Chokebore
| Chokebore | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA |
| Genres |
Alternative rock Indie rock |
| Years active | 1993–2005 2009–present |
| Labels | Amphetamine Reptile, Boomba Rec, Punk iN My Vitamins, Pale Blue |
| Associated acts | Dana Lynn, Troy Von Balthazar |
| Website | www.chokebore.net |
| Members |
Troy Balthazar James Kroll Jonathan Kroll Christian Omar Madrigal Izzo |
| Past members | Mike Featherston Johnee Kop |
Chokebore is an American indie rock band formed in the early 1990s in Honolulu, Hawaii, and subsequently based in Los Angeles, California.
Innovators of the then-emerging sadcore movement in indie rock in the 1990s, the eclectic rock group consisted of guitarist Jonathan Kroll, drummer Christian Omar Madrigal Izzo, vocalist Troy Von Balthazar and bassist A Frank G. They formed in Honolulu in the early 1990s and moved to Los Angeles in 1992 because guitarist Jonathan Kroll was attending art school there. Shortly after the move, they were signed to Amphetamine Reptile Records in 1993, based on a demo tape the band had submitted.
Chokebore released their debut single "Nobody / Throats to Hit" and their first full-length Motionless later that year. Their changing tempos and moody outbursts were unlike many other AmRep bands at the time, but their more furious and quicker paced moments aligned themselves just enough. They toured with Guzzard and Today Is The Day as well as with other more well-known like-minded bands, including the Butthole Surfers, Samiam, Girls Against Boys and Nirvana on their last 10 American shows.
They earned a strong following in Europe, in support of 1995's Anything Near Water and A Taste for Bitters, the latter of which was recorded and engineered by Peter Deimel at Black Box studio in France. 1998's Black Black was also recorded there, and represents a portrait of the band's darker side; loneliness, depression, death and sadness recurring themes. The album was released on AmRep's European offshoot Boomba Records, but wasn't released stateside for another year, finally finding a home on Unwound's Punk In My Vitamins label.
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