AMERICAN SOUL SPIDERS Maximum Overdrive 1991

 

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Japanese garage punk band from Tokyo active in the early 90's.

 

Tracklist

		Side Maximum
A1		Magic Bus
A2		Distant Girl (Kiss Or Kill)
A3		I Want You More
		Side Overdrive
B1		I Want You No More
B2		Talkin' Bout My Woman
B3		Crazy Gun

INDIE TOP 20 VOLUME IX Various Artists 1990

 

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UK compilation

 

1

The Farm–

Stepping Stone

3:18
2	The Soup Dragons–	Mother Universe

3:12
3	Revenge–	Pineapple Face

6:04
4	New Fast Automatic Daffodils–	Big

6:06
5	The Charlatans–	Indian Rope

4:31
6	The Shamen–	Pro Gen

3:26
7	New Order–	Round And Round (Club Mix)

7:08
8	McCarthy–	Get A Knife Between Your Teeth

3:08
9	Finitribe–	Monster In The House

3:35
10	Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine–	Sheriff Fatman

4:43
11	The Fatima Mansions–	Blues For Ceausescu

6:19
12	Wolfhounds*–	Rite Of Passage

4:32
13	Birdland (2)–	Sleep With Me

3:19
14	The Heart Throbs–	Dreamtime

3:52
15	The Sundays–	Joy

4:11
16	See See Rider–	She Sings Alone

4:05
17	A.C. Marias–	One Of Our Girls Has Gone Missing

3:17
18	Lush–	De-Luxe

3:28

 

NEVER FEAR THE UNFEARABLE Various Artists 7 inch 1994

 

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Compilation released by Bananafish zine. Anyone remember Bananafish?

A1	Harry Pussy–	Rehearsing The White Improviser
A2	Pork Queen–	We've Started
A3	A Handful Of Dust–	Fama Fraternitatis
B1	Gate (3)–	I.O.M. (1967-1992) (Excerpt)
B2	Rocket Boy (2)–	Strawberry Shortcake
B3	Solmania Featuring Yi-Gamera–	She Said Good Morning (Stomach Ache Mix)
B4	Bill Callahan And Cindy Dall*–	Untitled

 

BIG BANG THEORY Beware The Root 1991

 

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alt rock from Canada

 

Tracklist

1		Mother's Kitchen
2		Stone Child
3		Maybe I'm Bent
4		Love Letters
5		Sold to the Wind
6		Dreamland
7		Fast Life
8		Not Asking for Much
9		Country Girl
10		Gates of Eden
11		Natchez

POPSICLE Template EP 1992

 

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Swedish indie rock


Tracklist

1		Ten	4:03
2		Wonderful	2:42
3		Blow Up	4:14
4		Further	3:07
5		Loveflies	3:24
6		Never Know	3:10

EASY Sun Years 1994

 

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Swedish indiepop group with members from Jönköping and Gothenburg.

Released ‘Magic Seed’ (Blast First) in 1991, which has a shoegaze-pop sound. Resurfaced with ‘Sun Years’ a couple of years later, an album which saw them experimenting with other musical styles and has stayed active since.

Tracklist

1		In Black And White	3:15
2		On Top Of The Ark	3:14
3		Don't Let The Other Hand Know	3:40
4		Someone's Mecca	3:28
5		Never Seen A Star	3:40
6		Listen To The Bells	4:24
7		Wait And See	3:27
8		Shake A Memory	3:28
9		If You Don't Know	3:18
10		Sun Years	4:13
11		Empty Foxhole	4:59

CROW Play With Love 1997

 

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alternative rock from Australia

 

Tracklist

1		A Broken Machine
2		Animal Husbandry
3		Hate Need
4		Swollen Venus
5		Bobby Pin
6		Mirrors Trouble
7		Whatever Does Connect Us
8		Press On Let Go
9		Head On Feet Off
10		Plagiarise
11		Who Are You?
12		Throwaway

ECONOLINE CRUSH Purge 1994

 

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Led by vocalist Trevor Hurst, this Vancouver-based industrial-rock outfit also features Robbie Morfitt (guitarist), Ziggy Zigmond (guitarist), Ken Fleming (bass) and Robert Wagner (drums, percussion).

Formed in 1992 and signed to EMI Canada, Econoline Crush creates guitar-heavy, program-laden industrial music. Disbanded in 2001, reformed in 2007.

 

Tracklist

1. Purge I
2. Out of Reach
3. T.D.M.
4. Cruel World
5. Pssyche
6. Purge II

SALT CHUNK MARY Ornithopter 7 inch 1991

 

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Noise rock

Tracklist

		Firstside
A1		Spittin' Distance
A2		Clivus Multrum
		Fishside
B1		The Ballad Of Jesse Helms
B2		Scud

TWO LINE FILLER Listener 1995

 

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2 Line Filler (sometimes spelled Two Line Filler) was an emo band from Pickering, Ontario, Canada active from 1991 to 2000. Throughout its span, the line-up has consistently featured principal songwriter Matt White (12) on vocals and guitar, but the remaining members changed on nearly every release. 2 Line Filler was a pioneering band of the emo genre, being one of the first (if not "the" first) bands to have whiny vocals over melodic hardcore music.

 
LOL at "...whiny vocals."

Tracklist

1		Listener	0:50
2		Angerly	1:57
3		Home	3:19
4		Mind	3:31
5		Take	2:02
6		These Times	2:38
7		Stop, Stop, Stop
0:03
8		Inside	1:38
9		Whatcha Doin'?	0:04
10		Brake	2:22
11		Crunch	3:00
12		Hurtfullest Line	2:43
13		Fade	2:06
14		[Untitled]	2:15

LANDSPEEDRECORD! The Corporate Secret 1999

 

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 Indie/post punk rock

Tracklist

1		Interoffice Copulation	1:38
2		Dead Girlfriend	2:03
3		Now!	2:14
4		Freezie Poof	3:35
5		Signs And Symptoms	3:35
6		The Maw	2:00
7		Chromatic God	1:57
8		The Third Shadow	1:39
9		Viagra Orgy	2:56
10		Re: The Corporate Secret	2:17

CARBOMB Young Heart Attack E.P. 7 inch 1996

 

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Hardcore band from Austin, Texas, US.

 

Tracklist

A1		Butter Scotch
A2		Love Song For Love Birds
A3		Constitution Revolution
B1		Stereophonic
B2		Dragstrip Tease
B3		Slowpoke

 

100 WATT CLOCK Capricorn Vs. Cancer 199?

 

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100 Watt Clock was a post-hardcore band from Austin, TX, active in the late nineties.  

Tracklist

A1		Capricorn Vs. Cancer
A2		Pock Mark Out
A3		Under The Skin
A4		Red Is Red
B1		For Your Eyes
B2		Glue 2
B3		Poumon Conclusions
B4		Coloured Slides

 

GUMBALL The Damage Done EP 1993

 

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Tracklist

1. The Damage Done
2. Thunder (Alt. Version)
3. Chew The Chew
4. Straight Line
5. Upsetters Theme Song (Live)
6. Accelerator

JOSHUA Joshua EP 1996

 

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Indie rock band from Orange County, NY.

 

 

Tracklist

1		Lovers Quarrel
2		Forever
3		Disassociation
4		Kickstand
5		Impossible
6		Safe

 

THE WHITLAMS Introducing The Whitlams 1993

 

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Artist Biography

by Jonathan Lewis

Named after former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam, The Whitlams became one of Australia's more successful alternative acts of the late 1990s with their piano-driven pop.

Forming in Sydney, Australia in 1991, The Whitlams was originally a side project for local musicians Stevie Plunder (born Anthony Hayes in 1963) and Tim Freedman (b 1964), who had also worked with, among others, The Hummingbirds and The Sunnyboys.

Going through a number of lineup changes throughout the 1990s, it was Plunder and Freedman who were the mainstays of the group. The Whitlams built considerable local support with their live shows, but their first two albums, 1993's Introducing The Whitlams and 1995's Undeniably The Whitlams, failed to earn the band more than a cult following.

In January 1996, Plunder died after falling over a cliff in the Blue Mountains near Sydney. The future of the band was put in doubt after this, although when a track from Undeniably The Whitlams, "I Make Hamburgers", began to receive significant airplay, Freedman decided to continue with the group.

In late 1997, The Whitlams returned with Eternal Nightcap, an album dedicated to Plunder. Although there were numerous musicians who contributed to the album, the core lineup of the band had become Freedman; vocals and piano, Bill Heckenburg; drums, and Cottco Lovett; bass. Eternal Nightcap became a surprise success for the band, riding mostly on the single "No Aphrodisiac", a melancholy, piano-driven song about long-distance relationships. Another single from the album, "You Sound Like Louis Burdett", also received significant airplay on Australian radio.

In 1998, The Whitlams received three ARIA awards (the Australian equivalent of a Grammy), including best independent release for Eternal Nightcap.

 

Tracklist

1		The Ballad Of Lester Walker
3:26
2		Where Is She
4:18
3		Happy Days
1:42
4		Gough
3:18
5		Mum's Going Out
0:26
6		Pigeons In The Attic Room
1:56
7		Woody
1:16
8		Jumpin' Leprechauns
2:15
9		I'm Different
2:05
10.1		Winter Lovin'
3:48
10.2		Hidden Track	3:02

 

LUCKY ME Glue 1995

 

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Some alt pop rock with female fronted vocals on Will Records

Tracklist

1		The Water Lily Is My Favorite Flower
2		Saint Joan
3		Glue
4		Platinum Autumn
5		My Man
6		Rosey
7		Worthy
8		Somatic Footing Overture
9		There Are No Others
10		Doc
11		The Witch
12		Untitled

 

45 SPIDERS Standard Forms of Communication 1997

 

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Standard Forms of Communication Review

by Heather Phares

45 Spiders' debut album, Standard Forms of Communication, presents a dozen indie rock songs influenced by all the "right" bands -- Galaxie 500, Unrest, the Wedding Present, Yo La Tengo, and Polvo all spring to mind -- that never quite make the leap to sounding original. Despite some clever lyrics ("You're so post, you're pre" from "Carter Stanley or Jacques Lacan?" is a highlight), pleasant melodies, and appealing playing and production, Forms of Communication rarely rises above competency. The result is a very pretty, paint-by-numbers indie rock portrait; with any luck, 45 Spiders' future albums will use a more distinctive palette.

 

Tracklist

1		Carter Stanley Or Jacques Lacan?
2		All Souls Day
3		Hot Head Don
4		Sickbed
5		Northhampton
6		Club Anthem
7		Hoosegow
8		Pentimento
9		Another Polvo Song
10		Naomi Yang's Thoughts On Bass And Life Parallel My Own
11		Me And Seamonsters
12		Fuck The Canon

 

ADDICT Stones 1998

 

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Artist Biography

by Tom Demalon

British quartet Addict's roots go back to childhood friends Mark Aston and James Denham. With Aston singing lead and Denham on bass, the two went through a succession of bands in their hometown of Cambridge. Relocating to London in the early '90s, they added Danish-born guitarist Nikolaj Juel and completed Addict's lineup when drummer Luke Bullen joined in 1995. The band signed to Big Cat/V2 late the following year after tightening up as a live unit. In early 1997, there was the release of a limited-edition EP, which was well-received by the press and earned comparisons to Radiohead. Enlisting producer David Bianco, who had come off working with Teenage Fanclub, Addict recorded their debut album, Stones, in Los Angeles, releasing it in 1998. Despite more favorable reviews, Stones failed to make much of an impact on either side of the Atlantic and Addict has been quiet since its issue.

 

Tracklist

1		Dust	3:36
2		Monster Side	4:11
3		All Change	3:14
4		Red Bird	5:35
5		Heavy	4:21
6		Teenage Angel	3:52
7		Caned	3:36
8		Underneath	3:54
9		Nobody Knows	3:16
10		Stones	4:33
11		Black Hole	4:10
12		Abused	4:46

 

RAILROAD JERK One Track Mind 1995

 

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Over the span of ten years, Railroad Jerk - the celebrated, premiere, industrial-folk, junkyard blues, rock band of the 90's - made four full-length LPs for the independent label Matador and toured the world. Beginning with "Railroad Jerk" (1990) and "Raise the Plow" (1992) the quartet defined the blues-punk sound of the era. Although never achieving the kind of mainstream recognition enjoyed by other bands of the time, Railroad Jerk was an influential force in what became known as "alternative rock." With the release of "One Track Mind" (1994) and the legendary line-up now in place, Railroad Jerk reached its biggest success. Drummer Dave Varenka, guitarist Alec Stephen, bassist Tony Lee, and guitarist/vocalist Marcellus Hall brought the RRJ sound across America and to Europe and Japan.  

Tracklist

1		Gun Problem	3:56
2		Bang The Drum	2:46
3		Rollerkoaster	5:09
4		Riverboat
3:50
5		What Did You Expect?	4:49
6		Home = Hang	3:50
7		Forty Minutes	4:28
8		The Ballad Of Railroad Jerk	5:29
9		Big White Lady
2:39
10		Help Yourself	4:25
11		You Better Go Now	4:03
12		Some Girl Waved	3:30
13		Zero Blues	4:14

 

STICKY Double Superbuzz 1997

 

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Thanks to ForAllItsWorth

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Indie / Punk / Pop / Rock band from Boone, North Carolina, USA. Active around 1993-1997.

Tracklist

1		The Probability	3:58
2		You've Got A Weird Way	3:14
3		The Big Ones (Goldar, Silvar & Gam)	3:01
4		Get Around	2:58
5		Pete Best	4:16
6		Id I'd	3:40

 

FEAR OF FALLING Welcome To Wonderland 1991

 

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Female fronted alternative band from Australia

 

Tracklist

1		Watching The World Go By	3:50
2		Crossroads Of Reality	3:30
3		For The Tourist	4:21
4		Candy	0:38
5		Steamtrain Of Youth	4:28
6		Your Place	3:45
7		Black And White	4:51
8		Butler To Your Masquerade	4:01
9		Manic	3:02
10		Hand In Hand	3:42
11		Answering	3:36
12		South Of Nowhere	3:58
13		Acid Rain	3:27
14		Slave (To The Unexpected)	3:25

THE MORTALS Ritual Dimension of Sound 1992

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Garage rock on the Estrus Records label

 

Tracklist

1		I Want More
2		World Turns On
3		I Dream She There
4		Leaving For Good
5		Hangin' On
6		Disintegration
7		Glow
8		Paralyzed
9		She's So Dangerous
10		Everything But Time
11		Blues Theme
12		I Am Alive
		CD Bonus Cuts Yippee!
13		Tell Me Why
14		Looking At You

 

POP POPPINS Delight In Disorder 1991

 

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Power pop/alternative rock band from Dallas, Texas.  

Tracklist

1		It Hasn't Been Long
2		Be Patient
3		A Certain Person
4		Enlighten Me
5		I'm Alive
6		On A Moving Train
7		On Top Of A Building
8		Bridges And Towers
9		Lovin' A Stranger
10		Shy
11		Train

 

JIMMIE'S CHICKEN SHACK Bring Your Own Stereo 1999

 

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 Tracklist

		Side A
1		Spiraling	3:41
2		Lazy Boy Dash
3:13
3		Do Right
3:02
4		String Of Pearls
3:55
5		Ooh	3:04
6		Let's Get Flat
3:38
7		Trash	3:01
		Side B
8		Fill In The Blank	3:20
9		Face It	3:20
10		Silence Again	2:59
11		Pure	4:29
12		Waiting	4:03
13		30 Days	3:56

 

 

 

 

TRIP SHAKESPEARE Volt 1992

 

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Artist Biography

by Stacia Proefrock

Playing engaging and imaginative alternative rock with a pop twist, Trip Shakespeare were a Minneapolis-based combo who earned a loyal cult following for their playful but literate, rhythmically inventive music. The band's story began in the early 1980s, when Harvard anthropology grad Elaine Harris answered an ad looking for "wicked percussion hands" posted by English major Matt Wilson, who would soon abandon school for music to relocate to his hometown of Minneapolis. Harris and Wilson would found Trip Shakespeare, along with John Munson, a Chinese-language major at the University of Minnesota. After issuing a debut LP, 1988's Applehead Man, on local label Gark Records, the album was picked up for national distribution by Restless Records. Not long after the album came out, the band expanded to include another Harvard student, Dan Wilson, a graduate student in art and Matt's elder brother. With an arty sound but unpretentious approach which attracted new fans, the band released their second album, 1989's Are You Shakesperienced?, on Twin/Tone. In 1990, the band signed with A&M, releasing Across the Universe the same year, followed by Lulu in 1991. These two major-label albums showed off a bright melodic style with increasingly tight production values, providing a nice package for their arcane lyrics and free-ranging instrumentation. Unfortunately, neither album became a major commercial breakthrough, and after Trip Shakespeare recorded a six-song EP of cover tunes entitled Volt, A&M rejected the project and dropped the band. (Twin/Tone records would belatedly release Volt in 1994.) Shortly after severing ties with A&M, Trip Shakespeare broke up. Elaine Harris returned to the Boston area, Matt Wilson performed with several Minneapolis-area bands, and Dan Wilson and John Munson joined with Jacob Slichter to form Pleasure, later known as Semisonic. Dan Wilson would go on to a successful career as a songwriter and solo artist, and performed occasional shows with Matt Wilson, two of which were documented on live albums. In 2013, Wilson was invited to perform with the Minneapolis jazz/rock band the New Standards (featuring John Munson on bass) for their annual Christmas show, and Wilson had a surprise for the audience -- he brought out Elaine Harris and Matt Wilson, and the complete Trip Shakespeare lineup performed for the first time since their breakup. In 2014, Omnivore Records released deluxe, expanded editions of the first two Trip Shakespeare albums, Applehead Man and Are You Shakesperienced?

 

Tracklist

1		What's So Funny About Peace, Love And Understanding?
2		Something In The Air
3		The Ballad Of El Goodo
4		Time Of The Season
5		Dead Set On Destruction
6		Helpless