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 THE END OF THE EARTH
CD | OR025 | 12 Tracks | 2004
Rob K (of The Workdogs), the man was born the same year that Elvis recorded at Sun Studios.. His blend of country-garage-blues-folk-rock is second only to the musicians that he keeps within the circle.. Jon Spencer, Marcellus Hall, Bob Bert, Hollis Queens, Matt Verta-Ray, Scott Jarvis, Zeke Healey, Christina Martinez, Kid Congo Powers.. The list goes on.. His newest album is the first stuff out since his Workdogs era.. Which was the same lineage of multiple side musicians and included his (still to this day way of doing it) stream-of consciousness lyrical approach to songwriting. Gritty, raw and real!
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DEATH OF SONG
CD | OR020 | 14 Tracks | 2004
WHITE HASSLE is the premiere junk folk pop 80's rock electro-blues scratch cum country band of today. You don't need a back porch to groove to what rock writer, Gabe Soria (Blender), has coined "back porch funk." And WHITE HASSLE does it with unabashed abashedness. So kick off your dancing shoes and put on your listening cap. Sit down and set a while while WHITE HASSLE kicks your white ass.
From the scorching leads of guest guitarist, Chris Maxwell, to the pounding skins of skin pounder, Dave Varenka, to the screeching vocals of harmonica player, Marcellus Hall, and the dopest beats of guest DJ, Atsushi Numata; you won't find a band the world over that does WHITE HASSLE like WHITE HASSLE does WHITE HASSLE. Nosiree, this is the real stuff. If you want butt-kicking, hard stomping, good old-fashioned bluesy gut-wrenching good-timey house-of-blues rip-offs... Go somewhere else! This is WHITE HASSLE.
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LIFE IS STILL SWEET
CD-EP | OR004 | 5 Tracks | 2000
White Hassle (named after the American fast food chain, White Castle), is a NYC band consisting of Marcellus Hall and Dave Varenka, both of the band Railroad Jerk, and Matt Oliverio. Hall plays harmonica and guitar and sings. Varenka plays (?) drums, metal percussion and sings harmony. Oliverio plays guitar. Their blend of rural country blues, 70's pop, 50's pop (Everly Brothers), and skiffle punk (Violent Femmes) is the stuff of genius. Look for live guest appearances by DJ Atsushi on turntables and violinist Meredith Yayanos.
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SWOLLEN
CD | OR021 | 10 Tracks | 2003
We'll let others tell you ...
...With the release of Shine On, Sweetheart (QUARTER TO ONE 2001) The Drapes placed themselves among garage rock's higher echelon of bands. Complete with dirty guitars, Sabbath like bass riffs and a Tom Waits snarl for vocals, this band delivers 'swigging, swaggering high speed blues punk played with reckless virtuosity' (Chicago Reader) to the unafraid and stout of heart. '... if your own butt needs a good loud kicking then ... do not miss the drapes ' (Riverfront Times)
This trio solidified in 1999 when Kevin joined forces with Andrea after his bass player (her ex husband) left her, his bass, and the country. Two years, countless touring, and four drummers later Bob Spelbring was kidnapped from Bloomington, IN and the line-up was complete.
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SHINE ON, SWEETHEART
CD | QUARTER TO ONE | 12 Tracks | 2001
The Drapes debut album.
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THEGETDOWNSYNDROME
CD | OR022 | 10 Tracks | 2003
Formed in early 2000, The Peelers play really fuckin' loud and really fuckin' hard. they have built a reputation as one of the most energetic, exciting and sometimes bloody live bands in Chicago. They have shaken asses and foundations around the mid-west with bands such as: Sons Of Herculies, Supersuckers, Lazy Cowgirls, Baseball Furies, Cash Audio and their drummers former band Gaza Strippers. In the summer of 2002 the band went into Engine Studios in Chicago, and recorded their debut single and released it on their own. the single has had great reviews, Chicago's NEW CITY readers poll 2002 voted them Chicago's best new band. The Peelers just finished recording their debut long player with the help of Texas legend Tim Kerr (Mooney Suzuki, Mono Men, Quadrajets, Sugar Shack, Motards, just to name a few... The boys plan to spend a lot of time on the road in 2003... ARE YOU READY?
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THE PEELERS
7" | MR45-01 | 2 Tracks | 2002
The Peelers fiirst one from the gate on Chicago's Midwest Royalty Label. A 2 track 7" pressed on yellow vinyl featuring tracks "Little Baby" and "Fallin' Down".
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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO...
CD | OR015 | 12 Tracks | 2003
The Studdogs are from Orlando, Florida. They are what Howling Wolf would sound like through a wall of noise and distortion. This band isn?t doing anything new, they're just playing roots music.They?re explanation, because everything new sucks. The Studdogs play a dead music because they don't want to play what?s now breathing. They aren't pretty, they aren't likeable, and they aint that bright, but they sure as hell know rock n roll. They've toured the whole U.S. and have been playing around the southeast extensively. The Studdogs have played with the likes of: The Immortal Lee County Killers, The Lost Sounds, Porch Ghouls, The Fleshtones, Bob Log III, The Richmond Sluts, The Sign Offs etc, etc...They grew up on punk rock and love the blues, old rock n roll and country, and more than anything else playing out. With the release of their first full length, "The Gospel According to The Studdogs" (on Los Angeles based label Orange Recordings), their plan of action from here on out is to live in a van till they find the means to fund their lifestyles of excess. That's it plain and simple. Hope you enjoy.
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THE ORANGE SESSIONS / VOLUMES #1 & #2
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THE ORANGE SESSIONS / VOL. 2 w/ CASH AUDIO & THE IMMORTAL LEE COUNTY KILLERS
Split 10" EP | OR023 | 5 Tracks | 2003
Cash Audio also would like to note that is their sincere pleasure to be sharing "Vol II" with long time friends the Immortal Lee County Killers II, after all it was the then "Cash Money" that inspired the Cheeta to form "ILCK" after a drunken night in New Orleans during the Quadrajets/Cash Money tour." "The Orange Session's Vol II" is a unique peak at Americas' real rock underground. No MTV, no glossy magazines for these guys.They play music not to try to make living but because of who they are, it's in their blood. A post-humous release for Cash Audio.
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THE ORANGE SESSIONS / VOLUME #1 w/ CASH AUDIO
CD/10"LP | OR007 | CD - 13 Tracks / 10"LP - 7 Tracks* | 2000
Cash Audio is John Humphrey and Scott Giampino, a two-piece guitar and drums duo that makes more racket and coherent full sound than any other duo you've heard. plus, these boys, refreshingly, know how to play their instruments. They are not here to look good in magazines dammit! "The Orange Sessions" is a brand new 8-song* offering recorded in Chicago using, as usual to Cash Audio, an all analog recording style. Their unique sound comes from their retro roots - growing up with Zeppelin and the Stones, putting that background through a punk rock set of eyes and ears, and throwing conventionality out the flippin' window.
* 10" includes tracks 1-7
* CD encompasses the 10" (#1-7), a bonus track (#8), the Letter to Stax 2x7" (OR001) (#'s 9-12), and a lengthy interview (#13)! Whew!
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SWAMP THANG!
CD | OR024 | 17 Tracks | 2003
The Manatees 2nd outing Swamp Thang!. Together, Seattle's Manatees combine the crashing aggression of sixties surf music, with an exotic brew of influences ranging from jazz and funk to Middle Eastern and Spanish flavors. If the Ventures and Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass drove a train through the middle of a Cal Tjader set at the Tiki Torch Lounge, it would probably sound something like the Manatees. Seattle's Surf Rock Sensation! Take 2 parts reverb-soaked Fender! guitars, one part pounding percussion, one part thumping-driving bass, and the way-out sounds of the theremin, and you've got a nitro-fueled combo known as The Manatees. From the soft romantic sounds of the South Pacific to the power of a hurricane-driven ocean wave, The Manatees are ready to blast off with super-sonic instrumental rock melodies that will send you out of this world."
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SNACKIN' WITH
CD | OR011 | 18 Tracks | 2001
Together, Seattle's Manatees combine the crashing aggression of sixties surf music, with an exotic brew of influences ranging from jazz and funk to Middle Eastern and Spanish flavors. If the Ventures and Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass drove a train through the middle of a Cal Tjader set at the Tiki Torch Lounge, it would probably sound something like the Manatees.
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WE CAN REPLACE YOU
CD | OR017 | 10 Tracks | 2002
Is the name of the Cells first full-length CD, coming out June 4th. It took them over two years to record, mostly in producer Andy Gerber's one-bedroom apartment between shows and dreaded temp jobs. It's loud and it's catchy and it's funny and angry and it's loud, and it almost never came out at all. It's their (perhaps futile) attempt to make something with just a shot at being timeless, or at least not instantly disposable. They think they might have pulled it off, but just in case, they're currently re-mixing an EP of
earlier material, and they're already more than half way through the recording of their next record.
They're the Cells, and they're still not sure if they're the ones doing the replacing or the ones being replaced. Listen and decide for yourself.
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ORANGE RECORDINGS SAMPLER
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SEXY AND SEVENTEEN
CD | OR018 | 17 Tracks | 2001
A great overview and insight into Orange. Seventeen (17) tracks from the Orange catalog. Including songs not yet released! Cheap, Cheap, Cheap...
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HELLO HALO
CD | OR016 | 11 Tracks | 2001
Formerly Valentine Six. Featuring guitar work from Matt Verta-Ray of The Oubliettes and Speedball Baby! "A swell, creepy NYC (band that) would fit neatly in the movies David Lynch would have made in the fifties." - Village Voice (NYC). If you like P&L, you might want to check out Maia Banks (see drop down menu above).
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SELF-TITLED (Pressed on clear ORANGE vinyl)
10" EP | OR013 | 6 Tracks | 2001
The Porch Ghouls are from the bowels of Memphis, this is their first EP and will be followed by a full length very soon. Shake it up baby!:
Somewhere down a deserted alley, in a forgotten neighborhood lies an old juke joint. It's here, with its' crumbling concrete walls, cobwebs and dust of age, that the living dead meet every Saturday night. The fiends shake it up and the creeps boogie down all to the unholy groove of the house band, the Porch Ghouls.
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EIGHT BALLS IN REVERSE
CD | OR010 | 14 Tracks | 2001
Ultrababyfat's new release "Eight Balls in Reverse" features 14 new tracks from Atlanta's power pop rock n' roll queens and king. The Atlanta, Georgia quartet is led by longtime childhood friends Michelle Dubois and Shonali Bhowmik, both guitarists and vocalists and is completed by bassist, vocalist Britta Phillips, also of Luna, and drummer Shane Sanders. With "Eight Balls in Reverse" Ultrababyfat delivers a refreshing gritty sweet pop gem showcasing a musical breadth ranging from straightforward pop crunch and rock heavy velocity to slightly twisted psychedelia, blending the guitar attack of early Cheap Trick, the vocal gymnastics of the Throwing Muses, and the pop sensibilities of The Bangles, Breeders, and The Beatles without running out of breath. The bastard child of The Ronettes and The Troggs, part "Be My Baby" and part "Wild Thing".
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MEDIUM RARE
CD/LP | OR009 | 13 Tracks | 2001
The dirty face of rock has brushed the crust from its eyes and Them Wranch want to play it for you, your sweetheart, and all your friends. Let it be said that much in the way of way out sound is where Them Wranch take you. You might make some reference to this or that; such as the band's love of psychedelia, soul, blues, country, and their dedication to all sounds primitive and groove oriented. But then you would be spending too much time on the subject and not enough time moving, dancing, or fucking to Them Wranch.
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BIG NOISE FROM EAST MAYNARD
CD/LP | GS-02 | 16 Tracks
Columbus, Ohio Garage rockers saunter their way through no less than 16 hot new numbers. This might be the album cover of the year - it consists of 48 classic album covers, Wranch-ified, by taking the places of the original artists - but thats not it - THEY ARE DONE ON MATCHBOOKS. If you like the Orange Cash Money double 7" - you WILL love these guys!
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PURE BASTARD ROCK
CD | OR008 | 12 Tracks | 2001
Geraldine's sound takes early Chicago blues and combines it with the roar and fury of 70s and 80s punk rock. Add in the stomp, swagger and soul of British Invasion and 60s garage rock, and you've got it. The result of this raucous mixing of all the right elements is the real deal, folks. Geraldine plays rocknroll as it should be -- loud, honest, dirty and with SOUL!
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THE ORANGE SESSIONS / VOLUME #1
CD/10"LP | OR007 | CD - 13 Tracks / 10"LP - 7 Tracks* | 2000
Cash Audio is John Humphrey and Scott Giampino, a two-piece guitar and drums duo that makes more racket and coherent full sound than any other duo you've heard. plus, these boys, refreshingly, know how to play their instruments. They are not here to look good in magazines dammit! "The Orange Sessions" is a brand new 8-song* offering recorded in Chicago using, as usual to Cash Audio, an all analog recording style. Their unique sound comes from their retro roots - growing up with Zeppelin and the Stones, putting that background through a punk rock set of eyes and ears, and throwing conventionality out the flippin' window.
* 10" includes tracks 1-7
* CD encompasses the 10" (#1-7), a bonus track (#8), the Letter to Stax 2x7" (OR001) (#'s 9-12), and a lengthy interview (#13)! Whew!
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LETTER TO STAX
2x7" | OR001 | 4 Tracks | 1999
"Drop the cafe mocha and dance motherfuckers!" (SG)...Chicago's dual twin towers (both gentlemen stand well over 6 foot), Cash Money, use only guitar and drums in such a way as to induce dizziness, confusion and loss of control. There is a mix of traditional country, blues and heavy fucking rock and roll. This is their 2nd single, and have just gotten over a lawsuit regarding name usage with DJ Cash Money - having to change their name to Cash Audio - then having the lawsuit reversed, they won the rights to their name back - so who knows what they will be refered to now!
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OIL CAN
7" | TOG002 | 2 Tracks | 1996
This is Cash Money's first time out on vinyl. Put out by the gentleman that blessed Chicago with one of its greatest venues... The Empty Bottle. This one slaps a whiskey bottle to the face without thinking twice. So be cautious!
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HAND ME THAT DOOR
CD | OR006 | 14 Tracks | 2000
Initially started as a "challenge band", where as each band member was allowed to make only one trip to the car for equipment...All you could carry in one trip, was what you had to play simultaneously....So as history goes, Chris made the trip with a guitar, an amp and a keyboard; Chris plays guitar and keyboard at the same time (sometimes playing the keyboard with a guitar pick or the headstock of the guitar). Tad got the job of hauling the drum kit...How can you make one trip with a full kit you ask?....Get yourself a childrens set with a 15" bass drum, 1 cymbal, a 7" snare and 2 tiny, tiny toms (a.k.a. a "childrens set").
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REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE
CD | OR005 | 12 Tracks | 2000
"A hallucinogenic tour through the genres of popular song. Trachtenburg makes songs that befuddle, amuse, scintillate, and intrigue. When he sings, you never know what's going to happen next. The affect is awe-inspiring, surreal, amusing, amazingly unique, but totally Trachtenburgian..." - The Stranger - 3.1.95. Mere minutes after his arrival in Seattle in 1993, he met and began collaborating with future President of the U.S.A. - Chris Ballew. As the Presidents began their meteoric (yet well above average) rise to fame, Jason could often be found opening up for the President's many sold-out shows with his original, goofy, and sharp political songs. This album, Revolutions Per Minute was produced by Chris Ballew and Conrad Uno.
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THE DAYS ARE FILLED WITH YEARS
CD | OR003 | 13 Tracks | 2000
The wonderful Chris Ballew of The Presidents of The United States of America, put this little album together. Featuring mellow pop numbers labeled as "Downtime comfort music for a rainy couch". All recorded by Chris' lonesome. This album is dedicated to the memory of Chris' close friend Mark Sandman (Morphine), who gave Chris his first 2-string guitar and along with it, the confidence to let his freak flag fly.
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THIRD FLOOR STORY
7" | OR002 | 2 Tracks | 1999
The Mother Hips hail from Northern California, and it shows...their music is a blend of guitar-driven rock, country, folk, r&b, blues, soul and pop. The music's lilting, sweet and innovative harmonies are reminiscent of the The Everly Brothers, The Beach Boys and Gram Parsons. Their contemporaries march along with that of Dave Zollo and Wilco. Rooted in their dynamic rock guitars, soaring vocals and deep rhythmic grooves are lyrics that capture your heart and soul and tell of everyday stories of life, living and stories of heartbreak that we've all encountered. The Mother Hips have an incredible penchant for adding different flavors and textures to every song they touch. Drawing on the deep reserves of american music and literature, they create a collection of colorful words and fluid phrases that reveal a romantic, yet raw look at life.
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