INDEPENDENT 20 VOLUME 14 Various Artists 1992

 

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Indie/alternative rock compilation

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  1. Lush - For Love
  2. Moose - Last Night I Fell Again
  3. Revolver - Don't Ever Leave
  4. Mercury Rev - Car Wash Hair (The Bee's Chasing Me) Full Pull
  5. Throwing Muses - Not Too Soon
  6. Dr. Phibes And The House of Wax Equations - Hazy Lazy Hologram (Edit)
  7. The Sugarcubes - Hit
  8. Catwalk - Damascus
  9. Wonky Alice - Caterpillars
10. Curve - Die Like A Dog
11. The God Machine - Home
12. Silverfish - Jimmy
13. Leatherface - I Want The Moon
14. Midway Still - Wish
15. Gallon Drunk - Some Fools Mess
16. Daisy Chainsaw - Love Your Money
17. Shonen Knife - Space Christmas
18. Captain America - Wow!
19. The Pastels - Thru' Your Heart

REVOLVER Cold Water Flat 1993

 

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1	Cool Blue	5:02
2	Shakesdown	3:15
3	Cradle Snatch	5:55
4	I Wear Your Chain	3:45
5	Nothing Without You	5:37
6	Bottled Out	4:18
7	Coming Back	4:11
8	Cold Water Flat	3:44
9	Makes No Difference All The Same	5:39
10	Wave	6:08

I HATE THE 90s Volume 17

1. MUCHACHA Evelyn Mason
2. THE TRAGICALLY HIP Courage (For Hugh Maclennan)
3. DAISY CHAINSAW I Feel Insane
4. EVERCLEAR Lame
5. REVOLVER Painting Pictures
6. PHONO-COMB Grip 'N' Grin
7. PORTASTATIC Feel Better
8. THE KENT 3 The Duke of Federal Way
9. CAPTAIN CONDOMS Emotionless Honey
10.THE DELTA 72 Rich Girls Like To Steal
11. MERCURY REV Bronx Cheer
12. DEADBOLT Who The Hell Is Mrs. Valdez
13. SPRINGHOUSE Eyesore
14. CALEXICO Glimpse
15. ERECTUS MONOTONE Eat To The Beat
16. THE FOLK IMPLOSION Won't Back Down
17. ANGRY SALAD 99 Red Balloons
18. DRIP TANK Happy Radio
19. NEUTRINO Broked
20. SIANspheric Flow, Ebb & Die
21. THE CUNNINGHAMS Bottle Rockets
22. THE DRAG Quiet Feel
23. THE MERCHANTS OF VENUS Solitary Fighting Man
24. TUGBOAT ANNIE Bird
25. JIM CARROLL Train Surfing

HOT ROD Speeddangerdeath 1993

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Speed Danger Death Review by Ned Raggett

Having left Drop Nineteens behind her, Paula Kelley hooked up with labelmate/new love Mat Flint from similarly shoegaze-inclined Revolver to create Hot Rod and its one enjoyable album, Speed Danger Death. With Flint on bass and backing vocals while Kelley handled guitar and most of the singing, the rest of the band consisted of John Dragonetti on guitars and Eric Paull on percussion. As a band, Hot Rod didn't create any surprises, but as a nice bit of post-blissout noise and hooks, Speed Danger Death is an enjoyable treat, caught somewhere between the summery static of early Drop Nineteens and a slightly rougher edge. Certainly it was a better effort in comparison to Drop Nineteens' own second effort, which was a somewhat dreary slice of Dinosaur Jr.-inspired feedback for no good purpose. Here, wistful melodies appear in both singing and music, even if the latter sometimes cranks up the volume, while the pace overall is steady rather than thrashing. There are some fun twists and turns, though, like when "Liar's Liar" suddenly shifts into a quicker pace toward the end, or when Kelley kicks off "Waiting Forever" with the line "out in the sh*t again." Good production and engineering from Tim O'Heir brings out the band well; many moments are quieter, but nothing is unclear or hesitant. Kelley's girlish singing hadn't changed much. Every so often the focus in the band gets just a touch more intense, with thrilling results -- the verses on "You're My Own," in contrast to the sweet-enough choruses, feel suffused with threat and drama, Flint's bass almost gothy in a Cure sense. Indeed there are a few moments where Robert Smith seems to be a reference point, while elsewhere there's material that's downright Neil Young-sounding in its epic electric melancholy -- check the instrumental break of "I'll Always Know You" for a good example.

 

 

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1		Salt	4:09
2		Liar's Liar	5:52
3		You're My Own	3:22
4		I'll Always Know You	4:33
5		Tough	5:08
6		Firewalker	3:12
7		Soaking	3:28
8		Candy Star	4:03
9		Waiting Forever	3:32
10		Perplexed	3:57

REVOLVER Baby's Angry 1992

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Artist Biography by Andy Kellman

Revolver was a heavily melodic shoegaze band that released a trio of singles on Hut (Heaven Sent and Angel, Crimson, and Venice) a compilation of those singles, and one studio LP before calling it quits in the early '90s. Unlike a lot of their peers, Revolver focused on songs more than sounds, almost to an overambitious fault. Formed in London in 1990, the band consisted of Mat Flint (guitar/vocals), Hamish Brown (bass), and Nick Dewey (drums). By 1993, Flint had joined Hot Rod, who released a record in 1993 on Caroline. He eventually joined Death in Vegas as their bassist.

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1	Venice	4:29
2	Painting Pictures	3:47
3	Red All Over	3:30
4	Heaven Sent An Angel	4:47
5	Drowning Inside	3:36
6	Molasses	4:31
7	Cherish	4:02
8	Since Yesterday	4:04
9	Don't Ever Leave	4:00