THE MONDO CRESCENDO Get Faded 1998

 

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The Mondo Crescendo Biography

by Jason Ankeny

Indie-pop combo the Mondo Crescendo was formed in Washington D.C. in 1995 by singer/guitarist Jennifer Taylor; originally dubbed Juniper, the group debuted the next year on A Turntable Friend with the single "You Don't Hide So Well," followed by seven-inches for Orange Peel ("Making Gerard Smile") and Fantastic ("Think and Die Thinking"). Upon relocating to San Francisco in 1997, Taylor rechristened the band Mondo Crescendo, and -- backed by ex-Ropers bassist Mike Hammel and drummer Douglas Armour -- issued the Blackbean & Placenta Tape Club EP Get Faded in 1998. The full-length Young, Naked & Very with It appeared a year later.

 

Tracklist

1		(I Don't Care If) The Sun Don't Shine No More	2:03
2		Baby	2:28
3		Spaceship Terrific	2:06
4		Shhh	1:57
5		La Surf Noire	2:22
6		Heaven Only Knows	2:58
7		Untitled	1:11

WHY POPSTARS CAN'T DANCE A Slumberland Compilation 1994

A Slumberland Records compilation

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Tracklist

1	–HoneyBunch	Walking Into Walls
2	–HoneyBunch	Time Trials
3	–The Artisans	Start Again
4	–The Artisans	Tolerance
5	–Rocketship	Your New Boyfriend
6	–Rocketship	Like A Dream
7	–The Steamkings	Darkest Star
8	–The Steamkings	Sad About You
9	–Stereolab	John Cage Bubblegum
10	–Stereolab	Eloge D'Eros
11	–Lorelei (2)	Stop What You're Doing
12	–Lorelei (2)	Float My Bed
13	–The Ropers	Blue Sunday
14	–The Ropers	Drive
15	–Linda Smith	The Real Miss Charlotte
16	–Linda Smith	There's Nothing You Can Do About It
17	–Glo-worm	Stars Above
18	–Glo-worm	Tilt-A-Whirl
19	–Jupiter Sun	Headlight Beam Reaction
20	–Jupiter Sun	Violet Intertwine
21	–Jane Pow	Reorganise
22	–Boyracer	Right Back Where I Started
23	–Boyracer	Speedtrap

THE ROPERS

All The Time

1995 

 

The World Is Fire

1997

 

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Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny

The Washington, D.C.-based indie pop band the Ropers was formed in 1991 by singer Doug Bailey and guitarist Mike Hammel, students at the University of Maryland who quit school after two years to begin making music. They soon recruited drummer Alex Hacker, whom both Bailey and Hammel knew from their brief stint in the Lilys; with bassist Greg Pavlovcak, the Ropers recorded their debut single, the 1992 Slumberland label release "Sunbathe," soon followed by "I Don't Mind." In 1994 the group released a self-titled EP, with the full-length All the Time following a year later; Hacker departed in early 1996, and with new drummer Mike Donovan, the Ropers recorded their TeenBeat label debut The World Is Fire, disbanding a short time later. 

 

All The Time 

Tracklist

1	Revolver	3:01
2	Flashlight	3:53
3	Rain	3:44
4	You Have A Light	5:07
5	Drive	7:12
6	Chained	4:52
7	Blind	2:34
8	Spider Web	2:26
9	Tried	3:50
10	Mystery Girl	6:15
11	Drive (Reprise)	4:32

 

The World Is Fire
 
Tracklist

1	Drink You Up
2	Please Understand
3	Take Your Time
4	Home
5	Paste
6	These Days
7	Dawn

GIVE ME THE CURE

by request

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1	–Shudder To Think	Shake Dog Shake	4:24
2	–The Ropers	Jumping Someone Else's Train	2:40
3	–Chisel	Six Different Ways	2:22
4	–Eggs	Catch	2:59
5	–DJ Bootious Maximus	The Love Cats	3:02
6	–Candy Machine	10:15 Saturday Night	6:24
7	–Glo-worm	Friday I'm In Love	2:12
8	–Cinnamon Toast	Piggy In The Mirror	4:19
9	–Frodus	Killing An Arab	3:35
10	–Peter Hayes (4)	A Night Like This	4:03
11	–Tuscadero	Boys Don't Cry	3:39
12	–Edsel	Plastic Passion	3:48
13	–Mud (5)	The Blood	4:19
14	–Rollercoaster (3)	All Cats Are Grey	2:19
15	–My Life In Rain	Pictures Of You	3:39
16	–Dismemberment Plan*	Close To Me	4:04
17	–Jawbox	Meat Hook	2:57
18	–Trampoline	Charlotte Sometimes	4:26