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Fresh Sounds From Middle America (vol 2) was the second in a series of compilations featuring bands from the Midwest region of America. Volume 2 was a split compilation cassette-only release featuring 18 tracks from 5 bands.

The "Fresh Sounds" series was organized by Bill Rich, of Talk Talk magazine, as a way to promote regional bands nationally.

Track listing
Side 1:

The Buckthrusters

 * 1) "Blu Light Special"
 * 2) "And It Is"
 * 3) "The Drive"
 * 4) "The Moment"
 * 5) "Ha! Ha!"

The New Wave Brothers

 * 1) "New Wave Brothers Rap"
 * 2) "I'm The Best"
 * 3) "DNA Monsters"

Side 2:

Color Entertainment

 * 1) "Instrumental"
 * 2) "Come On!"
 * 3) "Plants"
 * 4) "Fruit Of The Womb"

Monte Montclaire

 * 1) "Period Piece"

The C. Lucas Experience

 * 1) "Silliness"
 * 2) "Art"
 * 3) "Sincerity"
 * 4) "Indulgence"
 * 5) "And Acting Out"

The Buckthrusters

 * Jim Rosencutter - bass
 * Britt Rosencutter - drums, vocals
 * Staci Stull - guitar, vocals
 * Greg Cowper - accordian, synthesizer, vocals

The New Wave Brothers

 * Jim Rosencutter - all instruments, vocals
 * Britt Rosencutter - all instruments, vocals
 * Alex Erickson - all instruments, vocals
 * Court Thomas - all instruments, vocals

Color Entertainment

 * Fred Skellenger
 * Kathi Inukai

Monte Montclaire

 * Monte Montclaire

The C. Lucas Experience

 * Christopher Lucas - all sounds

Reception
Snippets of the review from "The Offense Newsletter":
 * The Buckthrusters: "lots of synths plus accordian, guitar, bass and drums, and these guys really had a good thing going (gone now)"
 * The New Wave Brothers: "a rap, a nap and a pile of crap"
 * Color Entertainment: "as dull for me as it was for the live audience assembled"
 * Monte Montclaire: "an overweight conceptualist who taped his voice and added echo"
 * C. Lucas Experience: "an underweight conceptualist obsessed with going either deaf or blind"