Remy Zero

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Remy Zero
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Remy Zero, L-R: Jeffrey Cain, Shelby Tate, Gregory Slay, Cinjun Tate, Cedric LeMoyne
Background information
Origin Birmingham, Alabama, US
Genres Alternative rock
Years active1989–2003, 2010
Labels
SpinoffsSpartan Fidelity
Past members
Website remyzero.com

Remy Zero was an American alternative rock band from Birmingham, Alabama, formed in 1989. It was composed of August Cinjun Tate (vocals, guitar), Shelby Tate (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Cedric LeMoyne (bass), Jeffrey Cain (guitar, vocals), and Louis Schefano (drums), who was later replaced by Gregory Slay (drums, percussion). [2]

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History

The band was formed in Alabama in the late 1980s while the members were teenagers. The name Remy Zero came from an Alabama railroad worker featured in a box of 4-track tapes with 30 hours of songs, conversations, and trainyard sounds. Cinjun Tate reported in the Evening Times , "We decided to name the band after him in the hope that we might track down his relatives or something. We haven't found anyone yet." [3] However, in an MTV interview, Tate described Remy Zero as a fictional prophet they had created. [4]

Before Remy Zero had released any full-length albums, Radiohead found their demo tape and invited them to be part of the US tour for The Bends . After that, Remy Zero moved from Alabama to Los Angeles to record their first album.

The self-titled record received little recognition or sales. The subsequent album, Villa Elaine , generated some acclaim. It was recorded when the band was living in an apartment of the same name in Hollywood. Remy Zero's third album, The Golden Hum , was also received well. [5] A 50-second version of the song "Save Me" from The Golden Hum was used as the theme song for WB/CW's Smallville during its ten-season run. The band's music was also featured on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic radio show. The song "Shattered" was used in the films Crazy/Beautiful and Suicide Kings . "Fair", from Villa Elaine, was used in the films Garden State and Fanboys , "Prophecy" in She's All That and The Last Kiss , "Gramarye" appeared in Stigmata , and "Temenos (Here Come the Shakes)" played in the film The Chamber. Additionally, "Perfect Memory" played during the film The Invisible and the last episode of Smallville's first season. Remy Zero recorded a version of Art Garfunkel's song "Bright Eyes" for the 2002 charity album For the Kids .

The band broke up after making The Golden Hum and many of its members went on to join new bands. Shelby and Cinjun created Spartan Fidelity, Cain joined Isidore and later created Dead Snares; LeMoyne toured with Alanis Morissette's band before joining O+S and later Rose of the West. Gregory Slay created Sleepwell.

Drummer Gregory Slay died on January 1, 2010, aged 40, of complications from cystic fibrosis. [6] [7]

On May 22, 2010, Remy Zero played their first show together in eight years as a tribute to Gregory in New Orleans, the town where he was born. This was followed by the release of the new single "'Til the End" on the label Popantipop, on September 7, 2010. From October 7 to 12, 2010, Remy Zero performed in memory of their drummer at venues including Dante's in Portland, Oregon, The Crocodile Cafe in Seattle, Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco, and in Spaceland in Los Angeles. The band's Twitter account confirmed that these shows would be the final word from the band.

On October 18, 2011, Gregory Slay's final solo album, released under the moniker Horsethief Beats, titled The Sound Will Find You, featured Remy Zero bandmates Jeffrey Cain and Cedric Lemoyne and was published on the Communicating Vessels label. [8] Jeffrey Cain is now a member of the Australian band the Church, best known for their 1988 hit song "Under the Milky Way". [9]

Cinjun Tate composed the music for Amy Jo Johnson's 2016 movie, The Space Between . [10]

In 2020, a mostly new studio recording featuring Shelby Tate and Cinjun Tate was released digitally under the name Zero Brothers. [11]

Band members

Touring

Timeline

Remy Zero

Discography

Studio albums

YearTitleChart positions
US
Heat.

[13]
NZ
[14]
1996 Remy Zero
1998 Villa Elaine 37
2001 The Golden Hum 2039

EPs

TitleDetails
Live on Morning Becomes Eclectic
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: Promo CD
A Searchers EP
  • Released: November 2001
  • Label: Elektra
  • Formats: Promo CD
Remy Zero EP
  • Released: October 2010
  • Label: Communicating Vessels
  • Formats: CD

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
US Mod.
[15]
US Main.
[16]
US Adult.
[17]
FRA
[18]
NZ
[14]
UK
[19]
1996"Temenos (Here Come the Shakes)" Remy Zero
1998"Prophecy"2725 Villa Elaine
"Problem"
1999"Gramarye"
2001"Save Me"2733164655 The Golden Hum
"Perfect Memory (I'll Remember You)"
2010"'Til the End"Remy Zero EP

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