Holy shit this band rules and I wish I knew more about them! Lame beginning to a blog entry I know... My only knowledge of the band and their output is very limited but it doesn't change the fact that this ep
Songs From the Number Fifteen rules. How I came to know of The Migration Trap was sometime in early 2000 when my band Yes Sensei was just getting started I got a call from our bassist Paul who was like "holy shit. I just saw the best band. We HAVE to get them to come to Long Island for some shows". Immediately I took note because quite frankly Paul never said that. And so it went The Migration Trap came to Long Island for show that was a part of a two day bash that Paul was doing at The Spot on Stony Brook University Campus. And Paul was right, The Migration Trap smoked just about everyone off the stage that night with a energetic, visceral post punk onslaught. It was tight yet discordant but the music had a groove to it. Not a dancing groove mind you but the songs just plod around nor was it just noise. It reminded of a amalgamation of sounds that included bands like The Last Crime, Unwound, Drive Like Jehu, lowercase and in retrospect I'd have say that at times they remind me of Off Minor. Not the fast, screaming Off Minor moments but the more introspective pulled back moments of the band. That night I picked up copies of a two song cassette for myself and the distro. I have long since misplaced that tape but I do know that the two songs would be later be on
Songs From the Number Fifteen though I can't recall which songs exactly. I do recall weeks later thanks to the fact that in demo tapes bands used to include their phone numbers I ended up calling guitarist/vocalist Victor Servello and chewing his ear off trying to get Migration Trap to contribute a track to a compilation I was doing. That never happened which bummed me out but hey...
The Migration Trap came to Long Island one more time to play a show with Yes Sensei at the Village Pub, we picked up copies of
Songs From the Number Fifteen (which I gave a glowing review of in
Under the Volcano) and that was the last anyone heard from them, which was rather unfortunate. I have no idea if they did any other releases or what not. They just went off the radar as far as I can tell and I can't find anything on the good 'ole internet to tell me other wise. The only other bit of info I do know is that Random Noise Records, who released
Songs From the Number Fifteen, also released the first album by Officer May. If anyone knows anymore info about The Migration Trap and if they had any other releases please let me know.
The Migration Trap
Songs From the Number Fifteen track listing
1. Cracking and Packing
2. Grudge Fuck
3. It Could Go Either Way
4. Panic Attack
5. Sunday Neurosis
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