The BellRays part I

Vocalist Lisa Kekaula guitarist Bob Venuum formed the BellRays around 1990 in Riverside, CA. Originally, the duo leaned heavily on a vintage R&B sound flecked with smoky jazz overtones. But with the addition of guitarist Tony Fate and Venumm moving to bass, the sound soon began to mix Kekaula's alley cat soul vocals with a biting punk rock bottom end. The "In the Light of the Sun" cassette release appeared in 1993, followed by the "Wall of Soul" 7" two years later. The BellRays issued their debut full-length, "Let It Blast", in 1998 and supported it with an extensive tour that included a particularly fiery appearance at Austin's South by Southwest conference. By now, drummer Ray Chin had joined the fold, and the 'Rays were making waves with their furiously passionate sound. The "Grand Fury" LP dropped in 2001 from Los Angeles indie Upper Cut and was followed by a European release combining it with "Let It Blast". Tours with notables like Rocket From the Crypt and Nashville Pussy continued to spread the word, and In Music We Trust reissued "In the Light of the Sun". 2003 saw the Upper Cut release of "Raw Collection", an odds 'n' sods compilation featuring B-sides, rarities, and vinyl-only material from 1995 through 2002.

~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

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In the Light of the Sun (1993)

1. Crazy Water
2. Wandering Spirits
3. Footprints on Water
4. Same Ground
5. Can I Make You Want Me
6. Tell Me What the Sun Said
7. He's Gone Wrong
8. Blue, Blue, Blue
9. You'd Better Find a Way
10. In the Light of the Sun
11. The Ghost I'm After
12. Tell Me What You've Been Working On

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Let It Blast (1998)

1. Future Now!
2. Changing Colours
3. Cold Man Night
4. Today Was
5. Kill the Messenger
6. Blue Cirque
7. Good Behaviour
8. Testify
9. Dark Horse Pigeon
10. Hole in the World
11. Dead
12. Killer Man
13. Fuzzhead
14. King of the World
15. Black Honey
16. Blues for Godzilla
17. Get on Thru

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Grand Fury (2000)

1. Noise Fragment
2. Too Many Houses in Here
3. Fire on the Moon
4. Snake City
5. Ska Driver
6. Screwdriver
7. Heat Cage
8. Evil Morning
9. Zero P.M.
10. Do You Speak English
11. Stupid F**kin People
12. Have a Little Faith in Me
13. Monkey House
14. Little Funny Jam
15. Warhead
16. Under the Mountain
17. They Glued Your Heart On Upside Down
18. Hello Hello

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Raw Collection (2002)

1. You're Sorry Now
2. Nights in Venice
3. Half a Mind
4. Mind's Eye
5. Swastika
6. Gather Darkness
7. Mother Pinball
8. Suicide Baby
9. Chemical
10. Tie Me Down
11. Say What You Mean
12. Rude Awakening
13. I Lost the Feeling
14. The Same Way

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The BellRays part II