VINYL FORMAT. Skull Kontrol was formed in 1997 in Washington DC, and was originally based around the musical assault trio of Brooks Headly, Kim Thompson (The Delta 72 & Cupid Car Club), and Chris Thomson (Circus Lupus, Los Mordidas and Monorchid, Ignition, and the awesome one-7"-only Fury). After the demise of Monorchid, Andy Coronado was added to the Skull Kontrol mix. The group played its first few formative gigs as a real live band with Chris sharing both guitar and vocal duties. After deciding that mos...   [ read more ]

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The angular indie rock unit Chavez was led by singer/guitarist Matt Sweeney, the former frontman of New Jersey's Skunk. Following the group's demise, Sweeney joined the New York band Wider, which included onetime Live Skull drummer James Lo; when Wider dissolved in 1992, Sweeney began playing with ex-Bullet Lavolta guitarist Clay Tarver. Lo joined not long after, and with bassist Davey Hoskins, Chavez cut its first demo recordings in late 1993. Following Hoskins' exit and the recruitment of bassist Scott M...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Always shrouded in mystery and dressed in black, this once octet known for their signature sound and live shows and compared a million times to the Velvet Underground have always done the unexpected. The new trimmed-down line-up, once known for taking long, meticulous recording sessions into hell has banged out this new record within weeks. Recorded by Rod Cervera (Weezer, Lavender Diamond, Young People, Silversun Pickups).

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