YOU DESERVE EVEN WORSE Various Artists 1994

 
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Hardcore compilation on Lost And Found record label out of Germany 

 

Tracklist
 
  1. 108 - Death Bed
  2. 108 - No One No More
  3. Ryker's - Prove Yourself
  4. Ryker's - Beg To Differ
  5. Bonesaw - Hate Keeps You Down
  6. Bonesaw - Enemy
  7. Up Front - Second Thought
  8. Up Front - Once And For All
  9. Worlds Collide - The Truth Is Absolute
10. Worlds Collide - Effect of The Age
11. Rejuvenate - Forward & Reverse
12. Rejuvenate - Dissed By You
13. Power of Expression - Break It Down
14. Power of Expression - Look Into Myself
15. Confront - Wrong Choice
16. Confront - Hold It Back
17. Damnation A.D. - On A Pale Horse
18. Judge - Hear Me
19. Judge - Where It Went
20. Pittbull - Keep Me Down
21. Pittbull - Burn
22. Battery - Only The Diehard Remain
23. Battery - Empty Room
24. Rest In Pieces - Balls 'N' All
25. Rest In Pieces - Waste Away
26. Ringworm - The Promise
27. Ringworm - In The Likeness of Vanity
28. Sick Of It All - The Blood And The Sweat
29. Sick Of It All - Shut Me Out

ANTI-MATTER Various Artists 1996

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Hardcore comp on Another Planet Records

 

 

Tracklist 

1	–Quicksand (3)	Shovel	3:08
2	–Gameface	Everything I Do Is Wrong	2:26
3	–Outspoken	Spark	3:47
4	–Supertouch	Better	4:33
5	–Farside	Moral Straightjacket	5:53
6	–108 (3)	Arctic	2:31
7	–Snapcase	Vent	3:30
8	–Threadbare	Weatherman	2:44
9	–Civ	Don't Gotta Prove It (Live)	3:19
10	–Garden Variety	New Guitar Parts	5:17
11	–Undertow (2)	Kill	2:52
12	–Strife	Circuit	1:43
13	–Chamberlain (2)	Magnetic 62nd	3:47
14	–Sense Field	Shady Day	2:24
15	–Lifetime (2)	Theme Song For A New Brunswick Basement Show	2:11
16	–Mouthpiece	To The Side	1:18

108 Songs of Separation 1994

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Artist Biography by Matt Kantor

Guitarist Vic DiCara, along with former Resurrection vocalist Robert "Rasaraja" Fish, was the driving engine behind 108, forming the East Coast-based band in 1992. DiCara was previously making waves on the West Coast with legendary hardcore metal group Inside Out, which also featured future Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha. The band was renowned for their frenetic live shows; their energy was captured in the studio on 1990's seminal No Spiritual Surrender EP. 108 furthered Inside Out's spiritual leanings in much more explicit terms, the direction an outgrowth of DiCara's study of Hinduism and professed adherence to the teachings of Hare Krsna. Despite being easy targets for criticism within the hardcore scene, 108 stayed true to their vision of devotional hardcore, releasing two EPs, two full-lengths, and a live album before breaking up in 1996. The band played their final show at CBGB's that summer, with DiCara returning to the area in summer 2001 to round out a new incarnation of Burn. Drummer Chris Daly further went on to form influential emocore outfit Texas Is the Reason.

In summer 2005, 108 had plans to reunite to play Syracuse's annual Hellfest. Though the festival was ultimately cancelled two days before the show, the band decided to continue forward playing gigs again. The "essential" lineup of DiCara, Fish, Daly, and bassist Trivikrama Dasa pushed ahead with East and West Coast shows and began writing new material. Meanwhile, Equal Vision Records culled together the band's entire past discography into the two-disc Creation. Sustenance. Destruction., released in summer 2006. Later that month, 108 released a limited-edition EP entitled Oneoeight. Working in the studio with Converge's Kurt Ballou in early 2007, the guys -- now with drummer Tom Hogan on board -- completed their first album in over a decade with plans to release it through Deathwish, Inc. later that year. 

Tracklist

	Viraha-Sangita:
1	Opposition
2	Deathbed
3	Noonenomore
4	Son Of Nanda
5	Woman
6	Shun The Mask
7	Thorn
8	Solitary
9	I Am Not
10	Weapon
11	Govinda-Virahena
12	Hostage:i
13	Request Denied
14	Pale

TEXAS IS THE REASON Do You Know Who You Are? 1996

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biography

[+] by Ryan Downey

Texas Is the Reason imploded at a time when they were being touted as the "next big thing" in the wake of the punk explosion on MTV. They were one of the roots of the then healthy post-Sunny Day Real Estate-core tree, crafting melodious yet forceful indie rock, or emocore, with finesse, sensitivity, and a bit of attitude. Shortly after releasing one of Revelation Records' highest-selling albums, the New York City-based quartet disbanded on the eve of signing with one of several major labels courting them in 1997. Fanzine editor, freelance writer, and former Shelter guitarist Norm Arenas formed Texas Is the Reason with former 108 drummer and then fellow Hare Krishna devotee Chris Daly. Both desired to get away from the more macho elements of the hardcore sound and aesthetic and the religious preaching of their former, if beloved, bands. Together with Fountainhead bassist Scott Winegard, the guys recruited singer/guitarist Garrett Klahn, one-time bassist for Buffalo's Copper. Taking their name from a line in the Misfits' song "Bullet," the foursome quickly wrote the four tracks that would comprise their debut eponymous debut EP.

The EP was a smash in the underground, helping inaugurate an entire genre of similarly themed emo bands. Texas Is the Reason was different from the pack mainly thanks to Klahn, with his nasally, Liam Gallagher-inspired whine and hot-shot, cavalier rock star attitude and on-stage persona. The band released a split single with Milwaukee's Promise Ring through Jade Tree. In 1995, they contributed one song to a split single with Samuel that was released by Britain's Simba. The split released was followed up by the band's debut full-length album, which was produced by Jawbox's J. Robbins. Klahn titled the record after the last statement John Lennon was alleged to have heard: Do You Know Who You Are? Major-label wining, dining, and serious courting ensued, though the band insisted for a time that they would stay with Revelation as they toured the U.S. with then labelmates Sense Field. Tension between bandmembers eventually came to a head, with Texas Is the Reason breaking up in 1997. Following the group's dissolution, Klahn formed the band New Rising Sons with a member of Into Another, taking his Britpop fascination a more obvious step further and quickly being snatched up by Virgin Records. Daly lent his talents to a new band called Jets to Brazil. Winegard stayed active, putting out other bands' records through the grapeOS imprint he co-owns, and jamming with members of Helmet and Chamberlain in a band called the Americans. Arenas retreated from both writing and rocking for almost three years, packing up for Chicago and becoming skilled in the art of DJing. Now living in California, Arenas and Winegard are part of a band called New End Original with the former vocalist of Far and the drummer from Chamberlain. New Rising Sons released two EPs through grapeOS, were dropped by Virgin, and disbanded. Klahn later went on to play in Solea. Texas Is the Reason re-formed for a single performance at New York's Irving Plaza over Thanksgiving weekend in 2006.

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