vinyl reissue! earth is now dylan carsson and ian dickson. in february '96 2 new members are added to the group; shawn mcelligot on lead guitar and mike mcdaniels on drums. the group travels to studio 45, (which happens to be in the old colt manufacturing plant) in hartford, connecticut to record with mike deming. 'pentastar' (in the style of demons) is a result of the connecticut sessions and is released july 23rd 1996 on sub pop. this is an earth rock album. bass, drums, guitars and (some ) vocals. it is the most traditional sounding earth album recorded. after the release of this album the group disbands and earth/dylan carlson go on hiatus.