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New Additions: Gut Piston Puts The Flavor Back Into Smoking! seven inch single

Via one of my many mass purchases over at Discogs in the last year I picked up the Gut Piston seven inch single "Gut Piston Puts The Flavor Back Into Smoking!" from 1995. It's the sort of high-energy/low b.s. sound that Columbus was producing in a variety of styles in the 90s, and slots nicely both into the punk and rockabilly sounds that could be found up and down High St. at that time.

Know Yer Band: Gut Piston

Band: Gut Piston

Members
Brian A.Morgan aka. Dexter Zenith,(Guitars),
John J. Rice aka. Johnny Saturn (Bass)
S. William Thompson aka. Slim Sexer (Vocals)
Bart Stoll (drums from 1992-94)
Damien Wagner aka Cecil Telstar (drums from 1993-1996)
Kevyn Keneagy (Guitar 1996)

Releases
1993 - Split w/Th' Flyin' Saucers 7" single (Eardrop Productions)
1995 - Gut Piston Puts The Flavor Back Into Smoking! ‎7" single (Eardrop Productions)

New Additions: Th' Flyin' Saucers / Gut Piston split single

In researching the Columbus scene, it's a good refresher there are always sub-scenes of the bigger umbrella described as "alternative" or "indie." Punk is a larger umbrella, that splits off into hardcore, queercore, oi!, skate punk and a few dozen others.  Same goes for rockabilly and psychobilly, a hybrid descendant of country & western and garage rock. Some cities have entire rockabilly scenes with particular watering holes. Columbus doesn't appear to be one of those, or at least not outwardly. Th' Flyin' Saucers are the first I've come across with thanks to the split single they released on Eardrop Productions in 1993 with Gut Piston.

Know Yer Band: Th' Flyin' Saucers

Band: Th' Flyin' Saucers

Members
Guitar/Vocals - Johnny Rebel
Bass - Dan Sagraves/Bart Jenkins
Drums - Rex Xanders

Releases
1993 - Split w/Gut Piston 7" single (Eardrop Productions)
1996 - Recorded Live at Stache's 2/24/96 album (Oahu Records)