NYC. 1995. Vitapup.
I’m on, I’m on FIRE!
An old bandmate of mine posted a cry for help on thee social network today looking for an out-of-print 7″ by the mid-’90s top-notch post-rock NYC trio Vitapup. But I couldn’t just rip the record and post a link for him and call it a day. OH NO CHRISO! I had to go and rip their three hard-to-find 7″s, clean ‘em up, scan the art and share the genius that was Vitapup.
I moved to New York in 1993 and soon found myself going to many shows at The Garage, an autoshop converted into a DIY alterna-venue in the East Village (which is now a Duane Reade drugstore, thank you gentrification) where I would watch Melissa York, Greg Griffith & Ray Heatley kick serious butt. Their shows were legendary to the people that were around at the time. Their energy was insurmountable.
Vitapup released three 7″s and a full length CD/LP basically all in one year. Greg produced their records (I recorded and mixed some of it as well back when I thought just going by my first name would be a good idea – pffff!) and his affinity for roomy drum mics always inspired me. I was happy to be a part of the family…
Vitapup “Dragonfly”
DISCOGRAPHY:
Vitapup 7″ (1995, Thrill Jockey)
Dragonfly 7″ (1995, Full City Blend)
I Need It 7″ (1995, Mute America)
An Hour With Vitapup LP/CD (1995, Plump)
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Track Listings:
 I Need It 7″ Side A: I Need It Side B: Fuck My Head |
 Dragonfly 7″ Side A: Dragonfly Side B: Floxin |
 Vitapup 7″ Side A: Disbelief Side B: Laxative Cat, My Abortion |
Hi-Fi Hillary Mix #01 – Ones And Zeros
The first in a series of mixes from various subgenres of *alternative music* that I dig.
This mix was originally made for WFKU.org and I figured I’d make it available here too. It covers music from the past 25 years that I consider “industrial” and gets my heart pumping. Usually when I DJ I play CDs but to stay in the digital realm I did this mix in real time using Traktor DJ software. If you like what you hear, I encourage you to buy lossless (FLAC, ALAC, etc) files or 320kbps VBR MP3s. Just say no to crap sounding audio!
HI-FI HILLARY MIX #01 – ONES AND ZEROS
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Audio Quality: 256kbps VBR
TRT: 1 hour
File Size: 131MB
Track Listing:
Consolidated – Meat Kills
Revolting Cocks – On Fire
A Split Second – Bend My Body Armour
Mussolini Headkick – Your God Is Dead
//Tense// – Lead Head
Nitzer Ebb – Warsaw Ghetto
Cabaret Voltaire – Spies In The Wires
Covenant – Sweet And Salty
Throbbing Gristle – United (Two Lone Swordsmen Remix)
Front Line Assembly – Digital Tension Dementia
Blush Response – Square
Ohgr – Lusid
White Car – The Bridge
Meat Beat Manifesto – Deviate