FIVE EIGHT Gasolina! 1997

By request

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1		Stanley
2		Engine
3		Comet
4		Shaken
5		Shut Me Off
6		Connect The Dots
7		Doubter
8		Hold Me Up
9		Right To Drive
10		Summer Vacation
11		Dumb Ass
12		Take Aim

SEASICK PIRATES Little Sad Thing 1995

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Punk

Tracklist

1		Falling Down	3:10
2		Desperation	2:59
3		Brain Mistake	2:55
4		Turn That Noise Off	2:31
5		Reason For My Drunkeness	4:02
6		Elegy	2:10

 

FUDGE TUNNEL Creep Diets 1993

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biography

[+] by Eduardo Rivadavia

Despite their rough-hewn, incredibly heavy, feedback-drenched sound, Nottingham's Fudge Tunnel quickly transcended the obvious heavy metal tag to find widespread critical praise outside such limits. And while this support never did translate into commercial success, it is interesting to note that Fudge Tunnel's surprising crossover appeal, along with their low-key image and absolute lack of pretense, marked them as un-hailed British predecessors to the Seattle scene. 18-year-old Alex Newport (vocals/guitar) founded Fudge Tunnel with Dave Riley (bass) and Adrian Parkin (drums) after moving to Nottingham, England, in 1989. Seemingly coming out of nowhere, the trio quickly drew support from the metal press for their brutal intensity, then earned their indie cred when 1990's debut EP Sex Mammoth was named Single of the Week by the respected New Musical Express. A second EP entitled Sweet Sounds of Excess followed six months later and landed them a support slot touring with industrial metal pioneers Godflesh. This, in turn, led to a record deal with leading independent Earache Records, which released the full-length Hate Songs in E Minor in May 1991. With graphic artwork depicting a decapitated body gracing its cover, the initial pressing was immediately seized by authorities, resulting in much welcome publicity before it was replaced by a less-offensive live concert shot. Another critical success, the album only cemented the group's reputation as one of the U.K.'s most uncompromising acts with its incredibly sludgy, bottom-heavy riffs, but never cracked the charts despite ample media coverage. A third EP called Teeth preceded their second album, 1993's insistently noisy, but somewhat more disciplined Creep Diets. But Newport was unhappy with the media's perception of the band, which was now regularly lumped into the Seattle pile, and began losing interest in Fudge Tunnel, putting almost as much time into his side project Nailbomb (featuring Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera). In a Word, a collection of B-sides and singles arrived in 1994, as did their third album, The Complicated Futility of Ignorance (a ferocious recording, and an obvious attempt to distance themselves in any way possible from the day's narrow understanding of alternative rock). All to no avail, however, and following a second Nailbomb album, Newport (now living in Phoenix, AZ) turned his attention to production work and, eventually started a new project Theory of Ruin, while his bandmates gradually faded from sight. Though they never formally disbanded, Fudge Tunnel hasn't been heard from since.

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Tracklist

1	Grey	5:29
2	Tipper Gore	3:06
3	Ten Percent	3:51
4	Face Down	5:54
5	Grit	3:25
6	Don't Have Time For You	2:58
7	Good Kicking	4:53
8	Hot Salad	1:10
9	Creep Diets	6:58
10	Stuck	4:35
11	Always	3:29

THE GERBILS Are You Sleepy? 1999

biography

[+] by Jason Ankeny

The Athens, Georgia-based Gerbils emerged as part of the second wave of bands linked to the Elephant 6 Recording Company collective, a coterie of like-minded, lo-fi indie groups -- including the Apples (in stereo), Neutral Milk Hotel and the Olivia Tremor Control -- who shared musicians, ideas and sensibilities. The Gerbils comprised singer/guitarist Scott Spillane, drummer John D'Azzo and bassist Will Westbrook, who together attended grade school in the Elephant 6 breeding grounds of Ruston, LA; Spillane and D'Azzo first joined forces in 1992 in the group Smilin' Joe Fission, which also included violinist John Fernandes (later a member of Olivia Tremor Control) and guitarist Ross Beach. After a series of roster changes, the original Gerbils lineup -- a five-piece also featuring Beach and future Azalia Snail cellist Penny Burbank -- recorded its first demo; slimming down to a trio, they released a series of singles on indie labels like Spare Me and Earworm before signing to Hidden Agenda to issue their 1998 full-length debut Are You Sleepy? Spillane, D'Azzo and Westbrook all additionally pulled double duty as reserve members of both Neutral Milk Hotel and the Olivia Tremor Control.

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HEAD SET Brownout 2004 ?

By request

Thanks to NMH for the up!

12RODS Split Personalities 1998

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by Jason Ankeny

The post-new wave unit 12RODS was formed in Ohio in mid-1992; originally dubbed Ryan's Bihg Hed in honor of frontman Ryan Olcott, the group eventually settled on a permanent name as well as a permanent line-up with the additions of synth player/guitarist Ev and drummer Christopher McGuire. An early demo helped land 12RODS a recording date in Minneapolis, resulting in the release of their full-length debut, Bliss. A 1996 EP, Gay?, brought the trio the attention of the V2 label, who soon made 12RODS their first American signing; the group's major-label debut Split Personalities was released in 1998. The Todd Rundgren-produced follow-up, Separation Anxieties, appeared in the summer of 2000.

 

They sound a lot like XTC. - Blogatrix

Tracklist
 
  1. Split Personality
  2. Red
  3. I Am Faster
  4. Chromatically Declining Me
  5. Part of 2
  6. The Stupidest Boy
  7. I Wish You Were A Girl
  8. Lovewaves
  9. Make-Out Music
10. Girl Sun

 

ASHLEY STOVE Four Finger Moon 1995

 
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biography

[+] by Heather Phares

Raleigh, NC's indie rock quartet Ashley Stove was formed in 1992 by guitarists/vocalists Matt Brown and Ben Barwick. After playing for a short time with varying lineups, later that year the group found a permanent drummer in Billy Alphin, who also played with Buttsteak; bassist Jennifer Walker-Barwick (formerly of Erectus Monotone) joined in 1993. After releasing several singles, Ashley Stove released their debut album, 4-Finger Moon, in 1995 on Jesus Christ Records; two years later, their follow-up Into the Sun arrived. The group switched to Merge for their 1999 effort New Scars and appeared on the label's Oh Merge retrospective. The following year, Brown left the group just before the recording of their fourth album, All Summer Long; the remaining members enlisted the help of guitarist Mike Kenlan to complete the sessions, and recruited Jim Brantley as a permanent replacement before the album was released in early 2001.

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Tracklist

1	Gambit
2	Duckwriter
3	Briney Drink
4	Schumaker
5	Dirty Cape
6	Motion Queen
7	Fair Zipper
8	X-Ray Hipp
9	Blind Man
10	Crashinal Monument
11	In The Marquis
12	Fadab
13	8,000 Cruxes
14	Counting On Standing

ZUZU'S PETALS The Music of Your Life 1994

By request
Thanks to Maximum Jack

 

 

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Tracklist

1. Do Not 2. Come True 3. Chatty Cathy 4. The Girl He First Met 5. Remembering Why 6. Don't Bother 7. Feel Like Going Home 8. Johnny 9. Slacks 10. Love Bullet 11. Happy

 

BOTTLE ROCKETS The Brooklyn Side Demos

Demos from the Brooklyn Side sessions.

1. Welfare Music

2. I'll Be Comin Around

3. Buildin' Chryslers

4. At Least I'm Comin' Home to You

5. The VFW Took My Dad Away

6. Gettin' Along

7. Gravity Fails

8. Pot O' Gold

9. Thousand Dollar Car

10. Gravity

 

3 DREAM BAG The Fertile Octagenarian 2001

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Lo-fi alternative band featuring Greg Demos and Don Thrasher, both of Guided By Voices.This was 3 Dream Bag's only full length release, pressed exclusively on vinyl. - Blogatrix

 

 

Tracklist 

A1		Farmer Says
A2		Daisy
A3		Chaos Killed The Dinosaur
A4		Pot Luck And The Insanity Mile
A5		War Orphan
A6		Saline Man
A7		Moon Beam
A8		Electric Billboards Trampoline
B1		Freak Pony
B2		Perfect Friday
B3		Invitation To The Beheading
B4		Unborn Widow
B5		Honeymoon Babies
B6		Bad Rice Stew / Chase And Sandborn
B7		Mr. O'Malley

SPENT Songs of Drinking and Rebellion 1995

 

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[+] by Stephen Cramer

New Jersey's Spent debuted their intelligent style of indie rock with the Keeping Secrets EP on Ringer's Lactate Records. They followed that with the Sinking In EP on spinART Records. The band garnered attention from college radio and independent record labels on the strength of John King's delicate guitar work and vocals. Joe Weston and Ed Radich served as bassist and drummer, respectively. Annie Hayden was the band's guitarist and keyboardist, as well as occasional vocalist, her sly vocals enriching the band's recordings. Spent's full-length debut, Songs of Drinking & Rebellion, appeared on Merge Records in 1995. Their composed and graceful rock sound quickly garnered accolades. A Seat Beneath the Chairs followed in late 1996. It was preceded by the Umbrella Wars EP. The band toured extensively with bands like Superchunk and Seam, among others. Throughout their recording career, Spent appeared on compilation CDs from Ba Da Bing Records, the Now Sound, Traumatone Records, I Sore Records, and Motorcoat Records. In 1997, King joined forces with Superchunk's Jim Wilbur on the Humidifier CD Nothing Changes. By 1999, although the band's demise had already been confirmed, the song "(I'll Clean Up) The Mess That You Are" appeared on the retrospective Oh, Merge compilation.

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Tracklist  

1	Brewster Station	3:04
2	Excuse Me While I Drink Myself To Death	3:48
3	West	2:35
4	Minty Ballard	2:53
5	Sense Of Decay	4:27
6	Bottled Mouth	2:53
7	Open Wide	3:02
8	Landscaper	1:52
9	Santa Claus To The Rescue	1:37
10	View From A Staircase	4:19
11	Halfshirt	5:33
12	Ready OK	4:00
13	Brighter Than Day	3:18

454 BIG BLOCK Your Jesus 1995

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Tracklist

1	Your Jesus
2	Hold Down
3	Calcagno
4	Cold
5	Dead Inside
6	No One
7	Kevorkian
8	Noah
9	Home
10	My Father's Eyes
11	Dirt

I HATE THE 90S LOUD Volume 5

   Latest compilation, this time featuring the louder side of the 90's. Enjoy.

  1. THE MARTIANS Willy the Hypnotist
  2. COP SHOOT COP Traitor/Martyr
  3. DESCENDENTS Everything Sucks
  4. WOOL Kill the Crow
  5. THE MONORCHID Oral Fixation Anonymous
  6. THE GITS Seaweed
  7. UNSANE Blame Me
  8. TRENCHMOUTH The Volcanic Action of My Soul
  9. FUGAZI Bed for the Scraping
10. FLOORPUNCH Not for Me
11. CRAW 405
12. DEADGUY Pins and Needles
13. DAMNATION A.D. No More Dreams
14. KEPONE Loud
15. KEROSENE 454 Anti-Magnet
16. INK AND DAGGER Philapsychosis
17. FURY Space Love
18. BASTRO Pretty Smart on My Part
19. CRAIN Blistering
20. DAZZLING KILLMEN Blown
21. COLE The Art of Bleeding
22. ENTOMBED Eyemaster
23. FITZ OF DEPRESSION Power Shack

RODAN Rusty 1994

biography

[+] by Steve Huey

A seminal influence on the avant-garde wing of indie rock, Rodan were habitually likened to fellow Louisville natives and math rock pioneers Slint. And it was true that Slint were a crystal-clear influence on the group's loud, angular art-punk -- easily heard in the extreme dynamic shifts, deliberate tempos, lengthy compositions, and half-spoken vocals. Yet Rodan put their own stamp on the basic blueprint, ratcheting up the energy and writing fuller, more complex arrangements. In doing so, they helped codify the pummeling yet intellectual aesthetic of what was soon dubbed math rock: textured, patterned soundscapes built on the controlled, precise use of abrasive noise and high volume. Although Rodan's existence was short, producing only one album, their impact on math rock and post-rock was far-reaching; what was more, most of the members moved on to new projects that were often just as challenging, whether they resembled Rodan's musical modus operandi or not.Rodan were formed in Louisville, KY, in 1992 by guitarists Jason Noble and Jeff Mueller, who'd been playing together since high school and had gone to art school before deciding to concentrate on music. They enlisted bassist Tara Jane O'Neil, and initially dubbed themselves Kinkhead International. With the arrival of drummer Jon Cook -- also a member of local stalwarts Crain -- they switched their name to Rodan, after the pterodactyl character in the Godzilla monster movies. Still committed to Crain as his primary gig, Cook didn't stick around for long; he was replaced briefly by Jon Weiss, then permanently by Kevin Coultas.

Rodan made their recorded debut as part of the four-song various-artists 7" Inclined Plane, on Tsunami's Simple Machines label (their track was "Darjeeling"). It was followed by a one-off single for Three Little Girls called How the Winter Was Passed, which featured two tracks, "Milk and Melancholy" and "Exoskeleton." With the help of that work and the self-released cassette Aviary, Rodan landed a deal with Touch & Go Records subsidiary Quarterstick. They issued their debut album, Rusty, in the spring of 1994, taking its title from engineer Bob "Rusty" Weston. It received highly positive reviews and fairly widespread press attention, quickly turning the group into a cult phenomenon. Surprisingly, they elected to disband by the end of 1994, perhaps overwhelmed by the response. They still managed to appear in the indie-themed film Half Cocked, with O'Neil playing one of the lead characters; Rodan also contributed one song, "Tron," to the soundtrack.Rodan's early breakup only served to enhance their cult reputation, as did the band members' subsequent projects. Jeff Mueller formed June of 44, which continued in a similar -- if more conventionally structured -- fashion as Rodan, and released several albums over the rest of the '90s. Tara Jane O'Neil teamed with Cynthia Nelson (ex-Ruby Falls) in the indie pop outfit Retsin, which also issued several albums. Jason Noble formed the post-rock chamber trio Rachel's, which enjoyed a level of acclaim that generally matched or exceeded that of Rodan. Kevin Coultas played with Rachel's for a short time, as well as Thalia Zedek's Come, before reuniting with O'Neil in the Sonora Pine (which also featured June of 44 guitarist Sean Meadows). O'Neil embarked on a solo career in 2000, while Mueller and Noble simultaneously reunited in the Shipping News.

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