VENT 414 self titled 1996

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AllMusic Review by Jason Damas

After the demise of the Wonder Stuff in 1994, lead singer Miles Hunt went on to form Vent 414 with drummer Pete Howard and bassist Morgan Nicholls. The band went into the studio to record their self-titled debut album with producer Steve Albini, a clear sign that this band was to sound significantly different from the spirited pop/rock of the Wonder Stuff, and it delivers on that promise. Albini's stamp is all over this release, from the fractured shards of guitar to the unpolished, almost primal vocals from Hunt. The songs on the album have more in common with Ten-era Pearl Jam and early-'90s American grunge than with mid-'90s Brit-pop, a scene in which Hunt's old band could've easily squeezed into. This wouldn't be all that bad, though, if Vent 414 were at all interesting. Instead, only rarely do they stumble across an interesting song (the cinematic opening ballad "Fixer" is okay, as is the tense "Easy to Talk"), while the majority of the songs fail to stand out at all, even on repeated listens. Vent 414 is clearly the sound of Hunt trying to experiment, trying to get as far away as possible from the slick pop on the final Wonder Stuff album, but instead he created an album that fans will not likely enjoy and that few others will even know about. An Albini/Hunt pairing sounds interesting on paper, but Vent 414 is evidence that it didn't work.

Tracklist

1	Fixer
2	Fits & Starts
3	At The Base Of The Fire
4	Last Episode
5	Laying Down With
6	Life Before You
7	Correctional
8	Easy To Talk
9	A Night Out With A Foreign Fella
10	Kissing The Mirror
11	At One
12	2113
13	Guess My God

 

REBUILDING COMPILATION Various Artists 1992

 

Discogs

Tracklist  

1	–Turning Point	Broken
2	–Burn (2)	Drawn
3	–Gorilla Biscuits	Biscuit Power
4	–No Escape	Silence
5	–Turning Point	Insecurity
6	–Burn (2)	Decay
7	–Turning Point	Thursday
8	–Turning Point	Behind This Wall
9	–Turning Point	Anxiety Asking
10	–No Escape	Framework
11	–No Escape	Guilty
12	–No Escape	No

ABSOLUTION Complete Discography 1997

hardcore band featuring Gavin Van Vlack from Burn, Die 116, Absolution, Pry etc.

Discogs

Tracklist  

1	Dead And Gone	3:38
2	The More Things Change (Live)	1:30
3	Blessed With Awareness (Live)	3:28
4	Take Control (Live)	3:34
5	Armed With Anger	4:15
6	Chosen Path (Live)	2:28
7	In The Meantime (Live)	2:57
8	Never Ending Game (Live)	3:05
9	Revealing The Prey	3:11
10	Dead And Gone (Live)	4:07
11	I Am (Live)	2:43
12	Armed With Anger (Live)	4:10
13	Drop Of Patience	1:42
14	Hangover At Fury's (Demo)	3:14
15	Take Control (Demo)	3:10
16	Fall Of A Nation (Demo)	1:55
17	Not This Time (Demo)	2:50
18	I Am (Demo)	2:44
19	Blessed With Awareness (Demo)	3:22
20	Risk (Demo)	1:42
21	Dead And Gone (Demo)	3:35
22	In The Meantime (Demo)	2:29
23	In The Meantime	2:37
24	Something Must Be Done* (Live)	1:40

THE ZEROS 4-3-2-1... The Zeros 1991

glam band

(not the same Zeros as in another post)

Discogs

Tracklist

1	Introduction	0:53
2	Oh Yeah	1:31
3	Love's Not Fair	3:02
4	Sticky Sweet Girls	1:59
5	Zero To Mom	3:16
6	Death Rock Girl (Did You See?)	2:10
7	Rich Chicks	3:17
8	Nobody Cares	3:38
9	Too Young	2:58
10	Society	2:40
11	Wish I Knew	4:10
12	Do You Want Some More?	2:03
13	Raging Rock And Roll	3:09
14	4-3-2-1	2:44
15	Goodnight	2:35

I AM NOT A TEST MARKET: 1994 RESTLESS WINTER YEARBOOK Various Artists 1994

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Tracklist

1	–aMiniature	Physical Climber
2	–aMiniature	Towner On The B Side
3	–Sister Psychic	Velvet Dog
4	–Sister Psychic	Kim The Waitress
5	–Swains (2)	Unfulfilled Desire
6	–Swains (2)	Streetfighter
7	–Smut	Symphony #1
8	–Smut	Goodness, No Grief
9	–Crain (2)	Blistering
10	–Crain (2)	Hey Cops
11	–God And Texas	In The Blast Furnace
12	–God And Texas	Bury Magnets
13	–The Hang-Ups	Waiting
14	–The Hang-Ups	Runway
15	–Giant Sand	Bender
16	–Giant Sand	Here On The Planet

 

PUNK USA Various Artists 1994

 

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Tracklist  

1	–Scratch Bongowax	Nobody Home	1:41
2	–Rattail Grenadier	Come On Back	2:51
3	–Pink Lincolns	Rats	2:09
4	–Moral Crux	Breakdown	2:15
5	–Screeching Weasel	My Friends Are Getting Famous	2:54
6	–Beatnik Termites	How Many Times	2:03
7	–Thankless Dogs	Stan The Man	1:41
8	–The Vindictives	I'm In Trouble Now	2:39
9	–The Queers	Blabbermouth	1:21
10	–The Pist	Threat	1:38
11	–Submachine	Diseased	2:29
12	–8 Bark	Give Up	1:56
13	–Face To Face	Dissension	2:36
14	–Sinkhole	Casemaker	1:48
15	–Garden Variety	Pretty Mouth	3:35
16	–Jawbreaker	Sea Foam Green	4:09

THE YA MOS Off Your Parents E.P. 1994

hardcore punk

Discogs

Tracklist

A1	Fare Inspector=Pig
A2	So
A3	Bobby Harley
B1	Fuck That
B2	Tuesday At 4

PROCESS Regeneration 1994

 

Discogs

Hardcore band from southern California, active in the early 90's. Released on Conversion Records.

Tracklist  

1	By Chance By Change
2	Fog
3	Fate
4	Release
5	Premonition From An Old Friend
6	Cold

SLAPSTICK Lookit! 1995

 

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Artist Biography by Corey Apar

Rowdy ska-punk outfit Slapstick managed to not only inspire a legion of kids to start their own bands in the mid-'90s, but their popularity and influence on the third wave ska revival was felt long after the band's mere three-year existence was over. Slapstick formed in 1993 and the raucous group quickly saw itself sitting at the top of the underground Chicago punk scene. Comprised of Brendan Kelly (vocals), Dan Andriano (bass/vocals), Peter Anna (trombone), Matt Stamps (guitar), Dan Hanaway (trumpet/vocals), and Rob Kellenberger (drums/vocals), the guys appeared on various compilations and released one full-length album during their short run. Recorded in the fall of 1995, Lookit! was released early the next year on Skankin' Pickle's own Dill Records. When Mike Park quit Skankin' Pickle, he formed his own label (Asian Man Records) and Slapstick was one of four bands he took with him. However, almost as quickly as they began, the band suddenly broke up in 1996. Slapstick reunited once on November 23, 1997 for a packed one-off benefit show at Chicago's Fireside Bowl. The band wound up playing another show right after the first as well, due to the night's overwhelming turnout. Asian Man issued an eponymous compilation record in 1997 that contained all of the band's recorded songs, which included eight unreleased tracks. Following Slapstick's demise, its members went on to join and/or create a plethora of acts, including: the Lawrence Arms, Tuesday, the Broadways, Alkaline Trio, the Honor System, Colossal, Duvall, Less Than Jake, Smoking Popes, and The Falcon. In June 2006, the live DVD Reunion Show appeared on Asian Man, documenting Slapstick's last performance from the Fireside Bowl with additional commentary by Kelly and Kellenberger. 

 

 

Tracklist

1	Good Times Gone	1:25
2	Almost Punk Enough	1:50
3	Cheat To Win	2:06
4	Crooked	1:44
5	Colorado	1:33
6	74 Fullerton	2:23
7	She Doesn't Love Me	2:11
8	My Way	2:14
9	Not Tonite	2:45
10	The Geek	1:05
11	Ed	2:02
12	The Punx	1:58
13	Nate B.	3:01
14	Broken Down	2:35

 

OWADA Nothing 1997

by request

Discogs

Kittysneezes.com - more on Owada

Tracklist

1	Hello	0:49
2	1234	0:17
3	Thirty Thirty	2:20
4	The New Instrumental One	1:55
5	Short G	0:10
6	Feeling Blue	3:05
7	Up + Down	0:51
8	Short G	0:10
9	Not Yours	4:41
10	Circle	2:48
11	30 Seconds With The Lights Off	0:35
12	1-100	1:24
13	Short G	0:11
14	101-200	1:29
15	Low	0:32
16	High	0:33
17	Long G	1:31
18	One Whole Song	2:22
19	X	2:52
20	The Usual First One	1:48
21	1234	0:14
22	Nothing	5:01
23	Start Middle End	0:36

TRUSTY "Goodbye, Dr. Fate" 1995

 

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Artist Biography by Mario Mesquita Borges

Combining influences ranging from indie rock's original melodies to alternative rock's unique and dazzling references, Trusty's creations distinctly provided the most flammable aspects of the punk rock revival style. Forming in Little Rock, AR, in 1989, Trusty first appeared with a lineup consisting of James Brady (guitar, vocals), Bobby Matthews (guitar, vocals), Paul (bass), and drummer Bircho. During the succeeding months, the band released its first demo and shortly afterward Trusty, the group's first and eponymous debut album. In the following year, bassist Paul left, and was later replaced by Brad Long, formerly a member of Sobering Consequences. In 1992, the crew decided to relocate to Washington, D.C., releasing the single Cockatoo shortly before suffering its second lineup change when drum wizard Bircho abandoned the band and Jim Schaffer filled in the position.
Goodbye Dr. Fate, Trusty's second full-length disc, showed up in 1993, months before the band embarked on its first major tour. Gaining a substantial fan base and capturing their better tunes on-stage, the quartet eventually dedicated the subsequent years to two nationwide tours. Fourth Wise Man, Trusty's second release for the Dischord Records label, hit the record stores in 1996, and in that same year the band made its debut tour in Europe. However, in July 1997, months before entering its third extensive U.S. tour, Trusty announced they were disbanding. In 1999, Brady and Schaffer, along with Norman Mayer Group's Kathy Cashel, decided to assemble a new crew dubbed the Blisters.

Tracklist  

1	There Goes Sally	3:58
2	"Goodbye, Dr. Fate"	2:06
3	Joseph And Jennifer	3:14
4	Boy And His Dog	2:39
5	King Snake	3:07
6	Wicked	3:07
7	Honey Mustard	3:25
8	4:30	3:25
9	Shopping List	2:01
10	Serendipity	1:46
11	Kal-el	3:13
12	A Modest Proposal	3:37
13	Wife	1:48
14	The Tale Of The Swazi Pascha And The Tiger	3:59

DIG EPs

I'll Stay High

1994

Soft Pretzel

1994

Discogs

I'll Stay High

 

Tracklist  

1	I'll Stay High	3:18
2	King O My World	4:14
3	On The Inside	2:47

 

Soft Pretzel

Tracklist  

1	On The Inside	2:47
2	Fearless	4:42
3	King O My World	4:14
4	I'm Around	4:00

 

LUXX self titled 1998

by request

 

 

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Artist Biography by Stacia Proefrock

Formed in the late '90s in New York City, Luxx is the combined effort of bassist Tony Fennell, guitarist Ian Hatton, drummer Dave Silver and lead vocalist, Katrina Chester. With a sound that swims back and forth between ska-punk and metal, Luxx released their first self-titled album on Push Records in 1998. A year later they followed up with Hydroponic, released on their own label, an imprint of All-Indie Records.

Tracklist

1	Inside Your Head
2	Invade Me
3	Kiss The Star
4	Flying Too Near The Sun
5	Soul Of Me
6	Will I Burn
7	Secret Garden
8	Fool
9	It's My Party
10	Genius
11	Eulogy
12	My Indian