Berkeley, CA-area punk band
Tilt were formed in the early '90s, featuring vocalist/songwriter
Cinder Block (a rare female performer in the male-dominated punk-pop field), guitarist
Jeffrey Bischoff (also
Cinder's husband), bassist
Pete Rypins, and drummer
J. Vincent Camacho. The high-energy and socially aware group first released a successful demo that charted at local college station KALX for a month before recording their melodic self-titled EP in January 1992.
Tilt's full-length debut came in 1993 on Lookout! Records with
Play Cell; they jumped to Fat Wreck Chords for 1995's
'Til It Kills, which found
Gabe Meline taking over bass duties. The band briefly broke up in 1996, but reconvened the following year, this time with
Jimmy Cheetah (ex-
Screw 32) on bass;
Collect 'Em All appeared in 1998.
Viewers Like You was released in 1999 with original bassist
Rypins returning to
Tilt's ranks, and national tours with
No Use for a Name and
One Man Army followed. The 22-song B-sides and rarities compilation
Been Where? Did What? surfaced in November 2001. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide