CONTROLLED BLEEDING Trudge 1990

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Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny

From the group's inception in the mid-'70s onward, New York-based Controlled Bleeding have remained one of the most prolific and unpredictable American industrial bands, exploring the extremes of both unchecked sonic fury and free-floating ambient dub. Led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Paul Lemos, a high-school English teacher by day, Controlled Bleeding released their debut EP, Wall of China Love Letter, in 1979; a series of abrasive cassettes followed before the group issued its first full-length effort, Knees and Bones, in 1983.

Following the typically aggressive Body Samples in 1984, the 1985 release Between Tides found the group -- consisting of Lemos, drummer Joe Papa, and keyboardist Chris Moriarty -- branching out into more serene, atmospheric work; the trend continued on Head Crack and Curd (both 1986), and by 1987's Core, the first Controlled Bleeding LP issued in their home country, the music had become virtually instrumental, peppered with jazz and even classical elements.

As the group's appetite for change grew, so did its interest in melody, as evidenced by the track "Rings of Fire" from 1989's Songs from the Grinding Wall EP; however, the same record's lead cut, "Crack the Body," proved that Controlled Bleeding's fascination with industrial noise had not dimmed. Similarly, 1990's full-length Trudge covered a great deal of territory, including a stab at techno on "Crimes of the Body." Hog Floor, issued in 1991, collected remixes, rarities, and unreleased music dating back to Knees and Bones.

As Controlled Bleeding continued to mutate some two decades after the band's inception, the mid-'90s found them focusing on ambient styles; Inanition, released in 1996, was a two-disc set in this vein. The full-length album Our Journey's End followed in July of 2000; two years later, Controlled Bleeding released Can You Smell the Rain Between on Tone Casualties. In the following years, the group released a number of compilations, including Shanked and Slithering (Hospital Recordings) and Before the Quiet (MVD Audio).

Before the trio could resume recording new music, Moriarty passed away in March 2008. The following year, Papa died in November. Lemos forged ahead to form a new incarnation of Controlled Bleeding with drummer Anthony Meola and programmers Mike Bazini and Chvad SB. The new Controlled Bleeding lineup returned in late 2016 with Larva Lumps and Baby Bumps, a two-disc LP released on Artoffact Records. 

 

Tracklist

1	Words (Of The Dying)	6:28
2	Crimes Of The Body	5:32
3	The Front	2:38
4	Crawl	5:34
5	The Fodder Song	4:51
6	Kiss (The Hand Of Genocide)	3:00
7	Healing Time	6:34
8	Assembly	2:44
9	Christ Said	6:08
10	Save Us	7:12
11	A Silken Barb	4:36

 

H.OILERS The Innocent Catholic Combat Waltz 1998

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Tracklist

1	Organic Manilow	3:59
2	Johnny Winter	3:34
3	Armageddon	1:16
4	Hey Mag	2:49
5	Burning Carpet	2:27
6	Strenuous Ride	4:39
7	Stoneyard	3:58
8	Slave	4:15
9	Tonight II	4:55
10	Power Of Expression	6:16
11	Power Outro	0:44
12	Giving Birth	5:59
13	Wellcats	4:59
14	Catholic Space	1:36

 

TOO MANY JOES Charm 1991

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Tracklist

1	Say Something
2	If Wishes Were Horses
3	Any Shade Of Red
4	I'm Not Listening
5	What Do You Want From Me?
6	I Had More
7	Another Day, Another Dollar
8	Fault
9	You Follow Voices
10	The Men She Lost To The Sea

BIRD OF ILL OMEN Self, Dare You Still Breathe... 1997

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metal from Miami, Florida

 

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Tracklist  

1	Sharpshooter	5:08
2	Spoon	6:09
3	Pronoun	6:46
4	Mannequin	6:18
5	Now Ruin Is	5:42
6	Paper Stains	6:04

FRENTE! Shape 1996

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Pop rock band from Melbourne, Australia Formed in 1989 Frente had a string of hit singles in the early 90s - Ordinary Angels, Accidentally Kelly Street, Labour of Love and their beautiful acoustic take on New Order's Bizarre Love Triangle. They also enjoyed considerable success with their debut, Marvin the album, selling a million copies around the world, and their follow-up, Shape, a sophisticated mesh of acoustics, technology and wonderful song writing. Along the way the band toured extensively around Australia and the world, hand picked to play with the likes of Alanis Morissette, the Beautiful South and Everything But The Girl. In 2004 Simon and Angie with some well received shows in Los Angeles and New York. Angie and Simon were joined by Bill McDonald and Pete Luscombe to play a sell out tour of Australia in early 2005.

Tracklist 

1	Sit On My Hands	4:00
2	Horrible	1:52
3	Goodbye Goodguy	2:51
4	Burning Girl	2:36
5	Clue	2:24
6	Harm	3:54
7	Air	4:23
8	Jungle	3:06
9	So Mad	2:28
10	Safe From You	4:21
11	The Destroyer	2:33
12	What's Come Over Me	4:52
13	Calmly	8:59

TRIBE AFTER TRIBE Love Under Will 1993

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Tracklist    

1	Hold On	4:48
2	Ice Below	4:02
3	The Spell	6:09
4	Dance Of The Uw Li Masters	5:27
5	I Spit	3:27
6	Nikita	3:02
7	Congo Sky	4:54
8	World Of Promise	4:06
9	Proud & Beautiful	5:04
10	Let's Go Outside	5:27
11	Delight	3:28
	The Lovers
12	In The Face Of The Sun	4:38
13	In The Dark	4:54
14	Dabalon	4:27

MY CHEREE AMOUR Various Artists 1991

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Tracklist

1	–The Pooh Sticks	Who Loves You	3:11
2	–Beautiful Happiness	Something Sonic	5:44
3	–Bark Psychosis	I Know	4:10
4	–The Sea Urchins	Please Don't Cry	3:04
5	–Whipping Boy	Highwayman	5:06
6	–Fury Things	Flame	6:23
7	–Hooverman	Oh Pie	2:26
8	–Beautiful Happiness	Sunday Sundown	4:35
9	–Whipping Boy	Sugar I Swear	5:15
10	–Bark Psychosis	All Different Things	8:10
11	–Spacemen 3	Extract From An Evening On Contemporary Sitar Music	6:51

 

MASSAPPEAL The Mechanic 1991

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hardcore from Australia

 

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Tracklist

1	The Mechanic
2	Indecipherable
3	Transmute
4	Never Let Live
5	Fuse
6	Chrysalidz
7	The Drills Objective
8	Smarm Charm
9	Is It Safe?
10	Beautifully Destroyed
11	Push The Sun Down?
12	Sift

 

 

 

LISP Cycles 1999

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Artist Biography by Andy Kellman

A five-piece East London collective formed by Brad Rubinstein, Jonny Gordon, Jason Hall, Adam Rich, and former Disco Inferno bassist Paul Willmott, Lisp introduced their rock experimentalism on Mind Horizon in September of 1999 with the Flatspin single, but ended up gaining more notoriety for their second single, Long Way to Climb, which received airplay on the popular XFM station. Seemingly coming from nowhere, both singles were favorably compared to a number of completely unrelated bands. Their shows ranged from stripped down acoustic sets to the elaborate, including string sections and visuals. Cycles, their full-length debut, was released in 1999. 

Tracklist

1	Something Special	5:09
2	So Good	3:57
3	Flatspin	4:29
4	Distance Over Time	5:00
5	Stages	7:55
6	Longway To Climb	4:18
7	Let It Go	3:45
8	Cracks	4:52
9	Scissorpaper Stone	7:08

THE VON ZIPPERS Bad Generation 1998

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Artist Biography by Mike DaRonco

With their garage punk antics of organ soaked drunk rock, The Von Zippers accompany an additional trademark of sporting World War One uniforms from Germany. On top of their Brit-punk influence of The Damned and The Anti-Nowhere League, The Von Zippers debuted this sound outside of their native Calgary with their first mini-album Wow Em Down at Franzl's in 1997. Their follow-up full-length Bad Generation was released two years later, courtesy of Estrus Records; Blitzhacker followed in mid-2000. The VZ's returned to Estrus in July of 2003 with The Crime is Now!, their third full-length.

 

Tracklist  

1	Kill That Guy
2	It Blows
3	Jeff Gillooly's Balls
4	Plastic Bag
5	Twist And Turn
6	Bad Generation
7	Titanic Heart
8	Spit And Polish
9	Automatic
10	Sick On You
11	Flintstone Shrink
12	Twist Off
13	Skip To My Mary J