TAGMEMICS - Chimneys EP 1980

After the Art Attacks ended the members of this London group recorded their one and only EP as Tagmemics on LAX Records in 1980 and played one gig supporting The Monochrome Set in 1979 before finally calling it a day. Extreme shortlived but this vinyl kicks in every way. Fresh wave tinged punk rock in finest manner. Started with a long number which sounds at first a little poppy but with the 2nd hearin' I'm in the song...Fuck! - The second number is a brilliant killer, short and powerful with lots of Uuhhhhhs you know....the last track 'Take Your Brain Out For A Walk' is the winner here, perfect played, brilliant lyrics and simply fantastic. What more should I'm sayin' about this record?? Start the download immediately and relax with these three goodies!

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CASABLANCA - Stora Stygga Vargen 7'' 1981

Once more a band which I don't know absolute nothing and I think that it is sometimes not really important. This mega rare 7'' is for certain their only record and was released via MNW Records. Two magnificent PopPunk beats are celebrated on this by this Gothenburg based combo. Too bad, even here, as with many other short lived bands would be a full length album without doubt has become an absolute killer. Both songs have a speedy melodic tempo and the punky guitars round off the rest. So after four minutes the fun is over and I promise you listen quickly again.

- Huge Thx to Fredrik -

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THE SOFTIES - Suicide Pilot 7'' 1978

The Softies was a Dutch punk band that released two singles in 1978, the title track Suicide Pilot is shown on the Killed By Death #1234 compilation. They started during the first punk wave that flooded Holland in the fall of 77, when Michael Smith, a former roadmanager of the Damned came from the U.K. to Amsterdam to form his own band,soon linking up with FrankNstein and Joe Thumper. The Band soon signed up a record deal and the first single 'Suicide Pilot" was released jan.1978. The single was well received by both media and public with its much recognizable air-raidsiren,the opening of the song, and of the many shows that followed. The beginning of march 78 the Softies were joined by

Captain Sensible, who had left the Damned after their splitup, and took up the leadguitar with the Softies. A tour in Germany followed as well as Gigs around Holland. A second single was released in april and the now classic song 'jet boy jet girl', a satire version of the Plastic Bertrand version 'ca plane por moi' (by the way mentioned by Johnny Rotten in The New Musical Express as single of the week!!') was performed/sung by the Captain, great stuff and its said he is still performing it this day and age!!!! Anyhow, it was time for the Captain to go back home, to start his own band, and the Softies were a punkrockin threepieceband again. The Softies released their only album Nice & Nasty album in 1979 on Charlie Records. Michael sadly passed away, round about spring 2005.

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LA STASI - Llamando Al Manzanares 2008

Two years after their third album from 2006 on Chocho Asesino Records the Madrid based trio recorded in 2008 the songs for their next one. And again I must say I'm very pleasantly surprised because the three spit here twelve garage mid-tempo punk goodies in the air which makes really fun. Simple '77 classic snotty punk rock, no song reaches two minutes, exactly how I like it. Particularly noteworthy is the crazy singing which celebrate the boys here, may they recorded the songs in a nuthouse, fantastic!! After four years La Stasi continues to demonstrate that devices are not needed or poses which repeated a thousand times to show slogans or punk. La Stasi is a very active band, in their nine year existence they have already released five albums. They can be found also on the Killed By Qué? Vol.2 compilation. Feel free to take a trip to their MySpace site and I promise this band leaves you wanting more.

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GROBER UNFUG - Kleine Schweinereien EP 1981

"Undistorted guitar, melodic bass, intelligent lyrics, for the Hamburg punk scene really an amazing project. Listen!" So a description I found and what we talkin' about is the debut record on Konnekschen records by this fantastic HH-combo. Three fine '77 punk goodies with slightly perverse funny lyrics, the band name says it all. The first, the title track, is a nice melodic tune with a decent tempo. Track two surprised with a deep synthie backtone, sounds a bit NDW style but with the fat bass-line and the damn good lyrics are but miles away. The last one is a nugget, a stomper which seeks its equal, "Titten Titten Titten", a perfect refrain, haha... a year later they released their only album 'Beat Und Glück' and then they disappeared. Great German KBD Punk!

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KÖTTGROTTORNA - Jag Idealist 7'' 1985

Third 7inch on Sista Bussen by Köttgrottorna, a Swedish combo which was formed 1983 and they seem very popular in Sweden because they have a lot of records out. On this little 45er are two decent powerful goodies and they use the stereo effect fully, one guitar on the right, the other one left, sounds especially in the second number amazingly cool with the Ska undertone and the mourner to another, all very melodic and with tempo. Very nice and I think I've got even more. They're still active, try a listen.

- Special Thx to Fredrik -

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RONNIE URINI - Child Of Sunrise-Creature Of The Moon 7'' 1985

Ronnie Urini is an Austrian musician, composer and song writer. His first band, Vogue where he was the drummer, took the Sixties revival and Britpop in Austria in advance. Since 1978 he plays in a lot of alternative and underground bands (including Kleenex Aktiv, Willi Warma, Ronnie Urini & the Last Poets, Ronnie Urini & Venus). He interprets his own songs again and again re-used in popular English-language hits like "Summer Wine". His performances are often wild and known that it entered into direct contact with the audience, to supplies them with heated word duels. Ronnie Urini is one of the exceptional characters of the Austrian alternative & punk scene, and his records are nowadays often much sought and highly expensive. Here are two songs, one in german the other in english, which moved more into rock or what we called today alternativ with a little touch of gothic atmosphere (especially the b-side is a lovely ballad). I add the 'Black Light, Black Cities' 7inch with in. All quite charmin' & nice.

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COPY CATS - Vampirella 10'' 2000

Mainhatten strikes back. For years, the Copy Cats from Frankfurt inspire the whole fuckin' republic again and again with great concerts. Their glam punkrock '77 style creates always an excellent atmosphere and a terrific evening is guaranteed. After two singles they have with 'Vampirella' their first mini-LP released in the form of a 10'' on Sick Wreckords and offers nine snappy masterpieces of solid punk rock'n'roll which burns the sky and awakens all present prisoners. Full speed playin', sometimes baladesk, sometimes trendy and Silke is still hot, puhhhhhh... - A pure party album with damn good covers, worth mentioning Car Crash from the Avengers and the legendary Vampirella by Cocks In Stained Satin, great garage rock with sleezy girl group vocal action and if this doesn't kick your ass then I don't know.

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DREAM POLICE - In Combat EP 1986

Well this rare piece of wax was for a long time on my Wanted-List and I don't know who sent this in but many many thx: Dream Police was established 1978 in Århus/Denmark. At that time, the band was under heavy influence of the english punk scene, two tracks on the Pære Punk compilation from 1979 include the punkiest songs the band has ever released under the name Dream Police. During the years members have been in and out, but Johnny Concrete seems to be the holder of the spirit. The band has adjusted to styles over the years, and some of the material has a more heavy metal style. The sound of today is more hybrid agressive, and you might see them live in Denmark. Overall, the band released three EP's and their debut 12'' called "Demise" from 1981. They're present on further compilations, noteworthy is the Hardcore Vol.1 on Starving Missile from 1988 with their fantastic song 'Rudolf Hess'. So all four songs are okay and even if they're very heavy metal the band have their roots in punk rock. Green vinyl on No Aarhus Records, megarare and now in the right place.

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MESK - Demo 1980

From this band exists only this demo tape which they released in a small edition and two songs from the Värning For Punk, a three CD compilation which was released in 1994 at Distortion Records. Mesk were from Stockholm and were active from 1979 - 1982. They offer four decent '77 punk numbers. I add the two songs from the comp. to that and that's all for now. The next hard working day is on and I have to leave soon. The cover for this is not the original, done by myself, better than nothing...anyway

- Special Thx to Fredrik -

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