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Fresh Sounds From Middle America (vol 2) was the second in a series of compilations featuring bands from the Midwest region of America. Volume 2 was a split compilation cassette-only release featuring 18 tracks from 5 bands.

The "Fresh Sounds" series was organized by Bill Rich, of Talk Talk magazine, [1] as a way to promote regional bands nationally. [2] [3]

Track listing[edit]

Side 1:

The Buckthrusters[edit]

  1. "Blu Light Special"
  2. "And It Is"
  3. "The Drive"
  4. "The Moment"
  5. "Ha! Ha!"

The New Wave Brothers[edit]

  1. "New Wave Brothers Rap"
  2. "I'm The Best"
  3. "DNA Monsters"

Side 2:

Color Entertainment[edit]

  1. "Instrumental"
  2. "Come On!"
  3. "Plants"
  4. "Fruit Of The Womb"

Monte Montclaire[edit]

  1. "Period Piece"

The C. Lucas Experience[edit]

  1. "Silliness"
  2. "Art"
  3. "Sincerity"
  4. "Indulgence"
  5. "And Acting Out"

Personnel[edit]

The Buckthrusters[edit]

  • Jim Rosencutter - bass
  • Britt Rosencutter - drums, vocals
  • Staci Stull - guitar, vocals
  • Greg Cowper - accordian, synthesizer, vocals

The New Wave Brothers[edit]

  • Jim Rosencutter - all instruments, vocals
  • Britt Rosencutter - all instruments, vocals
  • Alex Erickson - all instruments, vocals
  • Court Thomas - all instruments, vocals

Color Entertainment[edit]

  • Fred Skellenger
  • Kathi Inukai

Monte Montclaire[edit]

  • Monte Montclaire

The C. Lucas Experience[edit]

  • Christopher Lucas - all sounds

Reception[edit]

Snippets of the review from "The Offense Newsletter": [4]

  • The Buckthrusters: "lots of synths plus accordian, guitar, bass and drums, and these guys really had a good thing going (gone now)"
  • The New Wave Brothers: "a rap, a nap and a pile of crap"
  • Color Entertainment: "as dull for me as it was for the live audience assembled"
  • Monte Montclaire: "an overweight conceptualist who taped his voice and added echo"
  • C. Lucas Experience: "an underweight conceptualist obsessed with going either deaf or blind"

References[edit]

  1. ^ Blush, Steven (October 19, 2010). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. p. 262. ISBN 978-1932595895. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Jensen, Ron (January 17, 1982). "Local music critic promotes 'Fresh Sounds' of Midwest". Lawrence Journal-World. p. 16. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
  3. ^ Fricke, David (January 1st, 1987). "The Underground Empire". Rolling Stone. p. 116. Lawrence, Kansas, has been a hotbed of alternative music for several years, thanks principally to the indefatigable Bill Rich, who runs the hardy, little Fresh Sounds label there. As far back as 1981, Rich was issuing the first pressings by the Lawrence bands Get Smart! and the Embarrassment, both of whom went on to underground-cult fame. More recently, Rich, the University of Kansas radio station KJHK and Redline Productions (a local concert promoter) issued a sampler album entitled Fresh Sounds from Middle America #3 (#1 and #2 were cassette only releases put out by Rich in 1981). Of the sixteen bands featured on the LP, twelve are from Lawrence or nearby Topeka. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Anstaett, Tim (1982). "Fresh Sounds from Middle America #1 review". Columbus, OH: The Offense Newsletter.

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