RIP. Donner Pass has broken up. Oz is playing in Feels Like Fire, check them out, they're listed in 'top friends' below. Some of the other Pass dudes are now doing LA CORDE. Again, check the top friends below.
The demo CDRs are long gone, but you can always download it for free over at www.donnerpass.org
Here's a couple recent reviews of the demo:
RAZORCAKE Issue 46 -
Postpunk five-songer with a heavy nod to Wire's instrumental interplay and jagged edges, except for what is apparently their party track, which is the same as their band name and sounds like a raved-up "Louie Louie" with Matt Freeman singing. There's something to be said for a band that sings, "Once again I see three severed heads" and makes it sound like a pretty good time. Given a brighter recording and a bit more of an aesthetic appeal - I know it's just a demo but there's just about no info here whatsoever besides the song titles and a really pixilated cover - I could find myself coming back to these songs more than a few times.
MAXIMUMROCKNROLL Issue 302 (Demos section) -
These are catchy indie rock-style songs with a punk spirit. Dual vocalists, who give the band their punk feel, dominate the melodic, emotional songs. The instrumentations has a complicated aspect but it always comes back to a basic rock structure that keeps the songs together.
