Few of punk rock's founding fathers could have anticipated the extreme to which Half Japanese took the music's do-it-yourself ethos. Founded by brothers Jad and David Fair, Half Japanese was quite probably the most amateurish rock band to make a record since the Shaggs, all but ignoring musical basics like chords, rhythms, and melody. However, the brothers made that approach into a guiding aesthetic, steadfastly refusing to progress in their primitive musicianship over a career that lasted decades. David Fair's article "How to Play Guitar" outlined the Half Japanese philosophy: … » Read more
| 1 | Drum Straight | |
| 2 | True Believers | |
| 3 | Well | |
| 4 | Dark Night | |
| 5 | Part Of My Plan | |
| 6 | Vampire | |
| 7 | Lucky Ones | |
| 8 | Vast Continent | |
| 9 | Guess Again | |
| 10 | Black Fruit | |
| 11 | Sleep Talk | |
| 12 | Smile | |
| 13 | Lucky Town |
| 1 | Rex – | Leak Through | | |
| 2 | Velma – | 55'201 | | |
| 3 | Matmos – | Sun On 280 To The 1 | | |
| 4 | Dots Will Echo – | Help! General Cosloy Is Chasing Me With An Axe! | | |
| 5 | HiM – | Eugene Trees | | |
| 6 | Mice Parade – | Galileo | | |
| 7 | Rex – | Pour Down | | |
| 8 | Kristen Mccord – | Baby We're Really In Love | | |
| 9 | Adam Pierce – | Amends(The Rock Epic) | | |
| 10 | Clutch Mountain Boys – | The Farmer's Girl |
| 1 | Last Northern Train | |
| 2 | Block Out The Sky | |
| 3 | Save Yourself | |
| 4 | Doghouse | |
| 5 | No Jesus | |
| 6 | New Song II | |
| 7 | Honey Island | |
| 8 | City Of Lost Souls | |
| 9 | Superconductor | |
| 10 | Headache | |
| 11 | Slow Leak | |
| 12 | Stranger Inside |
| 1 | Lift | 3:43 |
| 2 | Mother Nature | 2:31 |
| 3 | Seems | 3:57 |
| 4 | Dreamer | 5:02 |
| 5 | So Gone Down | 4:05 |
| 6 | Same Words | 4:04 |
| 7 | Bee | 2:43 |
| 8 | Zoom | 3:15 |
| 9 | Water | 4:33 |
| 10 | Drag | 3:50 |
| 11 | Shower | 3:22 |
| 12 | Grow | 6:02 |
San Francisco indie-rockers Actionslacks assembled singer/guitarist Tim Scanlin, bassist Mark Wijsen and drummer Martin Kelly. Formed in 1995, the trio recorded the entirety of their first demo in a breakneck 11-hour session, soon signing with the Minneapolis-based indie label Skene! to release their 1996 debut LP Too Bright, Just Right, Goodnight. For 1998's One Word, Actionslacks signed with Arena Rock, subsequently touring with labelmates Harvey Danger. The new millennium was a growing period for the band -- bassist Ross Murray and guitarist/vocalist Doug Modie joined Actionslacks and the long-awaited third album The Scene's Out of Sight was issued in early 2001.
| 1 | One Down, One Across | 3:20 | |
| 2 | Pretty In My Uniform | 3:17 | |
| 3 | Standing Up (To The Voice Of America) | 3:47 | |
| 4 | Piñata | 2:42 | |
| 5 | Climb | 3:44 | |
| 6 | Nine | 3:19 | |
| 7 | Safe | 3:23 | |
| 8 | Overthrow | 3:01 | |
| 9 | Close Your Eyes, Kids | 3:12 | |
| 10 | Mental Suburbaknights | 3:11 | |
| 11 | 25 Million: 1 | 4:22 | |
| 12 | Killer | 4:09 |
Tribal - ritual ambient and downtempo music duo project.
Collaboration of Susumu Yokota from Japan and Ray Castle from Australia, who was based in Japan during early to mid 90ies.
| 1 | Discovery | 5:15 | |
| 2 | Omniscient | 3:34 | |
| 3 | Auric Field | 3:39 | |
| 4 | Looking Glass | 2:12 | |
| 5 | Mountain Priest | 2:59 | |
| 6 | Messenger Of The Gods | 2:14 | |
| 7 | Floating Chrysanthemum | 2:53 | |
| 8 | Remote Ritual | 3:58 | |
| 9 | Ancestral Echo | 2:21 | |
| 10 | Procession | 2:04 | |
| 11 | Ascension | 2:58 | |
| 12 | The Undiscovered Tribe | 1:10 | |
| 13 | Pilgrimage | 1:40 | |
| 14 | Zentrical Wheel | 4:04 | |
| 15 | Tantric Vine | 2:21 | |
| 16 | Koori Dream Spirits | 2:16 | |
| 17 | Clairvoyance | 3:15 | |
| 18 | Anima Mundi | 2:49 | |
| 19 | Enlightenment | 5:12 | |
| 20 | Departure | 7:07 |
Biography
With their musical that has been described as "crunch pop," 30 Amp Fuse has provided their hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee with a high speed of aggressive power-pop. Debuting in 1995 with their first full-length Wind Up, the line-up of Mike Smithers (vocals/ guitar), Jason Ratliff (drums) and Joshua Bentley (bass) followed with a signing to the BMG distributed label Dedicated. Resulting in the album Saturday Night at the Atomic Speedway, 30 Amp Fuse had the production backing of The Descendants Steve Egerton and Bill Stevenson to coincide with their fast paced styling. After moving on to Melted Records in 1998, the bands third album Rewind was soon released that same year.
Tracklist
1. Sure Shot
2. On And On
3. Just A Reminder
4. Carpe Diem
5. No Rhyme Or Reason
6. Let Her Go
7. My Girl In Blue
8. Disappearing Act
9. Twisted F@#k
10. On The Nose
Suggesting a fractious meeting point between freak folk, noise rock, experimental music, and psychedelia, indie rock band the Supreme Dicks drifted under the radar of public recognition through the 1980s and '90s, releasing a challenging and eccentric body of work that earned them some high-profile admirers and enthusiastic reviews but few sales. The first lineup of the Supreme Dicks was formed in 1982 in Amherst, Massachusetts by a handful of Hampshire College students; while a sizable number of musicians drifted in and out of the lineup over the group's lifetime, the core ensemble featured Daniel Oxenberg on guitar and vocals; Jon Shere on guitar and vocals; Steve … » Read more
Duh, The Big City
| 1 | Miserable And Ugly | 3:58 |
| 2 | Get Off | 2:25 |
| 3 | Hey Mom | 3:00 |
| 4 | High Toned Son Of A Bitch | 3:06 |
| 5 | Hold Back The Tears | 3:17 |
| 6 | Don´t Give Me That Shit | 4:50 |
| 7 | Far From Home | 4:19 |
| 8 | Loaded´N´Fucked | 4:00 |
| 9 | Only Son | 3:15 |
| 10 | Fuck Fun | 3:30 |
| 11 | Intoxicated | 3:16 |
Die Monster Die were formed in the alternative rock epicenter of Athens, GA, by guitarist Evan Player, who took the band's name from the 1965 horror flick starring Boris Karloff, but didn't get very far with the group during its initial run through the late '80s. In fact, it was only after relocating to New York City and teaming up with vocalist/bassist Alice Cohen, drummer Kenny Sanders, and second guitarist Shawn Tracy during the glory days of grunge that Player managed to get Die Monster Die noticed by a handful of indie record labels. They eventually decided … » Read more
by request| 1 | Look Who's Perfect Now | |
| 2 | Weather Boy | |
| 3 | I Saw Red | |
| 4 | Dizzy Moon | |
| 5 | Then I Walked Away | |
| 6 | Head | |
| 7 | What You Are | |
| 8 | Stars Collide | |
| 9 | Day #1 | |
| 10 | Falling Off The World | |
| 11 | Flow |
by requestby Rick Anderson
The huge success in the mid-1990s of bands like the Goo Goo Dolls and Green Day sent record labels scrambling for their own entries in the melodic punk sweepstakes. EMI's entry was Little John, and there's really no reason why their one album shouldn't have done better than it did. It opens with the absolutely glorious title track, a perfect amalgam of crunchy power chords and soaring, cathartic melody. On "Scared," they sound a bit like a younger, snottier version of Crowded House; "Evel Knievel" is almost as good in its headlong rush as "Derailer"; "Fell From the Sun" sounds like a pop-punk tribute to Icarus. Songwriter Seth Freeman's voice is nothing to write home about, but at least he doesn't sing with a fake British accent like Billie Joe Armstrong does. You'll find this one in the bargain bins, and when you do, snag it. It was a bargain at list price.
| 1 | Derailer | |
| 2 | Scared | |
| 3 | Shoelace | |
| 4 | Finally Got It | |
| 5 | Evel Knievel | |
| 6 | Thin Ice | |
| 7 | Fell From The Sun | |
| 8 | Down On Me | |
| 9 | The Right Choice | |
| 10 | Weighted Down | |
| 11 | Never Learn | |
| 12 | My Limit |
Upped by Jenz
Upped by Jenz
