Arson GardenCountry of origin:U.S. Type of music generally:Beautiful and fierce art rock. Status:Band has broken up. Final album, The Belle Stomp (1994) See also:An Arson Garden Page Covers/own material:Own General comments:Arson Garden was a rather crunchy band from Bloomington, Indiana. Mostly female vocals from April Combs, with occasional male vox. Lots of neat rhythms, time changes, and general weirdness. Go seek their CDs. Crunch. Tasty. Necessary. (burka@jeffrey.net) Recommended first album:Wisteria or The Belle Stomp. (Neile) Recordings:
Under TowersRelease info:1990; re-released 1993—Vertebrae Records—3588-56017-2 Availability:Can be found in the U.S. in stores that carry independent labels Ecto priority:High for fans of loud, alternative rock (Neile) Group members:James Combs—guitar, voice Produced by:Albert Garzon Comments:An amazing debut disc. Good songwriting and musicianship and April Comb's lovely, distinctive voice. (Neile) WisteriaRelease info:1992—Vertebrae Records—ASKD 66013 Availability:Now out of print Ecto priority:Highly recommended for those who like harder rock—it's melodic but has a heavy guitar sound. (Neile) Group members:April Combs—vocals Comments:I bought this after hearing about it on ecto and love it. "She Reconsidered" and "Kathy's in Deep" are probably two of my favourite songs ever. The more I listen to this the more I like it. (Neile) Drink a Drink of You E.P.Release info:1992—Vertebrae Records—Aske 66014 Availability:Has pretty much disappeared except for the odd used copy (U.S.) Ecto priority:High if you like Arson Garden (Neile) Group members:Joby Barnett—drums Produced by:Frosty Horton (one song); Tom Herbers (one song) Comments:Two new songs (one of which is live), one from Wisteria, and one live version of a song from Under Towers. (Neile) The Belle StompRelease info:1994—American Empire Records—P2 53894 Availability:Now out of print Ecto priority:High for anyone who likes louder, alternative music. (Neile) Group members:April Combs—vocals Comments:The most underrated album of the year, even in ectophilic circles where the band has a strong following. I wonder why. It's their best album to date in my opinion because it is diverse and expands on their sound. (kyrlidis@earthlink.net) Thanks to Chris Montville for work on this entry.
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