Kerbdog is Kerbdog

Kerbdog

Kerbdog was an alternative rock band from Kilkenny, Ireland who formed in 1991. Following two albums released on Mercury Records, the band split up in 1998...

's eponymous debut album

Album

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. The album was recorded in 1993 at Rockfield studios in Wales and (after a big delay) released in 1994 through Vertigo

Vertigo Records

Vertigo Records today is a UK-based record label operated by Universal Music UK.-History:Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the late 1960s for its record sub-label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI with Harvest Records and Decca Records with Deram...

 (now resurrected but once defunct, with most former performers now belonging to Mercury). Though the band had various indy influences, with bands like Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

 and Big Black

Big Black

Big Black was an American punk rock band from Evanston, Illinois, active from 1981 to 1987. Founded by singer and guitarist Steve Albini, the band's initial lineup also included guitarist Santiago Durango and bassist Jeff Pezzati, both of Naked Raygun...

, the album ended up having a Metallica

Metallica

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 influenced proto-grunge

Grunge

Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...

 sound. The band said that this was simply the result of getting professional equipment, and turning everything up as loud as they could. What also might account for this is the fact that grunge pioneer Jack Endino

Jack Endino

Jack Endino is a producer and musician based in Seattle. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney, Soundgarden, and Nirvana...

 recorded the album.

The album was fairly well received in Britain

United Kingdom

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, Ireland

Ireland

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, and Europe

Europe

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, reaching number 97 in the UK Albums Chart. It also got a lot of radio play on US college radio, but the album didn't do as well as expected.

Track listing

All songs written by Kerbdog.

1. "End of Green" – 3:53
2. "Dry Riser
   Dry Riser (song)
   "Dry Riser" is a song by Kerbdog and a single released in 1994, taken from their self titled debut album. The single was released on four different formats, two CDs, and two 7" vinyls. CD1 was released as a limited edition Digipak and one of the 7" singles was released as a limited edition, pressed...
   
   " – 3:59
3. "Dead Anyway" – 3:58
4. "Cleaver" – 3:24
5. "Earthworks
   Earthworks (song)
   -Track listing of the 7", 12" and CD single:All three formats of the single contain three tracks:#"Earthworks"#"Cleaver"#"Scram"...
   
   " – 4:11
6. "Dummy Crusher
   Dummy Crusher
   Dummy Crusher is a song by Kerbdog and a single released in July 1994, taken from their self titled debut album. The single was released on four different formats, two CDs, 7" vinyl and 12" vinyl. The 12" single was a limited edition picture disc....
   
   " – 3:19
7. "Inseminator" – 3:28
8. "Clock" – 4:10
9. "Schism" – 3:55
10. "Scram" – 3:17

Personnel

• Phil Ault - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant, Assistant Producer
  Record producer
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• Cormac Battle
  Cormac Battle
  Cormac Battle is an Irish musician and radio presenter/producer. He is the vocalist and lead guitarist with the bands, Kerbdog and Wilt as well as the current presenter of RTÉ 2fm's alternative music programme, The Battle Axe . The show airs each Sunday night from 19:00 - 22:00...
  
    - Guitar
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  , Vocals
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• Darragh Butler - drums
  Drum kit
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• Billy Dalton - Guitar
  Guitar
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• Jack Endino
  Jack Endino
  Jack Endino is a producer and musician based in Seattle. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney, Soundgarden, and Nirvana...
  
    - Producer
  Record producer
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  , Engineer, Mixing
• Colin Fennelly - Bass
  Bass guitar
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• Simon Fowler - Photography
  Photography
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• Patrick Siemer - Design, Photography
  Photography
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