Various Artist ‎– Bread: The Edible Napkin (1997)

This compilation came with '"No Idea'" fanzine #12.

I'm not sure whether it was necessary to post this compilation here, but anyway - it's a rare compilation, moreover, there is a Christie Front Drive, Braid, Hot Water Music, Still Life, Sideshow, Moonraker and many others.

Listen, drink tea and enjoy.

Tracklist:

1. Hot Water Music - Floor (2:14)

2. Floor - Who Are You? (1:52)

3. No Empathy - Daddy's Got A Problem (1:36)

4. Ash County Sluggers - Achiever 9 (3:42)

5. Brutal Truth - Eggshells (2:42)

6. Christie Front Drive - Bag (4:08)

7. Cavity - Wounded (1:12)

8. Pung - Anthem For The Youth (2:33)

9. V-Card - Strap Me Down (2:41)

10. Floodgate - The Pessimist (1:44)

11. Against All Authority - Corporate Takeover (1:52)

12. Serpico - Double Negative (2:19)

13. Elmer - Let's Get In A Fistfight (2:10)

14. Gus (Canada) - Sinister Acts In Bright Sunshine (3:07)

15. Moonraker - Friendly Fire (3:46)

16. The Bruce Lee Band - Calling For Me (1:55)

17. Horace Pinker - Sloth (1:55)

18. Car Vs. Driver - Generis (1:50)

19. Locust - Inbred America (1:07)

20. Hope Springs Eternal - Loneliness Equals Coldness (3:41)

21. Jack With Killer - Stupid Heavy Metal 2 - Restriction (1:50)

22. King Friday - Lonnie (2:19)

23. Braid - Katy Cat (3:25)

24. The Lisa Killers - No One Gets Through (0:42)

25. Rhythm Collision - Jack (3:03)

26. Sideshow - Soar (5:03)

27. Skankin' Pickle - $13,000 Is A Lot Of Food (Live) (1:56)

28. Crunch - Furioso Zapping (1:00)

29. Threadbare - Sunstroke (3:15)

30. The End Of The Century Party - Doozer La, Doozer Do (1:25)

31. Still Life - Someone Stole My Bike (4:42)

32. Bombs Of Cheese - White People In The Park (0:53)

33. No Idea Fanzine - Nothing (0:04)

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Sense Field ‎– Building (1996)

On Building, Sense Field sound more like an emo band than on the jangly Sense Field; this time around, the tunes are shorter, harder, and more derivative of post-hardcore, featuring less-predictable arrangements. 

The group's calling card is vocalist Jonathan Bunch, who at times sounds like a serious, more sensitive Dexter Holland. The band succeed most when they combine their energy with memorable melodic ideas and arrangements, as they do on the concise "Different Times," the inventive "Shallow Grave," and the driving title track. Andy Wallace's mix adds punch and definition to the proceedings.

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Sense Field ‎– Sense Field (1994)

Sense Field have been pegged as an emo band, and, to their credit, they avoid most of the clichés that plague other bands in the genre; Sense Field's emotionally resonant songs employ the spare, driving urgency of emo bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, but combine it with the tunefulness of more straightforward power pop bands like the Plimsouls. Musically, Sense Field is fairly conventional — a jangly, textured mix of electric and acoustic guitars washing over mid-tempo beats — but Jonathan Bunch's strident and frequently off-key vocals add the raw, keening tension that makes the "emo" tag appropriate.

allmusic.com

Here's your chance to hear the first two, pre "Killed for Less," self-released demos on one record, plus two unreleased tracks.

Sense Field ‎– Sense Field (1994) VBR V0

Sense Field ‎– Killed For Less (1994)

California's Sense Field originally consisted of vocalist Jonathan Bunch, guitarist Chris Evenson, guitarist Rodney Sellars, bassist John Stockberger, and drummer Scott McPherson. They began playing together in 1990, forming from the ashes of Evenson, Stockberger, andBunch's prior group Reason to Believe. The following year the group released their self-titled EP on their own record label, Run H2O. Based on the EP's success and the group's consistent touring, Revelation Records distributed their 1993 mini-album Premonitions and released their full-length debut Killed for Less the following year. The group's first national and international tours preceded their second album, 1996's Building. A shift in bandmembers, however, plagued the band at the height of it all. McPhersonleft to play drums for Elliott Smith's band in 1999, allowing Rob Pfeiffer to step in. Several EPs and 7" singles — the Part of the Deal EP on the Grape OS label and a split release with Onelinedrawing — appeared before the decade's end. The year 2001 began on an up note, though. Tonight and Forever,Sense Field's fourth full-length, was issued on Nettwerk in summer 2001. While touring in support of the album the following summer, guitarist Rodney Sellars' daughter was seriously injured in a car accident and ended up in a coma, forcing Sellars to take a temporary break from the band. The remaining members of the band continued on, recording songs for a fifth effort. Living Outside, which appeared in July 2003, was produced by Brad Wood (Liz Phair, Smashing Pumpkins, Sunny Day Real Estate).

On this album, Sense Field accomplish what few other emo band accomplish: They successfully create an emotional and understandable musical message. The amazing thing about Sense Field is that they truly understand dynamics and don't just thrash around on full-throttle. Using dynamics allows the listener to truly appreciate the impact of the full-on rock. "Found You" and "Heather" are perfect examples of their musical abilities.

allmusic.com

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Boys Life - Singles & Live (1993-1996)

1993 - Lister / Without Doubt 7"

A Lister
B Without Doubt

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1994 - Boys Life / Vitreous Humor 7"

A Boys Life – Temporary

B Vitreous Humor – Why Are You So Mean To Me?

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1995 - Boys Life / Giants Chair 7"

A Boys Life – Worn Thin

B Giants Chair – Ever Present

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1996 - Live

Setlist:

1. Sleeping Off Summer (10:53)
2. Fire Engine Red (3:08)
3. Untitled (5:31)
4. All Of The Negatives (4:42)
5. Radio Towers (6:22)
6. Two Wheeled Train (7:17)

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Boys Life ‎– Departures And Landfalls (1996)

Aw, the '90s. What would I do without your music??? Living in Oklahoma all my life, there was always this sense of calm that came from being amongst the prairies and not within the confines of a concrete jungle. For me, the music of the Midwest brings to mind these memories from long ago and the sometimes simpleness that being a child gave to me. But, of course, there's the inner feelings that spring about and make me remember those hard times I've been through. And for some people, music is what triggers said emotions. 

Boys Life was such a band. They often remind me of those old memories and it's a give-and-take kind of relationship. Going through their discography, I always end up loving their second full-length album, 1996's Departures and Landfalls, the most. This is an album of restless intensity and emotional outpour. Of all eight tracks, there is not a dud amongst them. From the twinkly opening song, "Fire Engine Red," to the final bits of album closer "Painted Smiles," Boys Life have crafted a finely tuned Midwest time capsule that hits the mark every time.

When first listening to this album, you will notice the lo-fi quality production. I recall reading complaints from people on this issue, but after countless times jamming this collection of songs, I can honestly say it adds to the atmosphere. From the emo-inspired cover art work featuring an open, dawn-filled landscape, to the almost old-fashioned AM radio vocals, you get a sense of "found" quality. Like this album was hidden amongst old junk in your grandparents' basement, and once you begin to listen to it, it takes you on a history lesson from the past. Take album highlight, "Radio Towers." The song begins with the tuning of radio dials, and then slowly but surely the instrumentals softly begin to build up. There is this ambiance that surrounds the listener and engulfs them in static. It brings to mind Wilco's best album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, and maybe the debut album by the Strokes, Is This It.

Another thing to mention is lead singer Brandon Butler. He’s become one of my favorite vocalists from the '90s emo movement, what with his yelp and forced screams. The only people I can closely compare him to would be Bob Nanna from Braid and Mike Kinsella during his American Football days. 

With instrumentation that resembles the best of what the scene had to offer and lyrics expressing landscapes and insecurity, Departures and Landfalls is one of the best emo albums ever made. If you happen to dig bands like the Kossabone Red, Braid, the Promise Ring, Broken Hearts Are Blue and Christie Front Drive, this should suffice. Remember that music isn't always this good...

Headhunter

punknews.org

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Boys Life ‎– Boys Life (1995)

Boys Life were a Kansas City, Mo., band with an intensely energetic, but dissonant sound that sprung out of the post-hardcore scene in 1993. The band began releasing material on split 7" records with other local outfits Secular Theme and Giants Chair. Relying on a stripped-down sound punctuated by out-of-tune, noisy guitars and a ‘quiet' then ‘loud' alternation, the foursome then put out two full-length albums, Boys Life in 1995 and the out-of-print classic Departures and Landfalls in 1996.

Tagged emo-core by critics and kids alike, the band, composed of Brandon Butler (vocals/guitar), John Anderson (drums), John Rejba (bass) and Joe Winkle (guitar), often began their songs with a simple bass line and then turned up the nobs and ditched the drum brushes, building up to epic crescendos with screaming, distortion and energy — all in a very controlled manner. Adding samples of crickets chirping, radio static and the far-off wail of train whistles gave the band a decidedly Midwestern/Americana feel without ever coming off as folk or country.

Boys Life called it quits sometime in 1997, but members went on to form the short-lived Farewell Bend, Lullaby for the Working Class and other projects. Winkle and Butler now do time in the Lo-Fi outfit Canyon.

Brendan Dabkowski

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