Deadsy

Deadsy
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres
Years active 1995–2007, 2016-present
Labels Dreamworks Records
Elektra Records
Elementree Records
Immortal Records
Sire Records
Warner Music Group
Website www.deadsy.tv
Members Elijah Blue Allman
Alec Puro
Renn Hawkey
Carlton Bost
Past members Jens Funke
Ashburn Miller
Craig Riker

Deadsy is an American electronic rock band from Los Angeles, California.[3] The band is known for its visual iconography and signature characteristics assigned to each band member. Each musician is identified by a specific color, stage name, and graphic tied into the band's theatrical nature. The band has released three studio albums. After independently releasing a self-titled debut in 1996, the band garnered mainstream exposure with the support of nu metal pioneers Jonathan Davis[4] and Fred Durst[5] who aided Deadsy on their 2002 album Commencement. Throughout the 2000s, Deadsy toured across the United States, most notably performing on the Family Values Tour.[6] The band released a second major label album, Phantasmagore, in 2006, before taking an indefinite hiatus in 2007.[7] As of 2017, the band is working on a new record and have posted several demos on YouTube and Instagram.

History

Early years and formation (1995–1996)

Deadsy began in 1995, when Elijah Blue Allman (son of Cher and Gregg Allman) started recording a handful of demos (including "Dear" and a cover of "Texas Never Whispers") with Alec Puro, and later sent a Juno 106 keyboard to Renn Hawkey as an invitation to join the band.[8] The three members evolved their sound in the studio and sought out a record deal out of "adolescent necessity".[9]

Sire years (1996–1999)

Deadsy was quickly signed to Sire Records and they began working on writing new songs. Because they had no bass player at the time, Jay Gordon (of Orgy) was asked to play bass for their short self-titled album.[10] After the album was recorded and released for promotion, the band temporarily relocated to New York City where drummer/producer Marc Jordan joined the band for a brief spell. Deadsy performed their first show at Coney Island in 1997 and abandoned the show after 3 songs for unclarified reasons. Craig Riker joined as the bassist full-time and they were once again writing songs for their full-length second album Commencement. Only a few songs were written for the album at that time, as the band had planned to re-release most tracks from the self-titled album. A music video for "She Likes Big Words" was made at one of their early shows, also for promotion.[11] With the album in the final stages of development, Sire parted ways with Elektra Records and the release was pushed back to a later date. Soon after, Deadsy was dropped from the label entirely, ending the life of both the first and would-be second album.[12]

DreamWorks years (1999–2003)

While in the process of finding a new label, Carlton Bost was added on Z-Tar and guitar. Ashburn Miller replaced Riker on bass in January 2002, after he and Deadsy parted ways. Soon after, Jonathan Davis (of the band Korn) signed Deadsy to the new record label Elementree Records and invited the band to join the 2001 Family Values Tour.[13] Commencement was finally released in May 2002. Most of the tracks came from their self-titled album, but some were newly written for the album, including "The Key to Gramercy Park", for which a video was made, directed by friend and Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst.[14] This was Deadsy's second song with Jonathan Davis, following "Sleepy Hollow".[12] A second video was filmed for their cover of Sebadoh's "Brand New Love". However, neither single managed to chart and Commencement failed to achieve expected sales. Elementree folded soon after. Nevertheless, Deadsy continued touring and focused on the development of their next record which they'd already begun writing songs for.

Phantasmagore (2003–2007)

Deadsy signed onto Immortal Records to release Phantasmagore in 2006.[15] During the 4-year process of writing the album, Deadsy released clips and demos on their official website. Deadsy was asked back to the Family Values Tour in 2006, which was co-headlined by the Deftones and Korn. Deadsy went on another tour with the Deftones that began in the fall.

In January 2007, Deadsy parted ways with bassist Ashburn Miller, and added Jens Funke to the line up.[16]

Hiatus (2007–2016)

In February 2007, a short statement from Allman was posted on the band's message board, reading, "I am making a solo record". Carlton Bost then joined The Dreaming full-time. On April 16, 2007, a MySpace bulletin was posted with a statement by Alec Puro, who wrote, "As you all know we are going to be taking a short break from Deadsy so Elijah can make a solo record and I can continue scoring projects I wasn't able to do from the road". In early 2008, Elijah Blue and the Trapezoids was revealed as the name of Allman's solo project, though as of 2016, the project has yet to release anything more than three demos on its MySpace page.

As of February 2010, Allman has claimed, "Deadsy is sleeping at the moment", although the true state of the band is still questioned by many.[7] Ashburn Miller and Carlton Bost joined Orgy's new line-up in September 2012.

Future (2016-present)

On December 8, 2016, Allman posted on his Instagram account a picture with the caption, "New Deadsy music, coming 2017...." and the hashtags #MoonOfTitan and #Undercore.[17] The former might suggest the title of a new song or a new album. On December 15, 2016, Allman posted on his Instagram another photo with the hashtags #Deadsy #EP #2017 #Summer,[18] confirming the new music for the coming year.

On December 19, 2016, Allman posted a video on his Instagram of him and Carlton Bost in the studio with new music.[19]

Over most of 2017 Allman has posted various photos with new musical equipment and the return of members Alec Puro and Renn Hawkey [20], as well as videos of more studio work.[21] It also appears that Allman is working with Brian Virtue.[22]

Allman has also teased the titles "Moon Of Titan", "Subterfuge", "Servant Soldier" and "Dandelion" as possible album or song names.

Deadsy's EP is to be released in 2018, followed by a ground breaking live performance film. The new material is “Potent, centrifugal, and of the other place” says lead singer and guitarist Elijah Blue Allman.

Musical styles and themes

Allman describes the band's low and dissonant style as Undercore. His baritone singing style and guitars, Hawkey's synths, Puro's electronic drums and Bost's Z-Tar all contribute to the band's sound. Allman stated, "We wanted to make something that was transcendental, really rule-defying, and very against the grain and when people listened to it at first, it would just feel very like a sense of foreignness, almost like watching a David Lynch film."

The lyrics and imagery of the songs sometimes focused on many subjects in either sexual, religious, magical or popular culture contexts. Occasionally, there are references to pedophilia, secret societies, The Urantia Book, the 1956 film Forbidden Planet, Star Wars, the novel Dune by Frank Herbert, and even Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatians.

Members and visual appearances

Allman has often called the band an "art project", or "art movement". Complete with a manifesto and visual iconography. Each band member represents one element or "entity" that drives human society. Each entity is also represented by their own color and unique appearance. Many of the multi-color ideas were influenced directly from the 1955 film This Island Earth. Allman represented International Klein Blue and academia, Puro represented green and leisure, Hawkey represented yellow and science and medicine, Bost represented grey and war, and the various bass players represented red and horror.

Current members

  • Elijah Blue Allman – lead vocals, guitar, programming (1995–2007, 2016–Present)
  • Alec Puro – drums, programming (1995–2007, 2016–Present)
  • Renn Hawkey – keyboards, synthesizer (1995–2007, 2016–Present)
  • Carlton Bost – Z-Tar, guitar (1999–2007, 2016–Present)

Former members

  • Andy Trench - bass guitar (1997)
  • Jay Gordon – bass guitar (1997–1999)
  • Craig Riker – bass guitar (1999–2002)
  • Ashburn Miller – bass guitar (2002–2007)
  • Jens Funke – bass guitar (2007)

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[23]		 US
Ind.
[24]
Deadsy[25]
  • Cancelled/Promo Only: (Originally slated for a February 25, 1997 release but was cancelled by Sire Records after promo compact disc copies were pressed and sent out) [26]
  • Label: Sire
  • Formats: CD
 ——
Commencement
  • Released: May 14, 2002
  • Label: Elementree, DreamWorks
  • Formats: CD
 100—
Phantasmagore
  • Released: August 22, 2006
  • Label: Elementree, Immortal
  • Formats: CD
 17617
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"The Elements"[27] 1997 Deadsy
"The Key to Gramercy Park" / "Mansion World"[A] 2001 Commencement
"Brand New Love"[28] 2002
"Friends" 2006 Non-album single

Extras

  • "Asura" (demo clip) (1:24)
  • "Asura" (demo) (3:27)
  • "Avalon" (demo) (4:49) cover song originally by Roxy Music. Track originally appeared on an early cassette demo but was not in broad circulation.
  • "Babes In Abyss" (demo) (3:23)
  • "Better Than You Know" (demo clip) (1:58)
  • "Better Than You Know" (unmastered) (6:14)
  • "Book of Black Dreams" (demo clip) (1:03)
  • "Brand New Love" (radio mix) (3:42)
  • "Carrying Over" (live) (4:24) from Family Values Tour compilation 2006
  • "Colossus" (demo) (4:25) made available to participants of a MySpace promotional effort
  • "Crimson & Clover" (3:37) song originally from the 1999 film A Walk on the Moon featuring Allman's mother, Cher
  • "Dear" (demo) (6:47)
  • "Do You Want It All?" (unreleased) (0:00) Unreleased Phantasmagore song, it is known to have been played once at the Roxy in 2004
  • "Dreamcrusher" (demo clip) (1:13)
  • "Friends" (3:58) available for purchase through iTunes
  • "Just Like Heaven" (demo) (6:02) cover song originally by The Cure
  • "The Key to Gramercy Park" (demo) (3:11)
  • "The Key To Gramercy Park" (Instrumental) (3:36)
  • "Mansion World" (deepsky remix) (7:41)
  • "My Only Friend" (3:26) cover song originally from The Magnetic Fields for Winter Passing soundtrack
  • "Replicas" (5:12) was featured on a Gary Numan tribute album in 1997
  • "Sands of Time" (demo clip) (1:17) demo clip for a track eventually known as "Time"
  • "Sleeping Angel" (unreleased) (0:00) Stevie Nicks cover song that appeared on the first demo tape, the song has yet to publicly surface
  • "Strength of Mind" (demo) (3:27) was made available by Immortal Records by mistake. Several purchases were made before it was quickly taken down
  • "Texas Never Whispers" (3:43) cover song by the band Pavement
  • "Tom Sawyer" (live) (4:11) from Family Values Tour compilation 2001

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"She Likes Big Words" 1999 N/A
"The Key to Gramercy Park" 2002 Fred Durst[29]
"Brand New Love" Deadsy Legions
"Babes in Abyss" 2005 N/A
"Razor Love" 2006

Notes

  • A ^ For its original 2001 release in the United States, "The Key to Gramercy Park" was released as a double A-side single with "Mansion World".[30] "The Key to Gramercy Park" was re-released in 2002.[31]

References

  1. ↑ Udo, Tommy (2002). Brave Nu World. Sanctuary Publishing. pp. 176–77. ISBN 1-86074-415-X.
  2. ↑ "30 Best Nu Metal Songs, Ranked". Spin Magazine.
  3. ↑ Garbarino, Steve (September 23, 2001). "Parking Strictly Prohibited". The New York Times. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Tina (December 6, 1999). "Korn, Limp Bizkit, Orgy, Sugar Ray Come Out For Deadsy". MTV News. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  5. ↑ Moss, Corey (April 3, 2002). "Deadsy Hold Their Breath For Durst-Directed Video". MTV News. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Family Values Tour 2001". Archived from the original on December 1, 2001. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  7. 1 2 Lecaro, Lina (March 6, 2010). "Nightranger: Steppin' Out". LA Weekly. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Deadsy Biography". playityet.com. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Elijah Blue Allman Deadsy Interview Uncensored!". Stance. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  10. ↑ Quelland, Sarah. "Dawn of the Deadsy". MetroActive.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  11. ↑ "deadsy-she likes big words". YouTube. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  12. 1 2 D'Angelo, Joe (July 31, 2001). "Korn's Jonathan Davis Sings On Deadsy Track". MTV News. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  13. ↑ Dansby, Andrew (October 31, 2001). "Korn's Davis Exhumes Deadsy". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  14. ↑ Luerssen, John (May 24, 2002). "Durst Wants Borland Back". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  15. ↑ "KORN Frontman: 'I Love Giving Artists A Chance To Get Their Stuff Out There'". RoadrunnerRecords.com. Blabbermouth.net. August 24, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  16. ↑ "DEADSY Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement". RoadrunnerRecords.com. Blabbermouth.net. January 14, 2007. Archived from the original on March 27, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Elijah Blue Allman on Instagram". Instagram. December 8, 2017.
  18. ↑ "DEADSY 2017 EP - Album on Imgur". Imgur.com. 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  19. ↑ "DEADSY 2017 CARLTON RETURNS - Album on Imgur". Imgur.com. 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  20. ↑ "The most awesome images on the Internet". Imgur. 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  21. ↑ "DEADSY ~ New Demo 3 (2017)". YouTube. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  22. ↑ https://imgur.com/a/LkyPQ
  23. ↑ "Deadsy – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Deadsy – Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  25. ↑ "Deadsy – Deadsy". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  26. ↑ "The most awesome images on the Internet". Imgur. 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  27. ↑ The Elements (track listing). Deadsy. Sire Records. 1997. PRCD 9746-2.
  28. ↑ Brand New Love (track listing). Deadsy. DreamWorks Records. 2002.
  29. ↑ Moss, Corey; Napoli, Antonia (April 3, 2002). "Deadsy Hold Their Breath For Durst-Directed Video". MTV News. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  30. ↑ The Key to Gramercy Park / Mansion World (track listing). Deadsy. DreamWorks Records. 2001. DRMR-13623-2.
  31. ↑ The Key to Gramercy Park (track listing). Deadsy. DreamWorks Records. 2002. DRMR-13915-2.
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