SLUTS - Bäh!!! 1982

German Punk classic and one of my favorite: Braunschweig early 1980, three guys and one girl got together and decided from now on to make Krach! - the birth of Sluts: Schlampe on the mic, Pelle torments the guitar, Kat tugged on bass and Peter sat on the drums. The Berlin based label Aggressive Rockproduktionen (AGR) set with this release a high standard and "Bäh!!!" is a milestone of German Anarcho-Punkrock. This album is like a drug, don't get confused by all the wankers who criticize this album as a typical punk cliché. Short and concise songs with brilliant lyrics. Unfortunately, their only album with this line-up. When I rip the LP, I found this music lost none of its freshness, hardness and energy. And who listen to this record once stays forever punk & the feeling never goes out (I felt that with many records but this here is every time a blast!), and here I feel like going on the road and hit someone in the face, Streetfight...hell Yeah!!!! In the following two years, the band played several times in Braunschweig and environment, but the end was approaching rapidly and in 1982 Sluts disbanded. Schlampe and Peter joined in 1983 Aktive Notwehr, which were reactivated at this time. Pelle went to Heidelberg and founded 1986 Sluts new. To show that it's not the original band, the name has been attached with an N (new). Since then the band called SLUTS'N. Several years with several line-up changes followed, especially the singer changed frequently, only Pelle on guitar held by constant. Martin sit on the drums since 1988 and sits there even to this day. In this current triple-cast Sluts'N have played around 30 live gigs and released two 7inches and two albums. Overall, Bäh!!! is full of mid-to slow tempo numbers with good strong hooks. ESSENTIAL!!!!!!!!

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CERESIT - Three Gallows 1985

Founded in Berlin 1981 as Ceresit '81, this is the only album by this five piece, Marcel (vocals/guitar), Sven (guitars), Daniel (bass), Marcus (keyboards), Ralf (drums) on ...Isn't That Cheating? Records. The first Demo, C90 tape, was released in 1984 and three songs from it were re-recorded and immortalized on the Let's Have More Fun Compilation on More Fun Records (1985) among other interesting D-punk combos that formed also in the early Eighties. A second part Fun's Not Dead came to light shortly after and again three songs were taken, why exact the same ones is not known. Well, the band then recorded their album in the legendary Music Lab Studio in Berlin and we know many splendid AGR records and this would have easily fit to the label. Remarkable is the use of keyboards, such as Razzia used on their second album, but Ceresit kept them more in the background, German and English lyrics, musically hard & solid D-Punk with a useful tempo. 👍

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THE BOIKOTTZ - Punk Wird Leben EP 1984

First release by this Hamburg punk band on the Berliner AGR label and its very hard to find this damn record. Three dirty groovy numbers, one in German and two sung in English. The title track is clearly the winner. Lyrically brilliant and still very current. The other both on the flip are not bad but here I miss the aggression and the fury from the titletrack, but they're are okay too. I do not know how many times I was outbid on ebay but thanks to both friends who look at the search list and sent this awesome copy to me. And I'm happy to post this record here. They released three albums and the first one will comin' soon. So now enjoy these old goody tunes from the 80's. Cheers!

- Special Thx to Fredrik & K.H.S. -

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V/A - Soundtracks Zum Untergang 2 1982

One of the best compilations ever from Germany are the first two AGR goodies. All bands are great, all songs are damn classics. With these both I grew up. The music is just sensational and the lyrics quite offensive, creating real doom mood. I don't know how often this sound shows me that I'm on the right track (haha) and I mean together with the 'Keine Experimente' compilations from Weird system are these four records the most important and best plates which were ever published here in fuckin' germoney. I think the resonance overseas was accordingly positive. Today this record is re-released but the band name from the Böhse Onkelz was deleted... pitiful if you ask me, but that's another story. 19 glamorous tracks from the good old days and incidentally a request of a good friend is fulfilled. GET IT!!!

1.Tot Geboren - CANAL TERROR

2.Ich Bin Ein T-Shirt - MARIONETZ

3.Arschkriecher Einheitsfront - NOTDURFT

4.Anders - SLUTS

5.Amis - NOTDURFT

6.Spießer-Nachbarn - NORMAHL

7.Frisch Aus England - BLITZKRIEG

8.Hippies - BÖHSE ONKELZ

9.Australien - CANAL TERROR

10.Action - MARIONETZ

11.Depressionen - NORMAHL

12.Geld - SLUTS

13.Sie Marschieren Wieder - CANAL TERROR

14.Technischer Fortschritt - NEUROTIC ARSEHOLES

15.Kalte Steine - NEUROTIC ARSEHOLES

16.Religion - BÖHSE ONKELZ

17.Süße Heimat - NOTDURFT

18.Tot Geboren - BLITZKRIEG

19.Razzia - NEUROTIC ARSEHOLES

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TARGETS - Schneller, Lauter, Härter EP 1984

One more superb German Punk I like a lot and I regret to sold this awesome EP many years ago. So if anyone wanna sell this record I'm the right man, of course at a reasonable price, please leave me a message in the comment section for fair offers. Targets were founded ca. 1984 after the dissolution of the best German political punk band Slime in Hamburg by Eddie (bass), Elf (vox & guitars) and Stéphane from the Buttocks (drums). Targets stand for aggressive punk with brilliant offensive lyrics and anyone who knows their full length album can imagine how great they are live (I was lucky to see Slime in HH anno 1990 in Altona/Fabrik: awesome!!). Hamburg had a very active scene + many cool bands released lots of classics and the list is endless. Schneller, Lauter, Härter was released on Karl Walterbach's AGR label and their second 'Menschenjagd' in the same year. 1985 they went to Berlin again and recorded their fantastic album Massenhysterie. Shortly after, the band broke up. What remains are three brilliant records which should have a place in every well-stocked record collection.

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THE BOIKOTTZ - Another Kind Of Humor 1987

Of course we start today with a German record on this cold gray day off and we listen to: Jan (vocals), Stephan (bass), Christian & Lemmi (guitars) and Ander (drums), Hamburg old punk legends with their only album, as I know there exist just one pressing on white vinyl. Fourteen songs with mostly english and german lyrics. Solid fast punk rock mixed with beautiful pissed-off lyrics and the album is a total kicker. Too bad the guys have not made more. They released in 1984 their first EP Punk Wird Leben via AGR which is pretty rare and should have anybody a copy you are a womanizer... Now a cold jever for breakfast and let's see what I continue to unpack.

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TARGETS - Massenhysterie 1985

We start the long X-Mas weekend with full steam and let's open door #22 with a German classic, thirty years ago and not a bit rusty, this legendary and only album of the Slime successor band appeared. Targets existed only two years, released two EP's (listen) and one album, all on Aggressive Rockproduktionen, and they are still popular in our orbit nowadays, no wonder that Colturschock/Höhnie Records reissued the slab in 2014. Why AGR only at the first pressing with red labels the track "Großer Bruder" has is a mystery to me, my copy has yellow labels. Anyway, the songs sounds still fresh, dynamic and with such intensity which is unparalleled in my opinion, and lyrically as brilliant as Slime: "An Outbreak Of Emotions, People Running Around, On A House Sits A Madman With A Sharp Rifle - Chaos Panic Masshysteria!" - I think that's enough info, buy the record, enjoy this German punk nugget and have a nice time!

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DAILY TERROR - Schmutzige Zeiten 1982

Yesterday, the election for the Mayor in Frankfurt was held and the privilege of democracy gives me the opportunity to vote and of course I was there but I don't give a damn about politics, stupid rules, ridiculous bureaucracy, ambiguous decisions, who needs that anyway? Nobody! We need a place to live, in freedom & with our rules. And with the sound of Daily Terror we come a bit closer to Anarchy. Their debut album was groundbreaking for me and is still a damn classic record: direct, offensive & emotional: Klartext! packed in fourteen anecdotes. Pedder (vocals), Ebbi (guitars), Heiko (bass) & Frank (drums) recorded this brilliant slab. Their first vinyl appearance was on the legendary Soundtracks Zum Untergang compilation in 1980, followed by the BS-Punx EP on No Fun Records and finally the deal with Karl's label Aggressive Rockproduktionen brought us four essential irreplaceable albums. After AGR many more slabs were recorded but I find no access and lost interest. Well, I keep the band as an important part of my life in my heart and don't get tired of enjoying their early statements. As well need their second album Aufrecht from 1984. Deutsche Wertarbeit, can't call it anything else!

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V/A - Soundtracks Zum Untergang 1980

Start today, in my opinion with the best German punk compilation ever: the first release of the Berlin label AGGRESSIVE ROCKPRODUKTIONEN (AGR). Full with rare stuff from bands which release a lot of good records and on this vinyl are seventeen hits! Offensive, hard, very good lyrics, straight to the point and a good artwork. Some idiots bothered by two dittys and submitted an application for indexing and got right.... the plate was removed and all other releases were with beeps accompanied (MCF #1 and Slime #6), so simple subculture was then dismembered. Well, the uncensored are rare and expensive, but every damn penny worth. Two years later Volume 2 comes out with more new German bands, more hits and it's, without question, also great, Deutsche Wertarbeit!

1.Helden - MIDDLE CLASS FANTASIES

2.Selbstmord - OH 87

3.Ihr Helden - HASS

4.Fact 81 - AHEADS

5.Minuteman - AHEADS

6.Polizei/SA/SS - SLIME

7.Hurra, Ich Bin Genormt - ZK

8.Disco - RAZORS

9.Schizophrene - M.D.BLITZ

10.Immer Wieder Besetzt - ZK

11.Publikum - MIDDLE CLASS FANTASIES

12.I Hate - RAZORS

13.Führer - DAILY TERROR

14.Feiertag - STÖRTRUPP

15.Hoffmann - HASS

16.Keine Führer - SLIME

17.Karriere - STÖRTRUPP

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TOXOPLASMA - s/t LP 1983

Ahhhhh, the monitor problem is fixed and finally it goes forward in this theatre and I throw another german punk classic out. Toxoplasma came from Neuwied and were founded 1980 by Wally (vox), Stefan (bass), Harry (drums) and Markus (guitar), who was replaced after only a few samples by Uwe. The band name derives from the infectious disease toxoplasmosis, in which the singer Wally fell ill in the late 1970s. In 1981 they released a demo and one year later the band was represented on the German-American compilation Underground Hits of the Berlin label Aggressive Rockproduktionen (AGR) with three pieces, where they published the first album in the following year. At the same time, the band went on tour with the American reggae/hardcore punx Bad Brains through Germany. After this tour, Stefan switched to Canal Terror as drummer and Thomas "Mitch" Michel joined the band as bassist. In 1985, Harry got out too. After further changes and failures, the band broke up in 1986 for the first time. In the early 1990s Wally, Mitch and Uwe recorded with a drum computer new records with metal influence and that was it then for me. Their debut is still a great record and belongs definitely one of the top twenty German punk slabs.

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DAILY TERROR - Gefühl & Härte 12'' 1985

 

With their third album, Daily Terror have reformed and moved away from aggressive D-Punk and don't hit any new formula with a new line-up, but rather changed their sound to more melodic songs which are more emotional but not a bit quieter: Gefühl & Härte (Feeling & Hardness). And that's exactly what is brilliantly implemented in the five songs and I like the record from the start. Pedder's voice is a bit muffled as usual and the lyric sheet is a big help. Released again on Aggressive Rockproduktionen (AGR) and I think they have proven once again with these recordings that they belong to the upper league of D-Punk and were incredibly important for the scene. At least for me they have given me a lot of good times and help me through dark phases that I had to overcome, and I will sell their records when I get Alzheimer. Daily Terror is always a good choice when you're feeling down and gives you much breathing room. Enough for today, let's go straight to Larz and watch the SGE versus Bayern (Hans, I haven't forgotten you). Enjoy!

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