martin_brothers_timeline
Martin Brothers Timeline
1988
- Ronnie and Jason formed a techno band called Link of the Haunted. Pet Shop Boys was a major influence on their sound.
- They changed their band name to Two Lads.
- Their first live performance was at a Mexican buffet for their high school's senior banquet.
- Two Lads recorded a demo that contained the first version of “We'll Last So Long.”
1989
- Ronnie and Jason formed a new wave rock band and called it Chant of the Flowered Underground.
- Ronnie played guitar, Jason played drums, and a friend of theirs named Randi Lamb played bass.
- They changed the name of their band to The Chant and recorded one demo.
- They changed the name to Morella’s Forest 1988 after signing to Narrowpath Records.
- As they played local shows, Jason's high-school friend Jeff Cloud would come watch them play.
- Recorded one demo as Morella’s Forest 1988.
- They recorded a ten-song album called Tales for Narrowpath Records, but wanted to re-record it. Ronnie and Jason were just 18 and 16 when it was recorded.
- Tales was originally scheduled to be released in Fall 1989, but was delayed.
1990
- The release of Tales was bumped up to Spring 1990, then the Summer. Narrowpath Records went under before Tales could be released.
- Ronnie and Jason formed a new electronic/techno band called Love Children.
- Love Children recorded a demo called The Children's Symphony.
- Ronnie gave the Love Children demo to Michael Knott
- Knott wanted to sign them, but under a different name. He suggested “Dance House Jesus,” but they decided to go with Dance House Children.
- Dance House Children signed to Blonde Vinyl Records.
1991
- Dance House Children released Songs & Stories for Blonde Vinyl Records.
1992
- Dance House Children released Jesus for Blonde Vinyl Records.
- Jason left Dance House Children and formed a band called Hester Prynnes.
- Jason played drums for Fluffy for about two months.
- Blonde Vinyl Records went out of business, but Michael Knott formed Siren Records and signed Ronnie for a third Dance House Children album.
1993
- Hester Prynnes recorded about 17 songs and put together a demo.
- Hester Prynnes changed names to Starflyer 2000. Andrew Larsen was a member of Starfyler 2000, but he may have also been a member of Hester Prynnes.
- Dance House Children released Rainbow Rider: Beautiful Dazzling Music No. 1 for Siren Records.
- Starflyer 2000 planned to record a release for Siren Records, but the label folded before it was recorded.
- Jason met Brandon Ebel at a California music festival and gave him a copy of his demo.
- Ebel signed Jason to a short contract to Tooth & Nail Records, which he had just started. At some point, Starflyer 2000 became Starflyer 59.
- Ronnie began writing his fourth album as Dance House Children - originally to be called Beautiful Dazzling Music No. 2.
1994
- Starflyer 59 released their self-titled debut album on Tooth & Nail Records on March 3, 1994. It quickly gained the nickname Silver for it's cover art. It was only the third release on the label.
- Around the same time as Silver, Starflyer 59 also released The Drop 7-inch on Tooth & Nail Records.
- At some point, Ronnie signed to Tooth & Nail Records and changed the name of his band to Joy Electric.
- Early Tooth & Nail Records promotional material said Joy Electric was working on an album called Fairy Tale Melodies (probably a new name for Beautiful Dazzling Music No. 2).
- Starflyer 59 played Cornerstone in July 1994 with Jesse Sprinkle of Poor Old Lu on drums.
- The band then went on the road with Mortal and The Prayer Chain.
- Starflyer 59 recorded a cover of Steve Taylor's “Sin for a Season” for I Predict A Clone: A Steve Taylor Tribute on R.E.X. Music.
- Joy Electric released Melody in November of 1994.
- She’s The Queen EP was released by Tooth & Nail Records in December of 1994. It contained leftover songs and remixes of existing songs.
1995
- Early June 1995 - “Starflyer 2000” made it's last appearance, as Jason recorded a duet with with Leigh Bingham of Sixpence None the Richer called “Leigh and Me.” It was released on the Art Core - Volume One compilation by Tooth & Nail Records.
- Also on the Tooth & Nail Records Art Core - Volume One compilation was the original guitar-heavy version of “Sorcery” by Joy Electric. (Randi Lamb's Deer also had a track on that compilation called “Hidden Beauty.”)
- June 25, 1995 - Starflyer 59 released their second self-titled album for Tooth & Nail Records, commonly referred to as Gold.
- Around the same time as Gold, Starflyer 59 also released Goodbyes are Sad 7-inch on Tooth & Nail Records.
- September 13, 1995 - Starflyer 59 released Le Vainqueur EP for Tooth & Nail Records.
- October 1995 - Joy Electric released Five Stars For Failure EP for Tooth & Nail Records.
(…to be continued…)
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