The Porch Days: 1998 to 2000

Last updated

The Porch Days: 1998 to 2000
As Friends Rust - The Porch Days 1998 to 2000.jpg
Compilation album by
As Friends Rust
ReleasedMay 22, 2015 (2015-05-22)
RecordedMarch 1998 (1998-03) – June 26, 2000 (2000-06-26)
Venue
Studio
  • Goldentone Studios, Gainesville, Florida
Genre
Length23:11
Label
  • Demons Run Amok
Producer
Compiler
As Friends Rust chronology
Greatest Hits?
(2014)		The Porch Days: 1998 to 2000
(2015)		 Up from the Muck
(2020)

The Porch Days: 1998 to 2000 is a compilation album by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was released on vinyl by German record label Demons Run Amok Entertainment on May 22, 2015. [4] [3] [5] The release compiles a selection of As Friends Rust recordings that showcase the band's most recognizable line-up, [6] [1] which spanned from March 1998 to October 2000. The band then consisted of lead vocalist Damien Moyal, drummer Timothy Kirkpatrick, bass guitarist and backing vocalist Kaleb Stewart, and revolving guitarists Gordon Tarpley, Joseph Simmons, Peter Bartsocas and James Glayat. [6] [3]

Contents

The previously-released material contained within originally appeared on The Fists of Time and the split with Discount (both released 1998) and As Friends Rust (released in 1999). The compilation also includes two previously-unreleased songs, which the band had written during that area, offered as live recordings since they were never recorded in studio. In promotion of The Porch Days: 1998 to 2000, As Friends Rust played a series of shows in 2015 and again in 2019, which included performances at notable festivals like Groezrock in Meerhout, Belgium, Booze Cruise in Hamburg, Germany, and The Fest in Gainesville, Florida. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Background and content

The material compiled for The Porch Days: 1998 to 2000 was recorded during three different studio recording sessions and two live concerts, spanning a period of two-and-a-half years, from late March 1998 to June 26, 2000. The recordings showcase the band's most intimate and recognizable line-up, [6] which existed from March 1998 to September 2000, and included lead vocalist Damien Moyal, drummer Timothy Kirkpatrick, bass guitarist and backing vocalist Kaleb Stewart, and revolving guitarists Gordon Tarpley, Joseph Simmons and James Glayat. [8] Although Peter Bartsocas played guitar, bass guitar and provided backing vocals at different times during this period, he never recorded in studio with the band. [6]

"Home Is Where the Heart Aches" was recorded in late March 1998 at Goldentone Studios in Gainesville, Florida with producer Rob McGregor. [11] The song features the band's reformed line-up with lead vocalist Moyal, guitarists Joseph Simmons and Gordon Tarpley, bass guitarist and backing vocalist Kaleb Stewart, and drummer Timothy Kirkpatrick. Three members of Hot Water Music; Chuck Ragan, George Rebelo and Chris Wollard; as well as McGregor and all members of As Friends Rust, provided backup vocals on the song. [11] "Home Is Where the Heart Aches" first appeared on The Fists of Time in 1998 and was also used on the split with Discount and a Various Artists compilations by Initial Records.

"The First Song on the Tape You Make Her" was recorded in October 1998 at Goldentone Studios with producer Rob McGregor. [12] The song features lead vocalist Moyal, guitarists Simmons and Glayat, bass guitarist and backing vocalist Stewart and drummer Kirkpatrick. [13] [12] McGregor and Keith Welsh provided backup vocals on the song. "The First Song on the Tape You Make Her" first appeared on As Friends Rust's split with Discount, released by Good Life Recordings in 1998, and later appeared on Doghouse Records' reissue of The Fists of Time in 2000.

"Half Friend Town", "Like Strings (Spell It with a K)", "Fire on 8th and 3rd", "Coffee Black" "Scapegoat Wets the Whistle" and "Operation" were recorded on May 9, 1999 at Goldentone Studios, co-produced by Rob McGregor and As Friends Rust. [14] The songs feature lead vocalist Moyal, guitarists Simmons and James Glayat, bass guitarist and backing vocalist Stewart and drummer Kirkpatrick. "Operation" is a Circle Jerks cover. All six songs originally appeared on the band's sophomore extended play As Friends Rust , released by Good Life Recordings and Doghouse Records in 1999. [15] [16]

"Shame on You" was recorded on August 20, 1999 at Ieperfest in Ypres, Belgium, while As Friends Rust was on a five-week European and British tour in promotion of As Friends Rust. [17] The tour was originally intended to be shared with fellow Gainesville, Florida hardcore band Hot Water Music, with which a split release was in talks, but due to disagreements over top-billing, the two bands ended up booking separate tours. [18] Instead, As Friends Rust headlined its own European and British tour, playing a handful of cross-over shows with New Jersey hardcore band Ensign and California hardcore band Ignite. [18] "Shame on You" was listed as "Untitled" on the artwork of the compilation since the band could not remember its title at the time of release. [6] The recording was taken directly from the Good Life Recordings VHS release Good Life T.V., where it was listed as "A New One". [6]

"Tuesday Clad" was recorded on June 26, 2000 at The Moose Lodge in Long Island, New York, while As Friends Rust was on a four-week American tour promoting As Friends Rust and The Fists of Time: An Anthology of Short Fiction and Non-Fiction (both on Doghouse). [17] [19] The entire tour was shared with Virginia hardcore band Strike Anywhere and spanned from May 29 to June 30, 2000, during which the bands played in nearly every state. [19] [6]

Release, packaging and promotion

As Friends Rust performing at The Fest 14 in Gainesville, Florida on October 31, 2015, in promotion of The Porch Days: 1998 to 2000. As Friends Rust at The Fest 2015.jpg
As Friends Rust performing at The Fest 14 in Gainesville, Florida on October 31, 2015, in promotion of The Porch Days: 1998 to 2000.

The artwork and layout for The Porch Days: 1998 to 2000 was designed by Moyal. [17] The liner notes were written partly by Moyal and partly by Cindy Spence, who lived at The Porch House with most of the band members at the time. [17] Nicholas Forneris, who had previously provided photographs for As Friends Rust and Won, contributed live pictures taken of the band during its 2008 reunion tour. [17] Mattia Cabani also provided pictures of the band from 2000. [17] [20]

German record label Demons Run Amok Entertainment released The Porch Days: 1998 to 2000 on vinyl on May 22, 2015; the same day that it re-issued Moyal's other band Culture's Born of You album on vinyl. [3] [5] [2] The vinyl came in a choice of solid black, clear, blue or green colors. [4] [3] [5] [2]

In promotion of the release, As Friends Rust played a series of concerts in 2015, starting with a show at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, New York on April 30, 2015. [21] [22] The band also performed at the Groezrock festival in Meerhout, Belgium on May 2, 2015, [7] [8] and at The Wooly as part of The Fest 14 in Gainesville, Florida on October 31, 2015. [9]

The band performed another set of shows in 2019, including one at The Kingsland in Brooklyn, New York on April 25, 2019, [23] and two on the same day at Molotow in Hamburg, Germany on June 8, 2019, as part of the Booze Cruise Festival. [24] [10]

Track listing

Credits are adapted from the compilation's liner notes. [17]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Home Is Where the Heart Aches"
  • Moyal
2:29
2."The First Song on the Tape You Make Her"
  • Moyal
2:57
3."Half Friend Town"
  • Moyal
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Simmons
  • Stewart
  • Glayat
2:17
4."Like Strings (Spell It with a K)"
  • Moyal
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Simmons
  • Stewart
  • Glayat
2:15
5."Fire on 8th and 3rd"
  • Moyal
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Simmons
  • Stewart
  • Glayat
0:11
6."Coffee Black"
  • Moyal
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Simmons
  • Stewart
  • Glayat
3:18
7."Scapegoat Wets the Whistle"
  • Moyal
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Simmons
  • Stewart
  • Glayat
3:43
8."Operation"
1:40
9."Shame on You (Live in Ieper, Belgium, August 20th, 1999)"
  • Moyal
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Simmons
  • Stewart
  • Glayat
2:16
10."Tuesday Clad (Live in Long Island, NY, June 26th, 2000)"
  • Moyal
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Simmons
  • Stewart
  • Glayat
2:08
Total length:23:11

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the compilation's liner notes. [17]

As Friends Rust
Guest musicians
Production

Release history

Release formats for The Porch Days: 1998 to 2000
RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
GermanyMay 22, 2015Demons Run Amok Entertainment 12" Vinyl DRA 099

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Further Seems Forever</span> American rock band

Further Seems Forever is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Pompano Beach, Florida. Over its initial eight-year run the band experienced several lineup changes, resulting in a different lead vocalist performing on each of their first three studio albums. Original singer Chris Carrabba recorded The Moon Is Down (2001) with the group before leaving to start Dashboard Confessional. He was replaced by Jason Gleason, who performed on How to Start a Fire (2003) but left the band the following year. Former Sense Field vocalist Jon Bunch joined Further Seems Forever for Hide Nothing (2004). The band broke up in 2006 but reunited four years later with Carrabba on vocals. Their fourth studio album, Penny Black, was released in 2012.

<i>A Young Trophy Band in the Parlance of Our Times</i> 2002 EP by As Friends Rust

A Young Trophy Band in the Parlance of Our Times is the third extended play by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was released on compact disc and 12" vinyl by American record label Equal Vision Records on May 28, 2002. German record label Defiance Records licensed the rights to the extended play for the European market, though these compact disc and 12" vinyl editions were released a day earlier than the American one, on May 27, 2002.

<i>The Fists of Time</i> 1998 debut extended play by As Friends Rust

The Fists of Time is the debut extended play by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was originally released by Belgian record label Good Life Recordings on July 13, 1998, on compact disc and 10" vinyl. American record label Doghouse Records reissued the release, under the expanded title The Fists of Time: An Anthology of Short Fiction and Non-Fiction, on compact disc, 12" vinyl and digitally, with new artwork and two additional songs, on June 22, 2000. In promotion of the release, As Friends Rust toured the United States, United Kingdom and Europe several times between June 1998 and September 2000. The bands that accompanied As Friends Rust on these tours include Discount, Dillinger Four, Strike Anywhere, Grade, Ensign, Ignite, Good Clean Fun, Garrison, Glasseater, Mid Carson July, The Agency, Purusam, Fast Times and Keith Welsh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">As Friends Rust</span> American melodic hardcore band

As Friends Rust is an American melodic hardcore band based in Gainesville, Florida. The original line-up, which included vocalist Damien Moyal, guitarist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez and drummer Matthew Crum, formed in Davie, Florida in September 1996. After recording a demo tape but failing to secure a record deal, the band parted ways in February 1997.

<i>As Friends Rust</i> (EP) 1999 EP by As Friends Rust

As Friends Rust is the third release by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was released on compact disc, 8-inch vinyl and digitally in the United States on September 17, 1999. The eponymous extended play was the band's first output as part of an exclusive three-record contract with Toledo, Ohio-based record company Doghouse Records. As Friends Rust was licensed by Doghouse Records to various foreign markets, beginning with Belgian record label Good Life Recordings, which released the extended play on compact disc and double 7-inch vinyl several months earlier in July 1999. The European edition features a bonus song and a different artwork, but was erroneously promoted by Good Life Recordings as God Hour, though that title never appeared on the actual release. Doghouse Records also licensed As Friends Rust to Japanese record label Howling Bull Entertainment, which released a compact disc edition on October 5, 1999, and British record label Golf Records, which released a compact disc edition on October 22, 2001; these versions included six additional songs, a different artwork, and were promoted under the title Eleven Songs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Damien Moyal</span> American musician (born 1976)

Damien Zev Moyal is an American vocalist, lyricist, musician, songwriter and designer. Originally from Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands, he moved to the United States as a child and grew up in Miami, Florida, where he notably fronted such hardcore punk, metallic hardcore and melodic hardcore bands as Shai Hulud, As Friends Rust, Morning Again, Culture, Bird of Ill Omen and Bridgeburne R. Moyal has been based in Ann Arbor, Michigan since 2006 and is the founding member of the semi-eponymously named gothic rock/post-punk band Damien Done.

<i>As Friends Rust / Discount</i> 1998 EP by As Friends Rust and Discount

As Friends Rust / Discount is a split extended play by Gainesville, Florida-based melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust and Vero Beach, Florida-based punk rock band Discount. It was released by Belgian record label Good Life Recordings in December 1998 on compact disc and 7" vinyl. In promotion of the release, As Friends Rust and Discount embarked on a six-week European and United Kingdom tour, from December 1998 to January 1999, accompanied by Swedish hardcore group Purusam. The European tour included a stop to play at the Good Life Winter Festival, in Kortrijk, Belgium.

<i>Won</i> (As Friends Rust album) 2001 studio album by As Friends Rust

Won is the first full-length album by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was released on compact disc, 12-inch vinyl and digitally by American record label Doghouse Records on October 23, 2001. German record label Defiance Records licensed the rights to release the album on compact disc and 12-inch vinyl for the European market, though this edition was released a week earlier than the American one, on October 15, 2001. Japanese record label Howling Bull Entertainment also licensed the rights to release the album for the Asian market; this compact disc edition was released even earlier, on October 5, 2001, and includes two bonus tracks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morning Again</span> American metalcore band

Morning Again is an American metalcore band from Florida. They were known for their metallic sound as well as for their straight edge, vegan, anti-religious and anti-government ideals. The band was a "sister band" to Culture, often switching members after one had left the other. Several members went on to play in other bands such as As Friends Rust and Dead Blue Sky. The band was originally from Cooper City, Florida, but moved to Coral Springs in 1998 before breaking up later that year. After playing several reunion shows over the years, the band released a new EP in 2018.

<i>Eleven Songs</i> (album) 1999 compilation album by As Friends Rust

Eleven Songs is a compilation album by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was originally released on compact disc by Japanese record label Howling Bull Entertainment on October 5, 1999. British record label Golf Records reissued the release, also on compact disc, on October 22, 2001. At the time of its original release in 1999, Eleven Songs was considered somewhat of a discography, since it included all but a single song of what As Friends Rust had released; the Circle Jerks cover "Operation" was omitted.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Damien Done</span> American post-punk band

Damien Done is an American post-punk/gothic rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Formed in Gainesville, Florida in 2002 as a semi-eponymously-named solo project by frontman Damien Moyal, the group has since been expanded to include other band members and co-songwriters. The current lineup features Moyal, Laura Jane Leonard and Tyler Kane.

<i>The Cleanest War</i> 1996 EP by Morning Again

The Cleanest War is the debut extended play by American metallic hardcore band Morning Again. It was released on May 15, 1996, by American record label Conquer the World Records, initially on compact disc, and subsequently on 12" vinyl and digitally.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaleb Stewart</span> American musician (1975–2021)

Kaleb Stewart was an American musician, vocalist, songwriter and former skateboarder. Originally from Talkeetna, Alaska, he moved around in his childhood before settling in Tampa, Florida as a teenager, and later made his home in Gainesville, Florida. While in Gainesville, he notably played bass guitar and provided backing vocals in the melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust from 1998 to 2000, and in the hardcore punk band Bridgeburne R from 1999 to 2000. Stewart took part of As Friends Rust's reunion in 2008, and remained with the band until 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Timothy Kirkpatrick</span> American drummer

Timothy James Kirkpatrick is an American drummer. Originally from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Kirkpatrick played in punk band Shaft and emotional hardcore bands Roosevelt and Burgundy in his teens. After moving to Gainesville, Florida in 1997, he joined metallic hardcore band Culture and melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust, both with vocalist Damien Moyal.

<i>Greatest Hits?</i> 2014 compilation album by As Friends Rust

Greatest Hits? is a compilation album by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was originally released on compact disc by Japanese record label Cosmic Note on June 4, 2014. Indonesian record label D'Kolektif released the compilation on compact cassette on December 27, 2014. Dutch record label Shield Recordings re-issued the compact disc and issued a 12-inch vinyl and digital editions for the European market on April 29, 2015, though this version omitted three songs due to vinyl time constraints.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">As Friends Rust discography</span> Band discography

The discography of American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust includes two studio albums, three compilation albums, four extended plays, four singles, one live video album, and two music videos. The original line-up recorded a demo tape in November 1996, but failing to secure a record deal, the band parted ways in February 1997. After reforming later that same year, but with a new line-up, the band recorded one new song and combined it with some of the demo's songs to create its debut EP, The Fists of Time, for Belgium's Good Life Recordings in July 1998. In December 1998, As Friends Rust released a split with Discount, also on Good Life.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">On Bodies</span> American hardcore band

On Bodies was an American hardcore band active from 2009 to 2017. Principally based in Cincinnati, Ohio, where the majority of its members resided, it also included members from Michigan, Florida, New Jersey, and Kentucky. The group was formed by guitarist, bass guitarist, drummer, backing vocalist, and principal songwriter Richard Thurston, and vocalist and lyricist Damien Moyal. The band later also included former members of Until the End, Where Fear and Weapons Meet, Glasseater, Destro, Mixtapes, and The Homeless Gospel Choir.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph Simmons (guitarist)</span> American guitarist

Joseph Lee Simmons is an American guitarist, bass guitarist, songwriter and brewer. Originally from Houston, Texas, Simmons grew up in Coral Springs, Florida, where he notably played in the hardcore punk bands Dinner Time and Lock Down, the sludge metal band Bird of Ill Omen and the metallic hardcore band Morning Again. He later moved to Gainesville, Florida, where he played in the metallic hardcore bands Culture and Some Sort of Radio, the melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust, and the emotional hardcore / post-hardcore band Salem. He currently plays in the black metal band Rot in Coffins.

<i>Stay Black</i> 2016 EP by Damien Done

Stay Black is the debut extended play by American gothic rock and roll / post-punk band Damien Done. Originally titled Love Thongs, it was recorded in September 2003 and scheduled for release in April 2004, through Belgian record label Good Life Recordings. The record company refused to release the extended play and kept it stuck in limbo for thirteen years, until German record label Demons Run Amok Entertainment licensed its rights in late 2015. While awaiting its official release, the band offered the music for free download and streaming across a variety of websites, with an often-changing track listing and several different cover artworks. Demons Run Amok Entertainment's official vinyl and digital release was finally issued on July 8, 2016.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Louder Than War 1". Louder Than War . Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Pasini, Marco (June 21, 2015). "As Friends Rust – Porch Days". Salad Days Magazine. Archived from the original on July 8, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "As Friends Rust – The Porch days". Underdog Fanzine (in German). May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Ox 119. Germany: Ox-Fanzine. May 2015. p. 73.
  5. 1 2 3 "As Friends Rust: "The Porch Days" erscheint am 22.Mai". Tough Magazine (in German). May 5, 2015. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sabján, Bence (May 24, 2015). ""Emlékszem Budapestre. A koncert után a várnál lógtunk."- Interjú a Groezrockon feltámadt As Friends Rusttal!". Nuskull Magazin (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  7. 1 2 Mair, Rob (May 5, 2015). "Live Review: Groezrock 2015 – Meerhout, Belgium". Already Heard. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 Bushell, Glen (June 23, 2015). "Interview: As Friends Rust [Groezrock 2015]". Punktastic. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  9. 1 2 Levine, David (May 18, 2015). "The Fest 14 adds bands (Title Fight, The Progress, Modern Life Is War, As Friends Rust, Smoke or Fire, PBTT, Bigwig, more)". BrooklynVegan . Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  10. 1 2 Wahle, Sebastian (July 2020). "As Friends Rust Interview". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Archived from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  11. 1 2 Boarts, Christine (October 1998). "As Friends Rust – The Fists of Time CD (Good Life Recordings)". Slug & Lettuce 56. Slug and Lettuce.
  12. 1 2 As Friends Rust / Discount liner notes. Good Life Recordings. 1998.
  13. ↑ Prenger, Joe (September 5, 1998). Interview with Damien Moyal of As Friends Rust and Culture. Netherlands: Reflections. pp. 40–44.
  14. ↑ Hemsath, Dirk (May 4, 1999). "Doghouse Records News". Doghouse Records . Archived from the original on May 7, 1999. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  15. ↑ As Friends Rust liner notes. Good Life Recordings. 1999.
  16. ↑ As Friends Rust liner notes. Doghouse Records. 1999.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The Porch Days: 1998 to 2000 liner notes. Demons Run Amok Entertainment. 2015.
  18. 1 2 Hemsath, Dirk (April 29, 1999). "Upcoming Releases on Doghouse". Doghouse Records . Archived from the original on April 29, 1999. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  19. 1 2 "As Friends Rust Interview". Music-Scan. February 18, 2002. Archived from the original on April 1, 2002. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  20. ↑ "As Friends Rust – The Porch Days 1998–2000 Review". The Code 7 Magazine. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  21. ↑ P., Michael (May 1, 2015). "30.04.2015: As Friends Rust – New York – Saint Vitus Bar". Allschools Network. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  22. ↑ Levine, Dave (February 6, 2015). "NYC punk roundup: As Friends Rust, Defiance Ohio, NYHC book release, Gang Green, Timeshares, Night Birds, more". BrooklynVegan . Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  23. ↑ Krovatin, Chris (2019). "As Friends Rust Make Every Heartfelt Show Feel Like Their Last". Kerrang! . Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  24. ↑ Thomas (May 7, 2019). "Bands about bands on Booze Cruise 2019". Punk Rock Theory. Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.