V/A - Bloodstains Across The World #3 2019

I don't know how surprised you were but when I saw this new Bloodstains compilation on ebay I didn't think long after, I gave my bid immediately & won the auction. Unfortunately not as vinyl but as lame unspectacular CD-R in an edition of 100 copies. Anyway, The tracklist is interesting and I know 40% of it whose originals can be found in the blog and the rest is fuckin' new. I would say, has become an excellent result, only drawback for the poor artwork, which is capable of development and must be better. But in the end, it is nice that someone makes the effort to keep this grandiose series alive. Enjoy!

1.Min Musik - 57 KEZ

2.Knulla I Bangkok - BAD BOO BAND

3.Kicsinál Szódát - BIKINI

4.Another Day In The City - BRITISH JETS

5.Spectre - DARK STAR

6.I Wanna Get Married - DE CYLINDERS

7.Dogshit - ANTLER JOE & THE ACCIDENTS

8.Dead Beatles - FHAB 4

9.NFG - THE FILTERS

10.The Fuzz On My Bag - KING LOUIS & THE MEMPHIS MAFFIA

11.Haine, Haine, Haine - LA SOURIS DEGLINGUEE

12.Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand - MORDBUBEN AG

13.This Is Not A Test! - NICK PAGAN

14.Tyhjia Lauseita - NOWADAYS

15.Zerstör - SCHIZOIDS

16.Do Yo Wanna Touch My Safety Pin - SEPTIMUS

17.I Sold My Ass For Rock'N'Roll - SUBWAY SUCK

18.We Are The Same - THIRD WORLD CHAOS

19.Do You Wanna Be My Dog - TSUNEMATSU MASATOSHI

20.Colours - THE TUNNELRUNNERS

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V/A - Bloodstains Across The World #6 2019

Oh Yeah, the last across the world Bloodstains to date and how we can move into the mood for the weekend more splendidly?... right, drinking with good friends, telling stories and hang out. There are supposed to be 100 copies and like the previous ones, #6 was created by the same detective. All songs are at least decent and some have already appeared on other compilations. What bothers me a little is the poor loveless artwork, very cheap card sleeve and no info about the bands except year of release and their country of origin... but enough grumbling. I have to hurry to catch the train and two beautiful days lie ahead with lots of Backgammon, beer, music and Happi Happi, Cheers!

1.Wha' Der Yer Want? - BOUNDSTONE SCHOOL

2.Men Of Action - STATE OF EMERGENCY

3.Nostalgie - EVIL ROXY

4.I'm Being Followed - THE NOVELS

5.So What - SILVERSTONE

6.Tytot Irvistaa - IDIOOTTI

7.Thinking About The Sun - THE SPIES

8.C'mon Everybody - BRENT FORD & THE NYLONS

9.Media - THE VERDIX

10.When You Were My Baby - THE VERTEX

11.I Just Need Myself - THE CURE

12.Look At Me Now - THE MYSTERONS

13.Destruye - FAMILIA REAL

14.Depresion - FAMILIA REAL

15.Bingo - THE ESCORTS

16.I Hate Being In Love - AMY & THE ANGELS

17.Subway - NO KNOWN CURE

18.Pretend You're Not Crazy - PHOBIA

19.Republik - BANDAGE

20.Lip Gloss Factor - PAUL WEST & RHYTHM SQUADRON

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V/A - Bloodstains Across California 1993

Weekend knocks, final day in November and I throw this colorless month out with twenty essential punk rock blasts, so let's wring the neck of California in this case and we travel back in time to the early 80s where all those rare sound documents were made in shabby little studios without a plan, out from the belly, pure emotion. Side A starts a bit lame and disoriented, a little soft whispering and I'm struggling to get not drunk, on the other hand, I have to buckle up at Side 2 so as not to fly through the windscreen. In a scale of ten points as top grade I would give 7,5. Well, in any case interesting mixture anyway.

1.American Society - EDDIE & THE SUBTITLES
2.Prison Walls - THE INJECTIONS
3.Waiting For The Bomb Blast - FUNERAL
4.Don't Blame Me - REIGN OF TERROR
5.Wasted - SILVER CHALICE
6.I'm Gonna Punch You In The Face - CHILD MOLESTERS
7.Stiff Love - THE INSULTS
8.Mean Boy - DESTRY HAMPTON & WOLVES FROM HELL
9.Laurie's Lament - VIDIOTS
10.Bloodstains - AGENT ORANGE
11.Midget - VKTMS
12.Tammy Wynette - THE MAGGOTS
13.Cuties Wrong Now - SEIZURE
14.Hard Rock - THE GEARS
15.Move It - PLUGZ
16.Slow Boy - CONTROLLERS
17.Class War - PLAIN JANE & THE JOKES
18.Criminals In My Car - JONESES
19.Tower 18 - CHIEFS
20.John Rock - THE DOGS

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V/A - Bloodstains Across Philadelphia 2011

Let's start the last week of April with a 'deception' and at first I thought WOW!, another Killer compi. of this brilliant series but that's not the case and I was, perhaps, a little disappointed at first sight but I'm a fan of creative ideas and I like this about the slab, and already irritation gives way to enthusiasm, that's innovation! A few words of the makers about all this: "Try not to let the name or cover fool you, what we have here is a brand NEW Philadelphia Punk & Hardcore record showcasing twnty-four bands that the city of Brotherly Love currently has to offer. In an age where the compilation has pretty much gone the way of the dinosaur, it's quite impressive to see not only a twenty-four song compilation, but an entirely regional one to boot. Great cover art in the tradition of the classic Bloodstains series, and a nice full size booklet (I haven't scanned because it's too much work) featuring one page per band. If you were curious to see what's been going down in Philly these days, this is a good place to start!" - Cool record, cool bands, cool music and there is enough splendid stuff for everyone, Heureka!

1.3rd World Country Genocide - BALLISTIK

2.Terminal Boredom - NO LESSON LEARNED

3.Stuck In Traffic - THE TROWELS

4.Train's Leaving - SELF CONSCIOUS

5.Metal Shark - PIZZA FACE

6.Sisyphus & The Gate - BAD DOCTORS

7.Lazy - NO COFFINS

8.Dildo In Dad's Shoe - BUCKET FLUSH

9.Missed Out - THE REACHAROUNDS

10.I Wish I Didn't Know You - ARDMORE ASSAULT

11.Figure It Out - NOTHING IS OVER

12.Comfortably Bummed - COUSIN BRIAN

13.Partial Birth Abortion - RUBBISH

14.Amazon List - GONE WRONG

15.Summer Fiction - LIGHTEN UP

16.Reveal The Ugly Truth - BLOOD BOMBER

17.I've Got Hate - DOPESTROKE

18.Heavy Surf - DRY FEET

19.Common Alliance - POPULATION ZERO

20.Crematorium - NIGHTFALL

21.Confuse Corrupt - SALVAGE

22.The Journalist - LAFFING LIFE

23.Dead Head Dread Noose - GASH

24.Fuck You Hippie - JENKEM

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V/A - Bloodstains Across Virginia 2017

The latest vinyl compilation of the blessed Bloodstains series takes us this time to Virginia (southeastern US state, stretching from the Chesapeake Bay to the Appalachians, with a long Atlantic coast) and was released via the Nördlinger label Prompt Critic Productions. Fifteen contemplative little numbers that hardly anyone knows come together for autumn, which slowly sneaks in, to greet him with cool beer and Ahle Worscht.

1.Beat Your Face - THE ZITS

2.I'm So Cool - PREVARICATORS

3.Sunglass Party - LAMOUR

4.You Don't Know - THE NOYS

5.Stagnate - BARRIERS

6.Butch - BEEX

7.(My Head Is Made Of) U.S. Muscle - INSINUATIONS

8.Bo Party - THE NAROS

9.Prompt Critical - INSINUATIONS

10.Sick On You - THE ZITS

11.Go Go God - CHUMPS

12.Janie Has A Black Eye - CITIZEN 23

13.Rock Tonight - THE RATICALS

14.Wet Dream - NEXT OF KIN

15.I'm Stupid - RICKY & THE WHITE BOYS

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V/A - Bloodstains Across The UK 4 1999

This morning I listen to a lot of old UK punk bands and I can't get enough from all these classics. So here's a great compilation of tracks taken from rare punk records and I'm sure you need no further details. The Bloodstains records are always limited to 500 copies and since 1992 at the start. The CD releases have mostly bonus tracks on it but who wants CD's? I prefer vinyl even if it needs more space, anyway. Here are eighteen essential punk rock blasts and the song selection is quite good, no failure, check other volumes on wdthtc - a must have! A small note at the end: song #2 is not 'Disco Veteran', it's 'I've Seen It, Vomit', if interested. 

1.Time Wall - FIRE EXIT

2.I've Seen It, Vomit - BOG UGLY

3.Look-Out - THE FAKES

4.Fallen Hero - NO SUPPORT

5.Sick At Heart - THE BUZZ

6.All After My Blood - X-FILMS

7.Urban Damnation - THE PANIK

8.Pocket Money - NOISE TOYS

9.The Real People - THE EXILE

10.Things Go Wrong - THE REDUCERS

11.Circa 2 - THE LIMPS

12.Why? - THE SEIZE

13.Gutter Kids - THE DYAKS

14.Attack - ARMED FORCE

15.Nine All Out - LOW NUMBERS

16.I Want To Be Somebody - THE SYNDICATE

17.The Man In The Street - DEBUTANTES

18.Paranoia - THE FREEZE

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V/A - Bloodstains Across Scotland 2003

When the Bloodstains series had its hype in the mid Nineties they were posted on a lot of blogs and I've sucked quite a few too and there were some selfmade cuts by people that didn't come out on vinyl and this compilation is one of them. I went to the trouble of revising the Scottish version again, created a nice back cover and now present it to you and of course a big thx goes to whoever had the idea twenty years ago, should you see this feel honored. Now enjoy this fine music and the weekend!

1.Helicopter Honeymoon - SCROTUM POLES

2.Stuck With You - ZONES

3.No Views - EXTERNAL MENACE

4.Linda Vindaloo - THE VALVES

5.Adultery - SCARS

6.War Of Ignorants - A.O.A.

7.Good Sculptures - REZILLOS

8.The Real People - THE EXILE

9.Put You In The Picture - P.V.C.2

10.Newtown - SKROTEEZ

11.Night & Day - SKIDS

12.Production - THE FAKES

13.UK 82 - THE EXPLOITED

14.Jerkin - THE DRIVE

15.Disco Pope - THE PRATS

16.Saints & Sinners - JOHNNY & THE SELF ABUSERS

17.Someone Else's War - DEFIANT POSE

18.Mill Street Law & Order - FEGS

19.We Ain't Dead (Yet) - STRAW DOGS

20.Route 66 - THE JOLT

21.Radio-Active - CHEETAHS

22.Go To Hell - THREATS

23.Where's The Boy For Me - REVILLOS

24.You Gotta Know Girl - BEE BEE CEE

25.Warfear - ALTERNATIVE

26.I'm In Love - THE ZIPS

27.Radio Tay - SCROTUM POLES

28.General Davis - THE PRATS

29.Gimme Your Heart - SUBS

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V/A - Bloodstains Across Germany #2 1998

Last working day before my vacation, this year not in Crete or any Mediterranean region, thanks to fucking Corona, it's getting annoying and the new regulations even more. But what should we do? As long as research doesn't keep creating a vaccine, this shit keeps us back from free life and so is 2020 an extraordinary shit year. Well, let us better enjoy the loud dirty sound of the early wild punk days, so let's pull another fantastic Bloodstains compilation off the shelf and find Volume 2 with twenty-two German delicacies. Some songs overlap Volume 1 and why here again is a bit unfortunate, there are so many more rarities of German bands that they obviously haven't researched exactly. But I'm grateful that the detectives made the effort anyway... and you certainly as well. Now let the bands kicking, get this Friday quick behind us and looking forward to the weekend.

1.Rock'n'Roll Is Dead - BLITZKRIEG

2.Disco Sound Is Dead - ROTZKOTZ

3.Manchmal Habe Ich's Satt - HARNRØHRER

4.Donnerwetter - ARTLESS

5.Out Of Order - OUT OF ORDER

6.Nazi - NIVEAU NULL

7.Bonanza - THE BUTTOCKS

8.Samen Im Darm - CRETINS

9.Fuck - LENNONS

10.Party In Der Gaskammer - MIDDLE CLASS FANTASIES

11.No School - PUNKENSTEIN

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

13.Rank Xerox - HANS-A-PLAST

14.Schweinelied - RIGOLETTO

15.Sexmörder - KFC

16.Seuchen - TOLLWUT

17.Das Lied Für Fritz - HONKAS

18.Christ Child - RAZORS

19.Barras - THE SCHROTT

20.Schlager - NORMAHL

21.Es Tut Weh - HASS

22.Iran - SLIME

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V/A - Bloodstains Across Hessen 2017

Welcome to a special Bloodstains compilation, the first by a state in the heart of Germany. It's Hessen, the beautiful country where I live and it's full with rare stuff from the period 1981 to 1995. Twenty-four raw and essential punkrock blasts which show that really good bands made very good music and it's time to appreciate this with this slab. I hope you enjoy as much as I do and maybe a second one will follow.

1.Nightmare - MARMADUQUE GROVE

2.Arbeitslos - DIE KINSKIS

3.Uhura - FISHKICKS

4.Glücklichmensch - FISHKICKS

5.I Hate The World - VOMIT VISIONS

6.What Can We Do? - MANIACS

7.Superstar - DIE CRACKERS

8.Helden (Live) - MIDDLE CLASS FANTASIES

9.Wenn Sie Kommen - BILDSTÖRUNG

10.Chauvi - VØLXFRØNT

11.White Car - METALLGEMÜSE

12.Straßenkampf - JUNGE FRONT

13.Bruno Baumann - BÖHSE ONKELZ

14.Krankland - WOCHENSCHAU

15.Diese Welt (Live) - ELEND

16.Der Bauer Schweigt (Live) - SPORTSGROUP

17.Reißt - BAD COMMUNICATION

18.Zyklon B - DER DURSTIGE MANN

19.Nazi Baby - KACKTUSSE

20.Fool Around - ERIC HYSTERIC

21.United & Strong - PERSECUTED PHARISEES

22.Fuck Off Pessimism - RESULT OF BOREDOM

23.Titten - KONG DONG

24.Positiv - DIE KINSKIS

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V/A - England Belongs To Me #4 1998

Last part of this fine series and this compilation came out in a much less limited number (300 copies), but still kept the focus on the Queen's land. In the vein of the glorious Killed By Death, Bloodstains, Powerpearls or Back To The Front sampler this record is a Killer!!! with tons of rare material from the early punk days in Great Britain. This LP is a Japanese release so Discogs said and megarare. You could probably not find some of the original records for reasonable prices. Well, I can only say: a great selection of tracks, hit after hit, Essential!!!

1.Living In NW3 4JR - JONNY RUBBISH

2.Accidents - STEROID KIDDIES

3.Alco - TOOLBOX MURDERERS

4.Rejected - THE DALEKS

5.1984 - DISORDER

6.Rubber Duck - SPELLING MISSTEAKS

7.Souls In Torment - WRETCHED

8.Brixton - THE STRAPS

9.Back To Ireland - 48 HOURS

10.Boys Of The City - THE V.I.P.'s

11.Heart On The Line - TEARJERKERS

12.Insanity - THE BUZZ

13.It Don't Mean Nothing At All - THE VALVES

14.Volume Control - THE STIFFS

15.Young Girls - CONTACTS

16.Thunderbirds (Are Go!) - LOADED FORTY FOURS

17.Busy Signal - CLIVE CULBERTSON

18.Overcome By Fumes - RUDI

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V/A - Bloodstains Across Belgium 1997

Not really a wish but I am fond of this post especially because the sound booms now out of my boxes and I swing my pretty ass to that. Number one of the bloody Belgium section with sixteen rare goodies and you will find a few of the original 7Inches in this Blog or over at kbdrecords. A small country with a great Punkscene and lots of cool bands which release a lot of good records and I like the rough sound and the offensive words, very very pleasant - So far so good, now I rip a record and come back soon.

1.Fascist Cops - THE KIDS

2.Bloody Belgium - PIGZ

3.The Modern Dance - THE DEFINITIVOS

4.Hot Love - ONION DOLLS

5.Alles Moet Kapot - DE JEUGD VAN TEGENWOORDIG

6.I Am A Computer - MAD VIRGINS

7.Sha La La La Lee - PLASTIC BERTRAND

8.Suck It To Me - CRAPULE DE LUXE

9.Shall I - PIGZ

10.Heaven Only Knows - X-PULSION

11.Otage - SPERMICIDE

12.Neonlight - REVENGE 88

13.So Called Friends - THE SCABS

14.Wij - DE JEUGD VAN TEGENWOORDIG

15.Fuck & Suck - MAD VIRGINS

16.Sabre Dance - CLASSY PUNK

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V/A - Belfast Rock 1978

One more superb compilation here and this time we head to Northern Ireland and see what's going on there at the end of the 70s. From this small part of Ireland came a number of very good Punk & Powerpop bands and their singles are nowadays extreme rare and highly coveted by collectors (It's no different with this album). A few months ago I posted the first Bloodstains Across Northern Ireland record which is damn good and more punk you know. After listen I thought I have more stuff from this area and I find this goodie and since I have ripped the plate several months ago so it could appear here. Released via Rip Off Records shows this stuff a good mix of pretty decent guitar sounds, partially published as 7inches. The only deficit: no info sheet but we live in modern times so visit irishrock for details about the bands. In 1980 the label Shock Rock released another compilation called simply Belfast which is also great. That's all from me for today, wanna move to bed now, tomorrow is another hard working day!

1.Spread The Word Around - PRETTY BOY FLOYD & THE GEMS

2.Cortina Cowboys - BLUE STEAM

3.Looking For A Lady - COBRA

4.Jimmy Jump - JUMPERS

5.You Should Be So Lucky - NO SWEAT

6.Cruisin' - DETONATORS

7.Lizard King - BLUE STEAM

8.Start All Over Again - NO SWEAT

9.Graveyard Boogie - COBRA

10.Rough Tough Pretty Too - PRETTY BOY FLOYD & THE GEMS

11.Baby C'mon - JUMPERS

12.Light At Your Window - DETONATORS

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V/A - Kuoleman Tappaneet (Punk Rockia Pienkustanteilta 1977-1983) [2017]

Interesting compilation by Svart Records which is limited to 1000 copies, with a 52 page booklet which isn't included here because I only have this lousy rip but don't want to withhold it from you, and according to the label info: "A fantastic collection of first generation Finnish Punkrock hand picked from rare private pressings, 1977-1983." Yeah, I can only agree wholeheartedly, because we find 100% rare Schöppscher from bands whose original 7inches offer outrageous prices these days and are therefore not even remotely available for us non-millionaires. One thing's sure, the record comes across in the best Killed By Bloodstains manner and I can't identify any blenders or a dull moment by the fourteen nuggets, catchy Punkrock as we know it from the early days from the far north of Europe, melodic, short and with the typical Finnish vocals. Kuoleman Tappaneet is really worth buying and if someone wants to sell a copy, mail me immediately. Brilliant Stuff!

1.ATK - TIPI & MINISTERIT

2.Teeskentelijä - TRAGEDIA

3.Rock Against Seija Isonsaari - NEUROOSI

4.Kurjat - SOS

5.Kielletyt Leikit - NIRVANA

6.Valhetta Vain - STRATUS

7.Rauhaa Ja Rakkautta - T. TORNI BAND

8.Ramptoniin - BRUPS

9.Raapimalla Rahaa - TUHTIKYMPPI

10.Mä Meen - NAUTA

11.Punkfilosofiaa - BLÄÄH

12.Elviksen Kitara - SUURKAUPUNGIN HAITAT

13.Onko Suomi Usattunut? - KASVAIN

14.Ahvenanmaa Takaisin Ruotsille - KOLLAA KESTÄÄ

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MIDNITE CRUISER - Rich Bitch 7'' 1977

Northern Ireland didn't have a big underground scene but some cool bands came from there and Midnite Cruiser from Belfast is one of them and they consisted of Paul (vocals), Crow & Peege & Rodney (guitars), Jimmy (bass) and Ger (drums). Their only 7Inch was released on Cliff Moore's IT Records label. He owned four record shops in Northern Ireland and after a meeting with Chiswick in London, he returned home and to set up his own label. Only five singles were made. A bit useless info: Midnite Cruiser were basically Speed with extra guitarist Rodney joining the ranks. The music is much punkier than the previous Speed release. The tracks for the single were recorded at Hydepark Studios, Templepatrick and engineered by George Doherty, who would go on to form his own Rip-Off label the following year. The band split soon after the single's release. Paul West (real name Paul Maxwell) went on to join the Tearjerkers. The two songs are also guests on the indispensable Bloodstains Across Northern Ireland compilation.   

- Great Thx to Fredrik - 

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THE BUZZ - Asylum 1981

Let's come to another rare nugget of English music with the Buzz from Shrewsbury, formed 1978 and they released their first awesome Insanity EP on Redball Records with three splendid cuts one year later. Their only album was recorded with a different line-up, Chris Bellingham (vocals/synth), Nic Evans (guitars), Chris Hill (bass) and I.R. Davis (drums), and their sound moves away from the simple 1-2-3-4 punk of the 7'', are getting longer and have more atmosphere and depth in my opinion, New Wave I could say. They really did their own thing and no record company was interested so they just released the record with fourteen sunbeams on their own, a good decision! On important compilations represented, for example Bloodstains Across the UK 4 and more in the Blog. Enjoy!

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V/A - Bloodstains Across Buffalo 2014

500 copies exist from this blood compilation and thereby a warm welcome to the weekend. Buffalo is the second largest city in the US state of New York and has to offer a lot of good & awesome combos, fifteen of them prove it with this record. Good idea from Extra-Evidence Productions to start with city selection for this essential bootleg series now. Surprises and lost treasures guaranteed, pick up!

1.This Is It - THE JUMPERS

2.One Way Street - THE COBRAS

3.Big Money - AUNT HELEN

4.Go To A Party - THE FEMS

5.Please Police Me - MICKY MAMP WITH INTRO-VERSE

6.Of Life - THE STAINS

7.Test Tube Baby - THE ENEMIES

8.F.Y.Y.B. - NEW TOYS

9.Miss Ogyny - PAROUSIA

10.First Love - SECRET SAVIOR

11.Go Go Go - ELECTRO-MAN

12.Clouds - THE GOOD

13.See For Yourself - PAULINE & THE PERILS

14.Love Canal - THE VORES

15.The TV Made Me Do It (Blame It On The Quasar) - LIP SERVICE

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V/A - Bloody Belgium 1997

Another unofficial release is comin' up now and I hesitated to post it because it's present in the net. But who cares, so I ripped my copy (besides, my rips are the best anyway, hähä) and it was the right choice. Let me give you some info from the back cover: "Being a very small country, Belgium's never had a lot punkbands around, but the ones that existed and made it onto vinyl are very much worth checking out. If you're not familiar with the original belgian punk stuff you'll get the picture after hearing this record." And so it is. Fantastic noises here and I have nothin' to add, except look around the net for the excellent Bloodstains compilations with tons of more rare Belgium stuff. Bloody Belgium is a great piece of vinyl, only hits, cool cover and lots of infos to every band/record. Merci!!

1.84's Man - RAXOLA

2.Chaos In Belgium - CELL 609

3.Sweet Rot - HUBBLE BUBBLE

4.Moneygrubber - VEEL

5.Do You Love The Nazis - THE KIDS

6.Le Prof A Mac/Off - D.D.MAC OFF

7.Schmucks/Castration - X-PULSION

8.Belgium - STAGEBEAST

9.School - P.I.G.Z.

10.Pogo Pogo - HUBBLE BUBBLE

11.Mister C. - DEFINITIVOS

12.The Kids - ONION DOLLS

13.Bloody Belgium - THE KIDS

14.Old Rat - RAXOLA

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VICTIM - The Teen Age EP 1980

Third and final 7Inch from Victim on Illuminated Records with three crackers. The band was founded mid 1977 in Belfast (relocated to Manchester in 1979) and soon they became familiar faces on the fast-emerging Belfast punk scene. On this record, produced by Rat Scabies, Wesley (vocals & bass), Joe (guitars) and Jeff (drums). Started as four piece they released two EP's in the late seventies. They toured a lot with renowned bands and a fourth single plus further demos were recorded but unfortunately never released and little of it is left and after undergoing several line-up changes, the band existed until 1990. But hope came when in 2003 Overground Records released a compilation of all of their early works and 2016 two more CD's came out with new and revised material of the late phase. Also guest on Bloodstains and Killed By Death #33. Great Stuff.

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V/A - Vertigo - Synth Punk Blasts 1978-1984 [2020]

When I took notice of this record I bought it immediately, on the one hand because the song selection is great, the time of release, the bands (more than 50% unknown) and I love international stuff, and then limited, so damn... why waiting?? Info: Vertigo is a compilation of SynthPunk, mainly from little known bands. This first volume will be available (vinyl only, limited to 300 copies) on December 15th, features American, German, British & Swedish bands. The term SynthPunk has been popularized in recent years, or rather vulgarized, becoming a genre that mostly describes electronic or new wave bands. This compilation highlights anger and nihilism punk with the violent rhythm of a fingering that assails a keyboard. Here, no synth pop, no new wave, no experimental music. This could be the sequel to the Killed By Synth compilation which is also led by raw razor shape synthesizers.

A brilliant review: "Well, first things first: compared to the unrelated but similarly-themed Killed by Synth comp. that preceded it, this new comp at least succeeds in only including bands that actually used keyboards, so no BIG BOYS, OIL TASTERS, or BOB this time around. In true KBD tradition, the focus here is on the the flipped-out and the fucked-up in the words of the compiler(s), “no synth pop, no new wave, no experimental music” and despite (presumably) being named after the SCREAMERS song, Vertigo skips over the usual synth-punk suspects in favor of some deeper and less obvious cuts. Highlights include the Bloodstains-via-Red Snerts snot of “Sophistication” by PLASTIC IDOLS (Houston’s answer to DOW JONES & THE INDUSTRIALS), organ-smeared mutant new wave with wild femme vocals from Santa Cruz’s SCHEMATIX on “Nothing Special,” the dark, frenetic end-times robo-pulse of “Happy Funeral” by Sweden’s KITCHEN & THE PLASTIC SPOONS, the jarring juxtaposition of sparse minimal wave and intense, unhinged vocals in German from DER KÜNFTIGE MUSIKANT’s “Es Ist Kalt”… also, totally bold move with the inclusion of “Food Fight” by the VILLAGE PEOPLE (yes, really) in the post-disco early ’80s, they revamped their image to pass as New Romantics and recorded this one-off, utterly dumb but kind of amazing slice of PLASTIC BERTRAND esque punksploitation with the former “construction worker” channeling his inner Tomata Du Plenty, now officially enshrined as the first dollar bin KBD bonzer. Not a predictable comp by any means, and that’s very much to its credit. (Erika Elizabeth, MRR #454 • March 2021)

This blast works fine and rubs really against my nervous head. Have a relaxed time with this hot fucking stuff and a pleasant time travel!

1.Laundramat Loverboy - ACTIVE INGREDIENTS

2.Making Time - THE STEVES

3.Trust In Technology - ADAPTORS

4.Businessman's Bounce - CRAIG BEVAN & THE TOURISTS

5.Love Me Tonight - THE MD'S

6.Bo Party - THE NAROS

7.Sophistication - PLASTIC IDOLS

8.Idle Worship - G SPOT

9.Food Fight - VILLAGE PEOPLE

10.Nothing Special - SCHEMATIX

11.Computer Love - LORD MANUEL & LA PESTE

12.Happy Funeral - KITCHEN & THE PLASTIC SPOONS

13.Here's What You Find In Any Prison - HIT PARADE

14.Es Ist Kalt - DER KÜNFTIGE MUSIKANT

15.Invisible Man - ANTI-MATTER

16.Stamp Out Mutants - TREATMENT

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