''Less Deep Inside Keeps'' is the first full-length studio album recorded by

Soulside Soulside, also spelled Soul Side, was an American post-hardcore band from the greater Washington, D.C. area. The original name of the band was Lunchmeat which was formed by high school students Bobby Sullivan, Chris Thomson, Scott McCloud and A ...

as a Sammich/Dischord (sr02/DIS22½) joint release. It was recorded at

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in Arlington, Va. by

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and produced by

Ian MacKaye Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (; born April 16, 1962) is an American musician. Active since 1979, he is best known as the co-founder and owner of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label and the frontman of hardcore pu ...

in 1986. Originally released on vinyl, it was rereleased by

Dischord Records Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in punk rock. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release ''Minor Disturbance'' by their band The Teen Idle ...

(sr02CD) in 2003 on cd. Actually untitled, the artwork on either side of the spine is often used to identify it. Full spine title "Becoming Less Less Deep To Be Inside Nothing Keeps." The original release featured a grey cover. Repressings included green, blue and yellow. The artwork was created by Cynthia Connolly, illustrations by

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and cover photo by

Scott McCloud Scott McCloud (born Scott McLeod; June 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist and comics theorist. He is best known for his non-fiction books about comics: ''Understanding Comics'' (1993), ''Reinventing Comics'' (2000), and '' Making Comics'' (200 ...

.Soul Side* - Less Deep Inside Keeps (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs
/ref> It is the only Soulside release to feature Chris Thomson on bass.

Track listing

#"Pearl to Stone" – 2:54 #"One Step Higher" – 2:56 #"Walking" – 2:05 #"Don't Let Me Down" – 2:12 #"You've Heard It Before" – 3:07 #"Over and Out" – 2:22 #"I Find the Other Side" – 3:28 #"In Days to Come" – 2:38 #"Dreams" – 3:02 #"X-Lion Tamer" (

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cover) — 1:36 #"Fresh Air" – 2:35

Personnel

Alexis Fleisig Alexis Fleisig is an American drummer and photographer, best recognized for his involvement with several D.C.-based bands. Known primarily for his involvement in the post-hardcore group Girls Against Boys, Fleisig was also a founding member of t ...

– drums *

– guitar *

Bobby Sullivan Bobby Sullivan is a musician and activist. He grew up in the Washington, DC punk scene. Forming Soulside in 1983, their first release under the name Lunch Meat was a split 7" with Dave Grohl's first band, Mission Impossible. After the first 7", ...

– vocals *

– bass

References

External links

Soulside at Dischord.com

Soulside at AllMusic
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