Sheer Terror / Crawlpappy - Split

Label: Blackout!
Year: 1990

Look, Sheer Terror start this 7" off (which accompanied issue #29 of the wonderful Suburban Voice fanzine) all fine and good. They romp through their version of The Dead Boys' "I Need Lunch" with the expected tongue-in-cheek Paul Bearer black coffee cynicism, and you'll enjoy it. It's fun. But the real reason I've brought you here is for the flip side, the Crawlpappy side. I've gone to great lengths to convince anyone within earshot (which is rare, honestly) that they are the most underrated band to ever come out of NYC. I can't imagine anyone actually listens, but I will repeat: Crawlpappy is the best band to come out of NYC that nobody seems to give a shit about. And this song, on this split 7" is their best song. The best version even, of their best song (it would be re-recorded and released on the 'Deluxe" album). It's honestly one of my favorite songs of all time. Which, I understand is kinda weird. But it's true. I love this fucking song, and would appreciate if you arrange to have it played at my funeral (which will be an underwhelming affair I'm certain, sparsely attended and poorly catered). And I truly think you will love it too...if you even love me at all.

DL

The Chrisbald 96 - Uglified

Label: Glitterhouse
Year: 1990

Here is a little jammer of special interest to the harDCore and Revolution Summer heads out there. A posthardcore two song 7" that continues in the vein of the player's prior pursuits.
Chris Bald is actually Chris Kirschten (as his mother would tell you), and he did time in some pretty heavy hitters; The Faith, Embrace, and Ignition. Chris' brother Jon was in the DC band Rain and later in Las Mordidas. So, you know, street cred. Julian Weber from the old German band Everything Falls Apart is there too, as is Ralf Nemetschek from German band Schwermut Forest (who you will be excused if you never heard).

DL

Tad - Salem

Label: Sub Pop
Year: 1992

There is a three song 12" version of this ep, but I only own the two song 7" version. Sorry?

Did I ever tell the story of having a new kid move to town while I was in middle school, and we played soccer together and became buddies? He had a fucking righteous Samantha Fox poster on his bedroom wall. He had moved from Los Angeles and had apparently lived near Kirk Cameron, who he reported would ride his bicycle around the neighborhood with his pet snake around his neck. But those weren't the important details. The important part of the story is when he found out I was really into music, and he said, "my uncle is in a band, they are pretty much like what you listen to. His name is Tad Doyle, the band is Tad". This was in maybe 1989...so I guess I was a freshman in high school at this point. Doesn't matter though.
The Samantha Fox poster remained the coolest thing about my buddy Shad Doyle, but finding out his uncle was Tad Doyle was a close second.

DL

Ninefinger - Torque / Bad Wheel

Year: 1992
Label: Deaf American Recordings

Two songs, that were originally released in 1992 by a record label called Compulsiv Music (sp) under the band's original name; Spore. But not the band Spore out of Boston. And the "re-release" of the record was essentially taking the original 7"s and slapping a Ninefinger sticker over where it said Spore. Pretty low-tech.
More importantly than the release history, is the release personnel and the unholy racket they manage. This power trio packs more power than the average power trio. When you have Mike Dean (Corrosion Of Conformity, Snake Nation, Righteous Fool) on bass and vocals, that's a pretty good indicator of the power lying within. Add Rich Hoak (Exit-13, Brutal Truth, Total Fucking Destruction) on drums and that'll generally ramp things up as well.
The power in discussion here comes in the vein of gnarled COC lurch-and-pound style ugliness. It's not a hardcore record, there is too much swampy grime at the waterline, but it for sure plays on its hardcore roots.

DL

Love 666 - Love 666

Label: self released
Year: 1994

Before they were the black sheep of the Amphetamine Reptile roster, Love 666 were simply black sheep. Black sheep who draped their weirdo thud rock in a scree of feedback din. Black sheep who hate Capitalism and living under the thumb of the corporate patriarchy.

What's your tolerance? What's your threshold for pain?

DL

V/A - A Compatibility Of Dissonance

Label: Lakeside
Year: 1997

I could have sworn this had been posted years ago, but I looked, and it hasn't and it was recently brought back to my attention (the compilation, not the posting status), so now it's getting posted. Ok?
Ostensibly this was a local Atlanta (area) compilation, but they stretched the rules a bit, which I don't think anyone minded.

The Bands:
Bughummer - A product of the fertile Savannah College Of Art and Design, Bughummer (sometimes listed as Bug Hummer) played a very knotty version of poppy post-hardcore punk (please note: not "pop punk"). They took a lot of cues from Fugazi and revved them up, which was not an uncommon approach at the time. Those dynamics worked especially well deployed in a tightly packed basement show.
members of Engine Down, Denali, Sparta, Cusses, Miwa Gemini

Galanas:Cerdd - from the ashes of Atlanta legends Freemasonry, three quarters of that band held it together to continue on as an instrumental powerhouse. Cyclical, mathy songs that sneak in a melodious undercurrent to keep you nodding along, but keep a bite in their back pocket. If you like Don Cabellero, June of 44, or Arcwelder, then you'll like this.
members of Fiddelhead, Freemasonry, Haricot Vert, Copa Vance, Victory Hands, John Brown, Chocolate Kiss, Loud Humans, Clemente, Third Season, Forever War, and counting

BOB - At anytime, at any record store within 100 nautical miles of Atlanta, you will find BOB 7"s or a compilation with the band on it. They were prolific. They were also pretty strange and wide ranging in their sound. They were not afraid to alienate with damaged electronics and art squalls, as much as they could settle into a straight rocking. Maybe like Truman's Water or something?
members of Black Love, Heinous Beinfang, Casio Nova, War Amps (the band with Tom Beeman from Guzzard...how's that for deep?), The Go-Figures

Barrel - Also an instrumental affair, and like Galanas:Cerdd up there, they played a start/stop, mathy brand of it. You can hear influences like Bitch Magnet, Rodan, Crain...those types of bands.
members of Rebar, San Agustin, Galanas:Cerdd (circular reference!), Gold Sparkle Band, Haunted House, The Projects, Copa Vance, Lay Down Mains

Soli Deo Gloria - Soli Deo Gloria have a slightly queasier, off-kilter approach to a mostly instrumental (there are vocals...just not a lot) version of math rock, but with more heft.
members of Mistaken For Them, Tenth Muted Capper

Hell Mach Four - Possibly the most "polished" of the bands here, they played a layered indie rock that pushed ahead aggressively when they wanted, and pulled back to a dreamier state when needed. I guess they call that "dynamics"? They were a great, underrated band.
members of First 5 Thru, Ansurbana, Clemente, Expats

Estrada - Most important to people outside of this town as "Christian from Whores' old band", but Estrada made a lot of righteous noise in their own rite for a couple years. Nasty noise rock that took aim at whomever or whatever they were displeased with at the time. Super good.
members of Skin Jobs, Whores, Scars, Tualatin, Toenail, Ocelot, Black Mollies

Spackle - They play a ramshackle garage punk stomp that has a real "time capsule" feel to it. As in, if you were alive and going to local rock shows during the mid-90's you heard lots of bands that had a similar sound. It's also worth noting, there a lot of bands called Spackle, these ladies started in Virginia and migrated to Athens, GA.
members of...no idea.

DL

zeni geva - skullfuck live

released: 1987
label: nux organization

i'm not really going to go into who zeni geva are because you've been coming around here long enough to know.

this is a compilation of songs taken from 2 shows.

and if'n you just happened upon this blog and you don't know who zeni geva are....
this isn't the place to start.
go and look for the albums DESIRE FOR AGONY or FREEDOM BONDAGE.
and before you ask: no. they're nothing like melt banana.

1 - war pig*
2 - dead car,sun crash*
3 - slum king*
4 - godkill**
5 - dead car,sun crash**

*= antiknock - tokyo,japan
**= shinjuku loft - tokyo,japan

DL

nirvana - feels like the first time

released: 2012
label: let them eat vinyl

R.I.P. kurt cobain

mtv LIVE & LOUD 1993:
1 -radio friendly unit shifter
2 - drain you
3 - breed
4 - serve the servants
5 - rape me
6 - heart-shaped box
7 - pennyroyal tea
8 - scentless apprentice
9 - lithium
10 - endless nameless

triple j broadcast (melbourne,australia):
11 - about a girl
12 - come as you are
13 - breed
14 - polly
15 - lounge act
16 - love buzz (shocking blue cover)
17 - lithium

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 1992:
18 - smells like teen spirit
19 - territorial pissings

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 1993:
20 - rape me
21 - heart-shaped box

DL

alice in chains - 12.20.92 - seattle center arena - seattle,wa

R.I.P. layne staley

1 - junkhead
2 - put you down
3 - it's ain't like that
4 - love,hate,love
5 - god smack
6 - sickman
7 - bleed the freak
8 - dirt
9 - (sweet home alabama*) man in the box
10 - dam that river
11 - we die young
12 - them bones
13 - (twist of cain**) hate to feel
14 - angry chair
15 - rooster

*=lynyrd skynyrd tease
**=danzig tease

DL

Pervert Week - New Babysitter

Label: Scratched Up
Year: 2015

Hope you are all holding up well during Global Pandemic 2020.
I thought it appropriate to post some scathing noise rock from our friends in Canada today as a tribute to those around the world holed up under the effects of COVID-19. I'm not sure exactly why that counts as a tribute...but...strange times.
Whatever the reasons, I think you will find comfort in the burly attack that Pervert Week unleash. Might even be enough nastiness to sanitize your space for the 38 minutes or so you will be listening. I'm not doctor though, so please take my suggestions for what they are worth (currently, about $6.00 USD).

Wash your hands. Stay home. Stay safe. Hail Mothra.

DL