A Single History: 1991-1997

by Unwound

A Single History: 1991-1997 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 14 September 1999
  • Label: Kill Rock Stars
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 58:08
  • Community rating: 3.91/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Steve Fisk, Dustin Milsap

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Systematically compiling the highly prolific Olympia trio's wealth of 7-inch singles, split releases, and compilation tracks. The collection documents their continuous evolution from abrasive, Fugazi-indebted post-hardcore into much more expansive, dissonant noise rock territory. It stands as a flawless companion to their primary studio albums and a vital snapshot of the 1990s Pacific Northwest underground.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, dissonant, lo-fi, uncompromising, abrasive

Tracklist

  1. Mile Me Deaf (02:20)
  2. Broken E-Strings (03:10)
  3. Totality (03:05)
  4. MK Ultra (04:46)
  5. Seen Not Heard (03:41)
  6. Caterpillar (01:58)
  7. Miserific Condition (01:57)
  8. Everything Is Weird (02:52)
  9. Negated (04:36)
  10. Said Serial (02:27)
  11. Census (01:49)
  12. Plight (01:55)
  13. Stumbling Block (02:01)
  14. Eternalux (04:56)
  15. New Radio Hit (02:19)
  16. The Light At the End of the Tunnel Is a Train (10:10)
  17. Crab Nebula (04:06)

Credits

  • Unwound - primary artist, instrumentation by, written-by
  • Sara Lund - cover
  • Dustin Milsap - trombone, voice
  • D. Boon - written-by
  • Mike Watt - written-by

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