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BRIEF HISTORY OF A.D.R.
Appalachian Death Ride formed in the early
90's as a large, experimental "Rockestra" of
about 8-10 players. The band soon stripped down to 3
core members and began developing a large amount of original
songs.
Over the next five years, with a few exchanges
in the bass department, a couple of singles were released
on Anyway Records and A.D.R. songs popped up on compilations
from a variety of independent record labels.
In 1996 the band became a quartet, released
an LP on Anyway, and completed a 16-city tour of the
Eastern and Southern U.S. In autumn they began working
on demo recordings for a second album.
In March of '97 A.D.R. supported The Humpers
on a 12-city tour of the American South, traveling in
a 1971 Cadillac Hearse. By the summer they were again
a trio which held through more recording sessions and
a demolition derby entry in the Athens County Fair.
1998 saw the addition of accordion to the
instrumentation. An EP based on A.D.R.'s demolition derby
experiences was recorded and mixed. That summer Appalachian
Death Ride took a five month hiatus to pursue other interests.
They played a triumphant reunion show for a crowd of
thousands, headlining the annual Athens Halloween Celebration.
Soon after this, fiddle was added and the band became
a quintet, allowing for further musical explorations.
Throughout the following year A.D.R. often
played completely acoustic performances and continued
working on 4, 8, and 16-track demo recordings with the
new line-up. By the end of the year the decision was
made to commit the new songs to an upgraded studio environment
for the new LP. From the spring of 2000 until the spring
of 2002 twelve songs were recorded, mixed, re-mixed,
and finally mastered at Diamond Mine Studios in Columbus,
Ohio. The album, entitled "Hobo's Codebook"
is now available through the Anyway Records label and
Revolver USA distribution.
ADR thrives on a healthy dose of musical
variety and creativity. Sometimes the sound is loud,
fast and heavy, at other times it is somber and haunting,
distilled from various blends of Folk, Country, Psychedelic,
and Hard Rock.
The
current line-up of A.D.R. is
CHRIS
BIESTER: electric
and acoustic guitars, lead vocals, principal song-writing,
artwork, banjo
CHRIS
DILLON drum
set, occasional electric organ, artwork, propaganda
BILL
STAMP electric
bass guitar, acoustic double bass, theoretical mathematics
MIKE
McGOVERN accordion,
electric and acoustic guitars, banjo, backing vocals
WILLY
PERKINS fiddle,
trombone
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CONTACT
Appalachian
Death Ride
e-mail: nazz@cometlink.com
Anyway Records
P.O.
Box 82444
Columbus,
OH 43202
e-mail:
belakoe@anyway-records.com
e-mail:
belakoe@anyway-records.com