Jeromes Dream existed from 1997 to 2001, they released a handful of LPs and numerous splits during their time and toured fairly frequently along the east coast and the midwest. Their sound came from their unique performing and recording habits. Their vocalist/bassist, Jeff Smith, would refuse to use a microphone and screamed at the top of lungs with his vocal parts being recorded by a microphone taped to the floor. He would do the same thing during live shows as well (minus a mic being present for the vocals). They were also known for their short sets, lasting around 10 minutes.They crafted an especially noisy and chaotic form of screamo akin to bands like Orchid, Ampere, Pg. 99 and others deemed "emo violence". You can describe their music as very rushed, intense and shrill in nature with drums blast beating through the average length of a 2 minute song. But they still managed to squeeze moments of clarity and calmness into songs with melodic sections. Their songs also included samples and noise pieces. Near their end Jeff had put so much strain on his vocal chords that it was rumored he passed out in the studio while recording their split with Orchid.
Next on the list is I Wrote Haikus About Cannibalism In Your Yearbook (Or IWHAC for short). I can't tell the exact year the band formed and when they split up since I can't find any information for that anywhere, not even in the liner notes of the discography LP I own. But they were from Antioch, California. Judging from photos of them playing live I think they also went without using mics.A long time favorite of mine they play a hyper-emotional and sincere brand of screamo. Their music sounds like it was recorded in more of a bedroom environment or they were playing in front of their friends, but that makes it all the better because it adds to the personal feel of it. They also have some of the more shrill vocals around with 2 or 3 of the band members going at it during the same time. They're light on the distortion and heavy on the melodies.
Noisy Sins Of The Insect is a group from Istanbul, Turkey, existing from 2005 to 2007. They're almost unheard of but they're another one of my top favorites. They play really atmospheric and melancholic screamo traveling into instrumental territories, featuring superbly crafted guitar parts and gut wrenching screams. They only left behind one album but it's one of the best I've heard.
From Gainesville, Florida circa 1996-1997 it's I Hate Myself. Lot's of people don't really get that they were in fact a joke band and that they really just wanted to mock the whole scene during the time (like Emo Summer did). But it's hard to believe that when you hear the music they made and when you read the lyrics they wrote for it.They played a mix of midwest-emo and screamo with every song being as sad as the one before it. Twinkly guitars and soft singing weave in and out of distortion and screaming. They even dedicated an LP to Roy Sullivan, a man who was struck by lightning 7 times throughout his life (a 22 septillion to 1 chance) but committed suicide at the age of 71 due to an unrequited love. Sad yet?
Jeromes Dream - Completed 1997-2001
IWHAC - Discography
Noisy Sins of the Insect - Discography
I Hate Myself - 10 Songs
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