SEVERIN Acid To Ashes Rust To Dust 1992

 

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Artist Biography by Ron DePasquale

Before fronting the Capitol City Dusters, Alec Bourgeois held the mic for Severin, an early-'90s D.C. indie rock band that featured Gray Matter guitarist Mark Haggerty. Bourgeois founded Superbad Records, which co-released three Severin singles with Dischord Records. The band's textured, anxious sound got some West Coast recording on a single for Sub Pop. One full-length, Acid to Ashes, Dust to Rust, appeared on Dischord. The band, presumably named afer Steve Severin of Siouxsie and the Banshees, broke up in 1993. Drummer Alex Daniels reunited with his old bandmates from Swiz to form Sweetbelly Freakdown, and bassist Eugene Bogan moved on to Rummy and Birdshot. 

Tracklist  

1	Fire And Sand
2	Catholic Girl
3	New # 1
4	Stones Throw
5	Unglued
6	Believe
7	Me And You
8	Liquid Thoughts
9	Close
10	Speaking Oyster
11	People Are Wrong

SWEETBELLY FREAKDOWN Sweetbelly Freakdown 1997

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Artist Biography by Mario Mesquita Borges

Releasing new combinations within the foremost brutal and mischievous punk and hardcore styles, Sweetbelly Freakdown sprouted from the ashes of Washington unit Swiz in 1996, constituted by the same lineup of their forerunner band. Shawn Brown (vocals), Alex Daniels (drums), Jason Farrell (guitar), and Dave Stern (bass) continued to bring to life original tunes of boundless aggressive hardcore. All of Freakdown's members were involved with other hardcore-style crews like Severin or Fury, but the energy granted toward the newborn band remained untouched. Deciding to record a disc just after forming their new outfit, Sweetbelly released their first single "The Long Haul." In the following year, the punk crew felt it was time to discharge their debut album, and the self-titled full-length Sweetbelly Freakdown hit record stores through the Jade Tree logo in 1997. Since then, the Washington group has been doing regular appearances at live shows across the U.S.

 

Tracklist

1	Pleas To The Action Figure
2	M.C.R.
3	Sugar High
4	Mudmouth
5	Target A.D.
6	The Long Haul
7	Daydreamin'
8	Victim's Complex
9	Pit Dog

THE MONORCHID

Let Them Eat  

1997

Who Put Out the Fire 

1998

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Monorchid Biography by Jason Ankeny

Led by Chris Thomson and Chris Hamley (both alums of the Washington D.C. cult band Circus Lupus), Monorchid also included Andy Cone, Tom Allnut and Andy Coronado. Debuting in early 1996 with the single "Imposter Costume," the group released a series of subsequent seven-inch efforts before launching the full-length Let Them Eat...The Monorchid in early 1997. Shortly after completing their sophomore LP, 1998's Who Put Out the Fire?, Monorchid disbanded.

Let Them Eat

Tracklist

1	Chompers	2:21
2	Oral Fixation Anonymous	2:08
3	Controversial Trousers	2:01
4	Bitch Test	2:08
5	This Jazz Ain't Free	2:40
6	Southern Fried Wonton	2:14
7	Midget Housing	2:53
8	Dead Signal	2:38
9	Diet For An Underdog	2:30
10	Poison Test	2:14
11	Distortion	1:56
12	Curse Of The Potty Trained Children	2:01

  
Who Put Out The Fire

Tracklist 

1	X Marks The Spot: Something Dull Happened Here	2:34
2	The Warmers	1:44
3	Alias Directory	2:16
4	Skin Problems	2:38
5	New Tricks	2:37
6	Beard Of Bees	2:45
7	Sink The West Coast	1:05
8	A.P.B.	1:58
9	A Was For Anarchy	2:41
10	What We Need Is More Than This	2:29
11	Abyss	2:35