Still Life was an
American post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. Like the term " post-punk", the term "post-hardcore" has been applied to a broad conste ...
band originally from
Moorpark, California
Moorpark is a city in Ventura County in Southern California. Moorpark was founded in 1900. The town grew from just over 4,000 citizens in 1980 to over 25,000 by 1990. In 2006, Moorpark was one of the fastest-growing cities in Ventura County. Th ...
, and then the San Fernando Valley, California. They are credited for helping pioneer the first wave of
emo
Emo () is a genre of rock music characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of hardcore punk and from the Washington, D.C., hardcore scene, where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore. The bands ...
. They started in the late 1980s with the name Monster Club. They changed their name in 1991 after the departure of the original lead singer Rick Rodney who joined the band
Strife. They were active until 2003 when all of their instruments were stolen from Chris Pitzel's truck parked on the street in front of their house after a show. Former Members Paul Rauch and David Pitzel have started a new band named Old Ground and continue to use Still Life's label, Sunflower Tribe.
Discography
* Still Life/
Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has Leaf, foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many diffe ...
split (Anomaly) 7"
* Still Life (self-titled) (Rhetoric Records) 7"
* Slow Children at Play (Rhetoric) 8"
* Still Life/
Cerberus Shoal (Tree Records) 7"
* From Angry Heads with Skyward Eyes (
Ebullition Records) 2xLP/CD
* Still Life/Jara split (Sunflower Tribe) 12"
* Still Life/Resin split (Sunflower Tribe) 12"
* The Madness and the Gackle (Sunflower Tribe) 12"/CD
* Slow Children at Play and Beyond (Sunflower Tribe) 12"/CD
* Limitations, Boundaries, and Failures EP (
Greyday Records) 12"/CD
* The Incredible Sinking Feeling (
Greyday Records) CD
External links
* http://www.ebullition.com/catalog16.html
* http://www.sunflowertribe.com
* https://web.archive.org/web/20060813081816/http://www.greydayproductions.com/bands/still.html
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Emo musical groups from California
American post-hardcore musical groups
Musical groups established in 1989
Musical groups disestablished in 2003