THE DAMBUILDERS Encendedor 1994

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1	Copsucker
2	Smell
3	Kill Haole Day
4	Slo-Mo Kikaida
5	Idaho
6	Colin's Heroes
7	Collective
8	Shrine
9	Delaware
10	Fur

NORTHSIDE Chicken Rhythms 1991

Northside are a band from Moston, Manchester, England, that borrowed heavily from the Madchester scene of the time. Formed in 1989, they released their only album Chicken Rhythms on Factory Records in 1991. The band became known for their live shows as part of what was the 1990 indie-rave scene. Their style was more to do with The Charlatans, as opposed The Stone Roses.

CURVE Doppelgänger 1992

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Wikipedia:
Doppelgänger is the 1992 debut album by the British band Curve. A continuation of the musical idiom established by the group on its three earlier EPs, the record combines elements of dance music and alternative rock with the reverb- and distortion-heavy stylings of "shoegazing".

Tracklist

1	Already Yours	3:56
2	Horror Head	3:41
3	Wish You Dead	3:31
4	Doppelgänger	4:30
5	Lillies Dying	4:24
6	Ice That Melts The Tips	4:31
7	Split Into Fractions	4:33
8	Think & Act	5:15
9	Faît Accompli	4:39
10	Sandpit	3:27
11	Clipped	3:51

LARD Last Temptation of Reid 1990

Wikipedia:
Lard is a hardcore punk/Industrial band founded in 1988 as a side project by Jello Biafra (vocals), Al Jourgensen (guitar), Paul Barker (bass), and Jeff Ward (drums).[1] Biafra is perhaps best known as the former frontman of the punk rock band Dead Kennedys. Jourgensen is the founder and only continuous member of industrial metal band Ministry, of which Barker was an official member between 1988 and 2004, and Ward was also once a touring member. Over the years, several other members of Ministry played with Lard, namely Bill Rieflin, Mike Scaccia, and Rey Washam.

Like most of Biafra's work, Lard's songs are angrily political (the War on Drugs is a particularly common theme) but often have a tinge of humour.

Lard - Forkboy

VELOCITY GIRL Copacetic 1993

 

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Wikipedia: Velocity Girl was an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in College Park, Maryland, although it was generally known as a Washington, DC-area band. The band took its name from a Primal Scream B-side. While much 1990s rock music featured an abrasive vocal and instrumental style, Velocity Girl's sound, especially post-1993, was more melodic and typically featured "clean" (non-distorted) electric guitar sounds and two-part harmonies. However, on their first seven-inch records on Slumberland and Merge, as well as their first Sub Pop album, Copacetic, Velocity Girl were noted for their shoegaze influences. The band was noted for its love of releasing a steady stream of 7" vinyl singles. Slumberland Records was formed in 1989 by members of several D.C.-area bands, including Velocity Girl. 

 
Tracklist

1		Pretty Sister	4:59
2		Crazy Town	3:47
3		Copacetic	3:41
4		Here Comes	4:42
5		Pop Loser	2:24
6		Living Well	3:06
7		A Chang	5:48
8		Audrey's Eyes	3:02
9		Lisa Librarian	2:18
10		57 Waltz	2:49
11		Candy Apples	3:07
12		Catching Squirrels	5:42

BLONDE REDHEAD

Wikipedia
Blonde Redhead is an American rock trio comprising Kazu Makino and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace. The band performs in multiple languages including English, Japanese, Italian, and French.

L7 Bricks Are Heavy 1992

Wikipedia:

L7 was formed by Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner on shared electric guitar and shared vocals. A year previous, Gardner had performed backing vocals on the Black Flag song "Slip It In". The punk rock duo were soon joined by Jennifer Finch on bass guitar and Roy Koutsky on drums. Koutsky left shortly after and Demetra Plakas ("Dee" for short) became their permanent drummer.

The band's name derives from a 1950s slang phrase meaning "square," but is often mistaken for a reference to the sex position, "69".

DICKLESS

Here's all the songs by Dickless. Kelly Canary, due to her growling vocals, destroyed her vocal chords. Jana went on to release a couple of solo albums.

From LastFM
Dickless was a short lived all-girl band from Seattle, Washington. Signed to Sub Pop records, they released their only record in May 1990.

The original line-up consisted of Kelly Canary (vocals), Kerry Green (guitar), Jana McCall (bass), and Lisa Smith (drums). Jennie Trower eventually replaced McCall on bass guitar, while Meagan Jasper replaced Canary on vocals in the band’s later days.

KAREN FINLEY A Certain Level of Denial 1994

Wikipedia:

Karen Finley (b. 1956, Evanston, Illinois) is a controversial American performance artist, whose theatrical pieces and recordings have often been labelled "obscene" due to their graphic depictions of sexuality, abuse, and disenfranchisement. She was notably one of the NEA Four, four performance artists whose grants from the National Endowment for the Arts were vetoed in 1990 by John Frohnmayer after the process was condemned by Senator Jesse Helms under "decency" issues.

PELL MELL

Flow
1991

Interstate

1995

 

 

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Pell Mell Biography by Steve Huey

Pell Mell was a tremendous rarity: an instrumental combo who landed a major-label deal in the wake of the alternative rock explosion touched off by Nirvana. Its most prominent members were better known as producers, and with their highly sporadic recording schedule, it took them nearly a decade of existence to issue a widely distributed album. Their music could be seen on some levels as a forerunner of post-rock, sharing its eclecticism and fusion of acoustics and electronics, but shying away from its more self-conscious avant-gardisms and free-form qualities. Instead, contrary to their name, Pell Mell was melodic and usually tightly structured, much like the instrumentals of the early rock & roll era. In fact, those instrumentals -- especially surf guitar and its formative influences, like Link Wray and Duane Eddy -- were a palpable influence on the group. However, not wanting to be pigeonholed as mere revivalists, they switched up their attack with touches of funk, punk, Krautrock, dub, and vintage ambient, among other sources, which resulted in an atmospheric, effects-laden sound that was certainly aided by its creators' production prowess.

Pell Mell was originally formed in 1980 in Portland, OR, and spent the next four years playing around the Northwest. During that time, several members came and went, with founding drummer Bob Beerman anchoring the band. In 1982, they issued their debut EP, Rhyming Guitars, on the small Indoor label, as well as a self-released, cassette-only live album, It Was a Live Cassette, which they recorded as a trio. Keyboardist/effects man Steve Fisk -- who would eventually become the most successful outside producer in the band -- joined in 1983, and the following year, the band decided to relocate to San Francisco. Their lineup solidified to include Beerman, Fisk, bassist/guitarist Greg Freeman (who left his main gig with the Call in 1984), and guitarist Bill Owen. Owen was, in turn, later replaced by guitarist David Spalding, the onetime guitar tech for the Call. Another cassette-only release, For Years We Stood Clearly as One Thing, appeared on the then-fledgling K Records in 1985. In between, Fisk issued the first of several solo cassettes, a stream of which would continue into the '90s.

Pell Mell came to somewhat wider national attention via their association with the groundbreaking SST label, which issued the first widely available Pell Mell album, The Bumper Crop, in 1988. It consisted of recordings from the first half of the '80s, and while the song selection overlapped with For Years, the versions on Bumper Crop were generally shorter and more concise. By this time, Fisk was working as a producer for groups like Screaming Trees (also on SST), Beat Happening, and Soundgarden; he soon went on to helm several tracks on Nirvana's Blew EP. Freeman was also beginning to branch out as a producer and engineer, initially with Bay Area eccentrics Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 and singer/songwriter Barbara Manning, and later with Royal Trux.

With its members having split to live in different cities, Pell Mell didn't reconvene until the early '90s; by that time, SST had reissued Rhyming Guitars. 1992's Flow was actually the first album on which David Spalding was a fully integrated member of the group, and it was also their tightest effort to date. Microsoft licensed one of its tracks for use in a television commercial, which helped bring the band to the attention of Geffen Records. Signing to the label's DGC imprint, Pell Mell completed its hugely unlikely major-label debut, Interstate, in 1995. In the meantime, Fisk had begun playing with two actively recording side projects, Pigeonhed and the Northwest indie all-star band the Halo Benders (which also featured Beat Happening's Calvin Johnson and Built to Spill's Doug Martsch). He was also producing new artists like Unwound, Some Velvet Sidewalk, the Geraldine Fibbers, and Boss Hog, among others. Writing some of the songs together by mail, Pell Mell completed a follow-up to Interstate in 1997, but DGC -- somewhat predictably -- dropped them not long before its scheduled release date. Matador stepped in to issue the album, called Star City, which was produced and engineered by cult favorite Tchad Blake.

Pell Mell subsequently went their separate ways. Fisk and Freeman both continued their blooming careers behind the boards, while Spalding went on to play with the reunited Love Tractor. Fisk and Beerman later reunited in the more electronic-oriented Cut-Out, which issued its first album in 2003.

Flow

Tracklist

1	American Eagle	2:23
2	Breach Of Promise	3:56
3	Bring On The China	3:22
4	The Devil Bush	2:19
5	Smoke	4:04
6	Aero	3:55
7	Flood	7:02
8	Little Blue Dance	4:12
9	Signal	3:54
10	Blaming The Messenger	1:53
11	Mopping Up	3:34

 

Interstate

Tracklist

1	Nothing Lies Still Long	4:11
2	Revival	4:33
3	Anna Karina	3:02
4	Saucer	3:30
5	Pound Cake	3:43
6	Constellation	4:00
7	Blacktop	3:24
8	Butterfly Effect	4:34
9	Drift	4:10
10	Vegetable Kingdom	6:27
11	Ether	4:39
12	Floating Gate	3:03

FM EINHEIT [sen'sei∫n deθ] 1997

 

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Artist Biography by John Bush

The "chief machinery operator" for German industrial terrorists Einstürzende Neubauten from the band's inception in 1983, F.M. Einheit has had plenty of time to record side projects between his group's usually relaxed release schedule (one which also permits bandmate Blixa Bargeld to play with Nick Cave's Bad Seeds). Einheit recorded his first project, 1990's Stein, just after the sessions for Einstürzende Neubauten's Haus der Luege. Then he formed a band -- confusingly named Stein -- with Ulrike Haage and Katharina Franck of the Rainbirds; the project released Steinzeit in 1992 and Königzucker two years later; in the meantime, he released his second proper solo album, Prometheus/Lear, in 1993. With poet Andreas Ammer, Einheit recorded the Radio Inferno LP (which also included the talents of DJ John Peel and guitarist Caspar Brötzmann) and recorded again with Brötzmann on the album Merry Christmas in 1995 and left Neubauten during the sessions for Ende Neu due to a lack of creative interest in the project. Einheit returned in 1997 with Sensation Death for Invisible Records. One of his major projects post-Einstürzende Neubauten was forming the band Gry with vocalist Gry Bagøien from Denmark. They released two albums: The Touch of E! (1998) and Public Recording (2000, featuring Pan Sonic and former Neubauten bandmate Alexander Hacke). Crashing Aeroplanes with Andreas Ammer followed in 2002.

Einheit began collaborating, writing and scoring various theater and radio plays over the next four years. He also created his own label, FM 451 to reissue his catalog works. He returned to recording in 2006, releasing Echohce in collaboration with Jamie Lidell, David Link, Saskia v. Klitzing and Volker Kamp, followed by The Sallie House with Michael Esposito in 2008 and No Apologies with Hans-Joachim Irmler the following year. Evol/Ve with Massimo Pupillio was issued in 2010. In 2011, Einheit collaboration with Irmler again. The album, entitled Spielwiese 3 -- a further chapter in the latter's soundfield explorations -- included German multimedia performer Ute-Marie Paul and American composer and bassoon player Katherine Young. Over the next two years, Einheit did the occasional experimental live performance with former Einstürzende Neubauten bandmate Hacke, as well scoring for film and theater. In 2013, he cut the electro-acoustic offering Terre Haute with En Esch (formerly of KMFDM) and Mona Mur. Einheit joined forces with experimental Italian guitarist, electro-producer, and sound designer Eraldo Bernocchi and London-based cellist Jo Quail on Rosebud, issued by RareNoise, delivering a compelling mix of ambient and industrial music.

 

Tracklist 

1	Theme From Death Row	6:49
2	Defending Phrase	8:45
3	6/4	4:51
4	The Hektik	1:32
5	The Switch	1:50
6	The Race	5:45
7	Requiem Für Eine Totgeweihte	6:25
8	Death Row (Reprise)	1:09
9	Adieu Partner	2:15
10	Kompositionsspiel	3:05
11	Fernsehballett	8:53
12	Death Row (Reprise)	0:34
13	Duell	4:27
14	Russisches Roulett	2:17

GODFLESH Us and Them 1999

Wikipedia:

Godflesh were an English industrial metal band from Birmingham, England. They formed in 1988 by Justin K. Broadrick (guitar, vocals, and programming) and G. C. Green (bass) and disbanded in 2002. The band is regarded as one of the pioneers of industrial metal and post-metal.[1]

RAILHED Tarantella 1993

Drummer Nick Rotundo also played in Walleye.

Discogs

Tracklist

1	Incision
2	Sell My Revolution
3	Goosebumps
4	Reclaim
5	Exit
6	Tightrope
7	Lather
8	The Man Who Fell To Earth
9	Seven Thumbs Thick

DIG Runt EP 1993

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Wikipedia:

Dig formed in 1991 in Los Angeles; vocalist Scott Hackwith had previously produced for The Ramones, and guitarist Dix Denney had played with The Weirdos and Thelonious Monster.[1] After releasing an EP in 1992, they signed with Radioactive Records and issued their first full-length in 1993, produced by Dave Jerden. The single "Believe" was played regularly on MTV's Buzz Bin[1] and was their lone charting hit, reaching #19 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart[2] and #34 on the Mainstream Rock chart.[3] The group issued two further full-lengths in 1996 and 1999.

Tracklist

1	I'll Stay High	3:18
2	Groundhead	3:45
3	We Don't Care	3:18
4	Mothership	4:37

SUN 60 self titled 1992

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Wikipedia:
Sun-60 (later Sun 60 without the hyphen) were a Los Angeles Alternative rock band from 1987-1996.

The band was notable for the vocal gymnastics of Joan Jones, the guitar riffs of David Russo, clever song-writing, and an eclectic combination of styles, including folk, alt rock, pop, and blues.

Despite a cult following, considerable commercial potential, and moderate success both as a touring live act and on record, the band never quite caught on, and split in 1996.

Tracklist 

1	Out Of My Head	3:25
2	Middle Of My Life	3:27
3	Kiss The Train	4:52
4	Cold Water	4:04
5	Landslide	4:39
6	Many Miles	3:01
7	Runaway Jane	3:07
8	Should Have Been The Moon	3:38
9	Too Much Tube	3:11
10	Responsible	3:45
11	Take Me Home	5:04

 

LINDA PERRY After Hours 1995

 

 

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Linda Perry was lead singer of 4 Non Blondes, who released one album then took off for greener pastures. In 1995, Perry released After Hours which remains my favourite solo release. She really put her soul into this and her voice is just as strong as ever. Perry is also well known as a talented producer, sound engineer, musician and songwriter, having penned songs for such artists as Pink and Cristina Aguilera. I don't really think there is much that this woman cannot do. 

 

  

Tracklist

1	The Garden	4:37
2	Jackie	5:11
3	Sunny April Afternoon	3:59
4	Lost Command	5:09
5	Get It While You Can	4:29
6	Bang The Drum	4:00
7	Some Days Never End	3:27
8	New Dawn	5:14
9	Fly Away	5:39
10	Let Me Ride	3:47
11	The Cows Come Home	4:23
12	Carry On	3:58
12.1	(Untitled Interlude)	0:33
13.1	(Untitled)	3:58
13.2	(Silence)	0:04

 

DIVINYLS Underworld 1996

In 1991, the Divinyls received international acclaim with their hit I Touch Myself. However, long before that hit, where many Americans finally "discovered" the band, the Divinyls were ripping up the stages all around the world and had released 4 prior albums, all unfortunately ignored by American rock radio. After their self titled release in 1991, it was another 5 years before the Divinyls released their last full length CD, Underworld.
The Divinyls regrouped in 2007, did a mini-tour of Australia and released a single, "Don't Wanna Do This."

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1	Hard On Me	4:35
2	Sex Will Keep Us Together	3:56
3	I'm Jealous	4:16
4	For A Good Time	5:07
5	Open Windows	4:51
6	Bleed	0:53
7	Underworld	3:53
8	Human On The Inside	4:13
9	Come Down To Earth	4:39
10	Spook	0:42
11	Sorry	4:52
12	Heart Of Steel	4:45
13	Save Me	5:37
14	Black Magic	5:38