The C/Z Records 'Deep Six' compilation is a thing of legend. An early document of a nascent Seattle scene that would be national news within five years, the comp features several bands that had yet to put out any recorded music, including Melvins, Soundgarden, and Andrew Wood’s first band, Malfunkshun, plus tracks from Green River, Skin Yard, and the biggest band in the scene at the time, the U-Men. Kim Thayil of Soundgarden joins the show to talk about how the compilation came about and how this six-band compilation serves as a cultural artifact of the foundation of the Seattle alternative scene.

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Listen to songs we detail in the episode HERE.

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Kim Thayil

Producer: Olivia Crerie

Additional Production Supervision: Jesse Miller Gordon, Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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