Jale Compilations

Yes, I’m once again going to talk about Jale, mainly because I found another one of their songs. Jale was actually on many compilations, often filled with either other Halifax bands or all female bands. Most of them also contain the original line-up of Jennifer Pierce, Alyson MacLeod, Laura Stein, and Eve Hartling.

I already talked about Never Mind the Molluscs and a little on Pet-Kout-Koy-Ek: Songs for a River, so I won’t be metioning them again.

FROM GREER TO ETERNITY 1994

This vinyl is one of the compilations filled with female artist. The first track is “Childcatcher” by Lush. This is a nice track filled with some good vocals. “Beautiful” By Ivy is one of my favorite tracks on here. We get wonderful guitar work and some excellent vocals. Solar Race’s song “I Feel” I’m not that impressed by. While still decent, the riff isn’t that catchy. Splendora brings things back up with “Breeze” which has nice guitar riffs. Jale performs an alternate version of “Nebulous” on here. As I mentioned, I like this version better, it’s a littler bit slower paced and we get added vocals. The guitars also sound a little nicer. The last track “Christmas” by fuzzy is an acoustic tune, though I find it a little bland.

MURDERECORDS EP 1995

I’ve recently found out about this thanks to Discogs. Unfortunately, this vinyl is incredibly rare and is usually unavailable or over $100. Luckily, a YouTube user called MCBucky4 uploaded the songs.

The first three songs are covers. The Super Friendz sings Al Tuck’s “One Day the Warner.” Jale covers Leonard Cohen’s “Frightened Of.” And Thrush Hermit sings “West Island Rockers” by The Local Rabbits. Both the Super Friendz and Jale do a great job on their covers. Thrush Hermit I can’t tell since I can’t find the original Local Rabbits version (I can barely find any of their stuff to be honest.)

The last track is “By Design” by Buck 65 (back then known as Stinkin Rich.) I usually ignore this track simply because I’m not a big fan of Rap.

Ashley MacIssac HI HOW ARE YOU TODAY 1995

Okay, I know this isn’t really a compilation, but I feel it’s worth mentioning.

Ashley MacIssac (who’s actually a guy) is a Canadian fiddler, who often plays to rock music. This album has him performing with multiple artists, one of them being Jale in the track “What An Idiot He Is.” Unsurprisingly, this is my favorite track on the CD, and also the only track on here with Ashley singing. The song has a bit of a country tune with some entertaining lyrics, but still keeps a bit of the Jale style with the distorted guitar and excellent vocals from the girls.

There are a couple other compilations with Jale’s songs, but they’re the same tracks from their albums and singles, while the other artists’ songs are just as accessible. The only Jale song that I’m having trouble getting is “More or Less” which is featured on a compilation called “Nectar” which is unavailable right now, and no site has it for me to listen to it. 

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Volume Eleven 1994

I actually found an alternate version of "Steppin' Out". This version seems to have cleaner guitars and is sung by Alyson and Eve instead of Jennifer. I haven't listened to the rest of the album, but when I do, I'll talk about it.

*EDIT*
It turns out that the "Steppin' Out" and "Nebulous" tracks originally came from a Promise promo EP. Of course it doesn't help that it's incredibly rare.