You.May.Die.In.The.Desert is a three-piece instrumental band from
Seattle, WA. The band originally formed as a two-piece in early 2005
by Brandon Salter and Brian Woods. Their first recordings were nothing
more than bass, guitar, some effects, a drum machine, and a tape
4-track recorder. These demos attracted both local and out of state
attention. After only playing a handful of local shows they were
invited on tour by Boulder, Colorado's Strangers Die Every Day. After
returning from tour, Brandon and Brian decided they needed a live
drummer to complete their sound. Local drummer Michael Clark filled
the position in the fall of 2006.
You.May.Die.In.The.Desert have released two albums, Bears in the Yukon, and Harmonic Motion: Volume I (a split record with Gifts From Enola). Bears in the Yukon was originally released in Japan by Zankyo Records and more recently in the USA by The Mylene Sheath. The band has toured extensively in the western USA and had the opportunity to tour Japan in June 2007. They are currently writing antother record and have plans to do a full USA tour summer 2009.
Discography
2005 Tour EP (2005, Handmade, 150)
1) Jazz That Won't Ruin Your Deaf Ears
2) Let's Have Sarcasm for Breakfast
3) Pretext for Not Loving
4) The Writer's Audience is Always Ficition
5) Yeah Hi, We're Not From Around Here
6) In Case I should Die...
Bears In The Yukon (2006, Handmade, 200)
1) Oceanfloor Hijinks
2) Can I Get More Steel in My Monitors?
3) The Writer's Audience is Always Fiction
4) Interlude
5) Monorails
6) Bears in the Yukon
Bears In The Yukon (2007, Zankyo Records, 2000 in Jewel Cases)
1) Oceanfloor Hijinks
2) Can I Get More Steel in My Monitors?
3) The Writer's Audience is Always Fiction
4) Interlude
5) Monorails
6) Bears in the Yukon
2007 Tour EP (Handmade, 200, 100 USA/100 Japan)
USA
1) Mitchell vs. Rowesdower
2) 3 Horses (Imported)
3) Jazz That Won't Ruin Your Deaf Ears
Japan
1) Seagulls = Sea Eagles
2) 3 Horses (Imported)
3) Jazz That Won't Ruin Your Deaf Ears
4) In Case I should Die... (Live)
Harmonic Motion: Volume I (2008, Differential Records, 1000 in Jewel Cases)
You.May.Die.In.The.Desert
1) The Sound of Titans
2) In Case I Should Die...
3) Mitchell vs. Rowesdower
4) Seagulls = Sea Eagles
5) Let?s Have Sarcasm for Breakfast
Gifts From Enola
6) The Sun's Condolences
7) Still Walks the Streets
8) 10/7
9) The Vision of Ruby Turpin
10) Dusk Swallowed Dawn
Bears In The Yukon (2008, Mylene Sheath, 1000 in Digipak Sleves)
1) Oceanfloor Hijinks
2) Can I Get More Steel in My Monitors?
3) The Writer's Audience is Always Fiction
4) Interlude
5) Monorails
6) Bears in the Yukon
7) Interlude (Jatun Remix)