DE PRESS - Block To Block 1981

De Press is a Polish-Norwegian new wave band founded in Oslo in 1980. They were among the leading Norwegian new wave bands, and also gained a following in Poland. The original De Press had the following line-up: Andrej Nebb (Andrzej Dziubek) - vocals & bass, Jørn Christensen - guitar, Ola Snortheim - drums & percussion and the debut album Block to Block was one of the most influential Norwegian rock releases in the early 80's (alongside The Aller Værste's Materialtretthet). With their unmistakeable blend of typical early 80's dark new wave rock and Eastern European influences (complete with Polish refugee Andrej Nebb's often unintelligble Norwegian-English-Polish lyrics), they have remained an oft-referenced band in Norwegian rock. Original pressings of their early work fetch high prices on the second hand market, and although none of their subsequent album releases matched their debut in terms of acclaim and popularity, Block to Block is consistenly rated high on "best Norwegian albums of all time" lists and is nowadays a true classic punk/wave album. The original De Press disbanded in 1981, but also recorded a second album in 1982 called Product. They reunited in 1991. By 1995, Nebb was the only remaining original member. With various line-ups, Nebb's De Press still tour and release records in Poland.

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DER FLUCH - s/t LP 1982

Side projekt of Deutscher W, lead singer of OHL, which were founded 1981 in Leverkusen. Their early sound is a bit Influenced by bands like The Cramps and Meteors but naturally OHL. The first album was released in 1982 on Rock-O-Rama and that same year the Gesandten Des Grauens 12'' plus three goodies on the 'Die Deutschen Kommen' comp. After that the band disappeared for twelve years until 1994, then comes the album 'Für Immer' out and the music became harder and the lyrics are still influenced by the British Hammer and horror B-movies. In 1994 they were represented with Betet Für Uns on the Godfathers of German Gothic compilation and thus pays tribute to the influence of Der Fluch on the German Gothic-Rock scene. Until 2002 they published three albums. The band is still acitve, but plays only sporadically live. I like those early tunes and I think these are the best recordings from Der Fluch, pretty minimalistic and very catchy. Today rarities, at that time they were laughed. So kann's gehen, nicht wahr. In this file are the songs of the 12" included. The envoys of horror ask for the dance, don't let them wait!

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V/A - Killed By Death #5 1993

Not easy now to bring a worthy post but I think I found with a further compilation of the Killed By Death series the right one. First pressing on black vinyl with black and silver labels, the re-release comes in orange vinyl. Nineteen songs from rare punk records from all over the world and the range is of course again superb. Gets my full marks. Seek the blog for more stuff while listen to this record.

1.What The Fuck - BLACK EASTER

2.Job - THE NUBS

3.Microwave Radiation - X-TERMINATORS

4.White Stains - THE MOLLS

5.Romantic - THE STALIN

6.Cry For Fame - DIETER MEIER

7.Tammy Wynette - THE MAGGOTS

8.Teenage Life - THE COWBOYS

9.Look Around (I Was So Upset) - HUBBLE BUBBLE

10.If I Watch TV - NEO PUNKZ

11.Reborn - SHITDOGS

12.Shoot The Pope - RPA

13.Clubnite - TEDDY & THE FRAT GIRLS

14.Corporate Food - ANONYMOUS

15.Drugs - RIOT 303

16.Nazi School - CRACKED ACTOR

17.Afraid Of The Russians - STIPHNOYDS

18.No Monarchy - THE KIDS

19.Sweet Rot - HUBBLE BUBBLE

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R.I.P. Lemmy * 24.12.1945 - † 28.12.2015

And again, the world has lost a very big Rock & Roller, you know it certainly all. On 28 December 2015, four days after his 70th birthday, Lemmy died from an "extremely aggressive cancer." I'm sure he would rather collapsed on stage but it went quickly and he have not to torture in some shitty hospital. I was really shocked when I read this morning of his death, I mean, I enjoy listening Motörhead but that's a while ago. I'm sad about it, now drink a couple of beers and say goodbye to a legend, in his lifetime and now more than ever. In this post you will find two 7Inches, the England 7'' plus the Killed By Death 7''. Lemmy was Motörhead, and he was Rock & Roll!!!

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V/A - Halt Die Ohren Steif! (Rare German Underground 1980-1983)

Und jetzt etwas ganz besonderes und zuerst meinen herzlichen Dank an Loni und Reinhard ohne deren Hilfe diese compilation nicht möglich gewesen wäre. Meine erste Idee war eine Fortsetzung von Smasch BRD doch die verwarf ich schnell weil die Mucke hier nicht vorwiegend Punkrock ist sondern es handelt sich um extrem rare goodies von 7Inches, tapes oder alben die keine Sau kennt, mich eingeschlossen. Als ich die tracks am 24.12. bekam lauschte ich sofort was da kommt und zu meiner überraschung war ich verblüfft welch perlen aus eigenen landen so herum schlummern. Abgesehen von ein zwei liedern kannte ich nix, von daher mußte ich sofort reinhören. Aus den fast über vierzig juwelen hab ich dann diese zweiunddreißig ausgewählt, das artwork gezimmert (meine zeichnerischen aktivitäten in den 90zigern) und Voila! ist somit eine erstaunliche reihe an guter songs entstanden und ich muss sagen absolut hörenswert. Zumindest für jeden von euch der auf German Underground Mucke abfährt. Punk, Wave, Synth-Pop und Rock, alles hier drauf und textlich ebenso stark. Es wäre schön zu wissen wie die Download Gemeinde, Ihr, das dingens findet, dafür gibt's die Comment Section. For my International friends: High Quality German Underground Music from rare 7inches, tapes or unknown albums on this one, selfmade artwork, only hits and lost nuggets, leave a comment and tell me what you're thinking.

1.Langeweile-Kult - DON CAMILLO & DIE SCHILDBÜRGER

2.Amsterdam - BLANKER WAHNSINN

3.Neongirl - KREISCHER GANG

4.1938 (Live) - ROTE FRONT

5.Gib Liebe Her - MONOPOL

6.Ganz Entspannt - STRETTO

7.Stacheldraht - COTZBROCKEN

8.Vorwiegend Heiter - BORGWARD

9.Mongoloid - ERNST

10.Mir Geht Es Danke Gut - PLASTIKTANZ

11.Schrott (Live) - STALINORGEL

12.Komm Zu Mir - NO MERCY

13.U-Bahn - GEILE TIERE

14.Monika & Otto - IMPOTENZ

15.I Think Of You - OUTRAGE

16.In Der Nacht - SCHÜTTELFROST

17.Herr Kardinal, Ham Sie Schon Mal? - CRACKERS

18.Frank Ist Krank - DON CAMILLO & DIE SCHILDBÜRGER

19.Aachener Westpunk - SWITCH

20.Blind, Wild, Leer - BLANKER WAHNSINN

21.Verlangen - EXIT

22.Halt Die Ohren Steif! - AIRBREAK

23.Was Soll Ich Tun? - MONOPOL

24.Langeweile - F.A.K.

25.Lehrlink - NITRIBITT & PAT McGLYNN

26.Glück Verfehlt - ENDSTUFE

27.Immer Nur Das Beste - NO MERCY

28.Bullen Verpisst Euch, Keiner Vermisst Euch (Live) - LUSTFINGER

29.Punker - CALIFORNIA

30.Denke Denke - PAAVO NURMI

31.Heut Abend Spielt Franz-Josef Strauss (Mit Seiner Reggae-Band) - RUDI RAABS BALLA BALLA

32.Sex Ist Schau - THE GAGS

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D.R.I. - Live @ CBGB'S New York 1984

This brings back a lot of memories. In the early 80s I listen to a lot of Metal stuff because I was a Metaller with all my heart. I leave this style when I came in touch with American Hardcore bands like Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Bad Religion, Dead Kennedys, Warfare (UK) etc.... so also with D.R.I. The Hardcore sound was an integral part in this scene and then more and more concerts took place I rather visited of course those gigs as Megadeth or Anthrax. 1986 then D.R.I. live in my city, together with Holy Moses (ARRGGHHH!) and this show changed my lifestyle completely. I will not say that they made me a punk because I've also heard some German punk bands, EA80, Slime, Daily Terror, OHL for example, but they were rarely present live as the ami bands. I would say my interest in metal was deleted this evening, First-class performance with pogo till the shack crashed, unforgotten. Who ever saw a D.R.I. gig can attest to this. A little info:

D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) is a crossover thrash band from the United States that formed in Houston, in 1982. The band currently comprises founding members, vocalist Kurt Brecht and guitarist Spike Cassidy, as well as drummer Rob Rampy and bassist Harald Oimoen. D.R.I. never gained a mainstream audience, but the integration of their hardcore punk roots with thrash metal influences was a stylistic catalyst for their contemporaries - most notably Suicidal Tendencies, Corrosion Of Conformity and Stormtroopers Of Death - alongside whom they are considered pioneers of what would later be called "crossover thrash." They have released seven original studio albums, the last of which was released in 1995. Since then, the band has continued touring and intermittently going on hiatus. In 2004, D.R.I. released a web-only demo track "Against Me", their first recording in a decade. For years, there has been talk of an eighth D.R.I. album, which has yet to materialize.

The first three albums are all terrific and as '4 Of A Kind' came out the music was too monotonous to me and I lost interest. I love more the rapid, wild aggressive sound and here on this CD are all their hits. Forty songs in Thirty-Nine minutes. A Must Listen!!

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V/A - Let's Get Pissed - It's Christmas 1984

Solid compilation on Cult Records, 1000 copies with no American bands. A final worthy contribution to Christmas 2015. Strictly speaking I wanted nothing to post on these holidays but the music is very good, the record rare and it's freshly arrived and today is the last holiday therefore it's okay. Tonight the hardcore legends from Raw Power visit Hanau and maybe I'm going there. So far so good, enjoy the rest of the evening and have yourself a drink!

- Special Thx to Fredrik -

1.Coming Back - BRISTLES

2.Hate The Law - RIOT SQUAD

3.Can't Afford To Fall - DRONGOS FOR EUROPE

4.Silent Minority - OI POLLOI

5.City And Stars - TERVEET KÄDET

6.Man Of His Own - EXISTENZ

7.Forced Values - CRUDE SS

8.Robots - PARANOIA

9.Outsider - TERVEET KÄDET

10.Dresden - DRONGOS FOR EUROPE

11.Boot Down The Doors - OI POLLOI

12.Sick Pleasure - CRUDE SS

13.Lonely - BRISTLES

14.Hidden Fear - RIOT SQUAD

15.Good Time - EXISTENZ

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V/A - A Clockwork Orange 1972

I come now to some special music from a movie which I would call my absolute favorite movie. I don't know how many times I've seen it but if I see it again I'm always delighted by the story, the actors, the film sets and the brilliant work of Stanley Kubrick, he wrote, produced and directed A Clockwork Orange in 1971. A darkly satirical science fiction adaptation of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name. A brilliant book. The soundtrack features comprising mostly classical music selections and Moog synthesizer compositions by Walter Carlos. Remains only to say: A masterpiece in all things.

1.Title Music From A Clockwork Orange - WALTER CARLOS

2.Thieving Magpie [Abridged] - GIOACCHINO ROSSINI

3.Theme From A Clockwork Orange - WALTER CARLOS

4.9th Symphony, 2nd Movement [Abridged] - LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

5.March From A Clockwork Orange - WALTER CARLOS

6.William Tell Overture [Abridged] - WALTER CARLOS

7.Pomp & Circumstance March No.I - SIR EDWARD ELGAR

8.Pomp & Circumstance March No.IV [Abridged] - SIR EDWARD ELGAR

9.Timesteps [Excerpt] - WALTER CARLOS

10.Overture To The Sun - TERRY TUCKER

11.I Want To Marry A Lighthouse Keeper - ERIKA EIGEN

12.William Tell Overture [Abridged] - GIOACCHINO ROSSINI

13.Suicide Scherzo [Abridged] - WALTER CARLOS

14.9th Symphony, 4th Movement [Abridged] - LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

15.Singin' In The Rain - GENE KELLY

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THE DEVIL IN MISS JONES - Hey Jesus 1993

In 1983, the band Billy & The Willies were founded and the members were Ricki & Mika (guitars), Mario (drums) and bassist, songwriter and singer Sonic. The Willies (the name was the product of a Pub evening) their musical heroes are the Butthole Surfers, enriched their Punk rock sound with every imaginable style. The lyrics were mostly all one little world in itself. They released three wonderful albums before in the beginning of the 90s, a dark shadow came on the band because guitarist Ricky died. The band could not and would no longer continue playing under the old band name, because its no longer the Willies as they were announced. They decided to go ahead and in 1991 they founded The Devil In Miss Jones, Sonic was now playing guitar, Andreas now plays the bass. Soon they released two EPs and a 10'' and in 1993 all three releases were pressed on CD via BeriBeri and received much praise. The Devil In Miss Jones is punkrock out of the garage and change the myths of the history of rock and punk excellent with their wild playin'. Live they are ecstatic & unforgettable! Where other greeting Satan degenerate as a pose, they live in the merciless world of illusion between heaven and hell, the proximity of noise and pop to the struggle between good and evil to others. "...it's time to see the real devil", the rest must happen within you.

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INSTIGATORS - Nobody Listens Anymore 1985

Today there is not much to tell coz I'm knocked from yesterday. Much gin and beer, plus delicious wild roast with dumplings and red cabbage and then a round of Risiko, Walking Dead Edition and this awesome record turned their rounds, the debut album, released on Bluurg Records, by the fantastic Instigators, great harmonious melodic Punkrock from Huddersfield, England. Short onfo: the band was formed in 1980 by drummer Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw and guitarist Simon Mooney, both students at Thornhill High School, and the line-up was completed by Simon "Semi" Bridgewater (vocals) and Nicky Djorjevic (bass Guitar). They took the name Instigators on the suggestion of Ritchie Calvert of the band Disintegrated. The band's first live performance was in summer 1982. Influences on the band included Crass and Flux of Pink Indians. - You can read a review from Pushead on cool kfth site but I think this is superfluous, their music is with distance one of the best from the British Island.... magic!

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