Asteroid No.4
The Asteroid No.4 | |
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| Origin | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Genres | neo-psychedelic |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Website | https://www.theasteroidno4.com |
| Members | Scott Vitt Eric Harms Matt Rhodes Adam Weaver |
| Past members | Gregg Weiss Bill Reim |
The Asteroid No.4 is an American psychedelic band based in Northern California. Originally forming in Philadelphia in the late 1990s, the Asteroid No.4 have remained an active studio and live act, considered to be stalwarts of the modern “psych” genre[1]. Known for their prolific discography of reverb-drenched recordings and liquid-projected live performances, the band is often categorized as “neo-psychedelic”[2] or “shoegaze”[3].
History[edit]
Originally formed in Philadelphia by Scott Vitt (guitars/vocals), Eric Harms (guitars), Gregg Weiss (bass) and Bill Reim (drums), the band has gone through a number of lineup changes. Currently the band has settled on original members Vitt and Harms, with the inclusion of Matt Rhodes (bass) and Adam Weaver (drums). The band relocated to northern California in 2013.
Name Variations[edit]
Over time the band has used a variety of different name variations, including The Asteroid No.4, The Asteroid Number Four and The Asteroid #4.
Albums[edit]
"Introducing..." (Lounge Records, 1997)
"The Apple Street EP: A Classic Tale of Love and Hate" (AudioInformationPhenomena, 1999)
"King Richard's Collectibles" (Rainbow Quartz, 2001)
"Honeyspot" (Turquoise Mountain, 2003)
"An Amazing Dream" (Rainbow Quartz, 2006)
"These Flowers of Ours: These Flowers of Ours: A Treasury of Witchcraft & Devilry" (The Committee to Keep Music Evil, 2008)
"Hail to the Clear Figurines" ((The Committee to Keep Music Evil, 2011)
"The Asteroid No.4" (Bad Vibrations, 2013)
"The Journey" (With Peter Daltrey of Kaleidoscope UK, Poppydisc/Rev-Ola, 2013)
"Collide" (13 O'Clock Records, 2018)
Singles and EPs[edit]
"The CIA Took My Dog Away / Mellow Beach" (Lounge Records, 1995)
"90 Colors" (The Asteroid #4/Lenola split, Lounge Records, 1995)
"What a Sorry Way to Go" (Lounge Records, 1997)
"You Gotta Catch" (Asteroid #4* / Bee Side – Polyphase 4, Sleepin' Corporate, 1999)
"Monday Morning Gloom" (Rainbow Quartz, 2001)
"Here We Go" (Rainbow Quartz, 2006)
"Ignition Slated for Eight" (The Committee to Keep Music Evil, 2011)
"The Windmill of the Autumn Sky" (Doc Ellis, 2013)
"Ticking Time Bomb b/w Broken Moon" (13 O'Clock Records, 2017)
"Under My Umbrella b/w The House of the Seventh Moon" (Hypnotic Bridge, 2020)
Compilations[edit]
"B-Sides and Singles, 1997-2007" (Digital only)
External Links[edit]
The Asteroid No.4 official homepage
External References[edit]
- ↑ "The Asteroid No.4 interview with Scott Vitt". It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine. 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ↑ "Psychedelic Sunday: The Asteroid #4 release self-titled album". Midwest Action. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Asteroid No. 4: 'Let It Go'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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