Soulside

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Soulside (or "Soul Side") were a hardcore punk band from the greater Washington, D.C. area. The original name of the band was Lunchmeat, formed in 1985. The name was changed to Soulside in spring 1986 and they disbanded in summer of 1989, after an extensive European tour and recording the definitive Hot Bodi-Gram. The group's sound could be described as clean, heavy, and warm, with lyrics focused on politics. Soulside was one of the first DC bands to bridge the hardcore emo sound of "revolution summer" (see Rites of Spring) and move into a sound of post punk deconstruction.

Of Soulside's four members, three (Scott McCloud, Johnny Temple, and Alexis Fleisig) went on to form the post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys at the end of the 1980s. Bobby Sullivan went on to form a band called Seven League Boots, who played a blend of reggae and emo. Afterwards he was involved with Rain Like the Sound of Trains, Sevens, and Spontaneous Earth.

[edit] Band members

Alexis Fleisig (drums)
Scott McCloud (guitar)
Bobby Sullivan (vocals)
Johnny Temple (bass 1987-1989)
Chris Thomson (bass 1985-1987)

[edit] Releases

Thanks Split Single w/ Mission Impossible - Released under the "Lunchmeat" name (Sammich, 1985) Re-released as "Getting Shit for Growing up Different"
Less Deep Inside Keeps LP (Sammich/Dischord co-release, 1987)
Trigger LP (Dischord, 1988)
Bass 103 Single (Dischord, 1989)
Hot Bodi-Gram LP (Dischord, 1989)
Soon Come Happy CD (Dischord, 1990) (Note: a compilation of Trigger, Bass 103, and Hot Body-Gram.)