SPEW 5 Various Artists 1994

 

Discogs

 

Alternative rock compilation on Atlantic Records 

 

 

Tracklist

1	The Charlatans UK*–	Can't Get Out Of Bed	3:09
2	Madder Rose–	Panic On	3:54
3	King's X–	Pretend	4:36
4	Eugenius (2)–	Blue Above The Rooftops	3:00
5	Yo La Tengo–	From A Motel 6	4:09
6	The Hatters–	Bad Side	5:10
7	Rust (6)–	Everyone Except For Me	3:10
8	Billy Pilgrim–	Insomniac	4:30
9	Surgery–	D-Nice	4:13
10	Tori Amos–	Cornflake Girl	5:06
11	Jawbox–	Savory	4:38
12	The Lemonheads–	Big Gay Heart	4:26
13	Machines Of Loving Grace–	Perfect Tan (Bikini Atoll)	3:24
14	Unsane–	Body Bomb	3:43
15	King Missile–	Love Is...	3:39
16	Chainsaw Kittens–	Pop Heiress Dies	3:49
17	Godspeed (3)–	Hate	3:30
18	Melvins–	Lizzy	4:43

ENDANGERED SPECIES Various Artists 1990

 

Discogs 

 

Comp of noise rock bands on Glitterhouse Records, released as a six 7 inch record set. Artwork by Mark Dancy who also published the hilarious Motorbooty magazine.

 

Tracklist (there is no J according to Discogs)

A. Bullet Lavolta - Hello There
B. Bitch Magnet - White Piece of Bread
C. Cows - Good Cop
D. Bastards - Groovy Space Man Pills
E. Halo of Flies - Clowns
F. Monster Magnet - Murder
G. Surgery - Locida Slide
H. Codeine - Castle
I.   Helios Creed - Boxing The Clown
K. Bored! - Christine
L. Green River - Ain't Nothin' To Do
M. Unsane - Four Sticks

UNSANE And SLUG Breathththing Out / Streetsweeper 1992

 

Discogs

 

Split 7 inch release on PCP Entertainment

 

Tracklist

A

Unsane–

Breathththing Out

2:50
B	Slug (6)–	Streetsweeper

2:40

 

 

SLANGED! Various Artists 1991

 

Discogs

Tracklist  

1	–Hole (2)	Over The Edge	2:42
2	–Yo La Tengo	Some Kind Of Fatigue	4:46
3	–Seam	Decatur	3:20
4	–Unsane	Exterminator	5:49
5	–Love Child (3)	Wait And See	3:04
6	–Superchunk	Skip Steps 1 & 3	3:07
7	–Big Ray	Evergreen	3:59
8	–Cell (3)	Stratosphere	5:36
9	–Sebadoh	Brand New Love	4:04
10	–Eleventh Dream Day	Sunflower	3:20

UNSANE AmRep Christmas 1997

recorded live

Discogs

Tracklist  

1	Sick	3:34
2	Straight	3:40
3	Out	3:37
4	No Soul	1:56
5	Can't See	2:28
6	Body Bomb	3:32
7	Test Of Faith	2:34
8	Swim	4:40
9	4 Sticks	2:21
10	Empty Cartridge	2:10
11	Get Off My Back	5:29
	Special Guest Appearance
12	Hitting The Wall	6:39

WHAT'S UP MATADOR Various Artists 1997

by request

 

Discogs 

 

Tracklist  

		Favorite Tracks
1-1	–Yo La Tengo	Tom Courtenay	3:31
1-2	–Pavement	Texas Never Whispers	3:08
1-3	–Teenage Fanclub	Catholic Education	2:32
1-4	–Superchunk	For Tension	2:59
1-5	–Unsane	Vandal X	1:46
1-6	–Bailter Space	Splat	3:49
1-7	–Helium (3)	Pat's Trick	3:21
1-8	–Cat Power	Nude As The News	4:22
1-9	–Bettie Serveert	Tomboy	4:21
1-10	–Silkworm	Couldn't You Wait (Acoustic)	3:37
1-11	–Spoon	Don't Buy The Realistic	3:58
1-12	–Liz Phair	Stratford-On-Guy	2:58
1-13	–Pizzicato Five	Twiggy Twiggy	4:04
1-14	–The Fall	Hey Student	4:29
1-15	–Railroad Jerk	Bang The Drum	2:45
1-16	–Come (2)	In/Out	4:44
1-17	–The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion	Dang	1:53
1-18	–Chain Gang	Son Of Sam	3:12
1-19	–The Frogs	Adam & Steve	3:06
1-20	–Chavez	Unreal Is Here	2:33
1-21	–Guided By Voices	Motor Away	2:07
1-22	–S.F. Seals	Still?	4:03
1-23	–Thinking Fellers Union Local 282	My Pal The Tortoise	2:48
1-24	–Mecca Normal	Water Cuts My Hands	1:59
		Unreleased Tracks
2-1	–Cat Power	Back Of Your Head	3:43
2-2	–Come (2)	Strike	4:01
2-3	–Railroad Jerk	One Step Forward	5:09
2-4	–The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion	Dig My Shit!	1:39
2-5	–Guided By Voices	My Thoughts Are A Gas	3:06
2-6	–Spoon	Telamon Bridge	2:01
2-7	–Pavement	Killing Moon	5:16
2-8	–Silkworm	Hangman	4:51
2-9	–Yo La Tengo	Don't Say A Word (Demo Version)	3:33
2-10	–Barbara Manning	The Blood Of Feeling	2:59
2-11	–Bettie Serveert	Life Is An Imbecile	3:26
2-12	–Liz Phair	Stuck On An Island	2:26
2-13	–The For Carnation	Alfredo's Welcome	3:38
2-14	–Run On	Days Away	5:39
2-15	–Mecca Normal	Hurricane Watch	3:53
2-16	–Helium (3)	Lucy	6:28
2-17	–Chavez	Theme From "For Russ"	4:44
2-18	–Tobin Sprout	Small Parade	2:15
2-19	–Bardo Pond	The Trail	6:15
2-20	–Pizzicato Five	Happy Birthday	2:28

 

MESOMORPH ENDUROS Various Artists 1992

by request

Discogs

Tracklist  

1	–Cop Shoot Cop	Room 429	5:10
2	–Melvins	Vile	3:48
3	–Jesus Lizard*	Nub	2:30
4	–Hammerhead (2)	Louse	2:05
5	–Helios Creed	Sister Sarah	6:00
6	–Tad	Pig Iron	3:08
7	–Foetus Inc*	Incesticide	3:44
8	–Thinking Fellers Union Local282*	Nothing Solid	7:14
9	–Laughing Hyenas	Candy	2:44
10	–Drunk Tank	Hog Ditch	2:34
11	–Pain Teens	Hands In Fire	2:20
12	–Of Cabbages & Kings*	The Reign	6:00
13	–Barkmarket	Johnny Shiv	3:08
14	–Unsane	Bath	2:58
15	–Motherhead Bug	Blister	4:42

UNSANE / HINT Erase Your Head # 5 1997 split 7 inch

 

Released on French record label Pandemonium Records

Tracklist

A1	– Unsane	Committed
A2	– Unsane	No Soul
B1	– Hint (3)	Trafics Pt. 1
B2	– Hint (3)	Trafics Pt. 2
B3	– Hint (3)	Trafics Pt. 3

UNSANE

self titled 

1991

Total Destruction

1993

Scattered, Smothered & Covered

1995 

Artist Biography by Patrick Kennedy

New York City's Unsane assisted in pioneering a more aggressive, less studied version of noise rock, one that blended the scum/art industrial sturm und drang of Foetus, the Swans, Einsturzende Neubauten, and Sonic Youth with the decidedly more straightforward hardcore idiom favored by acts like Sick of It All. While developing the blueprint for noise-metal bands to follow, Unsane cut a remarkable swath through underground music, inspiring a devoted, cult-like following around the globe. As a power trio, Unsane relied upon a hammering, power-press rhythm section, a searing Telecaster howl, and distorted vocals that resembled nothing if not the sound of a man trapped in the New York Subway system.
Having met at Sarah Lawrence College in the late '80s, the original incarnation of Unsane -- Chris Spencer (vocals, guitar), Pete Shore (bass), and Charles Ondras (drums) -- crawled larvally out of the practice space in 1989 and began playing New York's seediest haunts. It was these graveyard slots at clubs like CBGB's where the band developed and honed their trademark sound and delivered the goods with due intensity and volume. Unsane piqued the interest of numerous small indie labels and began issuing a series of singles and EPs before recording their self-titled debut with Matador Records. Using the photo of a decapitated man lying across train tracks, Unsane's album cover set the tone for the admixture of seething aggression, naked fear, and barely controlled noise chaos contained within. But the band's devastating maelstrom contained more than enough tunefulness and rock propulsion to quite easily surpass its more affected Lower East Side peers.

During 1992, Unsane's daunting schedule was cut devastatingly short by the untimely drug overdose of drummer Charles Ondras. Former Swans and Foetus drummer Vinny Signorelli climbed aboard the swiftly moving train in the fall of 1992 and the band began composing its next album. In the interim, Matador compiled and issued a collection of Unsane's early singles and compilation tracks, appropriately titled Singles: 89-92. It is perhaps Unsane's defining moment. The following year found the band recording its first for Atlantic Records, Total Destruction, a menacing, dark collection of songs driven by Signorelli's hypnotic drumming and Spencer's man-pushed-to-the-edge vocals. More touring followed and Matador released the Peel Sessions disc almost concurrently with Total Destruction.

After being discharged from Atlantic in 1994, Unsane found both a new bass player in Dave Curran -- who joined on tour while doing sound for the band -- and a home for their next album, Scattered, Smothered, and Covered, on the independent noise rock label, Amphetamine Reptile Records. While maintaining the band's signature sound and volume, 1995's Scattered... showed the band opening their rhythmic approach, with most songs inhabiting a more rock-oriented 4/4 pattern, granting the album a more spacious and controlled feel. Scattered... also contained the unlikely MTV hit video for "Scrape," featuring a series of skateboard accidents intercut with footage of the band performing live. Created for 200 dollars, it was ironically named one of MTV's Ten Funniest Videos. The band toured relentlessly and managed to secure an opening slot with metal behemoths Slayer on one of their North American headlining tours. Shortly after, the trio made another label switch to Relapse Records and began constructing its final album, the ironically titled Occupational Hazard. While on a press tour in Europe only a month prior to the disc's release, Spencer was brutally attacked by street thugs and left for dead on the streets of Vienna, Austria. After emergency surgery, he returned to the touring arena. Though Unsane temporarily disbanded in 2000, they returned a few years later with a compilation (Lambhouse) and an original album, 2005's Blood Run