Champions Of Sound

Former Quicksand bassist Sergio Vega, former model Sibyl Buck and former Chamberlain/Split Lip drummer Charlie Walker have teamed up in Champions Of Sound. The New York group, rounded out by keyboardist Lindsay Jones. Following Quicksand’s dissolution, Vega in 2000 released an EP, “The Ray Martin Sessions,” via GrapeOS. Walker and Buck (on bass) came into the picture on the subsequent tour in support of it, as did Helmet guitarist Chris Traynor, whom Buck later married. Champions Of Sound may surprise fans of Vega’s work with hardcore mainstay Quicksand, as the group’s sound has more in common with the upbeat pop/rock of the Cars and Prince. A new version of “Come Home Soon,” first released on “The Ray Martin Sessions,”