Jeromes Dream
Connecticut screamo band, active from 1997 to 2001
Jeromes Dream is a screamo band formed in West Haven, Connecticut and currently based in San Francisco, California, originally active from 1997 to 2001, and again from 2018 onwards.
History
Jeromes Dream formed on September 13, 1997 after a short jam session that was held in the basement of guitarist Nick Antonopoulos in his mother's house with bassist Jeff Smith and drummer Erik Ratensperger. According to Ratensperger, their first recorded material was intended to be used for a demo release; however, it caught the attention of Rice Control Records, resulting in the intended demo material being released as a split album with Amalgamation.
Most of the band's music was released as splits with other artists, including other notable screamo acts such as Usurp Synapse. Their most well known split release would be their split with Orchid, a 10" record shaped in a 3/4ths view of a skull, which is sought after by both collectors and fans alike, and considered a definitive work of the genre. They toured the United States frequently, and their first proper full-length album, titled Seeing Means More Than Safety, was released in May 2000.
Their second full-length, Presents, which was released on July 9, 2001, featured a significant change in sound for the band. They eventually broke up in August that same year. Jeff Smith began a career in experimental drone music by creating the band The Wind-Up Bird with Joseph Grimm, while Erik Ratensperger became the drummer for The Virgins, a dance punk band from New York.
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