Yep, Jae and Sanders weren't your average couple of folks fulfilling their dreams of being in a rock band. Armed with some crappy hand- me-down instruments, and a good bit of inspiration from NoMeansNo, Led Zeppelin, and Wings™(?), these kids formed Lazer Geek. The result? Several songs that were to become property of Rebar, Inc. - and a few weird cover songs morphed into ska tunes. For some reason or another, Brent Dunn and Greg Sigmon overheard the racket and saw that it was good. Thus, in the blustery Autumn of 1993, Rebar was born. And by December 16th, they were ready to thrill the throngs of attendees at Sander's roommate's birthday party. It was fun, and the kids loved their twisted blend of doped-out art rock and straight-up pop. Now you, the reader, must be thinking "sheesh, are you kidding me? Did anyone REALLY like this crap"?

My answer would be a resounding "well, it appears to be so". See, a local record label by the name of 227 was so impressed they actually wanted to sink MONEY into the band. So by July, Rebar had spent some time in the studio and recorded "the lost tapes" (227 went under before releasing the stuff). Also during this period of time, our heroes braved the southeast on a tour with Harvey Milk and The Melts. Although the bands all felt positive about their performances, bad promoters and inadequate publicity had rendered this journey, well, as Jae rather poignantly put it, "lame".

So by now, I guess you're stressing out pretty badly - wondering what the hell happened to these alleged "lost tapes". Well, in May of 1995, a couple of ardent Rebar fans, so saddened by the status of these recordings, formed a record label with the sole intention of releasing the record. That they did, and thus was born Crunchy Record Stuff - 001 "The Burn" 7 inch. Receiving considerable retail and radio success locally, the band flourished. Flourished so much, in fact, that people were pretty sick of going to see them play around here, so they decided to do more out of town shows - granting a request from Geek Rock Records in Atlanta for a 7 inch. This time, it was to be a split record - with Rebar on one side, and Raymond Brake on the other. However, what was quickly being known as the "Rebar Effect" soon took place, and Geek Rock Records fell to the curse. The result? Yet another set of "lost tapes".

Reluctantly, Crunchy Record Stuff 002 was released in August of '95.

Somewhere along the line, things looked dismal - a failed tour and internal conflicts forced Greg to move on to other things. His replacement? Big spender and local culinary hero Masa Koyama. Our troops forged onward thereafter - gaining further clout, receiving absurd amounts of local radio airtime, and a spot on the prestigious "Cognitive Mapping" compilation from our friends at Friction Media Records in Chapel Hill. The comp features Rebar's first recording of Das Math Girl, circa '93.

Which brings us to the present. Rebar have found it prudent to enter the studio and spew forth yet ANOTHER set of what may soon be "The Lost Tapes part 3". Only this time, it's an Lp's worth of material, and Crunchy Record Stuff just ain't got enough money to dig them outta this hole. Chances are, someone out there will want to pick this thing up and put it out, as Rebar have become a rather impressive musical outfit. Jae bangs on the skins like some kinda muppet, Sanders melds discordancy and melodic sensibility, Brent maintains clever and solid bass lines, and Masa just kinda stands there and plays stuff. Stripped down, nifty, and thrifty. Rock out.