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SONNA These Windows Are Pistons 1999

 

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Sonna Biography by Jason Nickey

An indie rock band from Baltimore, Maryland, Sonna were founded in 1998 by guitarist/vocalist Chris Mackie, drummer/guitarist Jim Redd, and bassist Paul Petersan. Guitarist Jeremy DeVine, who established the Temporary Residence label in 1996, joined soon after the group's formation. Since much of Sonna's material was instrumental, they were often categorized as post-rock, but they always maintained a melodic sensibility as well as a penchant for experimentation and subtly complex arrangements.

 

 
Tracklist

1		Untitled	6:29
2		Untitled	3:44
3		Untitled	4:51

THE CAROUSEL Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1994

 

Discogs

Twee/indie folk/pop/ethereal group, featuring members of Heavenly, Razorcuts, Marine Research, Talulah Gosh, Sportique, and Saturn V.

Tracklist

1		Henry Please Don't Chop Off My Head	3:28
2		Sugarbowl	2:11
3		Like A Honey Bee (Honey Bee)	2:54
4		Truelove	2:42
5		Sidesaddle	2:38
6		Baby Sweetness	3:04
7		G.U.N.	2:52
8		My Boy And His Motorbike	3:15

SPORTIQUE Black Is A Very Popular Colour 1999

 

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Sportique Biography by Stewart Mason

After the demise of the popular late-'80s indie band the Razorcuts, singer/guitarist Gregory Webster did time in a couple of minor and short-lived side project bands, the Carousel and Saturn V, in his native Oxford, England, before forming Sportique in 1997. Although the band is otherwise entirely composed of people with other musical duties (keyboardist and singer Amelia Fletcher and bassist Rob Pursey have worked together in Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, Marine Research, and Tender Trap; and drummer Mark Flunder was in both the Television Personalities and the McTells, among others), Sportique has thrived, even managing more releases than the Razorcuts did during their four-year run.

Sportique released three singles in 1998, "The Kids Are Solid Gold," "If You Ever Change Your Mind," and "Tiny Clues," all on the cumbersomely-named U.K. indie Where It's At Is Where You Are. Their debut album, Black Is a Very Popular Colour, came out in April 1999 on the slightly larger indie Matinee Recordings, which also released an all-new single, "Love and Remains," in July of that year. A second album, Modern Museums, followed in the summer of 2002.

Tracklist

1		Just Friends	2:28
2		Anatomy Of A Fool	3:07
3		P58	2:39
4		It Couldn't Last Forever	4:17
5		The Impersonator	3:10
6		If You Ever Change Your Mind	3:00
7		Tiny Clues	2:45
8		The Cover	3:14
9		Northern Sky	3:31
10		A World Without Pity	3:40

RAZORCUTS Sometimes I Worry About You 7 inch 1990

 

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Razorcuts Biography by Tim Sendra

The Razorcuts were part of the legendary C-86 scene in the U.K. and went on to become one of the more influential indie pop groups of the 1980s. Founded in 1985 in Luton, England by Tim Vass and Gregory Webster, the Razorcuts released singles on the Subway Organization and Flying Nun labels before signing with Creation and releasing their first LP, Storyteller, in 1988. World Keeps Turning was released in 1989 but the band soon split. Vass and Webster went on to play separately in many bands including Saturn V, the Carousel, Forever People, and Sportique. In 2002 Matinee released R is for...Razorcuts, a collection of the duo's best recordings.

Tracklist

A1		Sometimes I Worry About You
A2		For Always
B1		Sorry To Embarrass You
B2		Music From Big Pink

BABY BIRKIN Classée X 1998

 

Discogs

Indie chanson/pop with songs often sung in French

Tracklist

1. Black... White
2. Harley Davidson
3. Mélo Mélo
4. 69 Année Érotique
5. Raccrochez - C'est Une Horreur
6. Classée X
7. Néfertiti
8. Jane B
9. Et Même
10. Dents De Lait, Dents De Loup
11. Di Doo Dah
12. Bonnie & Clyde

DOORMATS Edge of Insanity 1998

 

Discogs

Poppy Snot rock with some punk moments, featuring Bill McRackin of the McRackins.

Tracklist

1		Small Town
2		Land Of Make Believe
3		Autumn
4		When The Shit Hits The Fan
5		Angry Little Man
6		Planet Man
7		Whip Me With Your Bible Belt
8		Hateful
9		Junior Exploded
10		Unfinished
11		Edge Of Insanity
12		Brain Damaged
13		Chunks

BEATGLIDER Forty Days of Summer 1999

 

Discogs

Indie rock with a tinge of slowcore.and some shoegazey moments. Formed in Essex, UK in 1995.

Tracklist

1		Hold Out
2		Sleaze
3		Fall Into My Arms
4		Talk Of The South
5		Premonition Dragon
6		Sleeping On A Boat
7		My Derrière (Oh Yeah)
8		Kings Of The Wild Frontier
9		Leaving
10		Beatglider
11		Come To Me

BROKEN DOG Broken Dog 1996

 

Discogs

Broken Dog was formed in the summer of 1994, when Clive Painter and Martine Roberts met and began to record and develop their songs on a worn out reel-to-reel machine. Influenced by the spirit of such American luminaries as the Grifters, Swell, Pavement, Smog, Will Oldham and Guided By Voices, they set about recording what became their debut album, discovering along their colourful way a penchant for dark, brooding undertows. Clive and Martine spend some of their time collaborating and producing records for other bands. The Broken Dog live band is possible with the help of the Mark Wilsher on drums, and some other of their musical friends: Sean Newsham from Quickspace on bass, and the occassional assistance of Andrew Blick of Blowpipe.

Tracklist

1		At Night	1:19
2		Throw Everything Away	2:36
3		I Existed	3:32
4		Season Of Blame	3:21
5		Rachael
2:41
6		Stay On My Side	2:42
7		Silverfish	2:45
8		Lullaby	2:44
9		Dark Is The Bark	3:41
10		Hide Away	2:00
11		Where Will You Go When There's Nowhere Left To Go ?	2:35
12		Stars Of The Night	3:20
13		Baby I'm Lost Without You	2:36
14		Please Decide Quickly	3:32

BIG LEAVES Pwy Sy`n Galw? 1999

 

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Welsh indie rock band formed in 1988. They were originally known as Beganifs, but later changed to the name Big Leaves after being billed incorrectly by a concert promoter in the Netherlands. They disbanded in 2003, with Meilir and Osian Gwynedd going on to form Sibrydion.

Pwy Sy`n Galw? means "Who's calling?" - Blogatrix

Tracklist

1		Dilyn Dy Drwyn
2		Pryderus Wedd
3		Meillionen
4		Whistling Sands
5		Bler
6		PhD
7		Synfyfyrio
8		Byw Fel Ci
9		Pwy Sy'n Galw?
10		Barod I Wario
11		Seithenyn

DIDJITS Fuck The Pigs 7 inch 1990

 

Discogs

Didjits were a punk rock band from Mattoon, Illinois, USA. The band was formed in 1983 by brothers Rick (vocals & guitar) and Brad (drums) Sims, along with Doug Evans (bass). The trio's music was characterized by its high-energy guitar attack, which displayed a heavy influence of early rock 'n roll like Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis, and Rick Sim's smart aleck lyrics. Also of note was Rick Sims onstage persona, which consisted of the front man wearing suits and sunglasses while hurling insults at the audience. The group's debut LP, "Fizzjob" came out on their own Bam Bam Records in 1986. In 1988, the group signed to Touch & Go Records after the label heard an advance copy of their 2nd LP, "Hey Judester". The label would remain the band's home (with the exception of a few singles) for the rest of their career (they would also subsequently reissue "Fizzjob"). Following 1991's "Full Nelson Reilly", Brad Sims left the band to concentrate on work and family. Rey Washam was drafted to fill his spot on the band's 1992 EP "Little Miss Carriage". Todd Cole would take over the drum throne for the band's next LP, "Que Sirhan Sirhan" but the group split the following year. In 2006, the original line-up reunited to perform at Touch & Go's 25th Anniversary Party, followed a week later by a show in Champaign, IL. Doug Evans passed away on December 28, 2016.

Tracklist

A  Headless
B  Give It Back

SATURN V Skycycle 1993

 

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Discogs

UK indie pop band formed in 1991 in Oxford, also featuring members of The Forever People, Razorcuts and Sportique.

Tracklist

1		Fireball	3:27
2		Skyfall	2:58
3		Air Balloon	4:00
4		Happy Trails	4:11
5		Jesus Stole My Girlfriend	2:40
6		Dominator II	2:54
7		Machinegun Head	3:40
8		Stars Dim Slowly	3:24
9		Strong	2:50
10		Red Star In Orbit	7:01

TRAITORS Traitors 1998

 

Discogs

US Punk Hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois.

Tracklist

  1. Dumb As Toast
  2. Goddamn Arson Fire
  3. Nosebleed
  4. I Know It Was You Fredo
  5. Charity
  6. Shaking Hands With The Unemployed
  7. Soap Box Derby
  8. Chutes & Ladders
  9. The Handcuff Trick
10. Catholic Boy
11. Scout's Honor
12. Jackie Chan
13. Repetition
14. No Friends
15. Traitor's Theme

THE EXPERIMENTAL POP BAND Discgrotesque 1997

 

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The band was formed in mid-1990, initially as a studio project under the name The South West Experimental Pop Band, by former Brilliant Corners members Davey Woodward and Chris Galvin, along with third member Corin Dingley

Tracklist

  1. Boutique In My Backyard
  2. Chewing Gum Friends
  3. Watch You Cry
  4. Mental Health Out Patients Clinic
  5. By Myself
  6. Girlfriends Story
  7. Rocky Path
  8. James Remains
  9. Frisbee
10. London Pregnancy Test 1976
11. Day
12. Discgrotesque
13. Piccadilly
14. Kickers
15. Dead Sea

NEMO Nemo 1993

 

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Belgian rock band (1991-1998) founded by Peter Houben (vocals, guitar), Bart Gijbels (bass) and Herman Houbrechts (drums). In 1997, Bart Gijbels left the band and Pascal Deweze (Metal Molly) and Bert Maes (Sister Poo Poo) joined in, respectively on guitar and bass. Another guitarist, Aldo Struyf was also involved during recording sessions and live. One year later, Nemo came to an end, partly because of the closure of Brinkman Records. Members went on playing in other projects or started new bands.

 Tracklist

  1. I'm Sick And I'm Proud
  2. She Loves Animals
  3. Bicycle Called Love
  4. Mine
  5. Oh Ann
  6. Oh Jam (Hole In The Ground)
  7. Public Swimming Pool
  8. A Day At The Zoo
  9. Hippie Outfit
10. Fallen Down
11. Artificial Flavors
12. This Girl Can Really Swallow
13. He Looked Like Neil Sedaka
14. Pope of Trash
15. Popething
16. Janice All Day
17. A Zoo In My Room (4-Track Version)
18. I Will Build A House Of Pancakes (4-Track Version)

fIREHOSE Live Totem Pole EP 1992

 

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Live album with covers originally by Blue Oyster Cult, Public Enemy, Butthole Surfers, Superchunk and Wire - Blogatrix fIREHOSE was an alternative rock band formed by Mike Watt (bass/vocals), Ed Crawford (guitar/vocals), and George Hurley (drums) in 1986. Hurley and Watt had both previously been members of the Minutemen and were contemplating retiring from music after the death of Minutemen front man D. Boon in 1985 when Watt was contacted by Crawford, a rabid Minutemen fan from Ohio, about starting a new band. After initially resisting, Watt and Hurley ultimately decided to give Crawford a shot. The band went on to record 5 LPs, 3 for SST Records and 2 for Columbia, before disbanding in 1994.

tRACKLIST

1. The Red And The Black
2. Sophisticated Bitch
3. Revolution (Part Two)
4. Slack Motherfucker
5. What Gets Heard
6. Mannequin
7. Makin' The Freeway

FRENTE! Clunk EP 1992

 

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Frente! Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Guitarist Simon Austin formed the Melbourne, Australian folk-pop band Frente! in 1991, bringing in Angie Hart, Simon Austin (guitar), Tim O'Connor, and Mark Picton (replaced by Alastair Barden) to round out the lineup. Frente! entered the international spotlight in the summer of 1994 with their quirky acoustic version of New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle." On the back of that single, Marvin: The Album entered the charts, with the single "Labor of Love" becoming a minor hit. Shape followed in 1996.

Tracklist

1		Ordinary Angels	2:37
2		Book Song	2:39
3		Seamless	2:59
4		Paper, Bullets And Walls	2:02
5		Nadi	0:34

THE REMBRANDTS The Rembrandts 1990

 

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Discogs

The Rembrandts are a pop-rock duo of multi-instrumentalist songwriters Phil Solem and Danny Wilde, best known for co-writing the effervescent Friends theme song, “I’ll Be There For You.” For Solem and Wilde, that song is just one chapter in a friendship and creative partnership spanning four decades, two bands, four studio albums, two greatest hits records, and their latest album, "Via Satellite".

Tracklist

1		Just The Way It Is, Baby	4:06
2		Save Me	4:43
3		Someone	3:49
4		Show Me Your Love	3:10
5		New King	2:42
6		Every Secret Thing
7		If Not For Misery	3:23
8		Moonlight On Mt. Hood	0:25
9		Goodnight	1:28
10		Burning Timber
11		Confidential Information	3:11
12		Everyday People	5:04
13		Follow You Down	4:04

BLACKBELT The Downfalls of A Modern Society 1996

 

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Discogs

Hardcore with gravelly vocals and shouted choruses on Sektion 8 record label

Tracklist

1		One Man's Path
2		Suffering
3		Pressure/Never Again
4		Bleed From Within
5		Control
6		Witness
7		Justice Reformed
8		Preservation

THE RIP OFFS Go Away 7 inch 1995

 

Discogs

Punk rock'n'roll band from San Francisco, California active around 1993-1995.
Reunited in 2007 with the original line-up for a European tour and other shows in USA and a Japanese tour in October 2011.

Snotty garage punk - Blogatrix

Tracklist

A1		Go Away
A2		Sleeparound
B		Fast Livin

ANUS THE MENACE Number Two 1993

 

Discogs

Obnoxious punk rock on Flipside Records

Tracklist

1		Church Of Juniper
2		Ghostdriver 11:13
3		Havoc To Havoc
4		The Grass Is Greener Under The Septic Tank
5		Yeah Right
6		Blink Of A Wink
7		Anxious Moments 1993
8		Wiping The Lie
9		Chrysanusanthenum
10		Thangs
11		It's Called Old
12		Untitled