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Friday, August 04, 2023

SCHLIESSMUSKEL - Sehet, Welch Ein Mensch! 1989

Two years after their great debut, the second album followed on We Bite Records with thirteen cool goodies with again sharp & nippy lyrics plus fast music. Schliessmuskel is, I think, a splendid band name, but transported the four immediately into the Fun-Punk category, which they always rejected for good reason. "Their songs are mostly between one and two minutes long and present the band from their funny and crazy side nad the songs gives you a peculiar, sick mood, which is reinforced by the rarely life-affirming lyrics. Humor is an integral part of the four. Although their understandable words regularly speak of self-doubt and fears - or gloomy, grotesque stories are told, her simple rhymes almost never lack a portion of irony or comedy." I recommend the CD Compilation 1986-89 which contains their first EP plus both albums, a brutal explosion of blood, sweat and Punkrock. Weekend rings!


Thursday, January 31, 2019

V/A - Cultural Compost Pit! 1985

Pretty awesome tape from Mothra Productions with thirty five bands from around the world with huge tophits. Excellent selection I can only say!, a brilliant Hardcore Punk onslaught pulled by rare 7Inches and other secret sources with nice little info-sheet makes this an excellent stew with hot spices and bite-sized chunks, add a slice of rye bread and beer and it's done... but beware! breaks through well, so don't forget toilet paper.

1.Violacion - KANGRENA
2.Funk Is Dead - HEIMAT LOS
3.Dreamworld - PÖPEL MÖBEL
4.Poison Food - BLACK VAMPIRE
5.Hočem Stran - III KATEGORIJA
6.Medalje Eller Dom - BANNLYST
7.Fight For Your Freedom - ABADDON
8.Alibi - NEGAZIONE
9.Antisexism - NO LIP
10.Dueling Banjos - F
11.Gerechtigheid? - LAITZ
12.Le Râleur - KROMOZOM 4
13.Bock Auf.... - DIE MÄNNER
14.Slere Bomber, Mere Magt - ENOLA GAY
15.No Friends - SOLUCION MORTAL
16.Air That We Breathe - DEATH SENTENCE
17.Isto E Olho Seco - OLHO SECO
18.Mädchen Mit Den Roten Haar'n - THE IDIOTS
19.La Valse - SHERWOOD
20.Dom Styr Våra Liv - MOB 47
21.Pogo - SCHLIESSMUSKEL
22.Louder - ANGOR WAT
23.Psychose Komplex - INDIREKT
24.Nation On Fire - CCM
25.Lies - PSYCHO
26.Vendeurs De Mort - FINAL BLAST
27.Nichts Zu Tun - HOSTAGES OF AYATOLLAH
28.Glutton For Punishment - CHRONIC SUBMISSION
29.Fuego En La Moncloa - ANTI-DOGMATIKSS
30.It's Not What It Seems To Be (Remix) - LÄRM
31.Torture - RAPT
32.Mikä On Totuus - MASSACRE
33.Straßenfest - RIM SHOUT
34.Eres Una Pose - GUERRILLA URBANA
35.Declino - DECLINO


Tuesday, December 06, 2016

SCHLIESSMUSKEL - Untergang Der Abendländischen Kultur 1987

Last week I had some time to rip some old D-punk classics and the next four posts belong exclusively to this. Let's start with the awesome debut from Schliessmuskel (German punk band of the late 1980s and early 1990s from Hamminkeln). Along with groups such as the Mimmi's and the Abstürzenden Brieftauben they were among the best-known German bands of this genre (FunPunk). The band itself always rejected the classification "FunPunk" and saw the band rather as Punk (Hardcore) combo and I agree absolutely with them. After the band's formation in 1983 by Ede Wolff (guitar), Schlaffke Wolff (vocals), Techt Tetmeyer (drums) and Böckler Hachenberg (bass) they released their debut EP Komm Setz' Dich Zu Uns (WeBite Records) in 1986 with six short punk attacks and with their debut LP one year later they continued their fast hardcore style, same applies for the 2nd album Sehet, Welch Ein Mensch! In the coming years they played gigs with the Spermbirds, MDC or the Adicts. 1990 they were on the compilation Festival Der Volxmusik that brought together the most important German fun punk performers. The next album Weniger Fett-Mehr Muskeln appeared in the same year and reached four digit sales figures and held for weeks in the independent charts. Mid-1990 it was quiet about the group and the split from WeBite follows. In 1993 the musicians performed as the opening act for Die Toten Hosen. Renamed in Die Muskeln and in the following years, the band retreated, still published recordings (in 2000 again under the old band name). Singer Schlaffke began after the withdrawal of the group under the name "Zwakkelmann" a solo project but with no comparable success. In late 2005 the band were reformed and played in Oberhausen and early 2006 in Essen two gigs. Rumors of a reunion but were rejected. So don't be afraid what you see or read about them, Schliessmuskel is one of the best German Punk bands I've ever seen.