JACKASS
WHERE TRUTH IS A BEACON cdep
Two hip Heinz brothers (of Smilex Records) and a young woman, all from L.A. if I'm correct, had a band called Jackass before the tv show was around. This ep is quality indie rock, with more a lean toward the indie side, real clever, appeals to everyone, and they shoulda stuck with it and been huge.
1999 blackbean bbptc178

JENHITT
IN THE COLD LIGHT OF WINTER cd
Way decent angular noise-pop five piece, girl vox, a decade behind Velocity Girl but from the same D.C. scene. 14 tracks going from beautiful and heartfelt stuff to fuzzed out guitar noise. Songs change on a dime. Great now-defunct young band on Shute Records, old label of Q And Not U drummer and Held Like Sound zine guy John Davis.
1997 shute src012

JENHITT
...IS IN HOUSTON cassette
DC band that was too young for their own good, they coulda been swept up in the whole TeenBeat scene or something like that back when our capitol was a pop hotbed. Anyway, 4 tracks, including alternate versions of "Hiding Pennies" & "Things Change" off the full-length (In the Cold Light of Winter) that would come later. Real good math-y noisepop w/ girl vox.
1997 shute

JENHITT
PROTOTYPE SOUND SERIES: NUMBER ONE 7"
4 sweet, sharp noise-pop tracks from the scene that spawned Velocity Girl, Tuscadero, and so much more. Remember D.C. back then? This is it. Mixed by Rob Christiansen (Eggs, Sisterhood of Convoluted Thinkers) & Matt Letsinger. Feat. Costas Nakassis (A Study In Her, Like Chapels & Cations) as real young guitarist.
1996 shute src010

JUNIOR VARSITY KM
TELEDESIC DISCO 1 cdep / 12"
Organic electronic vibes from KM, one of the hottest of Darla's huge lineup. Spacious and slow-mo atmospherics and tight thick drum 'n bass beats give you the best of both worlds. [top button cdep, bottom lp]
1999 darla drl081

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JUNIOR VARSITY KM
TELEDESIC DISCO 2 cdep / 12"
Part 2 of the deep organic electronic. Deep and luscious, this guy is a damn pro. [top button cdep, bottom lp]
1999 darla drl082

JUNIOR VARSITY KM
SO LATE IT'S EARLY 12"
Four tracks from Darla's pre-millenium drum 'n bliss moneymaker JVKM. These tracks are from the same timeframe as Taking Care of You, his full-length debut and acclaimed Bliss Out volume.
1999 blackbean acme78

JUNOBOT < NEW
THE NATURE OF TECHNOLOGY cd
Junobot, one of the best on Blue Bell Records' Hear You Soon comp of 2004, offers up melodic electropop for fans of Figurine and the like. A totally solid release of 13 catchy tracks plus remixes from the Duke (of Freezepop), LeMans Electro, and Crackbaby & Junio Dragon.
2005 r9

MP3: Junobot - Honeycouch