Thursday, September 03, 2009

Life At These Speeds



End On End





Life At These Speeds were a band from Portland, Oregon. They play some truly inspiring and driving music. Over the course of the past few years, they’ve toured parts of the US and Europe, and released several recordings on friends’ labels, The Perpetual Motion Machine, Owsla, Waking, Coldbringer, Clean Plate and Level Plane.





End on End formed in Los Angeles in the fall of 1998. Originally having five members, the group became a quartet after guitarist Tony Lee quit the group to concentrate on a career in golf. After releasing a series of demos, as well as split releases with This Engine Burns and Life in Pictures, End on End released its self-titled debut album in the summer of 2000. The band continued to perform around the Los Angeles area, but began to expand its touring horizons. In August 2000, drummer Phil Drazic traded his drumming position for a guitarist spot, making way for Dom Atoigue to join End on End. The band released a 7” EP in May 2001 on Hard Line Records, but it was also at this time that guitarist Jeff Mora grew frustrated with music as a whole and quit. Mora was replaced by Jason Tooley. After a four-week national tour, End on End returned to the studio to record its second album. The band released Why Evolve When We Can Go Sideways in August 2002 on Substandard Records. The band’s line-up continued to fluctuate with Josh, Andy, and Phil being the only permanent members; at one point the band drafted Mike Wetzel and Daniel Poulet from Bleeding Kansas to fill the vacant second guitar and drum positions respectively. The group played with Hot Water Music, Leatherface, and Death by Stereo, among others. End on End held their final show in San Fransisco in the fall of 2007.





End On End / Life At These Speeds




2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Happy that u came back However U still working 5 hrs a day.. sorry man.. I am killing myself 2 on a job in a 3rd World Country.. Good Uploads by the way.. Im thinking in Studying Music Journalism..where would it be good to do so in Florida. Jeremy From DR

8:47 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

End on End played flint once. It was one of the coolest shows i've ever been too. And the life in pictures split is pretty amazing

2:43 PM  

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