Code of Ethics (band)
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Code of Ethics was a primarily 90's band that wrote and performed many genres including New Wave
and pop
.
R.E.X. Music in 1991. In the early 1990s, the band's music was quite unique in that they were one of the few Christian music artists performing a Europop style. With their early sound being largely reminiscent of New Order
, their later works became simultaneously more progressive and more tame in nature. Many fans believe their mid-90's pop-leanings were forced by their involvement with major label ForeFront Records
, as evidenced by the underground release of an industrial-leaning mix of the "Satellite Babies" project which was obscured by the mainstream release of the same recording in tamed-down form.
With a new label came new pressures and Eric decided to exit the band. Rick Brainer, Scott "Skippy" Chapman, and Scot Kifer then joined for a self-titled second album released in 1993. During the recording of the self-titled album, Code of Ethics asked to be released from R.E.X. Music based on a default in payment from R.E.X. Music. Don Wrenn the band manager spear headed the move and negotiated a deal with ForeFront Records with Famed Attorney Sam Chappel. Code of Ethics then went back into the studio to remix the album in Nashville and Memphis under the direction of John Jaszcz. After getting the self-titled album remixed, then went to Chicago and filmed a video for "Satellite Babies" that was never released by ForeFront, and garnered their first #1 single at radio, "Something Real". Kifer left by the end of the year. Later, Jeff Anderson would join for 1995's Arms Around the World, an album that would not only give Code two more #1's, but also let Code of Ethics receive its first Gospel Music Award Nomination in 1997.
In late 1996, the band came off the road for various reasons concerning family and health problems. It was then that Barry Blaze recruited Charles Garrett, Jerry Mowery, and Steve Dale. The trio recorded Soulbait for a 1997 release.
In early 1998, Skippy and Rick Brainer came back and made up the last Code of Ethics lineup. The band went ahead and recorded "Blaze", and the band was nominated for its second Gospel Music Award in 2000.
Barry Blaze has been leading worship in the Jacksonville Florida since 2001, after a near fatal motorcycle accident in 2004 and a lengthy recovery period to restore partial hearing and vision; he recorded "Lost In Egypt" that was released Feb 2009; while still leading worship he has taken time to tour with his wife Cynthia (DJ. Chi) with a revolving cast that included former Code drummer Rick Brainer as well as Dave Ott, Matt Borelli, Ben Roth (forthewhile, comewind), and Julie Rodenhizer
Code of Ethics has also released a remix album entitled Mix (1992) remixed by Barry and Ian Eskelin
' and a remix album called Extended Play Remixes (1994) remixed by Scott Blackwell
.
Barry Blaze also launched an indie label in early 2009, Razzbarry Records. They currently work with the popular independent Christian pop rock band The Great Transparency.
Full RELEASE WAS ON 2/10/09, THE CD INCLUDES THE DIGITAL RE-MIX "LOST IN EGYPT" (SAND MIX)
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
.
History
Code of Ethics formed in the early '90s with Barry Blaze and Eric Switzer. The duo released Visual Paradox as a self-published project, which was later picked up by indie labelIndependent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
R.E.X. Music in 1991. In the early 1990s, the band's music was quite unique in that they were one of the few Christian music artists performing a Europop style. With their early sound being largely reminiscent of New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
, their later works became simultaneously more progressive and more tame in nature. Many fans believe their mid-90's pop-leanings were forced by their involvement with major label ForeFront Records
ForeFront Records
ForeFront Records is a Christian Music record label founded in 1987 by Dan R. Brock, Eddie DeGarmo, Dana Key, and Ron W. Griffin. It was purchased by EMI in 1996 from current owners Dan R. Brock and Eddie DeGarmo and is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group.In 1998, ForeFront released a 2-CD...
, as evidenced by the underground release of an industrial-leaning mix of the "Satellite Babies" project which was obscured by the mainstream release of the same recording in tamed-down form.
With a new label came new pressures and Eric decided to exit the band. Rick Brainer, Scott "Skippy" Chapman, and Scot Kifer then joined for a self-titled second album released in 1993. During the recording of the self-titled album, Code of Ethics asked to be released from R.E.X. Music based on a default in payment from R.E.X. Music. Don Wrenn the band manager spear headed the move and negotiated a deal with ForeFront Records with Famed Attorney Sam Chappel. Code of Ethics then went back into the studio to remix the album in Nashville and Memphis under the direction of John Jaszcz. After getting the self-titled album remixed, then went to Chicago and filmed a video for "Satellite Babies" that was never released by ForeFront, and garnered their first #1 single at radio, "Something Real". Kifer left by the end of the year. Later, Jeff Anderson would join for 1995's Arms Around the World, an album that would not only give Code two more #1's, but also let Code of Ethics receive its first Gospel Music Award Nomination in 1997.
In late 1996, the band came off the road for various reasons concerning family and health problems. It was then that Barry Blaze recruited Charles Garrett, Jerry Mowery, and Steve Dale. The trio recorded Soulbait for a 1997 release.
In early 1998, Skippy and Rick Brainer came back and made up the last Code of Ethics lineup. The band went ahead and recorded "Blaze", and the band was nominated for its second Gospel Music Award in 2000.
Barry Blaze has been leading worship in the Jacksonville Florida since 2001, after a near fatal motorcycle accident in 2004 and a lengthy recovery period to restore partial hearing and vision; he recorded "Lost In Egypt" that was released Feb 2009; while still leading worship he has taken time to tour with his wife Cynthia (DJ. Chi) with a revolving cast that included former Code drummer Rick Brainer as well as Dave Ott, Matt Borelli, Ben Roth (forthewhile, comewind), and Julie Rodenhizer
Code of Ethics has also released a remix album entitled Mix (1992) remixed by Barry and Ian Eskelin
Ian Eskelin
Ian Eskelin , is a record producer, songwriter, solo artist, and founding member and lead singer of the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band All Star United. He won the Dove Award for "Producer of the Year" in 2011 and 2008, and was nominated for the same award in 2007, 2009, and 2010...
' and a remix album called Extended Play Remixes (1994) remixed by Scott Blackwell
Scott Blackwell
Scott Blackwell is a Christian dance music artist, born in Fort Worth, Texas. He is generally credited with being the first artist to produce such music for the Christian marketplace...
.
Barry Blaze also launched an indie label in early 2009, Razzbarry Records. They currently work with the popular independent Christian pop rock band The Great Transparency.
Visual Paradox (1991)
Barry Blazs (Blaze), Eric Switzer| Track # | Track Name | BPM |
| 01 | "One Way" | 121 |
| 02 | "Through Your Eyes" | 126 |
| 03 | "I Need Your Love" | 122 |
| 04 | "Heaven Help Me" | 86 |
| 05 | "Greater Love" | 100 |
| 06 | "Hold Me" | 122 |
| 07 | "Breaking Down" | 105 |
| 08 | "Taking You Down" | 123 |
| 09 | "Visual Paradox" | 127 |
| 10 | "Being With You" | 126 |
Code of Ethics (1993)
Barry Blaze, Scot Kifer, Rick Brainer, skippy| Track # | Track Name | BPM |
| 01 | "Eden" | n/a |
| 02 | "Freedom" | 129 |
| 03 | "True Love" | 129 |
| 04 | "Something Real" | 102 |
| 05 | "Without Reason" | 121 |
| 06 | "World Machine" | 106 |
| 07 | "Waiting" | 119 |
| 08 | "Satellite Babies" | 103 |
| 09 | "Follow On [New Mix]" | 123 |
| 10 | "Pain" | 112 |
| 11 | "Chasing the Dragon" | 104 |
| 12 | "Sands of Time" | 82 |
| 13 | "True Love Waits" | 129 |
- "True Love Waits" was a hidden track on most copies
Arms Around The World (1995)
Barry Blaze, Rick Brainer, skippy| Track # | Track Name | BPM |
| 01 | "Sticks & Stones" | 118 |
| 02 | "Pleasant Valley Sunday Pleasant Valley Sunday "Pleasant Valley Sunday" is a song by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, most famous for the version recorded by The Monkees in 1967. Goffin's and King's inspiration for the name was a street named , in West Orange, New Jersey where they were living at the time. The road follows a valley through several... " |
96 |
| 03 | "Well Done" | 106 |
| 04 | "Voice of Reason" | 96 |
| 05 | "Take Control" | 129 |
| 06 | "Hurricane" | 95 |
| 07 | "Paradise" | 127 |
| 08 | "Just a Man" | 92 |
| 09 | "Nothing Really Changes" | 113 |
| 10 | "Arms Around the World" | 103 |
| 11 | "Garden for Two" | 92 |
Soulbait (1997)
Barry Blaze, Charles Garrett, Steve Dale, Jerry Mowery| Track # | Track Name | BPM |
| 01 | "Soulbait" | 128 |
| 02 | "That Was Then" | 88 |
| 03 | "Love" | 127 |
| 04 | "Glory" | 86 |
| 05 | "Shake Me" | 101 |
| 06 | "Me, Myself, & I" | 129 |
| 07 | "Brightside" | 156 |
| 08 | "Free" | 98 |
| 09 | "Good Things" | 108 |
| 10 | "Echo" | 70 |
| 11 | "Soulbait (Superfly Remix)" | 128 |
Blaze (1999)
Barry Blaze, Rick Brainer, skippy| Track # | Track Name | BPM |
| 01 | "Hallelujah 2000" | 135 |
| 02 | "Father" | 130 |
| 03 | "Exalted" | 105 |
| 04 | "Psalm 19" | 108 |
| 05 | "Move Me" | 72 |
| 06 | "Better" | 125 |
| 07 | "I Love You, Lord/Here Is My Heart (medley)" | 94 |
| 08 | "Still You Love" | 87 |
| 09 | "Pure and Holy" | 90 |
| 10 | "My Everything" | 85 |
Lost in Egypt (2008)
LIMITED DIGITAL PRE-RELEASE ON 9/9/2008Full RELEASE WAS ON 2/10/09, THE CD INCLUDES THE DIGITAL RE-MIX "LOST IN EGYPT" (SAND MIX)
| Track # | Track Name | BPM |
| 01 | "Smile" | ? |
| 02 | "People Are People People Are People "People Are People" is Depeche Mode's tenth UK single it was their first hit single in the US and the first single for the Some Great Reward album.... " |
? |
| 03 | "Lost in Egypt" | ? |
| 04 | "Beautiful Lamb" | ? |
| 05 | "Were You There" | ? |
| 06 | "Somebody's Waiting" | ? |
| 07 | "Perfect" | ? |
| 08 | "Goodbye My Friend" | ? |
| 09 | "Can't Live a Day" | ? |
| 10 | "Something Real" | ? |
| 11 | "Lost in Egypt (Sand Mix)" | ? |
Beautiful Thing (2011)
Barry Blaze| Track # | Track Name | BPM |
| 01 | "Lion & Lamb" | ? |
| 02 | "Only The Beginning" | ? |
| 03 | "Hey Death" | ? |
| 04 | "Somebody's Waiting 2.0" | ? |
| 05 | "Beautiful Thing" | ? |
| 06 | "Fall Away" | ? |
| 07 | "Secret Playhouse" | ? |
| 08 | "Blessed Be/Streets Have No Name" | ? |
| 09 | "My Girl" | ? |
| 10 | "Floating" | ? |
Mix (1992)
Barry Blaze, Ian EskelinIan Eskelin
Ian Eskelin , is a record producer, songwriter, solo artist, and founding member and lead singer of the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band All Star United. He won the Dove Award for "Producer of the Year" in 2011 and 2008, and was nominated for the same award in 2007, 2009, and 2010...
| Track # | Track Name | BPM |
| 01 | "Follow On (Bonus Track)" | 123 |
| 02 | "I Need Your Love (Extended Dance Mix)" | 122 |
| 03 | "I Need Your Love (Club Mix)" | 122 |
| 04 | "Visual Paradox (Extended Dance Mix)" | 127 |
| 05 | "Visual Paradox (Club Mix)" | 127 |
Extended Play Remixes (1994)
Barry Blaze, Rick Brainer, skippy| Track # | Track Name | BPM |
| 01 | "Without Reason (House Mix)" | 130 |
| 02 | "Without Reason (Trance Dub)" | 121 |
| 03 | "Follow On (Sub Tribal Groove Mix)" | 123 |
| 04 | "Satellite Babies (Salsa Tribal Mix)" | 128 |