Nation Of Ulysses were an American post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C., formed in spring 1988 with four members.
Originally known as simply "Ulysses", the first mark of the band consisted of Ian Svenonius on vocals and trumpet, Steve Kroner on guitar, Steve Gamboa on bass guitar and James Canty on drums.
Tim Green joined the band late in 1989 as a guitarist and the band became "Nation Of Ulysses". The band disbanded in the autumn of 1992, having failed to complete their third album.
Nation of Ulysses was known for their tongue-in-cheek, far-left political concepts, their extremely physical live performances and their unique take on punk culture and fashion.
"13-Point Program To Destroy America" is the debut vinyl album by Nation Of Ulysses, released in 1991 on Dischord Records. Tracks 14-16 on the 1991 CD are not on the original album and are taken from the 7" The Nation Of Ulysses, released in 1990 on Dischord Records.
Tracklisting:
1. Spectra Sonic Sound
2. Look Out! Soul Is Back
3. Today I Met The Girl I'm Going To Marry
4. Ulythium
5. A Kid Who Tells On Another Kid Is A Dead Kid
6. Cool Senior High School (Fight Song)
7. Diptheria
8. Aspirin Kid
9. Hot Chocolate City
10. P. Power
11. You're My Miss Washington, D.C.
12. Target: U.S.A.
13. Love Is A Bull Market
14. The Sound Of Young America
15. Channel One Ulysses
16. Atom Bomb
VBR ~252K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
"Plays Pretty For Baby" is the second vinyl album by Nation Of Ulysses, released in 1992 on Dischord Records.
Tracks 14-16 on the 1992 CD are not on the original album and are taken from the 7" EP The Birth Of The Ulysses Aesthetic (The Synthesis Of Speed And Transformation), released in 1991 on Dischord Records.
Tracklisting:
1. N-Sub Ulysses
2. A Comment On Ritual
3. The Hickey Underworld
4. Perpetual Motion Machine
5. N.O.U. Future-Vision Hypothesis
6. 50,000 Watts Of Goodwill
7. Maniac Dragstrip
8. Last Train To Cool
9. Shakedown
10. Mockingbird, Yeah!
11. Depression III
12. S.S. Exploder
13. The Kingdom Of Heaven Must Be Taken By Storm
14. The Sound Of Jazz To Come
15. N.O.U.S.P.T.D.A.
16. Presidents Of Vice
VBR ~266K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
"The Embassy Tapes" is a compilation album by Nation Of Ulysses, released in 2000 on Dischord Records.
After releasing Plays Pretty For Baby in 1992, Nation Of Ulysses began recording a third full-length album, but Steve Kroner separated with the band before the record was completed. The remaining quartet continued to record in their home (dubbed "The Embassy"), but the band eventually dissolved before the record's completion.
In 2000, six songs from those sessions, in addition to some live tracks, were compiled and released as The Embassy Tapes.
Pictured on the cover of The Embassy Tapes are Nation of Ulysses, minus Steve Kroner, posing in front of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. with a group of students from the National Cathedral School.
Tracklisting:
1. Introduction
2. Uptight
3. R.O.T.T.E.N.
4. A.P.E. Embassy
5. Hex-Proof
6. Outline For Hangout
7. Gimme Disaster
8. Shakedown (Party)
9. Last Train To Cool
10. P-Power Pt. II
VBR ~246K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
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