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Bundle of Hiss c/o Loveless Records 1122 E. Pike St. #1361 Seattle, WA 98122 |
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TRACKS
Swamp [sample] [full] (Audio Designs session)
Sleep No More
Amphetamine [sample] (Audio Design Session w/ Tad on backup vocals and backup guitar)
White
Drown
What Dreams May Come
Rabies
Strobe
12 Gauge
Hank 'N' Doris [sample] (Reciprocal Session)
Fireplace [sample] (Reciprocal Session)
Ash Wednesday
Metamorphosis/Afterimage
Push
Apostasy
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"Among the many band that constitued the Seattle 'Grunge Scene' of the
late 1980's, a handful failed to publish recorded material during their
time, for one reason or another. A few posthumous documents were released
by some of these bands during the 90's. However, until now, one of the
most prominent of these bands has been conspicuous in its absence from the
record racks: Bundle of Hiss. I anticipate receiving a copy of this CD
because my 12 year old cassette is wearing thin."
- Kim Thayil
"Vintage Seattle grunge from one of the original practitioners of the
style... I always felt sad that this hard-working band never managed
to get a record out, thus being "lost to history" almost. It was a
pleasure (and a technical pain!) to finally resurrect all this stuff,
for my own enjoyment, for the band, and for whomever else might care."
-Jack Endino
"An early Seattle Scene band that somehow managed to avoid becoming
legendary, Bundle of Hiss is best remembered as the launching pad for
Mudhoney drummer Dan Peters and Tad bassman Kurt Danielson. This 15 track
collection shows BOH with a nice trio groove (with guitarist/vocalist Jamie
Lane making three) and capable practitioners of the musical style that would
become known as grunge.
"Swamp" gets things going on a heavy note, with the psychedelic-influenced
"Sleep No More" introducing the frenzied wah-wah pedal manipulation just
regaining popularity at the time. A third highlight is "Drown", another
wah-wah drenched cut. There are nine songs from the later BOH and six
tracks from an earlier, less formed version of the band (with Russ Bartlett
providing the vocalizing).
An interesting historical document, especially given the work producer Jack
Endino went through to assemble this collection. The masters for three
tracks were lost and were recontructed from a mix cassette; other tapes had
to be dried out to eliminate basement mildew.
Inspirational line: "My brain's full of creosote!"
-J.R. Higgins, Backfire
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