Earshot

Hardcore / Nu-Metal
Ashford, Kent
1998 (as Flipside), 1999-2000 (as Earshot)
== Band Members ==
* Ken Graham - vocals
* Chris Pritchard - guitar, backing vocals
* Nick Withersby - bass, then guitar
* Ben White - bass
* Martyn Cheesman - drums
* Andy Huckstead - drums. Replaced Martyn in late 1998
* John Wood - bass. Replaced Ben in Sept 1999.
* Scott Byatt - drums. replaced Andy in 2000
== Info ==
Influenced by the likes of Will Haven, Deftones and Quicksand, Earshot's fusion of Hardcore, Nu-Metal and Emo essentially spearheaded the explosion of similar young bands in the area, along with Folkestone outfit Breakneck, a band with which they played on a regular basis.
The band formed under the name Flipside, but changed name to Earshot around the beginning of 1999 after initial drummer Martyn left.
== Related Bands ==
* Elemental - John, Martyn
* F.U.T.A. - John, Martyn, Ken
* Eschatology - John, Ken
* Citizen X - Andy
* Headunit - Scott
* Hindsight / My Life In The Making - Ken
* Dead Life Portrait - Chris
* The Guillaume Seam - Chris
* Balbulus - John
* Tragic Millennium - John
* Jesus Fix - John
* Arcaine - Andy
* One Time Champion - Chris, Andy
* Springtide Cavalry - Andy
* Lakes - Scott
* CURb - Martyn
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== Recordings ==
=== As Flipside: ===
=== 1998 "Cynik" demo ===
4 tracks, recorded at Delta Studios, Chartham, Kent. Engineered by Julian Whitfield.
=== As Earshot: ===
=== 1999 "E.S.T." CD demo ===
# Bb Derivative
# Under The Thumb
# Red-Eye
# Woven
# Undone
# Quick Break
Recorded at 4th, 5th + 7th April 1999 at Delta Studios, Chartham, Kent. Engineered by Julian Whitfield.
=== 1999 "L.E.D." CD demo ===
# Blindspot
# Weak Link
# Crooklock
# Quick Break
Recorded sometime in 1999, at The Granary Studio, Lamberhurst, Kent. Engineered by Guy Denning.
=== 2000 3 song demo ===
# Approach
# Testing His Good Nature
# Devises
Recorded 2000 in Islington, London. Never released, and no copies seem to exist now.
== Gigs ==
As Flipside:
* ??/??/98 - Ashford, The Victoria (possibly with Eschatology?)
* ??/??/98 - Tenterden, outdoor party
* ??/??/9? - Wye, Wye College (supporting Jabba). Possibly Feb 1999.
As Earshot:
* 06/03/99 - Ashford, The Victoria (supp. Eschatology + Breakneck)
* ??/03/99 - Ashford, Working Men's Club (supp. Breakneck + The Chineapples, w. Grudge)
* 23/07/99 - Ashford, Working Men's Club (supp. Chromosome, w. Headunit + Elusive)
* ??/10/99 - Rochester, Dusk Till Dawn (supp. Lever)
* 22/10/99 - Bournemouth, Mr. Smith's (supp. Snub + Relapse)
* ??/11/99 - Norwich, Fat Pauly's (supp. Floor (pre-Hundred Reasons) + Demise I)
* ??/11/99 - Bristol, Fleece & Firkin? (supp. ???)
* 13/11/99 - Tunbridge Wells, Forum (supp. Janus Stark)
* 27/11/99 - Bristol, Green Bank (supp. Kaned & Unable, w. Breakneck)
* 17/12/99 - Canterbury, Cardinal's Cap (+ Headunit). Not sure of order?
* 15/01/00 - New Cross, Goldsmith's Tavern (supp. Bind)
* 18/02/00 - Tunbridge Wells, Forum (+ Breakneck). Not sure if this happened?
* 25/02/00 - Ashford, The Victoria (upstairs) (+ Headunit). Not sure of order?
* 02/03/00 - Bournemouth. Mr. Smith's (supp. Snub + GF93, w. Breakneck)
* 30/03/00 - Maidstone, Union Bar (+ ?King Knut?)
* 20/05/00 - Tunbridge Wells, Forum (supp. Snub)