New - V/A - We Were Living In Cincinnati Vol. 2 - LP

WE WERE LIVING IN CINCINNATI Vol. 2 covers a vast swath of biodiverse underground noise from all corners of the brain. Compiled by Peter Aaron as with the first volume in 2019, its an unearthed deep look into Queen City punk under the microscope and filled with interesting chunks of that magical Midwest oddness.

Its finally here, Peter Aaron’s anxiously-awaited second volume of Queen City punk underground history, and with an incredible array of wild noise from the farthest reaches of punk & new wave nomenclature. Veering deep into sub-obscure 7″ and demo tracks of postpunk, power pop, hardcore, DIY noise, and spiky new wave, WWLICV2 is a testament to such a fertile scene in such a fertile state, the true Mesopotamia of punk, really.

This comp aims to capture the (second wave) Jockey Club era, up to right before grunge entered the bloodstream of
America, when loose boundaries of styles enmeshed into new genres, and a freedom of direction meant
punk had a mutation schedule to keep up with. Cincinnati may not have been huge but easy access to
self-releasing 7″ singes and cheap recording setups kept the city humming in productivity, as this pummeling second helping with a whopping TWENTY EIGHT bonus download tracks can attest.

RIYL: Bloodstains Across the Midwest, Killed By Ohio, Red Snerts, Cleveland Confidential