Ian Svenonius discography

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The following is a list of works by Ian Svenonius and the various bands, acts, and projects he has been involved with, in a rough chronological order. Individual works and projects are listed first, then band and collective works and releases.


[edit] Individual filmography

Half-Cocked
Distributed by:
Released: 1994
Other information: Also features Steve Gamboa and James Canty of Nation of Ulysses, Cupid Car Club, and The Make-Up.

Plaster Caster
Distributed by: Xenon Pictures
Released: 2001
Other information: Interviewed about the plaster casts of Cynthia Plaster Caster.

Soft Focus
Broadcast on: VBS.tv
Original Run: 2006 – present
Other information: Hosts an online talk show. [1]

[edit] Writings

Afterward of Glen E. Friedman's Recognize
Published by: Burning Flags Press
Publish date: September 28, 2005
Other information: ISBN 0-9641916-6-0

The Psychic Soviet
Published by: Drag City Press
Publish date: July 24, 2006
Other information: ISBN 0-9656183-9-0

[edit] David Candy

Main article: David Candy
Play Power
Label: Jet Set Records, Siesta Records, and If Records
Released: 2001
Other information: David Candy is a fictional pseudonym of Ian Svenonius.

[edit] Nation of Ulysses

Main article: Nation of Ulysses

[edit] Studio albums

13-Point Program to Destroy America
Label: Dischord Records (Dischord #57)
Released: July 1, 1991
Other information:

Plays Pretty for Baby
Label: Dischord Records (Dischord #71)
Released: October 6, 1992
Other information:

[edit] Compilation albums

The Embassy Tapes
Label: Dischord Records (Dischord #124)
Released: 2000
Other information: Posthumous release.
Collection of 6 songs recorded in September of 1992 and a number of live performances.

[edit] Studio EPs

The Birth of the Ulysses Aesthetic
(the synthesis of speed and transformation)
Label: Dischord Records (Dischord #62)
Released: 1992
Other information: Available only on vinyl and cassette.

[edit] 7 inch singles

Nation of Ulysses
Label: Dischord Records (Dischord #46.5) and K Records
Released: July 1991
Other information:

The Sound of Young America
Label: Dischord Records and K Records
Released:
Other Information:

[edit] Appearances on compilations

Year Title Track(s) Label Other
1993 Fear of Smell

"Dig the Ulysses Mad Pad Scene"

Veriform Records
1993 Eight Songs for Greg Sage and The Wipers

"Telepathic Love"

Tim Kerr Records
1994 Pulley Compilation

"Diptheria"

Simple Machines
1995 Flex Your Head

"Plays Pretty..."

Dischord Originally released on vinyl in 1982.
Re-released on CD in 1995.
"Plays Pretty..." only appears on later pressings. [1]
1995 International Pop Underground Convention

"Shakedown"

K Records
1996 Kill Rock Stars

"Cooking with Gas"

Kill Rock Stars
2002 20 Years of Dischord

"Spectra Sonic Sound"

Dischord The Make-Up also appear.

[edit] Zines

Ulysses Speaks (zine)
Released: 1990s
Other information: Collection of 8 zines published independently by The Nation of Ulysses in the early 1990s.
More information: "Ulysses Speaks" online blog

[edit] Cupid Car Club

Main article: Cupid Car Club

[edit] Studio EPs

Join our Club
Label: Kill Rock Stars (KRS #215)
Released: 1993
Other information: Also sometimes referred to as Werewolves!.

[edit] Appearances on compilations

Year Title Track(s) Label Other
1994 Rock Stars Kill

"M.P. Skulkers"

Veriform Records Consists of a CD, LP, and a 7 inch. "M.P. Skulkers" appears only on the CD and LP. [2] "M.P. Skulkers" does not appear on any other release, including Join our Club.
1997 Some Songs

"Grape Juice Plus"

Kill Rock Stars

[edit] Make-Up

Main article: Make-Up (band)

[edit] Studio albums

Destination: Love - Live! At Cold Rice
Label: Dischord Records (Dischord #99)
Released: April 29, 1996
Other information:

After Dark
Label: Dischord Records (Dischord #105)
Released: February 3, 1997
Other information:

Sound Verite
Label: K Records (K #64)
Released: February 7, 1997
Other information:

In Mass Mind
Label: Dischord Records (Dischord #113) and Black Gemini Records
Released: April 7, 1998
Other information:

Save Yourself
Label: K Records (K #105)
Released: October 26, 1999
Other information:

[edit] Live albums

Untouchable Sound - Live!
Label: Drag City Records (DCR #13) and Sea Note Records
Released: February 13, 2006
Other information: Posthumous release.
Only official Make-Up release with Alex Minoff.

[edit] Compilation albums

I Want Some
Label: K Records
Released: March 23, 1999
Other information: Compilation release collecting 23 singles.
Many of the singles included had only previously been released as 7 inch singles.

[edit] Studio EPs

"Every Baby Cries the Same" / "Hey! Orpheus"
Label: Slowdime Records
Released: 1999
Other information: Backed with "Grey Motorcycle" and "I am If..."

[edit] 7 inch singles

"Blue is Beautiful"
Label: Black Gemini Records (Black Gemini #1)
Released: 1995
Other information: Backed with "Type U Blood"

"Substance Abuse"
Label: Time Bomb Records (TimeBomb #38)
Released: 1996
Other information: Released only in Japan. [3] [4]
Backed with "Under The Impression" and "Have U Heard the Tapes?"

"Free Arthur Lee"
Label: K Records (KLP #85)
Released: 1997
Other information: The title is in reference to the incarceration of Arthur Lee.
Backed with "Tell It Like A Version (remix)"
B-Side remixed by Dub Narcotic Sound System.

"Untouchable Sound"
Label: Woo Me Records (WooMe #1)
Released: 1997
Other information: Backed with "I Didn't Mean 2 Turn U On."

"I Want Some"
Label: US: Slowdime Records
Australia: Giant Claw Records (Giant Claw #19) (pictured)
Released: US: 1997
Australia: 1999
Other information: Backed with "Pow! To the People."

"Wade in the Water"
Label: All City Records
Released: 1998
Other information: Backed with "Gospel 2000 (remix)."
B-Side remixed by Super ESP.

"U R My Intended"
Label: K Records (KLP #86)
Released: 1998
Other information: Backed with "The Choice."

"Born on the Floor"
Label: K Records (KLP #91)
Released: 1999
Other information: Backed with "Little Black Book."

[edit] Splits

7" split with Meta-Matics
Label: Black Gemini Records (Black Gemini #2)
Released: April 1995
Other information: Make-Up (A Side): "Trans-Pleasant Express"
Meta-Matics (B-Side): "Absence of Rhythm"

7" split with Slant 6
Label: Time Bomb (Time Bomb #128)
Released: July 1995
Other information: Slant 6 (A Side): "I Love You a Lot" and "Rebel Rebel Bat Cat"
Make-Up (B-Side): "We're Having a Baby" and "This is ... Young Vulgarians"

7" split with Dub Narcotic
Label: K Records
Released: August 1995
Other information: Dub Narcotic (A-Side): "Disco Plate"
Make-Up (B-Side): "R U A Believer"

7" split with Lung Leg
Label: Southern Records and Vesuvius Records
Released: June 1998
Other information: Make-Up (A-Side): "Pow! To the People"
Lung Leg (B-Side): "Krayola"

7" split with The Crainium
Label: Slowdime Records (SD #16)
Released: 1998
Other information: Make-Up (A-Side): "I Want Some (Gimme Some)"
The Cranium (B-Side): "Hatch As Hatch Can - And I Can - But Won't" and "The Mechanical Breast"

[edit] Appearances on compilations

Year Title Track(s) Label Other
1995 Chicken Bomb

"We're Having a Baby"

Lumpen Times
1998 Selector Dub Narcotic

"Hanging out in Someone Else's World"

K Records
1999 Illuminati

"Rough Riders (Make Up / Mighty Flashlight Remix)"

Domino/Geographic Records Collection of remixes of songs from The Pastels' Illumination.
2000 Harpsichord

"Love Calls Yr Name"

S.H.A.D.O. Records
2001 Songs for Cassavetes (DVD)

Performance of
"Time Machine"

Better Looking Records 90-min documentary with performance footage of a number of indie bands. [5]
2002 Rough Trade Shops: Rock and Roll

"Born on the Floor"

Mute Records
2002 20 Years of Dischord

"They Live by Night"

Dischord Records The Nation of Ulysses also appear.
2005 The Joe Beats Experiment Presents Indie Rock Blues

"Save Yourself / It's All for You (Remix)"

Arbeid Records Remixes by Joe Beats.
Make-Up song ("Save Yourself") mixed with a Scout Niblett song ("It's All for You").
2006 Indie Rock Blues

"Save Yourself / It's All for You (Remix)"

24-7 Records Repressing of The Joe Beats Experiment Presents Indie Rock Blues.

[edit] DVD / Video

Blue is Beautiful
Distributed by: Dischord Records (Dischord #114)
Released:
Other information: Directed by James Schneider.
VHS only.
Appears on In Film/On Video.

In Film/On Video
Distributed by: Dischord Records (Dischord #156)
Released: November 7, 2006
Other information: Includes Blue is Beautiful by James Schneider.
Compiled by Schneider and Svenonius.

[edit] Weird War

Main article: Weird War (band)

[edit] Studio albums

Weird War
Distributed by: Drag City Records (DCR #205) and Domino Records (Domino #110)
Released: August 5, 2002
Other information:

I Suck on that Emotion
Distributed by: Drag City Records (DCR #234)
Released: January 28, 2003
Other information: Released under the name "Scene Creamers."

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Bite 'Em
Distributed by: Drag City Records (DCR #251)
Released: January 27, 2004
Other information:

Illuminated by the Light
Distributed by: Drag City Records (DCR #288)
Released: April 19, 2005
Other information:

[edit] 7 inch singles

"AK47"
Distributed by: Drag City Records (DCR #256)
Released: September 19, 2003
Other information: Released under the name "Scene Creamers."
Backed with "Luv Wuz..."

[edit] Appearances on compilations

Year Title Track(s) Label Other
2002 Colonel Jeffrey Pumpernickel - A Concept Album

"I'll Never Forget What's His Name"

Off Records
2003 No Disco - Mutant Dance Happening

"AK47"

S.H.A.D.O. Records
2005 Drag City A to Z

"Girls Like That"

Drag City Records
2005 Burn to Shine 01: Washington DC 01.14.2004 (DVD)

Performance of
"AK47"

Trixie DVD Ex-Nation of Ulysses, Make-Up, and Cupid Car Club member James Canty also appears as part of French Toast.
2006 Pancake Mountain (TV)
(Episodes 5 & 6)

Performance of
"Girls Like That"

Monkey Boy Studios Washington, D.C.-based cable-access children's show featuring performances by many indie rock bands.

[edit] DVD / Video

Las Historias mas Sexy Mundo! (DVD)
Distributed by: Planaria
Released: 2005
Other information: Satiric short based on mid-70’s European softcore porn films.
Stars Weird War (as Scene Creamers) and other Washington D.C. musicians. [6]

[edit] Comics

Las Historias mas Sexy Mundo! (comic)
Distributed by: Planaria (Plan #23)
Released: 2005
Other information: Pulp comic version of film by the same name.
Satiric comic based on Mexican pulp comics.
Stars Weird War (as Scene Creamers) and other Washington D.C. musicians. [6]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nation of Ulysses. Southern Records. Retrieved on January 15, 2007.
  2. ^ Rock Stars Kill. Retrieved on February 21, 2007.
  3. ^ Time Bomb label. Retrieved on March 21, 2007.
  4. ^ mAKE-Up - Discography. Southern Records. Retrieved on March 21, 2007.
  5. ^ Songs for Cassavete. Interpunk. Retrieved on March 21, 2007.
  6. ^ a b DCUFF 2005 Program 7 (2005-11-05). Retrieved on March 21, 2007.

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