TEAM RNS PRESENTS

ARTIST: Examination Of The

TITLE: The Whitest Of Elephants

LABEL: Hawthorne Street Records

RIPPER: Team RNS

0hr 44min total- 63.5mb

RELEASE DATE: 2003-05-00
RIP DATE: 2003-05-21

01 Kicking A Dead Horse Aside    10:26
02 To Anacreon In Heaven          4:41

04 Whitest Of Elephants          16:07

The brand new full length from EXAM is
a unique combination of compositions-
part tranquil and part massive. Recorded
by Kurt Ballou (Converge) and artwork by
Aaron Turner (Hydra Head Industries).

examination of the... was formed in
July of 2000 from the ashes of Eclipse
of Eden. Tanner Olson and Dustin Bushon
formed the band with Joe Ross and Eric
from Eclipse of Eden. As this line-up
they played Hecklefest in Sarasota, FL
and various midwest dates.
Soon, Joe left the band to continue work
with the Chickenhawks from Sioux City,
IA. Joe was soon replaced by Dan
Nissen to play drums. At this time, the
band was living in four different
cities. Eric left the band due to a lack
of enthusiasm and Damian took his place
but shortly after was kicked out due to

At this time the band had a fifteen date
midwest tour planed and were in need of
a bass player. Tim Jewell ,at the time
playing in Spirit of Versailles, agreed
to fill in for the tour in April of
2001. Tour ended with a final decision of
Tim playing full time. Upon return, EXAM
recorded a ten song cd and was soon
released by Forge Again Records. While
recording, Jon Tvrdik was asked to join
for further experimentation with the
construction of EXAM's music.

Then in the summer of 2001 the band set
up a two month tour of the U.S., but
were facing one problem, Tim was
responsible for touring with Spirit of
Versailles at the same time. So once
again they were looking for a
replacement for tour. While playing a show
in Mankato, MN, the band met Erik
Torkelson and asked for his help
playing bass for tour. Erik agreed and
moved to Sioux Falls, S.D. to learn the
songs. The tour was a success, and was
decided upon return that Erik would stay
with the band as well.

Now with a solid line-up the band wrote
new songs and planned another month tour
of the east coast in October 2001. Set
to play with bands such as Origin,
Converge, LickGoldenSky, The Blood
Brothers, as well as The Faint
Tour quickly ended, and EXAM had yet,
another flawless month tour. The band was
in full swing. Tim, Dan, Tanner, Dustin,
Erik and Jon soon entered the studio
again to record a five song Ep to be
released on Hawthorne Street Records who
have also housed bands such as Bloodlet,
LickGoldenSky, Deadguy, and
Drowningman, to name a few.

The EP, entitled "Lady in the Radiator",
was scheduled to be released mid February
2002. Over the year and a half of the
bands existence EXAM have toured the
U.S. in depth, playing around one
hundred and fifty shows. As well as
recording for a split seven inch with In
Loving Memory from Des Moines, IA (
which is now out of print ). In

full length CD entitled, "We are the
Architects of Desire", ( available from
Forge Again Records ). And lastly, a CD
EP, once again entitled "Lady in the
Radiator" ( available from Hawthorne
Street Records ) and are also currently
writing new material for a second full

Plans for a three month summer tour are
also in the works. The band is also
planning a ten date tour of the midwest
in August and plan to tour for the
months of October and November to
support the release of their next full
length to be recorded in August-September
at Godcity with Kurt Ballou. As for the
extended future, examination of the...
plan to tour relentlessly as well as
to continue to write music for future

Current Members of EXAM: Dustin Bushon,
Tanner Olson, Jon Tvrdik, Dan Nissen
and Erik Torkelson.