Marble - My House Is A Goner (1998 Pep-O-Mint Records)

Marble was from the NCR, and with their raspy-vocaled, mid-tempo punk rock, their influence seems to come from DC and the East Bay. I can't say that for sure because this was the only release by them, and band members, at least per Discogs, didn't do a whole lot after. Which is a shame because this is a really good record.   I had never heard of them until this was loaned to me for digitization purposes. I'm glad I know of this now.

1. My House Is A Goner
2. The Magic Of Cakes
3. Green Ghost
4. Robot Insurance
5. Rockville Pike

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The Pattern - Wet Circuit City EP (2001 Alternative Tentacles)

The Pattern features Christopher Appelgren from the Peechees / Comet Gain / Lookout Records on vocals. Here's an embarrassing thing: I always thought that Carlos Canedo was the singer of the Peechees and the Pattern until I posted this. I honestly thought the lineage was Rice -> The Peechees -> The Pattern. But Carlos Canedo was never in The Pattern. Huh. My bad.

Anywho, this is kind of a natural progression from the Peechees, a little slicker, but still gloriously garagey. "Sunned Things Speak" made it on to many early 00s mix CDs I made. It's a jam.

1. Breakfast
2. Sunned Things Speak

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Social Spit - Live Spit (1988 Mystic Records)

San Diego's Social Spit have existed in one form or another since 1980, and are still playing today (October 19th at Tower Bar with The Grim!). This is a live set from 1988 with a couple of tracks from the great Psycho Ward EP, a Zero Boys cover, and a couple of new (at the time) ones.

1. Psycho Ward
2. Social Banner
3. Drugz
4. Amphetamine Addiction [The Zero Boys]
5. Suicidal Airlines

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Verbal Assault - Tiny Giants EP (1988 Giant Records)

It's kind of hard to believe that Verbal Assault never released anything on Dischord. "Tiny Giants" is has a Dischord-emo vibe with some reggae touches, while "More Than Music" is just an excellent Dischord-ish punk song. Not on Dischord!

1. Tiny Giants
2. More Than Music

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Fanatics - Beating Up Bankers EP (1994 Fun Addict Records)

Oof. It's been a bit. Sorry about that.

Anyways, don't judge a record by it's cover. The cover screams corny mohawk punk, but Colorado's Fanatics were a three piece hardcore band with dual vocals and some heavy grindcore / powerviolence elements mixed in. Good stuff.

1. Another Song About Cops
2. Dead
3. Goink'd
4. Enslaved
5. Decomposed
6. Drink Up!
7. Typical Citizen
8. Outcasts

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