COLD I - Cliff Flowers 2018

Now I want to introduce you to an interesting Greek band called Cold I and this four piece plays a catchy Eighties Post-Punk & Dark Wave sound. Founded 2015 in Athens by Fotis (vocals), Vostron (guitar), Mitsos (bass) and Christos (drums). Άνθη Γκρεμού (Cliff Flowers) is already their second album which was released via Bat-Cave Productions and has six melodic and atmospheric highlights to offer. I can really say, that their music transforms all your stress and anger into positive energy, at least that's how I feel, and it's just nice to listen to. Although their noises are very melancholic and dark, but it's the perfect sound to calm down, collect yourself, reset and gain new momentum. Just stop and think, take a look at the world and yourself and ask, if all of this is okay. That's what I do with such stress-free music. Well, all of us have shit on our legs and need an outlet to shake that off, Cold I is an excellent help for that. Try them, it's perfect when you need a holiday from yourself and check out their other records, the last one came out this year and I hope they stay with us for a while. Cheers & have a nice Sunday!

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V/A - Apocalypse Chaos 1982

Superb French Compilation from Chaos Productions with early and first recordings of bands that later became renowned and popular recordings, a stepping stone, so to speak. Although there are only twelve songs, they are surprisingly good and clearly show the potential of the bands and can be seen as a springboard. Very good mix from Oi! & Punk of the old days and there is nothing more to tell about it, dug up from my Harddrive. You see, it's taking a while until I post again, but life is taking me vehemently and maybe wdthtc will soon be over... I'm undecided... but I feel like I don't want to anymore... ma gugge!

1.Ethylique - REICH ORGASM

2.Ma Fiancée - REICH ORGASM

3.Baader - REICH ORGASM

4.Grande Ville - NO PUB

5.Juste Un Peu De Bière - No PUB

6.Viol-Ence - NO PUB

7.Maison De Retraite - KOMINTERN SECT

8.Ulster - KOMINTERN SECT

9.France - KOMINTERN SECT

10.No SS - KIDNAP

11.Armée Nationale - KIDNAP

12.Thatcher Dracula - KIDNAP

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THE LURKERS - Beggars Banquet 7Inch Collection 1997

Old acquaintances and always welcome guests in my theater and this is an excellent Compilation which features eighteen tracks by the Lurkers' early classic Singles, compiled by Anagram Records for their Punk Collectors Series, one of the best around this planet in my opinion. The Lurkers released a lot of 7Inches, and all A and B sides are immortalized here, I don't have to go into more detail to make this material appetizing for you because I think many of you have one or two records and you know exactly how hot the band is. This CD exudes energy and pure catchiness and the gents have been active since 1976, including some long breaks, and I think, it's time for another tour. So dear ones, now I'm going to do a little housework, and maybe I'll come back with more cool stuff. Stay tuned!

- Great Thx to Nolti -

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SECTION 5 - The Way We Were 1990

An older rip: "Section 5 was founded 1981 in Stoke On Trent, England. Formed by Tosh & Sid the original bassist for many years and the first line-up consisted of Tosh (guitar), Sid (bass), Rat (drums) & Tony Boult (vocals). This line-up did around five shows when it came clear it was not going to work out. Tony was replaced by Dave Maskery aka Mask around 1983. This line-up then went on to do around twenty gigs and thirteen demo tracks. On hearing these tracks Roddy Moreno then signed the band in 1985 to his label Oi! Records. By this time Tosh had taken over on vocals and the band became a three piece when their debut album we wont change came out in 1985. By the time the second album came out on Link Records in 1987. Rat had been replaced on drums by Nik Drjuricic. By 1988 for the Street Rock'N'Roll album on Link they had been joined by Tezz Roberts ex Discharge/Broken Bones & UK Subs. This was the line up that paved the way for what is now Section 5's sound! After this as only Tezz knew how he settled in the states became Terry Bones and ended up with Minstry. By 1990 Tezz was replaced by Tony Sids mate on lead and Nik was replaced by Steve Walker. It was this year they released their last album on Link The Way Way We Were. But in true Tezz style he did return to the U.K.to guest on Bring The Wall Down/Too Many People & Final Fight on that album. He would later return to record 'They think its all over/Hammer In The Nails' and the Hard Life CD & play a big part in the bands comeback in 2003. But back to the early 90's the situation of the scene started choking the band and they called it a day. The right wing left wing fights and bullshit became too much and Tosh wanted no part of it. Many more line up changes later various splits and comebacks and more splits. All be it one of the laziest bands on the planet as far as doing gigs. But things are about to change in 2010. So watch this space." (source: myspace)

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ATTENTAT - I Denna Stan 1984

Third album by Attentat from Gothenburg (maybe the most famous and memorable band from this city) with eleven energetic versatile Punk tunes which often exceed the three minute mark and they are very popular in their home country and have released numerous records since 1978. I don't know if they are still active but their sound still kicks. According to Mats Jönsson (vocals) himself, Attentat's best album and here is also one of the group's strongest songs: "In Denna Stan". Well, this isn't an 1-2-3-4 album, but it's not light fare either.

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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JUDGE DREAD - Last Of The Skinheads 1976

I don't listen to much reggae, but I always enjoy it with Judge Dread, the king of rudeness, and not only because of his humorous, sexually explicit lyrics, which became his trademarks and made him known and loved for, and he was also the first white musician to score a reggae chart hit in Jamaica. This is his fourth album on Cactus with eleven goodies including some of his greatest hits. "You talk about punk, but I was a Punk ten years ago. I was doing things against society long before anyone else. I've been shocking people for years. What it boils down to now, is you're always known for it. It doesn't matter wether it's clean or dirty. I've had the highest number of records banned in the history of music. Twenty singles and eight LPs. I've applied to Guiness Book of Records twice." It's a pleasure to listen to his songs and you'll get quickly a better mood.

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WARZONE - Don't Forget The Struggle Don't Forget The Streets 1987

An impressive debut that I haven't heard for a long time and has almost been forgotten is the following slab, and I'm quoting infos from Wiki: "Warzone (formerly known as Rat Poison) was a HardcorePunk combo formed on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1983. The band helped develop the New York Hardcore sound, the Hardcore Skinhead style and the youth crew subgenre. During the band's fourteen years and many line-up changes, their primarily Hardcore sound was flavored by influences ranging from Oi! (they toured several times with The Business and played a cover of their song "The Real Enemy") to traditional Punkrock to Heavy Metal (on their self-titled LP). Their fan base was diverse, with their concerts usually attended by Skinheads, straight edge teens, metalheads, and Punks of all ages. Vice has written that "one could argue that [Warzone] spearheaded the second and larger wave of Hardcore bands that erupted in the NY scene in 1986–1987".

Frontman Raymond "Raybeez" Barbieri was the band's only consistent member through the vast majority of its years. He joined the band as drummer in 1983 (the same year he played drums on the debut Agnostic Front 7Inch United Blood), later taking over vocal duties after Warzone had already been in existence for two years (noting later, "in a band that [had] been running for so long, there has to be something there"). Raybeez remained the singer of Warzone until his death on September 11, 1997, due to pneumonia. He vehemently preached unity in the scene and against racism. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was receiving treatment in a VHA facility when the illness damaged his liver and took his life at the age of 35. A tribute sign reading "R.I.P. Ray" hung outside CBGB for some time following his death, and for more than a year afterward, every release on Victory Records was dedicated to his memory, as were two independent compilations. These albums, as well as benefit concerts, raised funds for several non-profit groups Ray had worked for which helped at-risk youth."

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RAMONES - @ Sporthalle/Böblingen, Germany 20.11.1989

October starts with an excellent live Bootleg from the no less excellent Ramones. A while ago the record was mentioned in the comments as one of the best live recordings by the four and so I went looking for it. And I found it and can absolutely confirm these words. Top quality for a recording from the end of the eighties and the track list on the cover is not complete, there are a total of twenty-five songs that I filtered out and the rip took almost three hours (cutting, converting, adjusting the sound, etc.) but live slabs are always a challenge that I'm happy to accept. And the result is a perfect rip with the quality I want. I'm really grateful that you continue to provide me with first-class information or recommendations which lead me to discovering new stuff. Please keep it up and don't get tired of it, I thank you with this post, which I know many will enjoy, because a Ramones record, in this case, is always a good reason to get back to yourself... and Life.

Have fun with this Blast, and welcome autumn!

I Wanna Live/Bonzo Goes To Bitburg/Raining/Sheena Is A Punkrocker/Rockaway Beach/Pet Sementary/Seeking High/She Is The One/Mamma's Boy/Animal Boy/Wart Hog/Surfin' Bird/Cretin Hop/I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You/Today Your Love Tomorrow The World/Pinhead/Chinese Rock/Somebody Put Something In My Drink/Let's Dance/Do You Wanna Dance?/Havana Affair/We're A Happy Family/I Just Want To Have Something To Do/Indian Giver/California Sun

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THE GEARS - Rockin' At Ground Zero 1980

Yesterday I was listening to some old 7Inches and got stuck on the first one by The Gears, Let's Go To The Beach from 1979 and thought, oh yeah, do I still have more of them and if so, in the blog right now, and I found one. The Gears were a four piece from Los Angeles and consisted of Axxel (vocals), Kidd (guitars), Brian (bass), Dave (drums) and this is their debut album on Playgems Records. 

Info: "Kidd Spike was a guitarist with one of L.A.'s first punk rock outfits, the Controllers, but by 1980 he was eager to do something a little more eclectic, and he joined forces with vocalist Axxel G. Reese to form the Gears. They enthusiastically embraced the fast and loud part of punk, but they also threw in dashes of surf music, garage rock, blues, and cool sounds of the '50s, and their first album, Rockin' at Ground Zero, is a killer blend of punk speed and fury tempered with greaser cool. Reese is a solid vocalist with plenty of swagger in his voice but no wasted affectations, while Spike's thick, gutsy guitar work and the crash-boom-bang rhythm work of bassist Brian Redz and drummer Dave Drive keep these songs in forward momentum at all times. The Gears could sing about cars, girls, and good times with tongue just slightly in cheek on tunes like "Let's Go to the Beach" and "Darlin' Baby," but "High School Girls" and "I Smoke Dope" show they weren't afraid of more dangerous pleasures. "Don't Be Afraid to Pogo" is a great (and only slightly ridiculous) Punk anthem, and they chronicle one of the most infamous real-life moments in the war between L.A. Punks and cops in "Elks Lodge Blues." "Teenage Brain" is angst at its most enjoyable, and "The Last Chord" and the title cut both manage to make the end of the world sound cool. Rockin' at Ground Zero is good, raucous fun from an unjustly overlooked band; the rise of Hardcore made bands like this seem obsolete at the dawn of the '80s, but history and this album prove these guys truly had the goods." (Mark Deming)

This record is pure energy and Californian Punkrock at its best and one of the interesting D.I.Y. releases of the Eighties and numerous re-releases confirm this and for me a real highlight. Briliant American sound, fifteen times highest quality. Don't miss that!

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