Acalasia

Rock, Alternative | Altoona, Pennsylvania

Late in 2006, each of the 5 members of Acalasia found themselves in trouble with the law for various misdemeanors. A court ordered community service hours as a means of reform, forcing the 5 individuals to spend obnoxious amounts of time together. As a result, they eventually learned they all shared a common passion - pure laziness and a longing to never hold a real job. Soon thereafter, Acalasia was born.

Acalasia's sound tends to defy categories. All five members have influences from versatile backgrounds, which can most certainly be heard in their final musical product. Guitarist Neil Deyarmin prides himself on creating alternative chord progressions that provide the backdrop for Ryan Sheehan's hard-cutting riffs. Krystal Shore's melodic vocals help add the final touch that characterizes the band's sound. They've opened for national acts of all genres, among them being Machina, Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer, Automatic Loveletter, and Karate High School to name a few.

Taking their name from the medical term achalasia (pronounced ak-uh-ley-zhuh), a condition characterized by a constriction of muscles that causes a difficulty in swallowing, the band decided to remove the 'h'- a decision inspired by Taking Back Sunday's "Cute without the E." Acalasia figured TBS shouldn't be the only band to capitalize on removing letters from words and decided to go by Acalasia without the H, or Acalasia for short. (Or quite possibly an acoustic guy from Idaho already had the name Achalasia, leaving the central PA quintet in quite the debacle - who knows!?) Either way, the Acalasians have been playing music together for over two years now and enjoying every second of it.

Band Members: Krystal Shore (Vocals), Neil Deyarmin (Guitar), Stephen Wells (Bass), Ryan Sheehan (Guitar), Cory Aboud (Drums)

After Acalasia disbanded Krystal Shore went on to start the indie pop band Transparent Things, which you can find HERE.

*RELEASES*

Album: What Makes You a Maniac? - EP

Year: 2007

Quality: 

Tracks:

01. So Much for the Railcar

02. There's No Place Like Home

03. Contradictory

04. Unused

05. Maniac Parade

06. Based on True Story

Album: 2008 Demo

Year: 2008

Quality: FLAC

Tracks:

01. Barely Breathing

02. Objects of My Affection

03. Endless Waltz

Album: Speak for No One - EP

Year: 2009

Quality: FLAC

Tracks:

01. Tell Me How to Be

02. Fire Away

03. Save Me

04. Paint These Smiles On

05. Take It or Leave It

06. Wherever You Are

If you have any other lost music, artwork, or information about this band not preserved here or in better quality (we count iTunes m4a files as better quality than mp3 in most cases) send us an email: themyspacedumpster@gmail.com

ACCESS THEIR ARCHIVE HERE

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