Econochrist
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Econochrist was a political hardcore punk
band
active in the late eighties and early nineties. They moved from Arkansas
to the San Francisco Bay Area
to become part of the punk music scene there. The group was composed of singer Ben Sizemore, aka Ben Econochrist, drummer Markly Hart, guitarist Jon Sumrall, and bassist Mike Scott
.
Hardcore punk
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band
Band (music)
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active in the late eighties and early nineties. They moved from Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
to the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
to become part of the punk music scene there. The group was composed of singer Ben Sizemore, aka Ben Econochrist, drummer Markly Hart, guitarist Jon Sumrall, and bassist Mike Scott
Mike Scott (English musician)
Mike Scott was bassist for melodic punk/hardcore band Phinius Gage from 2003-2007. He turned to acoustic music in 2007 when the band went on hiatus. His music, like much of the acoustic punk scene is based on liberal politics...
.
Discography
The band's releases include:- It Runs Deep 7" (1988, Truant Records)
- Ruination LP (1990, Very Small RecordsVery Small RecordsVery Small Records is an independent record label, formed in 1989 by David Hayes, co-founder and former co-owner of Lookout! Records. The label releases primarily pop punk and punk rock records....
) - The Detonators/Econochrist splitSplit albumA split album is a music album which includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There have been singles and EPs released in the same nature, which can be referred to as split singles and split EPs respectively...
EP with The DetonatorsThe DetonatorsThe Detonators, published in 1985, is a novel in the long-running secret agent series Matt Helm by Donald Hamilton.-Plot summary:Matt Helm is assigned to assassinate an expert in explosives who is planning to build his own atomic weapon....
(1991, Insurrection Records) - Another Victim 7" (1991, Vermiform RecordsVermiform RecordsVermiform Records was an American independent record label that specialized in releasing punk rock music from 1990 until 2002. Over the course of those twelve years Vermiform released 57 albums and relocated many times, being headquartered in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Rhode Island and...
) - Trained to Serve LP (1992, Vermiform RecordsVermiform RecordsVermiform Records was an American independent record label that specialized in releasing punk rock music from 1990 until 2002. Over the course of those twelve years Vermiform released 57 albums and relocated many times, being headquartered in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Rhode Island and...
) - Skewed 7" (1993, Ebullition Records)
- Econochrist 2xCD collection of the band's work - (Ebullition Records)
Compilation appearances
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9" flexi (1990, A Day Late and a Dollar Short Records) - What Are You Pointing At? 10" (1989, Very Small Records)
- Give Me Back (1991, Ebullition Records)
- Very Small World 2xLP (1991, Very Small Records)
External links
- Official MySpace profile
- Ebullition Records Catalog: Econochrist The band's releases on Ebullition
- Everything2 - Econochrist biography
- Pressure's On Ben Sizemore's show on KMBT Radio