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 Burbank, California, USA
-Scaterd Few was a Christian punk band originating from Burbank, California. CCM magazine described their music as "pure punk for dread people," stating that it was a cross between Janes Addiction and Charlie Mingus.
+Scaterd Few was a Christian punk band originating from Burbank, California. CCM magazine described their music as "pure punk for dread people," stating that it was a cross between Jane's Addiction and Charlie Mingus.
-Scaterd Few initially existed from 1983 until 1984 with a brief stint in 1985. Led by Allan Aguirre, then known as Rämald Domkus, the band recorded an 11-song demo with [[Terry Scott Taylor]] (of [[Daniel Amos]] fame) as producer in June 1983. Some of the material from this time was later released on their album //Out of the Attic//. Being unable to sell the material at the time, Scaterd Few went on hiatus in 1985 and Allan left to produce music with another band, [[Cygnet]]. This band became the blueprint for Allan's later goth band [[Spy Glass Blue]].
+Allan Aguirre was sent to Guatemala by his parents right before his 16th birthday to get him out of the punk rock lifestyle of Los Angeles. He was there for about three years with his missionary Uncle and family. He came back to the United States to join a religious commune in California. On the way to Colorado, he stopped in Burbank to visit family and friends. He started writing songs with his brother Omar and visiting his brother's church. An elder at that church approached Allan to record the songs and lead an outreach to the alternative youth in Southern California. This elder funded the recording of this first demo in March 1983 in a studio in North Hollywood. Aguirre decided not to go to Colorado.
+Aguirre, then known as Rämald Domkus, started calling around to find [[Terry Scott Taylor]]. He eventually got a hold of Ed McTaggert, drummer for Taylor's band [[Daniel Amos]]. After describing his band to McTaggert, McTaggert said he would pass the information on to Taylor. Taylor called back later and the two decided to meet. This led to Taylor agreeing to produce a new demo. Allan and Omar found two more people to complete the band and spent the next two months practicing and writing songs.
+In June 1983, Scaterd Few went into White Fields studios to record an 11-song demo with Taylor as the producer and Thom Roy as the engineer. Some of the material from this time was later released on their album //Out of the Attic//. They attempted to shop the material around to Christian labels, but none were interested. The band continued on and off until 1985, performing live about a dozen times. In 1985, Aguirre made a tape of the material that would later become //Out of the Attic// and ended the band. The band's sound man Drew Fischer started playing the tape at shows around the nation, and people would sometimes recognize Aguirre from that tape.
+Aguirre formed a general market band called [[Cygnet]] in 1986. This band became the blueprint for Allan's later goth band [[Spy Glass Blue]]. [[Cygnet]] lasted until about 1989.
 In 1989, Allan began work on Scaterd Few material again with brother/original bassist Omar Domkus. Working with [[Terry Scott Taylor]] and [[Gene Eugene]], their first new material was released in 1990 on [[Alarma Records]]. Sin Disease was critically well received, though its lyrical content and rumors (of being Rastafarian and not traditional Christian) caused a national pull from Zondervan Bookstores. The band played Christian festivals such as Cornerstone, but they didn't limit themselves to Christian venues. They toured with secular artists such as Bad Brains, and would play at explicitly non-Christian events such as an Earth First event. The band ran into further trouble in 1991 when, in an interview, Aguirre admitted to smoking pot. These factors led to the band being dropped from Alarma's roster.