Philly Sound Clash

Philly Sound Clash (Music to drive by Volume 1) is the name of a CD released in 2007 and distributed for free by the carsharing operation PhillyCarShare. The CD features twelve bands from Philadelphia. The cd liner states that "this showcase provides a valuable opportunity for local musicians and is the origination of an annual event here in Philadelphia." Copies of the CD were left in PhillyCarShare vehicles, and members were encouraged to take as many copies as they desired when they left the car.
The Philly Sound Clash CD was created after a panel of judges selected twelve local bands from 100+ entries. The top six groups performed at World Cafe Live in front of a live audience of a full capacity crowd. taragirl was the runner up and Philadelphia Slick took home the grand prize.
Philly Sound Clash (Music to drive by Volume 2) is the second installment of the series and was released in 2008. In the second annual Philly Sound Clash, Agent Moosehead was the second runner up, The Hustle was first runner up and East Hundred took the grand prize out of 100+ entries. Once again, copies of the CD were placed in PhillyCarShare vehicles, and members were encouraged to take the discs when dropping off their vehicle.

Volume 1 Track listing
#"Owl Song" - Gemini Wolf
#"Forth But First" - Gildon Works
#"Be Just Fine" - Aiden James
#"Love Habit" - Matt Santry
#"False Alarmed" - RunRunner
#"Culture Industry" - Philadelphia Slick
#"First Punch Thrown" - Rushmore
#"Charisma" - The Divys
#"Little Girl" - The Clamor
#"Birds and da Bees" - Bees and the Birds
#"Love-Change-Everything" - taragirl
#"Black Bomb" - Josh Wink (featuring Trent Reznor)
Volume 2 Track listing
#"Long Winded Sleeves" - Mike Kotulka
#"Run Wit Me" - The Hustle
#"Meiosis" - Agent Moosehead
#"Numbers" - East Hundred
#"Rat Posion" - GANG
#"Bittersweet Dirts" - Gemini Wolf
#"Stomp" - Spanish Blue
#"Gates of Heaven" - The Lopez
#"Confusion" - Jamie Harrison
#"d-day" - The Shadow Self
#"Aviator (get out)" - Zasz
#"The Last Tempest" - Pestilence

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