Olivelawn Biography
by Erik Hage
San Diego's Olivelawn gloried in brutal, sludgy
SoCal punk, releasing two full-length albums in the early '90s before
the members parted ways. The group's muscular sound was powered by
singer Mike Olson's fierce delivery, the guitars of O (a.k.a. Otis
Barthoulameu) and the rhythm section of drummer Eddie Glass and bassist
Jonny Donhowe. The short-lived unit released their debut, Sap, on
Nemesis Records in 1991, following that with the Headhunter release
Sophomore Jinx in 1992. The latter was produced by Jack Endino (Nirvana,
Mudhoney, Soundgarden). The group's sound displayed a clear debt to
such predecessors as the Stooges, Black Sabbath, and the MC5. In
retrospect, Olivelawn is important primarily because of O's membership.
He would go on to form Fluf, a more successful punk combo that benefited
from O's songwriting chops and heavy guitar sound. O was a pervasive
presence on the '90s San Diego scene. Besides his membership in
Olivelawn and Fluf, he also produced records, served as roadie for the
Muffs, and was a published skateboard photographer, among other things.
Tracklist
| 1 | Hate | |
| 2 | Major Label Blues | |
| 3 | Too Slow | |
| 4 | " " | |
| 5 | Beautiful Feeling | |
| 6 | 555 | |
| 7 | I Only Love Myself | |
| 8 | Earthquake | |
| 9 | Trick Or Treat | |
| 10 | Burner | |
| 11 | Heard It On The X | |
| 12 | A Season In Hell |
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