Its not my scene at all.

by Sneaker

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1.	First Aid Kid 03:14	buy track
2.	Blau Hande 03:55	buy track
3.	Metal Edge Ruler 02:07	buy track
4.	Pretzel 06:38	buy track
5.	Hazel 03:41	buy track

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When fanzines ruled, street press reined and demo tapes were king, Sneaker recorded a group of songs intended to become its debut EP. With LP's fading out, CD's emerging and MP3's not invented yet, the 8-track reel to reel recorded by Glenn Santry at Heartbeat Studios (1996) got shelved for what seemed an eternity.

After 100s of shows over 3-4 years and ever changing line up of musicians from 94-97 Sneaker played shows in Sydney,Melbourne and Wollongong.
Regularly playing shows with band like Budd,Ricaine,Hardware and many others

Through time and circumstance the band drifted in obscurity and the recordings never saw the light of day until Michael got his hands on the original 8 track reels. In 2020 with the benefit of time and fresh ears Chris, Ash and Michael got back together in Wollongong with Chris Peruch and remixed the sonic renderings. 25 years to the day of the original recording, Sneaker is proudly releasing "its not my scene at all".

Prior Sneaker recordings includes demo tapes including

Morphleadmobiledragster (4 track demo tape)
1995
Ashley Barr: Drums/Vocals
Chris Frape: Bass
Michael Odgers: Guitar/Vocals,
Michael Proops: Guitar/Vocals

Stone Soul Gas (5 track demo tape)
1996
Ashley Barr: Drums/Vocals
Chris Frape: Bass
Michael Bennett: Guitar/Vocals,
Michael Proops: Guitar/Vocals
Both Demos recorded by Geoff Lee at Zen Studios.

Tracks "Morph" and "Dragster" were released on Serum Records Half Life CD Compilation
w/ Midget, Tweezer, Lawnsmell, Purr, Hardware, Lunarcide and Tarmac.
(SR001:1995)

"Prince of Sleep" also appeared on the Cat Pounce Compilation Tape
w/Regurgitator,Def Fx,Evol,Hummer

Sneaker's only other release was the track "Metal Edge Ruler" on "You could do worse" a limited 7 inch vinyl compilation
w/ No reason, TuBbh and Meanderthal
(Blind Records: BLIND011)

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released December 10, 2021

All songs written and performed by

Ashley Barr-Drums/Vocals
Michael Bennett-Guitar/Vocals
Chris Frape-Bass
Evan Winstanley-Guitar

Recorded 12/10/1996
By Glenn Santry
Heartbeat Studios

Mixed and Mastered in 2021
By Chris Peruch
Animal Audio

Releaseed 12/10/2021

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