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Rathdrum

About Me

Rathdrum is a side project that currently consists of just me propping up meanderings that I come up with in my abode on the guitar and sometimes the bass. Some stuff may wind up in my bands Half Light or Osaka Explosion and other stuff.....who knows.
Current Projects/Bands:
Half Light-
With - Dayna Loeffler (ex Voyager One/The Purrs) on Vox/Pedal Steel/Guitar/Nord, Brian Ackley (ex 3Kelvins) on guitar, Dayna Smith (Carrie Clark and the Lonesome Lovers/Fast Pretty Way) on Bass, Barb Hunter (Mark Pickerel and his Praying Hands, ex-Afghan Whigs) with the Cello and Jeff Baars (ex Mike Johnson) on drums
Osaka Explosion-
With - Tara Ellis (ex Water Kill the Sun/Ghost Lobby) on drums, John Buroker (ex Megasapien) on bass and Ian Schuelke (ex Water Kill The Sun) on guitar and vox.
Past Projects/Bands:
3Kelvins-
With - James Avigail-Olivia (Vox), James Movius (Drums), Brian Ackley (Guitar), Alicia Power (Bass), Daniel Lopez (Bass), Amanda Lamprecht (Vox and violin) and Rene Gosch (Vox)
The Good Egg Magnet-
With - James Avigail-Olivia (Vox)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 22/10/2006
Band Members: Scott Muhlbeier (current member of the bands Half Light and Osaka Explosion) - Guitar and bass

Special thanks to Fritz Martin for the bass on Extraterrestrial.
Influences: Slowdive, Mojave3, Afghan Whigs, Sky Cries Mary, Pink Floyd, early U2, Mark Lanegan, Screaming Trees, Love Battery, Mazzy Star, Led Zeppelin, Monster Magnet (John McBain era), The Church, Deep Purple, Kyuss, various intoxicants and Black Sabbath.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

NadaMucho gives Half Light a number 4 on best local album of the year!

NadaMucho has given my psych band Half Light 4th best Seattle album of the year concerning the release of "Sleep more, take more drugs, do whatever we want". 4. Half Light - Sleep More,...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:44:00 GMT

New Rathdrum song posted

After picking away here and there for the last 11 months I have finally posted a new Rathdrum song.  The song is titled 'At the control panel' and features my 'guitar player as a bass player' ski...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:20:00 GMT

Another Half Light review from across the seas at Americana UK!!

Check out this cool review of Half Light over at Americana UK. Just a friendly reminder that we will be playing The Comet this coming Friday (sept. 5).  We are on 3rd.  YOU s...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:03:00 GMT

New Half Light album reviewed on Three Imaginary Girls..

My band Half Light's new album "Sleep more, take more drugs, do whatever we want" has been reviewed by the cool local indie music site Three Imaginary Girls.  Go here to check it out -...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:45:00 GMT

Heavy music..........

So, lately I've been listening to stuff that inspired me way, way back when to play the guitar. I've been tinkering recently with distortion and de-tuning.  Wish I had known that about ...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:22:00 GMT

Half Light, Osaka oh my!

Here are some musical updates that are happening around me..... Half Light - After a long wait the new Half Light record is mixed and mastered!  Woo hoo!  I can say the album sounds amazing...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:33:00 GMT

The Crocodile RIP?

So it seems that The Crocodile Cafe, one of Seattle's coolest clubs has closed it's doors.  Atleast that is what I've read on a few blogs this evening. This bums me out.  So many good memor...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:57:00 GMT