V/A - Bloodstains Across Europe #2 2000

One more today and let's have a look on Europe. On this trip we're back in the years 1978-1982 and meet fifteen rare punk blasts with dirty sound and useless lyrics which no one wants listen to. The Scandinavian region is here the most represented because the people there have nothing better to do as make nasty noises in any cellars to terrorize decent well-behaved neighbors. Even in the south the so-called outsiders leads to this tradition and celebrates gruesome sounds too. Occasion for another civil war? NO, simple punkrock we named it and have you a problem with us fuck your brains. Don't miss Volume 1 of this horrible music. I love you too...

1.24 Hours - THE SQUAD
2.Veckorevyn - BRIGAD 45 B
3.Lifad A Lyginni - FRÆBBLARNIR
4.Senator - CADILLAC
5.Present Tense - THE RUNNING DOGS
6.Taman Yon On Taa Kyla Meidan - LAPSUUDEN LOPPV
7.Demise - DREAM POLICE
8.Sick Society - HANGOVER
9.Best Friend - THE GANGSTERS
10.I Am Broke - THE RONSKI GANG
11.Hej Du Gamla Proggis! - DE ANHORIGA
12.Little Sir Echo - THE SURPRISES
13.Nakkiputka - SYSTEEMI
14.Kruha In Iger - PANKRTI
15.Peep Show - ROTZKOTZ

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DER BÖSE BUB EUGEN - Zehn Jahre 7'' 1989

Last post for today is again a pretty nice 7'' from this Swiss Punk/Rock Band from Schaffhausen and they're active from 1983 - 1990, later changed their name to Eugen because they found their band name something stupid gradually. First regarded as the swiss version of Die Ärzte, yet their style was different and pretty own. The band released a few singles and seven albums and were much present in the swiss underground scene. The title track is taken from the 1989 album "Himmel, Hölle Und Der Fisch" and the B-Side has with "Lady Blue" an exclusive track. Both tunes (A in german, B in english) very melodic, groovy guitars, a lots of uuhhhhh and ahhhhhh's and lyrically it's about love, what else? Beautiful songs I can always listen... and I think you too.

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IDIOTS - They Call Us The Idiots 1985

Uhh... FUCK!!! It's raining outside and a bit cold again, time for another cool Punk record. Released via Mülleimer Records, another important German label in my opinion and posted by many other blogs but I listen to this album so often, reason enough to post it again. The Idiots from Dortmund are a alcohol-swiging bunch from Germany. They stumble between Oi-influenced sing-alongs and sloppy, enjoyable thrashers. This band opts for longer song structures and a pop style with moments of instrumental invention and even ingenuity. While the majority of this album sustains a melodic approach, there are welcome blasts of thrashy energy from time to time; too bad the compositions tend to fall into an earlier, less accessible German style.

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THE KIDS - Naughty Kids 1978

Back to the 70s and let's discover Belgium. The second album makes as seamlessly continue where the first left off, all thirteen songs could have been as yet able to do on it but probably they wanted to allow the fans a little break. With "Naughty Kids" shows us THE KIDS that they lost not their power Punk Rock & Roll... released on Fontana Records and a lot of unoffical re-releases show how great this album is... awesome!

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COLUMBIAN NECKTIES - Yes Ma'Am EP 2011

Holy Shit, here's a record which certainly meet your neighbors at your door. This is a loud dirty garage awesome punk record with three kick-in-your-face smashers. One of the best garage bands in Europe. The Columbian Neckties are founded in 1999 in Aalborg, Denmark. They describe their music as rock'n'roll-inspired punk rock, in the press they are often compared with the New Bomb Turks or the Saints. After first appearances in Denmark, also on the "Adios Moshable Festival" in Copenhagen, the band toured regularly in Europe, 2004, performances in Japan and the United States were realized. They accompanied the Hellacopters on their last European tour and have been an integral part of the Scandinavian music scene. From the label side I must quote this sentence: "No one shreds the guitar faster than Henrik and no one comes close to Jeppes vocal delivery. Everything just seems to fit perfectly with the Columbian Neckties. This is Punk – Punk and not Rock in disguise. Garage will always be Garage and that means getting your hands dirty. Their shows never fall short from being total revelations and are cramped with energy to an extent, that you could illuminate the Autobahn at night, if we were able to feed that energy into our power circuits." And really this band fucks every lame ass. They have already three albums out, all at Sounds of Subterrania Records and I think I must buy an LP soon. Great record, great music!!!!

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UGLY AMERICANS - Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed? 1985

An album which I see everytime for cheap offers is this second one by North Carolina's Ugly Americans and I don't know why. A lot of bands made some of the most classic records in the early 80's come from this area. One such artist Simon Bob Sinister fronted Death Records 4th release, the almighty Ugly Americans "Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed" and this is a fair documentation of what the band could deliver. This band had connections to Corrosion of Conformity by way of lead singer Simon Bob Sinister. Here we have eight + one classic punkrock pearls which are more melodic as the debut "The Dream Turns Sour". These guys are pretty versatile and they put some power in their songs. Nothin' bad here! A review: "A vast improvement over their previous vinyl. The band has discovered a new crossover between musical styles and seem to be taking it in the right direction, with not as much of a metal influence as I expected. There's more of a chaotic, awkward, complicated power pounding sound. The lyrics are creative and slightly twisted, but only add to the record's sound. Hard to classify, but I like it!" - Martin Sprouse (from Maximum Rocknroll #30, Nov. 1985) This is a small piece of funky chirps and undoubtedly a cheerful album.

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DIE X AGENTEN - Im Lichtermeer 1982

This is one of my primary records and I'm glad I can listen up at any time original sounding from this Hamburg punk/wave band X-Agenten and their song "Wanderer" is well known by any NDW fan. I remember a friend of mine had this record and we have heard this song up and down and I was then quite funny about this song because it has not much to say and the music is very monoton and I thought they're a typical useless NDW band. Today, however, I like the song really well. I discovered their first LP many years ago at a record fair and took them with me and I think the album has with NDW not much to do, fast punky pieces, little ska and pop elements makes 'Im Lichtermeer' by far do not sound so shallow and superficial, they have brilliant lyrics too and the music of the X-Agenten fits nicely into the year 1982, when German underground music under the name of the Neue Deutsche Welle enjoyed their day, although at that time also a lot of pop and related genres NDW were called and a lot of shit was thrown on the market. A year later, Durch Die Wüste, the second album was released tends more into a pop sound, but it's still far away from the drunken-society-normed shit, you know. Unfortunately, completely underestimated in my opinion, because they were a band with many facets and this makes them very interesting and still worth hearing nowadays.

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NASAL BOYS - Lost And Found 2008

A request becomes real. From my former Blog, I found my old words, here I go:

Maybe one of the first punk band from Switzerland are the Nasal Boys. Founded December 1976 by Rudolph Dietrich, Leo Remmel and Heinrich Wüstenhagen. In addition they are surrounded by a steady changing bunch of musicians. Their first gig was in May 1977 under the name 1001 and in October the Boys recorded a few songs and shortly after their only single ''Die Wüste Lebt'' came out on Periphery Perfume in 1978. They continued to play more live shows and how raw and wild they sound live is here on the B-side documented, recorded at Drahtschmidli, Zurich in 23. December 1977. Thanks to a friend of Rudolph, he gave him the recordings and new remixed they are now here available. Would be a shame if they had stayed in the sinking. Former producer Silvio Panosetti found the unreleased studio songs, on side A and they are also great tunes. You can really feel the agressive guitars and the fast rough Nasal Boys sound which is quite unique. I know no other Swiss punk band that played so real hard (Jack & The Rippers as well). The band disbanded in 1978 and change their name into Expo. So this record is limited to 1000 handnumbered copies with a band-story in English and German plus coloured pictures of gig-posters. A loving and excellent record, thanks to Swisspunk for this lost nuggets.

- Many Thx to Fredrik -

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V/A - Blackbox Compilation 1992

BlackBox was a short-lived German label in Waltrop which released a few 7Inches an the beginning of the 90s. Don't know how many copies are pressed, I think 1000 maybe. After the quick sold out of the records comes finally this piece of silver with all label bands out. Focus here is clearly melodic punkrock. Pleasant stuff.

1.Jungle Jam (Live) - BIG CHIEF
2.Evergreen Memorial Drive - NOVA MOB
3.Sky Flying By - SAMIAM
4.Fearless - SPOON
5.Wo Steht Die Uhr? - EA80
6.Gotta Go - HERETICS
7.Auf Wiedersehn - BOXHAMSTERS
8.Eagle - LEATHERFACE
9.With Me - BONE CLUB
10.What Is Comfort... - THUD!
11.Psycho - THE NOZEMS
12.Way 2 B - MAXIMUM BOB
13.Secret Agent S.K.I.N. - SPEED NIGGS
14.Big Shot (Live) - BIG DRILL CAR
15.Stole Yer Love (Live) - DOUGHBOYS
16.Dreaming - LEATHERFACE
17.Straight On - HERETICS
18.Time Of Day - BONE CLUB
19.If I Die... - THUD!

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BOXHAMSTERS - Hardcore EP 2010

Established German punk band from Gießen, let's welcome the Boxhamsters, founded in 1987 and still active today. The band released numerous awesome records and each album is truly a masterpiece. The band's name is from a Monty Python sketch called "Upper Class Twit of the Year" in which, German translation, Mister Boxhamster wins a fool competition of the high society. According to Singer Co. this EP was created by the Boxhamsters fans in Taiwan and included five fast songs from the years 1991 to 1996 and appeared in 2010 on the Japanese label Formosa Punk Records/Taiwan in a limited edition of 500 copies. A real collector's item also and a brilliant record, a blast with one smasher after the other. So you can imagine how great they are live. Don't miss their debut Bullerbü album. The Boxhamsters are still one of my favourite German punk bands.

- Huge Thx to tvuzk -

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