Unsane

Unsane

Lower East Side's Most Aurally Extreme Band

Address

United States Of America

E-Mail

Chris Spencer/Unsane [chrisunsane[AT]hotmail{DOT}com]

Members

Unsane #1:
(first album, first 4 singles, split 7" with Slug, the singles compilation was released after the death of Charlie Ondras, but it's him drumming on the album!)
Chris Spencer: guitar, vocals
Pete Shore: bass
Charlie Ondras (R.I.P.): drums

Unsane #2:
(second album, live CDEP, Body Bomb 7", Man's Ruin 7")
Chris Spencer: guitar, vocals
Pete Shore: bass
Vincent Signorelli: drums

Unsane #3:
(from the "Scattered" album onwards)
Chris Spencer: guitar, vocals
Dave Curran: bass, backing vocals
Vincent Signorelli: drums

History

Dave Curran's musical history
Charlie Ondras' musical history
Pete Shore's musical history
Vincent Signorelli's musical history
Chris Spencer's musical history

Discography

Singles

This Town 7" (Treehouse Records, 1989, TR 020)
1. This Town
2. Urge To Kill
Concrete Bed 7" (Glitterhouse Records, 1990, GR 0090)
1. Concrete Bed
2. El Mundo
Vandal-X 7" (Subpop, 1990, SP 76)
1. Vandal-X
2. Street Sweeper
Jungle Music 7" (PCP Records, 1991, PCP-001)
1. Jungle Music
2. Blood Boy
3. My Right
Body Bomb 7" (Matador, 1994, OLE-081-7)
promo release, one-sided, red vinyl
was only available only with Matador themselves
1. Body Bomb
Sick 7" (Man's Ruin Records, 1996, MR-024)
1. Sick
2. No Soul
Committed 7" (Galaxia, 1998, GALAX1)
1. Committed
2. Over Me
This Plan 7" (D.C Records, 2001, DC 996)
1. This Plan
2. Ha, Ha, Ha (Flipper)

Splits

split 7" (PCP Records, 1992, PCP-003)
1. Unsane: Breathththing Out (Slug)
2. Slug: Streetsweeper (Unsane)
1996 Australian Tour 7" Split 7" (Black Hole Recordings, 1996, hole 016)
1. Unsane: No Soul
2. Feedtime: Weekend Warrior
live split 7" (Ziks, 1996, ziks-023)
1. Unsane: Blew (live)
2. Copass Grinderz: Bat (live)
Erase Yer Head #5 7" (Pandemonium Records, 1998, Pan 019)
1. Unsane: Bommitted
2. Unsane: No Soul
3. Hint: Traffics · pt. 1
4. Hint: Traffics · pt. 2
5. Hint: Traffics · pt. 3

Albums

Unsane LP/CD/CS (Matador, 1991, OLE-009-1/2/4)
1. Organ Donor
2. Bath
3. Maggot
4. Cracked Up
5. Slag
6. Exterminator
7. Vandal-X
8. AZA-2000
9. Cut
10. Action Man
11. White Hand
Unsane LP/CD (City Slang, 1991, 04075)
1. Organ Donor
2. Bath
3. Maggot
4. Cracked Up
5. Slag
6. Exterminator
7. Vandal-X
8. AZA-2000
9. Cut
10. Action Man
11. White Hand
Singles, 89-92 LP/CD/CS (Matador, 1992, OLE-047-1/2/4)
1. Burn
2. This Town
3. Urge To Kill
4. Vandal-X
5. Streetsweeper
6. Concrete Bed
7. My Right
8. Jungle Music
9. Blood Boy
10. 4-Stix (Led Zeppelin)
11. Boost
12. El Mundo
Singles, 89-92 LP/CD (City Slang, 1992, 04913)
1. Burn
2. This Town
3. Urge To Kill
4. Vandal-X
5. Streetsweeper
6. Concrete Bed
7. My Right
8. Jungle Music
9. Blood Boy
10. 4-Stix (Led Zeppelin)
11. Boost
12. El Mundo
Peel Sessions CDEP (Matador, 1993, OLE-074-2)
1. Organ Donor/Streetsweeper/Jungle Music/Exterminator
2. Bath
3. Broke
4. Body Bomd
5. HLL
6. Black Book (Vol II)
Peel Sessions CDEP (Strange Fruit UK, 1993, cat.no.?)
1. Organ Donor/Streetsweeper/Jungle Music/Exterminator
2. Bath
3. Broke
4. Body Bomd
5. HLL
6. Black Book (Vol II)
Total Destruction LP/CD/CS (Atlantic/Matador, 1994, OLE-070-1/2/4 / 92306-2/4)
1. Body Bomb
2. Straight
3. Black Box
4. Trench
5. Dispatched
6. Throw It Away
7. Broke
8. Road Trip
9. Wayne
10. Get Away
11. S.O.S.
12. 455
Total Destruction LP/CD (City Slang, 1994, 04926)
1. Body Bomb
2. Straight
3. Black Box
4. Trench
5. Dispatched
6. Throw It Away
7. Broke
8. Road Trip
9. Wayne
10. Get Away
11. S.O.S.
12. 455
Scattered, Smothered and Covered LP/CD/CS (Amphetamine Reptile, 1995, amrep 039)
1. Scrape
2. Alleged
3. Blame Me
4. Out
5. Can't See
6. Get Off My Back
7. Blew
8. Empty Cartridge
9. No Loss
10. Test My Faith
11. Ruin
12. Swim
Scattered, Smothered and Covered LP/CD/CS (Rebel Rec./SPV Germany, 1995, 084-45782)
1. Scrape
2. Alleged
3. Blame Me
4. Out
5. Can't See
6. Get Off My Back
7. Blew
8. Empty Cartridge
9. No Loss
10. Test My Faith
11. Ruin
12. Swim
Scattered, Smothered and Covered LP/CD/CS (Runt Records, 1995, runt 19)
1. Scrape
2. Alleged
3. Blame Me
4. Out
5. Can't See
6. Get Off My Back
7. Blew
8. Empty Cartridge
9. No Loss
10. Test My Faith
11. Ruin
12. Swim
Amrep Christmas Live CD (Man's Ruin Records, 1997, MR-069)
1. Sick
2. Straight
3. Out
4. No Soul
5. Can't See
6. Body Bomb
7. Test Of Faith
8. Swim
9. Four Sticks (Led Zeppelin)
10. Empty Cartridge
11. Get Off My Back
12. Special Bonus Track By Mystery Guest Band
Attack In Japan Live '95 CD (Rebel Rec., 1997, cat.no.?)
there might be different covers existing
1. Scrape
2. Trench
3. Out
4. Straight
5. Street Sweeper
6. Body Bomb
7. Empty Cardridge
8. Urge To Kill
9. 4-Stix (Led Zeppelin)
10. Swim
11. Exterminator
Occupational Hazard LP/CD (Relapse Records, 1998, RR 6976)
1. Committed
2. This Plan
3. Over Me
4. Take In The Stray
5. Stop
6. Wait To Lose
7. Sick
8. Hazmat
9. Smells Like Rain
10. Lead
11. Humidifier
12. Scam
13. Understand
Occupational Hazard LP (Runt Records, 1998, runt 22)
1. Committed
2. This Plan
3. Over Me
4. Take In The Stray
5. Stop
6. Wait To Lose
7. Sick
8. Hazmat
9. Smells Like Rain
10. Lead
11. Humidifier
12. Scam
13. Understand
Occupational Hazard CD (Pandemonium Records, 1998, Pan 021)
1. Committed
2. This Plan
3. Over Me
4. Take In The Stray
5. Stop
6. Wait To Lose
7. Sick
8. Hazmat
9. Smells Like Rain
10. Lead
11. Humidifier
12. Scam
13. Understand
Lambhouse CD (Relapse Records, 2003, RR 6611)
1. Over Me
2. Committed
3. Wait To lose
4. Sick
5. Hazmat
6. Lead
7. Empty Cartridge
8. Blew
9. Can't See
10. Out
11. Alleged
12. Scrape
13. Broke
14. Straight
15. Body Bomb
16. My Right
17. Streetsweeper
18. Urge To Kill
19. This Town
20. Vandal X
21. Bath
22. Organ Donor
23. Cracked Up
24. Exterminator

Compilations

Scumbait #1 7" (Treehouse Records, 1989, TR 019)
200 red vinyl and 999 copies on black vinyl
1. Burn
Crunchhouse LP/CD (Glitterhouse Records, 1989, GR 0084)
1. This Town
Endangered Species 6x7"-box (Glitterhouse Records, 1991, GR 0100)
1. Four Sticks (Led Zeppelin)
New York Eye & Ear Control LP/CD/CS (Matador, 1990, OLE-006-1/2/4)
1. Boost
Dope, Guns 'N' Fucking In The Streets Volume 7 7" (Amphetamine Reptile, 1991, scale 43)
1. Broke
Dope, Guns 'N' Fucking In The Streets Volume 4-7 LP/CD (Amphetamine Reptile Germany, 1992, ARR 27/181)
1. Broke
Dope, Guns 'N' Fucking In The Streets Volume 4-7 LP/CD (Amphetamine Reptile, 1992, amrep 008)
1. Broke
Mesomorph Enduros LP/CD/CS (Big Cat, 1992, ABB36/ABB36CD/ABB36C)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. Bath
Jabberjaw No. 3 7" (Mammoth Records, 1994, MR 0079)
1. Blew
Jabberjaw No. 5 Good To The Last Drop 4x7"-box/2x10"/CD (Mammoth Records, 1994, MR 00981)
1. Blew
Space Mountain CD (Oasis, 1995, cat.no.?)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. Can't See
Introducing Vol. 2 CD (Intro, 1995, cat.no.?)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. track ?
Notes From The Underground, Vol. 1 CD (Priority Records, 1995, cat.no.?)
1. Scrape
Compilation 7" (Carbon 14, 1997, #8)
free with Carbon 14 issue #8
1. 4-Tak
Live At Emo's Volume 2-#2 This Place Sucks 7" (No Lie Records, 1997, NL-018)
1. Alleged
What's Up Matador 2xCD (Matador, 1997, OLE-163-2)
1. Vandal X
Amrep Equipped Sampler CD (Amphetamine Reptile, 1997, amrep 097)
1. Alleged
5 Years Of Pandemonium CD (Pandemonium Records, 2000, Pan 030)
1. Over Me
A Journey Into Sound V 2xCS (Nastrovje Potsdam, year ?, cat.no.?)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. track ?

Various

Unsane's first album was announced to be on Circuit Records, but it didn't see the light of day.So their albumdebut was on Matador.

Links

Unsane Covers @ grunnenrocks.nl
Unsane official website
Unsane @ relapse.com
Unsane @ pandemoniumrecords.com