.ca] − A band which includes Andy Dixon on vocals, guitar and piano, and Paul Patko on drums and percussion.
* Ghost House [http://www.ghosthousemusic.com] - Piano-driven post-punk band fronted by Jesse Gander. Toured and released one album, Departures, on Reluctant Recordings [http://www.reluctantrecordings.com] .

References

External links

* [http://members.tripod.com/~d_b_s_/ Official website] − defunct for several years
* [http://www.acherecords.com Ache Records]