On the Downside (album)
On the Downside is a rock album by the San Diego, California band Counterfit, released on Alphabet Records in 2000. It was the band's first EP, recorded shortly after the members had relocated to San Diego from Fairfield County, Connecticut. It was recorded in their rehearsal space and was mixed and mastered at the Mira Mesa Epicentre, a youth cafeteria which had been converted into an all-ages music venue. The EP is considered to be a demo, since it was so cheaply recorded and the songs are all in rough form. Two of its songs would be re-recorded the following year for the band's first proper studio EP. Original guitarist James left the band shortly after the release of On the Downside, and was soon replaced by Dan Reed.
Track Listing
1. Regarding Regret
2. Further On
3. In Between the Black and White, Which is Sometimes Called the Grey...
4. Shatter Proof
5. Completely Incomplete
Performers
- Justin John Rodriguez - bass, lead vocals
- Adam Bryan Allen - guitar, backing vocals
- Jason - guitar, backing vocals
- Marc Edwin Allen - drums, backing vocals
Album Information
- Record label: Alphabet Records
- Recorded February 2000 in the band's 12'x9' rehearsal space
- Produced by Counterfit
- Engineered by Adam Allen and Marc Allen
- Mixed and Mastered at the Mira Mesa Epicentre
- Drawing by Tyler Freidenrich