MR. WILLIS OF OHIO

Band: MR. WILLIS OF OHIO

Genres: Punk / Rock / Hardcore / Emo / Screamo / Skramz
Related artists: Eno, Profax, Sundowner, Ferguson, Poseidon, Fall Apart, Dying In Motion, Tante Timbuktu and Schneemenschen.
Country: SWITZERLAND
Years Active: 2004-2008
Song: "Verloren"
Album: "Mr. Willis Of Ohio"
Year: 2007
Label(s): Ape Must Not Kill Ape / Time As A Color / Synalgie Records / From A Strangers Hands / Moment Of Collapse Records / Impure Muzik / Broken Glass Records / Quiet Records
This post's artist is from the April 2015 Mix. This is track #8.
You can download: the June Mix#6 right here or get the new July 2015 Mix#7 here.
For fans of: Belle Epoque, Yage, Pastel, Gantz, I Not Dance, Gli Altri, GRYSCL, The Third Memory, Killed By Malaise, Life At These Speeds, A Fine Boat, That Coffin!, People's Temple Project, Yaphet Kotto, Lakmé, Endless Inertia, The Flying Worker and Indian Summer aka PROPER SCREAMO.

I've never heard anyone mention this band. Ever. So I'll quickly throw this post up, as they are long since defunct and although they were pretty sweet, The name? MR. WILLIS OF OHIO. From where? Switzerland. I don't love them enough to write a big ass piece on them. That being said, you should definitely check out this band for some obscure European screamo. There were a few bands doing this kind of soft screamy hardcore with twinkly bit almost ten years ago and I would include bands like Yage, Belle Epoque and Catena Collapse in that niche scene. Their 2007 material sounds like Elvish screamo and exemplifies the band most, in my book. The early 2005 'Demo' is much heavier with more screamy vocals which are closer to Lakmé and The Flying Worker. In 2008 the band certainly hit their peak, with 'Eure Welt' being an amazing release. The 7" reminds me even more of Yage but with a hint of more Level Plane stuff as the vocals have partially reverted back to heavier screams and the instrumentals are crazier or more laid back depending on the section of the song.

Crazy side note, the guitarist Marianne is the founder of Ape Must Not Kill Ape Records, one of the best record labels ever! All of the mp3s (with the exception of the 4-way split) are ripped from my vinyl almost 10 years ago and are surprisingly fantastic quality! Download their discography below and enjoy this relatively obscure screamo band.

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DISCOGRAPHY
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2005 - Demo cdrEP

2006 - The Emo Apocalypse compilation 12"LP (contributed "Allein")

2007 - Mr. Willis Of Ohio 12"EP
2007 - I Not Dance split 12"LP

2008 - Eure Welt 7"EP
2008 - Pick Three, Get the Whole Scene Plus One 4-way split 7" (w/The Rabbit Theory, Dying In Motion & Yakari)

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(2008) MR. WILLIS OF OHIO - "Eure Welt" (from 'Eure Welt')

(2008) MR. WILLIS OF OHIO - "Ein Leben Lang" (from 'Eure Welt')

(2008) MR. WILLIS OF OHIO - "Ich Lasse Euch Zurück" (from 'Buy Three Get the Whole Scene Plus One)

(2007) MR. WILLIS OF OHIO - "Verloren" (from 'Mr. Willis Of Ohio')

(2007) MR. WILLIS OF OHIO - "Illusion" (from 'Mr. Willis Of Ohio')

(2007) MR. WILLIS OF OHIO - "Traume" (from 'I Not Dance' split)

(2006) MR. WILLIS OF OHIO - "Allein" (from 'The Emo Apocalypse')

(2005) MR. WILLIS OF OHIO - "Mensch" (from 'Demo')

(2005) MR. WILLIS OF OHIO - "Schatten" (from 'Demo')

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MR. WILLIS OF OHIO out of print mp3 discography download / additional links

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