Embrace (American band)

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Embrace
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General information
origin Washington (United States)
Genre (s) Hardcore , emocore
founding 1985
resolution 1986
Last occupation
Ian MacKaye
Michael Hampton
Chris soon
Ivor Hanson

Embrace was an American hardcore punk band from Washington, DC. Along with Rites of Spring , they are considered to be the pioneers of the style later known as Emocore .

Band history

After Minor Threat ended , Ian MacKaye co- founded Embrace with Chris Bald, Michael Hampton and Ivor Hanson. The other three members previously played in The Faith , MacKaye's brother Alec 's band , which had split up in 1983. Musically, they began to develop a rather slower, melodic style that was in contrast to the hectic and unclean style of Minor Threat. MacKaye also switched to a clearer, melodic style of singing. In terms of the lyrics, attempts were made to choose a more emotional language. The band existed from 1985 to 1987 and performed in Washington and the surrounding area. The appearances took place mainly in smaller clubs. In addition to Embrace, several bands were involved; this short-lived movement was later given the term “Revolution Summer”. The band met with rejection , especially from old minor threat fans and in the growing skinhead scene. Between 1985 and 1986 a demo was recorded and distributed at concerts. Work began on an album, but the band broke up in the spring of 1986, mainly due to simmering conflicts between Bald and Hampton. The material recorded up to then was released in 1987 on MacKaye's independent label Dischord Records as a self-titled debut album.

While MacKaye founded a new band with Fugazi , guitarist Michael Hampton formed One Last Wish with Guy Picciotto (later also with Fugazi) and with Embrace's co-producer Edward Janney . Bassist Chris Bald continued to develop with the band Ignition and drummer Ivor Hanson reunited with Hampton in 1992 for Manifesto .

meaning

Embrace is considered an early pioneer of the emocore style, a rather slower punk style that is now often referred to as post-punk or post-hardcore and has little in common with today's emo subculture . The first bands of this genre understood Emocore as "Emotional Hardcore", a style based on Hardcore-Punk, which should above all reflect one's own feelings. In addition to Embrace, Rites of Spring were the leaders here, who also took part in the “Revolution Summer” and tried to organize concerts with a more intimate atmosphere. These two bands eventually resulted in Fugazi, which are still active today. Embrace's lyrics were very scene-oriented, personal and dealt with topics such as violence and social criticism.

Discography

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Embrace. Dischord Records , accessed August 25, 2013 .
  2. ↑ a b Mark Anderson / Mark Jenkins: Punk, DC . Ventil Verlag, Mainz 2006, ISBN 978-3-931555-86-3 , p. 201 f .
  3. ↑ Mark Anderson / Mark Jenkins: Punk, DC . 2006, p. 210 f .
  4. ↑ a b AllMusic.com: Embrace. Retrieved April 28, 2017 .