====== Candy Keep ======

Emo Pop\\

"About six months after the release of the first Port EP //Sounds...//, in the Spring of 1996, CPTR joined a 4-piece indie rock group by the name of ‘Candy Keep’, serving as the bassist. Eventually the drummer left (Tyler, who was a super great guy) and it became a 3 piece with the lead guitarist (Ryan S.) moving to drums, with Mark D. remaining on guitar and vocals. A 4-track cassette EP was recorded, titled //Old Friends are the Dearest//. They got a 7” record deal, but the label folded before it could be released. The material for the 7” was recorded at Bandroom Recordings (Aberdeen, WA) with Brian Smith, the proprietor/engineer/producer. The material as well as a few tracks from //Old Friends…// was later released as the CD //It’s Starting to Snow// on Cuddlebot’s Recordings. Candy Keep later split up in the summer of ’98, with Mark and Ryan going on to form ‘Lands Farther East’ and then form/join some well-respected math/indie-rock acts (e.g., ‘The Rooftops’, ‘Sunset Riders’). (from [[https://cuddlebot.com/history.php]])

===== Discography =====

| 199? | Old Friends are the Dearest |
| 199? | It’s Starting to Snow | Cuttlebots Recordings |

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==== Old Friends are the Dearest ====

199? Independent

Mark D. - Guitar and vocals\\
CPTR - Bass\\
Ryan S. - Drums

  - Touch of Wonder
  - Taken Bye
  - Off the Coaster Ride 2
  - In Colour
  - Farewell to the Shadowlands

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==== It’s Starting to Snow ====

19?? Cuttlebots Recordings

Songs include:

  * Touch of Wonder
  * Off the Coast a Rica
  * Farewell to the Shadowlands

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===== Links =====

  * [[http://kettleblack.tripod.com/kbreviewsA-J.htm|Review of "It’s Starting to Snow"]]