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====== Mark Krischak ======

| **Name**:| Mark Wayne Krischak |
| **From**:| California, USA |
| **Genres**: | Power Pop |
| ::: | Alternative Rock |
| ::: | Eclectic / Experimental |
| ::: | Rap / Hip Hop |
| **Years Active**: | 1978-present |

Mark Krischak is constantly evolving and changing projects, so there is not really a lot of information about him in one place. Yn the 1980s he started [[Heath Dog Violet Records]] which released over 150 tapes of his various bands live, at rehearsals, in the studio, and many other random places.

===== Discography =====

=== Solo Work ===

| 1988 | Mark Krischak & Friends | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2019/04/28/mark-krischak-friends-volume-1/|Volume One: Early Recordings]] |
| 1989 | Seeds of Liberation | (Interview w/Mark Krischak) |
| 198? | Mark Krischack | Unreleased Songs demo |
| 1994 | Mark Krischak & Friends | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2026/08/26/mark-krischak-friends-volume-2/|Volume Two: Rough]] |
| 1997 | Mark Krischak | Generation XXX |
| 2012 | Mark Krischak | Red Clowns from Marz |
| 2012 | Mark Krischak | You're a Monster |
| 2004 | Johnny Rocket | Sumthin Old and Sumthin New |
| 2017 | Xchak Gearz | Underground Pop |

=== With Bands ===

| 1978 | [[The Popsicles]] | Try Try Boys (7” single) |
| 1979 | [[The Popsicles]] | Live at The Starwood |
| 1981 | [[The Lifesavors]] | 3/14/1981  |
| 1981 | [[The Lifesavors]] | Us Kids |
| 1983 | [[Labor of Love]] | 4 Song Demo |
| 1983 | [[Labor of Love]] | Message to the Bands |
| 1983 | [[Labor of Love]] | Live |
| 1984 | [[The Lifesavors]] | Lost Nashville Demo |
| 1985 | [[The Coolers]] | 10,000 Bands |
| 1985 | [[Louvre]] | 6 Song Demo |
| 1986 | [[The Pearl]] | Love Forever |
| 1987 | [[The Coolers]] | “Simply” & “Dead” |
| 1992 | [[The Jaded]] | Demo |

| 198? | [[The High Plains Drifters]] | Demo |
| 198? | [[The Mints]] | Demo |
| 198? | [[New Creatures]] | Demo |
| 198? | [[Red Christmas]] | Demo |
| 198? | [[Red Christmas]] | Live |
| 198? | [[Red Christmas]] | Rough Mix Demo |
| 198? | [[Trash Can Boys]] | Rehearsal Demo |
| 198? | [[Unopened Present]] | Demo |
| 198? | [[Vacation in Heaven]] | Demo |

=== Bands with Unknown Releases ===

  * [[7,000 Chinese Girls Punks]]
  * [[Kent 3]]
  * [[The Money Park]]
  * [[Mark and the Mint]]

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===== Bandmates Through the Years =====

=== The Klique & The Teenage Prostitutes (1978?) ===
Mark Krischak\\
Diane Katz\\
Diane Diamond\\
Robin ?\\

=== The Larks (1978?) ===
Tristen Beamon\\
Mark Krischak\\
Steve Petit\\
(others?)

=== The Popsicles (1978-1980) ===
Mark Wayne Krischak - Lead guitar, lead vocals\\
Anthony Mario (Tony) Denuccio - Guitar, vocals\\
Tristen Beamon - Bass, vocals\\
Eric Watson - Drums, vocals\\
Scott “The Sword” Sneller - Keyboards, backing vocals

=== The High Plains Drifters (1980?) ===
Mark Krischak - Lead vocals, lead guitar\\
Lawrence Spears - Guitar\\
Greg Limborg - Bass\\
Eric Watson - Drums, vocals\\

=== Kent 3 (1980?) ===
Mark Krischak - Lead vocals, lead guitar\\
Ian Lawrence\\
Greg Garcia\\
Tom Vatican

=== The Lifesavors (1980-1982) ===
Mark Krischak - Lead vocals, lead guitar\\
Ray Hersom - Guitar, vocals\\
Michael Knott - Guitar, vocals\\
Chris Wimber - Bass, vocals\\
Kevin Lee - Drums, vocals

=== Labor of Love (1983) ===
Mark Krischak - Lead vocals, lead guitar\\
Kirk Heiner - Guitars, vocals\\
Greg Garcia\\
Jim Akiw\\

=== The Lifesavors (1984) ===
Mark Krischak - Lead vocals, lead guitar\\
Kirk Heiner - Guitars, vocals\\
Chris Wimber - Bass, vocals\\
Kevin Lee - Drums, vocals

=== Louvre (1985) ===
Mark Krischak - Lead vocals, lead guitar\\
Tristen Beamon - Bass, vocals\\
Cliff Martin
Paul Lower
Greg Garcia

=== Vacation in Heaven (1985?) ===
Mark Krischak - Lead vocals, lead guitar\\
Rocco Sinisi\\
Scott ?\\
Brian ?\\

=== The Coolers (1985) ===
Mark Krischak - Lead vocals, lead guitar\\
Lawrence Spears - Guitar\\
Joe Foster - Guitar\\
Jim Camp - Bass guitar\\
Greg Elliot - Bass guitar\\
Paul Honescko - Drums

=== Red Christmas (1985?) ===
Mark Krischak - Lead vocals, lead guitar\\
[[Jerry Andrews]] - Guitar, vocals\\
Jim Camp - Bass?\\
Paul Honescko - Drums

=== The Unopened Present (1985?) ===
Mark Krischak - Lead vocals, lead guitar\\
Jackie Huruby\\
Ken ?\\
Paul Honescko - Drums

=== The Pearl (1986) ===
Mark Krischak - Lead vocals, lead guitar\\
Joe Foster - Guitar\\
Matt Tippel - Bass\\
Paul Honescko - Drums

=== Trash Can Boys (1986?) ===
Mark Krischak - Lead vocals, lead guitar\\
Joe Foster - Guitar\\
Ian Lawrence

=== The Money Park (198?) ====
Mark Krischak - Lead vocals, lead guitar\\
Etsko ?\\
Isumi ?

=== The Mints (198?) ====
Mark Krischak - Lead vocals, lead guitar\\
Yoichi ?\\
Neg ?\\
Daisuke ?

=== 7,000 Chinese Girls Punks ===
Mark Krischak - Lead vocals, lead guitar\\
Hiroshi ?\\
Tssuyoshi ?\\
Atsusji ?

[[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nWjtDglCPL1b2RFmOwJLpl2uzA3kJa3m/view?usp=sharing|Click Here to See a Family Tree of All of Mark's Bands]]

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===== Solo Releases =====

==== Volume One: Early Recordings ====

| **Band**:|Mark Krischak & Friends |
| **Genre**:| Alternative Rock |
| **Year**: | 1988 |
| **Label**: | [[Heath Dog Violet Records]] & [[Key Records]] |
| **Produced by**: | [[Jenni Bond]] |

  - [[Louvre]] - Another Time, Another Place	 
  - [[Louvre]] - I'm with You	 
  - [[Vacation in Heaven]] - In His Scene (live)	 
  - [[Vacation in Heaven]] - I Take a Walk (live)	 
  - [[Vacation in Heaven]] - Automatic News (live)	 
  - [[Vacation in Heaven]] - The Kingdom (live)	 
  - Mark & Kirk - Watch Nowhere
  - [[The Lifesavors]] - Passin' Trends (live)	 
  - [[The Lifesavors]] - Voices (aka "Lost in the Darkness")
  - [[The Lifesavors]] - I've Got To
  - [[Labor of Love]] - Message to the Bands	 
  - [[Labor of Love]] - All My Love	 
  - [[Labor of Love]] - It's So Simple	 
  - [[Labor of Love]] - Modern World

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==== Seeds of Liberation ====

| **Genre**:| Interview |
| **Year**: | 1989 |
| **Label**: | [[Key Records]] |
| **Produced by**: | [[Jenni Bond]] |

  - Interview with Mark Krischak

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==== Unreleased Songs demo ====

| **Genre**: | Alternative Rock |
| **Year**: | 198? |
| **Label**: | [[Heath Dog Violet Records]] |

  - It's About
  - Church Bells and Guns
  - It's Something
  - I Know About Love
  - (song fragment 1)
  - I Took the Time
  - (song fragment 2)
  - I Saw You
  - This Is What They Call Love
  - It's Not My Love
  - It's Not My Love II
  - It's Not My Love (fragment)
  - You Said
  - Something
  - One Last Kiss
  - (song fragment 3)
  - (song fragment 4)
  - (song fragment 5)
  - (song fragment 6)
  - New Boy (acoustic version of Life)

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==== Volume Two: Rough ====

| **Band**: | Mark Krischak & Friends |
| **Genre**: | Alternative Rock |
| **Year**: | 1994 |
| **Label**: | [[Key Records]] |
| **Produced by**: | [[Jenni Bond]] |

  - [[Red Christmas]] - They'll Never Know
  - [[Red Christmas]] - It's Up To Me and You
  - [[Red Christmas]] - My Heart Cries Out
  - [[Red Christmas]] - My Rhapsody
  - [[Red Christmas]] - Strangers
  - [[Red Christmas]] - Close to You
  - [[Red Christmas]] - Can't You Feel It Coming Down On You?
  - [[7,000 Chinese Girls Punks]] - Wild One
  - [[Unopened Present]] - I Wanna Rock
  - [[Unopened Present]] - Loyalty
  - [[Unopened Present]] - Rough
  - [[The Coolers]] - 7-11
  - [[The Coolers]] - Susie Blue
  - [[The Lifesavers]] - Record
  - [[The Pearl]] - Rock Stars

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==== Generation XXX ====

| **Genre**: | Alternative Rock |
| **Year**: | 1997 |
| **Label**: | [[Silver And Gold Indies]] (S&G #1) |

  - God's Army	
  - In The Presence Of Your Love	
  - Hear Me Heal Me	
  - Spanish Song	
  - He's Coming Back	
  - I'm Coming Back To You	
  - I Need Jesus In My Life	
  - God Is Light God Is Love	
  - I Can't Get Enough Of Jesus	
  - Teenage Baby	
  - Let It Go	
  - Make Me Your Angel	
  - The Mummymen	
  - I Receive Love	
  - Worlds Gone Mad	
  - Madmen	
  - I Look Like You	
  - Lucky Ones

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==== Sumthin Old and Sumthin New ====

| **Genre**: | Rap |
| **Year**: | 2004 |
| **Label**: | THUG Records |

  - Frost-Tha-Lawn Diss!
  - Mad Tight Spit!
  - Nicole Kidman Wants Me!
  - Sap Sux #2 The Final Chapter
  - schoolboy
  - the kast minus 1 diss!
  - sumthins gotta give!
  - bizness!
  - britney
  - celeb diss!
  - h8rz
  - jacked up trucks suck!
  - johnnys pad
  - white boy spit
  - snitch diss!

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==== Red Clowns from Marz ====

| **Genre**: | Alternative Rock |
| **Year**: | 2012 |
| **Label**: | Xarnia Records |

**Disc One:**

  - At the Freakshow (4:27)
  - Astroglitter (3:20)
  - Chainsaw Rebel (3:04)
  - Get Away from Me (3:29)
  - Goldrush (3:20)
  - I'm an American (3:40)
  - I'm in Paris (3:20)
  - Is Away 2nite (2:58)
  - Jump the Fence (3:00)
  - Just Watch Me (3:12)

**Disc Two:**

  - Lonely Satellite (3:31)
  - Scifi Baby (3:29)
  - Atomic Snowmen (3:19)
  - Blue Zombie Crashers (2:45)
  - Chainsaw Distortion Clowns (2:58)
  - D)aiquiri for Candy (5:08
  - Headhunters and Dragstrip Girls (3:20)
  - Ninja Zombies (4:30)
  - Vampire Lovedoll (3:29)
  - Voodoo Castle (3:14)

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==== You're a Monster ====

| **Genre**: | Alternative Rock |
| **Year**: | 2012 |
| **Label**: | X-Grooves Digital |

  - You're a Monster (3:44)

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==== Underground Pop ====

| **Genre**: | Experimental |
| **Year**: | 2017 |
| **Label**: | X-Grooves Digital |

  - camera (3:14)
  - crash-down (3:20)
  - fragrance (3:24)
  - gentlemen (3:24)
  - lime-green (3:20)
  - rain-down (3:24)
  - thrill-ride (3:20)
  - toxic (3:20)
  - underground-pop (3:20)
  - velvet (3:20)

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==== Xchak Gearz ====

Starting in about 2017, Mark began post individual songs under the name Xchak Gearz. First these were posted on YouTube, then they were also posted on AudioMack starting in 2023. See the Links section below for those sources.

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===== Links =====

  * [[https://www.youtube.com/@XchakGearz/videos|Xchak Gearz on YouTube]]
  * [[https://audiomack.com/xchak-gearz/|Xchak Gearz on AudioMack]]

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