I-5 KILLERS Volume 2 Various Artists 1993

 

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I-5 Killers was a series of compilation releases on the Schizophonic label featuring bands from the Pacific Northwest along the I-5 corridor, particularly in the Portland, OR area.

 

Tracklist

  1. Sprinkler - Karen Black
  2. Dose - Evil Boweevil
  3. Hazel - Shiva
  4. Saliva Tree - Shaved Clean
  5. Spinanes + Scott, Sean, Ted - Messy Shitty
  6. Roger Nusic + Gail - Bring Me A Star
  7. Marble Orchard - The Rise
  8. M99 - Medicine
  9. Hitting Birth - Hallelujah [I-5 Mix]
10. Sugar Boom - Heartbreaker
11. Drunk At Abi's - Clearer And Clearer
12. Flapjacks - Sick Bitch
13. Dead Moon - Goin South
14. Diggs - Headmush
15. Void - Obstructed
16. Killing Field - When Is Now
17. Cherry Poppin Daddies - Nobody's Friend

POND Rock Collection 1997

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Tracklist  

1	Spokes	4:11
2	You're Not An Astronaut	3:25
3	Scoliosis	4:19
4	One Day In The Future	2:35
5	Twins	2:40
6	You're Not A Seed	2:44
7	Flawed	3:07
8	My Dog Is An Astronaut, Though	3:51
9	Forget	3:50
10	Golden	3:07
11	Greyhound	2:30
12	Rebury Me	2:36
13	Filterless	3:29
14	14	1:00
15	15	1:03
16	Ugly	2:21

 

POND The Practice Of Joy Before Death 1995

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Tracklist

1	Sideroad	3:42
2	Mubby's Theme	3:30
3	Union	3:53
4	Magnifier	3:51
5	Patience	1:50
6	Ol' Bluehair	2:12
7	Sundial	4:20
8	Glass Sparkles In Their Hair	3:00
9	Van	2:58
10	Happy Cow Farm Family	5:15
11	Carpenter Ant	2:43
12	Artificial Turf	3:30
13	Rock Collection	9:44
14	Gagged & Bound	2:44

POND self titled 1993

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Artist Biography by Scott Sepich

High school buddies Chris Brady and Charlie Campbell relocated from their hometown of Juneau, AK, to Portland, OR, in 1989. Two years later, they recruited drummer Dave Triebwasser (ex-Thrillhammer) and formed Pond. They were quickly signed to Sub Pop, and their eponymous 1993 debut album fit nicely into the Pacific Northwest grunge movement that was dominating popular music. But with their short hair and earnest songs, Pond never quite fit into the grunge scene and they struggled to gain notoriety outside of Portland and Seattle, where they had in fact become quite popular. Their second Sub Pop album, 1995's The Practice of Joy Before Death, brought a darker sound, but not a wider audience. Despite their limited fan base, critical acclaim was building, and eventually Pond would become one of many up-and-coming bands to sign to a major label. That label was Sony's WORK Group, and Pond's fantastic major debut Rock Collection appeared in 1997 to much critical praise but a collective yawn from consumers. Their single, "Spokes," did not garner consistent radio play outside of the Northwest, and Rock Collection disappeared from the commercial radar soon after its release. Pond parted ways with Sony in early 1998 and was rumored to be working on a new album. But by late 1998, Pond's members had moved on to different interests, making a new Pond album unlikely to happen in the future. 

Tracklist

1	Young Splendor	4:46
2	Perfect Four	3:31
3	Gone	5:17
4	Agatha	4:43
5	Tree	4:32
6	Wheel	5:03
7	Spots	4:40
8	Foamy	5:02
9	Grinned	3:32
10	Filler	4:03

 

SPRINKLER Peerless 1993

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Tracklist  

1	Peerless
2	Kent
3	Dag
4	Landlord

SVELT

Shetland Sessions EP 

1995

Souvenir 

1996

 

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	Formed by Nate and Chris Slusarenko in late 1993, after the demise of Sprinkler (3). Dave Vandervoort left the band after the release of 'Souvenir' and was replaced for a short time by Sam Coomes and eventually Paul Burgher. Their single 'Shrunken Head' enjoyed some college radio success (sticker on promo says "No. 4 US college radio charts")

 

Shetland Sessions EP


Tracklist

1		Ditty	4:23
2		Gimper	2:05
3		Doubtful	4:02
4		Third Place Heaven	4:27

 

Souvenir

Tracklist

1		Very Real	4:09
2		If I Had A Clue	3:09
3		Shrunken Head	2:25
4		My Fool My Friend	5:50
5		Perfecto	3:46
6		Understated	5:16
7		Regular Eight	4:55
8		Over Ripe	3:35
9		Not My Type	1:39
10		Tobor	3:22
11		Walt	7:32

SPRINKLER More Boy Less Friend 1992

I've been doing a lot of listening to tapes I made when I worked in college radio and I've forgotten about a lot of great bands that came out of the 90's decade and the tapes have helped a lot with what I am putting here. I'm so glad that I archived these shows on tapes, which are now 15 years old.

Wikipedia
The band formed in 1992 after the demise of the Slusarenko brother's previous band, Death Midget. Birch had been playing guitar with Oblivion Seekers, and Moore had previously fronted Rawhead Rex. In June of that year, their debut album More Boy, Less Friend was released on Sub Pop Records. The following year, they released the Peerless ep. The band did, however, not stay together very long, and by 1994 they had split up.

In September 2005, they briefly reformed for a one-time reunion at MusicFest NW, playing a standing-room only show with Crackerbash, Pond and Hazel.

Sprinkler video "Wide Zero" (embedding is disabled)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weIY03y4Tmo