AUDIO Various Artists 1994

 

Greek various artists CD

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Tracklist 

1	–Laika	Sugar Daddy	5:24
2	–Kastrierte Philosophen	Souldier	4:15
3	–The Dubrovniks*	Holy Town	4:15
4	–The Elastic Purejoy	Soul And Fire	3:53
5	–Sky Cries Mary	Shipwrecked	4:05
6	–Penelope Houston	Snakebite	3:35
7	–Corduroy	Mini	3:57
8	–Safy Boutella	Nomade	5:27
9	–The Bats	Make It Clear	3:14
10	–X-Tall*	Diet Of Worms	4:48
11	–Warrior Soul	Rocket Engines	3:48
12	–Easy (2)	Don't Let The Other Hand Know	3:48
13	–Shiny Gnomes	It's All Here	4:06
14	–Zodiac Mindwarp	Love Come Down	6:48
15	–The Dream Syndicate	Open Hour	8:02
16	–Jeff Buckley	Eternal Life	5:40

 

LOW POP SUICIDE The Death Of Excellence 1994

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Artist Biography by Michael Sutton

Low Pop Suicide tried to make an immediate splash by flaunting bassist Dave Allen's resumé; however, the band sounded nothing like his previous groups, Gang of Four and Shriekback. Formed in Los Angeles, Low Pop Suicide was originally a trio: Allen, vocalist/guitarist Rick Boston, and drummer Jeff Ward. They were also the first group on Allen's record label, World Domination, a small footnote in rock & roll history that might be the only way the band will be remembered since they had no impact, both critically and commercially, on the early-'90s alternative boom from which they were spawned. Low Pop Suicide borrowed from Nine Inch Nails' cauldron of industrial noise and hard rock aggression, but with none of Trent Reznor's focus or palpable rage; however, they did widen their artistic scope before their demise. Ward left the group after the recording of their debut album, On the Cross of Commerce; he was replaced by Melle Steagal. On the Cross of Commerce didn't sell very well, and it probably would've been forgotten if the video for "Kiss Your Lips," with its lesbian imagery, hadn't ended up on Beavis & Butt-Head. In 1993, Ward killed himself. Busy with his company and working again with Shriekback, Allen quit Low Pop Suicide. Mark Leonard took his place on the follow-up, 1995's The Death of Excellence. It was Low Pop Suicide's final attempt at world domination. Boston went solo in 1996 and Allen formed the Elastic Purejoy with Scott Petersen (drums), Joseph E. Howard (bass), and Marc Olsen (guitar). 

Tracklist

1	Bless My Body	3:42
2	Almost Said	4:07
3	Suicide Ego	4:35
4	Zombie	3:03
5	Life & Death	3:56
6	No Genius	1:07
7	Humbled	4:22
8	More Than This	4:16
9	Philo's Song	5:15
10	Sheep's Clothing	3:27
11	Face To Face	4:00
12	Tell Them I Was Here	3:28

THE ELASTIC PUREJOY self titled 1994

  
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Not a flattering review, but check them out. Opinions vary.

Elastic Purejoy Review

by Nitsuh Abebe

The Elastic Purejoy seem to suffer from a severe Sebadoh complex -- they cross back and forth between noisy, turgid rock songs and tuneful pop songs. They cover "Soul and Fire." There is an occasional hook. But much of this record is too unformed to make an impression -- the occasional hook is never followed up on, and there's too much clutter underlying the record as a whole. A band like Sebadoh can get away with gross inconsistency in their songwriting because when the songwriting works, it's spectacular -- the good parts of The Elastic Purejoy, on the other hand, aren't quite good enough to atone for the remainder.

 

Tracklist

  1. If Samuel Beckett Met Lenny Bruce
  2. Soul And Fire
  3. Unchain My Sister!
  4. An Element of Doubt
  5. Stiff
  6. Suburban Yoke
  7. Caxton Vs The Fourth Estate
  8. Monkey Bone-Walker
  9. You Are My PFM
10. Witness

LOW POP SUICIDE The Disengagement EP 1995

Contributed by Keith R.

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