STEWARD Goodbye To Everything You Love 1999

 
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Goodbye to Everything You Love Review by Stephen Cramer

On Goodbye to Everything You Love, Boyracer's Stewart Anderson (aka Steward) offers up synth pop on 25 tracks that are full of surprises. The disc is a collection of songs originally released on the vinyl version of Goodbye to Everything You Love on 555 Records in 1998. Some tracks are taken off of Steward's debut LP, Get Me a Seat Next to Someone Nice, originally released on 555 Records in 1997. Various other tracks were also previously released. The music is sometimes harsh, always playful and inventive. The music can't be classified as pure indie pop, nor can it be dubbed electronica, although the music is heavy on electronic noise and synthesizers. Anderson incorporates found-sound recordings on multiple tracks, adding to his inventive streak. Highlights include the organ-based "Waste," complete with female co-vocals. That song is followed by the distortion-heavy and chaotic "The Days Run Through Our Fingers." The music gets simpler on "Low Blood Sugar," with acoustic guitar, keyboards, and vocals by Anderson. The heavy drumbeat on "M.E.T.2" creates a powerful mix with Anderson's distorted vocals. The handclaps and upbeat mood on "I Stir W/ Such Good Intentions" lead to the final listed track, the atmospheric and noisy "Denied by Circumstance." The xylophone and organ on the unlisted final track set a relaxed and carefree mood as the disc comes to a close. All of the tracks were recorded on a home four-track recording system.

  

Tracklist

1		Can't Force The Hand
2		Loverboy
3		Backpedal
4		I Would See You Right
5		Towpath Legacy Pt. 2
6		An Unpaid Debt
7		Bit Part Actor Come Good
8		Where Are Our Ambitions?
9		Waste
10		The Days Run Thru Our Fingers
11		Compassion Is Found In The Strangest Of Places
12		Low Blood Sugar
13		Cindy Two
14		I Spent My Money Too Quickly
15		£3.99
16		Conserve, Consider, Create!
17		This Land Is Nervous
18		M.E.T. 2
19		Fly Guy
20		Hamfisted, Chromatic
21		The Last Wasps Of Summer ( Downpour Remix)
22		Concentration/Break
23		I Stir With Such Good Intentions
24		Denied By Circumstance

 

OPSCENE 50 Various Artists 1996

 

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1	Chrome Cranks–	Hit The Sand	4:42
2	Cornershop–	Western Oriental (Wet Mix)	3:14
3	The Wedding Present–	Sucker	1:30
4	Built To Spill–	Built To Spill	6:07
5	Butterglory–	Penelope Is Drowning	3:24
6	The Ex–	Danse Maudit	1:42
7	Donkey–	Rag 'N' Role	4:14
8	Laika–	Lower Than Stars	4:57
9	Long Fin Killie–	Rhino	3:41
10	Sloy–	Many Things (To Wear)
3:37
11	Down By Law (2)–	Haircut	2:32
12	18 Wheeler–	Creepy Crawl	3:57
13	Beatnik Filmstars–	These Is Rotten Days	2:42
14	Boyracer–	Consulting The Dentist	3:44
15	Tocotronic–	Meine Freundin Und Ihr Freund	2:24
16	Dinner Is Ruined*–	Call Me A Taxi	3:45
17	Moviola–	Catastrophe	4:40
18	Mouse On Mars–	Saturday Night World-Cup Fieber (DJ Crack Mix)	6:35
19	Power Steppers–	Discipline	8:08
20	Brainiac–	Indian Poker Pt. 1	0:52

 

THE ONION MOST DANGEROUS GAME Various Artists 1994

 

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3 x 7inch released on French indie on Aliénor Records 

Recording level is low.

Tracklist

A1	Des Garçons Ordinaires–	Laughing Box
A2	Sonneville–	Alter Ego
B1	Newell–	Chateauvert
B2	Katerine–	Syracuse (Henri Salvador)
C1	Les Tender Whiskers–	Tell Me Now Is It Really Love? (Light Mix) (Daniel Johnston)
C2	Superdrug–	June
D1	Polar Bear (6)–	Pitch
D2	Boyracer–	Railway 93
E1	Elliott (4)–	Les Platanes
E2	In The Bus–	Radio-Active Coffee
F1	Diabologum–	Transmission (Joy Division)
F2	Cody (4)–	Two Princesses (Spin Doctors)
F3	Les Molies–	Bye Bye

 
 

LA RUE DU CHAT QUI PÊCHE A Sarah Compilation 1993

 

by request

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Tracklist

1	Blueboy–	Elle
2	Blueboy–	Air France
3	The Sugargliders–	Letter From A Lifeboat
4	East River Pipe–	Helmet On
5	Action Painting!–	Sensation No. 5
6	The Harvest Ministers–	You Do My World The World Of Good
7	The Rosaries–	Leaving
8	Secret Shine–	Loveblind
9	Boyracer–	I've Got It And It's Not Worth Having
10	East River Pipe–	My Life Is Wrong
11	The Sugargliders–	Ahprahran
12	The Harvest Ministers–	Six O'Clock Is Rosary
13	The Rosaries–	Ivory Tower
14	Secret Shine–	Temporal
15	Boyracer–	Black Fantastic Splitting
16	Action Painting!–	Classical Music

 

WHIRL-WHEELS An International Pop Compilation 1996

 

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Lo-fi/pop rock compilation on Shelflife Records

 

 Tracklist

1	–The Cat's Miaow	The Others Way
2	–Eggplant	How Does Ed Cope??
3	–The Crooner	Alberto Caiero
4	–Clair	Kiss Me 'Till My Lips Bleed
5	–Club 8	Before I Came
6	–The Lovelies	No Heroes
7	–The Singing Bush	Anita's Song
8	–Les Autres	Outside My Ken
9	–Moving Pictures	Beauty
10	–Penelope Trip	Miss Black America
11	–The Autocollants	Tennis Racket
12	–Next Time Passions	Untitled
13	–Johnny Dee	Here Comes Another Day
14	–They Go Boom !!	Candy
15	–Peru (5)	World Of Jason
16	–Sugar Plant	Lonely Highway
17	–Psychagogo	Rotten Roll
18	–Minema	Loveless
19	–The Penelopes	Whatever Happens To You
20	–Boyracer	David Byrne (Original Demo)
21	–One Night Susan*	Alcohol Future Beat
22	–La Buena Vida	En Bicicleta
23	–Star Screwer	Lazy Days And Sleepless Nights

STRESS RELEASE Various Artists 1996

 

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Comp on the Slaphappy record label

 
Tracklist

1	–Bison (8)	White Bronco
2	–Truck Stop Love	Still In Love
3	–Boyracer	Unlimited Options
4	–Fauna (8)	Ultraviolent
5	–Boneclub	Prayer For Apology
6	–Contraption (4)	Defense Mechanism
7	–Lotus (25)	Burnt
8	–Janitor Bob And The Armchair Cowboys	What It Is
9	–Brand New Unit	City
10	–Overwhelming Colorfast	Put Hands In Last
11	–John's Black Dirt	Everything Seemed Blue/Penitent
12	–Gravity's Pull	Radio Wasteland

THERE AND BACK AGAIN LANE Various Artists 1995

 

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Tracklist

1	–The Field Mice	Sensitive	5:04
2	–Heavenly	Atta Girl	3:56
3	–The Sugargliders	Ahprahan	2:36
4	–The Springfields (2)	Sunflower	3:53
5	–The Orchids (2)	Peaches	4:31
6	–Blueboy	The Joy Of Living	4:29
7	–The Harvest Ministers	6 O'Clock Is Rosary	4:04
8	–Brighter	Inside Out	4:04
9	–East River Pipe	Make A Deal With The City	2:55
10	–The Wake	English Rain	4:17
11	–Secret Shine	Temporal	3:46
12	–Northern Picture Library	Paris	5:04
13	–Harvey Williams	She Sleeps Around	2:59
14	–St. Christopher	All Of A Tremble	2:32
15	–The Sea Urchins	Pristine Christine	2:46
16	–Boyracer	He Gets Me So Hard	2:33
17	–Action Painting!	Mustard Gas	2:09
18	–The Sweetest Ache	Tell Me How It Feels	4:55
19	–Another Sunny Day	Rio	2:53
20	–The Hit Parade	In Gunnersbury Park	2:56
21	–Even As We Speak	Drown	2:56

BOYRACER More Songs About Frustration And Self-Hate 1994

by request

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Tracklist  

1	A Friend For Life	1:01
2	Passionflower	1:47
3	That's Progress	2:38
4	Chanteuse	3:29
5	Skill	1:26
6	Fifteen	1:27
7	My New Shoes	3:18
8	Why Bother Asking Me?	2:29
9	Is It Me Or Is It Cold?	3:36
10	New Zealand Jazz	1:01
11	Define Beauty	2:46
12	Hatemail	3:04
13	Jazz B.	2:08
14	Giving Way	2:52
15	The Useless Romantic	2:08
16	Second Is Always Second	9:41
17	Short Changed	1:30
18	Sex	0:44
19	Spiteful Punk Rock Song #2	1:25
20	Sunshine And Violence	2:05
21	Stabbed	4:18
22	Short Changed Revisited	0:49
23	Tested	3:29
24	Railway (Version)	3:22