WANNSKRÆKK - Riff (1980-85) 1992

Punk band from Trondheim, founded in 1979. The band had a precursor in Chloroform and was founded by Per Christian "Persia" Iveland (bass) and Kjartan Kristiansen (guitar). These two put together the group, and got out to Per-Øyvind "Prepple" Houmb (vox) after having tried a different vocalist, Kare "Gisse» Olsen played drums, and Kaare Summer was at first as second guitarist aboard. Wannskrækk had their first gig at Angelltrøa Fritidsklubb in 1979 and in 1981 they recorded their legendary debut EP 'Faen Kuler Treffer Aldri Riktig' followed by the s/t 12'' one year later, two absolute punk blasts which gained a cult following. After years of touring and the very positive reviews in the press over the country the band, however, came to a provisional end. Then in 1988 they released a split album with Liliedugg which contains live songs and the sound goes more into rock style. The Norwegian punk and alternative label Oh No! Records released in 1992 this compilation which contains their first both releases plus a few live tracks.

And here it is: great '77 punk lullabies and you will love it!

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V/A - Killed By Death #22 1998

Nothing new but now a post from my former blog. Always satisfied when I listen to a compilation when every song hits the fan and with the KBD series I do nothing wrong. This damn sucker takes possession of the world, from the United States to Japan and the quality is top notch! 500 copies are pressed on black vinyl with white & black labels. A shame it's so hard to find. Everything is fairly brilliant and the makers did again a very great job. More KBD stuff comin' soon so come back and get yourself a fuckin' beer!

1.Aerosol Burns - ESSENTIAL LOGIC

2.Do You Wanna Be My Dog? - TSUNEMATSU MASATOSHI

3.Drab City - FEATURES

4.Hjartats Slag - LIKET LEVER

5.Vomitas Sangre - LARSEN

6.Observer - STRIPES

7.Mystery Girl - FUGITIVES

8.Kulturel Forbaltnung - N.R.G.

9.Mein Kampf - COMMERCIALS

10.Amory Buildings - SCABS

11.Namesto Tebe - PANKRTI

12.Say & Do - REPULSIVE ALIEN

13.Law & Order - SOZZ

14.Aujourd' Hui - PROP SACK

15.Bleib' Blöd - MORDBUBEN AG

16.Who Wants Guns? - SWINDLED

17.Killed By Kindness - CLAP

18.Industriemädchen - S.Y.P.H.

19.Susie - VORWÄRTS

20.Animal World - LAST WORDS

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V/A - Swiss Wave The Album 1980

All right folks, it's time for a compilation this month and let's move to the Swiss area and enjoy one of the first releases from Off Course Records and this is a decent mix of punk and powerpop. There exist many re-releases and you can read a lot of infos on the discogs page, which label, year, etc..... most of the songs appear on the bands album or 7Inches but these are the original recordings what makes this platte very rare, a good overview about the Swiss underground scene at that time. The label is one of my favourite Swiss one with lots of rare records nowadays. Volume 2 came three years later out on Astan Records, don't know this, someone?

1.Eisbär - GRAUZONE

2.Raum - GRAUZONE

3.World War III - THE SICK

4.I Think It's Over - JACK & THE RIPPERS

5.Hitch Hike - LILIPUT

6.DC-10 - LILIPUT

7.Lies - R.DIETRICH & KRAFT DURCH FREUDE

8.Do What You Want - RUDOLPH DIETRICH

9.Down - JACK & THE RIPPERS

10.Tonight - LADYSHAVE

11.Heartbreak - MOTHER'S RUIN

12.With Us - MOTHER'S RUIN

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ROSTOK VAMPIRES - Boring Old Fart EP 1990

Before I leave home a short visit in North Rhine-Westphalia and meet the Rostock Vampires, based in Dortmund already exist since the midst of the eighties. After several line-up-changes they started the new way at New Year's Day 1988 in West-Berlin. This second EP was released via Nuclear Blast Records and shines with three metallic punk rock tunes. This great band is relative unknown for many people and it is really a pity because their sound deserve more attention in my opinion. Check them out and I recommend their first album Transylvanian Disease, it's a real stunner.

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BIKINI KILL - I Like Fucking 7'' 1995

Riot Grrrl from the States: Bikini Kill, Hell Yeah! - I like their dirty punish sound!! Great Combo which released a few awesome albums and all are great. Here's a little appetizer and after listen you want more. Go and buy their records if you have the chance. Two killer tunes here. No doubt, both songs kick ass, that's it! A little info: The band formed in Olympia/Washington in October 1990, by Kathleen Hanna (vocals), Billy Karren (guitar), Kathi Wilcox (bass), and Tobi Vail (drums). They began working together on a fanzine called Bikini Kill and, with the addition of label founder Go Team guitarist Billy Karren, formed a band of the same name and they began to write songs. After an independent demo cassette called "Revolution Girl Style Now!", Bikini Kill released their s/t EP on the indie label Kill Rock Stars. The band's debut album 'Pussy Whipped' was released in 1993 and the band toured through Europe. In 1994 Riot Grrrl was receiving constant attention in the media, and Bikini Kill were increasingly referred to as pioneers of the movement. Hanna called for a "media blackout" amongst Riot Grrrls, as they felt the band and the movement were being misrepresented by the media. The band's final album was Reject All American (1996). After breaking up in 1997, a collection of singles were released only on vinyl between 1995 to 1996, called The Singles.

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UHF - Ares E Bares De Fronteira 12'' 1983

Of course, Portugal is now following and since I don't know many punk bands from the Atlantic state so once again something by my favorite band from Almada. UHF already since 1979 active and very famous in their country, not surprising with their beautiful melodic Power Pop Rock, in their early days with fine punk goodies but increasingly with more ballads which always inspire me. Simply music for beautiful moments together (maybe you have these). This mini-album with five jewels was released via Rádio Triunfo and was made to play loud, I wish you all a sunny sunday and exciting new encounters.

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ESCALATORS - Ascenseur 7'' 1980

Today's the final match in Paris so I thought a post a little nice Powerpop goodie from the Escalators with their only record on CBS Records. About the band nothing's found but the two tracks are excellent, one typical mid-tempo number on the a-side while the flip starts with a fine subtle reggae groove and goes with tempo out. A dynamic small piece of plastic that kills my damn hangover.

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CHIN CHIN - Stop! Your Crying 12'' 1986

Once more Chin-Chin, a Swiss girl wave/punk rock band from Biel/Switzerland, active from mid to late 80s and put out this last record on Farmer Records in 1986. Karin (guitar/vocals), Esther(bass/vocals) and Marie-Anne (drums/vocals), and at the time experience wasn't needed, it was the desire to play. Technical ability was a bonus, a hunger to perform a must. So, although Esther and Marie-Anne had experience as singers for local band Sophisticated Boom Boom, neither had actually played bass or drums respectively before. Similarly, while Karin had some training in classical acoustic guitar, she'd never been in a band or played electric guitar before. It was veteran Swiss punk-rock band SOZZ that gave the eager girls their first break, letting them practice in their rehearsal room and lending them guitars and drum kit until they could afford their own and in November 1983, Chin-Chin played their first gig at the AJZ/Coupole in Biel. Three smashing noisy power-pop-wave-punk songs here from this Swiss trio and its always a pleasure listen to it.

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TRIPPLE CRIPPLE - Rensar Stan EP 1981

Damn rare record by this four piece combo from Uppsala, they existed between 1980 - 1981 and members were Daniel (vox), Tomas (guitars), Bengt (bass) and Ola (drums). In their short lifetime, they have not worried much furore, the few gigs they played were exclusively in Uppsala and the surrounding area, nevertheless their EP is a real musical highlight with six wonderful '77 punk crashers, released on Quasimodo Records. First song I hear from the band was via the Killed By Death #50 compilation which is full with extremely rare swedish punk records from 1978-1982, an essential record and the song "Born To Fuck" is a real smasher. I would describe their sound as funny punk'N'roll, a nice folk sax instrumental in the middle, the rest is also strumming. Another song was used for the Powerpearls Vol.10 comp. and with "Ung & Grymm" on Svenska Tonårsgrupper Vol.3 one which is not here included. Fazit: Decent plate that is still good & fun.

- Many Thx to Fredrik -

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ZOUNDS - Go All The Way EP 2005

This band we always love listen to.... awesome melodies mixed brilliant lyrics and they released finally their second album 'The Redemption Of Zounds' in 2011 with tracks commenting on the USA's War on Terror. There are already six years ago since they released this EP with three tracks but the time was right for this. Zounds are an English anarchist band formed in 1977 from loose jamming sessions around the Reading area. Originally they were part of the cassette culture movement, releasing material on the Fuck Off Records label, and were also involved in the squatting and free festival scene. The name of the band is derived from the old English minced oath coined by William Shakespeare: "zounds", which is a contraction of "God's Wounds", referring to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ, formerly used as a mildly blasphemous oath. The band released their first album The Curse Of Zounds! on Rough Trade Records in 1981, recording and mixing the LP within five days. Since their early 1980s heyday, and despite endless offers to record a tour, Zounds have only ever played intermittently. So you can say what you want, Zounds is delicious and it's impossible not talk about them if you think of Punk from the UK. Get all their stuff you can find and check out their second album.

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