I’ve always had an infatuation with records that seem to go under most people’s radar, especially albums that were released in the past that are a hidden treasure in today’s world. Recently, I had a thorough listen of Temple Of Music, an Independent Music compilation from Western New York in 1996.

I heard about this record ages ago in middle school from my friend’s dad who played in the group Hula. Hula’s track Kissbox Diesel is reminiscent of other groups from the 1990s such as The Pixies and Hole. Definitely give the record a listen, since there’s a lot of great hidden gems on it.

Track Listing:

00:00 – BoBo – “Suzie”

01:56 – Hula – “Kissbox Diesel”

04:23 – The Wrench – “Worry When We Get There”

06:32 – Tremendo – “More Or Less”

10:23 – Durango 95 – “Extraordinary Relief From Res Judicata”

13:04 – Rarely Seen Public Figures – “Beautiful”

15:19 – girlpope – “Song About Girls”

19:15 – The Tim – “360 Degrees”

23:06 – Spawn – “Swirling Priest”

27:27 – Java Man Ray Gun – “She’s So Paranormal”

30:18 – The Amazing All My Children Band – “Finding Out All About The Flowers”

33:20 – Dan Lewis and The Tomorrow File – “Face On The Floor”

35:46 – Nimrod Wildfire Band – “Happy Hunting Grounds”

38:36 – The Willies – “Looks Like She’s From Another World”

41:35 – The Wife Swappers – “Ashtray”

44:19 – McCarthyism – “Take What You Can Get”

47:29 – Stella – “Paint Stain”

50:50 – milf – “Super”

56:53 – Koo Koo Boy – “Sunday”

59:33 – hidden bonus track – “Polka Monkey”