Deep Wound

Deep Wound was an American hardcore punk band formed in 1982 in Westfield, Massachusetts.They released one self-titled 7-inch and contributed two songs to the compilation LP, Bands That Could Be God, both of which are sought after by fans and record collectors alike. The band influenced the Massachusetts hardcore scene and the development of grindcore.
In the early 1980s, J Mascis and Deep Wound vocalist Charlie Nakajima lived in Amherst, Massachusetts, and attended the same high school. In 1982, guitarist Lou Barlow met bassist Scott Helland at the Oi! singles bin in a local record shop. Soon after, Helland posted a flier looking for musicians who were influenced by bands such as Anti-Pasti and Discharge. Mascis responded to the ad and was driven by his father to Barlow's place in Westfield to audition as the band’s drummer. Although the band already had a singer, Mascis convinced them to replace him with Nakajima, and Deep Wound's line-up was complete. 
The band quickly recorded a demo cassette and began to play shows in Boston with local hardcore bands such as SSD, The F.U.'s, Jerry's Kids, etc., and often opened for hardcore punk bands playing in Western Massachusetts. Shortly thereafter, the band recorded its self-titled EP, released on Radiobeat Records, and contributed two tracks to Gerard Cosloy's Bands That Could Be Godcompilation LP. Studio recordings of a later session with Gerard singing have apparently been lost. As the band progressed, they began playing faster and faster, eventually developing a blur-type sound that could verge on experimental noise.
Deep Wound disbanded in 1984 with J Mascis and Lou Barlow going on to form Dinosaur Jr. Barlow later left Dinosaur Jr. and formed Sebadoh, Sentridoh, and Folk Implosion. Scott Helland formed the Outpatients, played bass in Darkside NYC and is now the guitarist for Frenchy and the Punk. Charlie Nakajima later formed Gobblehoof. J Mascis can often be seen sporting a 'Deep Wound' sweater (knitted by his mother) in Dinosaur Jr. photographs.
==Links to Peel==
According to available tracklistings on this site, the earliest airplay of Deep Wound's records on John Peel's programmes was in January 1984 via their self titled EP. Peel would often play their songs on his radio programmes in later years, especially when he found out that J Mascis and Lou Barlow were in Dinosaur Jr, a group which he would play on his shows in the late 80's and early 90's.
==Shows Played==
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*Peel Late December 1983 To February 1984: In My Room (7" EP - Deep Wound) Radiobeat
*Peel Mixtape 1984: Sisters (7" EP - Deep Wound) Radiobeat
*14 January 1984 (BFBS): Sisters (7" EP - Deep Wound) Radiobeat
*25 January 1984 (BFBS): Lou's Anxiety Song (7" EP - Deep Wound) Radiobeat
*04 February 1984 (BFBS): In My Room (7" EP - Deep Wound) Radiobeat
;1986
*01 September 1986: Don't Need (7" EP - Deep Wound) Radiobeat
;1988
*31 May 1988: Sisters (7" - Deep Wound) Radiobeat
*15 June 1988: In My Room (7" EP - Deep Wound) Radiobeat
*12 July 1988: Sick Of Fun (7" - Deep Wound) Radiobeat
;1990
*19 July 1990: Sick Of Fun (7" - Deep Wound) Radiobeat
*13 August 1990: Sisters (7" EP - Deep Wound) Radiobeat
;1991
*05 January 1991: Need (7" EP - Deep Wound) Radiobeat
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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