THE NO-NO'S Secret Luminaries 1997

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Artist Biography by Mike DaRonco

The No-No's began in Portland, Oregon in 1995 through the collaboration of former Tiger Trap vocalist Heather Dunn on drums and her friend Robin on vocals. After recruiting guitarist Mike Clark and Halo Banders bassist Ralf Youtz, the completed line-up was followed by a number of demos and weekend tours. Ross Records released the group's debut single "New Species Anthem" in 1997, resulting in immediate Tiger Trap and Fastback comparisons. The hybrid of indie-pop-punk continued in 1999 as the group's own Chromosome Records put out the album Secret Luminaries in January 1999. Dunn departed soon after its release to join the Bangs and Dub Narcotic Sound System. The No-No's continued on as Chromosome issued the 2000 EP Damage Done and the full-length Tinnitus in mid-2000. 

Tracklist

1	Jupiter Girl
2	New Species Anthem
3	Secret Luminaries
4	Pennies On The Tongue
5	The Softest Shoe
6	The Other
7	Diminishing Returns
8	Brusha Brusha
9	Goodbye Turpentine
10	Fancy Free
11	Pinesap

 

 

I HATE THE 90S Volume 6

I Hate the 90s Volume 6

1. THE GRIFTERS Covered with Flies
2. NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL Song Against Sex
3. TOBIN SPROUT Get out of My Throat
4. EVE'S PLUM Jesus Loves You (Not as Much as I Do)
5. SHIPPING NEWS Books on Trains
6. 18th DYE Whole Wide World
7. UNREST Suki
8. THE HALO BENDERS Don't Touch My Bikini
9. VERSUS Circle
10. LUSCIOUS JACKSON Deep Shag
11. SILKWORM Wet Firecracker
12. THE BREEDERS Hellbound
13. SISTER PSYCHIC Kim the Waitress
14. THE WEDDING PRESENT It's a Gas
15. THROWING MUSES Not Too Soon
16. THE NIGHTBLOOMS 24 Days at Catastrophe Cafe
17. BELLTOWER Beatnixon Blues
18. GHOST OF AN AMERICAN AIRMAN Bring on the Mystery
19. LIZ PHAIR Support System
20. PANSY DIVISION Jackson
21. SWELL Come Tomorrow
22. KARATE Die Die

THE HALO BENDERS God Don't Make No Junk 1994

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Artist Biography by Steve Huey

The Halo Benders were a side project for Built to Spill's Doug Martsch and Beat Happening's Calvin Johnson, uniting two of the Northwest's more idiosyncratic indie rockers. The results were appropriately loose and eclectic, with an off-the-cuff charm and a quirky sense of humor that brought them general critical approval. Johnson had spent the past decade-plus as the deep-voiced frontman of indie pop pioneers Beat Happening, in the meantime building his K Records imprint into a successful indie venture. Martsch, meanwhile, had spent several years in Boise, ID's Treepeople, and had ushered in his new project, Built to Spill, with 1993's Ultimate Alternative Wavers. Martsch invited Johnson to contribute vocals to an unwritten future track, and that invitation grew into a full-fledged side project and songwriting collaboration. Bassist Wayne Rhino Flower -- another ex-Treepeople member, also of Violent Green at the time -- and drummer Ralf Youtz, who'd played on the first Built to Spill album, soon took their place as the rhythm section.

In 1994, the Halo Benders issued their debut 7", "Canned Oxygen," on Atlas Records, and soon followed it with their first full-length album, God Don't Make No Junk, on Johnson's K Records. It received complimentary reviews, and also saw the addition of producer Steve Fisk to the loose-knit lineup on keyboards. While Built to Spill was in the midst of assembling its major-label debut, the Halo Benders recorded a follow-up album, Don't Tell Me Now, which appeared in 1996 and featured instrumental contributions from BtS producer Phil Ek. It solidified their indie following and set the stage for a third album, 1998's The Rebels Not In, which featured guest guitar from Beat Happening's Heather Dunn. As Built to Spill's touring schedule got busier, the Halo Benders went on an indefinite hiatus.

 

Tracklist 

1	Snowfall	3:50
2	Don't Touch My Bikini	3:38
3	Will Work For Food	4:44
4	Freedom Ride	2:23
5	Sit On It	1:15
6	Canned Oxygen	3:23
7	Scarin'	1:52
8	On A Tip	3:05
9	I Can't Believe It's True	4:54
10	Big Rock Candy Mountain	4:11