SUPERSUCKERS La Mano Cornuda 1994

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Tracklist ▼

1		Creepy Jackalope Eye	2:24
2		Seventeen Poles	1:26
3		High Ya!	1:16
4		On The Couch	2:29
5		Clueless	1:59
6		Sugie	2:15
7		Mudhead	3:15
8		Gold Top	2:51
9		How To Maximize Your Kill Count	2:09
10		I Was Born Without A Spine	1:53
11		Glad, Damn Glad	2:23
12		She's My Bitch	2:10
13.1		The Schmooze	3:55
13.2		Untitled	26:32

 

IDAHO EPs

The Bayonet

1995

 

Tracklist

1. The Worm

2. Sliding Past

3. Losing Light

4. Only Maybe

The Forbidden 

1997

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Tracklist

1. The Thick and the Thin

2. Hold Everything

3. Goldenseal

4. Apricots to Armagnac

5. Bass Crawl

IDAHO Year After Year 1993

Discogs

biography

[+] by Andy Kellman

One of the most prolific, consistent, and unsung acts of the slowcore movement, California's Idaho centers itself around four-string guitarist and vocalist Jeff Martin, a talented songwriter who has gained comparisons to Mark Eitzel (American Music Club), Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters), and Neil Young from the few journalists that have paid attention. Despite the lack of recognition from the press and a low profile, Idaho has gained a decent-sized underground following through a steady release schedule and sporadic touring. Martin and high school friend John Berry began writing songs together in the '80s, meeting up occasionally throughout the years as something to do without a great deal of seriousness to it. They gave a tape of their work to an acquaintance who knew someone at Caroline, and soon enough, the duo found themselves with a recording contract. The duo actually debuted with the "Skyscrape" single on Ringer's Lactate in 1992 and released their first EP, Palms, on Caroline the following year. The full-length Year After Year was released by the end of 1993, with Mark Lewis and Unsane's Vincent Signorelli providing help on drums.

Berry exited for 1994's improved This Way Out, leaving Martin to himself. Receiving assistance from another batch of guest drummers (including frequent aide Joey Waronker), he played every instrument, including piano (Martin is classically trained). Since Martin wanted to keep Idaho a touring entity, he enlisted a semi-permanent supporting cast and, in turn, gave up some of the writing responsibility for 1996's Three Sheets to the Wind -- he had found it impossible to teach others the songs and have them play them the way he wanted. As a result, the bolstered lineup made for Idaho's most muscular record, featuring their loudest guitars but not sacrificing any sense of intimacy. The thicker sound pricked the ears of more journalists, who generally find the record to be Idaho's best overall.

Despite their recent underground success, Idaho found themselves ejected from Caroline. The group reverted back to a duo, with Martin retaining guitarist Dan Seta while the other two members, Lewis and Terry Borden, formed Flotilla. They also signed on with the smaller Buzz label, releasing The Forbidden EP and Alas in 1997 and 1998, respectively. After leaving the label, Martin set up Idaho Music (thanks to a car accident settlement) and issued the live People Like Us Should Be Stopped and Hearts of Palm in 2000. Seta left for 2001's Levitate, leaving Idaho as one-man act. We Were Young appeared in 2002.

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Tracklist  

1	God's Green Earth	3:44
2	Skyscrape	4:11
3	Gone	5:21
4	Here To Go	4:56
5	Sundown	4:33
6	Memorial Day	4:25
7	One Sunday	2:12
8	The Only Road	4:00
9	Let's Cheat Death	1:36
10	Save	3:46
11	Year After Year	5:48
12	End Game	10:18

 

LOVE BATTERY Confusion Au Go Go 1998

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Tracklist 

1		Confusion Au Go Go	3:39
2		One Small Step	3:55
3		Snipe Hunt	3:17
4		Corporate Memo	3:26
5		Colorblind	3:12
6		Get On Da Big Foot	0:30
7		Dead Boys	4:10
8		Hollow Body	4:41
9		Cute One	2:45
10		Punks Want Rights	4:45
11		Transendental Fornication	4:52
12		Guilty Of Every Thing	5:09
13		Monkey Brain	4:22
14		Faithfull	4:06

 

 

 

SCRAWL Nature Film 1998

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Discogs

 

review

[+] by Andy Kellman

It was fitting for the bad-luck Scrawl that Nature Film's artwork included the intended street date of "05-12-1998" -- it wasn't released until a week later. Aware of the likelihood that it would be their last record for Elektra, Scrawl smartly opted to offer as few new songs as possible to the label. Why bake a cake for a partner who's mistreating you, knowing that you can save it for someone who actually deserves it? With that frame of mind Nature Film should be the sound of a band not giving their all, simply going through the motions. That isn't the case -- despite half of the record being actual new material, it's the band's second-best album. They had kept old material from the Rough Trade days in their live repertoire; through years of sporadic gigging, songs like "Rot" and "For Your Sister" turned from good to fantastic, and literally none of their fans could find pre-Bloodsucker releases in the stores. "Standing Around," "Charles," "11:59 It's January," and "Clock Song" also get powerful updates, finally capturing the band's live edge on tape. Most noticeable is drummer Dana Marshall's contributions to the older material. Marshall joined after Bloodsucker. More agile and forceful than earlier drummer Carolyn O' Leary, Marshall's style and advanced musicianship are more complementary to the band. The record isn't just a good trawl through the past -- the six new songs lack nothing in vitality. Bad relationships are still the forte of Marcy Mays' songwriting, who manages to keep it fresh; "You Made It a Crime" is scornful, "100 Car Pile-Up" is shameless rage, and "Guess I'll Wait" is empty resignation. Top it off with a storming cover of PiL's "Public Image," and there you have it: another great record from Columbus' finest.

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Tracklist 

01	Rot	2:54
02	You Make It A Crime	3:11
03	Charles	3:01
04	Don't We Always Get There?	4:38
05	Standing Around	2:24
06	Public Image	2:56
07	11:59 (It's January)	4:46
08	Clock Song	3:15
09	Everyone I Saw Tonight	3:04
10	Nature Film	5:07
11	For Your Sister	2:49
12	100 Car Pile-Up	2:56
13	Guess I'll Wait	3:35

WHIPPING BOY I Think I Miss You 12 inch 1990

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 Discogs

Tracklist 

A1		Daze
A2		Highwayman
B1		I Think I Miss You
B2		She Makes Me Ill

WHIPPING BOY Submarine 1992

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Discogs

Tracklist 

1		Safari	3:22
2		Beatle	3:27
3		Sushi	4:34
4		Favourite Sister	3:44
5		Astronaut Blues	3:21
6		Bettyclean	4:49
7		Buffalo	4:50
8		Snow	4:55
9		Valentine 69	4:15
10		Submarine	5:50

DINK self titled 1994

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Discogs

biography

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Dink is an alternative band that draws heavily from funk-metal, industrial, and rap. Their self-titled debut was released early in 1995 and the first single pulled from the record received a fair amount of MTV and modern rock radio airplay. 

Tracklist 

1	3 Big Bags	3:59
2	Running Red	4:38
3	Green Mind	4:23
4	Water	4:35
5	Urban Suicide (Hippie Killer Mix)	4:40
6	Angels	4:18
7	The Heroin Song	3:39
8	Get On It	3:55
9	In Her Head	4:30
10	Rocks	2:43
11.A	Dirt	5:14
11.B	Untitled (Hidden Track)	1:30