Red Stars Theory
{{Short description|American rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Red Stars Theory
| image = Red_Stars_Theory_(band)_press_photo.jpg
| caption = Red Stars Theory press photo
| landscape = Yes
| background = group_or_band
| origin = Seattle, WA, United States
| genre = indie rock, post-rock, slowcore
| years_active = 1995–2000
| label = Sub Pop Records, Touch And Go Records, Suicide Squeeze, Deluxe Records, Rx Remedy
| associated_acts = Satisfact, Modest Mouse, 764-HERO
| current_members = James Bertram
Jason Talley
Seth Warren
Tonie Palmasan
Jeremiah Green
| past_members = Lois Maffeo
Sarah May Cates
}}
Red Stars Theory is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington.
History
The band was formed in early-1995 when James Bertram was looking for someone to play guitar with and found Tonie Palmasani (guitar/vocals), Jeremiah Green (drums/percussion/vocals) and Jason Talley (bass guitar/vocals).{{cite web
|title=Touch And Go Records Artist page
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614153637/http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/band.php?id=64
|archivedate=2011-06-14
|url=http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/band.php?id=64
|publisher=Touch And Go Records
|title=Last.fm Artist page
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101150710/http://www.last.fm/music/Red+Stars+Theory |archivedate=2008-11-01
|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Red+Stars+Theory
}} Later in 1995, the group released a 10-inch on Deluxe Records, the "Slow Curve/Castle Rock" seven-inch and the LP/CD But Sleep Came Slowly. The seven-inch and LP were released by the RX Remedy label, a division of Sub Pop. Seth Warren was asked to play violin on But Sleep Came Slowly and has since been a member of the group. The LP/CD Life In A Bubble Can Be Beautiful was the group's debut album for Touch and Go Records. But Sleep Came Slowly and Life In A Bubble Can Be Beautiful both featured Lois Maffeo as a guest vocalist. Sarah May Cates was a guest cellist on Life In A Bubble....
Red Stars Theory took a hiatus for several years following the release of an eponymous EP for Touch and Go Records in 2000.{{cite web
|url=http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/album.php?id=268
|publisher=Touch And Go Records
|title=Album Info: Red Stars Theory
}} Due to Jeremiah and James’ hectic touring schedules (playing in both Modest Mouse and 764-HERO), the band has had a fairly infrequent touring schedule.
Suicide Squeeze has released a compilation CD combining the band's out-of-print Rx Remedy seven-inch and Deluxe Records 10-inch. In 2000 Suicide Squeeze released the "Naima" seven-inch, a minimalistic cover of a song from John Coltrane's Giant Steps album. The b-side of "Naima" is "North to Next (exit)", a remix by Scientific American featuring prominent samples from the first two tracks of Life in a Bubble....
In 2006, the band contributed the track "Evergreen and Ivorbean" to Suicide Squeeze's 10th anniversary compilation, the CD/LP Slaying Since 1996.
Discography
- self-titled 10 inch EP on Deluxe Records (1995)
- Slow Curve/Castle Rock 7 inch EP on Rx Remedy (1995)
- But Sleep Came Slowly album on Rx Remedy (1997){{cite web |title=But Sleep Came Slowly - Red Stars Theory |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/but-sleep-came-slowly-mw0000031920 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
- Life in a Bubble Can Be Beautiful album on Touch And Go Records (1999){{cite web |title=Red Stars Theory: Life in a Bubble Can Be Beautiful |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6725-life-in-a-bubble-can-be-beautiful/ |website=Pitchfork}}{{cite web |title=Life in a Bubble Can Be Beautiful - Red Stars Theory |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/life-in-a-bubble-can-be-beautiful-mw0000241100 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
- Red Stars Theory EP on Touch And Go Records (2000){{cite web |title=Red Stars Theory: EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6727-ep/ |website=Pitchfork}}
- Naima / North to Next Exit 7 inch EP on Suicide Squeeze (2000)
- Red Stars Theory EP on Suicide Squeeze (2001){{cite web |title=Red Stars Theory: EP [2001] |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6726-ep-2001/ |website=Pitchfork}}{{cite web |title=Red Stars Theory - Red Stars Theory |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/red-stars-theory-mw0000001094 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
- "Evergreen and Ivorbean" track on the compilation album Slaying Since 1996 (2006){{cite web |title=Slaying Since 1996 - Various Artists |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/slaying-since-1996-mw0000445124 |website=AllMusic}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/band.php?id=64 Touch and Go Records]
- [http://www.last.fm/music/Red+Stars+Theory last.fm]
- [http://www.luckyhorseindustries.com/red-stars-theory/ Luckyhorse Industries]
- [http://subpop.com/ Sub Pop Records]
- [http://www.suicidesqueeze.net SuicideSqueeze.net]
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Category:Suicide Squeeze Records artists
Category:Indie rock musical groups from Washington (state)