Dahlia Seed / 'Milk'

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Dead Vinyl. This blog is going to be dedicated to preserving the memory of some of my favorite music that is no longer readily available.

To kick things off, it's the Dahlia Seed half of their split 7" with Greyhouse, released by Troubleman Unlimited in 1993.

I was talking with a friend tonight about the early-to-mid-nineties punk/indie/hardcore scene(s) in both North Jersey, where I hail from, and the Jersey Shore, where he grew up. The North Jersey scene, probably due to its proximity to NYC, was much more progressive musically than the Shore, which leaned heavily towards sXe hardcore. In North Jersey, it was pretty common to see bands like Chisel or Hellbender play VFW shows. Indie bands were pretty well accepted at a time that no one would have thought of calling them 'emo', even when booked in between pop punk bands.

It came up in conversation that another mutual friend from that time, a guy named Tim who booked a lot of the North Jersey-style 'artsy' bands in the Shore region, passed away two years ago. Until very recently, neither of us had any idea. It's one thing to hear that an old friend got married or had a kid or joined the military or moved to Europe. It's another thing entirely to know that someone you so clearly identify with a certain place and time is no longer alive. I guess you really can't go home again.

So this one's for Tim, where ever he is...

Milk
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From: DahliaSeed.com