V/A - Dragonskolan (Live) 12'' 1982

This rare 12'' was recorded in Umeå at Dragonskolan in 1981 (organized as a drug-free music festival) and was published in ca. 300 copies by Brute Force Records, Umeå's only "real" record label around 1980. The record company was transformed by Lars Gillen around 1984 to Garageland Records and then they released some heavy metal records. On this evening, there playing jazz and blues bands from Stockholm and bands from Umeå. They decided to recording this album with four of Umeå' bands as document to show that it is possible to having a little slice of nice Swedish underground music, even if it breaks all financial resources, in their home town. So, that's punk rock! - Musically it's rather "quiet" here but all four songs are good and rockin' friendly.

1.Another Girl - STEVE ROPER BAND

2.Vi Hör Ihop - DAGEN D

3.Hem Till Dig - FAVORITORKESTERN

4.Kom Till Mig - NYLLE & NALLARNA

- Huge Thx to Fredrik -

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V/A - Best Of Limp 1980

Limp Records was an independent record label based out of Rockville, Maryland that operated from 1978 until 1982. Run by Skip Groff out of his Yesterday and Today Records store, Limp was one of the first labels releasing music from the nascent D.C. punk scene. The label's more notable output includes the first Bad Brains release (a song on The Best of Limp (… Rest of Limp), the second Minor Threat record (a split release with Dischord), and the first record by Black Market Baby. The label's first release was the Slickee Boys second EP. 1000 copies released, comes in a plain cardboard sleeve with two 11.75" x 11.75" flats. Back cover of the regular issue is rubber stamped with a number (the test press back is pictured). Full recording details in the file. A fine release with massive hits!!

1.Gotta Tell Me Why - SLICKEE BOYS

2.Secrets - NIGHTMAN

3.Go Back - D.CEATS

4.Question Of Temperature - SLICKEE BOYS

5.Something To See - NURSES

6.I Made A Mistake - D.CEATS

8.Red Cadillac & A Black Moustache - TEX RUBINOWITZ

9.Do Wah Diddy - THE RAZZ

10.Drunk & Disorderly - SHIRKERS

11.Broken Promises - PENETRATORS

12.I Love You - SLICKEE BOYS

13.Viola D'Amour - NURSES

14.Don't Bother Me - BAD BRAINS

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THE EXPLOITED - War Now 12'' 1988

Formed 1979 in Edinburgh, The Exploited is a punk band from the second wave of UK punk and every punk knows them. Standing tall as a long-running paradigm of British hardcore, the Exploited - a name emblazoned on the backs of countless leather jackets - is musically harsher, darker and cruder than the Edinburgh band's '77 forefathers. So I must not leave a lot of words about them. They started out as a street punk band, before transforming into a faster hardcore direction, only with a heavy political influence. From about 1987 on they changed into a crossover thrash band. They signed to Secret Records in March 1980 and released their debut EP Army Life (which was #6 in the independent charts for eight weeks), followed by their best album I think 'Punk's Not Dead' which slogan is written on every grey wall in every grey city. Three songs here, all well done!

- Special Thx goes to Fredrik -

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BRYGADA KRYZYS - s/t LP 1982

Brygada Kryzys (Crisis Brigade) or B.K. is one of the most important and influential Polish punk/rock reggae bands. The band was founded in 1981 by two well-known guitarist/vocalists from Warsaw, Robert Brylewski (formerly of the band Kryzys) and Tomasz Lipinski (from Tilt). This is the first album and the recordings were made between February and April 1982 in a studio in Warsaw. The Album is considered as the first officially record in Poland (....) with punk rock and new wave music. Appeared in the circulation of about 150.000 copies. It's understood that part of it has been directed to sell and has appeal because of the bold work of the team in the face of contemporary socio-political situation. Some critics, however, undermine the claim of milling of effort. The crisis in the music media poll for the best Polish post-war record came in second place. In March 1982 the recording company “Tonpress” opens a new studio in Warsaw’s Wawrzyszew district and begins looking for a band to test it. BK manager, Jacek Olechowski, suggests the group. Over a few days several songs were recorded and “Tonpress”, with hesitation, agrees to publish the record. The result is this awesome dark punk/wave record with nine melancholic punky tunes and I listen while I post this to Love A (the German punk band this hour, check their songs on youtube or whatever). - I'm in a very drunken constitution yet and all this info it stolen from fuckipedia. Anyway, this is a glorious record.

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GLAMOUR GHOULS - Top Of The World, Ma! 1990

One label I very recommend is the german Incognito Records, now based in Berlin, and I must say every release is 100% pure punkrock. I got a few records, some are post here and this record is another example for this great people. Here we have now six varied glam-punkrock pearls by a band from Darmstadt, which really has it, unfortunately long disbanded. Apart from the long out of print 333 x UP & DOWN 7", they left us with this mini-LP. The songs included such Killer tracks like "Roller Coaster" and "Saloon Horror" and the band were known by various samplers. Fast, raw, dirty, a great punk record and particularly successful the old Eddie Cochran classic "Summertime Blues" which blows the shit out of you!

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V/A - 23 - Nichts Ist So Wie Es Scheint 1999

Weekend once again I watched DVD and for a long time this movie: 23 - Nichts Ist So Wie Es Scheint (23 - nothing is what it seems) is about Karl Koch, who died on 23 May 1989, probably self-immolation, a hacker who drifts ever further in his numbers and conspiracy mania, based on true story (saw this February 1999 in Hamburg with my then girlfriend and was immediately impressed). The Cold War is raging the global peace movement in defiance of the world in a frenzy of fear of nuclear threat and the 19-year-old Karl Koch is whether this status quo deeply insecure. Maintenance, he finds precisely in the worship of the fictitious character of Hagbard Celine from Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson's Illuminatus! Trilogy. About the depth study of the Illuminati theory says Karl characters identify that point to a worldwide conspiracy of economic and political forces, culminating in the all dominating number 23. At a meeting of the Chaos Computer Club, Karl gets to know the student David. David and Karl are able to hack into the global data network—which is still, at this point, in its early stages—and their belief in social justice propels them into espionage for the KGB. Driven by contacts with a drug dealer, and by increasing KGB pressure to hack successfully into foreign systems, Karl spirals into a cocaine dependency and grows increasingly alienated from David. In a drug-addled state, Karl begins to sit in front of his computer for days at a time. Perpetually sleepless, he also grows increasingly delusional. When David publicly reveals the espionage activity in which the two men have been engaged, Karl is left alone to face the consequences, collapse soon follows. Karl is taken to a hospital to deal with his drug addiction and mysteriously dies afterward. - Extremely catchy, excellent actors and 1A soundtrack and I urgently recommend you to see movie.
A really watchable German thriller.

1.Child In Time - DEEP PURPLE

2.Eighties - KILLING JOKE

3.The Passenger - IGGY POP

4.Rauchhaus Song - TON STEINE SCHERBEN

5.DNS - 39 CLOCKS

6.Money - FLYING LIZARDS

7.Mathar - DAVE PIKE

8.Love Is The Drug - ROXY MUSIC

9.Halt Dich An Deiner Liebe Fest - FREUNDESKREIS

10.Time Flies - ENJOTT SCHNEIDER

11.Illuminatus - ENJOTT SCHNEIDER

12.Am Winterfeldplatz - ENJOTT SCHNEIDER

13.Vom BKA Verfolgt - ENJOTT SCHNEIDER

14.Freundschaft - ENJOTT SCHNEIDER

15.Abschied - ENJOTT SCHNEIDER

16.Die Letzte Fahrt - ENJOTT SCHNEIDER

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V/A - Beethovens Rache 1988

Bonn was the capital city of Germany a few years ago and it was time for a compilation with bands from Bonn and the label 'Bönnsche Ton' finally released it in 1988 (Another release have a green cover) and it has become a true gem. Eight bands in total and each song is a hit. FFF, Molotow Soda (Ex-Canal Terror), Rabatz to name a few are on it and some material is nowadays unreleased and thus rare. Today it's very difficult to get a copy and my vinyl here I have acquired at a record fair for a lot of money. Beethoven's Revenge is a solid German Punk sampler which can be proud of and my appreciation to the creators, nice artwork, detailed booklet, all included: Big One! In 2002 is one more record called 'Beethovens Alptraum' released with more stuff from the Bonn Punk scene. Long live Ludwig Van...

1.Kaiserpfalzlied/Punx - DIE BONNER HARTCHØRE

2.Rush - VENDETTA

3.Gnadenschuss - URLAUB IM ROLLSTUHL

4.Haftbefehl - RABATZ

5.Zuviel - FFF

6.Lolita Cellulitis - MOLOTOW SODA

7.Schwarzer Block - GEISTIGE VERUNREINIGUNG

8.Gut Deutsch - URLAUB IM ROLLSTUHL

9.Den Of Assassins - VENDETTA

10.Kalte Augen - MOLOTOW SODA

11.Schwarze Hirne - FFF

12.Dreckfresser - INZEST

13.Break - VENDETTA

14.Unzivilisation - RABATZ

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V/A - Tanz Mit Dem Herzen 1982

One request now and another one from my former Blog. It seems NDW music is still popular and this record from EMI is a premium blend of this time. Usually only well-known bands on it with their classics and the mixture of synth-pop and 'punk' is acceptable. Those were carefree times, I was young, went to school and first approximations to the Girls and trouble with parents. Today, life is the challenge. Well, the sound is still alive and keeps me fit. A bit of nostalgia for all end 60s. Take care!

1.Dreiklangsdimensionen - RHEINGOLD

2.Eisbär - GRAUZONE

3.Die Wilde 13 - FEHLFARBEN

4.Berühren - PROFIL

5.Taschenrechner - KRAFTWERK

6.Alltag - BERNWARD BÜKER BANDE

7.Das Model - KRAFTWERK

8.Film 2 - GRAUZONE

9.Skandal Im Sperrbezirk - SPIDER MURPHY GANG

10.Ein Jahr (Es Geht Voran) - FEHLFARBEN

11.So Kühl - PROFIL

12.Fluss - RHEINGOLD

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THE DAMNED - Shut It 7'' 1996 & Little Miss Disaster 7'' 2005

So here now two limited singles by the London dark punk band The Damned and both are simply delicious. The Shut It 7'' single was only available in U.S. and was released to promote the Not Of This Earth album, recorded by a new line-up which featured long-term members Dave Vanian and Rat Scabies, and new members Kris Dollimore (Guitar), Allan Lee Shaw (Guitar), and Moose (Bass). Side A has the pure cut while the B-Side is The Krupps Mix, both tunes are awesome, next 7'' is from 2005 and was released via their own Lively Arts label in 2005, it was the band’s first single release since "Shut It" record. The band’s line-up shifted again, with Stu West making his recording debut on bass guitar for the group, having taken over on live dates from Patricia Morrison, who has begun to concentrate on her daughter Emily and managing the band. The song continues the style the band established for their Grave Disorder album, with their unique gothic/punk/psychedelic sound, fast guitars and swirling keyboards topped off with a dramatic vocal. From 11 November 2005, the band began selling copies of the single on their Little Miss Disaster Tour. The sleeve featured Emily Strange as a result of a collaboration between the band and the Emily Strange website. On December 1, the single was made available from the band’s website, with a limited edition of 1000 vinyl copies (with a red splattered vinyl pattern), and on CD. The B-side, a live version of "Anti-Pope", was recorded live at Manchester's Academy on 4. December 2004 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their album Machine Gun Etiquette.

- Huge Thx to Mr.Fredrik -

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BLITZKRIEG - Complete Disarmament 1984

Anarchy HC/Punk band from Alkmaar with their lone release on Manikaal Records. Twenty-One angry tracks, reminds me little to the English band but yet different. I'm not in the mood to write more, it's a good record and you can read a few reviews on the kfth page. Somehow I get not awake today. Better I go back to bed and watch a good movie, really bleak without football.

- Thx to Fredrik -

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