Background
Simplistic was formed in the summer of 2000 in Sacramento, California as a side project for vocalist Ivan England, bassist/vocalist Nick Kellogg, guitarist Danny Cocke and drummer Justin Barnes, but it soon became a full-time band.[1][2]
Nick Kellogg went to a Linkin Park show in Sacramento in 2001 and talked to Mike afterwards, when he was signing autographs. Simplistic. had just come out with their first demo, Fade Into...,[3] and he gave it to Mike, who really liked it. Mike called them back about a week later and gave the band a record contract on his record label, The Shinoda Imprint (later known as Machine Shop Records). The contract provided them with the money to get their start in the mainstream music industry.
In the contract, they had set aside a 'demo fund' to pay for the band to work with Mike Shinoda on getting their songs perfected and changing anything that they feel could be improved. It also paid for them to go into a professional studio with Mike and record their four best songs.[4]
The Impact Of Crashing was recorded after Simplistic had completed the instrumental part of a 10 song demo which they had been working for 7 months with Danny Lohner, who produced and engineered the CD. They had been recording, restructuring songs, and writing new songs. The 10 song demo consisted of 6 old songs, which have been re-done, and 4 brand new songs.
They took the demo to Los Angeles in early 2003 to record vocals with Mike Shinoda.[5]
Writing and Recording
The pre-production process started in May 2002 and the recording took nine months. It took this long because Mike had a lot of ideas for the label and for their music and wanted to get everything out on the table before they actually put together what they were going to present.
The Impact Of Crashing was released for free download on December 08, 2003 through the band's official website,[6] with a physical version released most likely sometime in early 2004. Tom Whalley, president of Warner Bros. Records at the time, said he loved the EP and offered them a contract for a short album (8 tracks) and a tour.[6] They started working on the album with Danny Lohner in April 2004, but that's when Danny Cocke got diagnosed with testicular cancer forcing him to leave the band to get the treatment. This resulted in the end of the band.[7]
Composition
The Impact Of Crashing had 3 songs produced by Mike Shinoda[8][9][10] and included one song produced by Danny Lohner called "Where We Meet".[11] The song "Knocking Me Down" is a new version of "Karma Killer",[12][13] the title track of their 2002 demo.[14] Besides the songs in the EP, they also recorded a track called "Piano Song" with Mike.[15]
The song "High" off of the demo got some airplay on two of Sacramento's local radio stations, KWOD 106.5 FM and 98Rock 98.5 FM.[16]
Track Listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Where We Meet | 3:35 | |
| 2 | High | 3:07 | |
| 3 | Knocking Me Down | 3:26 | |
| 4 | At The Gates | 3:56 |
Personnel
Simplistic. is:[17]
- Ivan England - Vocals
- Nick Kellogg - Bass
- Justin Barnes - Drums
- Danny Cocke - Guitar
Gallery
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CD
External Links
References
- ↑ Simplistic biography | Last.fm
- ↑ Simplistic's Concert & Tour History | Concert Archives
- ↑ simple lines [www.fan4simp.com]
- ↑ Step Up To Linkin Park, May 06, 2002
- ↑ [simple lines | www.fan4simp.com a simplistic fansite]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Simplistic to Hit Studios | LP Association Forums
- ↑ Sacramento News & Review - All the world’s a stage for local composer - 15 Minutes - Opinions - March 12, 2009, March 12, 2009
- ↑ simplistic., September 12, 2002
- ↑ Produced by Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park) by Simplistic. | Album | Listen for Free on Myspace
- ↑ -=|At The Gates|=- by -=krufka=-
- ↑ Produced by Danny Lohner (NIN / APC) by Simplistic. | Album | Listen for Free on Myspace
- ↑ New Simplistic MP3 | LP Association Forums, October 23, 2003
- ↑ simple lines [www.fan4simp.com]
- ↑ Simplistic - Karma Killer Demo (2002, Demo, CDr) | Discogs
- ↑ simplistic - The Impact of Crashing, October 23, 2003
- ↑ Simplistic.
- ↑ simple lines [www.fan4simp.com]