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The little that I know about SKENE! records (or learned from various sources on the Interwebs) I have already divulged on the Dog Tired and Shades Apart posts below. This comp came out in 1990 and provides an (incomplete) overview of some of the great emo/punk-rock bands from the Midwest that released 7inches on SKENE!, plus a few bands that were probably included for their value of name recognition (e.g. Green Day and GO!).The record suffers a bit from the very uneven production of the individual songs. There are also a few filler tracks (the instrumental "Means" by Sticks and Stones or the Beef Trust song), but overall this is a very solid and diverse comp featuring a couple of bands that went on to (much) bigger things (Green Day; Fuel), and some that did not get much recognition, but which actually contribute some of the better songs on this record (Angry Son; Dog Tired; Walt Mink, Gneissmaker). Good stuff and (at the very least) a nice document of the post-hardcore/emo sound of the late 80s.
Can you break through?
A couple of days ago someone (AdamBomb) left me a comment on the Shades Apart - Neon post, mentioning that he had rips of several other SKENE! EPs, which he was willing to share. Today he sent me the links to said records and one of them was for this great 7" by Dog Tired. This came out in 1989 as SKENE! #7 and is one of my all-time favorite emo records. Here are 4 songs that alternate between intense emotion and headbobbing rock, all tied together with a good dose of melody. What I always liked most though was the singer's unique nasal voice and his under the breath delivery - it's very emo, but it fits very well and comes across as sincere (plus you know the standards were different 20 years ago...).
Unfortunately, I have absolutely no background information about this band. They had another 7", which as far as I remember wasn't quite as interesting and varied as this one. In any case, I have been rocking this thing out all day and thought I should share my joy with the 3 other people in the world who might remember this. Big props to AdamBomb for hooking me up with this!
Dog Tired
UPDATE: AdamBomb just started his own blog. So if you are looking for more old SKENE! stuff (I know I am) I suggest to head over there and ask him nicely, maybe he will upload some more stuff - he already started with "The People's Court" and "Awake".
Also, I found the great SKENE! comp "Can you break through" on Soulseek the other day. If I have a few minutes I'll upload that one, too.
The little that I know about SKENE! records (or learned from various sources on the Interwebs) I have already divulged on the Dog Tired and Shades Apart posts below. This comp came out in 1990 and provides an (incomplete) overview of some of the great emo/punk-rock bands from the Midwest that released 7inches on SKENE!, plus a few bands that were probably included for their value of name recognition (e.g. Green Day and GO!).
