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Index for Potential Suicide / Usurp Synapse | Connective Tissue 1999
Index for Potential Suicide
(Charleston, SC)
Christopher Ashley (Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards)
Shawn Williams (Bass, Vocals, Keyboard)
Robert Findlater (Drums)
Brian Cooper (Keyboards)
Usurp Synapse
(Lafayette, IN)
Antonio Leiaro (Vocals)
John Scott (Vocals)
Brandon Harris (Guitar)
Donald Kirkland (Guitar)
Tony Dryer (Bass)
Travis Chance (Drums)
Basic Info:
Release Date: 1999
Label: Witching Hour Records
Runtime: 8:46
-Index for Potential Suicide: 5:07
-Usurp Synapse: 3:39
Tracks: 6
-Index for Potential Suicide: 2
-Usurp Synapse: 4
At a Glance:
Emoviolence, Frantic, Synthy, Dynamic, Crushing
Points on the Timeline:
Both artists were relatively new to the scene, forming in 1998. Index released an EP in ‘98 while Usurp debuted their material in ‘99. Index wouldn’t last too much longer than the year 2000, while Usurp would stick around for a couple of years until 2003.
Shapes in the Sound:
These two burgeoning Emoviolence acts have pretty different styles, but they come together perfectly in this cozy little package of destruction. Index for Potential Suicide utilizes synths (some more subtle than others) to layer their music and give it a unique twist. The core of the music is somewhat dynamic, switching from deep breakdowns to manic sections of pure chaos to some weird artificial sounds that are all out of place while simultaneously feeling right at home.
Usurp Synapse’s side features four songs that hover around the 1-minute mark but are played at such blistering tempos that there are tons of musical ideas on offer, with some room for cleaner, slower sections that counterbalance the rest of the insanity.
Threads in the Tapestry:
A staggering 800-mile trek separates South Carolina from Indiana, but that didn’t stop these two small-time acts from coming together early in their careers and ripping out some banger tracks. Although Index’s efforts tend to fly under the radar, Usurp Synapse has been on an on-again, off-again path of terror for decades. However, the majority of their material can be found on various splits, the first of which was with Index for Potential Suicide.
