Finally...
So my obsession with the band
Slow and all its subsequent fall-out has been long documented here. One splinter band was
Jungle, formed by bassist
Tom Hamm. In the late '90s they seemed to be on the verge of some form of success when their lead singer, Mark Kleiner, suddenly quit to (in his words) devote himself to the church. Whatever he meant by that was obscured by the fact he reappeared within the year as the
Mark Kleiner Power Trio, which put out the pretty swell power pop album (
Love To Night). But his departure totally blew up Jungle, which seemed to be the end of the story.
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"Pacific Oblivion" is the great lost album of Vancouver proto-Indie rock band JUNGLE. Meant to be the group's debut full-length release, the project was shelved in 1998. Shortly thereafter, front man Mark Kleiner quit music to become a preacher. The master tapes of "Pacific Oblivion" were discovered in 2011, which led to the reformation of JUNGLE.
RIYL: power pop, 70s AM hooks, fun (without the period), the spiritual corruption of would-be preachers
Have a listen:
https://soundcloud.com/pacificoblivionIt's available on i-Tunes, CD Baby, and Amazon.
