About
I'm Jim Walker. I started playing in bands in Tampa in 1986, as the drummer in a punk band called Red and Black. Since then I've played guitars, synths, bouzouki and a hammered dulcimer I built myself in post-punk, gothic and darkwave bands, and I've worked as a recording and live sound engineer for other bands.
This site is half music archive and half memoir. The band pages hold the facts: who played what, what got recorded, and what got lost. The stories are the rest.
Family tree
People who played on or worked with more than one of these projects.
- Daniel Wainright Red and Black, then Idle Rood, then Ephemeral Form (engineered)
- Spencer Wilson Idle Rood, then WhiteChapel
- Max Sysk Idle Rood, then Push/Button/Press
- Sean Tracy Virelie, then Grim Faeries (engineered)
- Micheal "Jet" Hendricks Culture of Greed, then Push/Button/Press
- Jarrett Pritchard Culture of Greed (mastering), then Push/Button/Press (engineering, mastering, live sound), then Ephemeral Form (Mastering)
- Mikee Plastik Grim Faeries (engineered), then MEDIAWHORE
Other bands that keep turning up.
- Shadowcraft Kimberly Quinn (Virelie), Mikee Plastik (MEDIAWHORE)
- Christian Death Chuck Lenihan (MEDIAWHORE), Nate Hassan (MEDIAWHORE)
Press
- The Tampa Scene by Tony Patino Idle Rood band bio
- Systems of Romance Idle Rood, Tolerance Bride 7-inch · June 16, 2020
- Discogs Idle Rood discography
Were you there?
If you were at one of these shows, or you have a flyer, a tape or a photo, I'd like to hear from you. Contact details are coming soon.