Idle Rood

Idle Rood was probably the band that had the highest potential for real success. After Red and Black dissolved it did not take long for Idle Rood to begin. Danny found Spencer and Max from King High School and brought them in. Originally we were writing demos on my Tascam Porta01 4-track cassette with a drum machine. We played some early shows at Masquerades in Ybor. For a short time we had a different singer, but it was obvious early on Spencer was a great singer.

Our first recording was with Dallas Upton of Vintech Audio fame, home studio. We used an 8-track reel to reel sync’d to an Atari computer. We recorded some demos, but it was obvious we needed a drummer. Jon Poblick from Tampa hardcore band ‘Chokehold’ took over duties. We recorded many, many times at Full Sail in Winter Park Florida. Many of those recordings are lost, but the ‘Heathen’s Gallows’ cassette came from those late night sessions.

We kept at it, getting better and better. Eventually we offered to do a 7” vinyl single and recorded it at Hitmakers in Sulphur Springs. We played with many great bands and there are a TON of great stories. But shit happens and eventually we drifted apart by an assortment of weirdness.

The sad part of Idle Rood was this was just before Nirvanna broke. If we had hung on for just a year or two more we may have really made waves.

Recordings

The Dallas Sessions

demo

c. 1990 · 5-song demo

Sanctuary
Still (only recording)
Another Phase
Serenade
Alison's House (only recording)

Dallas later founded Vintech Audio. The masters survive and have been transferred.

Recorded and mixed by: Dallas Upton
Drums: Drum machine

Heathen's Gallows

c. 1990 · Cassette

Sanctuary
Serenade
Another Phase
Corners

Recorded on 24-track 2-inch tape. "Corners" took the place of "Still." The reel was later recorded over, so the multitracks are gone.

Recorded at: Full Sail, Winter Park, FL
Drums: Jon Poblick

Tolerance Bride / Manifest

1992 · 7-inch single, clear blue vinyl · Vinyl Avenger's Records

Tolerance Bride
Manifest

Recorded at: Hitmakers, Tampa, live to 2-track
Engineers: Thomas Neidhardt, Jay Patrick Ahern
Drums: Jon Poblick

Conscience / Rind

unreleased

c. 1992, remixed later · Two songs, never released

Conscience
Rind

Our last two songs, meant for a next record we never finished. Both are on the Idle Rood SoundCloud.

Recorded by: Thomas Neidhardt, on the reel reused from Heathen's Gallows
Transfer: Baked and transferred to digital multitrack at Morrisound, Tampa, 2006
Remixed by: Jim Walker

Live at the Corner Club

live

February 21, 2018 · Reunion show, video

Sanctuary
Tolerance Bride
Manifest
24 Hours (Joy Division)

Watch on YouTube

Shows

Aug 10, 1990 (likely) With Aleka's Attic, Cuban Club, Ybor City

Date unknown With A Split Second

Feb 21, 2018 25-year reunion, Corner Club, TampaRehearsed the night before at a practice space in St. Pete.

Lost recordings

Full Sail mixes. An early version of "Tolerance Bride" and a song called "Sick," with Jon on drums. Only one copy existed, and it left with a band member's girlfriend.

Heathen's Gallows multitracks. The 2-inch reel was recorded over for Conscience and Rind. Only the cassette mix survives.

Have a copy of any of these? Contact details are coming soon.