ENEMY MIND FEEL - Halflife 10.000 Years EP 1989

From Calgary comes this obscure short-lived combo and this is their only output on Raging Records. The baby is called Enemy Mind Feel and consisted of Mikhail Cyber (vocals/harmonica/rhythm guitar), Killer (lead guitar), Dev Ttypl (bass), Finger Bone (sax/clarinet) and in 1988 they released a tape called Wintermute and they describe themselves as the first "Cyberpunk" band in Calgary and they live this lifestyle: anarchistic computer geeks by day, rock gods by night. Their twisted brand of noise/punk/no-wave rock makes even the most seasoned listener cringe with delight. The band members believe that Armageddon will come in a blast of feedback. Enemy Mind Feel has been together for nine months, and has placed select live dates in Calgary. The first performance occurred after the band had been together for only a week. On this piece of wax are four... I would say moody but catchy tracks and with a voice I enjoy listening to and suits the sound perfectly. This is really a superb EP from the late Eighties and rarely heard from Canada, at least I don't know of any comparable combo. Do something good for your ears and listen to this cool record.

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V/A - 1984 The Third 2LP 1987

One of my favorite compilations is the double album by the important French label New Wave Records, who released a small series called 1984 in the Eighties with tons of international bands and every release is a direct hit in my opinion. Also Freunde, Volume 3 was pressed 1500 times and there are thirty-eight bands/songs to discover, plus a detailed booklet with lots of infos and lyrics and and and... I love such loving and detailed slabs because they not only make an impact acoustically, but also visually and I'm certainly not alone there, and on days off like these, the pleasure is doubly pleasant. The only downside is that I have to write so much and don't like to write much. I've already thought about not writing anything anymore, but I don't like that either. What a conflict hahaha... Now I'll open a beer and the subtle reference to Volume 4 (the last part) and the first two will follow... someday!

1.Stress Test/The Tables Turn - YOUTHQUAKE

2.Just Sixteen - DARK AGE

3.Jugend - EXTREM

4.A - ZOI

5.No More Problems - ROSTOK VAMPIRES

6.Poupée Speed - SS20

7.Muerete Dirigente - ATAQUE FRONTAL

8.Doo, Radden Menneskehed - VI

9.CRS = SS - SCRAPS

10.Return Of Frost - DEVIATED INSTINCT

11.Egoista - F.P.B.

12.L'Engrais De Ma Révolte - PARIA PUNK

13.Reasons - N.V. BOYS

14.Pauv'con - MASK HAGAZ

15.Werbling - BÖSLINGE

16.Toulouse Boredom - PIN PRICK

17.Number - PATARENI

18.Terroristes - RAZZLE DAZZLE

19.Seurapiirihuora - U.S.C.

20.Em Setembro - CÓLERA

21.Générique/Violence In The Shows - KRULL

22.Anarchie, Frieden, Liebe - ALPTRAUM GMBH

23.Futur Macabre - VLASTA

24.Mayhem - LOUDBLAST

25.Greed - CANCEROUS GROWTH

26.Le Pogo Des Eboueurs - TRASHMEN POGO

27.Penal Repression - CHAOTIC SUBVERSION

28.I'll Pull The Switch - RANDOM KILLING

29.Rien Á Dire, Rien Á Faire - LES CADAVRES

30.Dežuje - TOŽIBABE

31.L'Exécution - LES PROPHÉTES DU DÉSASTRE

32.I Don't Need - BLABLASCHMURTZ

33.Behind High Walls - DOC WOR MIRRAN

34.Fight For Freedom - WYLSPER

35.Kivul - DIE TROTTEL

36.L'Homme Se Meurt - COCK ROACHS

37.New One - CHANNEL RATS

38.Dziecko - REJESTRACJA

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THE UNUSUALS - 44u EP 1980

Debut EP by this three piece from Calgary on Living Room Records with four excellent PowerPop goodies. A bit info from the web: the Unusuals line-up were Ron (vocals/guitar), Danny (bass), Paul (drums) and the boys were one of the early bands on the scene, bridging the gap between the then-dominant cabaret acts and the new and burgeoning Calgary Punk scene, and they could play covers, but they also had some very cool original songs. They were also one of the first combos who infect the Calgarians and opened the doors for the entire scene to have a common meeting place. Solid songwriting and a great live act. 1981 followed their second & final brilliant single The More I Drink The Better She Looks To Me which I have maybe somewhere as well. Regardless of the detectives, they're only allowed to dance on Canada's Pissed Vol.3 compilation. Enjoy them as I do!

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ARTIFICIAL LIFE - s/t EP 1988

Only vinyl by this five piece from Winnipeg/Manitoba and Artificial Life were Jay (vocals), Damon & Jason (guitars), Brad (bass), Mike (drums) and this EP was released on their own label (Artificial Industries). A lot of good bands have spawned from this region and some have become famous and are still active today. Unfortunately not Artificial Life, probably a short-lived project and more local on the go. One more reason to appreciate their EP, which deserves your attention with four solid tracks. Nice slab with tempo and I like it. Not represented on any of the relevant Canadian compilations, you see, how rare and undiscovered this interesting band is. April is hereby closed.

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CURTAINS - Twist'n Up The Beach EP 1981

Great PowerPop goodie and only record by this three piece from Ottawa on Mannequin Records by the Curtains. The band consisted of Don (vocals/guitars), John (vocals/bass) & Mike (drums). Three catchy numbers with a light breeze Punkrock, travel all along nicely and build a short blast at the end. These guys sound musical and have the blazing PowerPop gen with lots of hooks and good vibes. Not much has been handed down about the band itself, no lost recordings have been rediscovered during their active time to date, nor have any compliation invitations, except for two Bootlegs from the 2010s decade, and other musical activities are unknown to me. Fuck it! Who cares, download this and good is.

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JELLO BIAFRA with D.O.A. - Last Scream Of The Missing Neighbors 1989

When two superlatives come together, something unique has to come out of it and Last Scream is the first work, apart from The Witch Trials, numerous collaborations of Jello Biafra with quick-witted friends. With the Canadian Punx from D.O.A. he recorded this brilliant album in the late Eighties and, Hell Yeah, an absolute highlight of Punk music. Allow me to quote an excellent review from allmusic:

"The first of Jello's post-Dead Kennedys collaborations was a barnburner; hooking up with Canada's legendary DOA ensured all the punk power that fans could want would be there in a big way. Even though Joey Keithley and company aren't quite as agile as Jello's ex-bandmates, everything here is more brutally Motörhead in feel than the nervous aggro and sometimes restraint of the Kennedys, this album can't be faulted for sheer crunch. Jello himself is in fine voice throughout, tackling his favored targets with the frenetic bile that he's made his own. Some of the songs have become outdated - "Wish I Was In El Salvador" is very much of the '80s - but "Attack Of The Peacekeepers," memorably tarring NATO's forces as "the joke brigade," has had just as much of a point after Kosovo. "Power Is Boring" captures Jello at his most hilarious, pointing out how being a dictator must really stink (the job security issue alone, for one). Not much on the first side varies from song to song musically -- pounding, chunky feedback that smashes head-on, along with good gang-shout choruses from the band more than once -- but if that's the needed fix, this album provides in spades. The wild card here is a spooky, mid-paced romp through the Animals' "We Gotta Get Outta This Place," with Jello's tremulous vocals suiting the lyrics perfectly and Keithley's backup on chorus fitting in, in its own rough way. The concluding, side-long "Full Metal Jacket" takes absolutely no prisoners, elevating Last Scream from good to great. With Keithley in particular turning in some great guitar work over a steady, snaky rhythm, Jello offers up one of the most bilious, pointed slams against Washington D.C.; this album is as "city/feds-as-corrupt-institution" as you could imagine. Kennedys artist Winston Smith offers up some great cover art to top it all off." (Ned Raggett)

Worth listening, fantastic and a timeless classic!

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V/A - Powerpearls Vol.4 1999

You certainly weren't waiting for this compi, because it's no longer a rarity in Blogland, but I almost forgot that I have a few of my own rips from this great Powerpearls series, which I wouldn't want to withhold from you. Part IV is again full with rarities of the years 1977-1981 from around planet earth and as always, the bar is set decently high because the originals are as rare as snow in July (North & South Pole area not considered). What should I write next? It's great, that are people who probably have enormous costs associated with such projects and share their collection with us mortal music freaks and therefore have the will and consistency to implement this, pull it through and let us be part of this undiscovered music & bands. I take my hat off and I share a beer or two with those, cheers! Song selection is superb and I'm going off to the weekend and look what comes next.

1.Words - TUNNELRUNNERS

2.Playing Bogart - 23 JEWELS

3.Your I's Are Too Close Together - THE ELEVATORS

4.Downtown - CUBAN HEELS

5.Isolation - THE FINGERS

6.That's Just...Someone That I Knew - THE SINGLES

7.Living In The 80's - BLUE PETER

8.Ett Gevär I Min Hand - DIESTINCT

9.One Way Love - THE INNOCENTS

10.I Don't Wanna Cry - THE KEYS

11.Do Dead People Tan? - X-CONZ

12.Geneva Street - GENEVA

13.Ice Age - BABIJ JAR

14.Gimme Cigarettes - CIGARETTES

15.Won't You Be My Girl - VICE CREEMS

16.X-Ray Proofed - PRINCES OF PEACE

17.Takeaway Love - THE RESISTORS

18.You're A Hit - STRATE JACKET

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V/A - Canada's Pissed Vol.3 2011

Winter comes back and I'm glad I don't live in Scandinavia, brrrrrrrrrr..... I'm not made for cold. I get warmer with the following unofficial compilation and this CD-R is full with Canadian Punk rarities 1977-1983 and is the last one of this little mini-series. A few 7inches by the bands you can find in the Blog and I can only recommend you to look for them. Volume 1 is also essential and brings you the full blast. That should be enough to start April, and the weekend sensibly.

1.Down Town Boy - THE ACTION

2.Transmitter - THE RED SQUARES

3.Modern Rockers - VENDETTA

4.Bureaucracy - THE BUREAUCRATS

5.Can't Let Go - SECTION 8

6.Twist'n Up The Beach - CURTAINS

7.Television Child - RESTLESS VIRGINS

8.Welcome To The Cruel World - THE SPY'S

9.South Windsor Punk - DRY HEAVES

10.Weekend Wrestler - THE ONITS

11.Kill Me If You Can - HOT NASTIES

12.In Sympathy With Poland - PLAN NINE

13.Piss On You - SUBURBAN SLAG

14.Hit And Run - THE UNUSUALS

15.Nuclear Hall Of Fame - CUTZ

16.Disease - THE PRESENCE

17.Organized Religion - RIOT .303

18.Kids Are People Too - SILICONE INJECTION

19.Lookin' Around - THE VERDIX

20.Calgary Girls - K TONICS

21.Penchant - THE NERVE

22.Punk Violence (Live) - MODERN MINDS

23.Wild West - ROCK & ROLL BITCHES

24.Reaction - BLANK GENERATION

25.Crude City - MALIBU KENS

26.The First Studio Bomb - 222

27.You Make It Hard - THE REMEDIALS

28.The Kids Arrived - THE REACTION

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V/A - P.E.A.C.E. Compilation 2LP 1984

I don't think this excellent release in form of a double record set can be more topical, and as we all have to realize, mankind hasn't gotten any wiser even after almost forty years. There is always some aggressor somewhere who expresses its sick ideology with lies and blind helpers and it is appalling that no diplomacy, no system, and no sensible compromise can prevent a violent confrontation. Pathetic, disappointing & lifeless all the pursuit of power and heroism. About the record: "This massive international Hardcore/Punk compilation features fifty-five bands/songs and was organized and released by the infamous MDC on the band's own label R Radical Records. The worldwide hardcore scene was at its peak at this point, still underground enough to repel corrupting outside influences like major labels and heavy metal, but already hardened into a rigid aesthetic and political dogma that often encouraged groupthink and musical conformity. P.E.A.C.E. documents the state of "Reagan-era" Hardcore, just before the popularity of extreme music spread through decidedly non-radical camps and into the mainstream. Among the fifty-five bands on board are well-known plus the best tracks by courtesy of obscure groups of the local scenes from Argentina, South Africa to Japan. Most of the bands included retain, either through design or some bizarre quirk of ineptitude, a stamp of individuality on their sound that makes this an entertaining collection.

An extensive booklet insert is packed with political rants, cartoons, and suggestions for further reading, making explicit the double-LP's theme of activism and action against a corrupt authority. Plus, each band is provided with a full page to express their ideas (and plug their wares) with printed lyrics and crudely effective collage art. Reissued on CD in 1997 by New Red Archives with bonus cuts." (Fred Beldin) - A real highlight of an international gathering that shows how it can work.

1.Up Against A Wall - ARTICLES OF FAITH

2.Endless Blockades For The Pussy Footer - G.I.S.M.

3.Ashes To Ashes - NEON CHRIST

4.Schlueters Kabinet - KALASHNIKOV

5.Time Will Tell - CAUSE FOR ALARM

6.No U.S.A. - LOCAL DISTURBANCE

7.Honour's Calling - UNWARRANTED TRUST

8.Finirà Mai? - WRETCHED

9.Drop The A-Bomb On Me - O.D.F.X

10.Here Come The Cops - THE AFFLICTED

11.Inutile Trionfo - DECLINO

12.Hope You Get Drafted - THE DICKS

13.Arms Race - B.G.K.

14.It's You - CRASS

15.Swastika Ratss - UPRIGHT CITIZENS

16.Banana Split Republic - FALSE PROPHETS

17.Nuclear Attack - MOB 47

18.Face Down In The Dirt - OFFENDERS

19.Sbarre - CONTRAZIONE

20.So Much Hate - S.C.U.M.

21.Viejos Pateticos - LOS VIOLADORES

22.Sometimes - DEADLOCK

23.Will It Ever End? - P.P.G.

24.Peace Of What? - TRASH

25.Police Brutality - VICIOUS CIRCLE

26.Gartlands Pit - CONDEMNED TO DEATH

27.Non Mi Dire - NEGAZIONE

28.America The Beautiful - D.O.A.

29.Snap - D.R.I.

30.Jump Back - PORNO PATROL

31.Drop Out - TREASON

32.Abortos - SHIT S.A.

33.Silence - SEPTIC DEATH

34.Life Of Punishment - C.C.M.

35.No Mai - PEGGIO PUNX

36.An Uneasy Peace - THE PROLETARIAT

37.From Protest To Resistance - CONFLICT

38.Battlefield (Nightmare) - ICONOCLAST

39.Pay For Shit - PANDEMONIUM

40.Kinky Sex Makes The World Go 'Rround - DEAD KENNEDYS

41.Skorbut - BOSKOPS

42.Rats - SUBHUMANS

43.Peace Officer - WHITE LIE

44.R.A.T./Pentagone - WARGASM

45.Four More Hours - SLAUGHTERHOUSE 4

46.Finale - THE EXECUTE

47.Reagan Youth - REAGAN YOUTH

48.The Man Goes On - IMPACT

49.100 Million People Dead - BUTTHOLE SURFERS

50.Ataque - KANGRENA

51.Will Amerika - PORCELAIN FOREHEAD

52.No Mercy No War - BARELY HUMAN

53.Contro La Pace Contro La Guerra - R.A.F. PUNK

54.Moment By Moment/Exiled Shadows - ZENZILE

55.Missile Destroyed Civilization - MDC

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RESTLESS VIRGINS - Television Child EP 1981

 

The Restless Virgins were an Ottawa based combo that existed between 1980 and 1984. Members were Nick (vocals), Steven (guitars), Mary (bass), Jeb (drums) and this is their first record on TCM Records with three cool numbers, of which the flip's a splendid almost seven minute one. "After many months of exhaustive gigging and frantic financing, the Four have finally committed their sound to vinyl, songs of youthful disaffection and tempered anger. Ottawa's Virgins maintain the punk ethos without preaching; it's all commenting and questioning vocals in a gimmick-free foundation of crisp drumming, steady bass and fluid/fuzzy guitar lines. An excellent debut, marred only slightly by the rather low level of the recording. Twelve minutes of finest music for your wounded ears." (Rob Stewart) - A record that deserves a reissue. In the same year they released their second & last EP on which three live songs are immortalized. That's it for today, off to the weekend with you!

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PLAN NINE - I Ain't No Robot EP 1981

Excellent EP by Plan Nine on Aura Records with four fat rockin' numbers. 2018 re-issued by Supreme Echo in a limited edition of 500 copies with two unreleased demo cuts plus a booklet with flyers, photographs and the band’s story. Info from them for you: Canadian prairie Punk by the three King brothers who moved out from Toronto in the fall of 1980 to become one of Calgary’s earliest on the scene! The late Bob King’s whitty and thought provoking socio-political lyrics transformed from bedroom acoustic songs into a flurry of wild wah-wah fuzz and shredding guitars with over tones of power-pop and hard rock. Canada’s “praries” are the equivalent to the USA’s “mid-west” and the sound of this EP is exactly that! Imagine Devo & The Gizmos as Canadian Punkrockers. - Great Stuff!

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BEYOND POSSESSION - Tell Tale Heart EP 1985

I put the metal label here, although the band started out as solid Hardcore/Punk maniacs and I also had their first full length from 1986, but had to give way due to financial resentments (really annoyed me) and now rediscovered and before the SGE hopefully get three points against Bochum today, here & now their first EP with six smashin' cocktails on Rooter Records and I coerce you with littles info from somewhere: Beyond Possession is a band of conviction, and its members refuse to have their names published. Their leader fears it would detract from the group’s identity. The group’s name is taken by man to imply an association with Satan and the demonic hype with which heavy-metal bands often flirt. Not so, say the members of Beyond Possession: rather, they claim they are beyond being possessed by ego and material goods. An American and a Soviet flag hang in the band’s house. “We don’t lick anyone’s boots,” says one. A skateboarding tune they wrote and recorded has been distributed on a Skaterock album. Band members say they oppose both the NeoNazi sentiments of Punk and the blatant commercialism of heavy metal; their music is a hard-core-punk-&-heavy-metal fusion, a compromise that can be appreciated by both the thrashers and the headbangers.

Their nameless and energetic leader works hard to keep alternative music alive in community halls around town. They’ve got day jobs and sink all their money back into the band. They travel. They just got back from an 18-state tour on which they peddled a few home-spun records and made a few waves. Insulted by a condescending announcer on a San Francisco radio show, the DJ had had the audacity to ask inane questions about Canadian weather, the band was forced to fill the mike with rude noises. Beyond Possession confide that “he didn’t ask us about our music.” So dear folks, just a quick fuck and then let's go!

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CUTZ - Space In Time 7'' 1980

In early 1979 the Cutz were formed out of the ashes of the infamous Calgary rock country band the Famous Brothers. Sally (vocals) and Sandy (guitar/vocals) gathered Al (bass) and Lonnie (drums) and a litte later Don (guitar). The Cutz were along with other small bands part that made up the early Punk scene in Calgary. Their music can be described as a cross between X, Patti Smith and Jefferson Airplane, combining the energy and emotion of the late 70s Punk ethic blended in with the musicality and idealism if the late Sixties creating a hybrid that was engaging yet rebellious at the same time. Starting out like most other bands back in the day playing house parties, community halls and pretty much anywhere that would let them, The Cutz set list at first heavily influenced by choice 60s covers envolved into more and more original songs and the result was they started to find their own sound. After playing everywhere theuy could for the better part of a year the Cutz saved up their money and went into Jonathon Sound in January 1980 and recorded three songs and in April they released their only 7Inch with two goodies on Aura Records in an edition of 500 copies.

The band continued to play around Calgary as well as a few out of town gigs that would come their way. With other heroes from the Calgary scene releasing records right around the same time (The Verdix, Hot Nasties, The Sturgeons), the litte scene was starting to gather attention and build momentum. As odd as it sounds legendary blues and rock icon John Baldry saw the five play at a house party and expressed interest in taking the band into the studio to record. This is summertime 1980, with a record out, a loyal local following and endorsement from a rock legend, the Cutz seemed to be on their way. But by the end of 1980 exhaustion, internal struggles and personal conflicts broke up the band. The Cutz reformed once in 2007 to perform a few songs at a celebration of life gathering for close friend Mick Memorex (Verdix) RIP.

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VENDETTA - Modern Rockers 7'' 1978

Phew, this shitty winter is really taking its toll on my mood and the stupid work doesn't leave much time for creativity and posting. But today I have another cool darling for you. Barely known by record collectors is this rare and wild 7Inch on Les Disques Star Records and it's the only release by moustache rockers Vendetta from Ottawa, and the band consisted of Duggie (vocals), Mitch (guitars), Mr. Ron (bass), Vulture (drums). Both tracks are laden with shredding guitars, vigorous singing and a high octane rhythm section that keeps the listeners attention from start to finish. 2018 reissued by Supreme Echo in a limited edition of 500 copies in form of a flexi 7Inch. Rarely featured on compilations, only on the bootleg Canada's Pissed Vol.3, which I'd be interested in, can anyone send it?

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ARSON - White Folks 7'' 1979

Five piece from Toronto hereby invite you to listen to their only great & rare 7Inch on Motor Records, which was released in a limited edition of 900 copies, and since I can't talk about the How’s, Why’s and Wherefore’s, because I wasn’t there at the time, I found a small but shiny & informative anecdote from someone who knows better, here we go: In 1977, at the height of the punk rock pandemic that was effortlessly engulfing the globe, vocalist and composer Rude Tuesdai fortuitously joined forces with guitarist Marcel Lafleur to begin a musical friendship that has spanned more than three and a half decades and spawned the incendiary band ARSON, the rest of the gang were Chic (guitars), Spyke (bass), Mike (drums). Ask anyone who’s ever heard them live and they’ll tell you that ARSON sonically sutures the Detroit destruction of the Stooges and MC5; the New York noise of the Velvet Underground and New York Dolls; and the British brainpower of the Stranglers and Clash. I could go on, so I will. Arson has independently toured all across North America and played countless concerts in a myriad of notorious rock’n’roll breeding grounds like New York, Detroit, and Chicago while sharing stages with (and stealing spotlights from) much influential legendary luminaries as the Dead Boys, Misfits, Suicide, Troggs, Destroy All Monsters, etc…. Meanwhile, Rude and Martin continued to douse the band’s smoldering ashes with new songs until the time was right to finally tap their past and craft a contemporary sound containing the unflinching fury of their earlier incarnation.

Aided and abetted by John Sutton (Weakerthans) on bass and David Quinton (Mods, Dead Boys, Stiv Bators) on drums, Arson recently recorded an in depth profile for Toronto radio station CIUT while recent concerts have garnered a whole new generation of rave reviews. That not hyperbole, that’s a fact and you can take it from me because I actually was there back in 1977 at the height of the punk rock heyday. So who you gonna believe: me or your own ears? (Bio by Jeffrey Morgan)

Two amazing songs and really too little for a talented band like Arson.

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MODERNES PICKLES - s/t EP 1981

One more rare 7Inch, today from the Moderne Pickles, one of the first alternative outfits out of Quebec City and this little bastard was made in 1981 and released via Neanderthal Records in an edition of 850 copies. Needless to say, this is their only vinyl appearance. The band was founded by Martin (vocals), Michel (guitars), Bertrand (bass), Robert (drums) at the end of the late Seventies and somehow they didn't make it for a record, probably because of their extraordinary style. We have three songs here, the first two shine with a decent New Wave touch and the third is not worth mentioning, and apart from that, it is not very clear to me why some crazy people charge 30-40 Euros for this record. Well, that's why I'm here to stop you... anyway the second half of the Bundesliga for the SGE starts in two hours, today versus fucking BVB, and I just want three points. ⚽⚽⚽

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V/A - Bloodstains Across The World #6 2019

Oh Yeah, the last across the world Bloodstains to date and how we can move into the mood for the weekend more splendidly?... right, drinking with good friends, telling stories and hang out. There are supposed to be 100 copies and like the previous ones, #6 was created by the same detective. All songs are at least decent and some have already appeared on other compilations. What bothers me a little is the poor loveless artwork, very cheap card sleeve and no info about the bands except year of release and their country of origin... but enough grumbling. I have to hurry to catch the train and two beautiful days lie ahead with lots of Backgammon, beer, music and Happi Happi, Cheers!

1.Wha' Der Yer Want? - BOUNDSTONE SCHOOL

2.Men Of Action - STATE OF EMERGENCY

3.Nostalgie - EVIL ROXY

4.I'm Being Followed - THE NOVELS

5.So What - SILVERSTONE

6.Tytot Irvistaa - IDIOOTTI

7.Thinking About The Sun - THE SPIES

8.C'mon Everybody - BRENT FORD & THE NYLONS

9.Media - THE VERDIX

10.When You Were My Baby - THE VERTEX

11.I Just Need Myself - THE CURE

12.Look At Me Now - THE MYSTERONS

13.Destruye - FAMILIA REAL

14.Depresion - FAMILIA REAL

15.Bingo - THE ESCORTS

16.I Hate Being In Love - AMY & THE ANGELS

17.Subway - NO KNOWN CURE

18.Pretend You're Not Crazy - PHOBIA

19.Republik - BANDAGE

20.Lip Gloss Factor - PAUL WEST & RHYTHM SQUADRON

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V/A - Killed By Death #666 1998

Last post in 2021 and the conclusion on wdthtc I want to end with a another great collection of early and unusual European, North American and Australian Punk rarities! Nice job once again have the detectives done and including some relatively unknown obscurities to make those Killed By Death only collectors scurry a little more. There are a few "arty" tracks thrown in here that fits the album right in. A decidedly tasteful international flavor here of some of the most fucked music ever made. Sharpen your silly little pencils cause what's left you're gonna have to add to your want list. So rare you gotta wonder if they were ever made! Overall this is a fuckin' great record, especially this late in the compilation game, worth listening to a few times a year. A total of Nineteen rare nuggets, for you, for me. Take care of yourself and I wish you all a happy fuckin' new year!

1.Å Knugen - RUNE STRUTZ

2.Jag Vill Må Bra - TUPPJUKK

3.Mopey Grope - THE SODS

4.Modern Roll - RED SQUARES

5.Sing Song - TEA SET

6.Do You Wanna - WAYWARD YOUTH

7.Reason To Whine - BRONCS

8.Everybody Loves - JUST URBAIN

9.Antero - OUTO ELÄMÄ

10.Inte Intressant - STRY & STRIPPARNA

11.Charter Tönt - LARS LANGS

12.Tro Inte Dina Ögon - SKABB

13.Brakes On You - TRACKS

14.Now I Ain't Got No Face - NO FUN

15.Nil Carborundum - THE PATHETIX

16.Dead End Kidz - DEMON PREACHER

17.Leave Me Alone - THE SCABS

18.Flying Saucer Attack - THE SURPRISES

19.Low Rent - THE RENTALS

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THE 222's - I Love Susan 7'' 1978

Glam Punk PowerPop noises from Montreal by Louie (vocals/keys), Chris (vocals), Pierre (guitars), Hoe (bass), Angel (drums), these five were/are 222. This is their first 7Inch on Rebel Records with two cuts [b.t.w., my winner is the flip].

Info from CanuckistanMusic: The 222's formed in summer 1977 and they had one foot in Punk and the other firmly rooted in the Glamrock of the New York Dolls. This is what probably opened the door for the band in a city still awash in disco and prog rock. Singer Chris Barry, who joined the band in 1978 while still a high school student, recalls in Perfect Youth (The Birth of Canadian Punk), The 222s were on TV a fair bit, so I sort of became a minor celebrity in my high school. Along with the Normals and the Chromosomes, the 222s helped kick start a scene centered around places like 364 rue St. Paul, Station 10 and the Hotel Nelson. By the time the guys walked into the long forgotten Le Petit Studio du Nord in September 1978 to record this single, the first punk record to be released in the province of Quebec, the band were as tight as the skinny leather pants they often wore. Barry: "We wanted the show to run like the Ramones, not a lot of time between songs. We wanted to be as slick as we could be (which) just meant doing our best and being in tune and trying to not drop songs in the middle of them."

How the effervescent 'I Love Suzan' escaped the major labels is anyone's guess. With nods to doo wop, the Beach Boys and of course their heroes the Ramones, it's a perfect power pop charmer that should have been the soundtrack to the summer of '79 rather than an obscure collector seven-inch. What's more, the tougher sounding 'The First Studio Bomb' over on the flip takes the lads more firmly into punk territory, making this a potent little double-sider well worth the digging. Ah, but the 222s story was only just beginning. With numerous TV appearances in Montreal, and packed shows in Toronto and at Max's Kansas City in New York, they seemed ready for the big time. But by 1981, the popular band still had not released a follow-up, and well, Montreal being Montreal, they somehow managed to hook up with some of that city's less savoury types, who had plans of their own for the boys. (Michael Panontin)

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