Less Deep Inside Keeps is the first full length LP record recorded by Soulside

Soulside

Soulside were a post-hardcore band from the greater Washington, D.C. area. The original name of the band was Lunchmeat, formed in 1985. The name was changed to Soulside in spring 1986 and they disbanded in summer of 1989, after an extensive European tour and recording the definitive Hot Bodi-Gram...

 as a Sammich/Dischord (sr02/DIS22½) joint release. It was recorded at Inner Ear Studios

Inner Ear Studios

Inner Ear Studios is a recording studio founded in Arlington, VA by musician and recording engineer Don Zientara. Hundreds of albums, including both independent and major label releases have been recorded at the studio. It has been in continuous operation for over 25 years.- See Also :Don Zientara...

 in Arlington, Va. by Don Zientara

Don Zientara

Don Zientara is an American record producer and musician. He owns and runs Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia, located just outside of Washington D.C., and is most widely known for his production work with Fugazi, Minor Threat and various other Dischord Records artists.-Production...

 and produced by Ian MacKaye

Ian MacKaye

Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, label owner, and producer. Active since 1979, MacKaye is best known for being the frontman of the influential hardcore punk bands Minor Threat and The Teen Idles, the post-hardcore bands Embrace and Fugazi, as well...

 in 1987. Originally released on vinyl, it was rereleased by Dischord Records

Dischord Records

Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in the independent punk music of the D.C.-area music scene. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release Minor Disturbance by The Teen Idles...

 (sr02CD) in 2003 on cd. Actually untitled, the artwork on either side of the spine is often used to identify it. Full spine title "Becoming Less Less Deep To Be Inside Nothing Keeps." The original release featured a grey cover. Repressings included green, blue and yellow. The artwork was created by Cynthia Connolly

Cynthia Connolly

Cynthia Connolly is an American photographer, graphic designer, and artist. She graduated from Corcoran College of Art and Design and worked for Dischord Records and d.c. space. In 1988 she published Banned in DC: Photos and Anecdotes From the DC Punk Underground through her small press Sun Dog...

, illustrations by Chris Thomson and cover photo by Scott McCloud.

Track Listing

1. "Pearl to Stone" - 2:54
2. "One Step Higher" - 2:56
3. "Walking" - 2:05
4. "Don't Let Me Down" - 2:12
5. "You've Heard It Before" - 3:07
6. "Over And Out" - 2:22
7. "I Find the Other Side" - 3:28
8. "In Days to Come" - 2:38
9. "Dreams" - 3:02
10. "Fresh Air" - 2:35

Credits

• Alexis Fleisig (drums)
• Scott McCloud (guitar)
• Bobby Sullivan
  Bobby Sullivan
  Bobby Sullivan is a musician and activist.He grew up in the Washington, DC punk scene. Forming Soulside in 1983, their first release under the name Lunch Meat was a split 7” with Dave Grohl’s first band, Mission Impossible. After the first 7”, all their work was produced by Ian MacKaye and...
  
   (vocals)
• Chris Thomson (bass 1985-1987)

External links

• http://www.dischord.com/band/soulside
• http://www.allmusic.com/artist/soul-side-p14331