"SPYS4DARWIN" was a very
cool side project for members of ALICE IN CHAINS rhythm
section, Sean Kinney (drums) and
Mike Inez (bass), former
Queensryche guitarist Chris DeGarmo,
and the golden pipes of Vinnie Dombroski
from the band
SPONGE (for those who aren't familiar
with them, an informative interview can be
found here; Sponge Interview
).
"Microfish", released
on the bands own label (Pied Viper), made its debut
in spring of 2001. The six-song EP got some
airplay on Seattle's 99.9 KISW, the band
performed at "EndFest"(an annual
event sponsored and produced by Seattle's
107.7 "THE END"). Interestingly
enough, after their set (which was
BADASS fYI), an up and coming band
"simply" known as " NICKELBACK" hit the
stage (just a little trivia thrown in here).
Soon thereafter, the members went back to their
respective projects with a sense of
accomplishment with a hearty dose of self
congratulations passed amongst each other.
Essentially, "Microfish" has been a
"Hidden Gem" ever since (it was
available on the HEART website for quite a
while).
There's always
been and remains "a mutual admiration
society" attribute amongst the members,
and the book has never been closed on
"SPYS4DARWIN".
So after many years of
badgering and arm twisting (jokes), JibeMusic has finally
been given the green light (thanks to
Pied Viper) to
pimp this "under the radar " piece
of rock history. We hope you assist us to
serve it well :)
FYI- On a recent
google hunt for various folks selling
"Microfish", I ran
across a seller named "raretraxxx" on
"Microfish on
raretraxxx Ebay Store"selling it
for $49.00. Crazy, man......
"Microfish"
"features songs pulled from a week of jam
sessions recorded in an abandoned paint factory
in Seattle, and later embellished at
DeGarmo and Kinney's houses,
and mixed at Studio X. From the opening
high-octane pulse of 'Submission in
Love', the boys get down to business
creating a wide palette of killer tunes
featuring 'Insomnia Station',
'Dashboard Jesus', 'Chain
Letter', 'Flood' and the
EP's closing track, 'Cold Dead
Hands'. Produced by the group and mixed
by Adam Kasper
( FOO FIGHTERS,
SOUNDGARDEN ) and
recorded by Jibe
Records founder Scotty Olson
(Alice In
Chains,Deftones
,Heart) the result is a mixture of
crunch-guitar driven, hard-hitting hooks and
acoustic subtleties, featuring the edgy
punk/pop vocals of Dombroski,
mile-wide guitar shower of DeGarmo,
and thick-as-cement groove of Kinney
and Inez."
