PIPELINE! LIVE BOSTON ROCK ON WMBR Various Artists 1996

 

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Featuring Boston alt rock bands live on the radio station WMBR

 

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1-1	The Dambuilders–	Digitized	1:43
1-2	360's–	Hang It Up	2:17
1-3	Gigolo Aunts–	Star 69	4:55
1-4	Milkmoney–	Leash	3:50
1-5	Morphine (2)–	Scratch	3:57
1-6	Orangutang–	Best Of Enemies	2:46
1-7	Otis (10)–	Smith And Wesson	4:41
1-8	The Cavedogs–	Leave Me Alone	3:29
1-9	Roger Miller (2)–	Kuchkah Tay Zod	3:05
1-10	Anastasia Screamed–	Marquee Moon	8:48
1-11	Twig (5)–	Breed	4:33
1-12	Mung (4)–	Dope	1:41
1-13	Green Magnet School–	Slipper	3:45
1-14	King Moon Razor–	Countrified/C'mon	4:16
1-15	Tree (3)–	Inside Out	1:57
1-16	Scarce–	Cry Me A River	4:33
1-17	Prickly–	Sposeta Be A Funeral	3:35
1-18	6L6–	Till Then	2:16
1-19	The Vehicle Birth–	Two Minutes Hate	5:23
1-20	Lou Barlow–	Skull	2:36
2-1	Bulkhead (2)–	A Dong Market	3:33
2-2	Cordelia's Dad–	Brother Judson	5:08
2-3	The Queers–	I Met Her At The Rat	2:33
2-4	The Bags (2)–	Wail	4:18
2-5	Syrup USA–	Rosy, Why	3:08
2-6	The Zulus (2)–	High Tide	3:54
2-7	Slughog–	Poor	2:16
2-8	Come (2)–	Brand New Vein	5:23
2-9	Big Dipper–	Extraordinary Worm	3:31
2-10	Buffalo Tom–	Larry	5:31
2-12	Helium (3)–	Lucy	7:24
2-13	Flying Nuns–	Summer	3:43
2-14	Bullet Lavolta–	Mother's Day	4:31
2-15	Moving Targets–	Faith	2:47
2-16	Smackmelon–	Raymond	3:37
2-17	Dirt Merchants–	W	3:51
2-18	Pie–	Sink This Ship!	2:55
2-19	Christmas–	Scissors Paper Stone	2:06
2-20	The Upper Crust*–	Ne'er-Do-Well	2:20
2-21	Fuzzy (7)–	Miss The Mark	2:50

DELUXX FOLK IMPLOSION Daddy Never Understood 7 inch 1996

by request

 

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The Folk Implosion periodically join forces with the Boston band Deluxx to form the Deluxx Folk Implosion

 

Tracklist

A1		Daddy Never Understood	1:18
A2		Greetings From Sarajevo	1:22
B1		Daddy Never Understood	1:12
B2		Ovenmitt	2:05
B3		Liquid Bread	1:18

FOLK IMPLOSION Natural One EP 1996

 

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American indie rock/lo-fi band founded in the early 1990s.

 

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1. Natural One
2. Nothing's Gonna Stop The Flow (Original Remix)
3. Cabride
4. Thief Theme
5. Nasa Theme

BELTBUCKLE Beltbuckle 7 inch 1993

 

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Belt Buckle Review

by Jason Ankeny

Talk about odd couples: Bringing together lo-fi paragon Lou Barlow and chamber pop maestro Eric Matthews, the one-off Belt Buckle definitely skews closer to Barlow's end of the musical spectrum, specializing in noisy, lurching pop melodies (albeit with a '60s folk-pop influence that seems to denote Matthews' input in the project). Of the four songs that make up the single, the two side-enders -- "Pocket Skylab Love" and "Girl Who Reads" -- are brief, abrasive throwaways firmly in the early Sebadoh mode; much better are "Judas Suicide" and "Mary Hair," which belie the stark simplicity of their four-track origins with moody, spacious arrangements and surprisingly complex vocal harmonies. It's not going at the top of either Barlow's or Matthews' resumé, but fans of both will want to track it down anyway.

 

Tracklist

A1		Judas Suicide
A2		Pocket Skylab Love
B1		Mary Hair
B2		Girl Who Reads

LOU BARLOW I'm Not Mocking You 7 inch 1993

 

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Lou Barlow Biography

by Jason Ankeny

Lou Barlow has been among the most powerfully distinctive, influential, and prolific figures in independent music since the 1980s. He was a member of three important bands, Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, and the Folk Implosion, as well as making time for a solo career, and the common thread between his contributions to all these projects come from his gift for penning simple but memorable melodies, and his willingness to bare his soul and expose his insecurities. As a bassist, he took a supporting role in Dinosaur Jr., as the leader of Sebadoh he was a pivotal figure in the lo-fi revolution, and with the Folk Implosion he managed to land a single in the pop Top 40, 1995's "Natural One." Though his proper solo career didn't begin until the 2000s, 2005's Emoh and 2015's Brace the Wave show he's still in firm command of his style and his gifts

 

Tracklist

A1		I Am Not Mocking You
A2		Survival
A3		Helpless Heartbreak
B1		Dirty Mind
B2		Forever Instant

ABRIDGED PERVERSION (A Shrimper Compilation Of Shrimper Compilations) 1993

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1	–Unknown Artist	Colonial Awards Of 1984	0:23
2	–The Extra Glenns	Badger Song	1:32
3	–The Bux	Holiday	2:07
4	–Nothing Painted Blue	Big Pink Heart	3:33
5	–Sentridoh	Certain Dance - Circumstance	2:19
6	–Goosewind	Manny's Mote	0:53
7	–Shoeface	Future Shock	2:33
8	–Will Simmons	50 Miles	1:35
9	–Insect Feelings	Zisk	1:35
10	–The Mountain Goats	The Window Song	2:18
11	–Junket	Tiresome	3:30
12	–Massengil	Premature Cheese	2:12
13	–Joey Burns (Creamy Original)*	Do It All The Time	1:38
14	–Wckr Spgt	Fluffy Cat	2:20
15	–Punk Rock	Happiness Is A Warm Gun	1:50
16	–Diskothi-Q	Pork Chop	2:09
17	–Franklin Bruno	Clean Needle	3:20
18	–Halo (6)	Fever Pitch	2:52
19	–Paste (2)	Hips	2:33
20	–Primordial Undermind	Delerium Insomniacal	2:54
21	–Guffey	Creepy	1:02
22	–Refrigerator	Map To The Stars	1:36
23	–Simon Wickham Smith* With Bill* + Karl (16)	Finnish But Not Finnished	0:37
24	–John Davis (2)	I Had A Dream I Was Down By The Ocean	5:02
25	–Ah Bus	Fisherman's Friend	0:57
26	–Buzzsaw	Die Rote Luft	0:57
27	–Bügsküll	You Don't Know	2:05
28	–The Jim Bishop Guitar Army	Untitled	0:43
29	–Carne-a	Canker Town	4:04
30	–Satnam Puppets	Guitar In Room P.7	0:30
31	–Jive (5)	Old Family Box	2:36
32	–Party Of One	Throwaway	2:06
33	–Lil' Johhny H*	Incomplete #1	1:24
34	–Lou Barlow	Revolution #37	4:05

SENTRIDOH Losercore 1993

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Artist Biography by Stacia Proefrock

Sometimes simpler is better, which is definitely the case with Lou Barlow's lo-fi project, Sentridoh. Barlow (former bassist for Dinosaur Jr. and creative force behind Sebadoh) developed Sentridoh as a solo project in 1993 so that he could pursue a stripped-down acoustic form of the music that he had performed with Sebadoh. Sentridoh's first single, "Losercore/Really Insane," was also the very first record put out by Steve Shelley's Smells Like Records, setting the tone for that label's support of artists who were stretching their personal boundaries. That single and the albums that followed, like Little Brother's Mysterious Sentridoh EP, also released in 1993, and two albums released in 1995, Losing Losers (Shrimper) and Lou Barlow and His Acoustic Sentridoh (Smells Like Records), highlighted Barlow's expert songwriting and heartbreaking lyrics, backed only by guitar and, occasionally, a small handful of other instruments. Free Sentridoh Songs From Loobiecore, a new collection of tracks from all over the Sentridoh's career (including new recordings) was released in 2002. 

Tracklist

A	Losercore	2:21
B1	Really Insane	1:48
B2	Untitled	1:26

THE FOLK IMPLOSION

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Artist Biography by Steve Huey

Indie rock fans are probably inclined to think of the Folk Implosion as the most prominent of Lou Barlow's many side projects from the influential indie band Sebadoh. But the reason for that prominence -- a left-field mainstream pop hit -- means that that description doesn't really reflect the general public's perception of the band. With partner John Davis, Barlow -- the king of lo-fi basement recording, usually noted for his sensitive introspection -- crafted a sexy, sinuous, electronic-tinged groove called "Natural One," which appeared in the controversial art-house shocker Kids (or, rather, on the soundtrack album; it wasn't even in the actual film). Considering those origins, "Natural One" must certainly rank as one of the unlikeliest Top 40 hits ever, yet its pop hooks and relatively bright production made it perhaps the most radio-friendly item in Barlow's catalog, and it brought the Folk Implosion to a much wider audience, a great many of whom had never even heard of Sebadoh. However, Barlow and Davis were never able to duplicate that level of mainstream exposure, perhaps because the success of "Natural One" was an enormous fluke, or perhaps because they didn't explore its sound further until the initial enthusiasm over the song had faded.

After he was given the boot as Dinosaur Jr.'s bassist in 1989, Lou Barlow returned to Sebadoh, the loose collective of lo-fi recording aficionados he'd formed a couple of years earlier, and began recording prolifically for the small indie Homestead. Sebadoh's extremely low-fidelity early work (in particular, Weed Forestin) caught the ear of fellow Massachusetts singer/songwriter John Davis, who sent Barlow a tape of his own home recordings. The two began corresponding, and in 1993 -- the same year Davis released his solo debut -- they teamed up as the Folk Implosion (i.e., the polar opposite of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion) and recorded a self-titled, cassette-only album in Davis' house. Its original incarnation was released by the British Chocolate Monk label, and some of the material was issued in the U.S. by Drunken Fish as the 7" EP Walk Through This World With the Folk Implosion the following year. the Folk Implosion subsequently signed with the Communion label and recorded a relatively long EP titled Take a Look Inside the Folk Implosion, also in 1994; they followed it with the more experimental, import-only Electric Idiot EP in 1995. 1995 was also the year Barlow and Davis were recruited to contribute music to the Larry Clark film Kids. More than half of the songs on the soundtrack album were Folk Implosion tunes, and there was also one song by the Deluxx Folk Implosion, an alternate incarnation where Barlow and Davis occasionally teamed up with Deluxx members Bob Fay (also of Sebadoh) and Mark Perretta. Kids attracted considerable controversy over its portrayals of teenage decadence and irresponsibility, which may have helped "Natural One" start to catch on at alternative radio. Whatever the reason, the song's slinky bass line and funky drum-machine groove made it quite unlike anything Barlow or Davis had previously been involved with, and it peaked at number 29 on the pop charts in early 1996, enabling Davis to quit his day job as a librarian. Somewhat taken aback by the song's success, London Records (who'd released the soundtrack) attempted to sign the Folk Implosion permanently, but they were reluctant to leave the certainty of Communion for uncharted larger-label waters, and hoped to see whether they could continue their success by doing things on a smaller scale.

By turning down London's offer, the Folk Implosion also turned down the prospect of greater studio resources (which had helped make the dance and trip-hop flirtations of "Natural One" possible). Instead, they stripped their sound back for the follow-up album, Dare to Be Surprised, which was recorded slowly over the course of a year (due in part to Barlow's commitments with Sebadoh) and released in 1997. A collection of poppy, slightly off-kilter guitar rock recorded on an eight-track, the album received highly positive reviews, but on the surface, nothing resembled the distinctive sound of "Natural One," and for the most part, alternative radio took a pass. Reconsidering their earlier decision, the Folk Implosion signed a major-label deal with Interscope and -- perhaps somewhat belatedly -- tried to follow up the sound of "Natural One" with 1999's slicker, more electronic-flavored One Part Lullaby. The "new" direction was critically polarizing; some reviews lauded the project as Barlow's most consistent and accessible ever, while others dismissed it as a dull disappointment. Regardless, the album failed to re-establish the Folk Implosion's commercial standing. Barlow had always insisted that the Folk Implosion was an equal partnership with Davis, despite his own well-established reputation in the underground. That appeared to change on One Part Lullaby, where Barlow's credits were more extensive; tellingly, Davis officially left the Folk Implosion in 2001. Later based in L.A., Barlow assembled a new version of the Folk Implosion featuring latter-day Sebadoh drummer Russ Pollard and guitarist Imaad Wasif, but Interscope was uninterested in this lineup's more guitar-driven sound, and dropped them by the end of the year. In 2002, Barlow changed the name of the new-era lineup to the Foke Implojun, and they appeared as a rock band in the film Laurel Canyon that year.