THE VIDALIAS Melodyland 1995

 

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The Vidalias Biography by Jack Leaver

One of the most promising bands of the insurgent country movement of the '90s, the Atlanta five-piece the Vidalias -- named for Georgia's famous onions -- blended country, rockabilly, bluesy rock, and occasional swing, deriving a sound that recalls the country-rock of the Flying Burrito Brothers and at times hints at the Western swing of Asleep at the Wheel. Led by the vocal, guitar, and songwriting talents of Charles Walston, the group also included Henry Bruns on pedal steel guitar, bassist Jim Johnson, guitarist Page Waldrop, and David Michaelson -- of the original Georgia Satellites -- on drums.

Tracklist

  1. Faking It
  2. Tokens of Affliction
  3. Carry Me
  4. Something She Said
  5. End of The Night
  6. Loser Leave Town
  7. When I Woke Up This Morning
  8. Innocent Bystander
  9. I'm Gone
10. Play Me For A Fool
11. Quittin' Time

HEAVY (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) Various Artists 1996

 
Discogs

Soundtrack from a movie I do not recall back in the '90s. Enjoy! - Blogatrix

Tracklist

  1. Thurston Moore - Victor And Callie
  2. Evan Dando - Hot Coals
  3. The Plimsouls - Pile Up
  4. Rosie Flores - Boxcars
  5. Thurston Moore - Undertow
  6. Evan Dando - Frying Pan
  7. The Vidalias - Carry Me
  8. The Rake's Progress - Howard Is A Drag
  9. Ben Vaughn - My Heart Belongs To Only One
10. Freedy Johnston - California Thing
11. Thurston Moore - Kissing On The Bridge
12. The Plimsouls - Lost
13. The Connells - '74-'75
14. Eleni Mandell - To Dream of Sarah
15. Evan Dando - How Much I've Lied
16. Thurston Moore - Spinning Goodbye
17. Thurston Moore - Culinary Institute

SCHNELL FENSTER OK Alright A Huh Oh Yeah 1991

 

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Schnell Fenster Biography by Chris Woodstra

Schnell Fenster was an eclectic New Zealand-based band comprised of former-Split Enz members Phil Judd (guitar/vocals/keyboards), Noel Crombie (drums), and Nigel Griggs (bass), plus Michael Den Elzen (guitar) (the short-lived original lineup also included Enz keyboardist Eddie Rayner). The band formed in 1986 and released their first album, Sound of Trees, in 1988 in Australia. The same year, the band recorded a handful of country-tinged songs for the film Rikky and Pete as Noel's Cowards. A warm reception in their homeland and a revived interest in Split Enz prompted an American contract with Atlantic Records the following year. Sound of Trees saw a belated worldwide release in 1990, but without a supporting tour outside and poor promotion, the album quickly faded. The follow-up, 1991's OK Alright a Huh Oh Yeah, suffered the same fate, this time with a release limited to Australasia. While promoting the album, Crombie developed tinnitus, forcing them to postpone the tour. They eventually broke up, with the members playing a more active role behind the scenes in the music business.

Tracklist

  1. OK Alright A Huh Oh Yeah
  2. Happy Feet
  3. Fun City
  4. Hot Body
  5. Fireball
  6. Heroes Let You Down
  7. Rebecca
  8. Same Boat
  9. Buried Alive
10. Vivid Imagination
11. Black Flower

ARSON GARDEN The Belle Stomp 1994

 

Discogs

Arson Garden was a band from Bloomington, Indiana, that made arty, aggressive, melodic rock music from 1987-1994.

Tracklist

1		Risk In This	1:29
2		Transcendental	4:11
3		Mind Talking	3:09
4		Lazy	4:15
5		Hard Bitten	3:39
6		Pretty Solvent	3:10
7		Please Let's Sleep	3:38
8		Different Level Of Alright	3:40
9		Secret Self	3:34
10		The Pick Up	1:35
11		Baby's In A Black Tree	4:27
12		Pull Of A Speeding Train	2:35
13.1		Mystified	3:29
13.2		Untitled	13:07
13.3		Untitled	1:25

DYMAXION Sound Recording 7 inch 1998

 

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Dymaxion was the New York-based post-rock project of Jeremy Novak and Claudia Newell, who specialized in fusing playful sound collages with live instrumentation. They often shared Stereolab's retro-futurist obsessions, sampling old sound-effects LPs, robotic voices, and an array of vintage electronics. Most of their songs were underpinned by funky, off-kilter drum loops, and borrowed the fragmentary songwriting aesthetic of indie rockers like Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 and, by extension, cartoon experimenters Carl Stalling and Raymond Scott.

Tracklist

A1		Use Once And Destroy
A2		Mice In Drain
B1		Why? Why Do I Bum Around?
B2		Constant Idle System

THE PANOPOLY ACADEMY GLEE CLUB Rah! 1998

 

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Formed in spring 1996 in Bloomington, IN, The Panoply Academy is a name umbrella that survived throughout the central Indiana collective's various lineup changes. Initially, and for the lengthiest period, The Panoply Academy Glee Club rocked with Nick Quagliara on bass, Marty Sprowles on guitar, Darin Glenn on guitar and trombone, Bekkah Walker on keyboards and samples, and Ryan Hicks providing the drums, with everyone on vocal duties. After "Rah!" and "What We Defend", and the departure of two members from the outfit, The Panoply Academy Corps Of Engineers were born - and gone were the keyboards, samples, and driving bass. Concentus was issued in April of 2000. In 2000 they also released a track on an acapella compilation as The Panoply Academy Die-Cast Cadets. The last incarnation of the band gave the world the final name of The Panoply Academy Legionnaires. No Dead Time was released in 2001.

 

Tracklist

1		Untitled	0:14
2		Allies In Insects	2:40
3		FlamingIntestinalTrack	1:49
4		Hustle	5:34
5		Henenenaway	1:20
6		Dedache	0:53
7		The Post-Contest	4:12
8		Dine	1:10
9		The Administration	2:57
10		Lake Sanoma	1:45
11		The Cagey Can Speak	1:24
12		Our Coordinates From Orbit	6:54
13		The Entrance Of The Candidate	3:22
14		Glossalalia	1:19
15		Pligthweaver	1:08
16		Quintet	3:15
17		Sweep	2:01
18		A Justifiable Trajectory	5:23
19		Somsuey	1:46
20		Blow	1:20
21		AwayTeam	5:23
22		RotherWood	1:52
23		Exquisite Corpse	9:12

LINUS (NJ) Caffeine For The Heart EP 1998

 

Discogs

New Jersey-based emo band that existed in 1998.

Tracklist

1		south station
2		One More Day of winter
3		Dramatic airplane fashion
4		3-day dream
5		here's to
6		a pond in upstate NY
7		Streetliight goodbye's

FLYING TESTICLE Space Desia 1993

 

Discogs

 

Early 90s Japanese experimental/noise trio which included Masami Akita (Merzbow), Maso Yamazaki (Masonna) and Zev Asher (Roughage (2)).

 
If you enjoy tinnitus, give this a listen. - Blogatrix

Tracklist

1		Johnny Guitar	10:50
2		Arturos Island	4:00
3		Romance	8:07
4		The Red Lanterns	2:31
5		Dark Eyes	7:45
6		Hit Kit Party	2:53
7		Night Falls	10:15
8		Open Squeeze	10:00
9		Horizontal Bop	9:16
10		Beautiful Dreamer	7:45

FEAR OF SMELL Various Artists 1993

 
Discogs

Compilation on Vermiform Records 

Tracklist

  1. Eric Wood - Species of Cruelty
  2. The Nation of Ulysses - Dig The Ulysses Mad Pad Scene
  3. Tit Wrench - Self Storage
  4. Unknown Artist - Untitled
  5. Rorshach - Synthetic Intelligence
  6. Man Is The Bastard - Combat Weed
  7. Sugarshock - Terror
  8. Rich Oliver - Fuck Everything
  9. Unknown Artist - Untitled
10. Unknown Artist - Untitled
11. Heroin - A Portion
12. Native Nod - Mr. President
13. Infest - Nothing's Changed
14. 1.6 Band - Throwing Rocks
15. A. Woodrow - The Love Theme From Kiss
16. Unknown Artist - Untitled
17. Merel - Rusty Fish Dead Pipes
18. Unknown Artist - Untitled
19. Moss Icon - Excerpt From It Disappears
20. Sam & Joe - Save The Children
21. Hell No - Cut The Artery
22. Unknown Artist - Untitled

THE WILD FLOWERS Tales Like These 1990

 

Discogs

 

The Wild Flowers Biography by AllMusic

Like Del Amitri, Wolverhampton’s Wild Flowers became tired of a disinterested UK pop scene and looked to America for inspiration and appreciation. After two singles, ‘Melt Like Ice’ and ‘Things Have Changed’, and an album, The Joy Of It All, on Reflex in 1984, the fledgling outfit were dealt a blow when original guitarist Dave Newton left to form the Mighty Lemon Drops. The remaining members, Neal Cook (guitar, vocals), Mark Alexander (bass) and Dave Fisher (drums), eventually found a replacement in Dave Atherton, and the band duly signed to aspiring local label Chapter 22. They broke their two-year silence in 1986 with ‘It Ain’t So Easy’, followed later that year by ‘A Kind Of Kingdom’. Both singles were then coupled on a mini-album, Dust, primarily aimed at introducing the Wild Flowers to the US market which was more sympathetic to their New York-influenced rock sound. The band became the first British act to sign with Slash in the USA, releasing Sometime Soon in 1988, preceded by ‘Broken Chains’ and ‘Take Me For A Ride’ in the UK. The band’s Tales Like These was recorded in the inspirational surroundings of California, by which time a new drummer, Simon Atkins, had been found. The album made little headway in the UK (where Slash is handled by London Records) and the group concentrated more on performing in the USA.

 

Tracklist

1		Shakedown	3:33
2		This Feeling's Gone	3:55
3		Put The Blame On Me	4:03
4		No Holy Spirits	3:47
5		Tales Like These	4:54
6		Green Hotel	2:56
7		Someone's Stolen (My Dreams)	3:20
8		Love Like Fire	4:48
9		Fever Tree	4:06
10		Hopes Crash Down	5:59
11		Can't Get Enough	3:49
12		Await	3:50

THE TRILOBITES The Lost Generation

 

Discogs

The Trilobites were an Australian power pop/rock band formed in Sydney in June, 1984.

Tracklist

1		Drying Out
2		Better Way
3		Hey John!
4		Precious Time
5		Keep Talking
6		The Lost Generation
7		Tear You Apart
8		Don't Hide

SALAKO Re-inventing Punctuation 1998

 

Discogs

Salako Biography by Stephen Cramer

Starting as a bedroom recording project, England's Salako began casually in 1995, recording in drummer Luke Barwell's bedroom, with guitarists David Langdale and James Waudby, drummer Luke Barwell, and friend Stu on bass. The band's light, wistful sound appealed instantly to fans of international indie pop. Barwell moved to bass guitar in 1997, and Stu changed to keyboards. Thomas Spencer joined the group on drums. The band soon drew the interest of England's Jeepster Records. After some unimpressive studio sessions, Jeepster realized that the bandmembers were more adept at home recordings, so the label financed a home studio for the group.

Their debut album, the 20-song Re-Inventing Punctuation, was released in 1998 on Jeepster to mixed reviews. The album, at the very least, introduced the band's quirky and offbeat sound to people outside of their hometown of Hull, England. The Growing Up in the Night and The Moonlight Radiates a Purple Glow in His World singles were released to promote the debut full-length. The group enjoyed a session with legendary John Peel of the BBC at year's end. Musicality was released in 1999. The 17-track album impressed listeners with its vast sound and cleaner recording than its predecessor. A slew of guest musicians added to the richness of the album's sound. "Look Left" featured a 200-member choir recorded at Hull's Sutton Methodist Church. The Bird and the Bag single was released in 1999 to complement the album.

The band's audience continued to grow. Langdale left the band in late 1999, at the end of a European tour with Pavement. The remaining members set out to release four EPs over a 12-month period. Each disc was titled after the places where and dates on which the cover photos were taken. The Mappleton Sands 201298 EP was released in October 1999, and included six songs that sounded more like folky psychedelia than the light indie pop fare that the band started with. The second in the series, the Ventimiglia 120899 EP was released in May 2000. Soon after, Luke Barwell left the band to record solo work under the pseudonym of Bitmap. The remaining members took a few years off, emerging in 2004 to announce the release of The Story of Our Life So Far in April 2004 on the Tablature Records label.

Tracklist

1		Each One Unique	4:12
2		Words Are Not Useful	1:56
3		Island Life	2:45
4		Glass-Bottom Boat Rides	1:03
5		For Inspiration Only	2:17
6		Colours Merge And Fly	2:39
7		Second Age	2:36
8		Story Of Bill	3:27
9		The Moonlight Radiates A Purple Glow In His World	4:09
10		In Swoosh We Trust	1:51
11		Sun And Moon Conspire	2:35
12		Go On Then! Enlighten Me, Why Doncha?	2:19
13		Sunburst	2:54
14		Six Part Lullaby	1:24
15		Don't Be Afraid	2:37
16		When Will We Be Alone?	1:15
17		Porpoise Sunlamp	2:26
18		In The Morning	0:55
19		Growing Up In The Night	3:57
20		Could Things Be The Same	2:37

LLAMA RANCH COMPILATION Various Artists 1999

 

Discogs

 

 Japan compilation on Polystar

 

Tracklist

1	Land Of The Loops–	Welcome	3:22
2	Papas Fritas–	Girl	3:15
3	Tahiti 80–	Heartbeat (Demo Version)	3:22
4	Ninian Hawick–	Scottish Rite Temple Stomp	2:56
5	His Name Is Alive–	Say A Cuss Word	2:07
6	All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors–	That Familiar Look to You	3:52
7	Dymaxion–	Use Once And Destroy	2:12
8	Cat Power–	Cross Bones Style	4:30
9	Dump–	1999	7:02
10	Salako–	Bird And The Bag	4:03
11	DeNiro (2)–	Autour De Toi	4:03
12	Das Pop–	Little Boy	3:48
13	Solex–	Randy Costanza	3:14
14	The Notwist–	Chemicals	5:16

HUGGY BEAR WeBitched cassette 1992

 

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Huggy Bear was a British riot grrrl band that played noisy and chaotic punk from 1991 to 1994.

This cassette is not very good quality so keep that in mind when listening. - Blogatrix


Notes:

Hand made sleeve with insert and hand written label on cassette. Wiiija records sticker on the back of the casing saying "Don`t pay more than £2.00 for this 30 mins tape"
Not all the track titles are listed on the insert.
Possibly part of a BBC Radio Sussex session recording ?

Tracklist

A1		Can`t Kiss
A2		Into The Mission
A3		Coral Kill
A4		Sour Cream Stag
B1		Bumper Sticker (Version)
B2		Cherry Cherry
B3		Her Jazz
B3		T-Shirt Tucked In
B4		Blow Dry
B5		Hopscorch

UFOFU Ufofu 1997

 

by request

Discogs

UFOFU was a rock band based in Dallas, Texas. The band consisted of Joseph Butcher, and brothers Brandon Curtis and Ben Curtis. It rose to local prominence in the mid-90's through word of mouth and slots opening for other north Texas bands such as Hagfish and Tripping Daisy. While touring, the band opened for Local H, Smoking Popes, The Geraldine Fibbers and Spacehog.

Tracklist

1		Legendary Microwave
2		People To The Air
3		King Of Sex
4		Pincushion Boy
5		Nothing Always
6		3 Months Gone Bad
7		Flying
8		Never
9		Used Up
10		The Thing Of It Is
11		In A Chair In A Room
12		A Letter
13		The Skies Magnify Me

JUNE PANIC The Fall Of Atom: A Thesis On Entropy 1997

 

Discogs

June Panic Biography by Jason Nickey

June Panic is a singer-songwriter and sonic experimenter from Fargo, North Dakota. Bob Dylan, Marc Bolan, and Skip Spence all come to mind when listening to Panic: Dylan because he begins with traditional American music forms and then twists them to fit his own idiosyncratic vision, often to nearly unrecognizable extremes; Bolan for his penchant for pomp and outrageous-even ridiculous- imagery; and Spence, not simply because he plays every instrument on his albums, but because of a neurotic claustrophobia that acts as the common tread among his disparate styles. Panic's vocal style reminds of Gordon Gano of the Violent Femmes and the subjects of his songs seem to cover much the same territory as the Femmes: jittery angst, sexual frustration, and self-depreciation.

Tracklist

1		Demographic
2		Rainy Day Women #21 & #53
3		Wine & Dine
4		Man Of Your Dreams
5		The Full Extent Of The Law
6		Song Of A Sailor
7		In The Marketplace
8		Golden Bruise
9		Demographic
10		Walk Alone
11		My Mean Freedom
12		The Future
13		Don't Love Me Too Long (Love Me Till I Die)
14		Demographic
15		Beautiful Day
16		Ghosts
17		Inbetween
18		The Fall Of Atom
19		Bein' Cool (Is Not Like Money)
20		Pity Well
21		Devils Wait
22		Explain Change
23		Demographic
24		Rainy Day Women #4,579 & 2

CLOCKHAMMER Klinefelter 1992

 

by request

Discogs

Clockhammer Biography by Greg Prato

Although they remain obscure to this day, the Nashville, TN, alt-metal trio Clockhammer was picked by many as a strong contender for breakthrough success during their original run together in the early '90s. Combining elements of alternative, prog rock, metal, and fusion, the group formed in the late '80s with members Byron Bailey (vocals, guitar), Matt Swanson (bass), and Ken Coomer (drums). The group issued a pair of full-length albums, a self-titled debut in 1991, and a sophomore effort titled Klinefelter in 1992, before friction between bandmembers (as well as their record company, First Warning, going out of business), led to the group's breakup shortly thereafter. By 1994, Bailey had re-formed Clockhammer with new members Mark Smoot and Christian Nagle joining up, issuing the album Houses in Motion the same year (which saw the band exploring a heavier, almost Black Sabbath-esque sound) -- although nothing has been heard from Clockhammer since. If you're a fan of the melodic yet progressive sounds of King's X and Collective Soul, you're sure to love Clockhammer.

Tracklist

1		Greying Out
2		Bluest Eyes
3		Standing By
4		Nullify
5		Away
6		Hollows
7		Years Of Days
8		Destination
9		Next Month
10		Drone
11		Mitch's Theme

FLAMBOOKEY Flambookey 1997

 

Discogs

cheesy funk metal from Germany. Flambookey wants to be the RHCP. However, itʻs rare so I posted it.- Blogatrix

Tracklist

1		Sykosufistikayshun	3:39
2		Froggy Style	3:36
3		Inbred	3:45
4		Stuck Pig	4:06
5		Mold	2:25
6		Bruised Knuckles	3:38
7		Purple Bob	4:02
8		Let Us Pray	3:22
9		Don't Question Me	3:25
10		Chi-Chi	4:04
11		Payasa	3:09
12		Another Love Song	3:13

TURN IT UP & PASS IT ON - VOLUME 8 Various Artists 1995

 

Discogs

Tracks 16-18 are "snippet" tracks, giving you a taste of a few more cuts.

If you paid for this CD, you got ripped off!

Tracklist

1	Les Claypool & The Holy Mackerel*–	Holy Mackerel	3:50
2	NY Loose–	Rip Me Up	4:01
3	Headcrash (2)–	Safehouse	4:04
4	I Mother Earth–	One More Astronaut	5:27
5	Reacharound–	Big Chair	4:09
6	Nil Lara–	Baby	4:35
7	Sandbox (2)–	Curious	3:59
8	Vibrolush–	No Regrets	3:33
9	Super Deluxe–	Famous	3:49
10	The Reverend Horton Heat*–	It's Martini Time	3:17
11	Tonic (2)–	Open Up Your Eyes	3:44
12	Dogstar–	Honesty Anyway	3:20
13	Hoodoo Gurus–	Down On Me	3:28
14	Wedge (6)–	Sugar	3:53
15	Metabolic State–	Stop The Rain	4:31
		Snippets!
16a	Vibrolush–	Bridge Over Me	1:23
16b	Vibrolush–	Another Day	1:22
17a	Super Deluxe–	She Came On	1:03
17b	Super Deluxe–	Suitcases	1:06
18a	Hoodoo Gurus–	If Only...	0:43
18b	Hoodoo Gurus–	Big Deal	0:57

SPEW VS. SPEW: THE REMIXES Various Artists 1995

 
Discogs

Remixes (CIV remixed??!!) on Atlantic Records

Tracklist

  1. Pizzacato Five - Happy Sad (Single Edit)
  2. Machines of Loving Grace - Richest Junkie Still Alive (Dust Brothers Cherry Valley Remix)
  3. Poe - Trigger Happy Jack (Drive By A Go-Go) (Psycho Demolition Mix)
  4. B-Tribe - Nanita (A Spanish Lullaby) (B.T.'s Voltaire Organica Remix)
  5. Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix Edit)
  6. The Bucketheads - The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) (Jinxx Remix)
  7. Waterdog - Can't Let Go (Everybody Pogo Album Mix)
  8. Jewel - You Were Meant For Me (New Mix)
  9. CIV - Can't Wait One Minute More (Extended Mix)
10. Poe - Hello (Album Version)
11. Banco De Gaia - Last Train To Lhasa (Album Version)

SPAGHETTI "DUCK YOU SUCKERS!" Various Artists 1997

 

Discogs

surf/garage rock compilation from Germany

Tracklist

1	Hank Ray & Thee Executioneers–	Outlaw Kill
2	The Hellbenders–	Have A Good Funeral
3	Justice Hahn–	Robert Mitchum
4	DM Bob & The Deficits–	Bandido Mexicano
5	Death Valley–	Larry Storch Trilogy
6	The Daytonas–	Baked Beans & Chicken
7	The Charles Napiers–	A Faceful Of Pasta
8	The Penetrators (4)–	40 Miles Of Vengeance
9	The Plantronics–	El Diablos
10	Pollo Del Mar–	Playa Pistola
11	Brazil 2001–	Cactus
12	The Falcons (6)–	El Nino
13	Die Space Hobos–	Mexas
14	Mark Brodie & The Beaver Patrol–	Bitch...
15	The Satelliters–	El Loco De La Sierra
16	Hank Ray & Thee Executioneers–	There's A Pale Moon Over The Valley Of Darkness

DEAD END DESTINY Various Artists 1993

 

Discogs

UK indie rock compilation

Tracklist

1	Atomic 61–	RIP	3:39
2	Mudwimmin*–	Wild Bill	3:38
3	Mule–	Tennessee Hustler	1:46
4	Love Cup–	Tearing Water	4:46
5	Action Swingers–	Bum My Trip	3:00
6	Tulips–	Choco Pig	3:56
7	Mantis (2)–	Who Wants To Be A Camel?	5:27
8	The Meathooks–	Hell Generator Dub	3:15
9	Honeymoon Killers*–	Kansas City Milkman	3:43
10	Cell (3)–	Never Too High	5:23