Snake River Conspiracy
Snake River Conspiracy was an American Industrial rock band. It was founded in San Francisco, California, United States, by Jason Slater and Eric Valentine.[1]
Snake River Conspiracy | |
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Origin | San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States |
Genres | Industrial rock, electronica |
Labels | Reprise/Warner Bros. Records |
Associated acts | Brougham, Orgy, Third Eye Blind, Drain STH, Queensrÿche, Queens of the Stone Age |
Website | http://www.snakeriverconspiracy.com |
History
The band was composed of musicians from different bands. The band was founded as a project of Jason Slater (Former member of Third Eye Blind). Lead singer Tobey Torres joined, and later, Martina Axen (drummer and backup singer of Drain STH) joined as well. The drummer of the band was Neil Taylor and is supported by Bobby Hewitt (former drummer of Orgy). The band also consisted of guitarist Eric Hendrikx, Fab Fernandez and the lead guitarist Mitchell Doran. In 2016 Tobey Torres and Mitchell Doran formed a new band called Mojave Phone Booth.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
On December 9, 2020, Jason Slater died from liver failure in Maui, Hawaii. He was 49 years old.[12]
Members
- Jason Slater (producer, bass, engineer, songwriter)
- Tobey Torres (vocals)
- Martina Axen (vocals)
- Bobby Hewitt (drummer)
- Eric Hendrikx (guitarist)
- Fab Fernandez (guitarist)
- Mitchell Doran (guitarist)
Hired musicians
- Neil Taylor (drummer for Sonic Jihad Tour, Drummer on the demo's for SRC's second record and all live shows after Sonic Jihad)
- Geoff Tyson (Original Lead Guitar for the Sonic Jihad Tour)
- Ivo Ivanov (Original Keyboard Player for the Sonic Jihad Tour)
- Scott Engelter (Scotty Sorry)
- Jay Lane (of Primus, Sausage, Les Claypool's Flying Frog Brigade, Ratdog)
- Rob Patterson
- Ashif Hakik
Discography
- Vulcan (EP) (1999)
- Sonic Jihad (LP) (2000)
- Smells Like Teen Punk Meat (Single) (2000)
- How Soon Is Now? 2x12 inch promo Reprise USA PRO-A-10039 (Single) (2000)
- How Soon is Now? CD1 (Single) (2001)
- How Soon is Now? CD2 (Single) (2001)
Singles
Charts
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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2000 | "How Soon Is Now?" | US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[13] | 38 |
UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 83 | ||
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[13] | 15 | ||
2001 | "Breed" | 37 |
Unreleased songs
Song | Time | Other information |
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"Art of War" | 3:44 | leaked |
"Automatic" | 3:59 | has a "Ruff" remix (3:48) |
"Dollar At A Time"[15] | 3:09 | |
"Drug Tongue"[16] | 4:13 / 3:56 | Martina Axen and Tobey Torres have recorded versions differing in length |
"Dying" | 4:27 | has a "Ruff" remix (4:27) and lyrics have been leaked |
"Hide" | 3:31 | |
"Methlehem"[17] | 3:39 | has a "Ruff" remix |
"Not Long" | 3:56 | |
"Strung Out & Crazy" | 4:21 | |
"Won't Go Quietly" | 2:47 | |
References
- Slater, Jason. "The SRC Story". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Snake River Conspiracy Discography at Discogs". Web.archive.org. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Snake River Conspiracy's Biography – Last.fm". Web.archive.org. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Snake River Conspiracy Albums: songs, discography, biography, and listening guide". Rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- "Snake River Conspiracy - discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos". Web.archive.org. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Mitch Doran - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Web.archive.org. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Snake River Conspiracy Wiki, biography, pictures, Snake River Conspiracy songs & albums". Artistwiki.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- "Producer, Session Guitarist Claim QueensrŸche Drummer Didn't Play On 'Operation: Mindcrime Ii' - Blabbermouth.net". Web.archive.org. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Snake River Conspiracy". Archived from the original on June 12, 2006. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-third-eye-blind-bassist-and-queensryche-producer-jason-slater-dead-at-49
- "Search Results". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- "SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY (overview)". Official Charts. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- "Dollar at a time". Myspace.
- "Drug Tongue". Myspace.com.
External links
- Snake River Conspiracy Demos at Myspace
- Snake River Conspiracy at MySpace
- Tobey Torres at MySpace
- River Conspiracy at Songmeanings
- Snake River Conspiracy at AllMusic