The Decapitones

The Decapitones were a Huntington Beach, California, ska-punk and third-wave ska band, and part of the Orange County ska scene. The group formed around 1997 and disbanded by 2000. They released two albums, Behind the Eight Ball (1998) on Microcosm Records[1] and Party to Go! (1999) on Johnny Bravo Records,[2] after a cassette-only untitled demo in 1997. The band also appeared on several various-artists compilation albums. A ten-song Decapitones live show was aired August 22, 1998, on the Ska Parade radio show on KUCI in Irvine, California.[3]

Band members
  • Keith Sims: singer
  • Ray Lai: guitar
  • Jason O'Donnel: drums
  • Josh Fong: bass
  • Ryan Tarkanian: bass
  • Mike Kim: trombone
  • Jason Covy: saxophone

Untitled demo track listing
  1. "Me-Ted"
  2. "Phillipe Douchette"
  3. "A.K.A. Money"
  4. "Daddy's Goin' Fishin'
  5. "Opus 5 in D Major"

This was a cassette-only release, on Rude Canal Records.

Behind the Eight Ball track listing
  1. "Me-Ted"
  2. "Maybe Not"
  3. "Daddy's Goin' Fishin'"
  4. "Opus 5"
  5. "900 MHz"
  6. "A.K.A. Money"
  7. "A.T.M."
  8. "Buckle Up"
  9. "Stop"
  10. "Spanish Fly"
  11. "What Went Wrong"
  12. "Phillipe Douchette" (listed as a "bonus track")

This is a CD-only album on Huntington Beach label Microcosm Records,[1] has a running time of 41:34, and was released May 15, 1998.[4] There were seven band members on this album.

Party to Go! track listing
  1. "2/22"
  2. "Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Select Start" (directions represented on the CD insert with game controller keys)
  3. "Buckle Up" (re-recorded version)
  4. "Half Time"
  5. "Crocodile Rock"
  6. "Spanish Fly" (re-recorded version)
  7. "WWW (What Went Wrong)" (re-recorded version)

This CD-only album (Johnny Bravo Records JBR002-01) was released March 2, 1999, in a hand-numbered limited edition of 200 copies. The band was six members at this time.[2]

Compilations

That band has provided tracks for over a dozen various-artists compilation albums, including:

  • Hooked on Ska-nics (1998, Johnny Bravo Records); track: "Maybe Not"
  • Hey Brother ... Can You Spare Some Ska, Vol. 2 (1998, Vegas Records; Amazon Digital Music re-release 2005); track: "Opus 5 in D Major"[5]
  • The Johnny Bravo Compilation (1999, Johnny Bravo Records)

Side and later projects

Routine Riot of Garden Grove, California,[6] (1999–2003) featured Decapitones members Keith Sims on vocals and Ryan Tarkanian on guitar. other musicians in this band include Ryan Walsh on drums, Tom Vota on keyboard, and Chris Eden on bass.

Pier Pressure is an occasional act that some of the Decapitones have performed in on the Huntington Beach Pier. Members include Keith Sims on vocals, and Josh Fong on tambourine non-Decapitones include Marc McGinnis on guitar, and Ryan Walsh on bongos.

Ryan Tarkanian later joined The Action Item (based in Westminster, California) as their guitarist.[7]

References
  1. "The Decapitones Behind the Eight Ball". MicrocosmRecords.com. Huntington Beach: Microcosm Records. 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  2. The Decapitones (1999). Party to Go!. Johnny Bravo Records. CD insert. JBR002-01.
  3. "The Ska Parade Radio Show #409". SkaParade.com. Irvine, California: A to Y Production. August 22, 1998. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  4. The Decapitones (May 15, 1998). "Behind the Eight Ball". Microcosm Records. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017 – via Amazon.com.
  5. "Opus 5 in D Major". Hey Brother ... Can You Spare Some Ska, Vol. 2. Vegas Records. 2005 [1998]. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017 – via Amazon Digital Music.
  6. Myspace: Routine Riot
  7. Myspace: The Action Item
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