#9 Chay Lawrence (Bob Tilton, Tribute, Coffin Pricks) - a podcast by Pete Burn

DBL#9  Chay Lawrence 

Chay was a founding member of the band Tribute and came in as 2nd guitarist for Bob Tilton,  playing on their second 7" and first album 'Crescent'. He stayed with the band for around four years and left before their second album was released in 1999. 

In 2012, after he'd lived in America for a number of years, Chay played bass in the band Coffin Pricks. That group was short lived and featured D.C. legend Chris Thomson (Ignition, Circus Lupus, Monorchid, Skull Kontrol) and Jeff Rice (Ottawa, Calvary, .NEMA).  A number of songs were unfortunately never recorded but you can hear them via that link above. 

This conversation covers the scene in the 90s moving from straight edge bands to the mid decade heyday of UK hardcore. It's impossible to not mention the term 'emo' when talking about this stuff but the music definitely became more melodic. Both the stories of Tribute and Bob Tilton are intertwined and are talked about in depth. Chay's experiences with writing, recording &  playing gigs are all mentioned and are a must hear for anyone interested in this era of music! 

The track at the end is Tribute 'Hitherto' from their final release, a split 7" with Beacon (Spread records, 1997).

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