Add to these lost greats from the 90s.

(still going! yes)

yes, sadly so.

hell, this record shop wouldn't have been able to pay its rent even when these bands were current.

thanks for the 18th dye news, dlp9001!

ooh do you have that on cd?! that's one of the things i lost when i got rid of all my mds, and i seem to recall failing to find it on slsk at some point.

Alloy-eliminate.lp.

Above The Law-livin' like hustlers.lp.

Hell No-skin job.lp.

No Comment-downsided.7".

Hoover-lurid traversal of route 7.lp.

Swing Kids-7".

Real Live-the turnaround.lp.

Worst Case Scenario-first 7".

Money Boss Players-walk with a limp.12".

Will Haven-el diablo.lp.

Show & A.G-full scale.ep.

Go!-your power means nothing.7".

Go!-there is no man.7".

Citizens Arrest-collosus.lp.

Rorschach-remain sedate.lp.

Akinyele-vagina diner.lp.

Akinyele-aktapuss.lp.

Texas Is The Reason-7".

i really thought no-one else had ever heard the spooky album - i was lent it by a friend about seven years ago, and almost didn't listen to it because i mistook it for a dj spooky album. i think he'd just bought it randomly in selectadisc without knowing anything about it... i see they had another album, though:

http://www.kompaktkiste.de/spooky.htm#genrcd1

Old Guerilla records staple and the only thing I've ever liked her on (including the god-awful but much celebrated "Talking With Myself")

My additions to this list are:

Blueboy - Unisex
Candyflip - Madstock
World Of Twist - Quality Street
The Wolfgang Press - Queer
Even As We Speak - Feral Pop Frenzy

and good call on the Sharkboy album, though I always preferred the single version of "Crystaline" by a wide margin.

"three songs EP" by passion fruit and holy bread.

1993/1994 was a world of post-shoegazing possibility. then - clunk! - the idiots arrived with their union-flag guitars. god damn, britpop ruined my life.

ELeventeen was such a great goddamn record.

haha damn i'd forgotten about them, tbh

"jenks"! good god, i never thought i'd have fond nostalgia for that place. wow.

now i'm going to have to mention cud, even though they were a bit shit.

and I *still* love that "Robinson Crusoe" single

do you still hae 11teen? i keep hoping to find it in some bargin bin and replace my long lost cassette.

Bonus Nabisco selection: Imperial Teen (also all of it)

John Stuart Mill (of brainiac and enon) - "Forget Everything"
Raw alt-rock with melodies, very good singing, and interesting percussion instruments. Great album overall but really short.

oh and since when is Pinkerton a lost or rare album..

The Glands--Double Thriller
Grant Hart--Intolerance

last night Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie played the new Goldfrapp single before declaring it to sound like one of the best bands to come out of the post baggy era - Intastella.

V3-Photograph Burns

Dieselhed entire discography

No to that John Stuart Mill, though I still own it. There's too much on there that's just sketches of songs and not developed fully. Also no to Mindfunk from above. My dad's cousin was in that band, and we got a whole case of their CDs from my gramma's basement. They're the answer to why a fusion of funk and metal is a bad idea (and Fishbone is the exception that proves the rule).

Scott 4 - Recorded In State LP

Grant Hart - Good News for Modern Man

Scrawl - Travel On, Rider / Velvet Hammer
Tarnation - Gentle Creatures

Grays - Ro Sham Bo

V-Roys, Just Add Ice

PW Long - We Didn't See You On Sunday

Best Kissers in the World, Been There

Orange Can - Entrance High Rise

Jeannette Katt - Pink Mischief
Chris Kowanko - Kowanko

I probably own 20 copies of those two albums combined, all purchased for less than $1 each. Whenever I come across them in some moribund record shop's long untouched used bin I feel so guilty leaving them there ...

BTW, loved for completely different reasons. Jeannette sure knew how to do the dangerously unpredictable teenage girlfriend vibe. While Kowanko sang the depressed white collar workingman's blues with an irresistible Paul McCartney vibe.

Both on Amazon for a penny! Sorry, that's a different thread ...

Several albums by Flower Kings, Spock's Beard, IQ and Pendragon.

No to that John Stuart Mill, though I still own it. There's too much on there that's just sketches of songs and not developed fully.
-- I eat cannibals, Tuesday, 15 April 2008 18:13 (2 days ago)

I cant help but disagree with you there. It's the simple raw guitar song mixed with experimental crap and distortion that makes this short album enjoyable.. but especially the singing is above par. 'Forget Everything' might not be highly produced sounds with verse chorus verse but the 'sketches' are comparable to simple alt-folk-rock diddies that don't need bells and whistles or pop sensibilities. That John Stuart Mill album is comparable to the likes of Jim Guthrie... an appropriate amount of guitar-driven dissonance without the flowery arrangements. I see how you can call it sketches, but when you think about it, some of the best albums are sketches. Take Fripp & Summers - 'I Advance Masked' for example.

I think its just a matter of taste... no one here can say all the albums in this topic are great.

Dambuilders, Encendedor

Regia: The Art of Navigation

Geraldine Fibbers - Lost Somewhere Between the Earth and My Home

Better than anything Sonic Youth or the country music industry produced in the entire decade. And this was before they got Nels Cline.

Sardina: "Presents" which you can download in its entirety here:

http://admiralsound.com/sardinamusic/sardina.html

Pick to click: "Hey"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9cQOcAC_K8

mink 'mink'

Lifter - Melinda

by the way RIP LonPaul Ellrich of Sardina :(

Lanterna - s/t
The Hollow Men - Cresta
Grant McLennan - In Your Bright Ray
School of Fish - s/t
The magnificent, but seemingly invisible, career arc of Moose

Dambuilders, Encendedor

-- Euler, Tuesday, 27 May 2008 02:17 (13 hours ago) Bookmark Link

or either of its follow-ups, ruby red and against the stars

by the way RIP LonPaul Ellrich of Sardina :(

Gawd, I'm stunned. Does anyone know how he died so young? None of the reports are mentioning it.

RIP. Much sadness.

aw, sorry Kevin. look here for info, it was an OD afaik.

http://www.musicalfamilytree.ning.com

Ok thanx. :(

Perchance some saccharine, super-upbeat tweepop with chirpy girl vox?

"Monster Mouth" - Popinjays
"Falling Down the Stairs" - Even as We Speak
"Burst" - Shellyan Orphan

Rollerskate Skinny

― Grand Epic (Grand Epic), Sunday, August 7, 2005 10:54 PM (fifteen years ago) bookmarkflaglink

18th dye

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Sunday, August 7, 2005 11:23 PM (fifteen years ago) bookmarkflaglink

Pretty confident nobody will give these the time of day because I'm not exactly the most compelling voice around here but heck, these are some very quality very unheard discoveries over the years:

- Red Dye No. 5: a collection of material recorded in 1996 for a debut that never was (due to band breaking up right around the time they finished recording) was finally put together and released in 2015. Super fun and solid. Such a shame it didn't come out when it was supposed to. May have been a big deal? Who knows.

https://silvergirlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fort-apache-sessions

- Milf: I've tried to make a case for this band on some threads but don't think anyone has been too interested. Yes, the name. They predate the unfortunate acronym. Incredible heartfelt dreamy melodic indie punk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C_a3t6RefA

- Difference Engine: Not sure what I've gotten myself into feeling like I need to give each one a write up, because I don't know what to say really. It's a really immediate, rocking shoegaze album. If you like that sort of thing check it out.

https://saintmarierecords.bandcamp.com/album/breadmaker-remastered

- New Radiant Storm King: This has been mentioned on ILX here and there but holy cow this hits the spot for me. Kind of from the Polvo school of composing but less focused on the wonky guitar parts and more about the post punk. So kind of in Unwound territory too but less hardcore influence?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dme_NWiqbDM

- Fudge: The album The Ferocious Rhythm Of Precise Laziness... is so great and I've loved the song "Drive" in particular so much but everyone I've played for doesn't seem too crazy about it. Makes me question my tastes. Even more obscure is an earlier iteration of this band called Twitch Hazel which only exists on a double 7" with Technical Jed. Was blown away by those four songs as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTMPaVu8taM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgHdFCU0Sdg

Can't listen right now but these all look pretty great to me!

Cool! I'll walk back and apologize for the sulky self loathing a bit since I was originally only going to list band names but got a bit carried away. Because, from experience, a list without commentary doesn't really inspire discussion.

Huh, I knew a (different) band called Difference Engine back in the '90s.

Evan, do you know that Smashing Pumpkins b-side "The Boy"?

The writeups caught my interest, anything compared to polvo is a must listen to me. I really like this era of indie rock but haven't heard any of these. (I know people like to throw around terms like post-hardcore and math-rock - I do myself for the sake of clarity - but I just to think of most of this stuff as indie)

Yeah this era of indie rock is a major focus of mine and I've picked up a lot of favorites from a combination of blog and dollar bin diving. I can usually guess the year of an album based on the cover art design. This scratches the surface but I tried to focus on some REALLY unheard of acts afaict and avoided slipping into listing "90s bands I like". NRSK being easily the most known among these but I've been obsessed. However, Red Dye No. 5 inspired the post because wow what an album!

Evan, do you know that Smashing Pumpkins b-side "The Boy"?

― Yawnsomely Literal Cover Band (morrisp), Monday, April 19, 2021 2:20 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

No! Just looked it up. This is great! So much of my favorite songs have this exact guitar strumming pattern... no joke I was even considering starting a thread about it. So, you nailed it.

Cool! The Twitch Hazel song made me think of it... yeah, I love that sound :)

This one is a bit different and much more stuck in its time. More of an early 90s pop alt radio hopeful but I find it really addicting. It sounds like an old photograph of a flanneled guy in a 92 camaro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YcIL-pykP8

Your recs are always interesting to me Evan

I'll add in the first thing that springs to mind along similar lines hopefully, a terrible band name too, Fig Dish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwUI9FBAjJc

look forward to digging into this

Freedom Fighters - My Scientist Friends, absolute rager released just as Amphetamine Reptile was winding down and becoming more of a back catalog and hobby thing for Haze.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGXKa3O0wJw

Thanks Maresn3st!

These are great- haven't heard of either of them.

It'll be surreal if I ever meet another Milf fan in person, but I suppose I might have better luck in Buffalo. Their two official albums are among my absolute favorites of all time. Going full Brad with my enthusiasm for those. Near and dear!

Having dipped into these now I like New Radiant Storm King, they went through some shit though, my god. Fudge seem quite good (though I hate the album cover lol) but Red Dye No. 5 have the most charm so far.

I probably won't get any takers but my fave lost band from the 90s also had an unfortunate name, P.E.E. High-energy, mathy and super-catchy with a songwriting style that favoured brevity over anything else. But that just made the hooks more concentrated. They did start to stretch their legs with more ballady songs and such later in their short career, and they never got anything slose to their due. I'm not sure if I really know how to embed vids so here's something that was unearthed not too long ago, it's a demo but if you don't like it you won't like anything else of theirs either.

https://deathbombarc.bandcamp.com/album/i-win-me-over

this Fudge song is great and I have to give them props - everything about them - the one-word name, the cover art, the goofy album title, is like so perfectly "90s used CD bin"

This thread also makes me think of 'Plug' by Sloy, a French band.

I listened to this record loads while annoying my Shellac loving pals by disingenuously maintaining they were far better, this is an Albini recording and you can hear why they used him, but it's still a fun listen.

Maybe somewhere between Shellac and the Breeders first record.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWOlnglKDcI

ultros ultros-ghali glad you liked most of those! I will check out P.E.E. more sounds good so far (sampled a few tracks, more proper listening later). Yes unfortunate- imagine that show poster! Milf and PEE.

Speaking of, I'm striking out! I remain the only Milf fan I know besides the few corners of the web that helped me discover them. I'll at least highlight their catchiest sing-along-iest song imo as a final attempt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy9tUNIHX9c

ums glad you like Fudge! Agreed they've got everything going for them to forever live in dollar bin purgatory, but they're also great.

Sloy sounds cool! Got a Mclusky vibe from that track.

The mention of Albini reminds me to re-emphasize how good 18th Dye is btw! They should have been legends...

ultros ultros-ghali I have two more for you if indeed the Polvo comparison is enough to get you interested:

(early) Lenola:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUUq2A7MwAY

Raymond Brake:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZtRmics7Ng

Speaking of who else should be legends, well Should ...should:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUmVpOlO7RY

lol, 'Should' is just the most '90s indie band name. Reminds me of the Best Show gag band named Put.

Was that what Ought was called in the 90s?

Haha yes the 90s-ness is really apparent in so many of these bands

See ums's comment above about Fudge

Went ahead and just started a milf thread btw, so stop by, help yourself to some complimentary coffee and snacks and sample some tunes.

I still rep for Hammerbox. The main riff of this is super Nirvana-derivative, but the verses go in a much different direction, and the noisy solo kills.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd_rxzzzNXA

Agreed that "noisy solo" is awesome!

Looking for incredible power pop?

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l2ePqEgC_478NZ9WR5_XGoDu6-O2v4Fos

bumping just to make sure ultros ultros-ghali saw those other recos

Really enjoyed both of those Evan :D thank you!

You're very welcome!

Huh, I knew a (different) band called Difference Engine back in the '90s.

I'm guessing this is yet another Difference Engine than the one I randomly encountered taking band photos in a laundromat in Rolling Meadows, Illinois back in 2001.

I was listening to Hammerbox the other day, good band

Odd cause discogs doesn't have that many different Difference Engines, and I'm not sure what kind of better, different search engine to rely on to parse the differences in different Difference Engines.

xp

Ha, I'm not sure I can offer much more clarity, these guys walked in to the laundromat, had a guy take a few photos and walk back out. I talked to one guy briefly, who told me their band was called "Difference Engine" but didn't offer up anything further. I searched their name when I got back home later that day, but iirc didn't come up with much.

Speaking of 90s names, I do recall some buzz around Hammerbox, but couldn't keep it straight from the buzz around Clawhammer, Hammerhead, Jawbox, or Jawbreaker so never checked out any of them.

There's a Clockhammer too, I definitely got them mixed up with Clawhammer back then - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HJILQk7aTM

I know I've posted this elsewhere, but living in Seattle in the early 90s was funny; billions of phone-pole posters for Candlebox, Hammerbox, Crackerbash, Stickerbush... I could never keep 'em straight.

― Dan Peterson, Wednesday, April 9, 2008 12:00 PM (thirteen years ago) bookmarkflaglink

My bad, everyone – turns out the Difference Engine that I was aware of is indeed the same one that Evan originally linked.

So, same Difference...

what about

Chokebore

Evan I think you’d like this album from seattle group welcome

https://www.discogs.com/Welcome-Sun-As-Night-Light/release/2441483

There was a Calgary band called Difference Engine in the mid-90s.

don't forget HAMMERHEAD!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVpYfVlI-BU

Evan I think you’d like this album from seattle group welcome

https://www.discogs.com/Welcome-Sun-As-Night-Light/release/2441483

― brimstead, Thursday, April 22, 2021 5:52 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

Cool thanks! I will investigate.

i can ilxmail it to you, lmk

Hey Evan, did you ever come across an LA band called Carnival Art? Probably best known for having Weezer's Brian Bell on bass, their first album 'Thrumdrone' is great imho, I still listen to it often.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPXWUtem1pk

I haven't! This is cool, thanks! Too many bands to know, feels like I'll never run out of new old ones to discover.

i can ilxmail it to you, lmk

― brimstead, Thursday, April 22, 2021 10:49 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

That would be awesome thank you! Anything you want in return?

no worries, just happy to share! i'll set up a dropbox link tonight

Cool well definitely let me know if there’s something you want that I might have.

Hey thanks again brimstead! I actually do know Mars Accelerator! I discovered them through their split with Quasi.

Cool, right on!!

brimstead, thank you... Welcome is awesome so far! Totally loving it.

Also, for the thread- anyone who doesn't know Blumfeld already, check them out. Love this song (and album):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXL1Ptj1ccU

If you Polvo lovers out there haven't heard this album from 1996 yet... well, get to it!

https://lenola.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-10-feet-of-the-suicide-mile

"Letter from a Lifeboat"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C4n1xw8FeU

"White Stains"

https://open.spotify.com/album/529SU6xTPwjv2zWri35Mts

"Decadence"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAWXwraqxRc

“Johanne”

https://open.spotify.com/track/31EZgIKCB2sDcIR2jvYNNC

Man, Lenola, a good flashback there

Man, Lenola, a good flashback there

Hiccup

Love’m! Super overlooked. Especially their 45s that have all never made it into a singles comp unlike most 90s bands nor have they ever been officially offered in digital as well. Not enough demand I suppose? It’s a crime.

Heads up to ultros ultros-ghali in particular, if you're still here.

Also, Chuck indeed Sugargliders are great

My (probable) introduction to dub/dubbiness, aged all of two years old.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-ttawYSPrk