Fresh Sounds from Middle America (vol 2)
# Fresh Sounds from Middle America (vol 2)

Fresh Sounds From Middle America (vol 2) was the second in a series of compilations featuring bands from the Midwest region of America. Volume 2 was a split compilation cassette-only release featuring 18 tracks from 5 bands.

The "Fresh Sounds" series was organized by Bill Rich, of Talk Talk magazine, as a way to promote regional bands nationally.

## Track listing / personnel

### Side 1

| Artist | Tracks | Personnel |
| - | - | - |
| The Buckthrusters | "Blu Light Special" "And It Is" "The Drive" "The Moment" "Ha! Ha!" | Jim Rosencutter - bass Britt Rosencutter - drums, vocals Staci Stull - guitar, vocals Greg Cowper - accordion, synthesizer, vocals Jim Skeel - keyboards, synthesizer, vocals Recorded and Produced by Jim Skeel, Greg Cowper and the Buckthrusters at Skeels, Wichita, KS |
| The New Wave Brothers | "New Wave Brothers Rap" "I'm The Best" "DNA Monsters" | Jim Rosencutter - all instruments, vocals Britt Rosencutter - all instruments, vocals Alex Erickson - all instruments, vocals Court Thomas - all instruments, vocals |

### Side 2

| Artist | Tracks | Personnel |
| - | - | - |
| Color Entertainment | "Instrumental" "Come On!" "Plants" "Fruit Of The Womb" | Fred Skellenger Kathi Inukai |
| Monte Montclaire | "Period Piece" | Monte Montclaire |
| The C. Lucas Experience | "Silliness" "Art" "Sincerity" "Indulgence" "And Acting Out" | Christopher Lucas - all sounds |

## Reception

Snippets of the review from "The Offense":

* The Buckthrusters: "lots of synths plus accordion, guitar, bass and drums, and these guys really had a good thing going (gone now)"
* The New Wave Brothers: "a rap, a nap and a pile of crap"
* Color Entertainment: "as dull for me as it was for the live audience assembled"
* Monte Montclaire: "an overweight conceptualist who taped his voice and added echo"
* C. Lucas Experience: "an underweight conceptualist obsessed with going either deaf or blind"
