Prologue

This blog is my attempt to tell the story of my old band, Squelch.  We went through a few distinct periods in our evolution and each chapter will focus on each of those periods.  Each post will be part of the chapter; most chapters will be made up of several posts.

The story of Squelch is really a story about a circle of friends -- not all of them were in the band, but they all played vital roles in the band in one way or another.  Most names are real, some have been changed to protect the identities of those who didn't part ways with us on the best of terms, or those who I'm not in contact with anymore and might have a problem with me including them in our story.  This circle of friends would influence one another musically, emotionally, positively, negatively and sometimes chemically.  Really at it's root, the story is about love -- the love these people had for one another -- a love for the music they were making, the music they were consuming and, well, to be honest, Taco Bell.

At the root of the story, really the catalyst, are two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl who met under the most random circumstances and became virtually inseparable; intertwined in feedback, cracked walls, FX pedals, record collections, long car rides and mix tapes.   The pursuit of their dream and the inevitable break up.  The horrible spirals they fell into and the friendships lost along the way.

Enjoy.

Chris Decay