Rose Blossom Punch
Encyclopedia
Rose Blossom Punch is a post-grunge
/alternative rock
band featuring Aaron Sprinkle
from Seattle
, Washington. They ran from 1995, to 1999.
and Paul Mumaw. Aaron Sprinkle and Nick Barber (bass) had previously played together in Poor Old Lu
. Once that group disbanded, Sprinkle and Mumaw decided to join forces with Coggins and Barber and tackle Rose Blossom Punch full time. Their self-released independent recordings were regional hits and earned the band some national attention. Before Poor Old Lu disbanded though, they released two songs: “Sowing In the Sun” (1995) and “See It In Me” (1996) on Tooth and Nail Records's Art Core (volumes 1 & 2 respectively) compilation CDs. They then signed to Five Minute Walk/SaraBellum Records who put a demo of “Based On A True Story” on their Music For Meals: Take Time To Listen Vol. III sampler (1997). Surprisingly, this didn’t end up on Rose Blossom Punch’s subsequent full length - however it was rerecorded for Aaron Sprinkle’s The Kindest Days
album with Paul Mumaw on drums. Their first full-length album, Ephemere, was released on July 10, 1997 on SaraBellum Records.
The next couple of years were spent touring and working out problems with record labels when they finally settled with Jackson Rubio, only to decide that they were going to head their separate ways. They recorded an EP called Sorry To Disappoint You which was supposed to be released on the new label in December 1999, but never was. It lay on the shelf for nearly a year until December 2000 rolled around, when they released it independently through mp3.com
.
Post-grunge
Post-grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged in the mid-1990s as a derivative of grunge, using the sounds and aesthetic of grunge, but with a more commercially acceptable tone...
/alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band featuring Aaron Sprinkle
Aaron Sprinkle
Aaron Sprinkle is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Seattle, Washington.-Career:His career in music began in high school with a group called BellBangVilla. BellBangVilla became Poor Old Lu and they released a number of albums . Aaron Sprinkle also sang and played...
from Seattle
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
, Washington. They ran from 1995, to 1999.
Biography
Rose Blossom Punch was started in 1995 as a side project by Aaron SprinkleAaron Sprinkle
Aaron Sprinkle is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Seattle, Washington.-Career:His career in music began in high school with a group called BellBangVilla. BellBangVilla became Poor Old Lu and they released a number of albums . Aaron Sprinkle also sang and played...
and Paul Mumaw. Aaron Sprinkle and Nick Barber (bass) had previously played together in Poor Old Lu
Poor Old Lu
Poor Old Lu was a pioneering alternative Christian band based in the American Northwest. The band experimented with a variety of sounds and genres, particularly grunge, funk and psychedelic rock. The band consisted of Scott Hunter with the vocals, Jesse Sprinkle as the drummer for the band, Aaron...
. Once that group disbanded, Sprinkle and Mumaw decided to join forces with Coggins and Barber and tackle Rose Blossom Punch full time. Their self-released independent recordings were regional hits and earned the band some national attention. Before Poor Old Lu disbanded though, they released two songs: “Sowing In the Sun” (1995) and “See It In Me” (1996) on Tooth and Nail Records's Art Core (volumes 1 & 2 respectively) compilation CDs. They then signed to Five Minute Walk/SaraBellum Records who put a demo of “Based On A True Story” on their Music For Meals: Take Time To Listen Vol. III sampler (1997). Surprisingly, this didn’t end up on Rose Blossom Punch’s subsequent full length - however it was rerecorded for Aaron Sprinkle’s The Kindest Days
The Kindest Days
The Kindest Days is the second solo album by singer/songwriter/producer Aaron Sprinkle; it was his last release on Organic Records. A reworked version of "Not About To" along with "The Kindest Days" and "Genevieve" were eventually going to end up on Aaron's last solo album, Lackluster.-Track...
album with Paul Mumaw on drums. Their first full-length album, Ephemere, was released on July 10, 1997 on SaraBellum Records.
The next couple of years were spent touring and working out problems with record labels when they finally settled with Jackson Rubio, only to decide that they were going to head their separate ways. They recorded an EP called Sorry To Disappoint You which was supposed to be released on the new label in December 1999, but never was. It lay on the shelf for nearly a year until December 2000 rolled around, when they released it independently through mp3.com
MP3.com
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Discography
- Par Avion 7" vinyl
- So Sorry to Disappoint You - Independent (1999)
- Ephemere - Five Minute Walk/SaraBellum Records (1997)
Compilation appearances
- "Haunted Church" on Five Minute Walk Records Greatest Hits 1995-1999 - Five Minute Walk (1999)
- "Based On A True Story (Demo)" on Music For Meals: Take Time To Listen Vol. III - Five Minute Walk/SaraBellum Records (1997)
- "See It In Me" on Art Core Vol. II - Tooth and Nail Records (1996)
- "Sowing In the Sun" on Art Core Vol. I - Tooth and Nail Records (1995)