V/A - El Pecado Original 1986

Accidentally found on my hard drive this superb compilation of another explicit example of Madrid bands and this record is a rare item and I listen now a second time to this. The whole was released via Discos Radioactivos Organizados (DRO), one of the first Spanish independent labels, and is without a doubt simply genial. A healthy mixture of post-punk, synth pop and new wave rush herein and most of the songs had not been published previously. This is all you have to know... I think, I hit myself in bed, sleep enters again.

1.Oh, Oh, Oh - LOS BÓLIDOS

2.Ráfagas - LOS BÓLIDOS

3.23 De Enero - LAS CHINAS

4.Chicos De La Calle - LAS CHINAS

5.Mi Chica Se Ha Ido A Katmandú - LOS NIKIS

6.Rumbo A Manhattan - LOS NIKIS

7.La Carrera - LOS NEGATIVOS

8.El Descapotable Rosa - LOS NEGATIVOS

9.Rosemary - AVIADOR DRO

10.Hazme Tu Androide - AVIADOR DRO

11.Órdenes - EL HUMANO MECANO

12.La Banda De Los 4 - EL HUMANO MECANO

13.El Tren Especial - GABINETE CALIGARI

14.Brand New Cadillac - GABINETE CALIGARI

15.Miedo - PARÁLISIS PERMANENTE

16.Autosuficiencia - PARÁLISIS PERMANENTE

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V/A - Bloodstains Across The UK 1996

Needless here to write much, everyone knows the Bloodstains series and you like it or not. This is the first Volume from the four UK's and its full with rare British punk records 1977-1979. Was not explicitly requested but the record is blaring now out of my speakers and I can't sit still it's reason enough to choose this for today. Back cover says 500 copies, guess there are more. All Right, in nine hours begins the weekend and more Bloodstains on the search option in the top left. Have a nice time with this pretty good selection of rare & wild sound!

1.True Life - MACHINES

2.Everything's Technical - MACHINES

3.You Better Hear - MACHINES

4.Evening Radio - MACHINES

5.For Adolf's Only - THE VALVES

6.Use You - X.S.ENERGY

7.Imaginery - X.S.ENERGY

8.Never Never - LUCY

9.I Am A Dalek - ART ATTACKS

10.Ultimatum - KLIPS 1988

11.Pseudo Existance - PSEUDO EXISTORS

12.Coming Up For Air - PSEUDO EXISTORS

13.Now - PSEUDO EXISTORS

14.D.C. Rip - THE STIFFS

15.The Northern Ripper - THE BLANKS

16.Understand - THE BLANKS

17.Break Down - THE BLANKS

18.Future Rights - THE RIVALS

19.Flowers - THE RIVALS

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V/A - Smash The State Vol.2 1994

New month and I have a request on this one: one more excellent compilation with old material. This record includes six great Canadian bands and I think that each of their 7''or EP they have released by small labels or self-produced are here included. Here again by No Exit Records lovingly collected and republished in the mid 90's. There exist three compilations in this series and the other ones are also highly recommended (for example: Vol.1). We have to hear eighteen punk rock classics in the proven KBD quality (whatever that may mean, haha....). Indispensable and a must for every punk rocker out there! If you interested on Volume 3 leave a feedback in the comment section. Cheers!!!

1.Leaders - LOWLIFE

2.White Lightning - LOWLIFE

3.Thinking Naturally - LOWLIFE

4.Underground - SPYS

5.Machine Shop - SPYS

6.Money, Guns & Power - PRIVATE SCHOOL

7.Fuck You - PRIVATE SCHOOL

8.I Wanna Know - PRIVATE SCHOOL

9.Sci-Fi - PRIVATE SCHOOL

10.Kids Are People Too - SILICONE INJECTION

11.Payday On Friday - SILICONE INJECTION

12.Agro - SILICONE INJECTION

13.At WAr With Peace - SILICONE INJECTION

14.She's A - SILICONE INJECTION

15.Crude City - MALIBU KENS

16.Wednesday Morning At 5:00 - MALIBU KENS

17.Divorce - WASTED LIVES

18.False Hopes - BIG BLACK PUPPETS

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TRÖCKENER KECKS - Rik Ringers EP 1981

Dutch-language punk rock group that becomes one of the most important Dutch rock acts. They were formed in May 1980 and this is the group's first single which is released one year later. The Kecks are inspired by the Buzzcocks and most of all the Undertones. The 2nd single Niet Alle Meisjes Zijn Verliefd Op Kors ('Not All Girls Are In Love With Kors') was released in 1982. In 1983 the band reaches the finale of the Grand Prix of the Netherlands Talent Show. Astonishing or? Anyway, early brillant dutch punk which fucks your brain. Schliessbaum is the first full length and is full with goodies.

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PRESSURE - You Talk, We Talk 1982 + s/t 12'' 1983

Further goes our journey into the heart of the U.K. and find this awesome band. Until now I had no idea about this band. And in the glorious Internet there is no information. Well, so I tell you something. Pressure were Jimmy Nagle, Geoff Lidyard, Dave Brown & Ivor Llewellyn, and that's it, haha.... They released two 12Inches on Anagram Records and if you now think this is cool U.K. punk stuff then let me tell you: it's not so. But do not worry, Pressure playin' a nice wave sound with a very small punk riff. Comparable to the divine Chameleons, pretty nice guitars which characterize all songs. What can I more say, another great band with five goodies and worth listen to. They are featured on several compilations (UK/DK - The Original Soundtrack, Viva La Revolution!, etc...).

- Extra Special Thx to Fredrik -

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STARSHOOTER - Get Baque 7'' 1978

Rare two-side-Killer from Starshooter, a French rock band made up of Kent Hutchinson (guitar & vocals), Jello (guitar), Mickey Snack (bass) and Phil Pressing (drums). Founded around 1975 in Lyon as the Scooters. In fact this title was registered after the first album under a pseudonym for simple contract issues. After a number of concerts (with the Damned or Jacques Higelin for example), the band signed with EMI. In 1977 the first record leaves in the tread: Pin-Up Blonde/What Crisis, Baby. One Year later the output of Get Baque, their second 45 laps a stir. It must be said that the version of the famous Beatles classic is fairly irreverent and thwarts their record company, which also owns the Beatles catalog in. So the 7inch was removed from sale after a week. Even though the record is an absolute must as you find out.

- Special Thx to Fredrik -

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BRÖDERNA - Politiker 7'' 1984

Bröderna is a punk band from Vetlanda and that's already all I know. On this brilliant record are two decent smashers in the vein of Ebba Grön or KSMB. I don't know why but they were not on the three Bloodstains compilations and I found sadly no info in the www. So you see this is very rare stuff. Both songs are great, have an excellent speed and pure power full shred, sung in swedish and adapt to any private fireworks. Check it out!

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ISOLIERBAND - Keine Gnade 7'' 1982

Another completely unknown band are Isolierband and there is absolutly very less info about them in the net (auch scheißegal), so I can't really say much about these guys. I think that this record is their only release and the band came probably original from Düsseldorf. Musically, the two songs are a pleasant mix of catchy punk/wave sound and is comparable with previous Fehlfarben (Monarchie & Alltag). Goes fast in the ear, have charm and gets not bored, appeared at I.D.L. Records and is probably their only label release. Maybe you know more???

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SLOBOBANS UNDERGÅNG - Maktgalen EP 1979

And again I am grateful that my call was answered and I can enjoy this wonderful EP, and you too for sure. A few days I posted Slobobans I Varje Tid 7'' and this is their first record with four songs with a completly different sound. The EP starts with blast, raw, rough and wild and a real KILLER!!!! Further with a slow number, perfect guitar playin' and the bass is also great as in their other 7''. The b-side starts with a cool reggae motive then turned in a fast snotty punk number, the last one spits a three minutes number out and closes the loop and you want to hear this EP again. Famos!!!! - Here's a little more info: "Slobobans Undergång from Partille was formed during the punkyear 1977. In the beginnig they thought it was much to advanced to do own songs, so some well chosen punk compositions was translated after own head. New York Dolls, Bad Detective turned into Dålig I Matte and The Damned's Problem Child become Mellanöl. But eventually they became more secure and more well together, the first record was the Maktgalen EP on Stockholm label Sista Bussen, within the years it should be 4 more singles. It was as liveband Slobobans did best with the Hassling brothers as double frontmen and a sound that often was accused to be heavy metal like. Besides, that was something the guitarist Gert Petterson was proud to confess. In 1985 the band split-up they had then played around the whole country and been through several musical phases. A problem that the band constant struggled with was to write songs which together with Per Hasslings defection killed the inclination and the pleasure to continue. Sloboban do reunion gigs once in a while and sounds nowadays even harder than before." Fantastic, rare and pure KBD sound.

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UNIPLUX - Maledetto Rock 7'' 1984

Since the 1980s, Uniplux have been an integral part of Rome’s music scene. Born from an idea of Fabio Nardelli, leader of the band’s original line-up, they debuted in the flourishing period of Italian Punk rock, with the Italian RCA label, as a guitar-bass-drum trio, releasing ‘Chi siamo noi?’ - a track declaring the incommunicability and marginalisation of young people. The group’s style, although resonant of the 1980s, takes its roots from ‘70s rock and rediscovers the Italian musical heritage of the ‘60s.

With appearances on national and local networks (Orecchiocchio, Maledetto Rock, their second single – Rai Stereo 2, Onda Verde, Domenica Rock …) their original repertoire was revived. The style was rigorously Italian, of social orientation and linked to the theme of troubled youth as a consequence of marginalisation and urban decay. Following several changes in the band’s line-up, and a stimulating collaboration between Fabio Nardelli and the musician Marco Schiavoni producing music for cinema and theatre, the band’s repertoire reached a new maturity that was reflected in their live performances. The right exposure had finally been found for Nardelli’s visceral guitar playing, his edgy voice, and the creative vision of his daily experiences of psychology and pyschotherapist Reichiano (aspiring shaman..?).

A commitment to the prevention, cure and rehabilitation of the mentally ill and drug dependent became a formidable driving force for a lyricist without compromises, at times harsh and direct, yet always sincere. Recently the group’s lyrics have been enriched due to esoteric-cultural influences, the philosophical leader’s vision of the world.

Amongst their new songs, Fermare il mondo speaks of the painful process of internal transformation, an inevitable journey to reach a new type of consciousness – the only possible alternative to the terrible conditions of homogeneity and alienation of occidental man – a clear reference to Carlo Castaneda’s book ‘Viaggio ad Ixtlan'. Il fantasma della libertà is inspired by Luis Bunuel’s eponymous film and Radiazione Orgonica is a tribute to the work of William Reich, a revolutionary psychologist who was as much a genius as he was persecuted. Dismissed from the official science of our time, the tracks Superimposizione cosmica and Asylum are dedicated to Reich, songs that speak of his death in an American prison in 1957. In 2000, the band was invited to play at the 22nd Girofestival broadcast on Rai 3. In 2004, they appeared on Rai Uno’s ‘Demo’ and in 2005, Red Ronnie’s ‘Cosa succede in città. Also they played Rai Radio 2 on Carlo Posio’s ‘Notturno Italiano’. Uniplux released 3 short films Fermare il mondo, Lady Day and Dott. Carlitos, based on an idea of Fabio Nardelli’s that was produced by Studio ZOBIT and directed by Marco Schiavoni.

The CD Radiazone Orgonica was released in 2002 on Enrico Capuano’s independent label, Blond Records and in 2006 was realeased I Dannati, i militanti e lo stregone with label Atman Records. In December 2007 Uniplux’s latest CD 'Spacciatori Di Soldi' was released in co-production with the independent label Atman Records. (Source: MySpace)

- Special Thx to Fredrik -

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