29 August 2019

WISHPLANTS Daddy Longlegs 1996

Thanks to Petya
 

Tracklist  

1 Pigman 4:17
2 Nibbs Crabs 3:48
3 Lord Barnham 3:17
4 Everyone Avoids Unmannerly Valerie 4:50
5 Jimmy's Corner 2:38
6 Witchetty Grub 2:38
7 Bigger Than God 3:26
8 Sundials 6:45
9 Disney Bollocks 4:41
10 Starfish 3:55
11 Kika & Frank 4:58
12 Treading Water 13:14

ORBIT Guide To Better Living / The Lost Album 1999

Thanks to Petya


Album was originally set to be released in 1999 entitled "Guide to Better Living." The album was finally released in 2011.

Tracklist

1 SW3 2:35
2 Bone Machine 4:51
3 I Wanna Make You 3:26
4 Novocaine 3:21
5 Dumb Dumb 3:19
6 It's Alright 3:20
7 Stuck In The House 4:35
8 Wrong 3:25
9 Clean 3:14
10 Out Of Your Mind 2:46
11 In This Time 3:22
12 American 3:45
13 What A Drag 6:40

SPONGE New Pop Sunday 1999

 



DAMNATION A.D. Misericordia 1995

 


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No More Dreams of Happy Endings
Damnation A.D. was one of the first bands who arose from the U.S. hardcore scene to almost completely forgo their punk roots in favor of a full-on, heavy-handed, dark-metallic assault similar to the early-'90s work of Cleveland, OH's Integrity. Only Mike "DC" McTernan's sharp, biting, shouted vocal style, reminiscent of Rollins-era Black Flag, recalled any sort of punk rock or hardcore aesthetic. This despite the fact that most of the band's members were schooled in D.C.'s dynamic punk scene, and that one of them, primary songwriter/guitarist Ken Olden, doubled in more traditionally minded hardcore outfits Battery (for whom McTernan's brother, producer Brian McTernan, sang) and Better Than a Thousand. Damnation A.D. started primarily as a studio project, with Olden playing both drums and guitar, and McTernan singing. They cut a couple of singles this way, before recruiting Flying V-touting guitarist/Kirk Hammett-lookalike Hillel Halloway, bassist Alex Merchlinsky, and drummer Dave Ward. Damnation A.D. (who added the "A.D." to avoid confusion with the West Coast punk band) partnered up with Jade Tree Records, releasing a split single with Walleye and the dark, brooding No More Dreams of Happy Endings full-length album in 1995.
Kingdom of Lost Souls
Rigorous touring -- often mismatched with hardcore bands like Ignite and Earth Crisis -- saw them struggle to build a fan base that understood them. McTernan and Olden held fast to the straight-edge ideal, often "X'ing" up at shows, though other members were drinkers. This confused some narrow-minded listeners, who liked their bands to be clearly definable by lifestyle, sound, or politics. Despite this, they soldiered onward, releasing the well-received Misericordia CD EP in August 1996. Feeling confined by the decidedly indie rock/punk-oriented Jade Tree, the band signed on with California's Revelation Records, putting out one last full-length, Kingdom of Lost Souls, which featured new drummer Dave Bryson. After Damnation A.D. split up, Olden continued to work with Better Than a Thousand and opened a recording studio called Monster Island; McTernan studied tattooing, then moved to Richmond, VA; Halloway joined forces with a metal band called Black Manta; Merchlinsky studied design at the Maryland Institute in Baltimore; and Ward relocated to Los Angeles, CA.
In This Life or the Next
After an eight-year hiatus, McTernan, who had started singing with a project called When Tigers Fight, called Olden for some tips on recording his vocals. They went down to his studio, recorded some takes, and soon decided that they should reunite and record some Damnation A.D. tracks at Monster Island. Pleased with the results, the band went to work and recorded a full album of material called In This Life or the Next, which was released in 2007 by Victory Records. This record was a return to their initial sound of sludgy metalcore and featured appearances by members of Give Up the Ghost, Darkest Hour, Earth Crisis, and Fall Out Boy

Tracklist  

1 Addiction
2 Bitter
3 Another Day Of Darkness
4 Rain As My Veil
5 Time Does Not Rest
6 No More Dreams
7 On A Pale Horse
8 Hanged Man
9 Damnation
10 Maniac
 
 

25 August 2019

GRANDPABOY self titled 1997

 


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Grandpaboy is Paul Westerberg, singer/songwriter/guitarist and de facto leader of the revered (and now defunct) Replacements. Not exactly a secret venture, but a means for Westerberg to escape expectations and get back to playing devil-may-care, stripped-down rock. He plays all the instruments on each Grandpaboy release and, in keeping with the concept, uses various eccentric pseudonyms.

Suicaine Gratifaction
After two inconsistent and labored solo albums, the tiny Monolith label put out a Grandpaboy single and then an EP in 1997. Both brief releases contained some clever wordplay, while simultaneously recalling the Replacements' reckless spirit. Many fans and critics proclaimed the EP to be his best work in ages. Another, more subtle Westerberg platter, Suicaine Gratifaction, was issued in 1999 on Capitol Records, but as a result of a change in management at the label, his contract was terminated not long after its release. Seemingly disillusioned with the music business, he dropped out of sight for a few years, leaving the zealots to wonder if he would ever return. After so much time had passed, one could've looked back on the playfully cantankerous Grandpaboy as just a fun little diversion for Westerberg while he was between major labels. But in early 2002, he resurfaced, reviving the moniker with Mono, and delighting his fan base with a full-length CD of loose, Keith Richards/Faces-style rock & roll. A short time later, Mono was paired with his fourth solo disc, Stereo (both on the emo-centric Vagrant).
Dead Man Shake
Grandpaboy turned out to be a way for Westerberg to once again harness the unruly, go-for-broke aspect of his personality, which was largely lacking in his work following the demise of the Replacements (arguably due to maturity, sobriety, repeated attempts at more commercial sound, and/or the simple fact that the other Replacements were no longer propelling his songs). At the same time, it reinvigorated the material released under his given name, allowing him to focus on his other strength -- heart-on-his-sleeve narratives -- resulting in his finest solo record to date with Stereo. Perhaps sensing that he was onto a good thing, another album under the alias, Dead Man Shake, was delivered in 2003, as was the fifth Paul Westerberg long-player, Come Feel Me Tremble, which sounded very much inspired by his close personal friend, Grandpaboy
 

Tracklist

1 Hot Un 2:30
2 Ain't Done Much 2:46
3 Psychopharmacology 2:36
4 Lush And Green 2:53
5 Homelessexual 2:52
 

MOTOCASTER Stay Loaded 1994

 


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Formed in the early '90s in North Carolina, the alternative rock trio Motocaster combines driving three-chord rock with power pop melodies and Sonic Youth-style distortion. They released their debut album, Stay Loaded, in 1994.
 

FINGER self titled 1992

 


Finger was a guitar-driven rock band from Raleigh, NC active in the first half of the 1990s.

Tracklist  

1 Alice 3:45
2 Talkin' About You 4:14
3 Daddy-Oh 3:31
4 Shipwrecked Dress 3:31
5 Still In Boxes 3:54
6 Drive By 2:46
7 Gravitating Home 3:33
8 Vessel 3:05
9 (So) Long 3:56
10 Another State 3:58
11 Headlock 3:27
12 No Solution 5:40
13 ? (Hidden Track) 3:34

SPILLING POETRY Telepathetic 1998

thanks to Mark H.
 
Not on Discogs
 

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Simply put, Spilling Poetry was the best band to come out of West Texas in the '90s, and that, really, in itself is somewhat of an understatement; they should have been much, much more. While most other rock bands were content to grind out the standard classic rock/blues rock fare or merely recreate the sonant imprints of either Nirvana or Green Day in their respective heydays of the decade, Spilling Poetry broke through the glass ceilings of expectations with a blindingly bright amalgamation of influences. Initially borrowing their guitar textures and heroics from the Seattle sound, but adding in enough of the jangle pop melody of bands like R.E.M. and an unusually talented and heartfelt lyrical prowess to differentiate between the two, they quickly took the then-languishing Lubbock, TX, music scene by storm. Though they went on to face much regional competition toward the end of the decade in the growing scene they literally helped to create, they soldiered on. Their popularity never waned or lulled, even after two albums, an EP, and seven years of pouring their hearts out to both empty seats and packed houses alike; in fact, it only grew. By the beginnings of the new millennium, they were hard at work on a new album and seemed to finally be on the verge of making their rightful breakthrough to the mainstream. And then, just like that, it was over.
Spilling Poetry was actually born from the ashes of Bone Flower Elegy, another popular local band around the Lubbock music scene. When the bass player for Bone Flower Elegy quit in early 1994, the remaining members -- Brian Enderson (vocals, guitar), Lynn Holdridge (drums), and Jamie (guitar) -- joined up with Ryan Muff (bass) and changed their name to Spilling Poetry. The new band quickly set about playing around town and soon recorded their debut album, Invisible, which came out later in the spring of 1994. While Invisible went on to sell out the initial 1,000 copies the band had made, they continued to play regionally and build themselves a strong following over the next two years. By the mid-'90s, Spilling Poetry had become known as the band to see in West Texas and were widely heralded as the ones most likely to break into the big time.
In mid-1996, the band continued their reign of popularity with the release of the Microphonic EP, but had a lineup change when Jamie left the band and was replaced by Michael Mayer (guitar, vocals). With Mayer's skills newly arranged under their belt, they decided to step further out of Lubbock and go on tour around various parts of Texas and New Mexico. They played everywhere they possibly could for the next year and a half, from all the back-alley bars and dives territorial of a traveling band, to several choice opening slots for larger acts. They followed this up with the auspicious release of Telepathetic in March of 1998, which showcased a tighter, more muscular Spilling Poetry forged in all those many hard nights on the road.
In late 1999 to early 2000, the band regrouped back in Lubbock to begin recording what was going to be their third full-length album. By this time, they had added the talents of ex-Flywater Washington member Scott Crader (guitar, vocals, organ) to the fold. In early 2001, songs like "Human Trampoline" and "Freeway" were leaked on the band's website for fans to hear, and solely on the hit-making strength of these compositions alone, it seemed obvious that the new Spilling Poetry album would be the one to finally take them to the top. Then, in May of 2001, at the height of what was supposed to be the final mixing of the new album, the band suddenly shocked everyone by announcing they were breaking up under ambiguous, but apparently amicable circumstances. No sooner than that, the story of Spilling Poetry just sort of bowed out and came to an end. Luckily, though the band may have called it quits and their first two releases -- Invisible and Microphonic -- have gone out of print, all Spilling Poetry's previous music is still available on their website in one form or another, and the band has continued to release new songs off their unfinished last album from time to time.
 
Tracklist
 
  1. Burn
  2. Valerie
  3. Weight of the World
  4. Telepathetic
  5. Livewire
  6. Insecure
  7. Carolann Has Been Dreaming
  8. Stealing Flowers
  9. One Fine Day, After
10. Anything But The Weather
11. Pocketful of Promises

STARCLUB self titled 1993

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First-generation Brit-poppers Starclub should never have named themselves after the Hamburg club where the Beatles made their name. Not only could their fine but not world-beating guitar pop not live up to the reference, but it also created an unrealistic point of comparison, especially for those wanting the second coming of Merseybeat, or at least a second La's album. Singer/guitarist Owen Vyse and guitarist Steve French (oddly, the bassist and drummer aren't identified, although they're shown in photos on the sleeve of the band's sole album, 1993's Starclub) instead favor the rougher side of the '60s, as evinced by name-checking the Pretty Things and British R&B legend Georgie Fame's guest organ on three tracks. The single "Hard to Get" was a minor alternative radio hit, but Starclub split up before a follow-up could be issued. Vyse later became a touring member of the re-formed Echo and the Bunnymen. French moved to New York and became a producer, working with former Gin Blossoms guitarist Robin Wilson's bands the Gas Giants and the Poppin' Wheelies. Two songs meant for Starclub's never-recorded second album ended up on the Poppin' Wheelies' self-titled 2000 debut.

Tracklist  

1 Hard To Get 3:35
2 Let Your Hair Down 4:33
3 Call My Name 4:32
4 Forever 5:54
5 All Falls Down 3:59
6 World Keeps Turning 6:16
7 Bad Machine 3:08
8 We Believe 3:38
9 The Question 5:09
10 The Answer 4:26
11 Pretty Thing 3:39


EDSEL Techniques of Speed Hypnosis 1995

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20 August 2019

FIELD TRIP Ripe 1991

 

 


Field Trip was a four-piece rock band from Pleasanton, California active in the 1980s and 1990s. The band's members included Jim Galbraith (guitar/songwriting) and his brother Tom (drums). Their songs were often played on college radio stations.[1][2] Their third album, Ripe, was released in 1991 on Slash Records and featured keyboards by Faith No More's Roddy Bottum.[3]

LONG HIND LEGS self titled 1997

 


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Long Hind Legs' debut treads the same dark, buzzy, and primitive synth territory as its successors, but to much different effect -- the basis of the album's compositions is pure pop, making for a casual reworking of mid-eighties synth-pop (only without the excess of that period). The project's later releases certainly delved into more interesting realms, but for melodic accessibility and pop appeal, Long Hind Legs is the release to look for.

Tracklist

1 Icarus Flew 3:28
2 In America 3:16
3 Open Wide 3:10
4 Alphabets Of Unreason 3:08
5 What Are We Doing?/Dogs, Restrained 7:11
6 A Curtain Is Drawn, A Veil Is Worn 3:09
7 Passion For Passion 3:45
8 Numb 5:38
9 Painfully Obvious 3:59
10 A Perfect Day 6:03


BABY FOX A Normal Family 1996

 


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A Normal Family
The dub-blues trio Baby Fox formed in the late '80s around vocalist Christine Leach plus producers Alex Gray and Dwight Clarke. Influenced by Burt Bacharach, Lee "Scratch" Perry and Gang Starr, among others, the group debuted in 1996 with A Normal Family for Roadrunner Records. Two years later, Baby Fox released their second, Dum Dum Baby
 

Tracklist  

1 Jonny Lipshake 4:53
2 Celebrate 1:07
3 Curlylocks 5:34
4 Ladybird 4:08
5 Alienway 4:49
6 A Normal Family 0:17
7 Girl 1:31
8 Black Twister 0:38
9 In Your Dreams 5:18
10 Our Face Is Not A Jackal 1:47
11 Za Za 5:40
12 Gloria Graham 1:15
13 Rain 4:17