4-Track Demos (1999)
http://thepoloconvoy.bandcamp.com/
In the fall of 1997 I formed a band in Surrey, BC, with Alexandra Krakus (Olenka and the Autumn Lovers) and Adam Horn (Synthcake, Like Animals Again, The Rub). We called it (The) Polo Convoy. Rounding out the line-up were Clayton Smith (guitar) and Kirk Layman (drums). An earlier incarnation featured Keith on sax and a trumpeter whose name has escaped me. An even earlier incarnation had Pantera (aka Gabe) on guitar and some guy whose name I have forgotten on drums.
It features 19 songs written by myself, Alex, and Adam. Alex did most of the recording on a cassette 8-track machine she borrowed from our friends in an another Surrey band called Daycamp.
It was never released in its entirety. Selections from the album appeared on two demo tapes, our only official band releases. "Vincent's Victory," an Adam Horn-penned song about suburban teen angst and fake homies, reached number 9 on CiTR's charts. Our final concert, I believe, was an appearance on Thunderbird Radio Hell in the pre-Ben Lai days. By that time we had replaced our original bandmates with Chris Plant (guitar) and Bones (drums), both of whom we poached from a North Delta-based band called Faithless Wonder.
Alex: guitar, bass, singing, sampler, recording, songwriting.
Adam: keyboards, singing, songwriting.
Sean: guitar, bass, drums, singing, songwriting.
Kirk: drums.
Clayton: guitar, bass.
Keith: saxophone.
