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Formed in 2001 as an outlet to a broken heart, Railer's founding member, Randall White, took his basement project from Anchorage, Alaska to Portland, Oregon, seeking out local musicians from one of the most flourishing indie music scenes in the world. RAILER had performed merely 11 shows in Portland when they were selected as the winners of 94.7 Alternative Portland's largest new band search. Judges included John Reese (manager of Guns N' Roses) and Ross Robinson (producer of the Cure and the early Korn albums). RAILER was flown to LA to showcase for the heads of all the major record labels, including Island Records, Warner Brothers, Sony, Geffen, and Columbia. Finding nothing but praise but later realizing that the band's feel-good yet brooding synth-pop meets rock sound was ahead of its time. The corporate-rock era was ending (Limp Bizkit / Blink182) and record labels had yet to grasp the resurgence of guitar solos, towers of keyboards, and the growing popularity of free music downloading. After the independent release of their first album FRAME OF MIND, RAILER were soon discovered by former Public Image Limited drummer Martin Atkins (Ministry / PIGFACE / Killing Joke). As the head of his own label (INVISIBLE RECORDS previously known as WAX TRAX!), Martin felt RAILER's hooky, 80s mix of synth rock would be a sure-fire hit, and a guilty pleasure as the only pop outfit among the numerous industrial bands on his label. In 2003 RAILER: "FRAME of MIND" was re-released under INVISIBLE RECORDS. Their songs " Kiss Fix", "Deja vu" and "A Part of You" were instant college radio hits, as well as specialty show favorites. RAILER's quick rise in Portland's rock/dance/synth music scene encouraged a national tour. The band made their way around the perimeter of the United States, learning the hard lessons every band learns when facing their first long tour on the open road. After the completion of the tour, RAILER continued to play shows up and down the west coast. With members working everywhere from porn stores to guitar shops to sound engineers, RAILER continued to amass all types of dedicated fans while playing the standard Portland venues.
RAILER IS BACK!
THIS YEAR 2008: RAILERs contract with INVISIBLE Records is at an end! The release of the 2nd album is under way!
Living through arrests, evictions, and ever growing legends of debauchery, RAILER continues to find a dedicated following and the critics continue to praise the band:
There hasn't been a more deserving band to splash so hard since Placebo or The Faint...
"At first listen, FRAME OF MIND might give you deja vu; it features familiar Bowie-esque 70s and 80s pre and post punk styles coupled with Gary Numan sneer and biteing 90s style guitar hooks. All washed over by a cool filter of commercial glitz and pop sensible appeal. Could this much familiarity withen a rock band summon its immediate and un-warranted demise? Not if your RAILER and your songs, pound for pound, simply ROCK! Using Portland Oregon as its port of all call, there hasn't been a more deserving band to splash so hard since Placebo or The Faint. So with each tasty morsel that FRAME OF MIND unloads on a truly unsuspecting listener, the MORE that listener will want. This is some very good alternative rock elbowing for attention in a musical spectrum polluted by poppy conterfeit punk and angst driven nu-metal. Dripping in well crafted songs and an "I cant belive this isn't bubble gum" zeal, tracks like "KISS FIX", "BLUES VERSUS THE STARS", "CROSSING THE LINE" or hell, any song on the album, works as well as anything Blur or Radiohead has done in their careers. This is unmistakeably good college rock done right, and you would be doing yourself a huge favor by adding it to your collection." -Joseph Graham
-Outburn Magazine, Nov. 2003
A complete triumph, evident of ability over budget and talent over hype...
4 Stars... ‘Frame Of Mind’ is only a ten-track record, and this is where it thrives – confining the consistently tuneful and utterly infectious alt-indie to a minor track-listing. Opening with the soaring ‘Blues Versus The Stars’, instantly noticeable is the magic uniqueness of Randall Scott’s voice, whose vocal-display is only similar to that of Paul Draper, frontman of UK-combo, Mansun. However, far more intriguing arguably are the following numbers – the thrillingly haunting ‘Kiss Fix’, razor-sharp guitars of ‘Crossing The Line’ and engagingly memorable chorus of ‘Déjà Vu’; only a downbeat and soothing ‘Theory As To What Is Beautiful’, which arrives next, can mellow the excitement so excruciatingly well. It’s fair to say that, by this point, however, the album has reached its summit; although the latter tracks, ‘Minor Dream’ and the finale of ‘When I See You Again’ (a most likely prospect when addressing the playing of this CD in repeat-functions in the near future), stir a similar rousing effect, the chances are that you’ll have experienced the album’s peak. Still, for a debut-effort, recorded in humble surroundings and by the band themselves, this is exemplary – a complete triumph, evident of ability over budget and talent over hype, possessive of song-writing skills lacking from many of those top artists currently at the paramount position of their careers.
- Rock Feedback.com
Solid musicianship, whispy vocals, and dreamy lyrics...
"Titles like 'Blue Versus The Stars,' 'Kiss Fix,' and 'Theory As To What Is Beautiful,' illustrate that Railer is an artsy indie band who have slight new wave influences mixed into their solid musicianship, whispy vocals, and dreamy lyrics. Serve with a grassy hillside and a dark night, perfect for star-gazing into the heavens with a significant anyone."
-Score Music Magazine
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