ALTERNATIVE ROUTE '94 Various Artists 1994

 
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Double CD compilation on Cargo Records

 

Tracklist

CD 1

  1. Merlin - A Noise Supreme
  2. Sister Psychic - Velvet Dog
  3. ALL - Shreen
  4. The Connells - Slackjawed
  5. Godstar - Lie Down Forever
  6. Smudge - Divan
  7. Mekons - Millionaire
  8. Roger Eno With Kate St. John - Our Man In Havana
  9. Skinny Puppy - Ode To Groovy
10. ADSR - Suboceana (Remix)
11. Les Thugs - Biking
12. Forbidden Dimension - Two Hearts In Wax
13. Fluf - Redemption Song
14. Eric's Trip - My Room
15. Seaweed - Losing Skin
16. Delicious Monster - Big Love
17. The Spinanes - Noel, Jonah And Me
18. French B - J'M'En Fous
19. The Golden Palominos - Prison Of The Rythm
20. Rocket From The Crypt - Glazed

CD 2

  1. Various - Intro/Land
  2. Archers of Loaf - Web In Front
  3. Dédé Traké - Les Bourgeois
  4. KMFDM - A Drug Against War
  5. Big Chief - One Born Every Minute (Doc's Theme)
  6. SNFU - Reality Is A Ride On The Bus
  7. Chimera - Eyan Daze
  8. Dub Syndicate - Roots Commandment
  9. Psykosonik - Welcome To My Mind
10. Hardship Post - Reason
11. Hazel - Big Fatty
12. Cemetary - Now She Walks The Shadows
13. The Jesus Lizard - Glamorous
14. The Pallbearers - City of Fear
15. Diatribe - Coldsweat
16. Divination - Divination One
17. Jorge Reyes - El Despedimento
18. Mecca Normal - Ribbon
19. The Vacant Lot - Blue, My Mind
20. Edge of Sanity - Sacrificed
21. Barf - L'Initié

WORKING HOLIDAY PARTY CD (LIVE!) Various Artists 1994

 

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Indie rock compilation on Simple Machines record label

Tracklist

1	Various–	Introduction
2	Danielle Howle–	Big Puffy Girl Handwriting
3	The Tinklers–	Fun Fun Fun In The Sun Sun Sun
4	David Greenberger–	Not Coe
5	The Coctails–	Whoopsy Daisy
6	Crain (2)–	Broken Heart Of A Neutron Star
7	Pitchblende–	Flax
8	Eggs–	Why Am I So Tired All The Time?
9	Archers Of Loaf–	Might
10	Superchunk–	From The Curve
11	Tsunami (6)–	Newspaper
12	Jonny Cohen–	Rubberman
13	Bricks–	Girl With The Carrot Skin
14	Caterpillar (3)–	Lady Putney
15	Rodan (3)–	Big Things, Little Things
16	Franklin Bruno–	Sleeping Through The Jane Pratt Show
17	Versus–	Hacienda
18	Various–	Thank You

SUMMER HIT! Various Artists 1995

 

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Compilation on the Spanish record label Running Circle

Tracklist

  1. Smog - Bathysphere
  2. Guided By Voices - Motor Away
  3. Archers of Loaf - Fabricoh
  4. The Minus 5 - The Emperor of the Bathroom
  5. Cheralee Dillon - Little Yellow Lemon
  6. Walter Salas-Humara - Be Honest With Me
  7. DM3 - 1 Time, 2 Times Devastated
  8. Smudge - It's Over
  9. Sebadoh - Skull
10. Lambchop - Soaky In The Pooper
11. Picasso Trigger - Club Joiner
12. Edsel Auctioneer - Summer Hit
13. The Pastels - Guiding Star
14. Palace - New Partner
15. Butch Hancock - To Each His Own
16. Dubrovniks - Holy Town
17. The Dickies - Golden Boys
18. Lunachicks - Drop Dead
19. 24-7-Spyz - Outta Mind, Outta Time
20. Gutterball - Transparency
21. Kim Salmon - Suzanne

PREMIUM NEW MUSIC WITH A GOLDEN GLOW Various Artists 1996

 

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Compilation on the Alias Records label

 

Tracklist

1	Trunk Federation–	Young Cherry Trees
2	Chug–	Golden Mile
3	Blithe–	Plushboy
4	Knapsack–	Decorate The Spine (Rough Mix)
5	Archers Of Loaf–	Density
6	Paul K. & The Weathermen–	Another Night On This Earth
7	The Loud Family–	Don't Respond, She Can Tell
8	Throneberry–	Guerilla Skies
9	Matt Keating–	Killjoy

 

 

THE LOUNGE AX DEFENSE & RELOCATION COMPACT DISC Various Artists 1996

 

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Tracklist  

1	–The Jesus Lizard	Uncommonly Good	2:47
2	–Shellac	Killers	1:26
3	–Sebadoh	Whole Hog	1:54
4	–June Of '44*	Rivers And Plains	4:55
5	–The Coctails	Wood Bee	2:09
6	–Guided By Voices	Beneath A Festering Moon	3:04
7	–Archers Of Loaf	Mark Price P.I.	2:03
8	–Bad Livers	Wild Bill Jones	3:07
9	–Yo La Tengo	Attack On Love	2:14
10	–Mekons*	Axcerpt	2:57
11	–Superchunk	Fader Rules	5:52
12	–Seam	The Prizefighters	3:15
13	–Tortoise	Restless Waters	3:44
14	–Rachel's	Those Pearls ...	6:14

A DAY IN THE PARK...A Compilation of Now Sounds 1994

 

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Tracklist  

A1	–The Dambuilders	Montana	1:37
A2	–Archers Of Loaf	Power Walker	3:33
A3	–Versus	Crazy	4:47
A4	–Spatula	Dinghy	3:41
A5	–Unwound	Eternalux	4:45
A6	–Grifters	Spaceship	3:58
A7	–Butterglory	Drop The Baton	1:38
A8	–Crayon	I Could	2:27
B1	–Nothing Painted Blue	Missed The Point	2:11
B2	–Small 23*	Eb	3:18
B3	–Diskothi-Q	(There Ain't No Joy In) Irvine	1:58
B4	–Blaise Pascal (3)	Library	3:37
B5	–Spent (2)	View From A Staircase	4:10
B6	–Portastatic	Look, Honey, Peaches	3:11
B7	–Further (3)	Over & Out 3	3:41
B8	–Refrigerator	The Last One	4:45

TREEPEOPLE / ARCHERS OF LOAF Treepeople + Archers Of Loaf 1994

by request

 

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Tracklist 

A	–Treepeople	Meet At The End	2:22
B	–Treepeople	Web In Front	3:59
C	–Archers Of Loaf	Quinnbeast	3:37
D	–Archers Of Loaf	Funnelhead	2:46

ARCHERS OF LOAF Vee Vee 1996

by request

 

Discogs

Tracklist  

1	Step Into The Light	4:22
2	Harnessed In Slums	3:16
3	Nevermind The Enemy	2:32
4	Greatest Of All Time	3:51
5	Underdogs Of Nipomo	3:31
6	Floating Friends	3:49
7	1985	0:53
8	Fabricoh	3:06
9	Nostalgia	1:19
10	Let The Loser Melt	3:31
11	Death In The Park	3:32
12	The Worst Has Yet To Come	2:51
13	Underachievers March And Fight Song	7:22

ARCHERS OF LOAF The Speed of Cattle 1996

by request

 

Tracklist 

1		Wrong	3:50
2		South Carolina	3:33
3		Web In Front	2:08
4		Bathroom	1:45
5		Tatyana	4:43
6		What Did You Expect?	3:12
7		Ethel Merman	2:42
8		Funnelhead	2:51
9		Quinnbeast	3:42
10		Telepathic Traffic	3:04
11		Don't Believe The Good News	4:49
12		Smokin Pot In The Hot City	3:17
13		Mutes In The Steeple	2:06
14		Revenge	2:47
15		Bacteria	6:30
16		Freezing Point	2:47
17		Powerwalker	3:37
18		Backwash	2:56

 

ARCHERS OF LOAF / MONSTERLAND Inside Dave's Garage Volume 3 1994

Thanks to Jenz

 

Tracklist ▼

A	Archers Of Loaf –	Telepathic Traffic
B	Monsterland –	Angel Scraper

 

 

 

ARCHERS OF LOAF Vitus Tinnitus 1997

Thanks to Jenz

 

biography

[+] by Steve Huey

The Archers of Loaf were darlings of the indie world in the early to mid-'90s, thanks to an off-kilter sound that was edgy and challenging, yet melodically accessible at the same time. Cornerstones of the Chapel Hill, NC, indie scene that also spawned Superchunk and Polvo, the Archers' chief inspirations were the Replacements and Sonic Youth, but that only began to tell the story. Their music was frequently likened to a more intense, raucous version of Pavement's postmodern pop, and indeed they shared key elements: fractured song constructions, abstractly witty lyrics, clangorous guitars, and lo-fi production. More rooted in punk and noise rock, however, the Archers took the dissonance, white noise, and angularity to greater extremes, and played with more overt commitment and enthusiasm in concert. the Archers became a hip name to drop with their acclaimed 1993 debut, Icky Mettle; several more accomplished albums followed before the group called it quits in 1998. The Archers of Loaf were formed in Chapel Hill in 1991, when all four members were attending the University of North Carolina. Coincidentally, they'd all grown up in Asheville, in the western part of the state, but hadn't all gone to the same schools. Singer/guitarist Eric Bachmann, guitarist Eric Johnson, bassist Matt Gentling, and drummer Mark Price cut an independently released single, "Wrong," that helped them land a contract with the California-based indie label Alias (also home to releases by American Music Club and Yo La Tengo). Another single, "Web in Front," became a substantial hit on college radio in 1993, creating a strong buzz for the group's full-length debut. Icky Mettle arrived later in the year to highly positive reviews and more alternative-radio airplay, and the Archers supported it with an extensive national tour.

A five-song concept EP, Archers of Loaf vs the Greatest of All Time, arrived on the heels of Icky Mettle in 1994. Amid growing media attention, Madonna's Maverick label made a play for the band, but they elected to continue developing on an independent, with lower commercial stakes. Their second album, the rawer and noisier Vee Vee, appeared in 1995 and was an even bigger college-radio hit, thanks in part to the single "Harnessed in Slums." The album landed in the CMJ Top Five, and even got some press from the hipper mainstream media outlets. In its wake, Eric Bachmann convened the Chapel Hill side project Barry Black, an eclectic, mostly instrumental outfit given to bizarre arrangements; their eponymous first album was also released in 1995.

Meanwhile, the Archers compiled a raft of non-LP indie singles, B-sides, alternate takes, and live cuts for 1996's The Speed of Cattle. Their proper third album, All the Nation's Airports, came out later that year and showed the band moving into quieter, more layered territory. Bachmann's second album with Barry Black, Tragic Animal Stories, arrived in 1997, as did the live Archers of Loaf EP Vitus Tinnitus. The band's fourth proper album, 1998's White Trash Heroes, continued its exploration of calmer, more spacious sounds, and began to incorporate keyboards and samples. However, their marathon touring commitments were contributing to a sense of stagnation within the group. After the supporting tour for Heroes, the Archers decided to call it quits. A live album recorded at that tour's Chapel Hill show, Seconds Before the Accident, was released posthumously in 2000. Bachmann moved on to the folkier Crooked Fingers, and also went back to solo recording, stepping away from the Barry Black moniker and using his own name on a pair of releases and a soundtrack for the film Ball of Wax. Johnson also moved on to solo work with his own project, Spookie. In 2011, Archers of Loaf reunited, playing an unannounced reunion show in North Carolina before heading out on the road for a summer tour.

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ARCHERS OF LOAF

Classic Rock is for Pussies

1995

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A		Mutes In The Steeple
B		Smokin Pot In The Hot City

The Loaf's Revenge

1993

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A1		Web In Front
A2		Bathroom
B		Tatyana

Thanks to Jenz