29 July 2011

DOXIE self titled 1994


BS2000 self titled 1997


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BS 2000 is the name of a musical side project of Beastie Boys' Adam "Adrock" Horovitz and Amery "AWOL" Smith also with tracks featuring Janay North. In 1997, BS 2000 released their vinyl-only self-titled debut. BS 2000 later released a limited-edition vinyl/CD, Buddy, in 2000 and Simply Mortified on vinyl and CD in 2001.

Simply Mortified was the final release through the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label.

Their song "The Scrappy" was featured on the American and European versions of the Xbox video game, Jet Set Radio Future.


BRIDGET Light This Candle 1993


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BREED Violent Sentimental 1993


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BONEWIRE Thrown Into Motion 1995


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BARRY BLACK Tragic Animal Stories 1997


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Biography

by Steve Huey

Barry Black was not a man, but the name of a largely instrumental side project for Archers of Loaf frontman Eric Bachmann. In contrast to the Archers' angular, noisy indie rock, Barry Black was an eclectic, ramshackle faux-jazz chamber group, put across by inventive arrangements that suggested Bachmann's untapped talent for writing film scores. Bachmann had been a saxophone performance major at Appalachian State University before transferring to the University of North Carolina and switching to English. At UNC, in 1991, he co-founded the Archers of Loaf, who became college-radio darlings two years later with the release of their debut album, Icky Mettle. Meanwhile, Bachmann started Barry Black along with producer (and roommate) Caleb Southern, treating it as an informal home-recording project involving various other musicians and scenesters from around the Archers' home base of Chapel Hill. The sessions were loose and spontaneous, involving strings, brass, and found-sound percussion; for his part, Bachmann played a variety of instruments, including guitar, saxophone, organ, Moog, banjo, clarinet, and drums. Notable contributors included Chapel Hill's own Ben Folds on piano, plus local club owner Frank Heath on vocals, percussionist Chris Wabich, fiddler Bill Hicks (Red Clay Ramblers), and trumpet-playing brothers Chris and Jim Clodfelter (of Geezer Lake). Drawing from jazz, folk, pop, world music, and modern classical, these recordings were released by the Archers' label, Alias, in 1995 as the album Barry Black, on the heels of the Archers' sophomore effort, Vee Vee. Barry Black received generally positive reviews for its odd combinations of sounds and off-the-cuff charm, and Bachmann kept the project going in between Archers commitments. A second Barry Black album, the more instrumental Tragic Animal Stories, appeared in 1997. The Archers of Loaf disbanded the following year, and Bachmann started a new group called Crooked Fingers; hoping to get actual film-scoring work, he also retired the Barry Black name as an outlet for his instrumental music, and reverted to his own. The move paid off with his first solo album, 2002's Short Careers, a score for the indie film Ball of Wax.



LOIS Strumpet 1993


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Biography

by Jason Ankeny
Singer/songwriter Lois Maffeo long reigned as one of the most respected voices in American indie pop -- a key proponent of the Pacific Northwest's love rock scene, her spare, lo-fi sound and steadfast adherence to an underground ethos blazed a trail for the countless female acts to emerge in her wake. A native of Phoenix, AZ, Maffeo began attending Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA, in 1981, initially becoming a fixture of the city's thriving music scene as a result of her grrrl-centric radio show Your Dream Girl on local station KAOS. After picking up the guitar, in 1987 she formed the short-lived Cradle Robbers with future Spinane Rebecca Gates before joining drummer Pat Maley in the duo Courtney Love, issuing three acclaimed singles before disbanding. Maffeo then relocated to Washington, D.C., where she began playing simply as Lois or sometimes even "the Lois" -- in short, a band made up of herself and whatever backing musicians were available. One early collaborator was Bratmobile drummer Molly Neuman, who regularly accompanied Maffeo live as well as on her first two solo LPs, 1992's lovely Butterfly Kiss and its 1993 follow-up, Strumpet. After issuing the live cassette Low Rider a year later, she toured with drummer Amy Farina, who returned for the Ian MacKaye-produced EP Shy Town; for the full-length Bet the Sky, Maffeo was joined by ex-Tiger Trap drummer Heather Dunn, who remained on board for 1996's Snapshot Radio as well as its full-length follow-up, Infinity Plus. She teamed with Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty for 2000's The Union Themes

Tracklist

1 Evening In Paris 2:38
2 Diopter 2:24
3 Return (Your Turn) 2:14
4 The Trouble With Me 2:48
5 Sugar Rush 2:02
6 Wet Eyes 2:55
7 From A Heart 2:21
8 Danger UXB 2:03
9 Strumpet 2:53
10 MC 2:57
11 The Way I Feel Inside 1:43

KING BLACK ACID AND THE WOMB STAR ORCHESTRA Royal Subjects 1997


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Biography

by Steve Huey

Known for their extended, mind-altering jams, Portland, Oregon's King Black Acid was originally the moniker of Hitting Birth leader Daniel Riddle's solo home-taping project. As he became more interested in exploring musical avenues other than Hitting Birth's tribal/industrial percussive grooves, he put down his bass, picked up a guitar, and recruited roommate Melinda DiCillo (keyboards), Roger Campos (guitar), Nathan Jorg (bass), ex-Wiper Scott Adamo (drums), and part-timer Joseph Trump (drums; also of Pigface and Elliott Sharp's Carbon). In contrast to Hitting Birth, King Black Acid pursued the sort of spacy, neo-psychedelic indie guitar rock typified by bands like Mercury Rev and My Bloody Valentine, with a bit of blues-rock influence in their chord progressions. King Black Acid's debut recording appeared in 1995 on Cavity Search; titled Womb Star Session, it captured the band's epic sound on full display in concert. Sunlit appeared in 1996, and Royal Subjects followed it the next year. After a three year break, King Black Acid resurfaced in fall 2000 to issue Loves a Love Song.

THE KEATONS Ex Vide Betamaxi in Honda Cotopaxi


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This was released on vinyl only.

HUFFAMOOSE We've Been Had Again 1997


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by Alex Henderson

Known for quirky, abstract, and eccentric songs, Philadelphia alternative rockers Huffamoose have enjoyed a small but enthusiastic cult following since the early '90s. The uncompromising band was formed in 1992 when singer Craig Elkins joined forces with guitarist Kevin Hanson, bassist Jim Stager, and drummer Erik Johnson (who was replaced by Chuck Treece in the late '90s). The rockers, all of whom had been music majors at Philly's Temple University, recorded their self-titled debut album for the 7 label in 1993. By 1997, Huffamoose was signed to Interscope; unfortunately, they weren't there for very long. Although 1997's We've Been Had Again (Huffamoose's second album) received its share of favorable coverage, Interscope ended up dropping the band. After that experience, the Philadelphians were feeling fed up with the music business, and for awhile it looked like Huffamoose might break up for good. But they decided to keep plugging away, and in 1999, Huffamoose signed with Shanachie. I Wanna Be Your Pants, the band's third album, came out in 2000.


GOD AND TEXAS Industry Standard 1990


Saw them live here in Pensacola and they were LOUD! Still have my t-shirt from that show.


Tracklist

A1 Then And Now
A2 Mood For Self-Indulgence
A3 Hope For You And I
A4 Tear Ourselves Apart
A5 Grist For The Mill
A6 Shit House
B1 Purge
B2 Metalcide
B3 Colossus
B4 Slowburn
B5 Beneath My Wings
B6 At My End



GIGANTIC Disenchanted 1996


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Biography

by Michael Sutton

After the dissolution of Flesh for Lulu, founding members Nick Marsh (vocals) and Rocco Barker (guitars) decided to reunite in 1995 with a new appellation and a louder, rawer sound. Joined by Dave Blair (bass) and Al Fletcher (drums), Marsh and Barker formed Gigantic in London, England. The band was originally called the Infidels, but they abandoned the name when they discovered a Canadian disco outfit had already taken it. The group almost struck a deal with Hollywood Records and when it didn't materialize, they signed with Columbia. Gigantic recorded its only album, Disenchanted, in Los Angeles with producer Tim Palmer, who had previously worked with the Mighty Lemon Drops, the Mission U.K., and Tin Machine. The album was released in 1996 and while it found success overseas, label apathy stifled its chances of charting in America. The title track received scant airplay on alternative radio. Gigantic toured the U.S. with the Goo Goo Dolls and Bush to promote the album, but the exposure did little to help it and the label dropped the band. Gigantic broke up in 1998. In 1999, Barker joined the techno act the Space Police. A year later, Marsh and Barker returned as Flesh for Lulu.


GAPESEED Lo Cell 1994

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Biography

by Stephen Cramer

Formed in the mid-'90s, New York's Gapeseed was guitarist Ed Feldman, drummer Peter Gordon, and bassist Mike Knowlton. With Feldman and Knowlton also on vocals, the trio's dissonant and noisy sound experiments were featured on two discs on California's Silver Girl Records, while garnering attention on the college radio charts. The band first released the Flanzer EP in 1993, and 1994 saw the band's full-length debut, Lo Cell, on Silver Girl. The band's reputation soon led to new opportunities, as producer Bob Weston was tapped to record the follow-up, 1996's Project 64. Poem Rocket's Sandra Gardner also sang guest vocals on the disc, as the band continued to intrigue and amaze its mostly underground, indie rock audience. That disc featured 11 uniquely structured tracks, featuring frantic overtones and wild sonic experiments. Soon after the disc's release, the group disbanded.
 

Tracklist

1
Thirsty2:20
2
Grifting Ballistic4:56
3
From The Cusp3:45
4
Watermelon Bread5:00
5
Anisette5:26
6
1:591:59
7
Lazarus Sparkplug
4:10
8
Magister Dixit
3:56

FORREST FANG The Blind Messenger 1997


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The music, built upon an electronic foundation, is unified, very well-conceived, and beautifully executed. While one might
draw comparisons with recent Steve Roach and Robert Rich, Fang's music is truly separate, and one which asserts the
composer's wide-ranging knowledge of non-Western instruments."
--Progression Magazine


"esoteric...revealing a depth all too uncommon in the field of electronic music...A truly fascinating and mysterious album
that reveals itself over several listens, pockets of music that awaken on different levels of consciousness. Excellent
throughout."
--Expose Magazine

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HOT ROD Speed Danger Death 1993


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GNOME Fiberglass 1993


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Biography

by Stacia Proefrock
Gnome is reluctantly described by C/Z Records, the label that gave them their break, as bubble grunge. Combining guitar grinds with fuzzy pop, Gnome released a series of albums in the early '90s on C/Z after getting tired of waiting for the cash-strapped Sub Pop Records, the label that had originally signed them, to do anything with their material. Their first album, Six Hi Surprise Tower, released in the spring of 1992, allowed bandmembers Loren Evans (vocals/guitar), David Band (guitar), Ron Garcia (bass), and Mallette Maloney (drums) to release some of the material that they had been working on while touring with Soundgarden and the Fluid. Their second release, in 1993, also on C/Z Records, Fiberglass, was produced by John Auer of the Posies and contained more of the pop hooks that Six Hi Surprise Tower had brought. Their third album, Juicy Mommy, was released in 1994 on Earthling Records.

Tracklist

1 Pictures 2:47
2 F 4:08
3 Superstar 2:58
4 Seed Pod 3:42
5 Crush
6 Popcorn 2:52
7 Premium Blend
8 DDA
9 sCOOT
10 Hey Phoobie

FLUFFY PILLOWS No Pop No Stars EP 1994

FLUF Road Rage 1998


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Biography

by John Bush
San Diego's Fluf play good-hearted punk-pop in the vein of Sugar and Dinosaur Jr. Guitarist/vocalist O. and bassist Josh Higgins had played in Olivelawn, but formed fluf in 1992 with a new drummer, Miles Gillett. The trio recorded a slew of seven-inch singles (collected on 1995's The Classic Years), but finally released a debut album on Headhunter/Cargo in mid-1993. The album confusingly had separate titles for each format (CD, cassette and vinyl), but is popularly known as Mangravy. Second album Home Improvements appeared early the following year, as did Compact Disc Is Weak. Waikiki followed in 1997, and a year later the group returned with Road Rage. I Know I'm Somebody followed in fall 2000. 

Tracklist

1 J'n It On The Net 2:52
2 Leo & George 1:36
3 Livin' It Up 2:33
4 Not That Kind 2:08
5 Hang Out 1:44
6 Fuck Up 2:26
7 If I Could Feel Good 3:03
8 The Ocean 2:08
9 Wake Up 2:48
10 Just Like You 3:11
11 Garden Weasle 1:50
12 $79 2:00
13 Something's Wrong 2:48
14 You And I Agree 2:31


FLOP The Great Valediction EP 1994

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Biography

by Heather Phares

Flop formed in 1989 when vocalist and guitarist Rusty Willoughby and drummer Nate Johnson left the group Pure Joy and joined up with guitarist Bill Campbell from Chemistry Set and bassist Paul Schurr from the Seers of Bavaria. After releasing a terrifically melodic, driving punk-pop album, Flop and the Revenge of the Mopsqueezer, on Frontier Records, the group was signed to Epic Records and produced an equally catchy major label debut in Whenever You're Ready. Apparently, Epic was not ready for Flop, and dropped the band shortly after their tour supporting the record. Now back with Frontier, Flop's sound has an extra edge to it, making the band's brand of dry-witted, intelligent pop that much more intruiging. 


Tracklist

1
The Great Valediction (W/Intro)

2

Ugly Girl Lover (Live)
 
3
Circus Freak (Live)
 
4
Action
 

 

FILIPINOS Peel Back the Skin 1991


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DRAIN Offspeed and In There 1996

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Biography

by Jason Ankeny

Drain was the ambient techno alias of King Coffey, better known as the drummer of the Butthole Surfers. Born in 1964, Coffey joined the Butthole Surfers in 1983, and began Drain in 1992 with the LP Pick Up Heaven, which -- despite the presence of samples and drum machines -- explored more traditional guitar-rock ground. However, with the project's second effort, 1996's Offspeed and In There (released on the indie label Trance Syndicate, a company owned and operated by Coffey in his native Austin, Texas), Drain took the plunge into experimental dance music, fusing hip-hop and trance beats with an eclectic collage of samples and influences. 

 

Tracklist 

1 Playground Twist 3:37
2 Burma Slowdrive 4:12
3 Return To Rosedale 4:06
4 Marrakesh: 3AM 4:22
5 A Bunch Of Guys About To Turn Blue 3:29
6 Helicopters Are Burning 4:05
7 Saipan Murder Mystery 3:55
8 Stop Six 4:33
9 Wendy Will Win 4:48
10 The Nitrous Shuffle 3:42
11 In The Spring We Eat Cucumbers 2:59
12 Upright & Locked 4:46

MOLLYS YES Paper Judas 1999


Thanks to Chip P. for the up!

TULSA HOMEGROAN Volume 1 1997


Upped by Chip P.

1. Caroline's Spine - Sullivan
2. Jify Trip - Nothing Artificial
3. Mellowdramatic Wallflowers - Phone Call #27
4. Groove Pilots - Scars
5. Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - MTV Get Off The Air, Pt. 2
6. N.O.T.A. - No Chance
7. Billy Joe Winghead - Snakes Eyes
8. Frustrated Housewives - New World
9. Wasteland - Please
10. Jenny Labow - Captured
11. Royal Crush - All I Ever Wanted
12. Cabbage - Bob Jr.
13. Good - Murder Sexy
14. Pit Bulls On Crack - Sore Throat Lozenges
15. Bunnies of Doom - Judas
16. Sybil's Machine - Heart Attack
17. Outside In - 13th Floor
18. The Elliot Morrison Project - Roadkill Heaven
19. The Nixons - Sister (Acoustic)

GRAVEL Not Alive/The Wind 7" 1993

Upped by Chip P.


Tracklist


A Not Alive 2:20
B The Wind 5:18


MUMBLESKINNY Hinge 1997

Thanks to Chip P. for the up!

THE SUPERJESUS


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2000
 

Biography

by Jason Ankeny
Led by frontwoman Sarah McLeod, the Australian alternative rock band the Superjesus was formed in Adelaide in late 1994. The group's debut, an EP titled Eight Step Rail, spent over a month at the top of the Aussie independent charts, later garnering a pair of ARIA awards (the down under equivalent of the Grammys). In 1998, the Superjesus returned with their full-length major-label debut, Sumo.


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ELEVATE The Architect 1996


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Biography

by Mike DaRonco

Hailing out of the rainy days of London, England, Elevate bring out the grimmer aspects of indie-noise in comparison to the likes of early Sonic Youth and Girls Against Boys. Formed in 1993, an immediate signing to local label Flowershop soon followed with the release of their debut full-length "Bronzee" in 1994 and 1996's "The Architect." A US distribution deal soon came thanks to Mammoth Records, who released 1997's "Interior" EP. The next year saw the release of "All I Need (Is Love) and "Next Life Platoon."



WHEN PEOPLE WERE SHORTER AND LIVED NEAR THE WATER Porgy 1993


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ASTROPUPPEES You Win The Bride 1996

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Artist Biography

by Heather Phares

L.A.'s astroPuppees began as the basement project of singer/songwriter/guitarist Kelley Ryan. Playing the songs she wrote and recorded downstairs led to collaborations with her friends, including songwriter Steve Toland. The duo wrote "It's Not Christmas," which they sent to the Shoes; the song ended up on a Christmas compilation from Black Vinyl Records, the group's label. Ryan went back to the basement and recorded some more songs with her friends, including bassist/vocalist Maureen Serrao and drummer Dan McCarroll.

After Serrao went to culinary school and McCarroll went on tour with a band, the astroPuppees were put on hold for a time. Ryan went to Ireland and also studied cooking, while still writing songs and playing guitar in Irish pubs. On her return, Ryan met with another of her friends, singer/songwriter/producer Don Dixon; he mixed some of her new songs. Serrao rejoined the band and Ryan sent tapes of the mixes off to some of her friends; a copy of the tape made its way to Hightone Records, who offered the astroPuppees a deal. In 1996, they released the group's debut album, You Win the Bride, while 1999 saw the release of Pet, which featured guest performances by Marshall Crenshaw and Don Dixon. Released in 2002, Little Chick Tsunami marked the band's first album for Manatee, Kelley Ryan's own imprint. Sugar Beat found a more mature, streamlined set of songs from astroPuppees upon its 2005 release date.

 
 
Tracklist
 
1
Underdog
2
Rockets In My Head
3
She Can't Say No
4
Dear John
5
Lower The Line
6
Amanda
7
Little Weekend
8
Stuck In The Middle
9
Dead Around Here
10
Don't Be
11
The Problem
12
It's Not Me, It's Her
13
Love Is All That Matters
14
You Win The Bride
15
Leave It Alone