House's first band was the little-known Seattle band Death of Marat, named after
a painting by
Jacques-Louis David depicting the assassination of radical journalist
Jean-Paul Marat during the
French Revolution. The band lasted for a little over a year, starting in 1982 and breaking up in late 1983. In 1984 House formed an instrumental
prog-rock three-piece band called feeDBack with
Matt Cameron on drums and a guitarist named "Nerm" (real name Tom Herring). feeDBack lasted only 10 months but managed to record nine songs on a 4-track recorder that Cameron owned. The songs have subsequently been remixed and mastered by
Jack Endino, and released in 2012 in
MP3 format. Shortly after forming feeDBack, House was recruited to play bass in
10 Minute Warning (TMW), replacing the recently departed David Garrigues. TMW was unique at the time in that they originated as a
punk band, but had evolved into something slower, heavier and with psychedelic overtones. TMW are popularly regarded as one of the first progenitors of the
grunge movement. 10 Minute Warning broke up at the end of 1984 after guitarist Paul Solger quit, and drummer
Greg Gilmore left Seattle to join former 10 Minute Warning guitarist
Duff McKagan in Los Angeles.
Skin Yard On June 7, 1985,
Skin Yard played their first show opening for the
U-Men. Skin Yard's music was first released on the
Deep Six compilation album which also featured tracks by
Soundgarden,
The Melvins,
U-Men,
Green River and
Malfunkshun. Between 1987 and 1991, Skin Yard released four full-length records and embarked on several national and regional tours up and down the west coast. House quit Skin Yard in 1991 and has not actively played in a band since.
Later career In 1988, House co-wrote and recorded
The Last Laugh,
Helios Creed's first for
Amphetamine Reptile Records with
Jason Finn on drums. In 1989, House was the drummer for Seattle band, Yeast, who released one 7" single ("Crisco Wristwatch") and a track on
Teriyaki Asthma Vol. I which also included tracks from
Nirvana, Helios Creed and
Coffin Break. The other members of Yeast were Milton Garrison from Vexed and Al Thompkins from Daddy Hate Box. Yeast highlights included sharing the bill once with
Soundgarden and once with
Tad. == References ==