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Internal/External was the alias of indie rock veteran Paul Schuster, a longtime staple of the Olympia, WA pop underground whose previous projects included a stint as keyboardist with love-rock icons
Some Velvet Sidewalk as well as production and engineering work for
Julie Ruin and the Spells. Internal/External began taking shape in 1997, a product of Schuster's recent experiments in electronic music; he then invited friends including Lois Maffeo,
Sleater-Kinney's
Carrie Brownstein,
Bikini Kill's
Kathleen Hanna and K Records honcho
Calvin Johnson to contribute guest vocals to the project, resulting in the 2000 release of
Featuring.... The Insideout EP followed a year later. ~ Jason Ankeny