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June of 44

June of 44

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Years Active: 2006 to present

Genre: Rock, Hip Hop, Electronic, Jazz, Pop, Stage & Screen

Country: Louisville, Kentucky United States

Website: www.myspace.com/giugnodel44

Members:
Jeff Mueller (guitar, vocals)
Sean Meadows (guitar, vocals)
Fred Erskine (bass, trumpet)
Doug Scharin (drums)

Artist Bio:

June of 44 formed in 1994, after the breakup of Louisville post hardcore band Rodan. Guitarist Jeff Mueller teamed up with guitarist Sean Meadows, bassist/trumpeter Fred Erskine (former member of DC band Hoover), and drummer Doug Scharin, who'd played in the slowcore band Codeine. The band's name was inspired by the date of correspondence between erotic fiction writers Henry Miller and Anas Nin; furthermore June also coincided with Mueller's mother's birthday and the military service of Meadows' grandfather. After only three-and-a-half weeks of practice, the quartet had a complete set of songs that were heavy on dynamics and atmospheres. The work resulted in the creation of shifting, dissonant and disarticulated music based on soft-to-loud dynamics, neurotic rhythm changes, angular and hypnotic guitars and lyrics shouted or half-spoken in a dramatic way. In the summer of 1995, the group released its debut album, "Engine Takes to the Water", on Rodan's former label Quarterstick. With their second album, 1996's "Tropics and Meridians", June of 44 established themselves as a top-notch experimental indie band, offering a more fully realized take on the sound of their debut. In the meantime the band appeared on the benefit compilation "Lounge AX Defense and Relocation", published by Touch And Go......[Read More]


 

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