- For a game, see Egg hunt
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| Studio album by Egg Hunt | ||
| Released | October, 1986 | |
| Recorded | March, 1986 | |
| Genre | Post-hardcore Emo |
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Egg Hunt was a small band/project of long time friends and musicians Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson , former singer and drummer of the hardcore punk band Minor Threat. Egg hunt is a Game during which Decorated eggs real hard-boiled ones or artificial filled with or made of Chocolate Candies, of various sizes A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement Emo (ˈiːmoʊ is a genre of music that originated from Hardcore punk early on and adopted Pop-punk influences later on in the 2000s when Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (məˈkaɪ born April 16, 1962) is an American singer and guitarist Jeff Nelson is best known as the drummer for the hardcore Punk rock band Minor Threat. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Minor Threat was an American Hardcore punk band that formed in Washington D
During a 1986 trip to England's Southern Studios to discuss possible European distribution of Dischord releases with owner John Loder, the three decided to make a record together, and the project was dubbed "Egg Hunt", for festive reasons (it was Easter time). Southern Studios is a recording studio in the Wood Green area of London. Dischord Records is a Washington DC -based Independent record label specializing in the independent punk music John Loder ( April 7 1946 - August 12 2005) was a British sound engineer, Record producer and founder of John took a seat in the producer's chair, while Ian and Jeff handled all the instruments. Their only release, a self-titled 7", was an excellent example of melodic post-hardcore. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement In fact, the song "We All Fall Down", appearing on the second side, was a song that Ian had originally written for his earlier band, Embrace, but was discarded by the band. For the UK indie rock band see Embrace (band. Embrace was a short-lived Post-hardcore band from Washington D Although a seemingly small release in comparison to Dischord's significant catalog, this record is still a notable example of MacKaye and Nelson's songwriting abilities, as well as chemistry together as artists.
They liked this project so much, actually, that when they returned to Washington, DC, they tried turning Egg Hunt into an actual band. They recruited former Gray Matter members Steve Niles and Geoff Turner, but Ian's energies and creativity were soon directed toward the forming of Fugazi , while Jeff, Geoff, Steve and former Gray Matter guitarist Mark Haggerty started the Dischord band, 3. Gray Matter was a Hardcore punk band from Washington DC, who played in the 1980s and 90s WARNING Please see the talk page before adding controversial content to this article The Liberal Party of Canada ran a full slate of 308 candidates in the 2006 federal election, and won 103 seats to form the Official Opposition Fugazi are an American alternative / post-hardcore band that formed in Washington D Dischord Records is a Washington DC -based Independent record label specializing in the independent punk music
Track listing
- Me and You
- We All Fall Down
See also
External links
The following is a list of bands past and present who have had recordings released on the Dischord Records label Artists Antelope ( 2001Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic