Biography
Since their formation, Solar Temple Suicides have slowly been perfecting their own brand of drugged out, spacey haze. They preach long and tall psychedelic lessons culled from ancient Yajurvedas of transformation and trial by fire, thrust from the sun to the outer edges of the universe. The seed of the band was planted one evening in late 2007, when Jon (guitars/vocals/keyboards) met Mike (drums) in a dense cloud of vapors. Discussing their common interest in shoegaze, space rock, and similar patterns of soundwaves, the idea for a new music project coalesced in the hovering aether.
They soon recruited Scott on bass, with whom Jon was playing at the time in the now defunct neo-folk outfit Omega Express. Calling themselves Solar Temple Suicides after the infamous cult who tried to reach the stars by setting themselves on fire, they took up residence in early 2008 at the now-defunct SCarey Studios, a garage-turned-performance space run by the band and several co-conspirators in the urban wasteland of Baltimore’s west-side. Keyboardist Greg joined soon thereafter. The band recorded their debut "e.p." and the full length "Sentinels of the Heliosphere". Greg left the band in June 2010 to prepare for his upcoming attempt to colonize the moons of Jupiter with his mind.
“INVISIBLE MIND DUST”, released August 2011, found STS branching out from their usual shoegaze inspired space rock, more into the drone and experimental undercurrents that subtly wafted through their past tracks put to plastic. In summer 2012, Scott left the fold and the band went on hiatus. As of early 2013, Jon and Mike are back in the studio working on new material, trying to ignore the apparent parallels they have with the Reid brothers way of working…
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