Saetia was a New York City-based screamo band that is often considered one of the definitive groups of the genre, and they are often credited as being the source of a resurgence in popularity the genre experienced in the late 1990's. Saetia existed as a band from February 1997 to October 1999, when they broke up. Their name originates from a misspelling of the Miles Davis "Saeta", off of his landmark album Sketches of Spain, which, in turn, was named after a religious tradition of flamenco music, similar to fellow screamo band Joshua Fit For Battle, whose name was a corruption of the song "Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho", a traditional American spiritual song. New York, NY redirects here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was one of the most distinguished jazz musicians of the latter half of the 20th century. ... SAETA (Sociedad Anonima Ecuatoriana de Transportes Aereos) was a privately-held airline of Ecuador, which began operations in the 1960s and during its heyaday in the 1990s flew to numerous destinations in North and South America from its base in Guayaquil. ... Sketches of Spain was a 1960 album by Miles Davis, pairing him again with arranger and composer Gil Evans. ... Bailaora (dancer) of Flamenco Belén Maya, photograph taken by Gilles Larrain at his studio, 2001 Flamenco is one of the great European nonacademic musical genres. ... Joshua Fit For Battle was a prominent screamo band based out of Newark, Delaware. ...

The drummer of Saetia, Greg Drudy, was the original drummer of the indie-rock band Interpol prior to their current popularity. He currently runs the record label Level Plane. Other previous members of the band continued their musical careers in numerous outfits, some of them joining screamo bands such as Off Minor, Hot Cross, and The Fiction, as well as the hardcore punk outfit Instruction. Interpol is an American indie rock band, formed in 1998. ... Level Plane is a record label based in New York City. ... Three-fifths of the New York screamo band Saetia formed Off Minor after Saetia broke up in 1999. ... Hot Cross is a screamo band from New York City currently on Level Plane Records. ... The Fiction is a hardcore punk band that has put out records on Level Plane and Waking Records. ... Look up instruction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Saetia had numerous members throughout its existence, experiencing numerous changes in membership. Alex Madara, the first bass player for Saetia, was affected by a severe allergic reaction which placed him into a coma for eight days, finally resulting in his death on December 14, 1998.

Band Members

• Billy Werner (Vocals on all)
• Greg Drudy (Drums on all)
• Jamie Behar (Guitar on all)
• Adam Marino (Guitar on Demo, Saetia 7", Saetia LP/CD)
• Alex Madara (Bass on Demo, Saetia 7")
• Colin Bartoldus (Bass on Saetia LP/CD Guitar on Eronel 7")
• Steve Roche (Bass on Eronel 7")
• Matt Smith (Bass)

Discography

• Demo Cassette (Level Plane)
• Saetia - 7" (Level Plane)
• Saetia - LP/CD (Mountain Coop)
• ABC No Rio Benefit - CD (Level Plane)
• Eronel - 7" (Witching Hour)
• A Retrospective - CD (Level Plane)

Level Plane is a record label based in New York City. ... Level Plane is a record label based in New York City. ... Level Plane is a record label based in New York City. ... A Retrospective is a discography CD of screamo band Saetia released October 1, 2001 by Level Plane, including all recorded songs and five live tracks from a basement in Minneapolis. ... Level Plane is a record label based in New York City. ...

External links

• Home page at Level Plane Records (the site is essentially defunct, having not been updated for a considerable amount of time)
• 25-minute audio recording of one of Saetia's first performances