Representative Albums: "Riot For Romance!", "Hit Man Dreams", "Drunk on the Moon
Biography
San Diego alternative quartet No Knife was formed by vocalist Mitch Wilson, guitarist Aaron Mancini, bassist Brian Desjean, and drummer Ike Zaremba, and recorded their debut album Drunk on the Moon for Goldenrod Records. After touring with Heavy Vegetable and aMiniature (and replacing Mancini with Ryan Ferguson), the quartet signed to Time Bomb Recordings. The label reissued Drunk on the Moon in 1996 and released the second No Knife album, Hit Man Dreams, in July 1997. Drummer Zaremba departed in favor of Chris Prescott (formerly of Tanner), and a new album, Fire in the City of Automatons, appeared in 1999. After a three year wait, Riot for Romance arrived in the summer of 2002. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
The band's original lineup was Mitch Wilson (vocals/guitar), Brian Desjean (bass), Aaron Mancini (guitar/vocals), and Ike Zaremba (drums). Prior to their second full-length, the band replaced Mancini with Ryan Ferguson (guitar/vocals). After their first and second full-lengths, Drunk on the Moon (1996) and Hit Man Dreams (1997), Chris Prescott was enlisted to play drums. The group went on to release two more full-lengths: Fire in the City of Automatons (1999) and Riot for Romance! (2002). They played their last show June 19 2009.
After hinting on their website in March of 2008 that they might reunite in late 2008 or early 2009, the band was announced as the opening act for three west coast dates on Jimmy Eat World's "Clarity x 10" tour.
Post-band projects
Mitch Wilson is currently playing guitar for The Focus Group as well as his side project Moonlife. Brian Desjean is playing bass for Get Your Death On!, a new San Diego Doom-Pop band which formed in late 2005 with a self released Full length album set to release Fall 2008. Ryan Ferguson is now a solo artist who has released an EP, Three Four, and a full length album, Only Trying to Help. He has done some touring, including opening for the San Diego rock band, Switchfoot. Chris Prescott joined the live band for Pinback in late September, 2005, playing guitar, keyboard and singing backing vocals. then went on his first full tour with them as their drummer in 2006, and went on to record with them for Autumn of the Seraphs which was released in September 2007. He also is playing guitar/vocals for The Jade Shader which formed in 2004. In March 2009 the band regrouped to play several dates opening for friends Jimmy Eat World on their 10-year anniversary Clarity Tour. No Knife played their final show Thursday, June 18 2009 at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, Ca. The last song performed was "Mission Control".
