the alright records compilation is a comprehensive guide to
some of the most popular, talented and hard-working
people making music in santa cruz, oakland, and san
francisco

the comp includes 22 songs by 22 bands, including:

  • 11 previously unreleased exclusive tracks
  • a track from new thrill parade's brand new record on
    mountain landis records
  • three tracks featuring kevin rainsberry
  • two tracks each from the following musicians: jen
    weisburg, ryan laplant, catherine heckindorf, john
    garmon, tony burchyns, steve whitwil, and justin
    carter
  • at least a dozen different musicians featured have
    been known to sleep together
  • two songs which utilize modern theory as thinly-
    veiled metaphors for sexual desire
  • one track recorded live at santa cruz's legendary
    houseshow venue The Cube
  • two tracks from bands featured in Santa Cruz 2005's
    Battle of the Bands
  • 12 bands featuring female musicians
1. I heart fat pandas - so foucouldian
(from the album “the lyricism of orgasms and the good feelings of bio-energy”
on alright records)
myspace.com/iheartfatpandas

2. eefe - Modern man
(recorded by brian anderson live at the cube 2.20.05)
myspace.com/eefe

3. strip mall seizures - songbird (oakland)

www.stripmallseizures.com stripmallseizures@hotmail.com
661 Alcatraz Ave. #1 Oakland, CA 94609

4. half czar - hector
(previously unreleased; recorded by Nicholas Taplin in Spring 2003)
myspace.com/halfczar

5. new thrill parade - gift horse
From NTP’s vinyl-only self-titled E.P. available for purchase through the band
in person or Mountain Landis Record Label
Newthrillparade@hotmail.com
www.newthrillparade.com

6. al-quaeda hurricane machine - salina
(produced by ryan the truck)
myspace.com/alquaedahurricanemachinemachine

7. kids on the couch - apricot
(from the album “doodle lee doo” produced by kids on the couch)
Klayveen@yahoo.com

8. red pony clock - hayward gurlzz (Oakland)
www.redponyclock.com

9. capital - (san francisco)
dance floor shakedown
www.myspace.com/capital

10. rion rinker - das terror (produced by rion rinker)
myspace.com/rionrinker
Rionrinker@yahoo.com

11. el sonido - clever is the night
www.myspace.com/elsonido
elsonidosc@hotmail.com
831-458-5382

12. the most - historical materialism is dope
(produced by the most) myspace.com/iloveitthefuckingmost
the_fcking_most@yahoo.com

13. the loyal sons and daughters - clay
(recorded spring 05 by L.A.B.) dischord77@aol.com

14.the dont’s - sissy resist (from “misc radio leakage”)
Produced by cole lucas www.thedonts.com, info@thedonts.com

15. membership - young coconut (produced by the most)
       Twinklepsis@yahoo.com

16. cosmic star - honest and hard
(from the album “twinkling sweets party“)
amazingfun@cosmicstar.co.uk
myspace.com/cosmicstar

17. belly boat - little raccoon
bellyboat@stopdroprecords.com

18. mule train - car wreck (from the album "be on your way”)
www.warningsignrecords.com


19. the bookends - straight in
myspace.com/bookends

Nickwortham@yahoo.com

20. cricket engine - stack-o-camper bees
band site: www.cricketengine.com
email: band@cricketengine.com

21. monsters are not myths - weary eyes
P.O. Box 5153
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(831) 425-7234
manm.uugh.com
manm@uugh.com

22. former weapons lab - tight creases (from “let’s split”)