Smooth Bamboo – Review September 1, 1994 Good vocals, weak lyrics. Put away the Human Sexual Response and U2 records and give the gig money to your guitarist. He deserves it.
Smackmelon – Review September 1, 1994 The sometimes biting sarcasm is carefully laced between the folds of the ringing guitars, and will sneak-smack you right upside the head.
Seed – ling – Review September 1, 1994 The mixture of vocal styles, one rich and mellow and the other forceful and demanding, work magically together.
Samael – Ceremony of Opposites – Review September 1, 1994 Superb production finely forges dirty guitars and efficacious drumming with symphonic keyboards and abrasive vocals.
Resin Sect – Review September 1, 1994 Good J-card, good production ideas, but overblown tunes. Much better than many local metal bands, but trim the mystical fat.
Pop Will Eat Itself – Amalgamation – Review September 1, 1994 Returning to sample-splattered techno/industrial beats laced with sarcastic “the world according to PWEI” rap/ranting, the songs reestablish the humor and ego.
Orbit – “Motorama” – Review September 1, 1994 These guys debut with a shameless home eight track of catchy noise-pop tunes bearing an uncanny similarity to the Pixies early singles.
Motocaster – Stay Loaded – Review September 1, 1994 Just imagine the best pre-punk shit like MC5 and The Stooges and mix it up with The Clash, the Sex Pistols, and Black Flag.
M.O.D. – Devolution – Review September 1, 1994 A few politically-oriented songs, “Land of the Free” and “Unhuman Race,” and also “Rock Tonite,” a party mosh frenzy of inane and repetitive lyrics.