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Saetia (pronounced SAY-shuh) is a New York City-based screamo band. While relatively unknown during their initial existence, the band is now seen as one of the most critically lauded bands of the late-1990s screamo scene.
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1997–1999: Formation, Saetia and breakup
Saetia initially formed in February 1997 when each of its members were attending New York University.[3] Their name originates from a misspelling of the Miles Davis track "Saeta", from his album Sketches of Spain.[citation needed] The band had numerous members throughout its existence, with frequent changes in membership. The band's first bass player, Alex Madara, was affected by a severe allergic reaction which placed him into a coma for eight days, finally resulting in his death on December 14, 1998.[4]
Their drummer, Greg Drudy, was the original drummer of the band Interpol prior to their current popularity. He operated the record label Level Plane, which was initially started so Saetia could release a 7-inch single to sell at shows.[5] Other members of the band continued their musical careers in numerous outfits, some of them joining screamo bands such as Off Minor, Hot Cross and The Fiction, as well as the bands Errortype: Eleven and Instruction.[3][6]
The group would eventually break up in October 1999. Saetia's final, posthumous single, "Eronel" (also a title of a Thelonious Monk composition) was released under the Witching Hour label in 2000. The single contains three songs recorded by Steve Roche and mixed by Pat Kenneally. In 2001, Level Plane issued A Retrospective, a discography album that compiles every recording the band has made, including recordings taken from one of the last shows the band played at ABC No Rio.[citation needed]
2016: Posthumous releases
In 2016, Secret Voice, the label of Touché Amoré vocalist Jeremy Bolm, released Collected, a two-disc, 180 gram vinyl set that includes every studio recording by the group.[7][4] The tracks from the ABC No Rio also saw their own release in the form of a cassette titled Live At ABC No Rio Spring 1999, which was also released in 2016 through Secret Voice.[8]
2022-present: Reunion and On
In April 2022, Saetia, consisting of Billy Werner, Jamie Behar, Adam Marino, Colin Bartoldus, and Chris Enriquez (drummer of Spotlights, Julie Christmas and On the Might of Princes), announced via Instagram that they rehearsed for the first time in 24 years.[9][10] In November 2022, they brought back Steve Roche (on drums) and new member, Tom Schlatter (on guitar) and played live at four locations in New York and Pennsylvania.[11]
On January 3, 2025, Saetia release its first new music in over 26 years. The first release was track "Tendrils", which is the first of the three tracks from the upcoming "Tendrils EP".[12]
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Style and legacy
According to Kerrang, Saetia "revel[ed] in melodrama to a new extreme" by taking "what emo was and dialled the aggression all the way up." He said of the band's self titled album: "Instrumentally, this is a work of total fucking chaos." He said that the screaming of Billy Werner is "sharp enough to cause lacerations."[13]
Stewart Mason of AllMusic described their music as an "essential document" for fans of screamo.[14] The band's influence has been noted in the work of La Dispute.[13]
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Band members
- Current Members
- Billy Werner – vocals (1997–1999, 2022–present) – vocals on all
- Adam Marino – guitars, vocals (1997–1999, 2022–present) – guitar on Demo, Saetia 7", Saetia LP/CD
- Colin Bartoldus - bass, vocals (1997–1999, 2022–present) – bass on Saetia LP/CD, guitar on Eronel 7"
- Steve Roche – bass (1999), guitar (1999), drums (2022–present) – bass on Eronel 7", guitar at final live performance before disbandment, drums for reunion
- Tom Schlatter – guitars, vocals (2022–present) – guitar for reunion
- Former Members
- Greg Drudy - drums (1997–1999) – drums on all
- Jamie Behar – guitar (1997-1999, 2022) – guitar on all
- Alex Madara – bass (1997; died 1998) – bass on Demo, Saetia 7"
- Matt Smith – bass (1999) – bass at final live performance before disbandment
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
Singles and EPs
Live Albums
Compilation albums
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External links
- Band Profile at Level Plane Records Archived 2009-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Home page at Level Plane Records
- Saetia at AllMusic
References
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