Tobey Torres sang on their debut album Sonic Jihad. After the first tour, Torres and Slater had a falling out, resulting in Torres leaving the band. Martina Axen (formerly of Drain STH) was brought on to perform live when SRC played a tour opening for Queensrÿche. While she was set to be the new official vocalist (going so far as to record on demos for the new album), an announcement was made on May 4th, 2006 that Tobey and Jason had reconciled and were back recording together with the intentions of releasing a new album in the Summer of 2007. This sudden and unexpected turn of events was well received by fans.
On September 4th, 2006, four months after returning to Snake River Conspiracy, Tobey Torres posted on her myspace blog that "I have once again chosen to disassociate myself from Snake River Conspiracy" and thanked fans for their support. Two days later, band guitarist Mitch Doran posted a message on the SRC forums that he had decided to leave the band as well. No official reason has been given for the second falling out. Jason Slater, who typically keeps fans apprised of the ongoings of the band via myspace and the SRC forums, has remained quiet on the situation as well as the status of the material that had been recorded during the brief reconciliation.
Jason Slater started working on SRC2 again in 2012 and continued to work on the album throughout the rest of the 2010s. In 2012 Tobey Torres and Mitchell Doran formed a new band called Mojave Phone Booth, and in 2016 Slater reconnected with Torres again through Doran. Slater planned to release a new Snake River Conspiracy album sometime in 2014, as well as release a vinyl version of Sonic Jihad with alternate/original mixes and a B-sides compilation titled B-Sides and Bullshit, but due to Slater's health struggles work on these projects slowed. On December 9, 2020, Slater died of liver failure, effectively ending the band
In July 2022, Torres and Mitchell Doran launched a new Instagram account for Snake River Conspiracy, announcing that new music from the band will be released in 2023.
In November 2022, Mitchell Doran alleged that Jason Slater had stolen several compositions that were written by other Snake River Conspiracy members during the SRC2 recording sessions, and reused them with other bands he produced. This account was corroborated in interviews given by original SRC guitarist Geoff Tyson and also in Facebook posts made by Jason Slater himself.
Breed
Snake River Conspiracy Lyrics
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Touch all of your childhood fears
Keep them at a gentle pace
Closer now to feel their heat
Somebody says, I love you
All those years you never knew
All the things that I could do
So I can rub them in your face
Somebody says, Somebody Says, Somebody says
I made you (I made you, I made you)
Breed! Breed on your own!
You're always alone
You suffering clone
Maybe you're not good enough
Good enough to make me blush
So many reasons I can find
To kill this little clone of mine
I hold your grace
Like a broken vase
You've been replaced
'Cause I made you
Somebody says, Somebody says
Breed! Breed on your own
You're always alone
You suffering clone
(I made you)
Breed, breed on your own
You're always alone
You suffering clone
Somebody says, I love you
Somebody says, I love you
The lyrics to Snake River Conspiracy's song Breed are complex and haunting. The song appears to be about the creation of a human clone, someone who has been manipulated and created by another person's desires. The lyrics suggest that the clone is not good enough and that the creator has many reasons to kill them. The song ends with somebody saying, "I love you," which could either be the creator or the clone, leaving the true meaning of the song up to interpretation.
The first verse of the song sets the tone for what's to come, with the words "spoken like a souvenir" referring to the creation of the clone as a sort of keepsake or reminder. The line "touch all of your childhood fears" suggests that the creator may have used the clone's memories or traumas to mold them into what they wanted. The line "keep them at a gentle pace, closer now to feel their heat" hints at a desire for control and intimacy.
The chorus of the song repeats the word "breed" over and over, which could be interpreted as a command to the clone to create more of themselves. The line "you're always alone, you suffering clone" suggests that the clone is isolated and unhappy, only existing to serve their creator's needs.
Overall, Breed is a dark and unsettling song that explores themes of control, manipulation, and identity.
Line by Line Meaning
Spoken like a souvenir
Remembering all those old, painful memories and holding onto them forever
Touch all of your childhood fears
Bringing back all those childhood fears that still haunt you as an adult
Keep them at a gentle pace
Holding onto your painful memories slowly and steadily, but never letting go
Closer now to feel their heat
Getting closer and closer to your painful memories, until you can almost feel the pain again
Somebody says, I love you
Finally expressing love after years of not doing so
All those years you never knew
The love was never expressed before, and you didn't know it was there
All the things that I could do
All the things that could have been done, but weren't
I keep them in a hidden place
Keeping all those regrets and missed opportunities hidden away
So I can rub them in your face
Making up for lost time by constantly reminding you of what could have been
Breed! Breed on your own!
Reproducing on your own, continuing the cycle of pain and suffering
You're always alone
Even in reproduction, you are alone and carry the burden of pain with you
You suffering clone
Continuing the cycle of pain and suffering, passing it down to your offspring
Maybe you're not good enough
Maybe you're not good enough to escape the cycle of pain and suffering
Good enough to make me blush
Good enough to make me feel proud and happy
So many reasons I can find
So many reasons why you're not good enough
To kill this little clone of mine
To end the cycle of pain and suffering by ending your offspring
I hold your grace
I hold onto your goodness, but only to destroy it
Like a broken vase
Just like a fragile vase, your goodness can be shattered easily
You've been replaced
Your offspring has been replaced by someone else's, because they were better
'Cause I made you
I created you, and I can destroy you as well
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: GARY CLARK, LAUREN CHRISTY
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