Pavement: Whatever happened to the band behind 'Range Life?'
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Despite the fact that they would be hailed as one of the most influential indie bands in American history,The california group pavement never appeared to take themselves too seriously, Branded by some as slackers, Founding member Scott Kannberg would tell the LA Times in 1992 “Pavement is not a real band, it’s more for fun,” Half a decade into their career Pavement would start seeing comparisons to alternative rock giants Nirvana with the LA Times writing in 1994 “While Nirvana introduced punk to the mainstream by fusing the abrasive genre with pop, Pavement meshes catchy melodies with experimental noise for the average kid who didn’t attend art school. The group’s sweet ‘n’ sour sound hasn’t earned them millions yet, but it has made Pavement college rock’s newest superstars.”
Pavement was one of the first bands to revel in lo-fi production, with many indie-rock groups following in their footsteps Today let’s explore the history of the band Pavmeent.
Pavement’s history started with founding members Scott Kannberg and Stephen Malkmus who grew up in middle class families in the farming town of Stockton, California. In an interview with Spin Magazine the pair indicated that they knew each other since the age of 10,but the LA times claimed they first met in high school in 1985. While Pavement wouldn’t be formed until 1989 Kannberg and Malkmus teenage years helped them each foster their influences that would seep into pavement’s music. Kannberg as a teenager was drawn to punk, electronic and new-wave music, while Malkmus cited Jimi Hendrix and punk as his own set of influences.
In high school Malkmus never fit in with any particular crowd but played on the soccer and tennis teams without considering himself a jock. He would admit to spin “i was just nowhere, i was lost basically. I wish about computers, i should have been a computer nerd i’d be happier now. But i thought computers were lame because my dad gave me some jock quotient.”
The pair started playing music together in the early to mid 80’s. During high school the pair started playing in bands and performing at open mic nights. One of their first bands was called bag o bones which blended together the styles or REM, new order and Echo and the bunnymen.
After high school Malkmus went to the University of Virginia earning a degree in history. While attending University Malkmus took up a job as a radio DJ at the college radio station where he met another DJ named Bob Nastanovich n 1986. The pair played different styles of music on the radio with Malkmus favouring more progressive style of rock while Nastanovich was into more obscure artists. The pair would start a failed band called ectoslavia but it didn’t really result in much, but years later Nastanovich would join pavement as multi-instrumentalist.
Kannberg for his part meanwhile had dreams of becoming an urban planner, but music soon took over and he returned home. In between stints at university Malkmus returned to Stockton where he reconnected with kannberg.. According to the Spin Magazine in 1989 one night the pair were hanging out getting drunk and writing a handful of songs utilizing guitar feedback and synthesized noise. The result would be an EP release called Slay Tracks 1933-1969 which they’d put out on their own label called Treble Kicker. The pair would enlist an older drummer named Gary Young who also renowned in Stockton’s punk rock scene. It would be Young’s studio where the trio recorded their first EP for $800 Despite the fact there were only a few copies of the single being in circulation it eventually found it’s way around indie circles who soon took notice of the band, most notably british DJ john peel. Malkmus and Kannberg used the pseudonyms SM and Spiral Stairs on the record creating an aura of mystery around their band.
Malkmus and Kannberg’s middle class upbringing seeped into their music. Malkmus would tell Mojo “Whatever soul you have being a suburban kid like us, what can you do that’s right that way?” “Because we’re not Black Sabbath, we’re not working-class heroes and we can’t get away with that. Luckily we’re not hanging out at Met Bar, either, we’re not New York City hipsters or anything, so that’s our earthiness.”
19 окт 2021
