R.I.P. Vern Rumsey 2020-08-07 by SandwichBubble | 16 Comments | Vern Rumsey, best known for being a founding member of the post-hardcore group Unwound, has passed away on August 6th at the age of 47. The cause of death is yet to be detailed.
A figure in the 90s punk scene, Rumsey worked with many groups over the years, including bands like Sleater-Kinney, Bikini Kill, Karp, and Yind. He was also a member of a few other bands over the years, most recently the indie rock/post-hardcore band Household Gods. Ken Shipley, owner of the Numero Group label and one of the people behind the recent reissues of Unwound's discography, posted a thread of tweets in mourning. Towards the end, he states:
"Losing Vern Rumsey is a reminder that an era has ended. That everyone gets old and and no longer fits into their shredded and ring-stretched punk band tees. Should you ever require a time machine back, I can think of no better transport than his chugging bass lines."
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rip man
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Huge RIP, this is such a bummer
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an era has ended indeed, RIP
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maybe my fav bassist
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RIP so hard
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"maybe my fav bassist" [2]
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His bass lines on Repetition were probably my favorite of all time. Absolute legend.
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simply the greatest, RIP
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RIP
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Nice writeup Sandwich, thank you
Absolute monster of a bassist and one of the best bands generally. Huge RIP :[
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Damn only heard unwound a few times but they were good, and thats really young too, big RIP
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Ouch, ouch ouch ouch. Wicked bassist, will be bumping Unwound over the next week in respects. This guy had the lines for days (Corpse Pose, December, Terminus, NO TECH!, even Unlisted, a 2 minute album outro), an inspired soul and hopefully this RIP post will get some more people checking out Unwound. RIP
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A real bugger. I'm sad they won't get to play together again, definitely one of those bands I thought might get back together after 20 years or something.
One of my favourite bassists. Great balance of groove and punk.
RIP :'(
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God, I'm so sick of 2020 at this fucking point. R.I.P.
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this is fuckin gutting. def one of my favorite bassists ever
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sleater-kinney and bikini kill aside, dude was in karp also?? insane bro big rip
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