A Minor Forest was a

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band active from 1992 to 1998.

History

The band formed after Andee Connors left his home in San Diego to start a career in music in the San Francisco Bay Area. After a brief stint in Cradlestone RIP and the Sutter Valley Claimjumpers (as Sandee Shotgun), In 1992, he met bassist John Trevor Benson and guitarist Erik Hoversten, forming the band. Their songs incorporated elements of

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, and

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. The group released three albums: ''Flemish Altruism'' (1996) and ''Inindependence'' (1998) on

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, and ''So, Were They in Some Sort of Fight?'' (1999), a career-spanning compilation on My Pal God records. On November 9, 2013, they played for the first time in 15 years at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco. Until that show, their most recent performance was held on November 1, 1998, at the

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in San Francisco.

Members

*Erik Hoversten *Andee Connors *John Trevor Benson *Dominique Davison

Discography

* '' Flemish Altruism (Constituent Parts 1993-1996)'' CD (

, 1996) * '' Inindependence'' CD (

, 1998) * '' ...So, Were They in Some Sort of Fight?'' double CD ( My Pal God, 1999)

References

External links

InterviewBrainwashed A Minor Forest siteMy Pal God site for ''So Were They in Some Sort of Fight?''Bio by Jason Ankeny, Rovi 77 Boadrum Site Profile
Viva Radio, Sep 2007. (

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