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Project Grimm
12+ albums
space rockpsychedelic
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A Grimm Fairy Tale: After the demise of Houston's legendary Mike Gunn, vocalist/guitarist John Cramer got in touch with drummer pal Rick Costello who volunteered his own considerable services, despite commitments to the band Bleach Bath. After various try-outs, guitarist Jim Otterson and bassist Drew Calhoun were recruited from another Houston rock outfit - Smile 69. The resultant band Project Grimm played near weekly shows locally, though shunned the horrors of touring. Their first CD "Lying Down" had a low-key release on Houston's Worship Guitars Records in 1996. Subsequently they plundered on, virtually ignored by the entire known universe and were somewhat pointlessly and unfairly reminded that the Mike Gunn was a much better band. In reality Cramer was an important part of what drove the Gunn, and they carried on the epic riff-o-rama of the Gunn's more metallic moments with fine style and precision. Jim Otterson quit with no warning immediately following a trip to an SXSW music conference in 1997, but the band carried on as a three piece and actually became a much tighter and more powerful force despite his mighty absence. They recorded, mixed and mastered their second CD "Huge Beings" in this power-trio format between Nov 1997 and Mar 2000. Rick Costello parted to concentrate on other things, and Bo Morris stepped into the ranks as replacement drummer. He did an admirable job of filling Rick's massive shoes and the shows continued, but the strain was beginning to show
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