***New Metallic Gold Pressing!!! FAITH and MINOR THREAT broke up within months of each other in 1983. During 1983 and ‘84 there was a general malaise in the DC hardcore scene which saw a lot of the founding bands and scene makers move to the sidelines as shows became increasingly violent and the attitude became increasingly mainstream. In the summer of '85 there was renewed spirit, often referred to as "Revolution Summer," (ushered in by the Rites of Spring and members of a band that formed later called Fire Party). This "Revolution Summer" included a handful of bands who preferred smaller more intimate venues and focused on a more personal and introspective interpretation of punk rock. EMBRACE was part of this renewal. They were formed by ex-Minor Threat member IAN MACKAYE and three of the former members of Faith. They played shows from the summer of 1985 until the Spring of 1986. Remastered from the original tapes and pressed on red vinyl.
LP $17.75
03/10/2009
CD $11.00
09/13/1996
***ANDALUSIANS is the song-writing vehicle for BASLA ANDOLSUN, who has played in BEAUTY PILL and DEL CIELO and currently tours with EDIE SEDGWICK. Basla is supported live and in the studio by a lineup of regular collaborators including KRISTIN FORBES and SAMMY PONZAR, as well as occasional appearances by DAVID BROWN, CHRIS FARRALL (HOOVER, THE SORTS), CLARK SABINE (STATEHOOD) and CHAD MOLTER (MEDICATIONS, FARAQUET). This three-song 7-inch comes with an MP3 Download coupon that also features three extra tracks from the same recording session (six songs in total).
7" $7.75
02/16/2009
***NOW AVAILABLE ON SPECIAL GRAY/SILVER VINYL (WITH GRAY JACKET)!!! MINOR THREAT’s classic self-titled album remastered and re-released with a digital download coupon inside.
LP $17.75
02/10/2009
***REISSUED ON VINYL!!! The legendary unreleased studio recordings from 1986 produced by IAN MACKAYE! Formed after the breakup of RITES OF SPRING by EDWARD JANNEY, BRENDAN CANTY, GUY PICCIOTTO, and ex-FAITH guitarist MICHAEL HAMPTON! Twelve massive songs of pure D.C. punk! Only the cut "Burning In The Undertow" has ever been previously available (State of the Union comp.)! Former members of RITES OF SPRING, FAITH, HAPPY-GO-LICKY! Current members of FUGAZI!
LP $17.75
12/08/2008
CD $11.00
11/30/1999
***When JUSTIN MOYER was stricken by his first epileptic seizure at age 25 in 2001, whispers of concern rippled through Washington, DC's close-knit punk community. Was the founding member of third-generation Dischord stalwarts EL GUAPO and ANTELOPE to be sidelined by a long-dormant neurological malady? "Justin's seizures spawned erratic behavior," says IAN MACKAYE, Dischord Record's co-founder. "His bands broke up. He started wearing cocktail dresses. He wrote an autobiography of Meryl Streep and tried to stage readings at Fugazi shows. And EDIE SEDGWICK was born." "Edie Sedgwick"—the nom de plume Moyer swiped from a forgotten Andy Warhol Superstar—became a vehicle for new songs, writing, and video art about mainstream celebrity culture. Featuring by members of THE DUSTERS, SOCCER TEAM, THE EVENS, AQUARIUM and MEDICATIONS, Things are Getting Sinister and Sinisterer features ten songs produced by MacKaye. Includes a bonus MP3 download.
LP $17.75
11/10/2008
***FARAQUET began as a side project featuring SMART WENT CRAZY members DEVIN OCAMPO and JEFF BOSWELL, along with CHAD MOLTER. When SWC broke up, Faraquet stepped up as a full-time band and started playing more shows, releasing a couple of singles as well as appearing on a split CD with Akarso. After seeing Faraquet a few times around town, Fugazi invited them to do some shows on a short tour through the south. Soon after the band recorded with J. ROBBINS at Inner Ear Studio and released The View from This Tower in November of 2000. After some brief touring later that year the band broke up in 2001. In 2003 Devin and Chad reunited to form MEDICATIONS with Chad moving from drums to his native instrument, bass. Collected here are the songs the band recorded for various singles and split releases, all remixed by Ocampo and remastered by CHAD CLARK. Working on this project rekindled the bandmembersʼ interest in playing the songs and the band reunited for a Brazilian tour in 2007 and plan to continue to perform periodically in the future. LP version includes a free MP3.
LP $17.75
07/28/2008
CD $11.00
07/28/2008
***“Nothing Is Underrated, like JOE LALLY’s first album, was produced by fellow FUGAZI member IAN MACKAYE at Dischord House and was mixed at Inner Ear Studios. Joe has again collaborated and recorded with many fellow musicians, including: BEN AZZARA (CAPITOL CITY DUSTERS, DCIC), ANDY GALE (HARAM), EDDIE JANNY (RITES OF SPRING), SAM KRULEWITCH (CAPILLARY ACTION), RICARDO LAGOMASINO (Capillary Action), Ian MacKaye, GUY PICCIOTTO (Fugazi), and DEVIN OCAMPO (MEDICATIONS). Joe will be touring extensively, both nationally and internationally, in 2007 and 2008, including dates in the USA, Japan, Europe and more.
CD $11.00
11/20/2007
***BACK IN STOCK!!! The Four Old Seven Inches LP, first released in 1984, compiled four early Dischord EPs (by then already out of print) from TEEN IDLES, SOA, GOVERNMENT ISSUE, and YOUTH BRIGADE (DC). These EPs represented the opening salvo from a punk community that organized in Washington DC in the early ‘80s and continues to produce challenging and meaningful ideas more than 25 years later. The later CD (v/a Dischord 81) edition added the first two Minor Threat EPs to the mix and by the early ‘90s the vinyl edition of this compilation had fallen out of print. This new Four Old Seven Inches edition is pressed on clear vinyl and features updated artwork.
LP $17.75
07/23/2007
***FAST PIECE OF FURNITURE is a Toledo, Ohio-based band formed by singer/guitarist TONY LOWE (JUNIOR ELECTRIC) and JEFF NELSON (MINOR THREAT, THREE, HIGHBACK CHAIRS, etc.). Twelve tracks recorded in Jeff’s Victorian house and at The Aquarium Studios in Toledo.
CD $11.00
07/03/2007
***ANTELOPE plays meditative, stripped-down punk music that uses the melody vs. repetition equation to produce tightly crafted gems. Features former members of EL GUAPO and VERTEBRATES. Ten songs for fans of Fugazi, Lungfish, The Fall, The Evens, and Television.
LP $17.75
03/20/2007
CD $11.00
03/20/2007
***A collection of the video and film works of now-defunct Washington, DC soul-stirrers THE MAKE-UP—IAN SVENONIUS, JAMES CANTY, STEVE GAMBOA, and MICHELLE MAE, who’ve since gone on to form the groups WEIRD WAR and FRENCH TOAST. Includes Blue is Beautiful, a film by by JAMES SCHNEIDER (33 minutes, color 16mm) with audio commentary by Ian Svenonius, videos for the songs “Save Yourself,” “White Belts,” “Call Me Mommy,” and “Little Black Book” (featuring previously unreleased songs and images), live footage from performances at the Wilson Center in DC and the Troubadour in LA, and a German TV INTERCEPT from outpost ‘Spex.’
DVD $16.35
11/07/2006
***The AQUARIUM are a duo featuring JASON HUTTO on keyboards and vocals and LAURA HARRIS on drums. Since their live debut in 2001 they have crafted a hypnotizing set of instrumental and vocal compositions often accompanied live by random movie clips culled from Jason’s library collections. Eleven tracks that sound surprisingly full for a duo.
CD $11.00
10/09/2006
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! A brand new solo release from FUGAZI bassist JOE LALLY. Fourteen tracks that feature Lally’s spare and direct bass compositions with contributions from JASON KOURKOUNIS (HOT SNAKES, DELTA 72), JERRY BUSHER (FRENCH TOAST), DANNY FRANKEL (KD LANG), EDDIE JANNEY (RITES OF SPRING, ONE LAST WISH), GUY PICCIOTTO (FUGAZI), IAN MACKAYE (FUGAZI), AMY FARINA (EVENS), SCOTT WINO WEINRICH (SPIRIT CARAVAN, OBSESSED, etc.), and ANTONIA TRICARICO.
LP $17.75
11/06/2006
CD $11.00
09/26/2006
***A new release from the duo of RYAN NELSON (ROUTINEERS, MOST SECRET METHOD, BEAUTY PILL) and MELISSA QUINLEY. Fourteen tracks featuring Ryan’s gifted, unfailing profusion of ideas and sounds.
CD $11.00
08/28/2006
***The seventh album from the legendary LUNGFISH. The group's consciousness alternately/simultaneously coalesces and disperses, creating a continuous quasi-musical pulse which reaches its climax at many intervals along the way. They’ve still got it, indeed.
LP $17.75
06/13/2005
CD $11.00
06/13/2005
***THE EVENS are a band from Washington, DC. IAN MACKAYE (FUGAZI, MINOR THREAT) plays baritone guitar and AMY FARINA (THE WARMERS) plays drums. They both sing. Their songs are multifaceted yet efficient; straightforward yet sublime; you’ll hear a new detail with each listen. Twelve tracks recorded at Inner Ear Studios in the summer of 2004 and mastered at Silver Sonya soon thereafter.
LP $17.75
03/15/2005
CD $11.00
03/15/2005
***FRENCH TOAST are a duo featuring JAMES CANTY (ex-MAKE UP, NATION OF ULYSSES) and JERRY BUSHER (ex-ALL-SCARS, FUGAZI). The band mixes up instruments (guitar, drums, keyboards, samples, bass), a wide landscape of styles and sounds, and a direct lyrical approach to create an intensely personal and genre defying musical atmosphere. Twelve tracks.
LP $17.75
03/15/2005
CD $11.00
03/15/2005
***The debut release from this new Washington, DC trio comprised of DEVIN OCAMPO (ex-FARAQUET, SMART WENT CRAZY), ANDREW BECKER, and CHAD MOLTER (ex-FARAQUET). Five tracks of smart, well-crafted, and genre-bending pop, rocked with inimitable guitar lines, acrobatic bass work, unabashedly furious percussion, breakneck rhythms, three-part harmonies and melodic instrumental passages.
CD $7.75
11/09/2004
***Washington, DC's Q AND NOT U return at the top of their energy curve, crashing a new album that incorporates new electronic textures and dancewave accents to their already explosive post-rock stylings. Thirteen songs delivered urgent, angular, and funky.
LP $14.50
10/12/2004
CD $11.00
10/12/2004
***A first-time-release for these demo tracks recorded by Washington, DC's the WARMERS—ALEC MACKAYE, AMY, and JUAN LUIS CARRERA—in 1996, just after the release of their debut album. Shelved after the band's break up, the tapes were shelved until finally being mixed in 2003. Six tracks.
CD $8.05
06/15/2004
***The incendiary final release from Washington, DC's angular, post-punk destroyers BLACK EYES. Armed with two drum kits, two basses, one guitar, a piano, some percussion, and some mouths, the band delivers eleven songs of rhythm-and-groove-loaded, no wave-laced scorch. Recorded January 2004 at Inner Ear by DON ZIENTARA and IAN MACKAYE.
LP $17.75
06/08/2004
CD $11.00
06/08/2004
***Following two well-received EPs the BEAUTY PILL—CHAD CLARK (ex-SMART WENT CRAZY), RYAN NELSON (ex-MOST SECRET METHOD), BASLA ANDOLSUN (DEL CIELO), DREW DOUCETTE (ex-BALD RAPUNZEL), and RACHEL BURKE—make their full-length debut. Twelve of well-polished pop sounds performed with guitars, bass, Wurlitzer organ, drums, and tons of vocals. Features guest appearances from DEVIN OCAMPO (FARAQUET, SWC), CHRIS FARRELL (SORTS, HOOVER), JOE WONG, and SAHBA SIZDAHKHANI.
CD $11.00
03/23/2004
***The second offering from this DC-based band featuring JUSTIN MOYER of EL GUAPO along with former VERTEBRATES members MIKE ANDRE and BEE ELVY. ANTELOPE play catchy and mesmerizing riffs that use the melody vs. repetition equation to produce tightly crafted gems. Two songs.
CD $4.50
02/17/2004
***NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD!!! A cleaned-up, expanded, and generally kick-ass new version of the live video from legendary hardcore heroes MINOR THREAT. Includes all the footage from the band's June, 1983 performance at the 9:30 Club, along with a 35-minute video of a 1982 gig in Camden, New Jersey, a 12-minute clip of the band's second ever show at the DC Space (December, 1980), and excerpts from a 1983 interview with IAN MACKAYE. Features an on-screen menu with notes by Mackaye about each show. Packaged with a 16-page booklet with a brief historical essay by MARK JENKINS (Dance of Days, Washington Post), photos, song titles and lyrics.
DVD $16.35
11/18/2003
***A brand new single from Washington, DC post-rock trio Q AND NOT U—JOHN DAVIS, HARRIS KLAHR and CHRIS RICHARDS—and a teaser to an upcoming album to be released in 2004. Two new tracks of slightly angular, catchy and complex indie rockage. Produced and engineered at Inner Ear by IAN MACKAYE and DON ZIENTARA.
CD $4.50
09/23/2003
7" $5.60
02/16/2009
***BACK IN STOCK!!! An absolute necessary release of MINOR THREAT's very first demo recordings, unearthed while compiling the 20 Years of Dischord box set. Recorded during band's first trip to the studio in 1981, they were not satisfied with the tapes, went back to rehearsing, and later re-recorded the tracks for their legendary debut EP. All eight of those original songs mixed for the first time by DON ZIENTARA in 2001, and presented here in blistering form. Essential.
CD $7.75
06/24/2003
7" $5.60
06/24/2003
***A remastered reissue of the self-titled discography from Washington, DC's beloved yet short-lived AUTOCLAVE—CHRISTINA BILLOTTE, MARY TIMONY, NIKKI CHAPMAN, and MELISSA BERKOFF. Includes the tracks from the group's 10-inch on Christina's Mira label, a 7-inch co-released by K and Dischord, a track off a Simple Machines compilation, and a couple of demos. Mary went on to HELIUM and a successful solo career, while Christina has wowed 'em in SLANT 6 and QUIX-O-TIC.
CD $11.00
06/03/2003
***A brand new EP from the revamped BEAUTY PILL—CHAD CLARK (ex-SMART WENT CRAZY), RYAN NELSON (ex-MOST SECRET METHOD), BASLA ANDOLSUN (DEL CIELO), DREW DOUCETTE (ex-BALD RAPUNZEL), and RACHEL BURKE. Five tracks of polished pop wonder influenced by heroes The Clash, De La Soul, John Lennon, Elvis Costello, Galaxie 500, and Charles Mingus. Upcoming full-length to be released Autumn 2003.
CD $4.50
06/03/2003
***The third full-length album from Washington, DC genre-goosers CHUCK BETTIS (META-MATICS, TRANCE AND THE ARCADE, Mass Particles label), AMY DOMINGUES (THRENODY ENSEMBLE, MARY TIMONY, GARLAND OF HOURS, TELEGRAPH MELTS), and JERRY BUSHER (FIDELITY JONES, FUGAZI, LAS MORDIDAS, CLOCK STOPPERS, FRENCH TOAST). A raucous blend of shifting sounds and styles that span the range of heavy metal, Korean shamanism, West African drumming, techno, country, and Hasidic traditions performed with vocals, trumpets, cello, and drums. Features guest appearances from reedsman EVAN RAPPORT and vocalist DRE THIBERT.
CD $11.10
01/28/2003
***How good does it get? Punk rock pioneers Dischord Records celebrate twenty great years with a collection of tracks spanning their entire history. Disc one hits massive with twenty-nine tracks from the early days—TEEN IDLES, VOID, MINOR THREAT, YOUTH BRIGADE, GOVERNMENT ISSUE, S.O.A., SCREAM, RITES OF SPRING, DAG NASTY, ONE LAST WISH, ARTIFICIAL PEACE, etc. Disc two takes over and brings it up-to-date with twenty-one tracks—FUGAZI, LUNGFISH, JAWBOX, Q AND NOT U, MAKE-UP, SLANT 6, HOOVER, NATION OF ULYSSES, BLUETIP. While Disc three flat-out knocks you over with twenty-three PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED gems—TEEN IDLES, S.O.A, MINOR THREAT, G.I., VOID, SCREAM, DAG NASTY, FUGAZI, SHUDDER TO THINK—plus an assortment of live video cuts from Teen Idles, Untouchables, S.O.A., FAITH, Void, and DEADLINE. All this, and an incredible 132-page book filled with photos, liner notes on each band, discographical information, and more. Get up and go.
3XCD $16.35
10/15/2002
***A brand new single from, Q AND NOT U who come from a progression of bands that derive their sound from the '90s punk tradition founded by bands like Hoover and Cap n' Jazz. Now on tour.
CD $4.50
04/30/2002
***NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD!!! The collaboration between filmmaker JEM COHEN and the band FUGAIZ covering a ten-year period in the life of the group. A musical document and portrait of musicians at work. Includes concert footage, studio sessions, practice, touring, interviews and portraits of audience members throughout the country. Shot with a variety of stocks and styles. DVD contains three extra live tracks and two short films by COHEN.
DVD $16.35
11/20/2001
***BACK IN STOCK!!! The Argument album from one of independent music's most enduring forces, and the first new studio album since 1998's End Hits. Ten brand new songs chock full of all the yearning, struggling, and uplifting stuff their fans can't get enough of. Recorded by longtime collaborator DON ZIENTARA at the legendary Inner Ear studios, and featuring the first studio appearance of the band's roadie and second drummer JERRY BUSHER. Includes a download code.
LP $17.75
10/23/2001
CD $10.50
10/23/2001
***A three-song single from the brand new The Argument album. Recorded by DON ZIENTARA at Inner Ear studios, and featuring long-time roadie and second drummer JERRY BUSHER. Includes the first-time release of "Furniture," one of the band's oldest numbers. All tracks are exclusive.
CD $7.75
10/23/2001
7" $5.60
10/23/2001
***The third full-lengther from these D.C. hot rockers continues to wage a high-energy war between melody and dissonance. Ten brand new songs and five older ones taken from the band's Hot (-) Fast (+) Union EP, all of 'em produced by J. ROBBINS (JAWBOX/BURNING AIRLINES).
LP $17.75
09/25/2001
CD $11.00
01/08/2001
New pressing on Pink Vinyl!!! Another satin-stained album of hair-piling, gospel-drained punked wail-out from JB wannabe Ian Svenonius and his cream-jeansed group of soul-in-the-hole, r'n'b champions. Fourteen orgy-screaming, Saturday night specials to pull a testify on. Includes the prog-wah thumping "Black Wire Part I" which is all the song you need.
CD $11.00
04/06/2001
LP $17.75
04/06/1998
***SMART WENT CRAZY songwriters CHAD CLARK and ABRAM GOORICH return with a new band, and a delightfully polished new pop sound. Joined by friends JOANNE GHOLL, and RYAN NELSON (THE MOST SECRET METHOD) for some sexy and sweet music influenced by their heroes The Clash, De La Soul, John Lennon, Elvis Costello, Galaxie 500, and Charles Mingus. Includes guest appearances from members of BURNING AIRLINES, FUGAZI, DISMEMBERMENT PLAN, CALIBOS, and more.
CD $5.75
04/03/2001
***The fifth solid dose of D.C./Dischord-style modern punk rock from the dueling guitars of ex-SWIZ-sters and current SWEETBELLY FREAKDOWN members JASON FARRELL and DAVE STERNS. Contains unreleased material recorded over the last eight years, plus various songs stripped from their seven-inch archive.
LP $17.75
01/08/2001
CD $11.00
01/08/2001