TRIO - Anna 7'' 1982

Next stop in our Soundbox is a band which come direct from heaven and I remember those three buddies very well and when I first listen to this song I thought to myself: Was ein Brett! Trio was formed in a small German town called Großenkneten/Ostfriesland 1980 and they are most noted for the song "Da da da..." which was a hit in thirty countries worldwide. But Trio was more than this. Their simple songs are more punk and (would they released their records on a small label, these would big rarities nowadays) their partially humorous lyrics the media labeled them as NDW and sure they made music that time but I mean they a far far away from all those numerous stupid records and I think that's the problem with the shitty majors. Anyway, two great songs with a rare live one on the B-side. New rip/scans in usual WDM quality. So far so good, rainy today and I have a ticket for the soccer game versus Leverkusen...

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IDENTITÉ - Sous-Sol 7'' 1984

Good morning world and welcome to finest weekend sounds and we put a coin into the Musicbox and choose Identité from Dunkerque. Formed by J-Luc (guitars + vox), J-P-A (bass) and Pich (drums) and they made only this superb two-side killer 7Inch via Aaltrack Records and a tape in 1985 called 'Dernier Printemps'. No further information, no more records and no compilation contributions (one on Je Suis Né Dans Une Poubelle). I call that ultra rare... pick up!

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V/A - Nema Ljubavi Bez Patnje I Bola 1992

Can't say who sent this in but it's a very nice live compilation from Take It Or Leave It Records and all this was recorded in the park of the KST Belgrade (club of technical students) in the summer of 1992, except B1 which was recorded during a costume party in the KST on 27. December 1992. Everything was recorded on simply cassette tapes and released on this album without further mastering. Quite much new bands (except KBO! and Agent 86) which I hear for the first time and an appealing mix of different styles is offered and I like the balkan sound :)) discover this for you and enter the weekend.

1.Nema Ljubavi Bez Patnje I Bola - UVOD

2.Kada Izađem - KBO!

3.981 - OBOJENI PROGRAM

4.Andjo, Andjelija - IMPERIUM OF JAZZ

5.Folklored, Monitored - OVERDOSE

6.Umetnik - DŽA ILU BU

7.Muzički Insert Br.1 - RAMBO AMADEUS

8.Just Say No - AGENT 86

9.Ovde, Ovde - KAZNA ZA UŠI

10.Ljubav - ATHEIST RAP

11.Kao Kada Gubiš Glavu - BOYE

12.Za Nas - KLINIČKI MRTAV

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RAXOLA - s/t LP 1978

Fantastic debut album by Raxola, a Belgian punk band which formed 1977 by Yves Kengen, who previously played in Bastard with Brian James. They are, with The Kids and Hubble Bubble, one of the three Belgian bands to have had the opportunity to record an album from the beginning of the punk era. They split up in 1979 after their record company fired them for becoming too progressive (!) but reformed in 2003. After two 7Inches and playin' some gigs they recorded a new album 'Guts Out' and brought it out on their own in 2017. Somehow the song 'Old Rat' has been in my head for days and I was not able to find the fuckin' band... doch nun endlich ist es vollbracht und ich kann wieder schlafen.... well, not everything is shit in my head. You find them as well on relevant compilations.

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DIE ARSCHGEBUIDEN - II EP 1989

"Oi! Saufen! Prost Metzger!", nice slogan - clear message: Die Arschgebuiden were a Hardcore/Punk from Darmstadt and they released two EP's, a live one and a few tracks on diverse compilations. They had a left political background/lyrics and their agressive sound fits excellently every scumbag! This record here comes in a fouldout poster sleeve and if you like german Hardcore, you're orgasm is near. I don't know many bands from Darmstadt, although I was often there and this Science city have a nice underground scene and a variety of beautiful clubs (Oettinger Villa, Goldene Krone, etc...) too. Presumably, it's up to the premises there or are financial reasons to start a punk band, because punks there a many. Scheiß drauf!, this is a fine record and right for every party.

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SKIDS - Sweet Suburbia 7'' 1978

Back to the good ole days and let's enter Scotland and meet the Skids, a four piece punk/wave band from Dunfermline/Fine, founded 1977 by Stuart Adamson (guitar, keyboards, percussion + vocals), William Simpson (bass + vocals), Thomas (drums) and Richard Jobson (vocals, guitar + keyboards). Well, this is I think their second 7Inch with two nice powerful mid-tempo caramel biscuits and I won't tell more because there's so much words about the Skids present... and this is just a little life sign today.

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DESTINATION ZERO - Suiciety 1988

As Punk has lost at the end of the 80's its aggressiveness and hardness a lot of many new bands formed and choose a new direction in terms of punk rock. So here is a good example: Destination Zero, four piece from Hamburg with ex-members of Slime (Elf, guitars + vox) and Razzia (P. Siegler, drums) and they play a solid Rock'n'Roll with a dark touch and nasty words. Their first sign of life are on the great Hamburg '88 compilation with two cuts, 'Kicks' is also on this debut album but in a different version I think, released by the Reeperbahn label Bitzcore, this album struck me like a bomb, hard, excellent production and with a powerful sound that brings houses to collape, really a fat singular release. In 1990 they recorded their second called "Survive" and one year later the last, a mini LP (Mr.Evil), both by Ruff & Roll Recordings released. In the same year the band broke up and Elf played again with Slime. - What's left: a cool album with many highlights!

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SKÄMS - Live Folkets Park 1979 EP [2017]

For two days I have mainly been working with live music and there comes this, probably a bootleg, EP just right. Skäms was the first punk band out of the Värmland area (the city of Kristinehamn) in Sweden and they released their only record 'Konfirmationen' via Ny Betong (500 copies) and try a listen to this rare gem on the great SwedishPunkFanzines page where you even find more infos about the band. The four recordings are not badly recorded and convey a magnificent impression of the late 70s as punk the hearts of many dissenter and outsider conquered; loud, energetic, unrestrained and very attractive.
1980 the band broke up, appreciated on relevant compilations. Top!

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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THE CROWDS - Sieger Sind Die Helden 1986

The Crowds is a damn cool punk band from Munich and they kickin' since the wild 80's in Munich - but strangely, they always led a largely unnoticed shadow existence. I first took notice of them via a compilation called Kulturschock Attacke #2. Punkrock gems such as their debut single 'Lügner' and this great mini album were, if anything, only perceived by some music insiders or punks to know and appreciate. And strangely enough, in Germany, very few people know the mega-punk hit 'Little Big Horn', what a shame! Sieger Sind Die Helden (one of my favorite D-Punk slabs, Riot Records) is peppered with eight fantastic tracks, hard and with provocative lyrics as I like it. No leaf is taken in front of the mouth and everything else would have been a disappointment, fat 100% production and they, probably with Razzia, one of the first bands which used a keyboard, absolute brilliant sound. B.T.W., this awsome record is meanwhile reissued with bonus material. This is my fresh rip from yesterday... in this sense.

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OHEISVASARA - Vasaranmerkki EP 1998

Another finnish hardcore band I bring in your house is this eight killer attack EP! Founded in the late 90s in Helsinki by Une (vocals), Mariska (vocals), Janne (guitar), Uosu (bass) & Pete (drums), they have previously published a couple of split EP's and in September 1998 they recorded their "first" EP and is released via the belgian label Prejudice Production in a limited edition in fat blood-red vinyl (so my copy). Full wild, rough, fast sound and the energetic female/male vocals gives the songs a delicious listening experience (I speak only for myself you know, haha..), comparisons for example with the Danish punx Paragraf 119 lie close. OK! enough babble. Get this lolly quick and Finnish HC rules!

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