Here's a history, if you care:
1992: Karlof, Westlake, and Cantwell decide to resurrect their loosely-assembled high school band after hearing Slint's SPIDERLAND LP. They call the trio Analogue after their first show is booked (a benefit in Wilmington, NC, at which they close with "Hot Horse" by Foetus).
Analogue plays a few other shows, too.
1993: Inspired by the lo-fi home-taping movement of the late 1980's-early 1990's, Analogue decides to make a home/dorm recording on Karlof's new cassette 4-track and self-release it under the name YUMMY (featuring the immortal "My Chirrin")--with no clear reference to Analogue. The three band members play no Analogue songs and rotate instrument duties, thus foreshadowing the instrument rotation that would become a part of later Analogue shows and records.
Analogue also plays some shows.
1994: Analogue drives from Raleigh, NC to Boston to play a show and record a 7-inch at John C. Wood's Bird Dog studio for Sonic Bubblegum Records, who contacted the band after reading a positive (online) review of an early show in Chapel Hill.
Analogue plays a few more shows.
1995: Greer joins the band. Then the 7-inch is released. Quartet drives back up to Boston to record a full-length record (again with John C. Wood). The song "Goofball" appears on the COGNITIVE MAPPING VOL. 2 compilation CD.
And Analogue plays more shows.
1996: Karlof moves to New York and plays with Analogue rarely. Heller joins the band. Analogue is now able to play with several different combinations of members, usually as a quartet, but sometimes a trio or quintet. The full length AAA / AAD is released on Bees Make Honey Records (vinyl) and Sonic Bubblegum (CD). For the first time, Heller records with the band for their side of a split 7-inch with kindred spirits Cruise Control Pills, a great band from Wilmington, NC. The recording is done by Seth Moody at Baby Ace studio in Wilmington.
Also, Analogue plays a lot of shows.
1997: The four members of the band that still live in North Carolina get a house together ("The 'Logue Cabin") in Cary, NC, the extremely un-hip town near Raleigh & Chapel Hill. The split 7-inch is released by (then-)Wilmington's Sit-N-Spin Records. The entire band (quintet) meets in Brooklyn's Rare Book Room studio to record its second album, this time with engineer Nicholas Vernhes--and geek out over his collection of vintage Lomo microphones and other fun recording stuff.
Also, Analogue plays a ton of shows.
1998: Analogue plays a few shows and then breaks up and moves out of the 'Logue Cabin.
2000: The second album, ROCK PROPER, is finally released by NYC's Rubric Records (Thanks, guys).
2005: The Cantwell/Westlake/Greer/Heller lineup of Analogue plays two reunion shows: one in Fairfax, VA and one in Chapel Hill, NC. There was even a merch table!
Over the course of its existence, Analogue was lucky and happy to get to play with a number of great bands they admired. Some were: Don Cabellero, Superchunk, Bardo Pond, Geezer Lake, Trans Am, A Minor Forest, Tower Recordings, Joby's Opinion, Spatula, Windy & Carl, Bicentennial Quarters, Olivia Tremor Control, Eugene Chadbourne, Tractor Hips, Cruise Control Pills, King Sour, Rodeo Boy, Raymond Brake, Minerva Strain, Protoblast, and tons more. Thanks to all!!
By the way, if you want to get a copy of any of the records listed above, send us a message; we've got a few copies of all of them. And more than a few of most of them.
