the fountain pen conspiracy

ok one more whilst we're here.

i have absolutely no idea who this band is or why i have it. it's not even on discogs. it's from 1996, the address is sioux falls south dakota. people in the band are joseph theon, rebecca hanten, micheal meyer and brian bieber, so they can all google themselves now and find this.

the music is pretty typical mid 90s screamy emo. you got the basic, harsh, trebly recording, and multiple people going "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIII" over fast, sorta melodic but messy hardcore. i always preferred this sort of screamo to what happened to it in the mid to late 2000s when it got all polished and post rock.

lyrics are the typical emo mix of personal and political. there's a song about homelessness and one about capitalism, and one i think is about sexual assault.

jeromes dream

anyone ever come across this? i'm assuming it's a boot or just some early release that's been taped. it's on a shop bought cassette. can't see it on discogs. can't recall where i got it. don't recognise the music but it's been years since i listened to them. no song titles.

two songs. sounds more emo than i remember them, but still with those daft vocals. have a listen and see what you think.

voglio capirlo

ok i moved house and now have my tape deck and a very terrible record player hooked up to my pc. so this blog might see some action, especially once i get the 7" singles unboxed and on shelves and the record player upgraded.

here's the voglio capirlo 4 song tape from 1999. i don't know much about the band, i think i first heard them on this comp and then at some point picked this tape up. there's no reference in my gmail account so it must have been a long time ago. this stuff is pretty blown out, frantic emo. definitely for those that fuck with plunger. a little moss icon in the mix. just yelling and a recording that maxed out audacity in the red for pretty much every second. the inlay has lyrics and super earnest song explanations.

ok here's the 4 songs, check it out.