Reptile House

Reptile House
Reptile House
Background information
Origin	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Genres	Post-punk, emo
Years active	1983–1988
Labels	Dischord; Druid Hill; Merkin
Past members	Daniel Higgs; Alex Layne; Joe Goldsborough; London May; Gary Breezee; David Rhodes; Leigh Panlilio; Asa Osborne

American punk band

Reptile House was an 1980s American punk band from the Baltimore's music scene. The band included Daniel Higgs, later of Lungfish, guitarists Alex Layne, Asa Osborne and Joe Goldsborough, bass players David Rhodes and Leigh Panlilio, as well as drummers Gary Breezee and London May who went on to play in Glenn Danzig's post-Misfits band Samhain. They recorded the 7" I Stumble as the Crow Flies on Dischord Records with Washington D.C. hardcore pioneer Ian MacKaye and also released a full-length LP, Listen To The Powersoul, on the Baltimore label Merkin Records in fall 1988.

In 2010, guitarist Joe Goldsborough joined the band Gag School with drummer Kenny Sanders (formerly of Die Monster Die), multi- instrumentalist/ vocalist Ken Mosher (formerly of the Squirrel Nut Zippers), and bassist Joe LaVoie.

Discography

Albums

1985: I Stumble as the Crow Flies EP, vinyl, 7"
1988: Listen to the Powersoul

References

^ Blush, Steven (2010). American hardcore: a tribal history (2. ed.). New York: Feral House. p. 393. ISBN 1932595899. Concurrent with the rise of "Emo" in DC came like-minded Baltimore bands. GREY MARCH played well (over Louis Burch's cloying Ian Curtis clone vocals) on 1986's self-produced Grey March 12" EP ("Something's Missing," "Forced By Pressure"). Keyboardist Ron Weldon quit to sing for REPTILE HOUSE — who spawned London May of Samhain and Dan Higgs of Lungfish. In 1984, the House made a two-song flexi-disc for Testube zine ("Reptile House," "Room For Hate"). In 1985, Ian MacKaye produced, Don Zientara engineered and Dischord co-released I Stumble As The Crow Flies 7" EP. But Baltimore Hardcore, as elsewhere, was on its way out.

Blush, Steven. American Hardcore: A Tribal History. 2001. Feral House. ISBN 0-922915-71-7

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[1] Blush, Steven (2010). American hardcore: a tribal history (2. ed.). New York: Feral House. p. 393. ISBN 1932595899. Concurrent with the rise of "Emo" in DC came like-minded Baltimore bands. GREY MARCH played well (over Louis Burch's cloying Ian Curtis clone vocals) on 1986's self-produced Grey March 12" EP ("Something's Missing," "Forced By Pressure"). Keyboardist Ron Weldon quit to sing for REPTILE HOUSE — who spawned London May of Samhain and Dan Higgs of Lungfish. In 1984, the House made a two-song flexi-disc for Testube zine ("Reptile House," "Room For Hate"). In 1985, Ian MacKaye produced, Don Zientara engineered and Dischord co-released I Stumble As The Crow Flies 7" EP. But Baltimore Hardcore, as elsewhere, was on its way out.