v/a "Notes from Thee Real Underground" Underground Inc/Invisible Records Ui1002 2001
Disc 1 (71:25)
Scarlet Life "Take Me" (3:22)
Louie Fontaine "Evil
Force In My Pants" (2:54)
The Narcissus Pool "Alien Nation" (4:36)
The Follow "Drive" (2:59)
Jakob "Defense Mechanism" (5:24)
Bozo Porno Circus "Monsters Are Real" (5:27)
Tub Ring "Panic the Digital" (2:22)
Vodka9 "I Kissed a Killer" (6:10)
Kill Pop "Bow"
(1:41)
The Strand "Cleanse" (3:48)
Mistle Thrush "Heavy Set John" (3:09)
Livesexact "Up
To Get Down" (4:38)
TV Jesus "Fistfucker (Radio Edit)" (4:37)
SMP "Acid Drop" (4:23)
Karma Sutra "Prana" (4:30)
Bamboo Crisis "DNA" (5:08)
Krell "Ready For Love" (3:11)
D.A. Sebastian "Isabella Rossellini" (3:06)
Disc: 2 (72:18)
Parallax1 "Regenerate" (3:49)
The Lack "Cereasin" (5:21)
Lorin Richards "The Escape" (4:04)
Caligari "Grinfucker" (3:13)
Pointy Teeth "Sorry" (4:11)
The Follow "Standing On The Edge" (4:21)
D.A. Sebastian "Monster Monster" (3:49)
Flowers & Machines "Levitation" (5:19)
Louie Fontaine "Showbizz" (4:05)
Voodou "Kill The World For You" (5:18)
The Narcissus Pool "For Porno Use Only" (3:38)
Kill Pop "Breath" (3:18)
Tub Ring "Living
With Rene's Head" (5:13)
Jakob "Gaggers" (2:58)
Bamboo Crisis "Lets Play God" (3:58)
Karma Sutra "March Together" (4:18)
Ceoxime "Subsume" (5:24)
Disc: 3 (64:54)
Voodou "Nobody" (3:40)
Pointy Teeth "Afraid" (4:24)
TV Jesus "No Object" (4:19)
Livesexact "Nine If You're Lucky" (4:04)
Vodka9 "Rock N' Rolls Gone" (2:28)
The Lack "Infidelity" (3:49)
Bozo Porno Circus "Happy House" (3:20)
SMP "Analogue Assassins" (4:33)
Mistle Thrush "Jody
Stone" (4:07)
Parallax1 "Sweaty Love" (3:50)
Scarlet Life "Becoming" (4:31)
Caligari "What's In A Name?" (3:27)
Krell "Black Death Wish" (2:13)
Ceoxime "Beg & Plead" (3:05)
The Strand "Chicks Suck" (3:58)
Lorin Richards "Hanging By A Thread" (5:10)
Flowers & Machines "Sail Away" (3:56)
A couple weeks ago, I had a lot of time on my hands on the highway to Austin for a Pigface show. I figured it would be a good time to take in the entirety of this various artists collection handpicked by Pigface and Invisible Records head honcho Martin Atkins for Underground Inc., an affiliation of 15 or so indy labels including Invisible. "Notes.." showcases 52 tracks over 3 discs by 28 artists, none of whom I'd previously heard of. I kept a simple 'thumbs up' vs. 'thumbs down' tally as I listened and 20 tracks got the thumbs up. Not bad considering the single disc price tag. It's a diverse lot that represents both genders and many facets of pop, punk, rock, industrial rock, dance, rap, etc. (but you won't find a single glitch) and, of course, the unavoidable Skinny uppy / Orgy / Leatherstrip imitators. My bias lies more towards the original and weird stuff rather than the cookie cutter refuse. Some of the highlights: Louie Fontaine's Foetus like swagger, Tub Ring's cut and paste carnival punk on acid, Kill Pop's explosive Big Black meets Minor Threat sound and Livesexact's "You Must Get Down" amusing samples and raps. And the cream of the crop: Mistlethrush's utterly delightful pop rockin' gems "Heavy Set John" and "Jody Stone" (they will be huge given proper exposure). Volume 2 was recently released with 2 more discs packed with another set of artists. I have it on order ...
Underground Inc.
Invisible
Records
Where did I get this cd? - CD Universe