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Crankpin
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| Location: | Muncie, Indiana |
| Year(s): | 1990 - 1994 |
| Categorized as: | Alt-Rock |
| Members: | Mike Walker: Guitar/Vocals Sean O'Neil: Bass/Vocals Joseph "6" Dixon: Drums (1991-1994) Pete Janidlo: Drums (1990-1991) |
| Total Request: | 21222 (19669 downloads, 1553 plays) |
| Total Request: | 21222 (19669 downloads, 1553 plays) |
| About: | Muncie, IN - 1990 to 1994. Crankpin formed after Case Yellow disbanded at the end of 1989. Crankpin went on to become a popular original band in Muncie with some notoriety around Indiana. Crankpin was one of the first Muncie bands of the post-No Bar era to break out of Muncie and play many of its shows in places like Indianapolis; Louisville, KY; Columbus, OH; Cincinnati, OH; Chicago, IL; and Champaign, IL and all over Indiana. Crankpin played with notable bands like Lungfish, The Laughing Hyenas, Vampire Lesbos, Antenna, Big Wheel and Samiam. The band formally recorded about 30 songs in its lifespan, mostly with Mass Giorgini at Sonic Iguana in Lafayette, releasing three cassettes, and a 7-inch record and appearing on a number of compilations. |
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981 requests
1991,
First Crankpin recordings. Recorded 1991 at BSU MET studios by Daryl Frame. These are poor quality recordings taken from an old cassette. Be Somebody, Buried and Behind the Back were used as our first demo tape to get shows.
- Overcome '91
- Wash '91
- Behind The Back
- Be Somebody
- Buried
- When You're Around
- My Face Screams No
- Waiting
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9 more songs recorded during same session by Mass Giorgini. We played them all in one take and added vocal tracks and maybe more guitar later. They appear here unedited.
- Love Wishes
- Her
- Booju
- Waiting
- Wash
- Transfer
- Behind The Back
- Restless
- Cut
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Recorded in 1993 by Mass Giorgini at Sonic Iguana, Lafayette, IN. Can You Believe ... ? and Paraffin Girl released as 7" single on What Else? Records from Columbus, IN.
- Can You Believe This Friggin Stuff?
- Paraffin Girl
- Gimp's Reply
- Turning Point
- Symptom/...
- Lower Than A Dog
- Just Her Way
- Holding On
- Didn't Tell
- Muncie
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1991, None,
Recorded at Mom's Music in Louisville, KY by Howie Gano. Bottled Up appeared on a 7" compilation called Resist on Uprising Records from Michigan.
- Bottled Up
- Sorry About Today
- Take It Home
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1992, Alchemy,
4-song Ep; self-released on cassette. Recorded by mass Girogini at Sonic Iguana, Lafayette, IN.
- Overview of April
- Fables
- Overcome
- Never Together
- Hey Joseph "6" Dixon ... It was such a pleasure having you in the band. I had no idea that you were depressed. I was so wrapped up in myself and my anger. Your jokes totally cracked Sean and I up all the time. You made the band so much Fun! You are a rocking drummer and a great guy! I hope things are going awesome for you these days. So many great memories! My guitar playing was reckless as well. Crazy thinking back to the "old" days now that I'm a middle aged guy on my 47th birthday with a wife and 4 kids!
- OMG... My time, my tempo, my fills, my crazy Primus/Dave Weckl snare was so out of control! I had to be the last resort drummer or something. Pete was a killer. Pete was like a real drummer. I was more of a performer, maybe? I think I had a nervous recklessness that was exciting.
OMG... I am so dumb. - OMG! I so need to go to bed but I can't stop listening to these songs! Man, these times kept me alive, literally. I was so depressed. I was so sad. I hated myself so badly. I really cared about this band, the music, and the people in the scene. This is such a lift for me tonight.
- I'll never forget joining a band in Muncie so I can find out how to make my way into Crankpin. I came from playing crossover thrash/core and Crankpin was so different. It was so right. It was an absolute privilege to be a part of the band.
Great times! Great songs! But most importantly, great friends.
6 - I saw the CRANKPIN serveral times when I was an exchange student in Indy in 1992/93, and loved them every single time. I still have their '92 cassette EP, and still love it! <3
- These songs are definitely way more to me than nostalgia. They gave me hope and promise that there was indeed something beyond the small confines of my central Indiana town. I am glad that I was a part of this scene. Nothing has ever even come close. Such a beautiful time of my life that I wouldn't trade for anything. Yes, Muncie WILL be in me forever.
- unfortunately i imagine that this band is now defunct. i have downloaded all the material i could find available & i have to say there is great potential. friends i've shared with agree. i sincerely hope to hear much more from these people in the near future. cybored@charter.net
- Thank you! I've been trying to find this stuff for ten years. Somebody stole these tapes from my car back then.
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