Erase Errata

Erase Errata was an American alternative rock band from San Francisco, California. The group favored improvisation as a compositional tool and each of their performances were a unique manifestation of established songs.
Erase Errata formed in Oakland, California in 1999 and quickly earned national attention after the release of their first eponymous 7" and via tours with electro grrl band Le Tigre and Japanese noise rockers Melt Banana. They released their highly acclaimed debut album Other Animals in 2001, followed by At Crystal Palace in 2003, both on the Troubleman Unlimited label. The group began counting Sonic Youth, Mission of Burma and The Ex among their fans.
After founding guitarist Sara Jaffe left Erase Errata in 2004, singer Jenny Hoyston switched to guitar and the group briefly drafted a male vocalist named Archie McKay. The group eventually settled on a three-piece lineup, with Hoyston handling both guitar and vocal duties, and joined the Kill Rock Stars roster for the 2006 album Nightlife.
==Links to Peel==
Peel discovered the group in the summer of 2002 when he played a track from their debut album. Further material from the group were played on his radio shows, including two sessions they recorded for his programmes between 2003 and 2004. He nominated their split single with the Numbers, as one of his records of the month for September 2002 (Peel's Record Box).
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 2003-10-15. First Broadcast: 11 November 2003. Repeated: 26 February 2004
*Ease On Over / A Passion For Active / Retreat The Most Familiar / Boris The Spider
2. Recorded live: 2004-03-31. First Broadcast: 31 March 2004
*Harvester / Ca Viewing / A Thief Detects The Criminal Elements Of The Ruling Class / Driving Test / Owls / Cat And Canary/Matter No Medley / Billy Mummy / Go To Sleep / We're All Water / Marathon
==Other Shows Played==
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*11 July 2002: 'French Canadia (CD-Other Animals)' (Tsk! Tsk!)
*25 July 2002 (Radio Eins): 'French Canadia (CD-Other Animals)' (Tsk! Tsk!)
*04 September 2002: Retreat, The Most Familiar, Extensive, I Bet (Split CD with Numbers) Tigerbeat6
*12 September 2002: 'Thief Detests The Criminal (EP- Numbers/ Erase Errata' (Tigerbeat6)
;2003
*22 April 2003: Fault List (LP - Other Animals) Tsk! Tsk!
*01 July 2003: 'Other Animals Are No 1 (LP- Hot Shit: Sonic Mook Experiment)' (Blast First)
*July 2003 (FSK): 'Other Animals Are No 1 (LP- Hot Shit: Sonic Mook Experiment)' (Blast First)
*24 July 2003 (Radio Eins): 'Spanish Harvester (split 7" with Red Monkey)' (Gringo)
*30 July 2003: 'Spanish Harvester (7")' (Gringo)
*August 2003 (FSK): Glitter (shared 7" with Sonic Youth - Buddy Series Vol. #1) Narnack
*13 August 2003 (Radio Mafia): Glitter (split single with Sonic Youth - Buddy Series Vol. #1) Narnack 
*15 August 2003 (BBC World Service): Glitter (split single with Sonic Youth - Buddy Series Vol. #1) Narnack
*04 September 2003 (Radio Eins): 'Glitter (split 7" with Sonic Youth-Buddy Series Vol. #1)' (Narnack)
*25 September 2003: Retreat! The Most Familiar (LP - At Crystal Palace) Blast First
*09 October 2003 (Radio Eins): Retreat! The Most Familiar (album - At Crystal Palace) Blast First
*16 October 2003: Retreat! The Most Familiar (LP - At Crystal Palace) Blast First
*30 October 2003 (Radio Eins): Retreat! The Most Familiar (LP - At Crystal Palace) Blast First
==External Links==
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*Discogs
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