As Fast As
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As Fast As is an alternative rock
band from Portland, Maine
, which includes former Rustic Overtones
keyboardist Spencer Albee, who along with Haché Horchatta and Zach Jones were members of the power pop group Rocktopus. Their debut album, Open Letter to the Damned
was released on Octone Records in May, 2006. The album's hit song "Florida Sunshine" was played on an episode of CSI: Miami
, as well as the promotional advertisements for the series. As Fast As left Octone Records due to "a difference in creative vision." On March 11, 2008, the band released Destroy the Plastique Man
independently. The band went on hiatus in August 2008. Though the band are still technically on hiatus and Albee is busy with his new project Spencer and the School Spirit Mafia, the band reformed for a one-off concert in Portland, Maine's "The Asylum" on July 18, 2009 and released a new album, AFA For Effort
on June 23.
The band's line-up consists of:
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band from Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
, which includes former Rustic Overtones
Rustic Overtones
Rustic Overtones is a rock/jazz/funk band from Maine active from 1993–2002 and 2007–present. They were the first group to perform live on XM Satellite Radio, and their 2007 album Light At The End was the fastest-selling local disc ever in the state of Maine....
keyboardist Spencer Albee, who along with Haché Horchatta and Zach Jones were members of the power pop group Rocktopus. Their debut album, Open Letter to the Damned
Open Letter to the Damned
Open Letter to the Damned is the debut album by As Fast As. It was released in 2006 by Octone Records and is a re-working of their independently released album Open Letter to the Damned .-Track listing:#"Blame It on the Drugs" – 3:01...
was released on Octone Records in May, 2006. The album's hit song "Florida Sunshine" was played on an episode of CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
, as well as the promotional advertisements for the series. As Fast As left Octone Records due to "a difference in creative vision." On March 11, 2008, the band released Destroy the Plastique Man
Destroy the Plastique Man
Destroy the Plastique Man is the second album by As Fast As. Singer Spencer Albee stated regarding the album's recording process, "If at any point I felt we were just doing things automatically, I would stop the process and put the song away. I wanted to make a record that was completely outside of...
independently. The band went on hiatus in August 2008. Though the band are still technically on hiatus and Albee is busy with his new project Spencer and the School Spirit Mafia, the band reformed for a one-off concert in Portland, Maine's "The Asylum" on July 18, 2009 and released a new album, AFA For Effort
AFA For Effort
AFA For Effort it is the third album by the Portland, Maine alternative rock band As Fast As, released on 24 June 2009.-Track listing:#"Needle In A Haystack" – 3:06#"So Good " – 3:47#"Crazy 4 U" – 2:55#"Falling Stars" – 3:46...
on June 23.
The band's line-up consists of:
- Spencer AlbeeSpencer AlbeeSpencer Aaron Albee is an American musician, producer, and front man of the Maine-based rock band Spencer and the School Spirit Mafia...
- Vocalist/KeyboardistKeyboardistA keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
/GuitaristGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
/UkeUkuleleThe ukulele, ; from ; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings.... - Haché Horchatta - BassistBassistA bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
- Zach Jones - GuitaristGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
- Andrew Hodgkins - DrummerDrummerA drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Albums
| Date of Release | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | I Love You! Good Morning! I Love You! Good Morning! I Love You! Good Morning! is the first album by Rocktopus.-Track listing:#"The Single" – 3:09#"Skin the Kat" – 3:33#"Too Much T.V." – 3:06#"Huge + Horrible" – 3:36#"Bad Math " – 3:39#"Not Like Me" – 2:58#"Nobody Will" – 3:32... (as Rocktopus) |
self-released |
| 2003 | Something Fierce Something Fierce Something Fierce is the second album by Rocktopus. The songs "Vacation" and "Something Fierce" received airplay on New England rock radio stations such as WFNX... (as Rocktopus) |
FPFC Productions |
| 2004 | Open Letter to the Damned (2004) Open Letter to the Damned (2004) Open Letter to the Damned is the independently released version of the debut album by As Fast As. It was released in 2004 by FPFC Productions and eventually retooled and repackaged for release by Octone Records in 2006.-Track listing:... |
FPFC Productions |
| 2005 | Hunt and Peck Acoustic EP Hunt and Peck Acoustic EP Hunt and Peck Acoustic EP is a five track EP by As Fast As released by Octone Records in 2005 to promote their major label full length debut album Open Letter to the Damned.... |
Octone Records |
| 2006 | Open Letter to the Damned Open Letter to the Damned Open Letter to the Damned is the debut album by As Fast As. It was released in 2006 by Octone Records and is a re-working of their independently released album Open Letter to the Damned .-Track listing:#"Blame It on the Drugs" – 3:01... (New release on different label with different tracks) |
Octone Records |
| 2008 | Destroy the Plastique Man Destroy the Plastique Man Destroy the Plastique Man is the second album by As Fast As. Singer Spencer Albee stated regarding the album's recording process, "If at any point I felt we were just doing things automatically, I would stop the process and put the song away. I wanted to make a record that was completely outside of... |
Independent |
| 2009 | AFA For Effort AFA For Effort AFA For Effort it is the third album by the Portland, Maine alternative rock band As Fast As, released on 24 June 2009.-Track listing:#"Needle In A Haystack" – 3:06#"So Good " – 3:47#"Crazy 4 U" – 2:55#"Falling Stars" – 3:46... |
Independent |
Singles
| Song Title | Album |
|---|---|
| "Vacation" | Something Fierce (as Rocktopus) |
| "Florida Sunshine" | Open Letter To The Damned |