Usurp Synapse
Encyclopedia
Usurp Synapse was an screamo
band from Indiana
. The group combined fast and frantic grindcore
influenced drum
ming and guitar
work, and raw screams
.
, with whom they toured the United States
, on Clean Plate Records. All their releases have been compiled and released on a discography CD, Disinformation Fix, on Alone Records. Antonio Leiriao moved from New York to Indiana to sing for the band in 1999.
The band utilized unconventional marketing methods, such as a die-cut album cover folded into the shape of a penis entering a vagina, and the inclusion of a razor with a record that promoted suicide on Electric Human Project.
Former members played in Fax Arcana, who have since disbanded.
They reformed as a 4-piece in the year 2004, recorded a full length album, then unfortunately had to cancel a UK tour in 2005 which was supposed to be with phoenix bodies. They have been inactive since.
Screamo
Screamo, though used loosely to generally describe music that features screamed vocals, is actually a musical subgenre of hardcore punk which predominantly evolved from emo, among other genres, in the early 1990s...
band from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
. The group combined fast and frantic grindcore
Grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
influenced drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
ming and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
work, and raw screams
Screaming (music)
Screaming is a vocal technique that is most popular in subgenres of heavy metal, punk and hard rock, including metalcore, deathcore, post-hardcore, groove metal, black metal, and grindcore...
.
Biography
Usurp was born in Lafayette, IN. Through numerous line-ups they continued to push the envelope of the then-bugeoning "screamo" sub-sub-genre of punk rock. Their music was available on several compilations and 7" records, including a split release with Jerome's DreamJerome's Dream
Jeromes Dream was a Connecticut post-hardcore/screamo band, active from 1997 to 2001. The band had a unique vocal style - singer Jeff Smith opted not to use a microphone while performing live, instead screaming unamplified at the top of his lungs. The band was known for playing very short sets,...
, with whom they toured the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, on Clean Plate Records. All their releases have been compiled and released on a discography CD, Disinformation Fix, on Alone Records. Antonio Leiriao moved from New York to Indiana to sing for the band in 1999.
The band utilized unconventional marketing methods, such as a die-cut album cover folded into the shape of a penis entering a vagina, and the inclusion of a razor with a record that promoted suicide on Electric Human Project.
Former members played in Fax Arcana, who have since disbanded.
They reformed as a 4-piece in the year 2004, recorded a full length album, then unfortunately had to cancel a UK tour in 2005 which was supposed to be with phoenix bodies. They have been inactive since.
Discography
- Index For Potential Suicide/Usurp Synapse, 7" [EP]
- Witching Hour Records
- Released 1999.
- Availability: Out of Print - 1100 on Black, 200 on Orange.
- Notable Characteristics: 300 had an alternate tour cover, 20 had a xerox'd cover.
- Emotion Zero/Usurp Synapse, 7" [EP]
- Happy Couples Never Last Records
- Released 1999.
- Availability: Out of Print - 1000 on Black.
- Hassan I Sabbah/Usurp Synapse - Just Do It!, 7" [EP]
- The Electric Human Project Records
- Released 2000.
- Availability: Out of Print - 1000 on Black, 100 on White, 5 Test Pressings.
- Notable Characteristics: The White pressing came with a Razor Blade. Some records had a bandage on the artwork.
- The Main Ingredient, 7" [EP]
- Self-Released
- Released 2000.
- Availability: Out of Print - 200 on Pink.
- Notable Characteristics: This vinyl is also known as the "Penis 7". The envelope flap was shaped like a penis and fit into the vagina in the center of the cover to close the envelope. The B Side had the same track but "Tour Release of 200" written all over it so you can't play it.
- Rep Seki/Usurp Synapse, 5" [EP]
- Magister Ludi Records
- Released 2000.
- Availability: Out of Print - 1000 as a Picture Disc.
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/Usurp Synapse, 7" [EP]- Level Plane Records
- Released May 1, 2000.
- Availability: Out of Print - 1100 on Black.
- Notable Characteristics: There is an alternate version of this version which was limited to 100 with an alternate cover.
- In Examination Of, 6/7" [EP]
- Level Plane Records/Witching Hour Records
- Released May 1, 2000.
- Availability: Out of Print - 650 or 666 (Conflicting Information) on Black, 200 on Red.
- Notable Characteristics: The Red pressing was only available through mail order or from the Witching Hour Fan Club and had an alternate cover. Some versions on black came with a "blood pill".
- Jeromes Dream/Usurp Synapse - An Asprin, An X-Ray, 7" [EP]
- Clean Plate Records/Level Plane Records
- Released September 1, 2000.
- Availability: Out of Print - 1300 on White, 200 on Black, 20 Test Pressings, 15 with alternate "overrun" cover.
- Notable Characteristics: Some versions came with a Jeromes Dream tour pin.
- V/A - Antipodes, 7" [EP]
- Level Plane Records
- Released October 1, 2000.
- Availability: Out of Print - 1000 on Red, 25 Test Pressings.
- Notable Characteristics: 45 had alternate silk screened covers.
- V/A - Songs of the Dead 2: Idle Hands, CD
- And Here My Troubles Began... Records
- Released May 1, 2001.
- Availability: Out of Print - 666 printed, 100 Handmade Michigan Fest version.
- Notable Characteristics: 100 numbered in handmade packaging for Michigan Fest.