I Remember Dayton (Punk and Indie Rock): SPITCURL, 5 songs (unknown, 199?)

Friday, August 8, 2008

SPITCURL, 5 songs (unknown, 199?)

Okay, here's some SPITCURL...

...and that means that, once again, it's time for another patented Jones "I DUNNO!" post!

That's right! Once again, I don't know shit about these guys... EXCEPT...

I am 99% certain that Sheldon Mutter (from LIQUID DRAINO) was in this band.
Maybe Chris Wright (of NOSTROMO) was in it too.

HOLY SHIT! I have to interject here that, as I type this, Law & Order is on and Sam Waterston as the self-righteous prosecutor just intoned the right-wing phrase that I hate the most: "personal responsibility." Yeah, his character just said, "This is all an attempt to avoid personal responsibility!" Goddammit! Why do I watch this stupid program? "Because you're an idiot!" replies Wynona Ryder. Oh Wynona, if only I could believe you!

Shit, I forgot where I was... fuck... uh...
Oh yeah, I don't know for sure if Chris Wright was in SPITCURL. No doubt, he would know. And if he's reading, I hope he corrects my lame ass!
I saw SPITCURL at some point in the mid-'90s at one of those Ken Gross shows over at that place in that strip mall in Fairborn. Does anybody know what they called that place? Please tell me! I think my band HEIKE might have played there once. I know for sure that SLANT 6 (from D.C. -- on Dischord Records) played there, and I'm pretty sure it was the same show at which I saw SPITCURL. Help? Anybody?
I have no idea if these songs were on any kind of official release that SPITCURL did or even if SPITCURL ever released anything. I have no idea where they were recorded, who wrote the songs, or anything else. All of this was in a big download package that Chris Wright sent me a few months back. If you can fill in the blanks, feel free!
In any case, SPITCURL was pretty kick-ass! They had a great name, and they played this wonderful variety of mid-'90s noise/emo! I still miss 'em. And you are going to fucking love them! Guaranteed!

By the way, that show with SLANT 6 was fucking awesome. The lead singer, Christina (SHIT!) Billotte, had wonderfully short blond hair and wore this dark blue mini-dress -- very cute.

Track list:

Build You Elegant
Crushable
Painting Little Thunderstorm
Present Testament
There is a Person in Here

Download It! 13 MB (link re-upped on 2-1-2013)

Yeah, SPITCURL... get it.

take care

---Jones()

1 comment:

jones() said...: Alright! Someone finally got one of my stupid pop culture references!

For those not cool enough to know, it's from the 1987 blockbuster film _Heathers_, starring Wynona Ryder and Christian Slater. There are actually two such exchanges in _Heathers_. In the first, Veronica's (Wynona's) dad says, "Will someone please tell me why I smoke these damn things?" (referring to his cigars). In the second, he says the same about "why I read these stupid spy novels." To both, she replies, "Because you're an idiot." And he goes, "Oh yeah... that's it!"

Ultimate kudos to Mel for that one!

take care

---Jones(); August 10, 2008 at 10:44 PM