Skeleteen

Skeleteen is a noise rock group from Los Angeles, California. The band consists of Kyle Justin and Matthew Eilers, with help from contributing musicians. Kyle serves as the band's co-founder and sole, consistent member. Their style of heavy, experimental rock contains elements from psychedelic rock, shoegazing, punk, and indie rock. The band formed in 2002 and is presently active. They have officially released one EP, Bury the Seasons, and one mini-album, No Fun Intended, with the Los Angeles-based independent label Future Static.
Sound
Skeleteen's material is noted for "abnormal instrumental progressions" and "dynamic shifts in level, tempo, and melody." Their live sound is noted for being exceptionally loud with "frequent and unpredictable shifts between calmness and aggression" and "softness and overdrive." . On occasion, the group is sonically compared to other noise, shoegaze, and heavy rock groups.
Formation
Skeleteen originally began in 2002 as a more serious, less flamboyant creative outlet for Kyle and Dirty Barby bandmate Cheryl Lyndsey. When Dirty Barby officially disbanded in 2003, Skeleteen became their primary musical focus, with Cheryl as drummer and Kyle as guitarist. Kyle achieved the massive, guitar-based sound wired through a couple effects pedals and giant speakers. Over the years, Kyle's set up has changed with the addition of several pedals and more speakers. With Kyle devoting his time to other endeavors, Skeleteen was shelved temporarily. Cheryl went on to play guitar in Tsk Tsk and, currently, is a multi-instrumentalist for The Breeders.
Reformation & On
With the encouragement of friends, Kyle reformed Skeleteen in late 2004, vacating his position in Scarling. Mia X joined as Skeleteen's initial bassist and the two searched for a drummer, eventually tapping Chase Manhattan of Blare Bitch Project, Motochrist, and the Dee Dee Ramone band. Rayshele Tiege from the band Harlow (featured on the VH1 reality-show Bands on the Run) and Lunarclick joined on rhythm guitar for a short period of time between late 2004 and early 2005. Skeleteen played their first show with the new, larger line up at Star Shoes, now known as Vice Bar, on Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles.

In early 2005, the band recorded a 3-song EP titiled Bury the Seasons, which featured two new compositions and a song originally written when the band was a two-piece. They received positive feedback from within the Silver Lake music community, playing frequently at local venues such as Spaceland, Silverlake Lounge, Knitting Factory (LA), and The Scene. They were asked to serve as house band and musical guest for an episode of Q Television Network's The Queer Edge variety show (produced by Sean Carnage) with Jack E. Jett and special guest comedian Judy Tenuta, which aired on October 21, 2005. In mid-2005, after Mia left to pursue The UV's, Chloe Anderson joined the group on bass. Skeleteen continued to play live through 2006, stopping momentarily to begin recording material with Manny Nieto, who engineered The Breeders' latest album Mountain Battles. Some of this material would later be featured on No Fun Intended. After many issues during this recording, the band took another brief hiatus in 2006.
During that break, Chase continued to focus on his many musical endeavors and Chloe went on to form Infinite Monolith of Slavery in Seattle, Washington. Within a year, Kyle reformed Skeleteen with Matthew Eilers as a new project collaborator. A remastered version of the Bury the Seasons EP was released digitally by Future Static in June 2008. No Fun Intended, the band's latest effort, was released digitally in January 2009 by Future Static, with the single for Gone made available worldwide in the same month. According to the band's website, the band is in the process of recording new material to be released with Future Static and is in the process of preparing to play live in the summer of 2009.

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