V/A - Tausend Tolle Tanzhits #1 1999

Pretty famous compilation of Punk, Hard and Grindcore by mostly unknown bands from Saxony-Anhalt and brought to life by Pohli, singer from Veitstanz, on Frei Zum Abriss Records. Twenty-six decent ones which put some major release in the shade and a real tonedocument of East German underground culture. A worthy start to my well deserved vacation. Now a little bit of house cleaning, repairing bicycle plates and then chillen.

1.Dann Schrei - ANSICHT X

2.Gib Mir Die Gabe - ERNÄHRUNGSFEHLER

3.I Hate Them All - BLB

4.Krawalle - MAKAROV

5.Schwarzer Kram - KUNSTSTULLE

6.Verreisen - AKTION STEINREICH

7.Abschied II - VEITSTANZ

8.Sein Weg - TETRA VINYL

9.Rippedcore - RIPPEDCORE

10.APPD - TEXAS

11.Ja Und - SCHIMMELBROT

12.G. N. - MORDHORST

13.Wirre Gedanken - ERNÄHRUNGSFEHLER

14.Braune Pest - VEITSTANZ

15.Widerstand - MAKAROV

16.Gehad - RIPPEDCORE

17.Hallo Stefan - KUNSTSTULLE

18.Movie - TETRA VINYL

19.Lange Weile - TEXAS

20.Tür - AKTION STEINREICH

21.Moderne Zeiten - MORDHORST

22.Chaingang - BLB

23.Bundeswehrsoldat - ANSICHT X

24.Die Partei - SCHIMMELBROT

25.La Bum (Live) - ERNÄHRUNGSFEHLER

26.Pechvogel - VEITSTANZ

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KENNZEICHEN D - Gestört 1981

Very rare album by Kennzeichen D on Moderne Musik and the band consisted of Kalle (vocals & bass), Peter (guitars), & Willi (drums), founded in Lindern, nearby Cloppenburg (Lower-Saxony) and were active between 1979-1981. Charming the simple 8-Spur production which impress me and make some D-Punk records of the early 80's look old. I mean there are many countless famous records, many of them here in the blog, but I like such recrdings, somehow more authentic and I can imagine very well how it must have been back then in the studio. You have Bock to make music, start a band, write a few songs everything that bothers you, collect money and with a little luck there is the opportunity to ban these on vinyl and at concerts frenetic applause from 50-100 inveterate fellow campaigners. The slab is pressed in small edition and after thirty years it becomes a wanted rarity and you can say: I was there! What remains: Once punk, always punk! And now have fun, enjoy twelve times KZD and stay disturbed.

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FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS - Return To Roots EP 1988

Yokohama hardcore punx Fearless Vampire Killers were active since 1987 and this little dittie with four excellent tracks was released via Luv Records and I guess they drove the accelerator back a bit, catchy melodic songs in English including a fantastic Beatles cover, Come Together I think, at least that sounds like this and improve me if I'm wrong. Three album plus a few 7Inches were made and lots of compilation goodies, one of them the 病原体 - Virus Jap record, the other Go Ahead Make My Day - Smashing Odds Ness 2 slab. Thx to: Waka (vocals), Dirty Gill (guitars), Swad (bass), Knaoi (drums) - Listen!

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BRIARD - Chirpy Chirpy Cheap Cheap 7'' 1979

Rare third 7Inch on Love Records by this Finnish Heroes with two cover songs I think. They released their first single in November 1977 and split up two years later. They come together again and record their only album Miss World in 1983 and again in the mid 1990s. Nice realized and perfect party music.

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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WORLD WAR XXIV - No Luck 1995

World War XXXIV are a high energy punk outfit that have been together since early 2013 and are a rehashed version of WWXXIV "one of the best punk bands to come out of Sydney in the early 80's". The current line up comprises local lads from the far north coast of NSW and the original lead singer Mark "Bird" Nowane fronting the band. Bird recalls having seen a flier at a local music store which said "looking for people to jam, punk, no brown eyed girls" (relates to requests for the song!) and thought he must ring. A month later he responded and never looked back. The original World War XXIV formed in the 1980's and were getting into some fast energetic punk music. In 1983 the band did the excellent Azaria/Why Bother single which was one of the best Aussie punk releases of the 80's. The band plays a fast style of punk that combines Dead Kennedys style hardcore, Peter & the Test Tube Babies Oi!sound, and tough Radio Birdman riffs which creates a powerful non generic sound. When asked, Bird recalls that no one could agree on a name, so at the last minute Bird spat out WWXXIV so that the promoters would have a name to go with. "Although we had played a party before under the name of Discharge not knowing until we finished that there was an English punk band with that name already. Everybody agreed on the name (WWXXIV) because it rhymed and perhaps we could change it later if we felt like it", but it stuck like glue. Since the original line up there’s been a couple of changes and many other players have gone through. Bird felt like it wasn't quite right when he reformed the second line up to use the same name but consensus at the time was to go with it. This time around the band decided to stay with the “world war” vein but move forward. Bird says XXX is bit of an eye catcher so WWXXXIV was born. Looking forward to some high energy music, which was lost in the pop punk era; on these both compilatons.

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THE OPPRESSED! - Live 1984

A small live album by the Oppressed!, a skinhead band who hated what nazi politics was doing to the scene, formed 1981 in Cardiff, Wales. Most of the musicians in the band's various lineups have been skinheads. Throughout the band's career, the members (especially vocalist Roddy Moreno) openly expressed opposition to racism and fascism in their lyrics, interviews, on-stage comments and other actions. In 1989, Moreno visited New York City and met a few members of Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice (SHARP). On his return to the United Kingdom, he started promoting SHARP ideals to British skinheads. The band has also had ties to other anti-racist groups, such as Anti-Fascist Action. Moreno is a Cardiff City F.C. supporter, and some of the band's songs express that support. The band has split and re-formed several times, the first occasion in 1984 after which Moreno focused on his record labels, Oi! Records and Ska Records for the remainder of the decade. Their most recent split was in 2006, but they re-formed in 2009, and continue performing today. The Oppressed 2013 line up featured, alongside Roddy Moreno on vocals and guitar, Paul Cobley on bass and Tony Kizmus on drums. This CD was released 1997 via Step-1 Music and has twelve classics in its luggage.

FUCK FASCISM BEFORE IT FUCKS YOU!

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DT & THE STOODES - Metallic OK 1981

Great and very rare Swedish kbd punk release from 1981 and this was limited to 500 numbered copies. Founded in Stockholm and the band members were Deep Torkel Knutsson (vocals), Gamen (guitar), Johan "Tapeface" Thulin (bass), Micke "The Leaf" Löv (guitar), 2Meter (guitar), Peter Johanesson (drums), Åke Erikson (drums), Jonte Tom Collins (drums), The Vulture (guitar), Michael Ghomri (guitar). This is their only Album which was released by Nerv-Ös Records. Hard to describe but I think this is a live album mixed with rehearsal recordings, partly the sound quality suffers a little bit but in the end a noisy snotty album. Twelve chaotic songs recorded between 1979-1981 at different places (detailed information inside) with a rousing dose of fun and don't let yourselves be deceived by the album title, it's 100% pure punk rock in a decent Low-Fi sound. Cult!

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P.V.P. - Las Reglas Del Juego 1984

Two years after the great debut Miedo P.V.P. released their the second album via 21 Records and the nine songs are more mature and you can clearly feel the advancement that now end up in mostly four minutes tracks, partly also very poppy. I must admit, I sometimes miss the aggressiveness and harshness of the earlier recordings and not all's my taste. Anyway, suitable for pajama parties, beach evenings, a nice evening for two or housework.

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WUT - Kapitalismus 1986

Awesome Killer Stuff now by this great band from Langenfeld. WUT were founded in 1983 by Schetty (vocals), Holger (bass), Oli (guitars) & Jörg (drums) and their first release came two years later in form of a split EP "Their Last Testament/Everything Ever Seen - Everything Ever Heard!" with Rotting Carcass on More Fun Records and also in 1985 their only album Kapitalismus via Double A, 1990 another split 12'' with Sons Of Sadism, also Double A Records. I quote the band from the insert:

"We are four individuals who've come together about 2½ years ago to express our attitude to life through music. However, we do not understand music as an end in itself, but as a step out of our own impotence, the powerlessness that we experience every day when we look at the state of this world.

Our system is based on the exploitation of the masses, the developing countries and nature. It relies on brainwashing in schools, psychiatry, factories, barracks, and in the media, where it sells consumer goods as a substitute for interpersonal relationships, living off alienation from one another. It educates people to selfish money-hungry intolerant dependent self-employed labor-bearing and consuming machines. This is the world of gross national product, the 5-year plan, the suicide rate ...

The music creates a free space, a medium through which we can express our thoughts and feelings. On the other hand, it's just fun for us, a fun that gives us more than the full of fun, aggression and walls of coolness marked 'fun' of the well-known 'jokers' at countless concerts, meetings and other places.

Through the band, we also got to know people we might never have met otherwise, people who make us rich with a lot of positive experiences and the confirmation to do something useful. The people we have known for some time, who have experienced our way and whom we love! And all those we do not know, but who may be on the same path as us, we dedicate this album! Love & Strength to those who resist.

There are days when people question all the beautiful ideals that they laboriously built up, because the feeling is quickly spreading that nothing will change anyway, especially when sees that unconditional adaptation to this power money-driven society is rewarded by a secure content (??) existence, as long as man does not come up with the idea to ask the meaning of such an existence. We can not let ourselves be lulled by the ignorance of the masses who are only interested in their beer supply, their new car and the length of their cocks. Keep your own head and live your life!"

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LAST RITES - This Is The Reaction 1984

A classic in the late evening and we're not talking about a caramel-cream-liqueur or five grams of exquisite white powder, no no no... this is a serious page, got it? Back to what I really wanted to say; the only album by the Last Rites, a four piece from Glasgow formed in Winter 1982, on Essential Records. Togehter with their two decent 7Inches (listen) and a few compilation goodies the band broke up in 1985. Fourteen anarcho-punk killer blasts have they recorded here and is for me without doubt one of the best records from the UK. Okay, two more days to the deserved weekend, bleibt artig!

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