Dualesc
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Dualesc was a four-piece Alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band from Portland
Portland, Oregon
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, Oregon
Oregon
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. The band was active from 1998 to 2006.

Biography

Dualesc formed in 1998, composed of singer Matt McMillan, guitarist Bryon Deisher and bassist Adam Hubka. Their original drummer, Tim Steiner left in 1999 and was replaced by Marshall Tipton shortly thereafter. The band went through a couple early band names before eventually settling on Dualesc, a word the band created that was inspired by the idea of Cartesian Dualism. Dualesc recorded their first CD "Oscillations" in 2000. The disc eventually got into the hands of Richard Patrick
Richard Patrick
Richard Patrick is an American rock musician. He is the frontman for the band Filter, a founding member of the supergroup Army of Anyone, and has served as a touring guitarist for Nine Inch Nails....

 from the band Filter (band)
Filter (band)
Filter is a rock group formed in 1993 in Cleveland by singer Richard Patrick and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang. Filter has released five studio albums, the most recent being The Trouble with Angels, which was released on August 17, 2010....

. Patrick personally invited them to fly out to Chicago to record at his Abyssinian Sons Studios. Produced by Richard Patrick & Rae Dileo, Dualesc recorded an EP in early 2001 at said studio. Patrick liked the band so much that he even played guitar on the song "Belief"http://www.victoryrecords.com/item/9909/0/Dualesc_Through_the_Floods_Not_With_Them

In early 2002, Dualesc was signed to Rise Records
Rise Records
-History:Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Roseburg, Oregon. He released a small number of 7" records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college. Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon. He began issuing small-print 7" records, and...

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=1087. They re-mastered the Richard Patrick EP and included 6 new songs for what would be their debut full-length cd titled "Through the Floods, Not With Them".http://roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?Mode=Archive&Date=2/20/2002

Dualesc independently recorded and released their 3rd release, titled "Palisade Layer" in 2003. It included 6 new songs and a re-recording of an older song from "Oscillations" featuring a guest appearance from Chris Ruff of Kaddisfly
Kaddisfly
Kaddisfly is an American band based in Portland, Oregon whose style has been dubbed experimental and alternative.-History:The band formed in 2001, taking their name from a small moth-like insect, the Caddisfly. Their lyrics are mostly based around natural settings and powers made of human spirit...

 on the song "I Don't Even Know You" http://community.livejournal.com/dualesc/profile

In 2004, Dualesc's bassist Adam Hubka left the band and was replaced by Rob Hillis. The new lineup spent the summer of 2004 in the studio working on their final album titled "Lhasa the Birdcatcher" - but the record never saw an official release and is not known to have been available for purchase. 2 songs from this album titled "Cosimo y Eleanora" and "N. Morrison Saves Daughter (Kills Himself)" can be found on the band's MySpace
MySpace
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 page http://www.myspace.com/dualesc

Dualesc played a handful of shows in Portland during 2004 and 2005 before eventually fading into the infamous "hiatus" category sometime around 2006.

Discography

  • Oscillations (2000)
  • Saltbase Solutions (2001)
  • Through the Floods, Not With Them (2002)
  • Palisade Layer (2003)
  • Lhasa the Birdcatcher (2005)

Videos and Audio Recordings

There are a handful of live concert videos from the band's 2004 US Tour that can be found on their YouTube
YouTube
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http://www.youtube.com/user/saltbased channel. Additionally, many of the band's recorded material can be found on their MySpace http://www.myspace.com/dualesc and PureVolume
PureVolume
PureVolume was the first independently run website of its type, allowing for the upload and stream of music files. It was created in 2003 by Jennifer Welch , in conjunction with the Unborn Media team; Brett Woitunski, Nate Hudson, and Mitchell Pavao; all from the University of...

pages.http://www.purevolume.com/dualesc

Dualesc concert images and press photos can also be found on the fan site http://www.hevanet.com/hubka/dualesc/

Current

  • Matt McMillan - vocals (1998–present)
  • Bryon Deisher - guitar (1998–present)
  • Marshall Tipton - drums (1999–present)
  • Rob Hillis - bass (2004–present)

Former

  • Adam Hubka - bass (1998–2004)
  • Tim Steiner - drums (1998)

External links

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