MARIONETZ - Jetzt Knallt's! 1981

The Marionetz was a german punk band (first as "The Marionettes"), founded 1978 in Munich and this city had at this time a pretty cool punk scene with lots of essential bands, ZSD, Condom, Pack or FKK Strandwixer to name a few. This album was recorded and mixed at the Metro Studio in Munich, April-May 1981 and published by No Fun Records. Goody sound paired with funny lyrics and always worth hearing. As appetizer you can download two songs from the essential Soundtracks Zum Untergang 2 compilation on AGR. One and a half years later (December 1982) came to the following sounds review: "Looking at the scene you can't get away from the Marionetz, even though they are not longer be called punks and classify their music as uncompromising Power-Pop". - Their No-Fun-LP is selling well in hardcore circles and their performances are acclaimed by Undergroundzines writers. Marionetz appeared, fuckin' hell, on radio & television, shows that the group is medium. Their football anthem "Heya-Heya T.S.V." was even played in the Olympic Stadium Munich.

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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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V/A - Bloodstains Across Germany 1998

I think it's a great choice to open a delicious beer on a Friday morning and present another Bloodstains killer compilation. Today to guest in the heart of Europe: Germany. The German punkscene has born numerous fantastic bands in their early days, which have released numerous essential records which still haven't lost nowadays none of their explosiveness and sharpness (a few examples in the blog). Politically, ironically, self-critically, cheekily, provocatively and of course anarchistically classics were recorded and in twenty-one classics immortalized on this slab. Und damit nicht genug; a second compi was made a short time later which I will post shortly. A nice intro from the back cover for you: "Achtung! you filthy punkrock scum. It's time for a new edition of the wonderfully sick Bloodstains records. This time we take you to scenic Germany, home of Auschwitz, Jägermeister and pretty peasant woman. Hard to believe, but there was a time when those Krauts were actually pushing something then schnitzel and beer." Funny or... let's go crazy, enjoy the music & have a sunny delicious weekend! 

1.No School - PUNKENSTEIN

2.Killer Rats - NAPALM

3.Samen Im Darm - CRETINS

4.Schwarze Stiefel - ZK

5.Kick Her In The Dirt - BIG BALLS & THE GREAT WHITE IDIOT

6.Schokoladenwürger - PHOSPHOR

7.Donnerwetter - ARTLESS

8.Schnulze - NIVEAU NULL

9.Planspiel - MALE

10.Erwin - SOILENT GRÜN

11.Fuck - LENNONS

12.Reeperbahn - A5

13.Wir Gehen Nach Berlin - HERMANN'S ORGIE

14.Christ Child - RAZORS

15.Kriminalpogo - KFC

16.Toilet Love - REMO VOOR

17.Moderne Romantik - S.Y.P.H.

18.Wir Sind Die Marionetz - MARIONETZ

19.Party In Der Gaskammer - MIDDLE CLASS FANTASIES

20.Kreatur - THE BUTTOCKS

21.Come On - PACK

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V/A - Break The Rules #7 1996

So that are no gaps here, now the missing piece of the puzzle of the essential compilation series from Incognito/Insekten Records headquarters: Back To Front; Means many rare unsung heroes who created fantastic music & colorful subcultures in the early wild years 1977-1982 worldwide and vehement flouted the dusty degenerate biblehousesocietynorms. Twenty-three brilliant examples prove once again that the music is different and the spirit is more alive than today. Mostly good stuff on this Volume and 1000 copies exist.

1.Züri Brännt - TNT

2.Stocking Clad Nazi Death Squad Bitches - BLEACH BOYS

3.Death By Disco - BLEACH BOYS

4.Stilla Natt - DESPERATE LIVIN'

5.Cover Girls - THE KLAN

6.Jürgen Engler's Party - DIE TOTEN HOSEN

7.Rockets & Rose - SWINGERS RESORT

8.Reagan - THE PAST

9.I.R.A. - THE PAST

10.No Room For You - DEMOB

11.1-2-3-4 - MOPOT

12.Regards - MICKEYNSTEIN

13.Wir Sind Die Marionetz - MARIONETZ

14.Don't Be Afraid To Pogo - THE GEARS

15.Jugend - P-NISSARNA

16.You Better Hear - MACHINES

17.Everything's Technical - MACHINES

18.Desperate - WARHEADS

19.New Trends - YOUNG IDENTITIES

20.Ajo Ajo - INCEST BROTHERS

21.Frenzie - CULT MANIAX

22.Marchin' Men - BELLEVUE

23.Ya Don't Want My Name - MATT GIMMICK

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SCUM - 1984 EP

Formed in Munich (Pasenbach) 1980 and this is their first self-released EP with six classic punk songs of the first hour. Munich had next to Berlin, Hamburg & Frankfurt a very active and colorful scene. Such bands as ZSD, Marionetz, A+P, Crowds or Tollwut, to name a few, show that in this stuffy city the underground was active and there were at time many great gigs. This little record confirms that and Scum handle their instruments very well. Very nice old boys punk.

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HLM GANG - Local Sessions 1981-1982

Great never before released record by this fabulous early Swiss Punk outfit from Lausanne! This superlimited LP was privately released by the band and is limited to just 300 copies only. The first 100 copies came with numbered backcover (of which the first twenty-five copies were signed by the band). HLM Gang were existing from 1978 - 1983. They were one of the few classic early Swiss Punk bands to never release a record. Their lineup was consisting of Paquito (guitar), Nenel (vocals), Zaf (drums, backing vocals), and Ptit Jos (vocals/bass). HLM were sharing the stage with Discolokosst (Geneva), Sub Rescue (Lausanne), The Debils (Biel), Marionetz (Munich/Germany), Baramine (Valais), TNT (Zurich), Technycolor (Geneva), Mother's Ruin (Zurich), Starshooter (Lyon, France) and and and... as well as with several other classic punk bands. About three years after the breakup of HLM, PTIT JOS and ZAF (a.k.a. CLode) went on to form the fairily well known minimalistic electronic post Punk duo I SCREAM. Finally thirty years after the forming of HLM, we are in for a real treat in form of this historic LP of previously unreleased 1981-1982 tracks by the main Lausanne Punk band from the first two generations. The songs on this album speak for themselves, and are still as important today as they used to be back when they were recorded. Great!!!!!

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V/A - Reifenwechsel Leicht Gemacht 1981

Today is compilation day and the following is an outstanding slab with fuckin' rare stuff from Munich and this is one of the records which I unfortunately exchanged and today badly angry about it. I'm sure I have them give away against something comparable but do you know this: it comes the moment you look for the record, wanna hear it and then it's not there and you curse the day you remove them from your collection? This is quite often the case. Well, I hope it is in good hands. This grandiose compilation was released via Lächerlich! Schallplatten (1000 copies) with a 40 page booklet in a gatefold cover and from the twenty-three songs are the most exclusive, spiked with live and demo recordings is this piece of vinyl in my opinion one of the most interesting publications of German subculture. Magnificent German KBD sounds, even available on CD (Schlecht & Schwindlig).

1.Agressionen - DURCHFALL

2.Onkel Aus Sebiria - ZERO ZERO

3.Isn't It Romantic - EARLY LEDDER

4.Hau Ab - ZSD

5.Der Offene Kreis - SKI & DER REST

6.Teenager Star - MARIONETZ

7.Die Nacht Der Leitenden Reichen - FKK STRANDWIXER

8.Häschen - ERNST DES LEBENS

9.Alfred Ist Die Deutsche Hure - DIE KLEINEN STROLCHE

10.Bullen - AMEISENSÄURE

11.Anormal - KONSUMGEIL

12.Do Not - INSTANT MUSIC

13.Was Kann Ich Tun? - MARIONETTES

14.Manchmal - FREDDY GROSSER BAND

15.Hippie Melodie - FSK

16.Numerus Clausus - NOTES

17.Du Liegst Mir Im Herzen - BRECHREIZ

18.Arbeitslos - LA BASTARD

19.Blue Street - TONY TITT & THE TORPEDOS

20.Zu Oft Im Lippstick - DOITSCHES FROILEINWUNDER

21.Tote Stadt - STÖRTRUPP

22.Gilda - REIZ DES NEUEN

23.München Grüßt Düsseldorf - MICHAEL HEINKEL

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