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| Cerberus
Shoal formed in the fall of 1994. Caleb Mulkerin had relocated from his
native South Portland, Maine to Boston in order to join Chriss Sutherland
and Thomas Rogers who were both attending universities in the area. All
three were fresh from the American high school system and aspiring to begin
a new way of life as well as a musical group. At that time, the fourth member,
guitarist Josh Ogden, traveled weekly from Falmouth, Maine to Boston for
rehearsals. The group played its first show in March of '95 at the renowned
NYC punk space ABC No Rio. Working through the do-it-yourself punk scene
of Ebullition Records and "Book Your own Fucking Life", this first
incarnation of Cerberus Shoal released a self-titled 12-inch record and
toured the U$A through the summer of 1995. In the latter part of '95 the second incarnation of the group formed with the arrival of Kristen Hedges from Columbus, Ohio. Hedges took the place of Ogden on guitar. Within the next six months, the singles "Lighthouse in Athens Part One and Two" as well as the full length CD "And Farewell to Hightide" were written and recorded. Philadelphia's Tree Records released "…Hightide…" in the summer of '96, which also included the newest member, New Jersey native, David Mulder playing piano, organ and conga. This seemingly complete group toured throughout the summer only to lose Hedges who returned to Ohio come fall. Once again, the group was left shorthanded and new material had to be created. So during the fall of '96 the four piece wrote "Breathing Machines" and "Never a Solution." The latter was never officially recorded though a version of the former was recorded live on air at WMPG in Portland, with artist/conceptualizer Tim Folland on vocals, and released by the band as a cassette single. "Breathing Machines" also appears in a different version on "Crash My Moon Yacht". Cerberus Shoal continued to tour mainly as a four piece, though Folland would at times accompany on vocals, visuals and groove tube, through that fall, winter and into the spring of '97. NEXT |
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