KXLU 88.9FM LOS ANGELES LIVE VOLUME 3 Various Artists 1997

 

Discogs

Tracklist

1	–Rye Coalition	White Jesus On 184th Street
2	–Tristeza	A Cat Knows When You're Sad
3	–The Van Pelt	The Young Alchemist
4	–Tom LoMacchio	untitled
5	–Mia Doi Todd	Strawberries
6	–Joan Of Arc	Stemingway and Heinbeck
7	–Ladybug Transistor*	Some Sort Of Medley
8	–Jimmy Eat World	Christmas Card
9	–Four	Popular
10	–Banyon	untitled
11	–The Scenic Vermont	Shady Lane
12	–Duradelinquent	You Turn Me On
13	–The Burning Softies	The Golden Radna
14	–Volume 11	The Romance
15	–Phobia	Systematically imprisoned
16	–The Lucky Stars	Anything But You
17	–Uke Fink	Open Wound Number Twelve
18	–Optiganally Yours	Spanish Flea
19	–Slacktone	Lift And Seperate
20	–Longstocking	Instrumental
21	–Fish Sticks*	Flamethrower
22	–Chickita	Cloud City
23	–Sleestak	When In Rome, Do As The Romans
24	–Spanakorzo	Fall From Grace for Man, Angels, and a God
25	–Nigel Lundemo	The End of the World

 

NATIVE NOD Today Puberty, Tomorrow The World 1995

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AllMusic Review by Peter J. D'Angelo 

Before the Lapse and even before The Van Pelt, indie rock fixture Chris Leo got his start in the wholly original (if not a bit abrasive) Native Nod. This disc collects the band's two 7" releases, Bread and Lower G.I. Bleed, as well as a comp track and two leftovers; nine songs in total as well as the band's entire recorded legacy. The songs are loose and filled with youthful energy, but like fellow indie groundbreakers Cap'n Jazz, they also have the power to explode into insane bursts of inspired hard rock. Leo's voice, an often spoken, sometimes screamed, and always uncertain wail, is the main contributor to the group's unique sound. Much like the harder-edged material of his later groups, these songs ride on the rage in Leo's voice, and swell even further thanks to the inventively full sounding musicianship. Some of the songs are fairly simple in construct, but others take the time to set a mood and are remarkably effective. Lyrically, the tracks can seem intentionally daft or at least vague, but they're still well-worded, and enough to make listeners try a little harder to understand. This may not be the best work to come from any of the members of this band, but it is an amazing early project that clearly sets the tone for the music that it later spawned. 

Tracklist

1	Bread
2	High Tide In Alaska
3	Back To Mimsey
4	Answers
5	Crossings
6	Tangled
7	Mr. President
8	Lower G.I. Bleed
9	Runner

THE LAPSE

Betrayal
1998

Heaven Ain't Happenin'
2000

Discogs

Betrayal

Tracklist  

1	The Betrayal	1:55
2	Excessive Exposure	1:58
3	Infinite Me	2:17
4	Hide Your Daughters	4:41
5	People Wouldn't Shoot Up If It Didn't Feel Good	3:14
6	The A, B, C, And D's Of Fascism	2:45
7	The Threat	2:54
8	3 People Wide At All Times	5:28
9	Mentabolism	3:17
10	From Destructive Urges Reason Emerges	3:24
11	Consent	3:11
12	The Speading Train	2:54
13	This Is Not The Pure Aesthetic	3:58
14	We Must Move Backwards To Progress	2:57

Heaven Ain't Happenin'

Tracklist  

1	Buffet
2	S.O.S.
3	I Vow For Now
4	Cell Yielding Cell
5	Hächi
6	Basilico Basilica
7	Aerial
8	Dragonflies
9	Fruit
10	Into The Psychomanteum, Chris + Toko

THE VAN PELT Sultans of Sentiment 1997

Discogs

Tracklist

1	Nanzen Kills A Cat	4:14
2	The Good, The Bad & The Blind	4:30
3	Yamato (Where People Really Die)	2:57
4	My Bouts With Pouncing	3:00
5	Don't Make Me Walk My Own Log	3:56
6	The Young Alchemists	4:04
7	We Are The Heathens	3:20
8	Pockets Of Pricks	2:44
9	Let's Make A List	3:33
10	Do The Lovers Still Meet At The Chiang Kai - Shek Memorial?	5:06