SIXTEENS

artist: SIXTEENS (San Francisco, California USA)

venue: Mission Records

location: San Francisco, California, USA

date: 20 October 2001

length: 41 minutes

HERE

Twenty years too late for the primitive industrial/synth their sound was rooted in, and more than a decade ahead of the current synth-punk explosion (see also contemporaries like VANISHING, MUTILATED MANNEQUINS, SUBTONIX), this band was genuinely weird, a total trip to see live, and would remain active in SF and Berlin for most of the '00s.

SCREAMING TREES

artist: SCREAMING TREES (Seattle, Washington, USA)

venue: Kennel Club

location: San Francisco, California, USA

date: ??, 1988

length: 61 minutes

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Middle of the road recording quality, but the overwhelming and relentless wall of guitars is still noteworthy. Tracks mostly from "Even If And Especially When" and "Invisible Lantern," for those interested in such things.

SWAMPSURFERS // THE VERNON WALTERS

artist: THE VERNON WALTERS (Hoorn, THE NETHERLANDS)

venue: Boerderij-Geleen

location: ??, THE NETHERLANDS

date: ??

lemgth: 30 minutes

artist: SWAMPSURFERS (Sittard, THE NETHERLANDS)

venue: Boerderij-Geleen

location: ??, THE NETHERLANDS

date: ??

length: 29 minutes

HERE

Both recordings released on a cassette to benefit and raise awareness for Greenpeace.

Stand Up Tapes 002

THIS COMPUTER KILLS

artist: THIS COMPUTER KILLS (Reno, Nevada, USA)
venue: Mission Records
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: 06 January 2002
length: 24 minutes

HERE

IRON LUNG

artist: IRON LUNG (Reno, Nevada, USA)
venue: Mission Records
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: 19 August 2001
length: 18 minutes

HERE
Should he change a string or should we just, uh...stop?

SKINNAY ENNIS

artist: SKINNAY ENNIS (Hollywood, California, USA)

venue: Hotel Astor

location: New York City, New York, USA

date: 23 September 1947

length: 25 minutes

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ABC Radio broadcast, with introductions and between song banter from the emcee.

S.N.F.U.

artist: S.N.F.U. (Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA)

venue: Uptown Bar

location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

date: 02 Jan 1992

length:

HERE

An excellent side benefit of ripping live tapes that Mark recorded in Minneapolis is catching bits of his commentary during the sets.