Tree Fort Angst (sometimes abbreviated to TFA) was an
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guitarist Terry Banks.
History
Banks began working as a part of Tree Fort Angst in 1991, when he released a cassette-only album.
[Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Tree Fort Angst", in ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, ] This was followed by an
EP in 1992 on the German label 'A Turntable Friend', ''Six Songs''.
[Ankeny, Jason " Tree Fort Angst Biography, '']Allmusic
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'', Macrovision Corporation TFA then expanded to a full band with the addition of John Gotschalk (bass) and Hunter Duke (drums). Although the band only released a handful of further EPs and singles during their time together before splitting up in 1994, their output was collected on two posthumous compilations.
Banks lists among his influences
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[Banks, Terry]
Biography
, Bus Stop Records
Banks later joined Glo-worm, The Saturday People, and Dot Dash, while Gotschalk joined the
Red Hot Lava Men.
Duke is now a member of
Hotel X.
Discography
Singles
*''Six Songs'' 7-inch EP (1992) A Turntable Friend
*''Buzzing With Beauty and Wonder'' 7-inch EP (1992) Velodrome
*"Parting Kiss" 7-inch flexi-disc (1993) Ad Lithium Pop
*''Tilting at Windmills'' EP (1994) Bus Stop
*"Hope" (1995) Stickboy
Albums
*''Fifteen Songs of Vim and Vigor '' (cassette) (1991) (self-released)
*''Knee Deep in the Rococo Excess of Tree Fort Angst'' (1997) Bus Stop
*''Last Page in the Book of Love'' (2002) Foxyboy
Compilation appearances
*"Parting Kiss", on ''CMJ New Music Report'' CD album (1991) CMJ
*"You Should’ve Seen The One That Got Away", on ''One Last Kiss'' CD album (1992) Spin Art
*"Trampoline", on ''Burning The Midnight Firefly'' cassette/fanzine (1993) BTMF
*"Miss You Essay", on ''Stars On Ice'' cassette/fanzine (1993) Traumatone
*"Trampoline", on ''A Love Like Lead'' cassette/fanzine (1993) Lionhead Fountain
*"Trampoline", on ''Something Pretty Beautiful'' CD album (1993) Brilliant
*"Fin De Siecle", on ''Calling At Duke Street'' split 7-inch EP (1993) A Turntable Friend
*"Back In Your Life", on ''Can You Talk To The Dude?'' (Jonathan Richman covers CD) (1994) Alienor
*"Tuesday", on ''Pop Culture Press 4'' CD (1997) PCP
*"Hope", on ''A Boy, A Girl, and A Rendezvous'' CD (2001) Red Roses For Me
References
External links
*Schabe, Patrick (2003)
TREE FORT ANGST ''Last Page in the Book of Love'' review, ''
PopMatters
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