DIESTINCT - Se Men Inte Röra 1981

Three young piece from Sundsvall and Diestinct consisted of Jan (vocals/guitars), Mikael (bass), Jörgen (drums) and was a magnificent live band, a hard-hitting trio that delivered pop-punk at a level no other band could at the time. Hundreds of gigs, two albums and four singles were released before disbanded in 1985. This is their first full-length on Mistlur with ten PowerPop/Punk nuggets, some of them have more than four minutes, which I find a bit long among others, but overall the three make it mostly acceptable and therefore not uninteresting. Also rewarded on numerous Compilations, which you check out for yourself. Good record.

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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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MASSMEDIA - Sista Ackordet 1980

The first band from Sundsvall that recorded an EP. The members had been in England and bought themselves an eight channel mixer and used that to record their EP's. On the first recording the battery of the fuzzbox went empty and because no stores where open the guitar sounds a little non-distorted. They released their EP's on the Massproduktion label, a label they created themselves. Being the most ambitious local punk band at the time they developed fast and even before the release of the first EP they recorded the classical single Das Jazz/Jag Vill Inget, live in their rehearsalroom with Jan Zachrisson from Diestinct, who knew slightly more about recordings. It is still one of the most furious singles from that period with the VU-meters glued to the red area. In February 1979 they released their first album on their own label Massproduktion. It had a print run of 800 numbered copies and is now regarded as a collector's item. In 1980 the Nilsson brothers went to Linköping to study, and that was the end of the band. The Nilsson brothers later started Huvudtvätt. So this album is an awesome KBD smasher and one of the top releases of this genre.

- Huge Thx to Fredrik -

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MASSMEDIA - Das Jazz 7'' + EP-EP-EP 1979

YEAH!!, it's done, the SGE is in the cup final in Berlin vs fucking FCB and that will be extremely difficult to win. Anyway, next post: Massmedia was a classic punk band from Sundsvall/Västernorrland who recorded their first EP during Christmas 1978 at Torkhold, a bomb shelter @ Västermalms gymnasium which was also used for punk gigs in Sundsvall. In February 1979 they released their first 7Inch on their own label Massproduktion in a print run of 492 numbered copies and is now regarded as a fuckin' collector's item, even before they recorded the first EP Das Jazz/Jag Vill Inget on a memorable night in the damp rehearsal room togehter with Jan Zachrisson from Diestinct and still one of the most untamed Swedish records. The EP-EP-EP 7Inch follows this year and in 1980 comes the compilation EP with Massmedia, Vacum and Förbjudna Ljud called Sundsvallspunk Vol.1 out. After the delays that hit Sundsvallspunk EP & the Vacum EP they discovered the advantages of pressing in Sweden and under a few months a lot of local punk band released their debut slabs on Massproduktion. The last EP Ingen Hets (listen!) and their only full length Sista Ackordet (ca. 800 copies) were also released in 1980. Musically wild, chaotic, rough & pure impact. Classic Stuff!!

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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V/A - Vägra Raggarna Benzin Vol.2 1998

Let's have a look now for more Punk/New Wave sounds from the Swedish provinces and this is volume 2, again released via Massproduktion, with twenty extreme rare goodies. Some of the original 7Inches already found here in the blog others on relevant blogs in the net. Very good artwork with detailed information in the booklet (only in Swedish) which is not included in the file because I don't have this CD anymore but who cares. Who wants more, I recommend Volume 3+4 which came out in 2015 as double album.

1.Ringhals Brinner - ASTA KASK

2.Pengar - TRASE OCH SUPERSTARARNA

3.Knulla I Bangkok - BAD BOO BAND

4.Återfall I Farten - N-LINERS

5.Kuken I Styret - THE SAME

6.Väktarnas Värld - TST

7.Film Noire - UNTER DEN LINDEN/ATT SOM

8.Silvias Unge - KRIMINELLA GITARRER

9.Fri Energi - SARAH COFFMANN

10.Amsterdam - ETIQUETTE MONA

11.Häftig Brud - EPIDEMI

12.Mina Polare - RASTA HUNDEN

13.Hör Inte Till - TT-REUTER

14.Dömd - BLITZEN

15.Uniformerade Män - BUGS

16.En Grogg Till - CYKLON B

17.Fahlmans Fik - SVETTENS SÖNER

18.Maskerad - VACUM

19.Pompeji - ONBIRDS

20.Ett Gevär I Min Hand - DIESTINCT

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V/A - Sveriges Största Singel III 1983

Sveriges Största Singel was a mini serie of three records by Mistlur Records, again sold to a single price and full with more Alternative/Pop/Punk label bands. I listen much to the Raketerna album and I thought somewhere I know the last song on their record and found it here. Volume I I found quite amazing, and this compilation is as strong. Nice artwork with much information inside (in Swedish), you can discover the early new swedish sound of the 80s. Enough words, I must hurry because I fly off.

1.Hunger - STADION

2.Salta Diamanter - LOLITA POP

3.Lågsäsong - DOCENT DÖD

4.Staten Och Kapitalet - EBBA GRÖN

5.I Det Tomma Sessionsrummet. Studenten. Kanslisterna - DAGENS UNGDOM

6.Flyktförsök - DIESTINCT

7.Kärlek Och Hat - BRÄNDA BARN

8.Golva Mig - RYMDIMPERIET

9.Jagad Av Drömmar - RAKETERNA

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