Sprung from the DC punk and politics that inspired Dischord, TeenBeat and the Riot Grrrl revolution, Washington, DC’s Tsunami crashed into the 90s with wit, distortion and a sharp-tongued feminist spirit. This five LP box set collects eleven 7”s, 4-track demos, 1993’s Deep End, 1994’s The Heart’s Tremolo, plus the first-ever vinyl pressing of 1997’s acclaimed A Brilliant Mistake. Drawing on the suitcase archives of their own Simple Machines Records, Tsunami’s ambition – from all ages basement shows to the second stage of Lollapalooza – is captured in essays, photos, and ephemera, revealing the DIY history of the alternative music revolution.

LP1 - Deep End

1. In A Name
2. The Spook
3. Slugger
4. Lucky
5. Water’s Edge
6. Genius Of Crack
7. 460
8. Valentine
9. Skinny
10. Waxed
11. Writing Letters
12. Stupid Like A Fox

LP2 - The Heart’s Tremolo

1. Loud Is As Loud Does
2. Quietnova
3. Be Like That
4. Fast Food Medicine
5. Kidding On The Square
6. Slaw
7. Cowed By The Bla Bla
8. The Heart’s Tremolo
9. Le Bride D’Elegance
10. Fits And Starts

LP3 - A Brilliant Mistake

1. Old Grey Mare
2. Great Mimes
3. Double Shift
4. Enter Misguided
5. The Match
6. Unbridled
7. DMFH
8. David Foster Wallace
9. Hockey
10. PBS

LP4/5 - World Tour and Other Destinations

Disc 4

1. Flameproof Suit
2. World Tour
3. Ski Trip
4. Kickball Babe
5. Candyman
6. Jonathan
7. Writing Letters
8. Breakdown
9. Genius Of Crack
10. Answerman
11. Left Behind
12. Punk Means Cuddle
13. Crackers
14. Could Have Been Christmas15. Load Hog

Disc 5

16. Goldigger
17. Sometimes A Notion
18. Walking Tour
19. Courage
20. Beauty Pt. 2
21. Brick Book Building
22. Not Living
23. Kidding on the Square
24. Bossa Nova
25. Poodle
26. Old City
27. Newspaper