Sunday, December 18, 2022

V/A - BG Hronika Vol.1 [Tape] 1990

Today a compilation from U.P.C. which features mainly unknown bands from the former Yugoslavia and this is the first volume of three. Focus is on decent Hardcore & Punk and the quality is acceptable. Posted by me many many years ago when I was still a comrade-in-arms at DU and started my blogger life. Well, and now this grandiose cassette is being revived and the second part will of course follow shortly. There are very less of the combos on vinyl, which may be due to the few labels in the country and the short lifespan of the bands, as it is certainly not easy to establish oneself as a Punkband in the early Nineties and tapes were and are a cheap option to reach a broader audience. Ten of them are waiting for you to dance, so join them.... and later the final of the soccer World Cup 2022. Cheers!

1.Monopol - EX-CESS
2.Tramvaj Ljudi - EX-CESS
3.Ja Te Volim - LOBOTOMIJA
4.Pobunom Protiv - LOBOTOMIJA
5.Haralampije - ŠAHT
6.Mars Odavde (Šabane) - ŠAHT
7.Unable - HERPES DISTRESS
8.Ugly Minds - HERPES DISTRESS
9.Bunt Radničke Klase - KLASNI PROBLEM
10.Helga - HOGARI
11.Ima Dana - HOGARI
12.Put Krivuda - POBUNA
13.Beli Golub - POBUNA
14.Crna Zastava - RIKVERC
15.My Girlfriend Is Dead - RIKVERC
16.Vote No Number - BRAINSTORM
17.Doom - BRAINSTORM
18.Delirium Tremence - MARSHAL'S KIDS
19.Ministry Of Terror - MARSHAL'S KIDS


Saturday, December 17, 2022

FORD'S FUZZ INFERNO - The Book Of Fuzz (Selected Verses Part 1) 2022

It's fuzz time again and you know which band is known for that?.... That's right: Ford's Fuzz Inferno from Kekerdom and the last two years they released three splendid EP's and this little compilation is made for those who prefer a little round silvery packaging, and an unreleased song is added to the three singles and in total we have eleven songs which achieved maximum results with only drums, guitar and reverberant vocals, very classy. Hans & Patrick do a first class job and are by far the best duo I know and their wild and unbridled sound is pretty damn appealing and makes me think of old times as I savage to Septic Death or Raw Power etc... Pogo danced and this feeling puts a smile and a little melancholy on my face, it's been a long time and getting old physically really sucks, and I think, you know that as well. And there's news to announce: In January 2023 their new EP Death To The Fuzz Family will be released with five more fuzzed-out Punk executions and the vinyl rip will follow as soon as I can rip again and it's my turn to change that, but at the moment I'm still a bit off the mark. Patience dear friends.. patience!

And as usual, I want to give you a short and appropriate review (and there are only positive ones, which doesn't surprise me): "Walls of garage-damaged, blasted combo amp guitars topped with sweet in-your-face croons; these chaps serve up hit after should-be hit. They don’t rely on the heaviness, but they get there because they just want to crank the shit out of those guitars, you know…to fuzz ‘em up." (Robert Collins, MRR #467 • April 2022)

And what the two say about this bloody Sucker can you read now and even if a download is available here, buy this CD and support the band because they deserve it: "Hi Boys & Girls! A while ago Mr. Hans & Mr. Patrick found out some of you don't own a record player and don't care very much for them digital download things either. But still, you do need to hear - and feel - Ford's Fuzz Inferno's crushing fuzz punk awesomeness blasting through your rooms, don't youi?!. Each and every day that is! Well, there's no need to be sad, because Mr. Hans and Mr. Patrick love you just as much as they love all their other young friends. That's why they selected 11 tracks from their first four EP's and released them on Ford's Fuzz Inferno's first CD! Especially for you! So buy that disc, enjoy the tunes, eat your vegetables, destroy the neighborhood and fuzz on!" I love FFI!


Thursday, December 15, 2022

THE TURN UPS - Turn Up 1980

Second album by the Turn Ups from Pennsylvania on Cracked Records and on this are the three, Stevinyl (vocals/guitars), R. "Fingers" (bass), Joe (drums), without Punk legend Billy Synth at work and Turn Up shine with fifteen lo-fi garage style smashers. By 2000 they made three albums, some compilation contributions and as far as I know, still active and performing here & there. The whole thing is highly recommended, crazy guitars with an excellent singer.. perfect for breakfast. Enjoy!

- Great Thx to Fredrik -


Sunday, December 11, 2022

THE SCIENTISTS - Frantic Romantic 7'' 1979

Okay, I'm back and it was an interesting excursion this weekend and I know I'll do it again. And yesterday I wasn't able to present anything sensible here, and I'm telling you dear friends, the Blog activity will be different in 2023. Back to today and a short trip to 'Down Under' and I thought this combo were already guest in my house, but far from it. Anyway, let's get to know them today: The Scientists were formed 1979 in Perth and went through many incarnations in their nine year history but are remembered mostly for the lineup that existed from 1981 to 1985, Kim (vocals & guitar), Tony (guitar), Boris (bass), Brett (drums) and together they had the peculiar chemistry that produced some good ole classics. With a sound that was swampy, primal and modern-urban all at once - as much in the tradition of rock and roll and punk rock as it was a rejection of those things, the Scientists' formula was as universal as it was specific to their own experience. The themes of getting wasted on alcohol and drugs, driving round in hotted up cars, being trapped in crap jobs and paranoia were their subject matter. Machine throb bass and drums with jagged car wreck guitars were their modus operandi. Fitting into no place or time they spurned all but the most rudimentary and elemental of rock structures along with other peoples modes of embellishment. They rejected the contemporary sound and look and so consequently were never able to carry around baggage that would allow them to date. You could put on a Scientists record from this period and not know it was twenty-third years old! the Scientists might have been overlooked in their own time but there has been no shortage of younger bands who have cited them over the years. Sadly Brett passed away of a heroin overdose in December 1993. This is their first 7Inch on D.N.A. Records with two cool Punk/PowerPop goodies and this feral slab still cuts deep and makes your dayRepresented on numerous compilations.


Friday, December 09, 2022

OUTLETS - Best Friends 7'' 1982

The weekend is here and as I have already told you, I want to go to an event today and since I have to leave in two hours, quick a little musical highlight: An acclaimed live band from Boston were the Outlets, a four piece which were mainly active in the Eighties, consisting of David (vocals), his brother Rick (guitars), Mike (bass) and Walter (drums). The Outlets attained success in the greater Boston music scene but failed to gain national attention when they signed with Restless/Enigma in 1985, despite modest critical acclaim including a recommendation from Billboard. They are best known for the single "Knock Me Down", a regional hit. They released three albums and a few 7Inches and this goodie has two likeable rocking mid-tempo numbers at the start with a crisp guitar and reminds me a lot of any commercial rock band, and I don't mean that in a negative way. Guests on a few compilations and I don't know if the boys are still on the road but their music is fun, definitely listenable and a good start to freedom...... and off I go!


Thursday, December 08, 2022

F.A.N.T.A. & BLITZKRIEG BOYS - Now I Wanna Sniff... Some Sun! EP 2008

500 copies on Rumble Records by this split CD with bands from the south and north heart of Europe. The south is represented by F.A.N.T.A., a three piece which formed 1999 in Santa Coloma de Gramanet (Barcelona) and initial members were Oscar (vocals/guitars), Gabi (bass), Beto (drums). They begin to rehearse and record a demo, I Want To Be Your Johnny Ramone, which was played by Juan de Pablos (Spanish National Radio 3) and little by little they gaving concerts and 2001 they recorded new demos and the result was, they played more gigs and become more known. In 2003 the debut Vacations On Mars on MusicForTop was released with fifteen songs in a decent Ramonesque style and from then on six albums followed, the last one in 2018. The Blitzkrieg Boys were founded in Tampere 1985 and after a fantastic EP they released one year later their brilliant debut Back From Nowhere in 1989 and the second and last came in 2011, since then it has become quiet around the boys. Both have a few compilation appearances and on this little piece of beach life are nine catchy waterdrops and both do a decent job throughout. Unfortunately only in 128k/Bit but I can't change it at the moment, but soon.


Wednesday, December 07, 2022

V/A - It's A Youth Explosion! Vol.2 2021

Second volume in the series and more corking unreleased and rare blasts by rather unknown UK bands from 1978 - 1984 on Heavy Soul Records and this compilation was also published as limited edition, how many is not specified, I guess 500 or 1000 copies. And as on Volume 1, again fourteen lost masterpieces come together that amaze and delight us all. Especially when it's freezing cold outside and many are punished with a fucking flu or something like that, like me (no taste for anything sucks), and the only thing left is to stay on the couch or in bed, but there is no room for boredom and it quickly gets better with lively music, the best medicine. In addition, the World Cup is just as entertaining and provides a welcome change, but tea and pills are not standard. Fuck it, it will pass as well. Enjoy the music wherever you are. Cheers!

1.TV On Tap - THE LIMPS
2.Press Gang - URBAN ENEMIES
3.Don't Criticise - PATROL
4.Getting High - THE MEDIA
5.Real Control - THE DECEASED
6.Back To My Video - PLATINUM NEEDLES
7.Damn The Damned - THE TRENDIES
8.Desperate Dan - STATION 360
9.Can You See Me - REACTION
10.Fashion Queen - THE DETOURS
11.Step Back - THE THREADS
12.All I Get - THE USERS
13.Bright Lights - THE SLEEPERS
14.Fate - THE PLOY


Tuesday, December 06, 2022

RKL - It's A Beautiful Feeling! EP 1984

Beautiful debut 7Inch by RKL (Rich Kids On LSD) from Montecito/California and they were associated with the "Nardcore" scene that evolved out of nearby Oxnard. Their music expanded over the years from West Coast Hardcore to a mix of Hardcore with Rock & Metal elements. This style, along with touring, made them very popular on the European scene, especially among skaters in the 1980s and 1990s. Formed 1982 and on this EP are Jason (vocals), Chris (guitars), Vince (bass), Bomber (drums) jamming, this seven sucker was released via Super Seven Records and the band's name came about as a mere fluke from some light hearted criticism. According to vocalist Jason in a 2002 interview with Thrasher magazine: “it happened that some guy said, 'ha, those kids will never be anything, they're just a bunch of Rich Kids On LSD, man.' The first party we played we didn't have a name for the band, so we put that one on the flier and it just stuck.” The beanie boy logo was born one night while Bomer and Jason were being tattooed. Bomer was attempting to draw a dragon pattern. On seeing the drawing, Jason commented, "Yeah dude, it's Cecil! Where's Beanie?" Dan Sites was sitting alongside drawing a flyer for a show supporting Suicidal Tendencies in Oxnard and drew a beanie guy jumping from a building. Beanie boy was born. They released six albums, a few compilations and three members are unfortunately no longer with us and you can read for yourself when and why. I had their Rock'N'Roll Nightmare record, but had to sell it early, a tragic loss. Well, what remains? R.K.L. had a vehement influence on the American underground scene and will not be forgotten, like many others.


Monday, December 05, 2022

SHAVED DOGS - Skinhead BBQ EP 2007

Today a rare piece from Madrid with four solid Streetpunk goodies and this is the only EP by Shaved Dogs and members were Manu (vocals), Nestor (guitars), Kiriko (bass), Coko (drums) and this record came in a limited edition of 500 copies (250 with Skinhead BBQ sleeve, 100 with Valencia, 100 with Llanero Solitario and 50 with Angeles Caidos), all black wax and hand-numbered. Surprisingly little can be found on the www about the combo and in 2008 they released an album Feos Y Malvados and probably disbanded afterwards. However, all four songs could be from the Eighties, the heyday of the Oi! movement, and are just as worthy as the driving early works of the English heroes and I think I'm catching a damn cold, my nose is running and I'm sneezing all the time. This sucks because on next Friday I want to go to a fantastic event and I really want to be there. Enjoy the music!


Sunday, December 04, 2022

DAS KAPITAL - Lili Marlene 1984

Well folks, now an interesting band from the far north of Europe and you know, extremely cool music comes from there, sometimes snotty and cheeky, sometimes melancholic and dreamy and these Gentlemen are more in the second area, but read for yourself: Das Kapital was a short-lived band, fronted by Bubba Morthens, at a time when he was living fast. By this time Bubbi had been drinking heavily and was burned out, he had released five solo albums over a four year period, three albums with Utangarðsmann and three albums with Egó. When news broke in early 1984 that he was going to the United States to act in films, the nation went along with it and wished him well, unaware of his drug use. He also said in interviews that he had formed a new band with Danny Pollock and other western musicians under the name Das Kapital. The name, as most of course know, comes from the work of Karl Marx. Bubbi went west in the spring but came back a few weeks and still hadn't formed a band. In July, however, news broke that Das Kapital had become a reality. Besides Bubba, the members of this group were Mike (guitars) and Bubba's friend Björgvin (guitars), Jakob (bass) Guðmundur (drums), but the last two came from Tappi Tíkarrass. Bubbi himself was the third guitarist and vocalist and Gunnar played keyboards for a time.

Initially, the intention was probably to play only at Laugahátíð during the shopkeeper's weekend, but then it was decided to continue the collaboration and make an album. Bubbi had suggested songs that were actually all in English, but the lyrics were quickly translated into Icelandic. Before the band went into the studio, guitarist Björgvin left. However, two assistants were hired for the recordings, saxophonist Jens and cellist Arnþór. The album was made in a hurry and was released by Gramm and was titled Lili Marlene after the only cover song on the album, the wartime hit immortalized by Marlene Dietrich. Lili Marlene was generally well-received and sold well, even though the critics of the newspapers were unimpressed, the album barely got anything but shitty reviews in Morgunblaðin and Þjóðvillin, but much better in Helgarpóstinum, and became the third best-selling album of  1984. In the same year, they held a solidarity concert at Lækjartorg  but then there was a BSRB strike, the strikers were invited to give speeches between the band's songs, but by the time it was over, the band had been pushed off the stage and the strikers were taken over the program, Das Kapital thus became guests in a secondary act at their own concert. Soon after the end of the year or in January 1985, the news arrived that Das Kapital had gone on hiatus, but she had then retired, the reason being that Bubbi had admitted his problem and gone to treatment. He would re-emerge later that year after the treatment with one of his best albums, Woman. However, Das Kapital's story was not completely over, because they reunited at Bubba's birthday concert on June 6, 2006, which was recorded and released under the name 06.06.06, where you can hear three songs with the band. (source: glatkistan)