THE CAUZE - Stockholms Bomb 7'' 1981

Holy Shit, these descriptions here are sometimes hurt my balls and read this anyone at all? - What shall I write about this band?? I don't know, never heard of them until now. Hmmm, what I know there is a song on the Killed By Death #99 compilation which is a tape but I never see this. Anyway, the Cauze is a total mystery to me, don't know where they from or any releases and this 7'' is I guess their only record. What's on it? Legitimate question, haha - two goodies of some sort of pop/punk/rock (mod) but not shitty you know. The songs have charm & the guitars cry out for toothpaste, both are sung in wonderful Swedish dialect and I like this a lot. I mean honestly, who make it with a song on a KBD sampler is a) rare and b) damn good, any doubts?

- Huge Thx to Fredrik -

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V/A - Effenaar EP 1982

Now an obscure record from the Wanted List is called Effenaar and we have four bands with seven not typical mid-tempo numbers, it's a bit of GRRR style and the first three are very experimental, somehow I know such sound only from our neighbors and partly reassured me this immensely. With Tubifex the single rides on and goes rough and energetic, Big Sigars is almost hardcore and the last two shine with female voice and goes stomping in, reminds a little of The Ex, not bad. Overall interesting fifteen minutes.

 1.Pos, Sleeuwen - RABBIT FUN

2.Two Lives, One Step - VOVO KAI

3.The Kariboe Twist - VOVO KAI

4.Symbols Of Hate - TUBIFEX

5.Big Sigars - TUBIFEX

6.Bury Them With Their Names - VIVA LA MUERTE

7.Trains - VIVA LA MUERTE

- Special Thx to Donut Duck -

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WARM GUNS - Instant Schlager 1980

Danish Pop/Rock band 1978-1983, based in Århus, the second largest city in Denmark. Though a quartet, no doubt the central figure of the band was Lars Muhl, the band's prime composer and vocalist and the structure loose as the band members played in other groups as well. The inspiration came from the British early new wave/punk sound like so many other European bands. Their debut album is a brilliant mix of punk/pop/wave & rock'N'roll goodies. The band had a modest national hit with "The Young Go First" in 1980, but never made it really big to a level matching Muhl's writing skills, that was very much inspired by the likes of Elvis Costello. The band had it's last major performance at the 1983 Roskilde Festival, a concert released as the bands 5th and final album. In 1984 the band broke up. In 1985 Lars Muhl released his first solo album. The other members of band went on to play with some of the major danish bands the following years.

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DEAD KENNEDYS - Frankenchrist 1985

A perennial favorite in recent days is the third album (only genuine with the Giger poster) of the Dead Kennedys, inspired by the book by Alex Ogg DK, The Early Years that I have read during my vacation, I had to rip the album immediately and put it on my phone and have it with me. The book is great and I recommend anyone to read it. Why I chose Frankenchrist, well I like it therefore so much because the songs are extremely snappy, lyrically stunning sarcastic and Ray's guitar playing is exceptionally strong, the drums had little more power needed but fuck it. I must confess it's a long time since I last heard the DK's, and even after thirty years this sound is still fresh and the best from the states. Check the blog for further stuff and enjoy this happy music.

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V/A - Killed By Epitaph 1998

And we stay geil with this unofficial reissue of the CD that originally appeared on Epitaph Europe in 1996, called "I'm Sure We're Gonna Make It - Dutch Punk Rock '77-'82". This double vinyl is limited to 1000 copies and compiled by Jeroen Vedder and released in Europe only; some wise punk put it out in it's proper form, for kids 'round the world to enjoy. And unike so many comps, this one is again full with rare and dirty heavy KBD stuff. Lotsa good information too. Jeroen, being a native dutchman, did his country a great service with this record. An excellent compilation of the early dutch punk scene, most tracks are really good with very few losers and some of which I've never heard before.

1.I'm Sure We're Gonna Make It - IVY GREEN

2.I Don't Care What The People Say - HELMETTES

3.Requiem For Martin Heidegger - PANIC

4.City Boy - FLYIN' SPIDERZ

5.Football Song - SPEEDTWINS

6.Teenage Abortion - SUZANNES

7.Van Agt Casanova - PAUL TORNADO

8.Daddy Is My Pusher - TITS

9.Plastic - MOLLESTERS

10.Don't Hide Your Hate - FILTH

11.Treat Me Like A Doll - GOD'S HEART ATTACK

12.Half Twee - HELMETTES

13.Face Cover Face - MECANO LTD

14.Jesus Loves Me (But I Don't Care) - SUBWAY

15.Ich Liebe Ulrike - MORT SUBITE

16.Miracles - THE BROMMERS

17.Look Out The Cops - BVD

18.She's By My Side - SHITH

19.I Shouldn't Go - COÏTUS INT.

20.Menten - VOPO'S

21.Human Car - THE EX

22.Searching - NIXE

23.A Black & White Statement - RONDOS

24.I'm So Lazy - NITWITZ

25.Lang Zo Aardig Niet - TRÖCKENER KEKS

26.Bionic Adventure - FRITES MODERN

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V/A - On The Street 1984

This awesome and rare compilaton was released by Sane Records and they give out one of the best UK Punk records ever (I mean it). This album features eighteen nuggets by British punk bands in their original demo form taken from the bands studio-recorded master tapes: "The idea behind Sane Records is to give "undiscovered" bands a chance to be "on disc" so that their music can be heard by people who wouldn't normally hear it, also all of us." Brilliant attitude and I wish more non-profit labels would do the same. The song selection is quite fantastic and the rough and dirty sound kicks in every way. I think there were not much copies pressed so catch one when you have the chance. Essential stuff!!!!

1.Why? - PRIMITIVE

2.Soul City Boys - VICIOUS HAMSTERS

3.Suburbia's Dream - ACID ATTACK

4.Punx 'N' Skinz - OI POLLOI

5.Conned - DEVOID

6.Notts Punks - THE ABDUCTORS

7.Danger Zone - CATCH 22

8.Machines And Systems - CRIMINAL JUSTICE

9.Middle East Mayhem - CRIMINAL JUSTICE

10.Swimming Life - FUNGUS

11.I Don't Care - 4 MINUTE WARNING

12.Blow This Town - THE CLERGY

13.Molester - DEAD ON ARRIVAL

14.Zyklon B - DEAD ON ARRIVAL

15.Brain Surgeon - OBSCENE FEMALES

16.Undersea - OBSCENE FEMALES

17.Modern Art - OBSCENE FEMALES

18.Victory To The Rebels - ROUGH JUSTICE

- Big Special Thx to Fredrik -

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MUFF POTTER - Bordsteinkantengeschichten 2000

Back in 1993 anyone gave me the demo tape "Bambule - Kleine Geschichten" from this German punk band from Rheine and meantime I've lost it. But I was pleased with their music and I bought their records. Muff Potter describe their style of music as Angry Pop Music, influenced by English and American Indie-/Punkrock like Hüsker Dü, Wipers, Leatherface, but also of German bands like Slime, ...But Alive, Boxhamsters or EA80. In their early days they played Punkrock with profound lyrics without striking or strongly politically phrases. That's what I like, direct in your face!!!! Was the sound during their first records a bit scrapy the band gets with every album musically better & better and in my opinion their first three albums are still angry, desperate, honest, snotty and simply delicate. And by listen to the fourth, I suddenly lost my interest, something had gone, I don't know what but I never come in with the new stuff. You probably know that? Kinda like cycling without a saddle, beer without alcohol, a pale facade... Anyhow, Bordsteinkantengeschichten was finally out and I was eager and it's their best record to date. I remember how often the platte runs up and down, every fuckin' time. They recorded a lot songs for this album and two songs doesn't find a place on the album and were released as 7inch, called the Potthoff EP, spiced up with a witty outro. Both released on the bands own label Huck's Plattenkiste. Every song is great; my favourites are 'Take A Run At The Sun', 'Das Siegerlied', 'Unkaputtbar' and 'An Der Bordsteinkante'. If you have a wire to the bands mentioned above then you must listen to Muff Potter. Salut!!!

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VOID SECTION - Virus 1995

Classic melodic punkrock from one of the oldest -still active- Belgian bands. Void Section find its roots back in 1989. "They from the Antwerp/Heist-op-Den-Berg and they are one of the oldest melodic punkrockbands of Belgium and they are already active for about 15 years, spewing out fast and catchy punkrocktunes. Having played with bands like NO FX, Bad Religion, Ten Foot Pole and so many other classic punkrockbands, they've gained a loyal fanbase that feels related to the music this combo is playing. Void Section has released several albums in the past, working together with various record labels like Tune records or the Brussels based I Scream records, but were looking for a label where they would feel part of the family and that's how they got hooked up with funtime records. With labelmates/punkrock collegues like Five Days Off, Homer, Cranck or Shandon, they're more than motivated to join the punkrocktrain. In october of 2003, Void Section has spend a month in the Grindhouse Studio to work on their new album. This album is their 2nd, released on Tune Records and is a blistering collection of fifteen melodic punkrocksongs." (info from Funtime Records).

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BILLY KARLOFF & THE EXTREMES - Let Your Fingers Do The Talking 1981

You lucky because it's rainy weather today so I'm in a postin' ecstasy. Let's move to the U.K. and find this nugget and I grab some info for you from Ira Robbins: "In 1977, Billy Karloff & the Goats regularly gigged at the Roxy, London's fabled punk venue, and made an obscure album called The Maniac. Having been enjoined from using the name Billy Karloff & the Supremes, a later incarnation (including ex-Tom Robinson Band drummer Dolph Taylor) ultimately became the Extremes. For reasons unknown, this unreconstructed Sham 69-like punk band wound up with an American label deal and recorded a glossily produced batch of sarcastic shouters. No big deal." More details on Bored Teenagers. But this even: the line-up featured Karloff, Neil Hay (guitar), Paul Jeiman (guitar), Dolphin Taylor (drums ex – ‘Tom Robinson Band’ later ‘Stiff Little Fingers’ / ‘Spear Of Destiny’) and bassist Glen Buglass. It was this incarnation that recorded the 1981 album “Let Your Fingers Do The Talking” and the singles “Headbangers”/“Don’t Keep Me Down” and “Summer Holiday”/“It’s Too Hot”, though a second album “The Vinyl Solution” remains unreleased to this day. The first 7Inch Crazy Paving was released on Warner as well and is a nice two-sided-pop goodie. Sadly, Billy passed away in 2003. Now you are sufficiently informed and I urge you to get this album immediately.

- Special Thx to Fredrik -

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