NUMBER ONE CUP

Connecticut 

1994

 

Tracklist

A		Connecticut
B1		Bat Masterson
B2		Relationship

 

Indie Softcore Denial 

1994

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Tracklist

A1		Divebomb
A2		I'm Found Out
B1		Rent-A-Tent
B2		That's The Spirit!

 

HOUSE OF LARGE SIZES Heat Miser / One Big Cake 1990 / 1988

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Discogs

 

biography

by John Bush

Guitarist/vocalist Dave Deibler, bassist Barb Schilf, and drummer Dave Berg formed the band in Iowa. After several years on the club circuit and a few independent releases, the alterna-pop band was signed by Red Decibel/Columbia, and recorded their major-label debut, My Ass-Kickin' Life, in 1994. Glass Cockpit followed in 1997; Idiot's Out Wandering Around (I.O.W.A.) appeared in early 2001. 

Tracklist

	Heat Miser
1	Heat Miser
2	The Works
3	Lovely, But Deadly
4	I Know What I Like
5	Big Bag Of Dope
6	Oh Yeah (Yeah)
7	A Tower Bends
8	The Other Part
9	Death Buggy
	One Big Cake
10	What If There's A Fire
11	Walking Thru The Park
12	Cold-Train
13	What Is Time
14	Moof-Kash-Ka
15	Robert
16	Eisonhower
17	T-Time In Memphis
18	Pain Is Pain
19	Flying
20	Man Overboard!
21	Everybody
22	40 Orange Cookies

TOO MUCH JOY Cereal Killers 1991

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Discogs

 

Tracklist

	Susquehanna Hat Company	2:36
	Good Kill	3:29
	William Holden Caulfield	2:32
	Crush Story	4:02
	Pirate	3:36
	King Of Beers	2:38
	Nothing On My Mind	5:11
	That's A Lie (Remix)	2:19
	Pride Of Frankenstein	3:15
	Sandbox	2:58
	Gramatan	5:27
	Thanksgiving In Reno	2:38
	Long Haired Guys From England	2:43
	Goodbye Ohio	3:33
	Theme Song	3:48

SHATTERPROOF Slip it Under the Door 1995

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Discogs

 

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota, originally named Hovercraft (3) 

 

 

Tracklist

1		The Principal	3:39
2		Barry Um	2:59
3		Siphon	3:09
4		High	3:31
5		Has Been	3:11
6		Chunk Of Sad	3:04
7		Seven Down	3:40
8		Hibernation	3:30
9		Straws Of Glass	4:49
10		Buyer's Market	2:24
11		Alleyway	3:56

 

BLOODLOSS Live My Way 1995

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biography

[+] by Ned Raggett

Originally founded in the early '80s by singer/saxophonist/guitarist E.J. Renestair and singer/drummer Martin Bland in Sydney, Australia, Bloodloss' loud blues/Vegas/punk craziness went through two brief periods of existence in that decade. By all accounts the first was the more notorious, concluding with the group trying to torch the studio they were recording in. The late '80s brought re-formation and an album release or two, but when former member Stu Spasm invited both core members to join his current band, Lubricated Goat, they concentrated on that for a few years. The group began its third, highest-profile life in the '90s when Bland hooked up with Mudhoney's Mark Arm for the latter's Monkeywrench project. Renestair ended up in the States as well, leading to a fully reactivated Bloodloss with Arm as the other key member. Three albums followed in fairly quick succession: 1993's In-a-Gadda-da-Change, 1995's Live My Way, and 1996's Misty. The group then took a long hiatus; in late 1999, Arm had mentioned that a new album's worth of material had been in the can for a few years, but that everyone needed to get their act together -- and get some more money -- before it could be finished for release.

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GOD'S EYE Love's a Bargain 1991

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Thanks to Mud

Discogs 

 

Tracklist

	Rapunzel
	Back Again
	Overground
	Sea Chantey
	Liberty
	All Adds Up
	Bright
	Trial Size Hearts
	Good Years
	For Example
	What's Love Worth

NO MAN Taking It Like a Man EP 1994

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biography

[+] by Kelvin Hayes

As No-Man is an island, Tim Bowness (b. Warrington, England) vocals/lyrics, met multi-instrumentalist Steve Wilson, guitar/bass/keys programming/mixing, etc., through an avid interest in all kinds of music. Cross-breeding is a particular forte; for example, it is not uncommon to hear a dance beat, a violin, and a sprawling guitar solo on the same track. Influences range from Arvo Pärt to Talk Talk. For a time, the duo were complemented by violinist Ben Coleman. Although several minor releases came in the mid-to late '80s, it was really in 1990 that the No-Man catalog begins with a cover of Donovan's "Colours." Next was the "Days in the Trees," now long since deleted, this remains one of No-Man's most memorable recordings. In 1992, the band found themselves playing live shows with ex-Japan maestros Steve Jansen, Richard Barbieri, and Mick Karn; the latter also guests on much of No-Man's output beginning with their 1993 debut Loveblows & Lovecries. For their second album, 1994 masterpiece Flowermouth, help was also enlisted in the form of Robert Fripp, his old colleague Mel Collins, and jazz musician Ian Carr. A remix edition entitled Flowermix was issued the following year featuring a stunning ten-minute reworking of "You Grow More Beautiful," retitled "Faith in You." More experimental was their next outing, Wild Opera (1996) with titles such as Housewives Hooked on Heroin and Infant Phenomenon (seemingly a cousin to David Sylvian and Fripp's Darshan). The band were obviously not concerned with the realm of commercial activity; however, the album did contain moments that were more radio-friendly, notably stand-out track "My Revenge on Seattle." Wild Opera also spawned an off-shoot semi-album, Dry Cleaning Ray. Both members have also pursued their various side projects: Porcupine Tree/Bass Communion (Wilson), Darkroom (Bowness, who also recorded excellent album Flame with Richard Barbieri, and World of Bright Futures with Samuel Smiles). Wilson has recently been engaged in production activities with Fish and his former colleagues Marillion, but these projects all lend to clogging up the progress of No-Man; apart from the 1999 EP, Carolina Skeletons, and the reissue of late-'80s work Speak. This duo is far from done yet and the new year should see more from the band, as yet unheard by many deserving ears. Housewives Hooked on Heroin followed in mid-2000; Returning Jesus appeared a year later.

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THUMBNAIL self titled 1996

biography

by Mario Mesquita Borges

Discharging energizing themes, strongly relying on a solid rhythm section and striking melodies, Thumbnail raised their way within the alternative rock scene, although for less than six years. It was in late 1995 that Thumbnail first assembled, by that time with a lineup consisting of Justin Sinkovich (guitar, vocals), Jason Morris (guitar, vocals), Steve Schmidt (bass), and David Burns (drums). Signing their first record deal by the end of 1995, Thumbnail reissued Thumbnail, their first self-titled album for the Cargo/Headhunter Records label in the midst of 1996. Red Beat, the band's long-awaited second album, hit record stores in 1996 still on the Headhunter logo. During the following years, the group eventually disbanded, and it was only in 2001 that File 13, the Philadelphia-based record label co-founded by Burns, decided to revitalize Thumbnail's themes by releasing That Static, an album created three years before its official release. Invigorated by a significant reaction to the new album, Thumbnail eventually entered an extensive touring season.

WOLFIE And the Coat and Hat 2000

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review

by Mike DaRonco

And the Coat and the Hat marks a different direction for the normally gleeful Wolfie. Instead of the sugarcoated indie pop and cutesy lyrics on which they built themselves, this EP uncovers a new maturity that scraps their original three-chord structure. Here, there's a foundation of new wave, Weezer-esque esthetics and dual male-female vocals. Resulting in a playful tone of upbeat pop, Wolfie's change is definitely a progression for the better

THRUM Rifferama 1994

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Tracklist ▼

1		Rifferama
2		Purify
3		So Glad
4		You Wish
5		Lullaby II
6		Here I Am
7		Hey Joe
8		Won't Be Long
9		Nowhere To Run
10		Almost Done