Jeff Caxide

Jeff Caxide
Caxide playing live with Isis in Stuttgart in 2009
Background information
Born	Connecticut, United States[1]
Genres	Post-metal, experimental, post-rock, progressive metal, sludge metal, avant-garde doom
Instruments	Bass guitar
Labels	Hydra Head, Ipecac
Associated acts	Isis, Red Sparowes, Cable, Spylacopa, House of Low Culture, Crone, 454 Big Block

Jeff Caxide is an American bassist, best known for his time with post-metal band Isis, of which he was a founding member and present until its dissolution in 2010. He was also a founding member of Red Sparowes,^[2] but left after the release of their first full-length.^[3] He also contributed to side-project Spylacopa.^[4] Prior to his time in Isis, he was a touring member of the Boston metalcore band 454 Big Block.^{[citation needed]} He also helped found Connecticut-based metalcore band Cable, for whom he played bass. His stay with the band as a musician was brief, but he did return in order to produce 1999's Gutter Queen.^[5]

He lists Pink Floyd, Swans, The Cure and Mogwai as influences.^[6]

He plays Music Man Stingray^{[citation needed]} and Sage basses.^[7] His effects include: BOSS TU-2, BOSS DD-5, BOSS RV-3, BOSS PS-3, BOSS BF-3, BOSS GEB-7, Fulltone Bass-Drive.^{[citation needed]}

After Isis' dissolution, Caxide went on to create Endless Midnight, an ambient solo project, under the moniker Crone. Mixed by former Isis bandmate Aaron Harris, it is set for release in 2011 by Waylon Recordings.^[8][9] Brooklyn Vegan made a track, "The Silver Hammer", available for streaming on 28 June 2011 and Noisecreep premiered "What You Dream Of" on 18 July.^[10][11]

Discography

With Isis

Main article: Isis discography

• Mosquito Control (1998)
• Red Sea (1999)
• Sawblade (1999)
• Isis / Pig Destroyer (2000) (Split with Pig Destroyer)
• Celestial (2000)
• SGNL>05 (2001)
• Oceanic (2002)
• Panopticon (2004)
• Oceanic: Remixes & Reinterpretations (2004)
• In the Fishtank 14 (2006) (with Aereogramme)
• In the Absence of Truth (2006)
• Wavering Radiant (2009)

With Red Sparowes

• At the Soundless Dawn (2005)

With House of Low Culture

• Edward's Lament (2003)^[12]

With Spylacopa

• Spylacopa [EP] (2008)^[4]

As Crone

• Endless Midnight (2011)

References

1. ^ Bennett, J. (June 2009). "Five Alive". Decibel (56): 68–73. 
2. ^ "Jeff Caxide". allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p529093. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
3. ^ Kelly, Jennifer (31 January 2007). "Take Flight: An Interview with Red Sparowes". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/take-flight-an-interview-with-red-sparowes/. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "SPYLACOPA Featuring THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, CANDIRIA, ISIS Members: Debut EP Due In November". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 25 August 2008. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=103471. Retrieved 30 June 2011. 
5. ^ "Cable retrospective". StonerRock.com. 7 January 2007. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100102133753/http://stonerrock.com/features/index.asp?FeatureID=148. 
6. ^ "Interviews – Isis: Jeff Caxide". Global Domination. 25 November 2004. http://www.globaldomination.se/interviews/isis-jeff-caxide. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
7. ^ "Builders". Sage Guitars. http://www.sageguitars.com/builders.html. Retrieved 11 July 2008. 
8. ^ "Jeff Caxide is Crone". Waylon Recordings. 14 February 2011. http://waylonrecordings.blogspot.com/2011/02/jeff-caxide-is-crone.html. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 
9. ^ Harris, Aaron (17 May 2011). "News: 5.17.11". http://www.aaronharris-audio.com/662301/NEWS. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 
10. ^ "Jeff Caxide of Isis is Crone, releasing LP (song premiere)". Brooklyn Vegan. 28 June 2011. http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/06/jeff_caxide_of.html. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
11. ^ Sciaretto, Amy (18 July 2011). "Isis' Jeff Caxide Returns With Crone and 'What You Dream Of' - Song Premiere". Noisecreep. AOL. http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/07/18/crone-what-you-dream-of-song/. Retrieved 19 July 2011. 
12. ^ "House of Low Culture Artist Page". Neurot Recordings. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090614025329/http://www.neurotrecordings.com/artists/holc/index.aspx. Retrieved 29 June 2011. 

External links

• Interview with Isis at Southern Records^{[dead link]}
• Isis feature at Bass Player

Persondata
Name	Caxide, Jeff
Alternative names
Short description	Musician
Date of birth
Place of birth	Connecticut, United States
Date of death
Place of death