Formed in late 1997 after the disillusion of the band Murmur, siblings
Chris Gunter and Jeremy Gunter began work on 8 songs that would become the bulk of the bands 2003 debut Nocturne. "Blacklight Rain and Whore were tracks that had been written in 1995 with no real plans as to how they would be released," excerpt from interview w/Chris Gunter.
"London After Midnight" was the first collaborative effort for the duo and subsequent numbers like "At Close Of Day" and "Amity Street" soon followed
showcasing the unique diversity of songwriting skills that would would help the band develop it's approach towards conceptualising each track as it's own seperate identity rather than developing a "style" or signature sound.
The band entered Clayton Studios (St. Louis) in late 1999 to begin tracking sessions for the as yet unnamed project. "We didn't even have a name for the band yet, just the finished songs and specific ideas as to what we wanted the finished takes to sound like" remarked Jeremy looking back on the year that it took to record all of the tracks. Adam Long was brought in to engineer and co produce the sessions at Clayton, "Adam was already an accomplished and highly sought after local producer that really helped us achieve the sounds of each track as we'd invisioned them to be". Subsequent mixing was finished at Clayton in 2000 and the mastering was done the following year in Nashville by record industry veteran Benny Quinn who's work includes artists Widespread Panic.
In 2006 the duo once again went back into the studios to begin the sessions that would yeild their sophmore offering Framing the Endless Sky with producer and engineer Ken Keller who's work has included sessions with such legendary producers such as Jim Dickinson and Tom Dowd. The 15 tracks were recorded, mixed and mastered over the course of a year and a half at IBS Studios. The CD was released Feb 16, 2008.
Band personnel: Christopher Gunter- Lead Vocals and Guitars
Jeremy Gunter- Drums
George Dordoni-Bass Guitar
We wash with moonlit hands On the shores of our island We never know, we never know We sleep in satin nights Throwing energy in silver curves In twilight Peter Murphy, Cascade Lyrics
THANK YOU Thank you for your friendship and support, and for celebrating with me in their specialness and love. Your words meant a lot to me. Warmly & fondly, Your friend, ~Liss
Well I've had a turn of events. I've just been named the new St Louis contact for sugarbuzz. com and I'm going to be reviewing music for the webzine. Guess who I'm going to review first? *grins and jumps up and down* Your show has just become that much more important. Yay!!!!!!
Yay!!!!! I won your contest!!!! I'd like to thank Shadow Thieves, and the Academy. My family, and son Jake....ummm..I'm so nervous I can't THINK! Oh, my friends and loved ones...my new cat! And...oh shoot, they're rushing me...ummm...ummm..and God! Thank you God for giving me this award!! I love you all!!!!!!!!
Wish I could make it to the show at the Creepy Crawl but unfortunately I have a gig that night as well.... Hope the show goes great and there are lots of new faces to enjoy your music :) Catch ya later!
Hey! Just wanted to drop by your page to say... Nice choice for the new song add. Break You is yet another one of my favorites off your new album! I'm a big acoustic fan what can I say ... Sounds Great!! Talk soon :)
