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Codeine was an American indie rock band formed in 1989. They released two full-length albums—''Frigid Stars LP'' in 1990 and ''The White Birch'' in 1994. The band broke up in 1994 shortly after the release of ''The White Birch'', but made a small reunion in 2012. Due to the band's slow and depressing musical style, they are credited as a pioneering act of what is known as "slowcore" or "sadcore". ==History== Codeine was formed by members Stephen Immerwahr (vocal, bass), Chris Brokaw (drums), and John Engle (guitar).〔〔Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 679-680〕 Codeine pioneered the slowcore and sadcore subgenres of indie rock,〔Mason, Stewart "(Codeine Biography )", Allmusic, Retrieved 26 June 2011〕〔 Retrieved 21 July 2012〕 but with a more experimental attitude than other bands in the genre, such as Low, Idaho and Red House Painters. The band's original tone, marked by slow tempos, Immerwahr's nasal vocals, and Engle's ringing Telecaster, did not evolve much during their career. Codeine released their first album ''Frigid Stars LP'' on the German label Glitterhouse in August 1990. The album was released on Sub Pop in the Spring of the following year.〔 The ''Barely Real'' EP, was issued in November 1992. Immerwahr rejected several of the songs after the recording session. Some of these songs would be re-recorded for the final album. The song "W." is a solo performance on piano by David Grubbs (of Bastro, Squirrel Bait and Gastr del Sol). A somewhat different full-band version of the song appears on Codeine's next album, now titled "Wird". Brokaw left the band after the release of ''Barely Real'' to play full-time with his other band Come, and after Josh Madell of Antietam replaced him temporarily for a US tour, he was replaced permanently by Rex drummer Doug Scharin.〔 Codeine's final release was the full-length album ''The White Birch'', released in May 1994.〔 David Grubbs also participated on the album. After this release the band broke up. Doug Scharin continued in Rex and June of 44, and later as the band leader of HiM.〔 Following the demise of Come, original drummer Chris Brokaw became a solo artist and itinerant musician, including playing drums for The New Year and playing guitar with Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and with Christina Rosenvinge.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Codeine (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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