Stephen Immerwahr is an American bass guitarist and vocalist best known as a founding member of the

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group

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Biography

Stephen Immerwahr began his foray into music in 1988, originally serving as an assistant

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to bands such as

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and

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. In 1989, Immerwahr formed

with drummer

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and guitarist John Engle.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 679-680 Codeine pioneered the

and

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subgenres of

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,Mason, Stewart
Codeine Biography
,

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, Retrieved 26 June 2011 Retrieved April 15, 2016 but with a more experimental attitude than other bands in the genre, such as

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and

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. Codeine released their first album ''

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'' on the German label Glitterhouse in August 1990. Codeine's final release was the full-length album '' The White Birch'', released in May 1994. Following his work in Codeine, Immerwahr would later exit a career in music to become a research scientist In February 2012, Codeine announced they would perform on the request of

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sister event, I'll Be Your Mirror, on 26 May 2012 at

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, along with other shows, to commemorate a comprehensive reissue of their recordings by

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in June 2012. Codeine's final reunion show was at

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in New York City on 15 July 2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Immerwahr, Stephen Living people American rock bass guitarists American male bass guitarists American rock singers Codeine (band) members Slowcore musicians Guitarists from Chicago Guitarists from New York City Year of birth missing (living people)