RAMZES & THE HOOLIGANS - Poland/Alkoholand EP 1994

One more rare item from the glorious 333 x Up & Down series and does a good job. Ramzes & The Hooligans are Polish Oi!/Punk group from Rydultau. Despite a few concerts, they became famous with simple, often controversial, yet humorous texts concerning matters that they hurting every day Polish society. The band does not consider itself bound to any ideology, and their texts can be found even mockery of joy after the death of Adolf Hitler, and assigning him to the evil world. The band almost broke up after the departure of vocalist Ramzes to Germany after 1989 (the mocking words of the song Easter fall Together we'll go to the church of the Lord Jesus to kiss, we all really happy that he is an idiot crucified for us, which apparently had flee the country), however, and there he played a few gigs and released the album 'We Are Back', which is the German release of A Clockwork Orange. Dirty UK '77 fashioned bootboy-streetpunk!

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JABBERWOCKY - We're Just Bom Bom Boys EP 1995

Well, the weather is still shitty, rain & rain & rain and I start today with this dutch garagepunk band from Vorstenbosch/Holland and members were Dirk and Edwin Timmers, Michel van Lanen and Patrick. Jabberwocky made several records between 1993 and 2000, toured Holland and Germany and played several times at the VPRO's Club Lek. Jabberwocky split up in 2000, but reunite in 2006 with new energy! This four track EP was part of the "333 x Up & Down" series of Incognito Records and was recorded at John's "Pink Noise Studio" in Eindhoven. Fast & catchy-trashy as fuck.

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MEGAFOONS - Nooit Meer Fascisme EP 1983

Megafoons are from Utrecht and this is their second EP. I would describe their music as folk/punk or unplugged. Slide violins, slide guitars and bongos are their instruments, they sing in dutch dialect strong political lyrics (I think it goes exclusively against war and its consequences, we all see what's going on in the Middle East. When mankind learns at last from the past?) - Four charming songs coming over. It must be not always fast and aggressive. A very nice one I think.

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VIIMEINEN KOLONNA - Onnellisuus Ahdistaa EP 2001

From Helsinki comes this fantastic hardcore band (last column), and this is their first release on Fight Records. And Fuck! what a horny music. Influences of Discharge or Terveet Kädet are here and all the nine songs roars out of the speakers so that these must do a quite maximum job. If I could only understand what these weird guys sing here? The Finnish language is world class and I think the guys are really pissed off. aggressive quick notes that I can always play. The world as a punk rocker is not easy. Everyone who enjoyed classic hardcore 'Made In Finland' can't getting away from this awesome band. B.t.w. great cover artwork.

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BELLA BELLA - Telefon 7'' 1982

Another collaboration from unforgotten multitalent Fredi Fender (Mordbuben AG), here as singer of Bella Bella (formed 1982, disbanded 1983) and this is their only record, released on WEA Records, with two nice poppy Wave songs. The title song is about learnin' another person via the phone and the voice is pleasant and you go ahead with stimulating conversation and in the end you come together and you just fall in love (or not). Surely I know such a situation like this and it could be happen every day. So be attentively, perhaps this can be the love of your life. The b-side is a cropped instrumental version. Nice & not Sleazy!

- Special Thx to Reinhard -

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JELLO BIAFRA - Jezebel 7'' 2008

I believe it is unnecessary to write about Jello Biafra. Everyone knows him and appreciates his position. Was recently a guest in Wiesbaden last Thursday and it was once again a big screen, this man is really still on the top. Therefore, I quote a review of this limited to 3000! 7inch: "What do you get when Jello Biafra and three of the Zen Guerrilla attack two songs for a Reverend Horton Heat compilation? You get this aural ass-kicking of a 7-inch! The A-side is their scathing take on the classic rockabilly tune, "Jezebel," while the B-side is their version of the Rev's awesome tune "Speed Demon"!! The cover art is hand-picked by Jello - and if you think the topless blonde with the dog is striking, wait 'til you see the other side." More Words, No! - ENJOY!

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BELASTUNGSPROBE - Æ.T.Z. EP 1980

Belastungsprobe were a punk band from Hamburg/Germany and this is their first record with eight short songs, released again on Play Loud Records. Guitar, bass, drums, a cheap keyboard or two, and talking/shouting vocals. They had never moved out of the garage into a proper recording studio, possible they would have sounded something like this. Weird low-fi punk rock fun which sounds very experimental, all D.I.Y. made and sure the offers (if any were) by Alfred Hilsberg resisted, Belastungsprobe remains no ZickZack band. Listen to the second one here.

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LA POLLA RECORDS - Y Ahora Que? EP 1983

Shortly before bedtime this nice record: La Polla Records is a Basque punk rock band and was formed in 1979 in Agurain, a small town in the Basque Country. They released their first EP Y Ahora Qué? ('So Now What?') via an small indie label called Oihuka and they were one of the first punk bands to sing in spanish. The name was somewhat controversial because in Spain's spanish, polla is slang for penis. I can imagine how big the trouble was. The title track can be found on essential Bloodstains Across Spain compilation. So here we have four killer songs in the KBD style, wild, raw, dirty & short.

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PSYCHO SURGEONS - Horizontal Action 7'' 1978

Amazing record by this combo from Sydney's first punk bands, formed by Mark Taylor (guitar), Dave Taylor (drums), Charlie Georgees (bass) and Stan Armstrong (vox). Horizontal Action was released on their own label Wallaby Beat in September 1978, 500 copies were pressed. All the sleeves were laid out on the floor and band members threw cow's blood over a lot. Needless to say, the single is an impossibly rare item these days. Shortly after the release the band split and Mark and David Taylor formed The Lipstick Killers. So this is the re-release which comes in a gatefold sleeve with pics and a four page band-story. Nice Platter!

- Special Thx again to Fredrik -

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THE SKUNKS - Can't Get Loose 7'' 1979

The Skunks are commercially successful punk band from the late 1970's Austin, Texas scene. The band formed in 1977 by Jesse Sublett on vocals + bass, "Fazz" Eddie Munoz on guitar and Billy Blackmon on drums. They released several singles, two albums and miscellaneous tracks on compilations between 1978 and 1982. This is their debut record with two classics, 'Earthquake Shake' Skin beats the shit out of you during the title song is a bit too long, intensive sound and heavy impulsive. Re-released in 2011 on Last Laugh Records, good choice!

- Special Thx to Fredrik -

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