JULIAN COPE East Easy Rider E.P. 1991

 

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Julian Cope Biography

by James Christopher Monger

English musician, writer, historian, and cosmic shaman Julian Cope came to fame in the late '70s and early '80s as the frontman for the Liverpudlian post-punk group Teardrop Explodes. An enigmatic storyteller, contrarian, mystic, and hallucinogen enthusiast, Cope embarked on a genre-defying solo career upon leaving the band in 1983. Beginning with World Shut Your Mouth in 1984, he released a string of LPs that married the Teardrops' love of debauched psych-pop with folk, chamber pop, Krautrock, ambient/electronica, and space and alternative rock. He remained popular in the U.K. but didn't attain commercial success overseas until the release of the slickly produced Saint Julian in 1987, which featured the hits "Trampolene" and "World Shut Your Mouth," the latter of which was performed live on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Released in 1991, Peggy Suicide saw Cope strip away the studio polish and deliver an ambitious and environmentally themed set of brooding funk, soul, folk, and cosmic garage rock, an aesthetic he would revisit again on 1992's Jehovahkill and 1994's Autogeddon. He continued to explore themes of neolithic history, rock & roll, cultural activism, ecology, and paganism well into the 2000s via eclectic left-field outings like Citizen Cain'd (2005), Psychedelic Revolution (2012), and Drunken Songs (2017). In addition to his musical works, which include stints with the bands Black Sheep and Brain Donor, Cope has written and published a number of books, ranging from a novel of fiction (One Three One) and a two-volume autobiography (Head On) to a pair of ornate coffee-table books on archaeology (The Modern Antiquarian and The Megalithic European) and guides to underground music in Germany (Krautrocksampler) and Japan (Japrocksampler).

 

Tracklist

1. East Easy Rider
2. Butterfly E
3. Almost Alive
4. Little Donkey

ROSE CHRONICLES Shiver 1993

 

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The Rose Chronicles Biography

by John Bush

Richard Maranda (guitar) and Steve van der Woerd (percussion) first hooked up with vocalist Kristy Thirsk and bass player Judd Cochrane in 1992. Signed to Nettwerk solely on the strength of their live shows, the ethereal yet noisy band released their debut, Shiver, in 1994.

Tracklist

1		Dwelling	4:45
2		Glide (Free Above)	3:45
3		Nothing's Real	4:39
4		Deirdre	2:58
5		Brick And Glue	5:09
6		Undertow	4:27
7		Bottle Song	4:53
8		Visions
8:08
9		Shiver	0:53
10		Forgotten	3:44
11a		Awaiting Eternity
5:21
11b		Silence	2:03
11c		Visions (Version)	4:44

SULLY I Have Much To Report 1998

 

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Sully Biography

by Mario Mesquita Borges

Forming in Ottawa, Canada, in 1995, Sully assembled a five-piece lineup consisting of vocalist Becke Gainforth, guitarist Scott Strachan, bassist Paul Prince, drummer Ian Duke, and keyboardist Daniel McCormick. Managing to record and release their first album in that same year, their self-titled debut album substantiated their better pop remarks and opened the door for the band's recognition all across the local pop music scene. After three years of experimentation and numerous shows, the Canadians recorded their second full-length. I Have Much to Report hit the record stores in 1998 via a re-release of the Nettwerk Records label, that way giving them considerable recognition and catapulting Sully's work to an even larger audience. Receiving favorable reviews by the media, not only locally, but also in the U.S., the team solidified their on-growing fan base. In 2001, the band delivered Bright Lights, their third full-length disc.

 
Tracklist

  1. 15
  2. Lasterb
  3. Opened
  4. Ethyl
  5. Glick-Clack-Glog
  6. Swibily
  7. Otherd
  8. White Schfuf
  9. Scrubable
10. Quasi-Juntos
11. Palindrome
12. Anotherd
13. Scrubable (Remix)

WOODEN STARS The Very Same 1995

 

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Wooden Stars Biography

by Mike DaRonco

Since 1992, the Wooden Stars have fused together their upbringing of jazz, post-punk, and indie to result in a sound of flowing, guitar-driven ballads. After two years of playing around their native Ottawa, Lunamoth Records released the Stars' self-titled debut EP and the Very Same full-length the following year. Four years, two releases, and a label switch later, Matlock Records put out the Wooden Stars third album The Moon in 1999. That same year, Elevator to Hell's Julie Doiron collaborated with the band for a 2000 release. 

Tracklist

1		Farewell To The Yellow Jacket Avenger
2		Instruments
3		Splinters On A Pillow
4		Shade Tree Crescent
5		Oh! The Agonies Of Hell
6		The Cuckold
7		The Rocker
8		Antichrist
9		Baby Barn
10		Hidden Decorations
11		Irving
12		The Nuclear Warhead
13		Songs For The Yellow Jacket Avenger
14		Donkeys
15		Keith & Amy
16		Innocent Gears
17		Untitled

 

HELEN LOVE Does Your Heart Go Boom 1997

 

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Cult punk-pop band from Swansea. Formed in 1992 in Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Tracklist

1		Does Your Heart Go Boom	2:26
2		So In Love With You	1:51
3		Yeah Yeah We're Helen Love	5:19
4		Put Your Foot On The Fuzz Box Baby	2:09

 

AN OCEAN OF DOUBT (The Emo Diaries • Chapter Four) Various Artists 1999

 

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Emo Diaries, Vol. 4: An Ocean of Doubt Review

by Heather Phares

Emo Diaries, Vol. 4: An Ocean of Doubt continues Deep Elm's sampler series, highlighting tracks from emo groups like Further Seems Forever, O.D.G., and Keystone Sinatra. From Red Animal War's math rock-tinged "Back Breaker" to the John Doe Band's poppy "Supergirl" to Five Speed's straight-up, driving "What's Our Dilemma," the album catalogs emo's increasingly diverse sounds. Tracks like Spy Versus Spy's "Set the Spokes Alight" and "Distance" by Ed Matus' Struggle round out this collection of impassioned punk and pop, reaffirming Deep Elm's status as one of the best emo labels around.

Tracklist

  1. Five Speed - What's Our Dilemma
  2. Red Animal War - Backbreaker
  3. The John Doe Band - Supergirl
  4. Ed Matus' Struggle - Distance
  5. Aina - Rolling Snowball
  6. Further Seems Forever - Vengeance Factor
  7. Keystone Sinatra - Twenty1
  8. The Movielife - Valens
  9. Spy Versus Spy - Set The Spokes Alight
10. ODG - Corners
11. Merrick - Milk And Lots More
12. Flux Capacitor - Sasshe

 

THE CAPITOL CITY DUSTERS Simplicity 1998

 

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The Capitol City Dusters Biography

by Ron DePasquale

Fusing the sentiments of early hardcore and the sounds of D.C. post-punk, the Capitol City Dusters started off originally as the Dusters in 1996. Guitarist/vocalist Alec Bourgeois and drummer Benjamin Azzara got together when their respective Washington bands, Severin and Delta 72, split up. Bassist Bill Colgrove, whose hardcore band Foundation had done shows with Azzara's old band Junction, came down from Upstate New York to join. In a joint effort between Bourgeois' label Superbad Records and Dischord Records, the band released two vinyl-only albums, Forest Fire/Seventeen 7" in 1996 and a split 10" in 1997 with labelmates the Most Secret Method. Colgrove then left the band to start a web design business with Jawbox/Burning Airlines guitarist Bill Barbot, and the band renamed itself the Capitol City Dusters. Mark Lacasse (Sicken, Ghoti Hook) filled in on bass during the 1998 recording of Simplicity, after which Jesse Quitslund (Vile Cherubs, Please) took over. The Dusters then toured much of U.S. and Europe before returning home to work on a new album. They wouldn't emerge again until 2001, when they came out of their self-imposed vacation to work on a new album, 2002's Rock Creek.

Tracklist

1		Minutemen Song
2		A Day Away
3		Second To Run
4		Forest Fire
5		Breather
6		Falling Down Stairs
7		Treason
8		Not Me Now
9		Killing Ground
10		Seventeen
11		The Letter "E"

 

THE GUFS Songs of Life 1992

 

by request

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Alternative rock from Milwaukee, Wisconsin


Tracklist

1		Life's Sweet Sound
2		Lay You Down
3		For A Ride
4		Everything
5		Danielle
6		Kiss The Sky
7		My Copper Circus
8		Song Of Life
9		She Says
10		The Chosen
11		When Time Comes
12		Lullaby
13		Don't Look Away
14		Blindfold Removed

ARTIFICIAL JOY CLUB Melt 1997

 

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Artificial Joy Club Biography

by Amanda Nusbaum

Heavy issues aside, Artificial Joy Club sounds large, strong and melodic -- and intellectually accessible in both their music and lyrics. Their Interscope debut Melt turns out music both blunt and poignant, music that's emotive. Imported from Ottawa, Canada, Sal, guitarist Leslie Howe, bassist Tim Dupont, guitarist Michael Goyette and drummer Andrew Lamarche are not only great musicians, but outspoken and unapologetic. True to their heritage, however, they are funny and wryly observant. Drawn to junk/pop culture, urban folklore, and psychological introspection, Melt is strewn with references such as Vulcans, Kevorkian, gerbils, Forrest Gump, pogo sticks, cheeky monkeys and Pete Best. 

 

Tracklist

  1. Psychic Man
  2. Skywriting
  3. Sick & Beautiful
  4. Spaceman
  5. No Shame
  6. I Say
  7. You're Too Good To Me
  8. Crawl
  9. Cheeky Monkey
10. Garbage Cans

VIGILANTES OF LOVE Welcome To Struggleville 1994

 

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Vigilantes of Love Biography

by Richard Skelly

Like their labelmates Sonia Dada and Rusted Root, the Vigilantes of Love blended blues, gospel, folk-rock and country-rock. Formed in 1990 in Athens, Georgia, the group consisted of chief songwriter Bill Mallonee on vocals and acoustic guitars, Newton Carter on electric guitars and backing vocals, David LaBruyere on bass, and Travis Aaron McNabb on drums and percussion. Vigilantes of Love began as an acoustic duo, with just Mallonee and an accordionist; after releasing two independent albums as a duo, Mallonee added some other Athens-area local band veterans to go electric. Following two other indie albums, the band signed to Capricorn for 1994's Welcome to Struggleville and 1995's Blister Soul. After 1996's V.O.L., the band returned the following year with Slow Dark Train. Cross the Big Pond appeared in 1999, and in 2000 Vigilantes of Love issued Audible Sigh.

Tracklist

1		Welcome To Struggleville	4:19
2		Aftermath	2:26
3		Resume	3:38
4		Babylon	3:59
5		All Messed Up	4:14
6		Vet	4:27
7		I Can Explain Everything	3:47
8		Runaway Train	3:02
9		Sympathy	5:26
10		Cold Ground	3:44
11		Last To Know	3:21
12		Bitter Price To Pay	2:27
13		Glory And The Dream	3:48

CÉLESTE The Colder Insight EP 1998

 

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indie pop from somewhere on this earth

 

Tracklist

1		Colder Inside	2:57
2		I Don't Think You Can Cry	2:37
3		Holiday On Ice	2:10
4		Sunny Side Of The Moon	2:44

AQUADAYS Electric Songs 1999

 

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Aquadays Biography

by Mike DaRonco

The heartfelt style of melancholy lyrics have continually accompanied The Aquadays mood of electric pop since their 1993 formation. Based out of Gothenburg, Sweden, Lisa Aamot (electric organ), Martin Aamot (guitar/ synthesizer) and Klara Albinsson (vocals) have faced the inevitable comparisons to Abba and The Cardigans considering their influences and location. But with six years of playing throughout Europe without an album, the Aquaday's finally debuted with their Electric Songs on Apricot Records in 1999. 

 

Tracklist

1		Senseless	3:46
2		Daydreamer	4:04
3		Casablanca	4:16
4		June	4:07
5		Spacious	3:42
6		Sunshine Girl	3:59
7		Mother Of Pearl	2:55
8		Gem	3:16
9		Lustre	3:10
10		Autumn Swirl	3:06

THE GUFS Collide 1995

 

by request

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin based alternative rock band that reminds me of The Connells.

Tracklist

1		Smile
2		Lost Along The Way
3		Belong
4		Crash (Into Me)
5		Out Somehow
6		Wasting Time
7		Someday Daughter
8		Waiting
9		Listen To The Trees
10		Emily
11		Loser's Love Song
12		Fear Me Now

THE GUFS Circa '89 1993

by request

 

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Milwaukee (WI)-based alternative rock band that reminds me a lot of The Connells.

Tracklist

1		Tell The Man Upstairs
2		Burning Down The Wall
3		Love Falls Down
4		Into Nothing
5		Out Of Mind
6		On Your Cross
7		Contradictions
8		Brighter Every Day
9		Tomorrow Child
10		World Of Stone
11		Until The End
12		Aryana

JUDYBATS Pain Makes You Beautiful 1993

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American alternative rock band from Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, active primarily in the late 1980s and early to mid 1990s.

Tracklist

1. All Day Afternoon
2. Ugly On The Outside
3. Being Simple
4. An Intense Beige
5. Geography
6. Wasting Time
7. Incredible Bittersweet
8. Scarlett
9. Trip Me Up
10. La Dulcinea
11. My Dead Friend
12. Pain (Makes You Beautiful)

SMART BROWN HANDBAG Smart Brown Handbag 1993

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Smart Brown Handbag Review

by Alex Henderson

Smart Brown Handbag's recording career was off to a pleasing start with this self-titled CD, which showed the L.A. band to be a promising and highly melodic alternative pop/rock unit with a knack for thoughtful, sensitive lyrics. Handbag tends to favor subtlety and understatement rather than immediacy; this is true of David Steinhart's singing and jangly guitars as well as sibling Jeff Steinhart's electric bass and Lynn Norton's organ and keyboards. And because the trio's introspective songs are as subtle and restrained as they are, they don't necessarily grab you right away or provide instant gratification. But after several listens, one realizes just how meaty songs like "Big Eyes," "Impossible," and "The Pearl" really are. Handbag's lyrics can be maudlin at times, but they can also be poignant and touching. "Fight It Off" examines a man's struggle with depression, while "Something Missing" describes a couple whose relationship is falling apart just before their son's second birthday. The couple is at odds, and it is the child who will inevitably suffer the most. This album wasn't a big seller, but many of those who heard it agreed that Handbag had a lot of potential.  

 

Tracklist

1		Just In Case	4:03
2		Coming Down	2:43
3		The Pearl	2:42
4		Dog	3:21
5		Something Missing	2:29
6		Big Eyes	3:46
7		The Kitty	3:45
8		Fight It Off	2:47
9		Impossible	3:23
10		There You Go	3:17
11		The Bed Is Made	2:57
12		Once Upon A Time	3:31

800 CHERRIES Romantico 1999

 

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Softly sung vocals and electronics by Japanese duo Marami Marufuji and Masayuki Takahashi

Tracklist

1		Painty Paint Pots	2:52
2		Romantico	1:23
3		Rainy Poppy Field	3:34
4		B.B.V.U. (Give Me Give Me)	4:13
5		Planc-tone	2:03
6		Through	5:47
7		La Pa Ti Ta	3:16
8		Honeydew Blue	3:37
9		Frozen	2:54
10		Everybody Knows '98	3:38
11		Here She Comes Now	2:34

AIRPOP: AN APRICOT RECORDS COMPILATION Various Artists 1998

 

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Indie/jangly pop Apricot Records label compilation from Germany

 
Tracklist

1	The Shining Hour–	Feels Like Forever	3:58
2	Shermans*–	My Favorite Cuppa	1:25
3	Fragile–	Pass Me By	4:04
4	Céleste–	Bedside Manner	2:46
5	Brideshead–	Descartes	2:46
6	Mondfähre–	Capt. Bares	3:17
7	The Jordans–	Paper Plane	2:36
8	Den Baron–	Being The Last One To Deliver A Song For A Compilation	1:57
9	Charming–	Ritual	4:20
10	Rockformation Diskokugel–	Singti	3:49
11	Aquadays–	June	4:10
12	The Shining Hour–	Chapter One Ends	1:52
13	Shermans–	Disneyland	1:43
14	Céleste–	Let Me Be The One In Your Dreams	1:54
15	Mondfähre–	Body-Music	3:19
16	Rockformation Diskokugel–	Mörder	3:31
17	Fragile–	Don't Turn Away	2:01
18	Brideshead–	Arrogance Or Elegance (Demo Version)	3:33
19	Den Baron–	Under Your Spell	2:42
20	Charming–	Nobody's Perfect	3:30
21	The Jordans–	Sugarglow	3:10
22	Aquadays–	Senseless	3:16
23	Unknown Artist–	Untitled	0:30

 

DRILL KITTY Drill Kitty 7 inch 1994

 

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slightly snotty indie rock

 

Tracklist

A1		Blaster Caster
A2		My Ringing Ears
B1		When The Money Runs Out
B2		Used Screen

ZUCKERBABY Zuckerbaby 1997

 

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Artist Biography

by Charlotte Dillon

Zuckerbaby got their start in the early '90s, first performing under the name Calliope. Members are lead singer/songwriter and guitarist Andy Eichhorn, bassist Brian Doss, guitarist and singer Reed Shimozawa, and drummer Wayne Stadler. In 1998, Doss left the group, and bassist Ted Koti was brought in to fill the empty spot. He was later replaced by bassist Ed Teigs. Drummer Kurt Dahle temporarily stepped in when Stadler took a short break.

The group started out performing at small gigs to gain experience and fans. Soon, Zuckerbaby was doing opening spots for major acts across much of Canada. As word of mouth spread and the band's fan base grew, the music world began to take notice. In 1996, Mercury Records signed the group to a recording contract. Zuckerbaby entered the Sundae Sound Studios and began work on their debut album, a self-titled offering that hit the market in 1997 with 12 pop/rock tracks. Three singles came from the album: "Shampoo," "Andromeda," and "Heavy." Positive reviews and music videos rotating in top spots on MuchMusic helped boost the group's popularity. A few of the other songs on the superb debut are "Venus," "Clouds," "Twice as Hard," and "Bellybutton Queen."

When the new millennium rolled in, Zuckerbaby was ready with a long-awaited sophomore album, Platinum Again. With the new tunes, some filled with heavy guitar riffs, the band left most of their pop behind to pick up a little more rock.


Tracklist

1		Shampoo	2:50
2		Heavy	4:48
3		Venus	2:29
4		Twice As Hard	3:51
5		Bellybutton Queen	3:53
6		Valentine	4:53
7		Jealousy	3:30
8		Clouds	2:05
9		Make It 'Til Monday	4:19
10		Radiate	3:07
11		Blue	4:00
12		Andromeda	4:19

 

THE PAPER TULIPS Sound Tape Recording 1995

 

thanks to Petya V.

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Tracklist

1		Formaldehyde House
2		Overpass
3		Clinging Vine
4		Car Alarms
5		Emma
6		Grocery Bag
7		Automatic Eye
8		We Never Close
9		Gomper
10		Cricket

DANGER BOB Le Pop Shoppe 1997

 

by request

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 Power pop from Lawrence, Kansas

Tracklist

1		Incredidome	3:14
2		Boepple's Buttons	3:51
3		Digdug Livesay	4:40
4		Stalky Stalk Stalk	3:34
5		Real World Me	3:22
6		Googly Eyes	2:44
7		Close-On	2:08
8		Fomalhaut	2:34
9		Truck Stop Jones	2:39
10		Piglet	4:46
11		Just Call Me Ninny	3:50
12		Mr. Moon 940	2:45
13		Creak! Creak!	4:22
14		Chickens In My Backyard	5:30
15		The Hook	2:40
16		Duchovny/Anderson Fight Song	0:52
17		Frogsat Love	1:53
18		700 Things	3:00
19		Laugh Yet?	0:33
20		Slow Dance With Boba Fett	1:27

UP THE DOSAGE! Various Artists 1998

by request

 

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 Sludge, metal, hardcore, grindcore compilation on Wonderdrug Records label

Tracklist

1

Non Compos Mentis*–

52

0:53
2	Scissorfight–	Mud & Guts

3:25
3	Tree (3)–	V.O.C.

3:00
4	Honkeyball–	Still In The Game

3:35
5	A.C.*–	I Sold Your Dog To A Chinese Restaurant

0:51
6	Roadsaw–	Le Finger

3:15
7	6L6–	Timebomb

2:03
8	Porn Star (2)–	One Round

2:18
9	Sam Black Church–	Locked Unit 98

4:54
10	Reach The Sky–	My Last Known Address

2:48
11	Diecast–	Damage Path

4:27
12	Blood For Blood–	Spit My Last Breath (Demo)

4:45
13	Miltown–	Can't Leave Home

2:34
14	Staind–	Spleen (Demo)

4:39
15	OHM (17)–	Lick (1000 Viking Swords)

2:52
16	Claymore (3)–	If It Hurts Repeat It

3:51
17	Humans Being–	For Walls

3:32
18	Feces Pieces–	Last Rites

2:51
19	Quintaine Americana–	The Good Stuff

3:46
20	Insult (4)–	Pig Pile

0:45
21	Slughog–	Unchained

4:00