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Episode 81

Unplugged musical maladies of malaise

About Me

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In the 1990s, I was the lead singer for a punk band called Civil Disobedience, which later became Top Dead Center. In 2005, as a self-taught guitarist, I started a different musical project as Episode 81.
The name Episode 81 is based on the premise behind the character of Guy Fleegman in the movie Galaxy Quest. Only given the moniker of Creman 6, Guy's single claim to fame is an insignificant appearance in Episode 81 of the Galaxy Quest TV series where he is killed off by a lava monster before the first commercial break.In the movie, Guy is convinced that he is just a glorified extra whose character is so unimportant, that he is bound to bite it at any moment. In the end, his perceived insignificance gives way to the idea that he is actually an important part of the plot; he just didn't know it.The name Episode 81, then, simply pays homage to my perceptions of playing an inconsequential role in the greater plot of our daily lives with the idea that this line of thinking actually overshadows the probability that my character is actually more necessary than I truly know.The same rings true with you. Whether it comes in the form of humility or lack of confidence in our capabilities; we all may wind up relegating ourselves as being merely Crewman 6 in Episode 81.
All recording efforts are on hold at present. The Way We Were

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Member Since: 8/7/2006
Band Website: cdbaby.com/episode81
Band Members: Ro (Verse, Voice & Guitar)

Influences: Jeff Mangum and Neutral Milk Hotel, Conor Oberst and Bright Eyes, Bob Dylan, Violent Femmes, The Velvet Teen, Slayer, Cropduster, Sunny Day Real Estate, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, New Model Army, Tree, Longwave, Alkaline Trio, Slipknot, Jello Biafra and the Dead Kennedys, Barkmarket, Coldplay, Modest Mouse, the Dashboard Confessional, Subhumans, Marcy Playground, Ballboy, Eels, Pedro the Lion, Hatebreed, Juno, Anti-Product, Whorehouse of Representatives, the Dismemberment Plan, Civil Disobedience, Top Dead Center, the Get Up Kids, Piebald, Reggie and the Full Effect, Say Hi to Your Mom, Death Cab for Cutie, the New Amsterdams, the Strokes, the Decemberists, the Sex Pistols, Henry Rollins and Black Flag, Mogwai, the White Stripes, Doves, Filth, Econochrist, Spacewave, Nomeansno, Victims Family, the Minutemen, Land of the El Caminos, Kilowatthours, Face to Face, the Beetles, Jodie Foster's Army, the Decendents, the Misfits, the Accused, Youth Brigade, Shipping News, Kepler, Beck, the Desaparecidos, MDC, Scratch Acid, Big Black, Membranes, Front Line Assembly, Godflesh, Fudge Tunnell, Buzzoven, Alien Sex Fiend, the Exploited, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, Christ on Parade, my own father, and a healthy supply of...
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Where is Episode 81?

So, I've been asked several times now, and I really don't have an answer.  Where did the shows go?  Why no new recordings?  How come I haven't heard anything final about the new CD? I d...
Posted by Episode 81 on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:16:00 PST