Unsane
Visqueen CD & LP
IPC85 Ipecac Recordings
Formed in a dilapidated downtown New York City of the late 1980s under the regime of tyrannical Ed Koch, one of New York City's least attractive mayors, Unsane's imposing presence and influence remain as diverse and expanding as the seldom dull or predictable crowds at their powerful live sets. Coming from the same pre-Quiznos East Village music scene which spawned many acts pigeonholed into what was called noise rock, Unsane always separated itself by performing and producing sounds with an urgency and sincerity without peer, even among strong early contemporaries such as Helmet, Cop Shoot Cop and Pussy Galore.