P.E.E. was a rock band in San Francisco, CA that was active from around 1994 til 1997 or '98. The name is an acronym, but I forget what for. They put out two LPs and a handful of 7"s, Miracle Research Center Staff being their last. At the time the band had some interest in changing their name to Miracle Research Center Staff since P.E.E. was a little off-putting to listeners who weren't familiar, but they ended up staying as P.E.E., using the new name as the title of this 7".
The Shyness Clinic was from Massachusetts, Everyone Asked About You was from Arkansas... Pretty far apart for two independent rock bands to be in the 1990's, but none the less they came together to put out this split 7". Released in 1998 by Amulet Records based out of Roxbury, MA this split gives a good look at some of the best bands emo-rock had to offer in the late 1990s with The Shyness Clinic's "Barcelona To Madrid" and Everyone Asked About You's "A Better Way To A Broken Heart" and "I Will Wait". The Shyness Clinic's track would be re-recorded for their CD later that year, and while that recording is of a higher fidelity, I prefer the recording on this 7", the vocals just feel more raw to me. Both of Everyone Asked About You's tracks are wonderful, but unlike the majority of their small catalogue they feature only Hannah's vocals.
One thing to note about this 7" is how noisy the pressing is. Those who have only heard the compressed mp3s and YouTube uploads might be a bit jarred on first listen to this rip.
The Scenic Vermont was a rock band hailing from San Francisco, California in the mid '90s. Putting out only 3 releases under their name, as well as 2 radio session tracks being put out in station comps, their output was not large; however I find their sound to be one of the most addicting of that scene.
I originally heard these folks when I bought the Suicide Squeeze 10th anniversary CD which featured the final song on their 12" EP "Elementary". I fell in love with that track and listened to it many times though the years, unable to find any of their other music. Eventually I wised up to the internet and was able to purchase all the records, and was not disappointed by the 11 other tracks from the band. I've shilled this band to pretty much anyone who knows me and talks to me about music, so without further adieu, I present every released recording from the band.
Download the Epilogue Fits B/W L.G.A. 7" here. (note: my 7" has a scratch on the first bit of the B side, i tried to patch it up a little but its still pretty noticeable..)
Infind was a hardcore/emo group from Staten Island. The band initially went as Dropjaw; played together live a few times but never formally released anything. In 1995 they eventually switched the name to Filter and changed bassists, recording an untitled demo tape.
After Filter they changed again to Carbon and finally settled on Infind (notice the 3rd track on the filter tape). Infind also had a 6 track demo cassette which they titled "Rolemodel", featuring one of the same tracks from the Filter tape.
The same year they released their only "official" record, the Absence 7".
The Guys (left to right): Rob, James, Dave, Rico, Kevin
flyer from the show they had played, pretty sweet lineup
Infind got back together for a short time in 2006, adding keyboardist Joe Grado, but Dave would quit the band a little less than a year later. Instead of dropping the band, the fellas changed the band name (once again!) to Audiometry. Two years or so later Joe left the band and was succeeded by Andrew Struck-Marcell. They played a lot of local shows up until 2014, releasing one CD in 2013 which you can listen to on Spotify. There are some parallels to be drawn between them and Infind, but the sound is entirely instrumental and much more polished, I'm a big fan. Lots of youtube videos of them playing live/in session, this one's probably my favorite, two reworked Infind tracks and Agonist which appears on the CD.
My immense gratitude to Rob Marinelli for giving me so much info and the Audiometry CD! Thank you Rob, for the 100th time.
Nigh Falls On The Orchestra was the first release from U.K. folk guitarist and singer Stuart Marson. Not much is documented online of him, I do know that he worked as a schoolteacher for some time, but has retired. He once maintained the website stuartmarson.com, but the link is down and without archive. There is also a CD listed on his discogs page, added recently which leads me to assume that between 1974 and 2013 he would have recorded and self-released more material that has yet to surface online. Here's to hoping it one day does. There are a few recordings he's posted on his youtube channel to watch as well, very nice stuff.
The music on the LP is very melancholic folk; lyrics of the city and its restlessness, gardens, quays and Marilyn (Monroe?). Beautiful guitarwork from himself as well as Derek Smith who accompanies him on each song. I cannot speak highly enough of the quality of these songs, the guitars work together wonderfully and Marson's poetry is both beautiful and devastating.
(included are pictures taken of the front, back, and labels with a camera, unfortunately my scanner is not big enough for LPs, also included is a .txt containing all of the writing on the back cover: lyrics recording info, etc.)
Toast was a New Hampshire an indie rock band who put out a handful of 7" eps and a 5" split single between 1993 and '94. I got my copy of this 7" for free when I ordered a Heatmiser LP on discogs a few years ago and thought the songs were pretty good, haven't listened to the other releases. It would seem to me that the guys in this band were fans of The Hated, the song Lantern Man on here reminds me a lot of the music on the Three Shades of Dirty tape.
Far Apart, another short lived band (but aren't they all?) from Sweden, is a great example of Swedish emo in its stride. Their Hazel 7" is well loved by those who know it, and the split they did the following year is also some very good tunes. The band also has a demo tape, which has not surfaced online as far as I know, and if anyone has it/know where it may be PLEASE contact me!
