Artist: No Knife
Album: Drunk On The Moon
Release: 1995
Label: Goldenrod
Tracklist:
1. Be Mini
2. Ginger Vitus
3. Habits
4. Punch 'n' Judy
5. At The Heart Of The Terminal
6. Kiss Your Killer
7. Ephedrine
8. Small Of My Back
9. ...If I Could Float...
10. Titanic
11. Daniels
In the 90's, I used to volunteer at a community college radio station. It didn't broadcast, except into the school cafeteria, but we got to chill and be part of the staff, ordering records and talking to labels. I got a stipend to work there one semester, and for some reason, the station manager, who happened to be a techno DJ, hated me, gave me bad reviews, and I got fired, even though I knew he was requesting techno CDs from labels for the sole purpose of taking them home to use them in his DJ sets. So I did what anyone in their youth would do: take revenge. I backed up my mom's SUV, and took almost the entire punk/hardcore/indie vinyl collection, and most of the CDs.
Which is where I got a promo copy of Drunk On The Moon by San Diego band No Knife. After getting pummeled by Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein and brought back down by Tigermilk, I sat in Montgomery County traffic and let No Knife wash over me so much emo/alt goodness. It was a sound so comfortable yet surprising at the same time. It's as though the push and pull of the era was focused into taut equilibrium; the angular-isms were relaxingly smoothed out. Not to say that it was a complete pop-ification of the genre (not unlike going from Nothing Feels Good to Very Emergency)- we have drummer Ike Zaremba and producer Mark Trombino to hold down the fort, giving No Knife the post-hardcore, later-era Jawbox, Drive Like Jehu-style edge that made them (on their first two albums) one of the best, yet underrated, post-hardcore/emo/alt bands of the 90's.
I found it hard to find Drunk On The Moon on the internet, so here you go, ripped from my personal CD copy that I got in 1996. You should definitely also download Hit Man Dreams.
Download Here
-Joe
Album: Drunk On The Moon
Release: 1995
Label: Goldenrod
Tracklist:
1. Be Mini
2. Ginger Vitus
3. Habits
4. Punch 'n' Judy
5. At The Heart Of The Terminal
6. Kiss Your Killer
7. Ephedrine
8. Small Of My Back
9. ...If I Could Float...
10. Titanic
11. Daniels
In the 90's, I used to volunteer at a community college radio station. It didn't broadcast, except into the school cafeteria, but we got to chill and be part of the staff, ordering records and talking to labels. I got a stipend to work there one semester, and for some reason, the station manager, who happened to be a techno DJ, hated me, gave me bad reviews, and I got fired, even though I knew he was requesting techno CDs from labels for the sole purpose of taking them home to use them in his DJ sets. So I did what anyone in their youth would do: take revenge. I backed up my mom's SUV, and took almost the entire punk/hardcore/indie vinyl collection, and most of the CDs.
Which is where I got a promo copy of Drunk On The Moon by San Diego band No Knife. After getting pummeled by Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein and brought back down by Tigermilk, I sat in Montgomery County traffic and let No Knife wash over me so much emo/alt goodness. It was a sound so comfortable yet surprising at the same time. It's as though the push and pull of the era was focused into taut equilibrium; the angular-isms were relaxingly smoothed out. Not to say that it was a complete pop-ification of the genre (not unlike going from Nothing Feels Good to Very Emergency)- we have drummer Ike Zaremba and producer Mark Trombino to hold down the fort, giving No Knife the post-hardcore, later-era Jawbox, Drive Like Jehu-style edge that made them (on their first two albums) one of the best, yet underrated, post-hardcore/emo/alt bands of the 90's.
I found it hard to find Drunk On The Moon on the internet, so here you go, ripped from my personal CD copy that I got in 1996. You should definitely also download Hit Man Dreams.
Download Here
-Joe
7 comments:
I love the artwork for this disc.
Hey, thank you!!!
I`ve been looking on net this album for ages, finally it`s here, thank you! And yes, Hit Man Dreams is also great!
Gajo
Do you not like Fire In The City Of Automatons? It's different, but it's a pretty great record.
damn, way to ruin that radio station for everyone else, dick.
I've only ever heard Riot for romance and I love it quite a bit.
Thank you.
this record is such an underrated gem. the song ginger vitus is a mixtape staple for me.
I think this is one of the most underrated records of the 90´s...I bought it really cheap here in Rio de Janeiro in 97 I guess, and fell in love with it. Over teh years I ended up losing the CD. Post-hardcore at its best, produced by the legendary Mark Trombino! thanks man, I was looking for this and couldn´t find anywhere.
greetings from Brazil!
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