Tem Eyos Ki/ Hundred Years War-- split 7" (FCH017)

Tem Eyos Ki/ Hundred Years War-- split 7" (Harlan Records #17)

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3 songs.
TEK side recorded January 2000, and HYW side recorded late 1999, by Dwight Chalmers at Listen Laboratory in Fayetteville, AR.
First pressing: 500 copies, August 2000.
Second pressing: 300 copies, February 2002.
Third pressing: 200 copies, 2004.

Credits:

Tem Eyos Ki--
Maralie Armstrong-Rial-- voice
Mike Lierly-- guitar, voice
Jay Lytle-- bass, backing voice
Eli Milholland-- guitar, backing voice
Kevin Rains-- drums, backing voice
Chip King-- backing voice on "Purge"
Nate Powell-- lyrics for most of "Kids Kill Kids"

Hundred Years War--
Chip King-- guitar, voice
Clay Simmons-- guitar
Adam Smith-- bass
Jason-- drums

Track Listing:

TEK side: Kids Kill Kids/ Purge
HYW side: The Flesh Eating Disorder

Notes:

* The HYW track was one of the final two recorded before the creation of The Body.

* Members of TEK also in Humanbeast, V Manuscript, Bloodhuff, Universe, Holy Angell, Them Of Delphi, Ridin Dudes, Shitfire, Sickshine, Zucura, Tom Sweet, Divorce Chord, Soophie Nun Squad, Boomfancy, Gioteens, and K. Members of HYW also in The Body, Siege Engine, League Of The Last Days, Full Service Quartet, Generation Of Vipers, Crown Of Glory, Unfixers, Shake Ray Turbine, Revolver Red, William Martyr 17, and Modular.

TEK at Squaresville. Atlanta GA, June 2000. Photo by Natalja Kent.

HYW at MacArthur Park. Little Rock AR, May 1998. Photo by Nate Powell.

Gioteens-- demo tape (FCH016.5)

 
Gioteens-- demo tape (Harlan Records #16.5)

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9 songs.
Recorded August 1999 by Jay Lytle at Olive Street in North Little Rock, AR.
100 tapes made, June 2000.

Credits:

Mike Lierly: drums, voice
Eli Milholland: guitar, bass
Nate Powell: voice
Maralie Armstrong-Rial: backing voice on "Circuits"
CT, Jeff Morgan, Jay Lytle, Chuck Schaff: backing voice on "The Rodgering"

Track Listing:

1. Trampoline Song
2. The Stand
3. The Heist
4. Perfect Killing Machine
5. Antisick
6. Circuits
7. Magic
8. The Rodgering

Notes:

* Bonus songs on the download include "Teenage Curfew" (originally by Man At Arms, Mike's 1997 band while living in Savannah GA.) and "P.E.A.C.E.".

* Gioteens 1.0 (1997-1998: Mike-- voice, Eli-- guitar, Tim Scott-- bass, Mark Lierly-- drums) This version played impromptu sets in Pittsburgh PA and Evansville IN on Soophie Nun Squad's first tour. In summer 1998, they recorded versions of "Trampoline Song" and "The Stand" at Blue Chair Studio in Ward, AR; these songs were released on the Defeated Records' Food Not Bombs comp CD.

* Gioteens 2.0 (1999-2001: Nate Powell-- voice, Eli-- guitar, Tim-- bass, Mike-- drums) Most shows and tours were played with this lineup. Gioteens' last show was New Years Day, 2001 in Sherwood AR. A total of 18 songs were written, but unfortunately never recorded-- neither the "Girl Don't Get Me Started" 7" nor the split LP with 2 Dean Crew ever materialized. God, those records would've been absolutely amazing.

Gioteens practice amidst Mike's work on the infamous Hintetour children painting, summer 1999. Photo by Eli.

Gioteens plus Maralie, with Mike accidentally out of frame. Little Rock AR, July 2000.

Gioteens at MacArthur Park. Little Rock AR, July 4th 1997. Photo by Nate Powell.

Gioteens "Salad Days" EP. Minneapolis MN, July 2000.

Tem Eyos Ki-- s/t 7" (FCH016)

 
Tem Eyos Ki-- s/t 7" (Harlan Records #16)

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4 songs.
Recorded January 2000 by Dwight Chalmers at Listen Laboratory in Fayetteville AR. "Chipko" recorded August 1999 by Jay Lytle at Olive Street in North Little Rock AR, for Tem Eyos Ki's demo tape.
First pressing: 500 copies, March 2000.
Second pressing: 300 copies, September 2001.
Third pressing: 200 copies, 2002.
Fourth pressing: 500 copies, 2004.

Credits:

Maralie Armstrong-Rial: voice
Mike Lierly: guitar, voice
Jay Lytle: bass, hatchet, backing voice
Eli Milholland: guitar, 12-string guitar, backing voice
Kevin Rains: drums, backing voice

Track Listing:

1. Aluminalkalyde
2. Chipko
3. Communion
4. Annie Mae

Notes:

* Tem Eyos Ki remains my all-time favorite band, and in hindsight, their genesis signaled the dawn of what we now know as the modern Little Rock music scene. LR has always had vibrant punk, metal, hip-hop, alternative, and art scenes, but Tem Eyos Ki successfully bridged the two most contentious (and deeply loyal) of those communities by suturing the divide between punk and metal scenes, torn asunder in 1988 by The Numbskulz' "Bikini Underwear" debacle. Without TEK, Central Arkansas' music community wouldn't have grown and thrived in quite the same way.

* Folks from Tem Eyos Ki were/are also part of Humanbeast, Bloodhuff, V Manuscript, Universe, Holy Angell, Zucura, Shitfire, Sickshine, Soophie Nun Squad, Divorce Chord, Boomfancy, Gioteens, and Them Of Delphi, among many others.

* Here are a bunch of Tem Eyos Ki photos from my Flickr page.

* Members also in Humanbeast, V Manuscript, Bloodhuff, Universe, Holy Angell, Them Of Delphi, Ridin Dudes, Shitfire, Sickshine, Zucura, Tom Sweet, Divorce Chord, Soophie Nun Squad, Boomfancy, Gioteens, and K.

TEK in Alexandria, LA. June, 2000. Photo by Natalja Kent.

TEK in their practice space. Sherwood AR, summer 1999. Photo by Nate Powell.

TEK's first show. Riverfront Belvedere, Little Rock AR, August 1999.

Rainy Day Regatta-- The Music Is On CD (FCH015)

 
Rainy Day Regatta-- The Music Is On CD (Harlan Records #15)

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9 songs.
Recorded March 1999 by Greg Norman at Truckstop in Chicago IL.
952 copies pressed, January 2000.

Credits:

Ryan Seaton-- guitar, voice
Mikael Wood-- guitar, voice

Track Listing:

1. Opening
2. Spinning
3. (In F & E)
4. The Music Is On
5. The Beauty In That Time Was Forgetting The Details
6. Gazing Away
7. I'll Be Home From Wednesday
8. Stars
9. Nothing Left To Say

Notes:

* The bonus tracks on this download are from their "Living As We Do In The Midst Of So Much Ordered Light And Noise" 12", recorded in November 1999 and released by Landmark Records in September 2000. Mary Clarendon Mulkey joined the band at this point, and is featured on the 12".

* Members also in Callers, Flaws, Siren Cult, Denim Venim, Halo Perfecto, Soophie Nun Squad, and K.

RDR at Popfest. Riverfront Belvedere, Little Rock AR, August 1998. Photo by Nate Powell.

RDR parking lot practice before recording with Burt Taggart in Fayetteville AR. October 2000. Photo by Nate Powell.

Red Forty-- discography CD (FCH014)

 
Red Forty-- discography CD (Harlan Records #14)

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17 songs.
1-12 recorded 1994-1996 by Barry Poynter in Little Rock, AR.
13-17 recorded July 1994 by Ray Brooks at Crystal Studios in Bryant, AR.
First pressing: 1099 copies, August 1999.
Second pressing: 1100 copies, June 2005.

Credits:

Colin Brooks-- guitar
Steve Kooms-- drums
Ben Nichols-- bass, voice

Track Listing:

1. Cry At The Table
2. Will Be Mine
3. Wish I Was A Racecar Driver
4. Smile Back
5. Where Are You Loca Nadine?
6. Straight Past Me
7. Lucky
8. Seventeen
9. Date At The Payphone
10. Firebrand
11. Frisco
12. The Outsiders
13. Five Nine
14. Girl
15. Rocker
16. Same Road Again
17. Veronica

Notes:

* 13-17, along with 3 songs not on this CD, were on Red Forty's demo tape (self-released, 1994).
* 9-12 were on the "Date At The Payphone" 7" (Landmark Records, 1995).
* 6 was on the We've Lost Beauty: A Compilation For Christopher comp LP (File 13 Records, 1996).
* 3 was on the "Heartbreakers And Rumpshakers" comp 7" (Harlan Records, 1998).

* Members also in Lucero, Dan Zanes & Friends, Vegas Thunder, Pezz, The Stills, The Big Cats, Skeleton Key, The Results, Substance, Step By Step, The Numbskulz,  Ho Hum, 2 Minutes Hate, Lucky Old Sun, Victory Garden, G, Sint, and Shatner.

Red Forty @ Das Yutes A Go-Go. Little Rock AR, October 1995. Photo by Nate Powell.

William Martyr 17-- The Celebration Of Forever CD (FCH013)

William Martyr 17-- The Celebration Of Forever discography CD (Harlan Records #13)

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11 songs.
1-4 recorded November 1994 by Chris Atwood at Jonathan Thompson's house in Cammack Village, AR. 5-7 recorded January 1994 at Maness Studio in Little Rock, AR. 8-9 recorded spring 1994 at Clay Simmons' house. 10 recorded from Stewart Isbell's Little Rock Update VHS comp at 800 State Street, March 1995. 11 recorded fall 1995 at Second Story Studio.
1043 copies pressed, May 1999.

Credits:

Dustin Clark-- guitar (tracks 1-4, 10-11), voice (track 10)
Chris Horne-- drums (tracks 1-9)
Jonathan Lovett-- guitar
Clay Simmons-- bass (tracks 1-9, 11), drums (track 10)
Matthew Werth-- voice, bass (track 10), drums (track 11)

Track Listing:

William Martyr 17 songs--
1. Summer
2. Four Years Long
3. Kenya
4. Professional Beggar
5. Swallow This Pride
6. Jejune
7. Blame It Red
8. Nothing
9. Never Was Too Much Of A Man

Inherit The Sun songs--
10. Nameless But Not Faceless
11. Spilling Light

Notes:

* "Swallow This Pride" is from the William Martyr 17/ Crown Of Glory split 7" (File 13/Almut Records, 1994)
* "Four Years Long" is from the William Martyr 17/ Plunger split 7" (Spearfinger/ File 13 Records, 1995)
* "Professional Beggar" and "Kenya" are from "The Celebration Of Love" 7" (File 13/ Bloodlink Records, 1995)
* "Nameless But Not Faceless" is from The Little Rock Update comp VHS (Stewart Isbell, 1995)

* William Martyr 17 ended abruptly with the tragic death of drummer Chris Horne on December 3, 1994 after a late night drive back from a WM17 show in Fayetteville, AR. He was only 16.

* Inherit The Sun was a short-lived postscript to WM17, with surviving members jogging their instrument duties. They played two shows in March 1995. Afterwards, Clay and Matthew played together briefly in Basil, and Clay and Dustin played together in Shake Ray Turbine for several years. 

* Sadly, Jonathan Lovett passed away in early 2007 after a battle with cancer.

* Members also in Favourite Sons, Aspera, The Divine Hook-Up, No City No State, Revolver Red, Ricochet Rocket, Sand City, Soophie Nun Squad, The Insides, Shake Ray Turbine, Heads Are Heavy, Hundred Years War, Unfixers, Basil, Generation Of Vipers, and Crown Of Glory.

Chris Horne with William Martyr 17 @ The Belvedere. Little Rock AR, November 1994. Photo by Ben Mistak.

William Martyr 17 @ The Belvedere. Little Rock AR, November 1994. Photo by Ben Mistak.

"Heartbreakers & Rumpshakers" comp 7" (FCH011)

v/a-- "Heartbreakers & Rumpshakers" comp 7" (Harlan Records #11)

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4 songs.
Recorded 1996 by Barry Poynter in Little Rock, AR.
500 copies pressed, August 1998.

Track Listing/ Credits:

1. No City No State-- "Rats Live On No Evil Star"
     Jenny Holt-- voice
     Sam Murphy-- guitar
     John Pugh-- bass
     Matthew Werth-- drums

2. Soophie Nun Squad-- "Gabriella"
     Dustin Clark-- guitar
     Mark Lierly-- drums
     Mike Lierly-- voice
     Eli Milholland-- bass
     Nate Powell-- voice
     Mikael Wood-- backing voice, dancing

3. Red Forty-- "I Wish I Was A Racecar Driver"
     Colin Brooks-- guitar
     Steve Kooms-- drums
     Ben Nichols-- bass, voice

4. The Divine Hook-Up-- "Fifty-Five Was Redemption"
     Lloyd Benjamin-- guitar, keyboard
     Lee Buford-- drums, sampler
     John Pugh-- bass
     Matthew Werth-- guitar, voice, keyboard

No City No State @ MacArthur Park. Little Rock AR, August 1997. Photo by Nate Powell.

The Divine Hook-Up @ Holon Arts Center. Little Rock AR, January 1998. Photo by Nate Powell.

Red Forty @ 800 State Street. Little Rock AR, March 1996. Photo by Eli Milholland.