 Gay Deceivers Let it Come True The debut album from Portland experimental pop band Gay Deceivers. The duo wrote this album over the course of three years, evolving their sound from a disparate blend of influences. Their style is a bridge between the riot grrl/grunge legacy of the Pacific Northwest and the new electronic Portland pop of the future, filtered through a political, feminist, queer perspective. |
 Sarah Dougher Orestes This music was composed for a production of The Orestes, by Euripides. It was recorded by Sarah Dougher, as her first foray into music for the stage. As such, it retains a strong sense of pop melody, with the addition of Euripidean words. Featured on the second season of "This American Life" the TV show, the CD contains all the tracks as both instrumentals as well as with lyrics. |
 Various Artists Girls Rock! The Soundtrack Girls Rock! The Movie was released to rave reviews in early 2008. It is a documentary by Shane King and Arne Johnson which reveals the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls, a place in Portland, Oregon, where 8-18 year olds come from all over the country to learn Rock DIY-style--forming bands, writing songs and building community. Girls Rock!is the movie about their journey. This soundtrack reflects the sonic context for the transformative narratives in the film. Bringing together the experiments of new and seasoned rockers, this collection of songs reminds you why girls rock, and will rock for many years to come. The artists on this CD have donated their work to this project, which benefits the Girls Rock Camp Alliance, an affiliation of Girls Rock Camp organizations from around the world. |
 Sarah Dougher Harper's Arrow Harper's Arrow is the latest from Sarah Dougher, and contains 18 songs based on, among other things, Homer's Odyssey, getting struck by lightening, and a metaphor that links a harp and a bow. Released in July 2005 |
 v/a Safe Haven Benefit Compilation for SMYRC The CD brings together a diversity of artists including well-known local acts Ashleigh Flynn and Sneakin’ Out, now-defunct electro pop stars Le Tigre, folksy spoken word hero Alix Olson, internationally known post-lounge band Pink Martini, Northwest rock giants The Decemberists, and classic queer duo Indigo Girls. Safe Haven also features a track by Sleater-Kinney, which gives this post-breakup CD the distinction of being one of SK's (and Le Tigre’s) last ever releases. Some artists went beyond contributing music to the project by helping to design cover art, assist with publicity, and coordinate events. Decemberists’ member Chris Funk was integral at many stages, and says, “I feel when a musician chooses to make their life ‘public’, that person immediately has a social responsibility to use their visibility for change. By including ourselves on this CD, my band The Decemberists has chosen to stand up for an organization that is crucial for our city's children and young adults.” Safe Haven Track List 1. Amee McCaa This Old Town 2. Lara Michell House On Fire 3. Pink Martini Sympatique 4. Cynthia Williams Lidda Bidda Bliss 5. Tara Jane O'Neil The Poisoned Mine 6. Claire Bard You Got Love 7. Irina Rivkin Ya Eyo Lubla 8. Nicole Campbell Serendipity 9. Pamela Means Augusta 10. Heathen Collective Leveled 11. Tamara J. Brown DYKE 12. Le Tigre Keep On Livin' 13. Bethany Lars/Spiraling Infinities Sentimental 14. Sleater-Kinney Step Aside 15. Ann Weiss Juanita 16. Vivian's Keeper Puzzle 17. The Decemberists The Soldiering Life 18. Ashleigh Flynn Maybe, Maybe Not 19.Sneakin Out Cool It 20. Indigo Girls Dairy Queen 21. Alix Olson Cute for a Girl |
 Katastrophe Fault, Lies & Faultlines Fault, Lies, and Faultlines features collaborations with genre-breaking queer-positive lyricists, including spots by QuakeTrap’s Shaggy Manatee, Scream Club, Juba Kalamka and JB Raps of Deep DicKollective, Aggrycyst, and Romanteek’s Ruby Valentine; it’s a snapshot of a scene on the verge of blowing up. Awarded Producer of the Year in 2005 by the Out Music Awards, Katastrophe’s beats rev and surprise, inspired by the grime craze and emo scene as well as both traditional and underground hip hop. A hybrid sound that challenges genre, Katastrophe fills his layered beats with lyics that rif on pop culture, slide into personal revelation, call bullshit on contemporary culture, offer a ragged hope for revolution and flirt with a pretty girl on the dance floor, all in the course of a song. |
 Sara Jaffe Salt and Water Formerly of Erase Errata, Sara Jaffe is now pursuing a literary life in Western Massachusetts. She recorded this album in the Summer of 2005 with Tara Jane O'Neil of Portland, and it is a quiet and brisk meditation. |
 Swallows Me With Trees Towering Swallows' debut full length, Me With Trees Towering, showcases songs containing a wide variety of stylistic influence ranging from pop, math rock, blues, garage, metal and experimental art rock. Swallows' unique blend of tom heavy power percussion and complex guitar-centric pieces are designed to map out new and ingenious ways into your dance feet. |
 v/a Voices from the Siren Nation The album includes tracks from: Pink Martini, Ashleigh Flynn, Swallows, Kaia Wilson, Flat Mountain Girls, Amelia, Myshkin's Ruby Warblers, , Virginia Lopez, Jamie Stillway, Lara Michell, The Stolen Sweets, The Gossip, Sugar Shortwave, and two very special previously unreleased tracks from Marisa Anderson with Mirah, and Heather Perkins. The talented women from this diverse group of musicians have inspired and motivated the production of Siren Nation and exemplify the kind of talent which typifies Portland's burgeoning music scene. |
 Sarah Dougher the Walls Ablaze The Walls Ablaze made the first year of this century and filled with stories of the walls between possibility and complete abandonment and destruction. |
 Sarah Dougher the Bluff What you hold in your hand will never win you shit, but you can bluff. In fact, even the winning hand stands to gain. That's what this record is about. Released in 2002. |