Econochrist

Econochrist were a four-piece hardcore punk band that originated in Little Rock, Arkansas before moving to California and settling in the Bay Area. They were active from 1988 to 1993. In that time, they delivered two full-lengths, three EP's, a split, and a handful of compilation track appearances. Their debut EP came out in 1988, which was a solid albeit standard hardcore release for its era. They really came into their own after their cross-country move that occurred shortly after, along with Mike Scott coming in as their new bassist. His bass lines were the driving backbone to songs still heavily rooted in fast-paced power-chord punk, but with a well-rounded sense of dynamics, balancing elements of melody and dissonance. It also continued to establish their markedly political lyrical leanings. Their gradual evolution continued through Another Victim and their magnum opus Trained To Serve, both released by Vermiform Records. The now-defunct label is best remembered for their work with Moss Icon, Born Against, Heroin, Rorschach and more, all good indicators of the forward-thinking extremities Econochrist espoused in their latter years. 

They dropped their dark and angular swan song Skewed on Ebullition Records in 1993, with their intensive vocal delivery, fretboard frenzied bass work, cutting guitar parts and pounding drums in chaotic tandem, and then called it quits. They marked their gravestone with the following year's retrospective discography, which includes all their released recorded material along with the handful of compilation tracks they dropped over the years. Highly recommended, especially as this band often goes unsung in their placement of genre-pushing political hardcore that emerged in the early 90's. Enjoy.

It Runs Deep (1988)

1. It Runs Deep

2. Can't I

3. Think For Yourself

4. Camouflage

5. Blind Faith

6. Fuck Your American Dream

7. Ignorance

RuiNation (1990)

1. Comabox

2. More To This Life

3. Misspent

4. On One Day

5. The Exception

6. Behind Vanity

7. Tunnel Vision

8. Fights That Solve Nothing

9. Bullet With No Name

10. Weak Inside

The Detonators/Econochrist (1991)

1. The Detonators - Day To Day

2. The Detonators - Crime & Punishment + Angry Young Men

3. Econochrist - Petty Ways

4. Econochrist - Uncontrollable Urge

Another Victim (1991)

1. Another Lie

2. Your Duty

3. Purge

4. Any Questions?

Trained To Serve (1992)

1. Epidemic

2. Behave

3. Deadlocked

4. Treadmill

5. Invertebrate

6. At A Loss

7. 18 And Free

8. New Regression

9. One Sided Story

10. Divine Right

Skewed (1993)

1. Withdrawal

2. Words Alone

3. Bled Dry

4. Passed On

Discography (1988-1993) (1994)

Disc 1

1. Withdrawal

2. Words Alone

3. Bled Dry

4. Passed On

5. Epidemic

6. Behave

7. Deadlocked

8. Treadmill

9. Invertebrate

10. At A Loss

11. 18 And Free

12. New Regression

13. One Sided Story

14. Divine Right

15. Another Lie

16. Your Duty

17. Purge

18. Any Questions?

19. Repel

20. Seek To Use

Disc 2

1. Petty Ways

2. Uncontrollable Urge

3. Comabox

4. More To This Life

5. Misspent

6. On One Day

7. The Exception

8. Behind Vanity

9. Tunnel Vision

10. Fights That Solve Nothing

11. Bullet With No Name

12. Weak Inside

13. Take

14. Tooth Itch

15. It Runs Deep

16. Can't I

17. Think For Yourself

18. Camouflage

19. Blind Faith

20. Fuck Your American Dream

21. Ignorance

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