Embrace | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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Years active | 1985–1986 |
Labels | Dischord |
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Embrace was a short-lived American hardcore band from Washington, D.C., active from the summer of 1985 to the spring of 1986. [6] Along with Rites of Spring, and Beefeater, it was one of the mainstay acts of the 1985 Revolution Summer movement, [7] and was one of the first bands to be dubbed in the press as emotional hardcore, [6] [8] though the members had rejected the term since its creation. [8] [9] [10] The band included lead vocalist Ian MacKaye of the defunct hardcore punk act Minor Threat and three former members of his brother Alec's band, the Faith: guitarist Michael Hampton, drummer Ivor Hanson, and bassist Chris Bald. [6] [9] Hampton and Hanson had also previously played together in S.O.A. [11] The band played their first show on July 28, 1985, at Food for Thought, a former restaurant and music venue located on Washington, D.C.'s Dupont Circle; [12] [13] [14] their ninth and final show was held at the 9:30 Club in March 1986. [15] [16] [17] The only recording released by the quartet was their posthumous 1987 self-titled album, Embrace, [6] being influenced by the Faith EP Subject to Change. [9] [18]
Following the breakup of Embrace, [16] MacKaye and ex-Minor Threat drummer, Jeff Nelson, tried turning their recent one-off musical experiment in England, dubbed " Egg Hunt", into an actual band, [19] but the project never made it past the rehearsal stage. [20] [21] [22] Hampton, for his part, teamed up with former members of Rites of Spring to form the short-lived post-hardcore outfit One Last Wish, while Bald moved on to the band Ignition. MacKaye eventually directed his energy and creativity toward the forming of Fugazi in 1987, [20] [22] [23] and Ivor Hanson would pair up with Hampton again in 1988 for Manifesto. [24]
During the band's formative years, some fans started referring to them and fellow innovators Rites of Spring as emocore (emotive hardcore) bands, a term MacKaye publicly disagreed with. [8] [10]
Embrace | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Genres | |
Years active | 1985–1986 |
Labels | Dischord |
Past members |
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Embrace was a short-lived American hardcore band from Washington, D.C., active from the summer of 1985 to the spring of 1986. [6] Along with Rites of Spring, and Beefeater, it was one of the mainstay acts of the 1985 Revolution Summer movement, [7] and was one of the first bands to be dubbed in the press as emotional hardcore, [6] [8] though the members had rejected the term since its creation. [8] [9] [10] The band included lead vocalist Ian MacKaye of the defunct hardcore punk act Minor Threat and three former members of his brother Alec's band, the Faith: guitarist Michael Hampton, drummer Ivor Hanson, and bassist Chris Bald. [6] [9] Hampton and Hanson had also previously played together in S.O.A. [11] The band played their first show on July 28, 1985, at Food for Thought, a former restaurant and music venue located on Washington, D.C.'s Dupont Circle; [12] [13] [14] their ninth and final show was held at the 9:30 Club in March 1986. [15] [16] [17] The only recording released by the quartet was their posthumous 1987 self-titled album, Embrace, [6] being influenced by the Faith EP Subject to Change. [9] [18]
Following the breakup of Embrace, [16] MacKaye and ex-Minor Threat drummer, Jeff Nelson, tried turning their recent one-off musical experiment in England, dubbed " Egg Hunt", into an actual band, [19] but the project never made it past the rehearsal stage. [20] [21] [22] Hampton, for his part, teamed up with former members of Rites of Spring to form the short-lived post-hardcore outfit One Last Wish, while Bald moved on to the band Ignition. MacKaye eventually directed his energy and creativity toward the forming of Fugazi in 1987, [20] [22] [23] and Ivor Hanson would pair up with Hampton again in 1988 for Manifesto. [24]
During the band's formative years, some fans started referring to them and fellow innovators Rites of Spring as emocore (emotive hardcore) bands, a term MacKaye publicly disagreed with. [8] [10]