Pure Noise – Review February 1, 1995 Six are known in the US.: The Obsessed, Kreator, Coroner, Celtic Frost, Voivod, and Helloween. The other 11 will debut in America on Noise.
Beyond the Beach – Review February 1, 1995 A nineteen song compilation of instrumental surf music ranging from peppy rockers to sci-fi psychedelia soaked in reverb and salt spray atmosphere.
Groovezilla – Review February 1, 1995 Groove’s influences are obvious throughout – blending rap, reggae, power funk, and gobs of early Metallica into a sound uniquely their own.
Full House Spring ’96 Sampler – Review December 1, 1994 From sweet, light pop to dirty garage grrrl punk, Full House Spring ’96 Sampler shatters the girlypop stereotype.
Adam & the Ants – B-side Babies – Review December 1, 1994 A 16-song collection that features domestic B-sides, seven British B-sides, and one entirely unreleased track. This is a killer collection
The Black Box: The First 13 Years – Review December 1, 1994 Three CDs, 41 songs, and a 76 page, fully-illustrated booklet. Many of the tracks are outtakes or remixes found only on 12″ or 7″ single collections.
Hotel Massachusetts – Review December 1, 1994 From the Western Mass-based Chunk Records. It has twenty-two tracks (plus an intro) of indie rock from some great local bands.
Velo-Deluxe – Superelastic – Review December 1, 1994 Clever, crafted, crystalline and crunchy in milk, these songs speak volumes, one story at a time. The best pop album heard around this office in a long time.
Tree – Plant a Tree or Die – Review December 1, 1994 Plant a Tree or Die may only be thirty (or thirty-three) minutes long, but blasts for every second, so you barely notice how brief it is.
Toxic Reasons – Independence – Review December 1, 1994 Independence from Toxic Reason possesses enough energy to give Johnny Lydon a coronary; they define rebellion.