Dealer - Year Of The Boar/The First Demonstration

Another one of my old bands. We were loud. And awesome.

Dealer - Year Of The Boar:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff9b7fc04fe32151d9d5c56d04dfa8b0f516dd5d87aa991c4d71ee60c1ce7296

Dealer - The First Demonstration:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff9b7fc04fe32151d9d5c56d04dfa8b0eb53cd7febceb8d7f0a154af670496da

From Earth To Ashes - two songs

From Earth To Ashes was like a metalcore indie mashup of sorts. These last two songs are a good example of that. Members of this band went on to be in Scarlet, Spitfire, Apocalypse Pow, and others. I always felt that this band should have been way bigger than they were.

From Earth To Ashes - two songs:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff9b7fc04fe32151d9d5c56d04dfa8b0f383c2327e1bab6c515d15c8b368bfbe

Death Virginia - Dear Brothers

I don't really know much about this band. I know that they were from Morgantown, WV. I also know that they're not together anymore. I also know that they were underrated as fuck. Death Virginia played awesome, noisy hardcore in the vein of bands like Spitfire, The Handshake Murders, etc. Check this out if you're into that sort of thing.

Death Virginia - Dear Brothers:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff9b7fc04fe32151d9d5c56d04dfa8b0b1cacbb65b7f9a08f88875faa4c6c51e

Algebra One - Earn Your Halo/The Keep Tryst EP/Conscious Pilot

Algebra One was from Blacksburg, VA but they played here so much that they might have well been a local band. They played shows from the mid 90's to sometime around 2000 or 2001. I'm not exactly sure when they broke up. Anyway, I have a special connection with Earn Your Halo as it was one of the few things that I was listening to while I was dealing with one of the toughest things to ever happen to me. Music definitely helped me through this certain tragedy and this record was a part of that. The following releases didn't have as much of a personal connection but I still listened to them repeatedly and I still put them on from time to time to this day.

Algebra One - Earn Your Halo:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff9b7fc04fe32151d9d5c56d04dfa8b0d4291063c7087c11947708e37b913e74

Algebra One - The Keep Tryst EP:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff9b7fc04fe32151d9d5c56d04dfa8b01b1ffa7e9020c073b878de785cc0f59e

Algebra One - Conscious Pilot:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff9b7fc04fe32151d9d5c56d04dfa8b0c8efe3d598158c2687095ac91101628c

Renee Heartfelt - Death Of The Ghost/Magdalene

This band was so underrated that it should be considered a fucking crime. Featuring ex-members of Count Me Out, Time Flies, Striking Distance, etc., Renee Heartfelt were more along the lines of post-hardcore. The majority of the band went on to the equally great Cloak/Dagger and vocalist/guitarist Pete Appleby is now in Memorial, who are also equally great and underrated. Check them out if they ever play in your town.

Renee Heartfelt - Death Of The Ghost:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff9b7fc04fe32151d9d5c56d04dfa8b09681a060087a1aefea4ac78345cbe4ce

Renee Heartfelt - Magdalene
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff9b7fc04fe32151d9d5c56d04dfa8b079e32ef606f557aaf85d402b9fc3640c

Count Me Out - Permanent

This record was released in April of 2002 and very few hardcore records have ever come close to matching the greatness of this record. This is one of the best releases to ever come out of Richmond and out of the hardcore scene in general. Although they saw a bit of success, the fact that this band wasn't bigger than they were still blows my mind.

Count Me Out - Permanent:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff9b7fc04fe32151d9d5c56d04dfa8b07bf60fabb461a5fd759e682a8cd2154a

The Human Timebomb - This Is The Human Timebomb

This was another band that I was in several years ago. There never was an official breakup. Things just stopped. We played 12 shows and released a limited ep on McCarthyism in the short time that we were active. Lambgoat kids loved our mix of tech metal and random experimentation. If Lambgoat approves, then you know that...well, it doesn't really mean shit. Regardless, I still stand by this.

The Human Timebomb - This Is The Human Timebomb:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff9b7fc04fe32151d9d5c56d04dfa8b0d1554704ef06ec91b878de785cc0f59e

Hot Water Music - No Division

I felt like this had to be included somewhere since this blog got it's title from one of the songs on this record. Hot Water Music has been one of my favorite bands for the past decade or so. As much as I love everything they've ever done, this record is my favorite. This record was recorded here in Richmond and produced by one of my musical idols, Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, Rival Schools, Walking Concert, etc.). It's hard to pick a favorite song so i'm not even going to try.

Hot Water Music - No Division:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff9b7fc04fe32151d9d5c56d04dfa8b006d90b115114d163e91dc00c2f906379

Sentient - Vision

Well, since it's my blog, I have the right to post recordings by my current and former bands. For some reason I felt like sharing this. Sentient was a band that I was in close to 8 years ago. We played shows around town (and a few out of town) for close to a year. We made two trips to the studio and we almost went on one tour. Members of this band went on to be in The Catalyst, Cough, Lord By Fire, and plenty of others. We took a lot of influence from the San Diego scene. Bands like Swing Kids and The Crimson Curse were obvious influences. Looking back on it, this might be one of my favorite bands that I was ever in.

Sentient - Vision:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff9b7fc04fe32151d9d5c56d04dfa8b016ab9115965dfac6a7b01fe6e4055ae3

Marion Delgado - An Unfocused Lens Serves A Purpose After All

One of my friends recently sent me a text message asking me if I had anything by this band. I did and I told him that i'd upload it and send it to him later that day. I never managed to do it that day. In fact, I still haven't sent it to him. So Greg, if you're reading this, here you go.

Marion Delgado, formerly known as A Thousand Never Enough, was a Richmond, by way of Roanoke, band that existed in the earlier part of the last decade. Members went on to be in The Setup, Mouthbreather, Homemade Knives, Tigershark, and more that i'm forgetting at the moment. Some people considered them emo. Others considered them post hardcore. Personally I think they fall somewhere in the middle of that. Regardless, they were one of my favorite local bands while they were around and I feel that this record still holds up today.

Marion Delgado - An Unfocused Lens Serves A Purpose After All:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff9b7fc04fe32151d9d5c56d04dfa8b05c1d08dc43250eb4a601da0f25e869f4

Pusher - Demo 2006

Pusher was a completely underrated band from Louisville, KY that included former Breather Resist vocalist Steve Sindoni. They were short lived and way underrated but at least they left us with this amazing demo.

Demo 2006:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff9b7fc04fe32151d9d5c56d04dfa8b0f93edd8f883c2f714ca8d2a77d7aad89

First post.

I guess the whole "first post" thing is normal for blogs. I never really saw myself creating a blog or anything because I have enough shit online to waste time with but everyone in the world seems to have one now so why not join the in crowd? Also, why not focus on music since it's such a huge part of my life? Yeah, i'll be using this blog to post music like most blogs that you come across but I might also write about thoughts and feelings. I guess we'll see where this takes me. Anyway, if you happen to be in a band and you come across this and you want me to post music by your band, send me a message, some music, some info about your band, etc. and i'll more than likely be glad to put it up.

I guess this is the time to post some shit about me. Alright, here goes nothing...

I'm James Hoffer. I've lived here for the majority of my life and i've been an active part of the local music scene for years now. Some past bands include Forefront, Thred, Tri-State Killing Spree, Sentient, The Human Timebomb, Escapists, Wake Of Ruin, Dealer, and many more. I'm currently in Postcards and Seraph and I have a few other things in the works that i'll update you on later. Aside from playing music, i've spent most of my life as a huge fan of music. I was the kid who sat by the radio when I was 5 and taped songs off of the radio and sat around all day listening to these tapes. I was also the kid who pretended that a tennis racket was a guitar and i'd play air guitar along to all of my favorite records before I actually got my first real guitar in sixth grade.

Speaking of favorite records, some of my favorite of all time include these:

Quicksand - Manic Compression
Jimmy Eat World - Clarity
Nirvana - In Utero
The Get Up Kids - Four Minute Mile
Fugazi - In On The Killtaker
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
Eisley - Room Noises
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Radiohead - The Bends
Avail - 4AM Friday
Chamberlain - The Moon, My Saddle
Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker
Elliott - False Cathedrals
Death Cab For Cutie - We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes
Coalesce - Give Them Rope
Inquisition - Revolution, I Think It's Called Inspiration
Lifetime - Jersey's Best Dancers
Hot Water Music - No Division
Refused - The Shape Of Punk To Come
Saves The Day - Through Being Cool
Swing Kids - Discography
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Counting Crows - Recovering The Satellites
The Cardigans - Gran Turismo
Algebra One - Earn Your Halo
Sunny Day Real Estate - LP2
Rainer Maria - Look Now, Look Again
Liz Phair - Whip-Smart
Goo Goo Dolls - Superstar Car Wash
The Sundays - Blind
The Murder City Devils - In Name And Blood
Majority Rule - Interviews With David Frost

I could spend hours adding to this list.

Well, I guess this is enough bullshit for now.