Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Noise Rock
Label: Various
Tracks: Various
Length: Do The Math
The quartet formed in 1994, at which time it consisted of Randy
Larsen (guitar/vocals), Vic Szalaj (drums), Matt Becker (guitar), and
Jeff Caxide
(bass) and were players in Connecticut's "noise-core" scene. This
line-up recorded a demo and appeared on a split 7" with Malcolm's Lost.
Vocalist Aaron Lazauski joined the band briefly and appeared on the
"Part Three"/"Feed Me Glass" 7" in 1995. Soon, both Lazauski and Larsen
left the band and Bernie Romanowski joined the group as
vocalist/guitarist. In the documentary
Last Call, Jeff Caxide
stated that he was unhappy with Larsen's departure and soon, he parted
ways with Cable, only to, ironically, be replaced by a returning Randy
Larsen, who picked up the bass upon re-entry into the band. In 1997,
their debut,
Variable Speed Drive was released by
Doghouse Records.
After a brief split, the band's second full-length (and first for label
Hydra Head Records),
Gutter Queen, was released in 1999. Cable was down to just a three-piece for
Gutter Queen, with Becker having left by this point. The next couple of years saw shows with bands including
Neurosis,
Today is the Day,
Cave In,
Botch,
Isis, and others. The group split again when Romanowski moved to
Colorado without informing the rest of the group.
[1] After a year, he returned and Cable reunited. In 2001, the trio of Larsen, Romanowski, and Szalaj recorded
Northern Failures, their last release for Hydra Head, as well as a new EP entitled
Skyhorse Jams,
issued by This Dark Reign Recordings in 2001. The group was back to a
quartet lineup for this EP after the addition of second guitarist Ben
Cowles.
The
Skyhorse Jams EP showed the group moving towards more of a Southern rock-influenced hardcore/metal style. In 2003, the band released
Never Trust A Gemini,
which saw the band adding another member, second vocalist Peter Farris.
After what was termed as a "nasty falling out with the other dudes in
the band",
[1] Cable regrouped again for 2004's
Pigs Never Fly,
which saw the band move to Philadelphia's Translation Loss Records and
swap Ben Cowles for Aaron Lewis, who also recorded the album. Chris
Fischkelta joined the band after its recording and Bernie Romanowski
departed once again. The band's final performance was on December 18,
2005 at NYC's now defunct CBGB. The band called it quits shortly after.
2006's
Last Call CD/DVD compiled a new song with a selection of
previously released tracks, a documentary on the band, and included
audio and video of the CBGB show.
The band became active again after re-forming in 2/08. In mid-2008, Cable re-released the
Variable Speed Drive record on Translation Loss Records. In 3/09, recorded a new album,
The Failed Convict, with Joel Hamilton at Studio G in Brooklyn, NY.
The Failed Convict was released on 8/8/09 on The End Records. This album features 13 songs, which is the band's longest album to date.
The Failed Convict was engineered by
Joel Hamilton.
[2] featured artwork by
Aaron Horkey (Mogwai, Pelican) and guest vocals by
Mike Watt on the track "Outside Abeline."
(Wikipedia)
*Here's Cable's discography of full-length LPs and one single by one of my favorite all-time CT based bands. Members of Cable can now be found playing in Empty Flowers and Slow Death. Enjoy!
Cable-Pigs (Eyehategod cover: 1996)
Cable-Variable Speed 2.0 (1996)
Cable-Gutter Queen LP (1999)
Cable-Northern Failures LP (2001)
Cable-Pigs Never Fly LP (2004)
Cable-The Failed Convict LP (2009)
Cable-It Cost Me Everything (1994-1995 Re-issue 2017)
