A couple years into the new millennium and the emo scene that once had enough space for a band as brazen in their fusion of slowcore, jazz, and post-hardcore as Boston's Karate would barely be reflected in a cookie-cutter style commercialized by major lab
2023 marks twenty-five years since the original release of 99th Dream and to commemorate here's a new valve realm remaster from the original DAT tapes that brings in some warmth and bottom end.
The group released their lone LP in the spring of 1995 and broke up while on tour later that summer. Members would continue making music in bands like The Promise Ring, Joan Of Arc and American Football.
Rounding out emo's second wave Indian Summer out of the Bay Area only lasted for 12 months and only wrote 10 songs but left a lasting pissed off legacy
Triple 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Shpongle came to light in 1995, emerging from the burgeoning dance music scene with this their first album Are You Shpongled? This 2022 reissue contains all 7 tracks of this epic audio adventure.