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Similar Artists:

The Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Apples in Stereo, Mercury Rev, The Flaming Lips

Influenced By:

Primal Scream

Formal Connection With:

Beachwood Sparks, Summer Hits, Frausdots, The Tyde
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Next Time West Coast," "Griptape," "Super Griptape"

Biography

Led by brothers Brent and Darren Rademaker, the mid-'90s indie pop outfit Further transformed from an earlier band, Shadowland, who issued a pair of albums for the Geffen label, 1989's self-titled debut and 1990's The Beauty of Escaping, before becoming Further. Whereas their precursor band was based in '60s music, Further was more a kin to such '90s alt-rock icons as Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and Dinosaur Jr. The Rademaker brothers issued several releases under the Further name during the mid- to late '90s, including such titles as Grip Tape, Sometimes Chimes, Grimes Golden, and Next Time West Coast. After splitting up Further, Brent and Darren formed Buffalo Springfield-esque group the Tyde, while Brent also formed the country-pop group Beachwood Sparks. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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For the band led by former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh, see Furthur (band).
Further
Origin Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres Alternative rock, Indie rock
Years active 1990s
Labels Fury, Christmas, Creation, Fierce Panda
Associated acts Shadowland, The Tyde, Beachwood Sparks
Former members
Brent Rademaker
Darren Rademaker
Josh Schwartz
Kevin Fitzgerald

Further was a United States indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, that evolved from an earlier band, Shadowland. They released several albums during the 1990s.

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History

Further evolved from Shadowland, a sixties-influenced band led by brothers Brent and Darren Rademaker, that released two albums for Geffen Records in 1989 and 1990 (Shadowland and The Beauty of Escaping respectively).[1] Unlike Shadowland, Further were very much an indie rock band, gaining comparisons with the likes of Dinosaur Jr and Sonic Youth (Lee Ranaldo even guesting on their debut album).[2][3] Second album, Sometimes Chimes contained 25 tracks, and drew comparisons to Beck, Unrest, Pavement and Sebadoh.[3][4] Fitzgerald left the group before third album Grimes Golden, replaced by a drum machine.[3] The band became sufficiently popular in the United Kingdom to have records released on Creation Records (an expanded version of their debut album) and Fierce Panda. In 1995, the band recorded a five-track session for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show.[5] The band's final album, Next Time West Coast saw the band's sound shift towards the sixties/severties-rock sound that the brothers would go on to explore in their later groups, The Tyde and Beachwood Sparks.[6]

Discography

Albums

  • Grip Tape (1992) Christmas
  • Super Griptape (1993) Ball Product/Creation
  • Sometimes Chimes (1993) Christmas
  • Grimes Golden (1994) Fingerpaint/Runt
  • Next Time West Coast (1996) 100 Guitar Mania (Japan)

Singles & EPs

  • "Filling Station" (1992) Bong Load
  • "Over & Out" (1992) Christmas
  • "Overrated" (1993) Guff
  • In A Lonely Place EP (1993) Four Letter Words (split EP with Allen Clapp, Kevin, and Six Cents & Natalie)
  • "Hyde Park" (1993) (split 7" with Poastal & Diskothiq, came with Over The Wall fanzine)
  • Born Under a Good Sign EP (1993) Standard Recordings
  • "She Lives By The Castle" (1993) First Strike (split single with Fluf)
  • 5 Further Journeys EP (1994) Fury/Abstract
  • Further EP (1994) Christmas
  • Chimes at Christmas EP (1994) Christmas (split EP with O & Judy and Rodchester)
  • Distance EP (1995) Lissy's (double 7-inch)
  • The Further John Peel Sessions (1995) Boxing Day
  • "I Wanna be a Stranger"/"They said it couldn't happen here...and it didn't" (1996) Kirb Dog
  • "The Fakers and the Takers" (1997) Fierce Panda

Compilation appearances

  • "Rich Kids" on Jabberjaw, Good to the Last Drop (1994) Mammoth
  • "Pretty Core" on My So Called Life (music from the television series) (1995) Atlantic
  • "Insight" on A Means to an End, the Music of Joy Division (1995) Virgin
  • "Juniper" on Notes From the Underground Volume 2 (1995) Priority
  • "lhs '79 (live)" on KXLU, 88.9FM, Los Angeles, Live, Volume 1 (1995) KXLU
  • "Day to Day" on Pop American Style (1996) March
  • "Quiet Riot Grrl" on Modern Day Paintings by Original Musical Artists (1997) Fingerpaint
  • "The Fakers & The Takers" on Nings and Roundabouts (1999) Fierce Panda
  • "I Wanna Be a Stranger" on Songs for Cassavetes (2001) Better Looking

References

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Further - Biography". allmusic.com. Macrovision Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0jfyxq8gldte~T1. Retrieved 6 April 2008. 
  2. ^ Spano, Charles. "Further - Griptape Review". allmusic.com. Macrovision Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hvfrxqyhld0e. Retrieved 6 April 2008. 
  3. ^ a b c Robbins, Ira. "Further". TrouserPress. http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=further. Retrieved 6 April 2008. 
  4. ^ Scaruffi, Pierro (1999). "Further". The History of Rock Music. http://www.scaruffi.com/vol5/further.html. Retrieved 6 April 2008. 
  5. ^ "Keeping It Peel - Further". Keeping It Peel. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1990s/1995/Sep28further/. Retrieved 6 April 2008. 
  6. ^ Bregman, Adam. "Further - Next Time West Coast Review". allmusic.com. Macrovision Corporation. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Further_%28band%29&action=edit&redlink=1. Retrieved 6 April 2008. 

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