Wind of Change (band)
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Wind Of Change was a hardcore
band from Arizona
who existed from 1987 to 1989. They put out two records in their lifetime and then had all their recordings released posthumously in 1990. Members Jim and John Wall, Eric Astor, and Alex Dunham would move to Washington, DC where they performed with a number of bands, including Kerosene 454
, Hoover
, Regulator Watts
, Canyon
, Samuel, and Junction. Dunham would later move to Chicago
and perform with Abilene. Eric Astor also founded Art Monk Construction
in 1993 and John Wall would go on to co-run Slowdime Records
.
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band from Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
who existed from 1987 to 1989. They put out two records in their lifetime and then had all their recordings released posthumously in 1990. Members Jim and John Wall, Eric Astor, and Alex Dunham would move to Washington, DC where they performed with a number of bands, including Kerosene 454
Kerosene 454
Kerosene 454 was a punk rock band from Washington, D.C.. They formed in 1992. The core of the group, brothers John and Jim Wall along with Erik Denno, went through a number of drummers before hooking up with Darren Zentek in time to record their 1st LP, Situation At Hand...
, Hoover
Hoover (band)
Hoover was an American post-hardcore band from Washington, DC. Formed in 1992, Hoover went on to produce some of the more intense music to appear on the Dischord Records label in the 1990s...
, Regulator Watts
Regulator Watts
Regulator Watts was a rock band from Washington, D.C.. It lasted from 1996 to 1998.The band's music resembles that of illustrious predecessor Hoover, with more of an emphasis on taut, mechanical basslines and feedback-laden, spare guitar lines, as opposed to Hoover's fluid, jazzy basslines and...
, Canyon
Canyon (band)
Canyon was a slowcore band from Washington, D.C., USA. Their style was heavily influenced by Americana, folk and country music.-History:The band was formed in 1999 after ex-Boys Life member Brandon Butler relocated from Kansas to the Washington, D.C. area and briefly fronted the band Farewell Bend...
, Samuel, and Junction. Dunham would later move to Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and perform with Abilene. Eric Astor also founded Art Monk Construction
Art Monk Construction
Art Monk Construction was founded by Eric Astor and Garrett Rothman in State College, Pennsylvania in 1993. When Rothman left State College to study abroad, Astor was joined in managing the label by Rich Kraemer, a childhood friend from Tempe, Arizona, and the two additionally formed Lumberjack...
in 1993 and John Wall would go on to co-run Slowdime Records
Slowdime Records
Slowdime Records was a record label started in 1996 by Juan Luis Carrera and Amanda MacKaye. The label was originally started, according to a label bio, “with the intent to document the new inclinations and innovations that began to surface within the Washington D.C...
.
Members
- Jim Wall – Vocals
- Jason Peterson – Guitar
- Alex Dunahm – Guitar
- John Wall – Bass
- Brian Fuller – Drums
- Eric Astor – Drums
- Tim Olsen – Drums
Discography
- Demo" (Step Forward Records, 1987)
- ...A Promise Kept 7" (Step Forward Records, 1988)
- Rain 7" (self-released, 1989)
- Retrospect compilation LP (Old World Records, 1990)