CALAMITY JANE - "this time i told" (1989)

Out of Olympia, Washington, Calamity Jane was an all-girl group with Gilly Ann Hanner singing and strumming, Lisa Koenig pounding the skins, and Megan Hanner holding down the bottom! Here's a tune from their 1989 self-titled release for you to enjoy!

CALAMITY JANE - "this time i told"

CARRION DOG - "poor man's 4-track tape" (1989)

 Here they are, the one and only Carrion Dog from Washington D.C.!  This 1989 release features Jason on vocals, John on guitars, and Chris on Bass! Here's a fine song titled "Wicked Dick!"
I always liked these guys for several reasons and one of them was because they sent me a bottle of Dos Gusanos Mescal!

JOE CARNATION - "Der Schlager" (1987)

 

Prepare to have your mind blown!

 

Here's a cut from a 1987 release on the Old Europa Care A.V.S. label out of Italy by none other than Joe Carnation!

 

 Joe Carnation - "Der Schlager"

 

  Enjoy!

TAPE REBEL 8 - Deadly Serious - "Night With Kim Gordon" (1989)

One thing I liked about the whole cassette scene was all the various artists compilation tapes. This was a real good one  from Germany called "Tape Rebel 8!" This was a release on Winfried Pickart's Weed Music label from 1989. The artists involved were D' Innsect, The Bozfor, Sacks & Violins, Nostalgie Eternelle, Due, Forrest 4, and The Crew, but my favourite song off of this tape was:

Deadly Serious - "Night With Kim Gordon!"

KEVYN DYMOND & MARK SHAFER - Play Something Else (1988)

You can see by the list of people involved in this tape how much time must have gone into some of these projects!  This was a masterful release by Kevyn Dymond & Mark Shafer and included this little ditty called "Alien Mother" on it! Kevyn on guitar, Richard Engel on bass, Dan Seeling on drums, and one of my favorite vocalists ever, Mike Patton, screaming his tonsils out! I got lucky and Kevyn allowed me to also use this cut on a compilation tape I made called "Refried Dreams!"

ST 37 - "Voice In The Closet" (1989)

ST 37 was a quirky band straight out of Austin, Texas! Here's a cut "from space w/love," a 1989 release called "Voice In The Closet!" I would assume this band is as loved as The 13th Floor Elevators in Texas! If not, they should be!

Sometimes people were real helpful, and would send me things like this informative 'Test Chart" I got from ST 37!

Try it yourself to see!

RAY CARMEN - "More Than Enough" (1991)

I've traded a lot of tapes with Ray Carmen over the years! Ray is a Pop genius from Ohio, and a real nice guy all at the same time! That's more than enough in my book! Here's a cut from his 1991 cassette titled "re: mix ep"

 

Ray Carmen - "More Than Enough"