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The Verge
12+ albums
post-punkpodcastpost rockjazzUSA post-punk
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There are multiple artists called The Verge: 1. A Scandinavian jazz-rock band from Norway, has carved a distinct niche with its self-titled debut album. Featuring Emil Storløkken Åse on guitar, Aksel Rønning on saxophone and flute, Alf Høines on bass guitar, and Ingvald André Vassbø on drums, this quartet delivers a compelling fusion of fiery jazz improvisation and rock influences that demands attention. 2. The Verge were a 1980s psychedelic beat group from Adelaide, Australia. The origins of The Verge trace back to the Adelaide foothills suburb of Rostrevor in 1980 where two neighbours--guitarist Andrew Piper and bassist Rohan Belton--met through a mutual friend and started jamming to their favourite Beatles songs. They teamed up with another neighbour--drummer Grant Middleton--and the three high school students soon became a fledgling outfit. In time, Rohan met Lance Storm at photography school and they discovered they had similar musical tastes. Lance was an accomplished left-handed guitarist and he brought along his brother, Mark, to a jam session, who was a gifted songwriter that played a bit of rhythm guitar. Friction between the two brothers was imminent and, in a reshuffle, Lance left the band while a new drummer, Scott Morse, was swiftly recruited. Soon they shaped this 4-piece guitar band into a unique psychedelic beat group. Wearing paisley shirts, winkle picker boots, Haight-Ashbury sunglasses and sporting mullets, the band played a show at the outer northern
