[ManInKhakiExorcist]

Hey, in case you hadn’t heard, the band who’d with class and imagination lended their talents to the soundtrack to Paul Schrader’s DOMINION: PREQUEL TO THE EXORCIST has called it quits.

I guess this may (or may not) mean the outtakes for their Exorcist prequel soundtrack may go unreleased. There are some out there, given to some of us by Sam “Son of Paul” Schrader (an ally of the band), but there’d been talk of such material (and more!) being put on one of their upcoming albums.

At any rate, I dug the couple of tracks the Schraders have shared with us, and have still yet to pick up any of their albums. Which is ridiculous because… I REALLY, REALLY dug ’em: Satan’s March, The Church (unused outtake), and The Exorcism (unused outtake). Stellar material, you guys. Hopefully we can put ’em up here for download. The music is really, really, sinister/ominous (without being cartoony!). Epic.

Dog Fashion Disco. I feel sorry for EKM and all other Baltimore residents who appreciate this great band.

DFD, RIP.

M.I.K.E.

Here’s the press-release or what-have-you, courtesy the World Wide Web, where bad news abounds.

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Baltimore’s DOG FASHION DISCO has officially called it quits. The group’s vocalist, Todd Smith, has issued the following statement on the matter:

“Well, after all these years DOG FASHION DISCO are calling it quits. Actually, I wouldn’t say ‘quit,’ but we are ending the band, although DOG FASHION DISCO’s music, for me, will live on forever.

“I started this band over ten years ago and it was my decision to end it. I always told myself if it stopped being worth the effort, I would gracefully bow out and that’s exactly what I’m doing. I’m not going to get into details exactly why everything is ending, because it really doesn’t matter. I am so proud of ‘Adultery’ [2006] and I think it defines us as musicians and is an awesome way for people to remember us. I think ‘Adultery’ will be discovered by many generations to come and will find its place as a cult record people will listen to and talk about for many years.

“We will be playing our last show on Jan. 13th, 2007 at Sonar in Baltimore. I encourage everyone from far and wide to come out for this going-away party. We will be playing a super-long set and it will be a nice way for us to say our goodbyes face to face. Jeff Siegel will be playing keyboards and it will be a real cool get together for friends and fans.

“I feel very fortunate to have met everyone who has been a fan of this band for so many years. It’s been so cool meeting everyone around the country and becoming fast friends and knowing they’d be there when we came to town. The experiences ive had I wouldn’t trade for anything. How many people can say they’ve hurled there own shit at 800 juggalos? Or how many people have ever had to go the hospital after visiting a Chinese massage parlor in Rockford, Illinois? I even got the opportunity to share the stage with those douche bags in W.A.S.P. and then after our set pelt them with our veggie tray from our dressing room. I know we are personally responsible for MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE now being prohibited to drink booze before there shows. Let’s just say when we toured with them we weren’t exactly knitting quilts backstage. I remember a certain gross-out contest in Wisconsin where Steve from MSI and Ollie from DFD were eating each other’s vomit by the end of the night.

“It’s been a lot of fun, to say the least. Jasan [Stepp, guitar] and Wendy [Brian ‘Wendy’ White, bass] have moved on to create another band PHANTOM COMMUNIQUÉ. I have heard the stuff they are doing in the studio and it’s fucking killer. I have a feeling those guys will take that band very far. John Ensminger [drums] and I will be recording a demo to shop in February and that will determine if he and I venture into another band.”

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