Exit 13

Artist: Exit 13
Country of origin: United States
Location: Camp Hill / Millersville / Washington Boro, Pennsylvania
Status: Split-Up
Formed in: 1989
Years active: 1988-1997
Genre: Grindcore
Lyrical themes: Marijuana, Political/Social Issues, Ecology
Last label: Relapse Records




Members:
Bill Yurkiewicz: Vocals, Samples, Electronics (1989-1997)
Steve O'Donnell: Guitars (1989-1996)
Dan Lilker: Bass, Piano, Vocals (1992-1995) 
Dave Witte: Drums (1995-1996)




Not to be confused with the bluegrass country band, also from the US.

Formed in January 1989 by Pat McCahan from the ashes of his previous band, Distorted World.
Since 1993, Exit-13 is a studio-only project.

About Didactic Grind and other unreleased plans of Exit-13:
- Didactic Grind had 13 new songs, which were 80+ minutes long. Three of the songs were over eleven minutes each. "Didactic Grind" was like a combination of early Napalm Death and Santana. There were lots of extended jams and soloing and lots more jazz influences. Some basic tracks were recorded: Steve O'Donnell - guitars, Terry Sherry - bass, Dave Witte - drums. But during the recording sessions, Bill Yurkiewicz had a car crash and was unable to record vocals. When he tried to add vocals several months later, it transpired that the sound engineer had deleted the entire recorded session. At this point, Steve and Terry had already left the band and Bill thought that re-recording of this material without them would not be a good idea.
- Exit-13 also had nine new songs for various planned split 7" EPs with Soilent Green, Bongzilla, Agathocles, Clotted Symmetric Sexual Organ, and '30s actress Mae West, nearly finished in the studio when Steve O'Donnel left the band.
- A Smoking Songs sequel was also planned, titled Drinking Songs.
- Before disbanding in '97, Bill announced a line-up of James Plotkin and Scott Hull on guitars, with Rob Williams on drums.

Compilation Appearances
 - "Shattner Spackel" on Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! - The Record (Slap A Ham, 1991)
 - "Ethos Musick" on Death...is Just the Beginning III (Nuclear Blast, 1994)
 - "1' 1 (13 Inches of Fun)", "Weed" and "Constant Persistence of Annoyance" on UHF/VHF (Relapse, 1995)

Discography:

  The Unrequited Love for Chicken Soup (1989)

Album: The Unrequited Love for Chicken Soup
Type: Demo
Release date: December 1989
Catalog ID: N/A
Label: Independent
Format: Cassette
MP3 | 192Kbps | 13:58 | 19,3Mb

Tracklist:
1. Terminal Habitation  02:26
2. Fingernails  02:04
3. Conclusions on Various Religious Frauds  02:08
4. Political Dismay  02:16
5. Impaled  03:43
6. Disemboweling Party  01:22

Re-released by Thrash Records in January 1990 as 7" vinyl (cat. # THR 001), comes in black and blue coloured sleeve, includes lyric insert. Black vinyl with black or blue labels, 33 RPM.

Vinyl edition tracklist:
 A1. Terminal Habitation
 A2. Fingernails
 A3. Conclusions on Various Religious Frauds
 B1. Political Dismay
 B2. Impaled

This release is available in its entirety as tracks 20 to 25 of the "Don't Spare the Green Love" CD compilation, 1993, and as tracks 2-24 to 2-29 on the "High Life!" 2CD compilation, 2007.

Lyrics written by Bill (1, 6), Pat (2, 3, 5), Bill, Pat (4); music wriitten by Steve, Pat, Joel.
Recorded at Sound Suite Studio, Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, December 1989.
Mixed by Exit-13 and Nutzman. Produced by Exit-13.

  Don't Spare the Green Love (1993)

Album: Don't Spare the Green Love
Type: Compilation
Release date: October 1993
Catalog ID: RED 6066-2
Label: Relapse Records
Format: CD
MP3 | 320Kbps | 01:06:28 | 152Mb

Tracklist:
1. Spare the Wrench Surrender the Earth  03:05
2. Only Hypocrisy Prohibits Legality  02:30
3. Only Protest Gives a Hope of Life!  03:21
4. Societally Provoked Genocidal Contemplation  04:49
5. My Minds Mine  04:30
6. Anthropocentric Ecocidal Conundrum  03:32
7. Reevaluate Life!  01:21
8. Gaia  02:22
9. Unintended Lyrical Befuddlement  01:58
10. An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish  02:40
11. Where Is Exit-13?  03:13
12. Ecotopian Visions  03:35
13. Constant Persistence of Annoyance  01:59
14. Inbreeding Populations  01:56
15. Self-Misunderstood Cerebral Masturbation  03:22
16. The Funk Song  02:18  instrumental
17. Get High on Life  02:40
18. Disemboweling Party  01:26
19. Shattnerspackle  01:34
20. Terminal Habitation  02:26
21. Fingernails  02:04
22. Conclusions on Various Religious  02:08
23. Political Dismay  02:16
24. Impaled  03:43
25. Disemboweling Party  01:32

All music written by Steve O'Donnell, or Steve O'Donnell & Exit-13
All lyrics written by Bill Yurkiewicz, except 21, 22, 24 (Pat McCahan)

Songs 1-2 & 4-5 taken from "Spare the Wrench, Surrender the Earth"
Song 3 taken from "Apocalyptic Convulsions", 1991, compilation (Ax/ction)
All songs recorded at Studio 213 Dilsburg, PA, USA, July 1991
Produced by Dan Lilker, Engineered by Al B. Cox

Songs 6-19 taken from "Green Is Good!"
All songs recorded at Studio 213 Dilsburg, PA, USA, June / July 1990
Produced by Exit-13, Engineered by Al B. Cox

Songs 20-24 taken from" The Unrequited Love for Chicken Soup"
Song 25 previously unreleased

All songs recorded at Sound Suite Studio LeMoyne, PA, USA, December 1989
Produced by Exit-13, Engineered by Ron Reaser

  Ethos Musick (1994)

Album: Ethos Musick
Type: Full-length
Release date: October 1st, 1994
Catalog ID: RR 6913-1
Label: Relapse Records
Format: 12" vinyl
MP3 | 256Kbps | 44:58 | 83,5Mb

Tracklist:
1. Societally Provoked Genocidal Contemplation  05:02
2. Ethos Musick  01:41
3. Facilitate the Emancipation of Your Mummufied Mentality  04:24
4. Diet for a New America  03:11
5. Anthropocentric Ecocidal Conundrum  03:43
6. Reevaluate Life!  01:43
7. Legalize Hemp Now! (including a Warm Wave of Euphoria)  07:38
8. Open Season (The Story of Hunter Slaughter)  05:23
9. My Minds Mine!  04:27
10. Earth First!  04:36
11. Only Protest Gives a Hope of Life!  03:55
12. Disemboweling Party  01:28

All lyrics written by Bill Yurkiewicz, music by Steve O'Donnell.

Guitar, Bass, Drums & Keyboards recorded at LeGit Sound Studios, Brownstown, Pennsylvania, December 1-5, 1992. Engineered by Bill Grabowski.
Vocals, Samples & Final Mix recorded at Smash Studios, New York City, February 22-28, 1993. Engineered by Garris Shipon, Assistant Engineer Jon Sowle. Produced by Garris Shipon & Exit-13.

"Legalize Hemp Now!" intro/outro cut-ups from "Grow More Pot" speech on Jello Biafra's "I Blow Minds For a Living" LP.
"Open Season" Cut-ups from "The Freshman", "Dawn of the Dead" and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".
"Earth First!" Cut-up derived from source material compliments of the Phil Donahue Show.

Cut-ups constructed by (#invalid artist link ID#). Cut-ups recorded & album mastered by Dangerous Dave Shirk at KAO Infosystems, Lancaste, Pennsylvania, Friday, May 13th, 1994

Released as cassette (cat. # RR 6913-4), CD (cat. # RR 6913-2), and 12" vinyl (cat. # RR 6913-1) with different artwork (down). Vinyl edition comes on "Rasta" tri-colored (green/yellow/red) vinyl and brown splatter vinyl. Test press on black vinyl, limited to 10 copies.

  ...Just a Few More Hits (1995)

Album: ...Just a Few More Hits
Type: EP
Release date: August 22nd, 1995
Catalog ID: RR 6966-2
Label: Relapse Records
Format: CD
MP3 | 320Kbps | 38:39 | 88,5Mb

Tracklist:
1. Legalize Hemp Now! (Edit)  04:50
2. A Man and His Lawnmower (Dead Kennedys cover)  00:50
3. Oral Fixation  04:52
4. Constant Persistence of Annoyance  02:15
5. Wake Up and Change!  04:02
6. Snakes and Alligators  21:49

All lyrics written by Bill Yurkiewicz, music by Steve O'Donnell, except 2 (written by Dead Kennedys, originally performed on "Not So Quiet on the Western Front" compilation, 1982 under title "A Child and His Lawnmower")

Tracks 1-5 recording during the "Ethos Musick" session in 1992
"Constant Persistence of Annoyance" is a re-recorded versión

Guitars, bass, drums and keyboards recorded at LeGit Sound Studios, Brownstown, Pennsylvania, December 1-5, 1992.
Vocals, samples and final mix recorded at Smash Studios, New York City, New York, February 22-28, 1993.
Mastered at KAO Infosystems, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Track 6 composed and recorded on junk stereo equipment sometime during 1992???

Released as CD (cat. # RR 6966-2). Cover art based on Venom's "Black Metal" art by Cronos.

  Hemdale / Exit-13 (1995)

Album: Hemdale | Exit 13
Type: Split
Release date: December 1995
Catalog ID: VP002
Label: Visceral Productions (Closed)
Format: 7" vinyl (45 RPM), Limited edition (1300 Copies)
MP3 | 192Kbps | 07:44 | 11,7Mb

Tracklist:
Hemdale:
1. Advanced Intestinal Love  00:32
2. Gastral Colostomy  01:12
3. Demented Surgical Incest  02:40

Exit-13:
4. Gout d'Belgium  02:06
5. Black Weakeners  01:27

Vinyl delineation:
 - 1000 black
 - 300 transparent Green

Hand-numbered.
These songs later appeared remixed & remastered on a split CD by these two bands in 1996 with 7 songs from each band by Visceral Productions.

Exit-13 tracks recorded during October and November 1995 at Soundcage Studio, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

  Smoking Songs (1996)

Album: Smoking Songs
Type: Full-length
Release date: 1996
Catalog ID: RR 6934-2
Label: Relapse Records
Format: CD
MP3 | 192Kbps | 30:14 | 41,7Mb

Tracklist:
1. Light Up! (Buster Bailey's Rhythm Busters cover)  02:58
2. Jack, I'm Mellow (Trixie Smith cover)  02:56
3. If You're a Viper (Blissful Mix) (Bob Howard & His Boys cover)  02:58
4. Stoney Monday (T-Bone Walker cover)  04:08
5. When I Get Low I Get High (Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb & His Orchestra cover)  02:36
6. Lotus Blossom (Sweet Marijuana) (Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends cover)  03:12
7. Willie the Record Releaser (Ernest Rogers cover)  03:17
8. 1'1 (Thirteen Inches of Fun) (The California Ramblers cover)  00:45
9. Weed (Bea Foote cover)  03:09
10. If You're a Viper (Viper Mad Lilker Mix) (Bob Howard & His Boys cover)  02:58
11. Knockin' Myself Out (Lil Green cover)  02:55
12. Hempcake  01:15
13. Sweet Marijuana Brown (Barney Bigard Sextet cover)  16:18

A collaboration with Pain Teens vocalist Bliss Blood. The full title of the album is "Exit-13 featuring Bliss Blood - Smoking Songs: 13 Depraved Tracks of Refer Madness"

Also released as promo CD in cardboard sleeve.

"Sweet Marijuana Brown" (02:45) also contains hidden track "Loading Dock" (03:16) after 10:17 of silence.

Note: This is NOT a Grind or Metal album: it's an adaptation/parody of classic Jazz tunes - marijuana anthems from the 20s, 30s, and 40s. Some lyrics is very close to original, some - slightly rewritten.

Track 1 written by Buster Bailey. Originally performed by Buster Bailey's Rhythm Busters, 1938 *
Track 2 written by Gerry / House. Originally performed by Trixie Smith, 1938 *
Track 3 written by Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith aka Stuff Smith. Originally performed by Smith and His Onyx Club Boys, 1936. Later performed by Rosetta Howard and the Harlem Hamfats, 1937; Bob Howard and His Boys, 1938 *
Track 4 based on the song "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)", written by Aaron Thibeaux Walker aka T-Bone Walker. Originally performed by T-Bone Walker, 1947 **
Track 5 written by Marion Sunshine / ?. Originally performed by Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb and His Orchestra, 1936 *
Track 6 written by Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston. Originally performed by Gertrude Michael in the musical film "Murder at the Vanities", 1934. Later performed by Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends, 1947 *
Track 7 based on the song "Willie the Chimney Sweeper", written and originally performed by Ernest Rogers, 1927 **
Track 8 based on the song "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue", written by Ray Henderson. Originally performed by The California Ramblers, 1925 ***
Track 9 written and originally performed by Bea Foote, 1938
Track 10 written by Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith aka Stuff Smith. Originally performed by Smith and His Onyx Club Boys, 1936. Later performed by Rosetta Howard and the Harlem Hamfats, 1937; Bob Howard and His Boys, 1938 ***
Track 11 written and originally performed by Lillian Green aka Lil Green, 1941 *
Track 13 written by Leonard Feather. Originally performed by Barney Bigard Sextet, 1945 *

* - lyrics close to original; ** - lyrics partially re-written; *** - lyrics fully re-written

Recorded at Sound Cage Studio, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, August 1995.
Mastered at SAE Mastering, Phoenix, Arizona, August 1995; M Works, Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 1996.

  Multiplex / Exit-13 (1996)

Album: Exit 13/Multiplex
Type: Split
Release date: May 20th, 1996
Catalog ID: G-052
Label: HG Fact
Format: 7" vinyl (33⅓ RPM) (1300 copies)
MP3 | 235Kbps | 09:11 | 15Mb

Tracklist:
Multiplex:
1. Feel Free to Feel (Edit Version)  05:51

Exit-13:
2. Hopped Up! (by the Demon Humulus Lupulus)  01:55
3. Storm of Stress (Terrorizer cover)  01:21

Multiplex:
Recorded and mixed at Sound Crusing Studio.

Exit-13:
Recorded at Soundcage Studio, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, October 1995 and March 1996.

  Relapse Singles Series Vol. 4 (2004)

Album: Relapse Singles Series Vol. 4
Type: EP, Compilation
Release date: November 9th, 2004
Catalog ID: RR6594-2
Label: Relapse Records
Format: CD
MP3 | 240Kbps | 42:48 | 72,1Mb

Tracklist:
Exit 13:
1. Spare the Wrench, Surrender the Earth  03:04
2. My Minds Mine!  04:28
3. Societally Provoked Genocidal Comtemplation  04:48
4. Only Hypocrisy Prohibits Legality  02:29

Phobia:
5. Intro / Emptyness  02:06
6. All That Remains  02:47
7. Chemical Fear  04:01
8. Internal Rot  02:17

Goreaphobia:
9. Demented Omen of Masochism  04:15
10. Morbidious Pathology  04:18

Amorphis:
11. Vulgar Necrolatry (Abhorrence cover)  03:55
12. Misery Path  04:14

Part four of Relapse Records' campaign of reissue early vinyl "Relapse Singles Series" on CDs.

Singles featured on this installment are:
 - Exit-13 "Spare the Wrench, Surrender the Earth", 7", 1991 (cat. # RR-013)
 - Phobia "All That Remains", 7", 1992 (cat. # RR-014)
 - Goreaphobia "Omen of Masochism"", 7", 1991 (cat. # RR-015)
 - Amorphis "Amorphis", 7", 1991 (cat. # RR-016)

  High Life! (2007)

Album: High Life!
Type: Compilation
Release date: October 30th, 2007
Catalog ID: RR 6728-2
Label: Relapse Records
Format: 2CD
MP3 | 235Kbps | 02:19:32 | 215Mb

Tracklist:
Disc 1 
1. Societally Provoked Genocidal Contemplation  05:06
2. Ethos Musick  01:44
3. Facilitate the Emancipation of Your Mummified Mentality  04:27
4. Diet for a New America  03:15
5. Anthropocentric Ecocidal Conundrum  03:47
6. Reevaluate Life!  01:38
7. Legalize Hemp NOW! (including A Warm Wave of Euphoria)  07:42
8. Open Season (The Story of Hunter Slaughter)  05:27
9. My Mind's Mine!  04:32
10. Earth First  04:39
11. Only Protest Gives a Hope for Life  03:59
12. Disemboweling Party  01:40
13. Legalize Hemp NOW!  04:53
14. A Man and His Lawnmower (Dead Kennedys cover)  00:52
15. Oral Fixation  04:54
16. Constant Persistence of Annoyance  02:17
17. Wake Up and Change!  04:02
Disc 2
1. Gout d'Belgium  02:08
2. Black Weakeners  01:29
3. Hopped Up! (by the Demon Humulus Lupulus)  02:03
4. Storm of Stress (Terrorizer cover)  01:27
5. Spare the Wrench, Surrender the Earth  03:07
6. Only Hypocrisy Prohibits Legality  02:32
7. Only Protest Gives a Hope for Life!  03:23
8. Societally Provoked Genocidal Contemplation  04:51
9. My Mind's Mine!  04:32
10. Anthropocentric Ecocidal Conundrum  03:34
11. Reevaluate Life!  01:23
12. Gaia  02:24
13. Unintended Lyrical Befuddlement  02:00
14. An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish  02:42
15. Where's EXIT-13?  03:15
16. Ecotopian Visions  03:37
17. Constant Persistence of Annoyance  02:01
18. Inbreeding Populations  01:58
19. Self Misunderstood Cerebral Masturbation  03:24
20. The Funk Song  02:20  instrumental
21. Get High on Life  02:42
22. Disemboweling Party  01:28
23. Shattnerspackle  01:36
24. Terminal Habitation  02:28
25. Fingernails  02:06
26. Conclusions on Various Religious Frauds  02:10
27. Political Dismay  02:18
28. Impaled  03:45
29. Disemboweling Party  01:32

This release collects nearly all the material released on Relapse by the band. It should be noted, however, that the long, harsh noise tracks ending from "Ethos Musick" and "...Just a Few More Hits" is left off.

Tracks 1.1-1.12 tacken from "Ethos Musick", 1994
Tracks 1.13-1.17 taken from "...Just a Few More Hits", 1995
Tracks 2.1-2.2 taken from Split with Hemdale, 1996
Tracks 2.3-2.4 taken from Split with Multiplex, 1996
Tracks 2.5-2.9 taken from "Spare the Wrench, Surrender the Earth", Demo/EP, 1991
Tracks 2.10-2.23 taken from "Green Is Good!", 1990
Tracks 2.24-2.29 taken from "Unrequited Love for Chicken Soup", Demo/EP, 1990

Released as 2xCD (cat. # RR 6728-2).

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