Alter Natives

Alter Natives were an instrumental band in Richmond, Virginia in the mid 1980s and early 1990s. Formed by Greg Ottinger, Jim Thomson, Chris Bopst, and Eric Ungar in 1984, their work has been described as a combination of "metal/tropical/surf"[1] and as having "connections to progressive and space rock, albeit an unusually concise, powerful, and disciplined version of those genres",[2] and "hard and fast instrumental fare geared tunefully by a mean, acidic guitar interplay and essential upfront rhythms".[3] The band signed to SST Records in 1986 and released three albums through the label.[4] Though only four albums were released, material from a fifth unreleased album is available in rough form on the band's MySpace page.[1][5]

Alter Natives
OriginRichmond, Virginia, United States
GenresJazz fusion, punk rock
Years active1984–1991
LabelsSST
Past membersChris Bopst
Greg Ottinger
Jim Thomson
Eric Ungar

Members

Discography

References
  1. "Alter Natives MySpace page".
  2. "Alter Natives at StarPulse".
  3. Henderson, Dave (1987) "Alter Natives - Hold Your Tongue", Underground, April 1987, p. 10
  4. Coley, Byron (2007). "Alter Natives". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  5. True, Chris. "Alter-Natives > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
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