The Crimson Curse – Both Feet In The Grave lp

The Crimson Curse – Both Feet In The Grave lp

Nobody in The Crimson Curse knew what we were doing at the time of the band. We had so many strange ideas, which all amounted to a brief stint in time. I’m not sure why, but initially we started the band, wrote the material for our first record, and were really set on getting a straight edge record label to release it, all in the matter of a couple months. However, no SXE labels were “cutting edge” enough to take a liking to us, so we somehow talked our friend Mark Waters to release it, who at the time ran Goldenrod, a local San Diego label. We were certainly an odd band for the label’s primarily indie rock roster, but Mark was and is one of the raddest people I’ve ever met, and for some reason he had so much enthusiasm towards our band and towards releasing our album. For the most part, we were use to having nothing, no support, no help, and Mark seemed to have it all: a van that he drove us to shows in, he let us do whatever we wanted as far as packaging, and even got us free skateboards.
We opted for the silk-screened one-sided clear vinyl thing, threw an image of a bunch of insects on it, and had a screening party at the house that is now known as “Locust House,” due to Adam Gnade’s book. Mark had us recruit a few friends to help print, he showed up with a ton of pizza, and in no time every flat surface of the house was covered in creepy insect silk-screened records. As much as we wanted to have a really really bad attitude, we just really wanted to mess with people and try to push people’s buttons.

Initially we set out as this pseudo-Misfits type band, but that eventually morphed into an all out absurd-whatever-goes-that-is-sketchy type vibe, which usually resulted in a bunch of people, including band members, being completely naked at shows. Not to mention the crowd started to show up in various costumes, mostly in drag. Somehow none of us in the band died, we managed to play a handful of shows in a few states, and then we called it quits for reasons unknown. Shortly after the band stopped, Goldenrod also stopped, so Three One G took the opportunity to repress the album with slightly different artwork and packaging, along with silk-screen variations and colors for the vinyl. What a strange bunch of people we were. I wish the band had still gone on.