THEODORE: AN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC SAMPLER Various Artists 1990

 

Discogs

 

Compilation on Epic/Columbia/Def Jam Recordings/Texas Hotel/Abe's Records

 

Tracklist

  1. Kate Bush - Be Kind To My Mistakes
  2. Poi Dog Pondering - Bury Me Deep (Special Version)
  3. The Rave-Ups - She Says (Come Around)
  4. Social Distortion - Let It Be Me
  5. Living Colour - Talkin' 'Bout A Revolution (Live)
  6. Toad The Wet Sprocket - Come Back Down
  7. O-Positive - Overflow
  8. The Psychedelic Furs - House (Long Version)
  9. Public Enemy - Welcome To The Terrordome
10. Big Audio Dynamite - If I Were John Carpenter
11. Nuclear Valdez - Run Through The Fields
12. Indigo Girls -Kid Fears (Live)
13. Shawn Colvin - Shotgun Down The Avalanche (Live)
14. Big Dipper - Another Life
15. 3rd Bass - Triple Stage Darkness
16. Prong - Your Fear

PALM FABRIC ORCHESTRA Vague Gropings In The Slip Stream 1994

 

Discogs

 

Folk rock side project of Poi Dog Pondering

 

Tracklist 

1	Time And Gravity
2	Thawing Spring
3	Angelika Suspended
4	Window Down, Still Far From The State Line
5	Wood Box And Block Of Ice
6	The Garden
7	Rounding The Trees By The Forest Edge
8	Coda: Lover's Reprise

 

POI DOG PONDERING Wishing Like A Mountain And Thinking Like The Sea 1990

 

Discogs 

 

Artist Biography by Steve Huey

The eclectic worldbeat/folk-rock outfit Poi Dog Pondering were formed in Waikiki by vocalist/guitarist Frank Orrall, violinist/vocalist Susan Voelz, and multi-instrumentalist Dave "Max" Crawford, the only constants in the group's history; sometimes swelling to upwards of ten members, the band has seen numerous personnel shifts. Named in part for a Hawaiian expression meaning "mutt," Poi Dog Pondering relocated to Austin, TX, and picked up a following through extensive touring; they released two EPs, 1988's Poi Dog Pondering and 1989's Circle Around the Sun, which attracted the attention of Columbia Records with their varied instrumentation, easygoing humor, and offbeat fusions of world musics and folk-rock. Columbia combined the two EPs for the group's 1989 self-titled major-label debut, which along with its slightly slicker follow-up, 1989's Wishing Like a Mountain and Thinking Like the Sea, earned Poi Dog Pondering critical acclaim and a devoted cult following.

However, all was not well between Poi Dog Pondering and their label; Columbia rejected much of the band's demo material over the next two years, and only a couple of EPs were released. Volo Volo was finally released in 1991, but shortly thereafter, the band was dropped from Columbia's roster. Bandleader Orrall responded by putting the group on hiatus, moving its home base to Chicago, and substantially revamping the lineup; during the hiatus, Orrall put together his Palm Fabric Orchestra, while Voelz recorded solo material. When the group returned in 1995 with Pomegranate, their sound had gravitated slightly more toward dance music, a switch confirmed on their 1996 EP, Electrique Plummagram. In 1997, Poi Dog Pondering debuted their own Plate.tec.tonic label with the live set Liquid White Light. In 1999, they issued the electronic-tinged Natural Thing, followed by the similarly themed In Seed Comes Fruit in 2003. The band returned in 2008 with the soul-heavy 7. 

 

Tracklist 

1	Bury Me Deep	4:54
2	Watermelon Song	5:15
3	U-Li-La-Lu	4:00
4	Everybody's Trying	5:03
5	Big Beautiful Spoon	4:18
6	The Ancient Egyptians	3:06
7	Spending The Day In The Shirt That You Wore	3:31
8	Thanksgiving	4:30
9	Praise The Lord	2:56
10	The Me That Was Your Son	3:58
11	Fruitless	4:35
12	Big Walk	4:48
13	Sugarbush Cushman	6:32

 

 

ABRA MOORE Sing 1995

 by request

Discogs

Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny

Singer/songwriter Abra Moore began composing music at the age of six, and studied piano while a teenager living in New York. After playing small clubs along the coast of Britain and performing on the streets of Paris, Moore enrolled at the University of Hawaii; there she became one of the founding members of Poi Dog Pondering in 1986. Although Poi Dog went on to earn a devoted cult following after signing to major label Columbia, Moore left the group in the early '90s to pursue a solo career; her debut LP, Sing -- an intimate folk-pop collection -- appeared on the Bohemia Beat label in 1995. After signing to the Arista Austin label, she resurfaced in 1997 with Strangest Places, an edgier set which moved closer to contemporary alternative rock. In addition to her musical career, Moore occasionally worked as an actress as well; her most notable performance was in director Richard Linklater's 1991 indie classic Slacker. Five years after her ambitious second album, Moore landed a deal with J Records and released No Fear. Her first for Koch, Everything Changed, appeared in 2004. It was followed in 2007 by On the Way.

 

Tracklist

1	Sweet Chariot	4:11
2	Touch And Go	3:35
3	I Look Around	3:17
4	Some Kind Of Change	4:35
5	Somebody That Cares	4:03
6	Throw A Penny	3:42
7	Ku'u Ome O Kahaluu	4:52
8	Dream Time	4:24
9	Prayer For An Angel	5:45
10	Half Step And A Tumble	4:25
11	Sing	6:16
12	Step Without Looking	4:33

20 MORE EXPLOSIVE FANTASTIC ROCKIN' MEGA SMASH HIT EXPLOSIONS! Various Artists 1992

 

Discogs

Tracklist 

1	–Poi Dog Pondering With Two Nice Girls	Rock Your Baby	3:40
2	–John Wesley Harding And Kelly Hogan	A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock 'N' Roll	2:35
3	–The Posies	O-o-h Child	3:32
4	–Dash Rip Rock	The Rapper	2:48
5	–King Missile	Still The One	3:30
6	–Uncle Tupelo	Movin' On	3:29
7	–Head Candy	Maggie May	4:54
8	–J. Levine*	Magic	2:43
9	–Milo Binder	Dancing Queen	3:07
10	–Dayglo Abortions	I Write The Songs	3:57
11	–The Smithereens	It Don't Come Easy	3:11
12	–Javelin Boot	Knowing Me, Knowing You	3:59
13	–Frampton Brothers	Indiana Wants Me	3:55
14	–Trip Shakespeare	Go All The Way	3:20
15	–Enormous Richard	Music Box Dancer	2:08
16	–Fastbacks	Rocket Man	4:02
17	–Phantom Helmsmen	Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves	3:22
18	–The Squirrels	Seasons In The Sun / Hustle	3:19
19	–Goober & The Peas	MacArthur Park	4:54
20	–Coal Porters	Hot Child In The City	3:17
21	–Siegler	Brother Louie	4:14

STANLEY SON OF THEODORE: YET ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE MUSIC SAMPLER Various Artists 1992

by request

 

 

Discogs

Compilation on Epic/Columbia/Def Jam record labels

 

 

Tracklist

1	– Senseless Things	Everybody's Gone	2:48
2	– Big Audio Dynamite II	Kool-Aid (British Version)	5:32
3	– Shamen, The	Make It Mine (Remix)	3:16
4	– Manic Street Preachers	Love's Sweet Exile	3:07
5	– Sun-60*	Out Of My Head	3:27
6	– Cypress Hill	Hand On The Pump	4:05
7	– Pearl Jam	Alive (Live)	4:57
8	– Fishbone	Fight The Youth (Remix)	4:53
9	– Shabba Ranks	Woodtop (Non-Album Cut)	3:37
10	– Public Enemy	Nighttrain (Remix)	4:31
11	– Eye & I	Venus In Furs	5:40
12	– Bruce Cockburn	Kit Carson	4:14
13	– Indigo Girls	Pushing The Needle Too Far (Live)	4:19
14	– Poi Dog Pondering	Get Me On	3:58
15	– Gregg Alexander	The Truth	5:16
16	– Alison Moyet	It Won't Be Long (Acoustic)	4:02

ABRA MOORE Strangest Places 1997

 By request

Discogs

Tracklist

1	Four Leaf Clover	3:32
2	Don't Feel Like Cryin'	3:51
3	Strangest Places	4:01
4	Happiness	4:27
5	Never Believe You Now	4:19
6	Say It Like That	4:17
7	Your Faithful Friend	3:07
8	All I Want	3:52
9	In Light Of It All	3:50
10	Keeps My Body Warm	4:06
11	Guitar Song	5:00
12	Summer's Ending	4:37