- Walter Schreifels
Walter Schreifels (born
March 10 1969 ) is a rock musician and producer fromNew York City currently living inBerlin .In the late 80s, he played in many
New York hardcore bands, most notablyYouth Of Today andGorilla Biscuits (where he also acted as the songwriter). After Gorilla Biscuits broke up, he formed the short lived Moondog, in October 2006, the self titled album was released for the first time ever onAnthology Recordings . Moondog would transition into the more metal orientedpost-hardcore band Quicksand. He also collaborated with his former Gorilla Biscuits bandmates in the pop-punk bandCIV , writing much of their first LP despite not actually playing on the record. Later, he helped create the melodicindie rock -styled band Rival Schools.Walking Concert , his most recent project, is heavily influenced by classic British such asElvis Costello ,The Kinks , andThe Smiths . In addition to a new solo acoustic LP scheduled for release in 2008, Schreifels reformed Rival Schools in June of 2008 with plans to release a new album.As a producer, he has worked with such hardcore-related bands as
Hot Water Music , and The First Step. Recently, he produced the EP "Deer Strutter," the first fromUK bandCars As Weapons . He is also part owner of the record labelSome Records .External links
* [http://www.unitedbywalter.com/ United by Walter] fan site.
* [http://www.some.com Some Records] Some Records homepage
* [http://www.walkingconcert.com/ Walking Concert]
* [http://www.anthologyrecordings.com/go/kSWOCYMaEpo AnthologyRecordings.com - Moondog MP3 ALBUM DOWNLOAD]
* [http://music.aol.com/artists/the-interface/walter-schreifels?ncid=AOLMUS00050000000040 The Interface with Walter Schreifels] an acoustic performance and interview podcast
* [http://www.anthologyrecordings.com/artists/moondog Moondog - Walter Schreifels 1989 Demo Anthology Recordings]
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