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Encyclopedia of American Traitors / Kwisatz Haderach - The Case of Joe Hill | Connective Tissue 1998

Encyclopedia of American Traitors

(Millersville, PA)

Andrew Martin
Keith Miller
Ryan Suffort
Steve " Yuletide" Sakasitz
Zachary Martin

Kwisatz Haderach

(Arlington, VA)

Geoffrey Todd Culbertson
Lucia Forte
Sam Gutterman
Todd Hoffman
Todd Neece
Yannis Stephanopoulos

Basic Info:

Release Date: 1998
Label: N/A
Runtime: 11:03
-Encyclopedia of American Traitors: 4:55
-Kwisatz Haderach: 6:08
Tracks: 4
-Encyclopedia of American Traitors: 2
-Kwisatz Haderach: 2

At a Glance:

Emoviolence, Frenetic, Atmospheric, Dynamic

Points on the Timeline:

Both of these small-time Emoviolence bands existed solely in the late 90s. EOAT was two splits and one EP deep into their career in 1998, with one more EP and a discography comp in their future. Kwisatz Haderach would only release an EP this year outside of this Split before calling it quits.

Shapes in the Sound:

Both of these bands execute dynamic Emoviolence with long, atmospheric buildups with some gnarly screams. EOAT tends to have more of a dichotomy between melody and dissonance, sounding somewhat like Saetia performing Emoviolence at times, while Kwisatz is a bit more “Hardcore,” for lack of a better term. Regardless, both of these artists took great care to ensure the hectic sections were balanced out.

Threads in the Tapestry:

This quick East Coast connection wasn’t well known, but both bands would flesh out Emoviolence in their respective regions. Though quite small time, members would go on to flourish in other Hardcore bands like Yaphet Kotto, Tiny Hawks and Virgina Black Lung.

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