Red Stars Theory is an American rock band from

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History

The band was formed in early-1995 when James Bertram was looking for someone to play guitar with and found Tonie Palmasani (guitar/vocals),

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(drums/percussion/vocals) and Jason Talley (bass guitar/vocals). Later in 1995, the group released a 10-inch on Deluxe Records, the "Slow Curve/Castle Rock" seven-inch and the LP/CD ''But Sleep Came Slowly''. The seven-inch and LP were released by the RX Remedy label, a division of

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. Seth Warren was asked to play violin on ''But Sleep Came Slowly'' and has since been a member of the group. The LP/CD ''Life In A Bubble Can Be Beautiful'' was the group's debut album for

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. ''But Sleep Came Slowly'' and ''Life In A Bubble Can Be Beautiful'' both featured

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as a guest vocalist. Sarah May Cates was a guest cellist on ''Life In A Bubble...''. Red Stars Theory took a hiatus for several years following the release of an eponymous EP for Touch and Go Records in 2000. Due to Jeremiah and James’ hectic touring schedules (playing in both

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and 764-HERO), the band has had a fairly infrequent touring schedule. Suicide Squeeze has released a compilation CD combining the band's out-of-print Rx Remedy seven-inch and Deluxe Records 10-inch. In 2000 Suicide Squeeze released the "Naima" seven-inch, a minimalistic cover of a song from

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album. The b-side of "Naima" is "North to Next (exit)", a remix by Scientific American featuring prominent samples from the first two tracks of ''Life in a Bubble...''. In 2006, the band contributed the track "Evergreen and Ivorbean" to Suicide Squeeze's 10th anniversary compilation, the CD/LP ''Slaying Since 1996''.

Discography

* ''self-titled'' 10 inch EP on

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(1995) * ''Slow Curve/Castle Rock'' 7 inch EP on Rx Remedy (1995) * ''But Sleep Came Slowly'' album on Rx Remedy (1997) * ''Life in a Bubble Can Be Beautiful'' album on

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(1999) * ''Red Stars Theory'' EP on

(2000) * ''Naima / North to Next Exit'' 7 inch EP on Suicide Squeeze (2000) * ''Red Stars Theory'' EP on Suicide Squeeze (2001) * "Evergreen and Ivorbean" track on the compilation album ''Slaying Since 1996'' (2006)

References

External links

Touch and Go Recordslast.fmLuckyhorse IndustriesSub Pop RecordsSuicideSqueeze.net
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