Indian Summer (band)

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Name = Indian Summer
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Genre = Screamo
Hardcore punk
Emocore
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Years_active = 1993–1994
Label = Repercussion Records
futurerecordings

Indian Summer was an early and influential American emocore band originally from Oakland, California. Their sound leaned heavily on loud-soft dynamics, pushed to the extremes on either end. Many of their songs built up to chaotic, cathartic climaxes; in which the singer screamed the lyrics (often past the point of easy intelligibility) while the band tore into their instruments. The other end of the spectrum involved spoken or whispered lyrics, coupled with delicately picked single note guitar lines and light drumming.

The band released a full 7" on Repercussion Records, split 7" with Embassy, and split 7 inches with Current and Ordination of Aaron. They also released a song on the "Eucalyptus" compilation (2x7") on Tree Records, a song on the "Food Not Bombs" compilation LP on Inchworm Records, and a song on the "Ghost Dance" compilation (2x7") on Slave Cut Records. The discography "Science 1994" was released in 2002/2008 and "Hidden Arithmetic" in 2006, both on the Future Recordings label.

Note on naming: Indian Summer did not name any of their songs, and as such multiple names have been invented by fans. Where multiple titles exist in common use, both are given, separated by a slash.

Discography

*"Indian Summer" 7" (1993, Repercussion Records)
# "Woolworm/Angry Son"
# "Aren't You an Angel"
# "Millimeter"
*"Current/Indian Summer" split 7" with Current (1993, Initial pressing on Homemade Records, reprint on Repercussion)
*"Embassy/Indian Summer" split 7" with Embassy (unknown year, Slave Cut Records)
# Embassy - "Stepping by"
# Embassy - "Said"
# Indian Summer - "I Think Your Train is Leaving"
*"Speed Kills" split 7" with Ordination of Aaron (1994, Inchworm Records)
# Ordination of Aaron - "Battle of tippecanoe"
# Indian Summer - "Black/Touch the Wings of an Angel... Doesn't Mean You Can Fly"
# Indian Summer - "Truman"
* "Science 1994" CD (2002, Future Recordings)
# Aren't You an Angel/Asking an Angel
# Millimeter
# Woolworm/Angry Son
# Orchard
# Reflections On Milkweed
# Black/Touch the Wings of an Angel... Doesn't Mean You Can Fly
# Truman
# I Think Your Train Is Leaving
# Sugar Pill
* "Hidden Arithmetic" CD (2006,Future Recordings)
# Aren't You an Angel
# Reflections On Milkweed
# Millimeter
# Untitled 1
# Woolworm
# Intro
# Sugar Pill - Aren't You an Angel
# Black/Touch the Wings of an Angel... Doesn't Mean You Can Fly - Millimeter
# Orchard
# Your Train Is Leaving - Truman
# Untitled 2
# Angry Son
* "Hidden Arithmetic" LP
# Intro
# Sugar Pill - Aren't You an Angel
# Black/Touch the Wings of an Angel... Doesn't Mean You Can Fly - Millimeter
# Orchard
# Your Train Is Leaving - Truman
# Untitled 2
# Angry Son

Compilation appearances

* "Eucalyptus" double 7" (1995, Tree Records)
# Indian Summer - "Black/Touch the Wings of an Angel... Doesn't Mean You Can Fly"
# Current - "Bastille"
# Boilermaker - "Slingshot"
# Allure - "I Think I Can"
# Shroom Union - "Calm"
# Embassy - "Blackness"
# Julia - "I Will Not Be Ignored"
* "A Food Not Bombs Benefit" LP (1994, Inchworm)
# Ten Boy Summer - "The History of Blank Pages and the Conscious Decision To Discontinue the Tradition Our Gender Has Been Plagued With"
# Swing Kids - "Disease"
# Campaign - "Industry Slave"
# Indian Summer - "Reflections on Milkweed"
# Starkweather - "Mainline"
# Franklin - "Slow into Questionable"
# Finger Print - "Surrender"
# Braille - "Capitol"
# Half Man - "Tripped Up"
# Premonition - "Left Unsaid"
# Railhead - "End Song"
# Current - "Chairitied"
* "Ghost Dance" double 7" (1994, Slave Cut)
# Indian Summer - "Sugar Pill"
# From Ashes of - "Theme for Memory"
# Third Rail Rhyme - "Double Helix"
# Embassy - "His Years"
# Cap'n Jazz - "Blue Grass"
# Braid - "Elephant"
# Embassy - "How Can You"

External links

* [http://myspace.com/indiansummersongs Indian Summer MySpace Page]
* [http://www.silvergirl.com/ModHerSpaceInterview.html Interview with Marc Bianchi discussing Indian Summer]
* [http://www.weallinheritthemoon.blogspot.com Members of indian summer]