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Unsane

Real Name:
Chris Spencer, Vincent Signorelli, Dave Curran
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Formed - 1988 in New York.

Noise rock trio of Chris Spencer (Cutthroats 9, The), Vincent Signorelli (Swans) and Dave Curran (Cutthroats 9, The & J.J. Paradise Players Club, The). The original lineup consisted of Spencer, Pete Shore and drummer Charlie Ondras, who passed away from a drug overdose in 1992.
Video for a song "Scrape" (from their 1995 album "Scattered, Smothered And Covered") recieved a lot of airplay on MTV and became their biggest hit to date.

Note - in order to avoid confusion with the heavy metal band of the same name, they often used the prefix "NYC".
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Discography

Releases:
This Town / Urge To Kill (Single) (2 versions)   Treehouse Records (2) 1989
Concrete Bed/El Mundo (7")   Glitterhouse Records 1990
Vandal-X b/w Streetsweeper (7")   Sub Pop Records 1990
Unsane (3 versions)   City Slang ... 1991
Breathththing Out / Streetsweeper (7")   PCP Entertainment 1992
Jungle Music / Blood Boy / My Right (7")   PCP Entertainment 1992
Singles 89-92 (Comp, Album) (3 versions)   Matador ... 1992
The Peel Sessions (EP, Comp, Maxi) (2 versions)   Strange Fruit ... 1993
Total Destruction (Album) (3 versions)   City Slang ... 1993
Scattered, Smothered & Covered (Album) (2 versions)   Amphetamine Reptile Records ... 1995
Sick / No Soul (7", Pin)   Man's Ruin Records 1996
Amrep Christmas (Album) (2 versions)   Man's Ruin Records ... 1997
Attack In Japan (CD)   SPV Recordings, Rebel Rec., ZK Records 1997
Erase Yer Head No. 5 (7")   Pandemonium Records (2) 1997
Committed / Over Me (7")   Galaxia 1998
Occupational Hazard (Album) (6 versions)   Relapse Records ... 1998
Lambhouse (CD, Comp + DVD, Comp)   Relapse Records 2003
Lambhouse Radio Edition (CD, Promo)   Relapse Records 2003
Blood Run (Album) (3 versions)   Relapse Records 2005
Scattered, Smothered, Covered & Live (2xCD)   Ronald Reagan Records 2006
Visqueen (Album) (2 versions)   Ipecac Recordings ... 2007
Production:
Scumbait #1 (7") Burn Treehouse Records (2) 1989
Jabberjaw Compilation - Good To The Last Drop (CD, Comp) Blew Mammoth Records 1994
Jabberjaw No. 3 (7", Ltd) Blew Mammoth Records 1994
Appears On:
Mesomorph Enduros (CD, Comp) Bath Big Cat UK Records 1992
Jabberjaw Compilation - Good To The Last Drop (CD, Comp) Blew Mammoth Records 1994
Smell Me, Smell My Grand Father (CD, Album) Intro~My Right Japan Overseas 1996
Barbed Wire Cranium (CD, EP) Understand Basement Apes Industries 2004
Phantom Limb (CD, Album) Understand (Unsane) Relapse Records (Japan) 2007
Tracks Appear On:
Crunchouse (Comp) (2 versions) This Town Glitterhouse Records 1989
Scumbait #1 (Single) (2 versions) Burn Treehouse Records (2) 1989
Dope-Guns-'N-Fucking In The Streets (Volumes 4-7) (Comp, Album) (3 versions) Broke Amphetamine Reptile Records 1990
Endangered Species (6x7" + Box) Four Sticks Glitterhouse Records 1990
New York Eye And Ear Control (2 versions) Boost Matador 1990
Dope Guns And Fucking In The Streets Volume Seven (7") Broke Amphetamine Reptile Records 1991
Slanged! (CD, Comp, Album) Exterminator City Slang 1991
Mesomorph Enduros (Comp) (2 versions) Bath Big Cat UK Records 1992
Jabberjaw Compilation - Good To The Last Drop (CD, Comp) Blew Mammoth Records 1994
Jabberjaw No. 3 (7", Ltd) Blew Mammoth Records 1994
Introducing Vol.2 (CD, Comp) Blew Indigo (2) 1995
Niveau Musik - Nimm Mich! (CD) Blew SPV Recordings 1995
Mind The Gap Volume 6 (CD) Scrape Gonzo Circus 1996
Untitled (7") 4-Tak Carbon 14 Magazine 1997
Visions Präsentiert Musik Für Die Neunziger Vol. II (CD, Comp) Scrape Visions Magazine 1997
What's Up Matador (2xCD) Vandal X Matador 1997
Contamination MCMXCVIII (CD, Album, Promo, Car) Scam Relapse Records 1998
Helping You Back To Work Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Sick Lockjaw Records 1998
Mind The Gap Volume 19 (CD) Wait To Lose Gonzo Circus 1998
Rock Sound Volume 17 (CD, Smplr) Committed Rock Sound 1998
Contaminated 3.0 (2xCD, Comp) Over Me Relapse Records 2000
The Rough Trade Shope Of Horrors, Scary Music For Scary Films (CD, Promo) Can't See Rough Trade Publishing 2000
Contaminated VI (2xCD) Scrape Relapse Records 2003
Dope Gun's And Fucking Up Your Video Deck - Vol. 1-3 1990-94 (DVD-V, Reg) Scrape, Alleged Amphetamine Reptile Records, Music Video Distributors, Atavistic 2003
Recollection: Relapse Video Collection (DVD-V, NTSC, Comp) Sick Relapse Records 2003
Contaminated Vol. 7 (CD) Release Relapse Records 2005
Getting To Know You ... An Introduction To Ipecac Recordings (CD, Smplr, Promo) Against The Grain Ipecac Recordings 2007
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Review by Alastis Mar 31, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)
Along with Velvet Underground and Sonic Youth (although on an entirely different musical plane), NYC favorite sons Unsane are one of those bands that seems to epitomize what the city is about. By now, many people are familiar with their trademarks - raw and noisy rock music with heavily distorted vocals courtesy of Chris Spencer and bloody record covers, featuring nearly everything from the man lying on the subway tracks with his head cut off to a girl in the bathub on their latest "Blood Run". They went on a hiatus in the mid 90s and suffered the death of a drummer Charlie Ondras in 1992. But as of now, all of those black clouds seem to be gone and they're back to form. Long may they reigh.

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