The Vanishing
San Francisco's post-goth trio the Vanishing began when bassist/vocalist Jessie and drummer Brian left their previous band, the Knives, in order to make what they called "sci-fi horror disco." The duo recruited keyboardist Sadie Shaw, of the Lies and the Husbands, to flesh out the band's lineup. In the summer of 2002 they released their debut EP, In the Bat Haus, on Cochon Records. The EP introduced their icy yet darkly humorous take on goth and post-punk, which was defined by Jessie's (also formerly of the Subtonix possessed-sounding ...[more]
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San Francisco female-fronted trio THE VANISHING at last unmask their debut full-length recording, "Songs for Psychotic Children." Rising like a spectre in the fog over the Bay Area's indie graveyard, THE VANISHING breed early-eighties gothic punk with synth-driven dance rhythms to create the most memorable "new wave" hybrid this side of THE FAINT. Born from the ashes of earlier bands like SUBTONIX (singer-bassist-saxaphonist Jessie Eva), THE LIES (synth player Sadie Shaw), and the still-functioning ZONETECH [ read more ]
CD $9.99
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VINYL FORMAT. San Francisco female-fronted trio THE VANISHING at last unmask their debut full-length recording, Songs for Psychotic Children. Rising like a spectre in the fog over the Bay Area's indie graveyard, THE VANISHING breed early-eighties gothic punk with synth-driven dance rhythms to create the most memorable "new wave" hybrid this side of THE FAINT. Born from the ashes of earlier bands like SUBTONIX (singer-bassist-saxaphonist Jessie Eva), THE LIES (synth player Sadie Shaw), and the still-function [ read more ]
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