- Transona Five
Transona Five are a Dallas, Texas-based American
spacerock orindie-rock band that began playing together in 1995, and named after a song on theMars Audiac Quintet album byStereolab .The group was part of the lively Denton-area spacerock scene that occurred in the mid- to late-nineties, together with bands like
Mazinga Phaser andSkiptracer . Founding members included Chris Anderson (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Foley (guitar, vocals), Greg Morgan (bass), and G. P. Cole (drums). Rachel Smith (keyboard, vocals, guitar) joined the following year. After the group's first EP,Melatonin Bullet , Morgan was replaced by Scott Marks (bass, vocals, trombone). Chris Foley left the band after theDuffel Bag album, reducing the group to a four-piece. The band toured occasionally throughout the late 1990s, performing in venues throughout the United States (primarily Texas and the Northeast). Rachel Smith quit the band in 2000. Transona Five went on an extended hiatus, shortly after most of the band's members moved to the East Coast.Band member Chris Foley died in January 2007 [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/column?oid=oid%3A444389] . According to [http://www.myspace.com/transonafive the group's Myspace page] , as of March 2007 three of the founding members, Chris Anderson (lead vocals, guitar), Greg Morgan (bass), and G. P. Cole (drums), reformed the band. Jonathan Hooker (guitar) joined in late 2007.
Discography
* "Mariposa/Reconstitute" 7-inch
Sandwich Records (1996)
* "Melatonin Bullet" EPSandwich Records (1997)
* "No Door" 7-inchSleepin Corporate (1997)
* "Duffel Bag"Sandwich Records (1998)
* "Going Away" EPDrawing Room Records (1999)External links
* [http://weeklywire.com/ww/08-17-98/fw_music.html Feature article on Transona Five in Fort Worth Weekly]
* [http://www.dallasobserver.com/issues/1999-09-09/music/sceneheard3.html Column in Dallas Observer discussing Transona Five's move to the East Coast]
* [http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol18/issue02/music.recviews.html Austin Chronicle review of "Duffel Bag"]
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