SCHUND - Kämpfe Für Dich! [Tape] 1982

The "Kämpfe Für Dich!" Tape from Schund was recorded in 1981 by Michael Snoj (Kodak) and was also the basis for the very rare Schund EP and for the LP, which HöhNIE has released a few years ago, and is now already long sold out (read an interesting interview from HöhNIE with Doris here). In late 1981 punk photographer Mickey Kodak recorded with the short-lived Vienna punk band Schund over two separate microphones live in the rehearsal room a demo. Four songs from that were released of their 500 pieces s/t-EP and 'Chaos' as a contribution on the Heimat Bist Du Großer Söhne compilation on Panza-Platte. Schund came from the environment and cultured Gaga decorated in there rehearsal room a top-compact sound that allowed any comparisons with other Austrian punk bands. Their songs were usually made with just a few riffs and usually did not even chorus part, two unbraked minutes full throttle until the number was suddenly out. To the occurrence of Schund remembers Harry the Herbert, a founding member of the Böslinge: "Schund was actually a band that was perfect though, easily played punk, and live they really just sounded like on their plates." A real silver bullet were their lyrics, usually riddled with repetitive slogans that the self-image of the Vienna punk scene were able to articulate precisely and often real events and people openly called by name. Responsible for the songwriting was singer Doris, a native German who had not only a secure knack for cool lyrics, she was also a steadfast performerin. The band, however, comes to a bitter end when police in the summer of 1983 cleared the Gassergasse. Doris was filed and by the Austrian authorities deported. In this context, her lyrics to 'Chaos' sounds almost prophetic: "Das Leben ist zum Kotzen/Es macht mich an/Es gibt keine Zukunft/Und kein Glück/Chaos wird bald kommen" ("Life makes me sick/It cracks me up/There is no future/And no luck/chaos will come soon"). That's the story, here's the music: Awesome sound quality, rehearsal room and some live recordings, Essential!!!!!

- Extra Special Thx goes to Reinhard -

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