Rodan (band)
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Rodan | |
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Origin | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Genres | |
Years active | 1992–1995 |
Labels | Quarterstick Records |
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Past members | Jeff Mueller Jason Noble Tara Jane O'Neil Kevin Coultas Jon Cook John Weiss |
Rodan was an American post-hardcore band from Louisville, Kentucky The best-known lineup of the band consisted of Jeff Mueller (guitar/vocals), Jason Noble (guitar/vocals), Tara Jane O'Neil (bass/vocals), and Kevin Coultas (drums).
History[]
Rodan formed in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1992. After quickly passing through drummers Jon Cook and John Weiss, the band's roster was solidified by the addition of Kevin Coultas in 1993.[1] In 1993, they recorded their Aviary demo, which saw limited release. Later that year, two songs from Aviary, "Milk and Melancholy" and "Exoskeleton", were rerecorded and released as How the Winter Was Passed. Six of the songs on the Aviary demo were re-recorded by Bob "Rusty" Weston (of Shellac fame), and released in 1994 as the album Rusty. The band acted as "Truckstop" in the 1994 cult road movie Half-cocked; they also contributed music to the film's soundtrack. Although they were never signed to the label, Rodan was close to Simple Machines, contributing to several compilations and playing at the label's Working Holiday festival. The band also had a Peel sesssion in 1995.
Rodan broke up in 1995, with the members pursuing other musical interests. O'Neil joined Retsin and began a solo career, Mueller joined June of 44, Coultas and Noble joined Rachel's, and Coultas and O'Neil joined The Sonora Pine.[2] Mueller and Noble started Shipping News in 1996, and continued to perform until Noble died from synovial sarcoma on August 4, 2012. Jon Cook, the band's original drummer, died in February 2013.
In Fearless, Jeanette Leech's book on the history of the post-rock genre, Rodan is discussed in the chapter on the Louisville scene.
Discography[]
Studio albums
- Aviary (1993; self-released cassette demo)
- Rusty (Quarterstick Records, 1994; LP/CD)
- Hat Factory '93 (Quarterstick Records, 2019; LP/digital download)
EPs
- How the Winter Was Passed EP (Three Little Girls Recordings, 1993)
Compilations
- Fifteen Quiet Years (Quarterstick Records, 2013)
Compilation appearances
- Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Bee (Bees Make Honey, year unknown) (song: "Tongue-Tied")
- The Aftereffects of Insomnia, Vol. 2 (Three Little Girls Recordings, 1992) (song: "Shiner" [Demo])
- Slamdek Merry Christmas Is for Rockers (Slamdek Records, 1992) (song: "Toothfairy Retribution Manifesto")
- The Machines 1990-1993 (Simple Machines Records, 1993) (song: "Darjeeling")
- Omphalos (Richie's Lemon-Herb Media, 1993) (song: "Tooth Fairy Retribution Manifesto")
- Inclined Plane (Simple Machines, 1993) (song: "Darjeeling")
- Working Holiday (Simple Machines, 1994) (song: "Big Things, Little Things")
- The Monsters of Rock II (Simple Machines, 1994) (song: "Tooth Fairy Retribution Manifesto" [Live])
- CMJ New Music No. 10 (College Music Journal, May 1994) (song: "Tooth Fairy Retribution Manifesto")
- Louisville Babylon (Analog Distillery, 1994) (song: "Who Killed Marilyn")
- Compulsiv for Two 7" (Compulsiv Music 1994) (song: "Shiner")
- Half-Cocked (Matador, 1995) (song: "Tron")
- Slamdek A to Z. The Illustrated History of Louisville's Slamdek Record Company 1986-1995 (K Composite Media & Initial Records, 1996) (song: "Toothfairy Retribution Manifesto")
- Louisville Babylon 1994/2007 (Double Malt Music, 2007) (song: "Who Killed Marilyn?")
Related bands[]
- June of 44 – Jeff Mueller
- The King Cobra – Tara Jane O'Neil
- The Naysayer – Tara Jane O'Neil
- Rachel's – Jason Noble, occasional contributions from Kevin Coultas and Jeff Mueller
- Per Mission – Jason Noble
- Retsin – Tara Jane O'Neil
- Shipping News – Jason Noble, Jeff Mueller
- The Sonora Pine – Tara Jane O'Neil, Kevin Coultas
- Sunspring – John Weiss
- Crain – Jon Cook
- Cerebellum – Jon Cook
References[]
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Rodan Biography". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "Rodan Biography". touchandgorecords.com. Touch and Go Records. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
External links[]
- Musical groups from Louisville, Kentucky
- Math rock groups
- Musical groups established in 1992
- Musical groups disestablished in 1995
- American post-hardcore musical groups
- Quarterstick Records artists
- Rock music groups from Kentucky
- 1992 establishments in Kentucky
- 1995 disestablishments in Kentucky