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Shallow North Dakota
Shallow North Dakota performing in Montreal, Quebec, 2019
Shallow North Dakota performing in Montreal, Quebec, 2019
Background information
Also known as
  • Shallow
  • Shallow N.D.
  • Shallow, North Dakota
OriginHamilton, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Years active1993—2005; 2018—2019
LabelsSonic Unyon
Past membersBiff Young
Dan Dunham
Tony Jacome
WebsiteShallow North Dakota

Shallow North Dakota was a Canadian noise rock/sludge metal band from Hamilton, Ontario. The band was well-know known for its loud, aggressive music and live shows, which often included destroying stage equipment.[1]

History[edit]

Shallow North Dakota was formed in Hamilton in 1993 by Tony Jacome (vocals, drums), Dan Dunham (guitar), and Biff Young (bass).[2] In 1994, the band released their debut album, Auto Body Crusher, on local label Sonic Unyon, following it up with This Apparatus Must Be Earthed in 1997.[3][4] Throughout the decade, the band toured with other Canadian noise rock acts like Chore and Kittens. The band's cover of the Sugarloaf song "Green Eyed Lady" was featured on Sonic Unyon's 1998 compilation Sonic Unyon: Now We Are 5.

In 2004, Shallow North Dakota released their third album, Mob Wheel. It was distributed to retail shops in Canada via their previous label, Sonic Unyon.[1] The group disbanded the following year.

On 13 October 2018, the band reunited to perform at a friend's birthday party, after which they played a series of shows in Western Canada with KEN mode. They played their final show on 13 April 2019 at La Vitrola in Montreal.[5]

The band's song "Backbone" was featured on Sonic Unyon's 2019 compilation Sonic Unyon: Now We Are 25.

In January 2021, Tony Jacome was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. That same month, Wordclock Records released a 3-track EP entitled Shallow North Dakota // KEN Mode // Kowloon Walled City to raise money for Jacome and his family. The EP featured a previously unreleased track, "Burly Bearded Man", along with KEN mode's cover of "Outside Dakota / Six Foot Foam Lover" and Kowloon Walled City's cover of "The Milkman". Jacome died on 2 October 2021 at age 45.[5]

A tribute album entitled Rhino Body Lover: A Tribute to Shallow North Dakota, featuring artists like Conan Neutron, SIANspheric, Bison, and Fuck the Facts was released on 21 January 2022.[6]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

  • Auto Body Crusher (1994)
  • This Apparatus Must Be Earthed (1997)
  • Mob Wheel (2004)

Singles and EPs[edit]

  • Pop the Hood (1993)
  • "Gleam" (1994)
  • Rhinoceros Love (with Kittens) (1996)
  • Shallow North Dakota // KEN Mode // Kowloon Walled City (with KEN mode and Kowloon Walled City) (2021)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Gramlich, Chris (1 December 2004). "Shallow North Dakota - Mob Wheel". Exclaim!. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ Boldman, Gina. "North Dakota Shallow". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ Bromley, Adrian (14 September 1997). "Shallow, North Dakota - This Apparatus Must Be Earthed: Review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com. Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ^ "No Law & Order". Austin Chronicle. 12 March 1999. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b Sacher, Andrew (11 October 2021). "Shallow North Dakota singer-drummer Tony Jacome, RIP". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Rhino Body Lover: A Tribute to Shallow North Dakota". Bandcamp. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

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