HUNGRY FOR WHAT - The Shattered Dream EP 1985

A nice, pleasant day is coming to an end and I still find time to do the second post that was announced for today, a big sorry again to everyone who is waiting for their emails to be answered, I want to do this at the weekend. Let's welcome this Swiss combo Hungry For What which released a few records and this is their 12Inch with five solid powerful goodies on Farmer Records and this domestic album introduces their PopPunk sound to American audiences. From Switzerland (originally in a 70’s Punk band Sozz), these guys combine power and great tunes into an early Clash-like sound. I particularly like the harmonica in the second song, which works brilliantly as a rhythm instrument and gives the sound even more drive. Don't hear that often! Overall a decent record and it's a miracle I managed to get a few more lines out. Good Night und auf bald!

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HUNGRY FOR WHAT - ... And The War Goes On 1984

Powerful punkrock on this spring-like Monday by Hungry For What, a Swiss combo from Biel and they're actice from 1983 - 1987 and in their short lifespan they released two albums + a 12''. The band consisted of Netz (vocals/guitar), Thomas (guitars), Buzz (bass), Christoph (drums) and this is the debut on Farmer Records with ten solid numbers and was licensed a year later in yellow vinyl from the german Mülleimer label. You can find them on some compilations and more about them isn't known. Well, sometimes it isn't necessary either. Enjoy the music and the evening.

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V/A - Bored Teenagers Vol.9 2016

And exactly what I described earlier applies to the following compilation; emotional authentic music by bands that perfectly reflect the zeitgeist and with their attitude towards life bought a few instruments and founded a band to express their emotions, some made it to a single and that was it. The baby is called Bored Teenagers and this is the Volume 9 in this highly collectable series that has done for Punk what the Pebbles series did for the obscure gems from the 60s. We have unearthed another batch of Punkrock Gems! This time only five bands but they had so many great tracks we couldn’t leave any off.

Info: First off is a band called the Crabs that most people are aware of as they appeared on the decent Farewell To The Roxy compilation back in 1978 with their ultra catchy track Lullabies Lie. Sadly no further recordings were released as the band folded in 1978 and became the backing band for Max Splodge but little did we know, the band did record four studio tracks for the highly collectable Lightning label and were scheduled for a release in March 1978. One thing led to another and the band never signed the contract and the tracks were shelved. Rough cassette copies circulated over the years but Tony the singer still had the master tape. This band should of made it and is criminal they are not up there with the likes of some of the bigger bands!

The second band to feature is FU-2 from Southend-On-Sea. Their roots can be traced back to late ’77. After years and years of trying to track this band down after seeing some Youtube footage, we hit lucky and found the singer. He had moved so many times and to our astonishment, he still had in his possession the original five trackmaster tape. The really interesting thing about these tracks is that all the recordings feature a certain lady who was made famous by appearing in the Sex Pistols film The Great Rock'N'Roll Swindle, Yes…. Helen Of Troy. Her vocals are so unique and some might say out of tune but blend perfectly with the opposing vocals of Terry Piper. All five tracks can be heard here! Be warned!!!! These tracks are catchy and you will be singing them all day! Once again, three out of these five tracks have never been heard before!

Next up is a band from Caterham in Surrey called Nuffin’ who were mates with The Damned & Johnny Moped. Their claim to fame so to speak of is that they had Roger Bullen (aka Dee Generate) as their drummer before being head hunted by Eater. Things were looking good for Nuffin’ as in November 1976 London Weekend Television broadcast a documentary by Janet Street Porter on a new youth cult called punk rock that was sweeping the nation. You can hear one of their tracks being played in that program. Here we have all four of their studio tracks that have never been heard before and are direct off the original reel to reel master tape.

The next band are Norwich’s first Punk band the Toads. These tracks that are featured are the essence of Punk, no messing about, straight in with 1234.. Bang! Short and sweet! After only a year or so theywere gone but the nucleus of the band re-appearing as Silent Noise.The last band are the Coils from out of Morpeth in Northumberland of all places… Once again, no  messing about, 1234 and singing about what was happening around them! Just take a listen to Fascist and Smash The Front! - Once again, a fucking ass kick on vinyl!

Enough for today, I'm tired and drunk, I only chilling now and I'm hungry...

1.Victim - THE CRABS

2.Save My Skin - THE CRABS

3.Lullabies Lie - THE CRABS

4.Blue Unction - THE CRABS

5.PG Tips - FU-2

6.Maybe - FU-2

7.Sorry - FU-2

8.Soho - FU-2

9.Sindy Michelle - FU-2

10.Centre Point Anywhere - NUFFIN'

11.Red Day Blues - NUFFIN'

12.We're Plastic - NUFFIN'

13.Pigs Can't Fly - NUFFIN'

14.All I Wanna Be Is A Star - THE TOADS

15.Suppression/Oppression - THE TOADS

16.I Don't Care About You - THE TOADS

17.In The Subway - THE TOADS

18.Nowhere To Go - THE TOADS

19.Bank Job - THE TOADS

20.Eyes - THE TOADS

21.Mixed Up Kid - THE TOADS

22.Blood On My Wheels - THE TOADS

23.Supermousse - THE COILS

24.Fascist - THE COILS

25.Upper Class Cretin - THE COILS

26.Land Of The Dead - THE COILS

27.Smash The Front - THE COILS

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V/A - Väterchen Frost 1986

Extreme rare compilation on Mekka Records with lots of exclusive songs (particularly here mention Ranola, S-Chords and Katzenjammer Kids), the width spell goes here from punk to rock, little experimental stuff (without annoying) and more's not to say. Thanx to tvzuk for the pdf booklet and where & when I bought the record I don't know....Interested eh no one. A good entertaining mixture ton given music.

1.Tall Ships - FLESHPUPPETS

2.Müllkind - S-CHORDS

3.At War - HUNGRY FOR WHAT

4.Dread - CLOX

5.Prick Up Ya Ears - YEAH YEAH NOH

6.Cancer William - APPLIANCES-SFB

7.Consequence - BUMBITES

8.Gift - EA80

9.Lachleute & Nettmenschen - FAMILY 5

10.Des Wahnsinns Fette Beute - DOXANBON

11.Der Glückliche Tag - BLANK BARTÓKS

12.Spielen - JUNG ANALYSTS

13.Daisy Diesel - KATZENJAMMER KIDS

14.Propellerschaden - RANOLA

15.Here Comes The Sun Exploding - DEEP FREEZE MICE

16.Egg Foo Young - RIMARIMBA

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ZYNTHSLAKT & THE PAST - 7 Låtars EP 1983

This rare split EP has to bands from Köping on it and their sound is clearly at home in catchy dirty fast punkrock.

Zynthslakt (Swedish for synth slaughter) was a band that started around 1982. Mikael Thörngren, who played drums, was impressed by the energy of bands like the Clash and the UK SUBS. Together with Per Granberg's twin brother John (guitar in Charta 77) Zynthslakt were born. Because it was expensive to make records, explored other bands to share the cost with. Result was the split single with N.O.S. The band released another split EP called 7 Låtars with with The Past. They played a lot outside Norrköping, Mikael remember once in Västerås they liked the band that just played on stage was so bad that they took over the instruments. But it did not get better because everyone was a little too round underfoot. In Kolsva they would play along with Kent Impotent. No one knows exactly what happened, but Zynthslakt never played. According to "Goofy" was the band members had to go home to Köping the evening. The album 'Spraya På En Vägg' came out 1984 on Rosa Honung Records. That same year the band folded. A posthumous EP 'Hit Med Stålarna' saw the light of the day in 1986 containing all the Zynthslakt tracks from the split singles. The track 'En Stad, En Bomb' was contributed to the 1983 cassette compilation 'Bara En Dröm'. 1993 Rosa Honung released another sampler containing the songs 'Religion Blood' and 'Land Of War'. The fact that some members were in the army, disbanded around 84-85. Then started the band J. Hex and the Scarecrows, which did not have much in common with Zynthslakt and its punk.

The Past started by the turn of the year 80-81 and consists of on Roger Andersson (drums), Pelle Hedblom (bass) and Linus Linder (guitars). Everybody was singing just to not hear who sung most false. Later Linus got to take over most of the singings. They started to play covers jut to learn how to play. Because no one in the band know how to take one single chord in the beginning. As fast as they got ready they started to write own songs with influences from bands like S.L.F., Sham 69, Sex Pistols a.o. 1983 they recorded their first record which was splitted with Zynthslakt, also a band from Köping. It was a 7-song EP sold in 1000 copies. Then they struggled on to get money to record a 7” which was supposed to be released on Birdskit, but the sound was damn bad so it was never released, but Birdskit sponsered them to record a MLP “In The Future With The Past” 1987, the single got to be included as a bonus with the first outgoings. Then they contibuted on “Swedish Stand” a compilation from the Indie labels in 1990. The Past still exists...

Great stuff from both which makes you hungry for more. ENJOY!!

- Special Thx to Fredrik -

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V/A - Alles Wieder Auf Anfang 2017

Zum Abschluß des heutigen Tages präsentiere ich Euch eine weitere self-made Compilation mit rarem deutschen Untergrund der Jahre 1980-1988. Und es ist ein hübsches Werk geworden und mein spezieller Dank geht hierfür wieder an Loni und Reinhard. Den ersten dieser Art Halt Die Ohren Steif kann er zwar nicht toppen doch auch hier wieder zahlreiche Bands vertreten die ich vorher noch nie gehört habe. Ich freue mich stets auf Neues! Feines Artwork dazu und mit 31 Punk/Wave/Rock/Synth-Pop Delikattessen versehen, natürlich interessiert's mich wie ihr den findet und freue mich auf Eure Kommentare. - For my International friends: High Quality German Underground Music from rare 7inches and unknown albums on this one, selfmade artwork, only hits and lost nuggets, leave a comment and tell me what you're thinking.

1.Antiberliner - FEHLGEBURT
2.Heiße Scheiße - FUCKIN GUTE BÜRGERBAND
3.Der Ausreisser - SO-WIE-SO
4.Thin Man - ELECTRA FIVE
5.Den Ganzen Tag (Teenage Kicks) - XOX
6.Whiskybar - GEILE TIERE
7.Bunker - JOE KURT
8.Die Russen Kommen - IRRLICHT
9.Stümperhaft Mit Aller Kraft - GAS
10.Das Geht Nicht - ACAPULCO GOLD
11.Hinterhofmädchen - TIFFY L'AMOUR
12.Ich Gewinne Viel - RAUHFASER
13.Das Darf Doch Wohl Nicht Wahr Sein - CHRISTOPH KREUTZER
14.Kreuzberg (Live) - M.D.K.
15.Hungry For The Aim - PUMA
16.Modernes Deutschland - JOD S-11
17.Eddie Would Like Us - ROCKIN' G & THE G-LETTES
18.Tick Der Neuzeit - PATENT
19.Schweinelied - RIGOLETTO
20.Das Böse Erwachen - ALPTRAUM GMBH
21.I Don't Know - STEAM
22.Wie Ein Kranker Hund - MOTTEK
23.Verlang Was - DIE HETEROS
24.Gew-Gaws Are Not Enough - STINGRAY
25.Geld - FLUCHTVERSUCH
26.Der Allerletzte Cowboy - SYLCHERS RACHE
27.Schutzlos - MC²
28.Boikottiert - R.Z. AMOK
29.Teddy - PARADOX
30.Rote Rosen Für Tote Hosen - P.L.O.
31.Mein Freund - DYSTONIE

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CRANES - Wings Of Joy 1991

I'm a friend of the Cranes sound is nothing new and three previous posts (all re-upped) underline that and today comes #4: Wings Of Joy is the first full length studio album by British rock band Cranes, released in 1991 on Dedicated Records. This followed mini-album Self-Non-Self, released the previous year, and a limited cassette run, both on local indie label Bite Back!, and is seen as important to their growth as a band as it shows them 'continuing to expand their pallet', while the 'gripping, chilling atmosphere... hasn't moved an inch', hauntingly beautiful, mesmerizing, evocative! Here's an excellent review from another empathetic friend which will inspire you for the typical Cranes sound:

"From the quiet, descending strings and woodwinds at the start of "Watersong," which launches Cranes' first proper full-length album, things are at once in sync with, and far removed from, the deep murk of the group's earliest days. The gripping, chilling atmosphere that Cranes dwell in hasn't moved an inch, but in terms of approach, it shows that on the (very well) self-produced Wings Of Joy, the quartet has continued to expand its palette. One thing to note is in the album credits: Matt Cope may have been initially invited in for live bass playing, but it's Alison Shaw who plays the shuddering, ominous deep notes throughout, and effectively at that. Check out her opening work on "Living and Breathing." It's a simple enough pattern, but delivered in such a context that it immediately conjures up a nervous, threatening mood. Jim Shaw's relentless percussion, never overbearing but always moving with a stately, ritualistic tinge, and his piano and keyboard arrangements -- elegant and haunting at once -- set the rest of the tone. His guitar, along with Mark Francombe & Cope's credited work, adds everything from brisk, gently creepy acoustic touches to vicious electric snarl. Add Alison Shaw's almost too wistfully calm and sweet singing -- just missing out on easy interpretation, but suggesting so much via delivery -- and the result is what most goth music, or any music with a sense of shadows and doom, aims for but generally misses.

With songs like the epic "Adoration" and the gentler "Tomorrow's Tears" already signaling the careful variety that dominates the album thanks to their previous appearance on EPs, the new material takes center stage here. "Starblood" is the most flat-out disturbing track, with Jim Shaw's slow-paced, pounding drums and Alison Shaw's guitar wailing slammed up against cold slabs of feedback. The album as a whole is a beautiful, if unsettling, piece of work. (Ned Raggett, AllMusic)" - I'm sure, you're hungry now and be happy to know another fantastic band more, touch it!.

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Breakfast at 15:00 MEZ... and are you hungry?

I know this post will interest a few but this platform is perfect for that, and here I can do what I want and this is not an instagram influence (for all those who found me through bubble, urrgghhhhhh). After a long weekend with music and a long sleep, even the hardest Fucker has to eat something, and maybe some of you know that I love Curry Geschnetzeltes, today with chickpeas, something new and I have to say, fucking delicious! If you would like to try the following recipe: 200g turkey, 60g noodles, curry cocktail with chickpeas in a jar, garlic, oil, salt & pepper and a fresh red paprika. Preparation time around thirty minutes, and how it tastes you will found out and that's it for today, Aloha!

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V/A - Streets 1977

"Select Highlights From Independent British Labels" and what an amazing LP this it. This glorious Compilation was released by Beggars Banquet Records and contains 17 Bands/17 Songs. I wonder each time how many fantastic bands make music in the early days where punk was new & the hype grows high. Here as well. Most bands have perhaps only one song released or an EP and some other (Slaughter & The Dogs or The Reaction, were later known as the pop band Talk Talk) became famous. And for me this music from the early days is pure, wild, aggressive and honest by comparison with today where much scrap is produced, yeah... I love this record - So get this Nugget and you know what I mean. Awesome Stuff!!!!!

1.Trash - THE DOLL

2.Fear On The Streets - THE MEMBERS

3.Be My Prisoner - THE LURKERS

4.Isgodaman - ARTHUR COMICS?

5.Arabs In 'Arrads - ART ATTACKS

6.19 - THE DOGS

7.Talk Talk Talk Talk - THE REACTION

8.College Girls' - CANE

9.Cranked Up Really High - SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS

10.Ain't Bin To No Music School - THE NOSEBLEEDS

11.Lookalikes - THE DRONES

12.Hungry - THE ZEROS

13.Bend & Flush - PORK DUKES

14.Disastermovie - THE EXILE

15.Jerkin - DRIVE

16.Innocents - JOHN COOPER CLARKE

17.No More Rock N' Roll - TRACTOR

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POPPERKLOPPER - Wir Sind Mehr EP 2019

Now to a band which was founded 1989 in Bollendorf, near Trier, and they keep, for over thirty years, the level high, with their refreshing music: Popperklopper is Carsten (vocals/guitar), Udo (bass), Lars (drums) and the guys have now perfected their own mix of German and English punk rock songs on nine albums + various singles/10 inches/samplers. In addition to the typical songs of the early days, which were strongly influenced by the old German political punk bands, more classic '77 numbers and occasional rock'n'roll elements were added over the years, which made the overall sound more varied and the band more interesting than many another 08/15 German punk bands. Therefore, the blinkers can confidently be pulled out and the stereotyped thinking can be switched off. The lyrics still predominantly denounce grievances and dubious developments in the selfish and consumer-hungry society. This EP was released via Aggressive Punk Produktionen in an edition of 300 copies and reflects exactly what the band is all about: Three times powerful, melodic punkrock with an unequivocal message.

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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