UNDERJORDISKA LYXORKESTERN - Lögnens Mästare 12'' 1982

Now to a band where I'm really undecided. On the one hand their music bores me a little, on the other hand I can't say they suck, do you know what I mean? There are passages that I really like and some that don't infect me and I'm open to good early sound that came out of my youth, and you can't know everything and there was a lot of crap as well (see NDW) but I'm really undecided on this combo. Kicks partly and becomes uninteresting at the same time. A damn conflicht. But I'm posting it now, because it's rare and not total scrap, decide for yourselfs. Some facts: Underjordiska Lyxorkestern (Underground Luxury Orchestra) were formed after TT Reuter and Garbochock were finished and was a Swedish band from Lund and consisted of Henrik (vocals/keys/horns), D.F. Mikael (guitars), Peter (bass/violin/vocals) Binke (drums) and this is their second release on Heartwork Records after the fucking rare Kärleksön 7'' (five testpressings made & remains unreleased, was 1983 as one-sided single released). The only album, Prairie Romanser, was released in 1982 via Silence, and that was it. After releasing their first record, they were the opening act for Siouxsie & The Banshees on their Scandinavian tour in Summer 1982. Peter left the group in 1982 and they continued for a short time as a trio before disbanding in the mid Eighties. Found on some comps, one of them the great Vägra Raggarna Benzin Vol.3 & 4 double record set on Massproduktion. Well, it would be interested what you think about it and write your opinion in the comments.

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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AESTHETICS - Accept. Except. Not Nothing Negative EP 1981

The Aesthetics were founded in Westminster/California and they consisted of Seph (vocals), Paul (guitars), Gino (bass), Jim (drums) and this is their only EP on Psychobud with four hectic tracks that shine with shrill guitars and a very stuttering rhythm. When I search for this rare EP, I keep coming across the term 'Art Punk'. What is that? I can't classify this term, but when I listen to the music I can't discover anything about it. Sure, the guys don't celebrate an ordinary mid-tempo sound and catchy is different, and a six minute song on a 7Inch as well, but is that the reason for naming it that way? I don't know, for me it's a very good Punk record with snotty vocals and brilliant music, played a little differently but cool. Maybe it's still too early to discuss this further, and the four weren't invited to compilations at the time, but the detectives paid tribute to the Aesthetics on their selfmade CD-R and that's good.

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1ST OFFENCE - Night The Punks Turned Ugly EP 1983

It's Friday and you know what that means, time for cool music and good mood, both are now performed by a band from Livingston and in the early Eighties, the underground scene there consisted of more than a dozen bands and one of them was 1st Offense, which consisted of Rollo (vocals), Gus (guitars), Bod (bass) and Sammy (drums). The boys didn't last very long, from about 1981-1984, playing local gigs with irregular regularity and releasing their only rare EP Night The Punks Turned Ugly 1983 on Chaos Records. A review: A real abrasive, guitar-heavy mid-tempo Punk record. The title song, which they’ve borrowed from a newspaper headline, concerns a Punk “riot” and has an amazingly cool oriental-flavored guitar bridge. Real hot! The other cuts are more typical. (Jeff Bale, MRR #10 • December 1983) - Well, I find all three songs catchy and would put each one on a Compilation, they haven' been considered for such, hmmm. In 2017 followed a reissue on VomitoPunkrockRecords in various versions. Enjoy!

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HUGGIN' WAYNE - All The Goods 7'' 1992

One more short-lived combo from Finland and Huggin' Wayne consisted of Timo (vocals/bass), Lasse & Mikko (guitars), Reiska (drums) and in their active days (1991-1993) they released this little 7Inch via Trash Can Records in an numbered edition of 600 copies. Two strong groove numbers with heavily distorted guitars and a bombastic, bass-heavy sound, I would say it's almost Stoner Rock. Rhythm dominated, sluggish and impulsive. Little infos about the boys but I guess, all members have merged into other bands. On compilations they have another song on Runeberginkatu 8 that was released in 1993 via Oskun Divari. Both Thumps Up!

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DEPRESSION - Moderne EP 1980

Only record by Depression from Bordeaux with two short goodies and an almost five-minute piece on the flip. Minimally driving mid-tempo rhythms with two creaky guitars, pleasant short solos and the long track is audible as well. The band were formed 1980 by Jean-Marc (vocals/bass), Alain & Gilbert (guitars) and Jean-Claude (drums). They met after a classified ad at Gaby, a guitar dealer in Bordeaux, and they rehearse at the Chalet in Pompignac, a studio that's actually an annex to Jean-Marc's house and will be familiar to many musicians. Patrice replaces Jean-Claude on drums shortly before recording the 7Inch, recorded @ the Isis Studios and 1000 copies were pressed, but at least half have been lost or destroyed. Concerts in the Pergola, in the Bénauge with the Stilletos, first part of the SAINTS in Libourne 1981. A concert in Pau in front of 1500 people where suddenly several cops rushed the group, because of the loud noises. Several tracks have been recorded but unfortunately another vinyl didn't came out and in 1984 the band disbanded. "Barbelés" appears later on the Bordeaux Rock Compilation (2006) and other songs from the EP are featured on numerous unofficial compis.

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THE FIX - Vengeance 7'' 1981

The Fix was a short-lived band of less than two years and had their first vinyl release on legendary Midwestern label Touch And Go. This is their debut (200 copies) with two fantastic short killer tracks and a review can tell you more about it: "Faster and younger than the Ramones, these boys from Lansing, Michigan give us two sides of vinyl and finish it all in two minutes and thirty-nine seconds. This is so fast that you won't even have a chance to sit down, so you better dance with your turntable. This is basic, no frills hard Punk and proves once again that Punk still goes on five years after the initial English explosion." (Sinclair Elrod, Coolest Retard 14, June 1981) - A year later their second and final EP Jan's Room followed before breaking up in early 1982. Really amazing they didn't made an album with their potential, I'm sure it would have been a masterpiece. In 1990, German label Lost & Found Records released a double LP called Cold Days, compiling all six songs from the two singles, the compilation track, four outtakes & twelve live cuts. Excellent Stuff!

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THE JOLT - You're Cold! 7'' 1977

Puhhh, today I'm extremely exhausted and almost walk around in my sleep and after this post I will retire until tomorrow morning, but first the debut 7Inch by the Jolt from Glasgow on Polydor and they brought new influences into the young Punk scene, in their case a healthy dose of Sixties R&B. Usually tossed into the mod bag, the Jolt defied such easy categorizations, and split up 1979 just as that movement emerged into the national spotlight. (Jo-Ann Greene) - Four singles and one album are listed in their vita and this three piece was a classic combo and a perfect example how the music press can exert some bad influence. Also on very good compilations at home. Good Night!

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THE RAYDIOS - Original Demo Recordings 1999

HOLY FUCK!, Jesus himself chokes on a glass of milk with this sounds because the next slab is what I call a real fucking killer and it's not a record from the early days and not from countries/places I prefer and you know which ones I mean. Amazing record of post Teengenerate (known for their fun style of playing garage Punk with a sense of humor and often incomprehensible English lyrics) Rock & Roll by this Japanese garage Punkers from Tokyo and this three piece is called the Raydios and were formed around 1997 by Fink (vocals/guitars), Sammy (bass/vocals) and Yoda (drums) and this is their debut which came out via Screaming Apple Records. Twelve songs are on this shitty piece of vinyl and they are part of the first demo tape which only came out on cassette in Japan (year unknown) and was immortalized on vinyl by this German label. Don't think the quality is shitty, on the contrary, amazingly good two-three minute cracker and meanwhile a rare and highly sought out piece of vinyl and I promise you thirty minutes of liquid, fresh and powerful relaxing cake time on this Sunday morning. Guests on a few Compilations, but the new shit aren't for my world, so look for them yourself.

- Big Thx to Nolti -

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SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES - The Peel Sessions 1977-1978

One more great release is another John Peel session by Siouxsie & The Banshees and on this record are the first two recordings. Info: "At a time when no other record company on the planet would touch them, Siouxsie & The Banshees came very close to signing to the BBC's own label. At least, they would have if DJ John Peel had had his way. Absolutely entranced by the two sessions that the group recorded for his show during 1977-1978, and disgusted by the rest of the industry's fearful avoidance of the band, he tried his hardest to interest the Powers That Be in at least releasing a Banshees single drawn, if necessary, from one of the actual sessions. Of course the BBC passed and, while Polydor would eventually step in to give the band the chance they demanded, it would be another two decades before the sessions themselves finally made it out, across two EPs (compiled, in turn, onto an eight-track mini-album) that returned to Siouxsie & The Banshees' first recordings for the corporation and left fans still demanding the six sessions that followed over the next ten years. Historically, of course, these are all you really need, the sound of the Banshees refining their clatter from the early rent-a-punk stylings that marked out their first shows, to the dense, chiming clang that laid the groundwork for their monumental debut album, The Scream. Spikily enthralling, six of the eight songs featured on the two sessions, from December 1977 (first transmission) and February 1978, would appear on that album; one more, "Hong Kong Garden," would become the group's first hit single, and all are instantly recognizable from their radio incarnations. But there's also a wildness here that Steve Lillywhite's LP production purposefully suppressed, a jagged vein of excitement that reminds you that here is a band kicking against all the odds, watching while a horde of lesser talents landed record deals, but refusing to compromise an iota of their vision in the hopes of joining that queue. It is that, even more than the performances, that makes this such an intense, and intensely valuable document -- if you want to hear the Banshees at their best, after all, you simply put on The Scream. But if you want to hear them at their most defiant, walk this way." (Dave Thompson)

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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V/A - Spit On Your Grave! Vol.1 2004

Looking pretty professional at first glance, but Buried Alive Recordings is the name of a bootleg label from Spain and they have released two CD's with rare American KBD stuff from 7Inches 1978-1983, included some rare tracks and others which always used for such Compilations. Sparsely held to infos, only the most necessary, release year, covers and nothing more (b.t.w. dizzy cover 😵). All in all, I think it's a successful selection and absolutely worth listening to, and it's not expensive to buy either. With that, another chapter weekend is heralded and volume 2 follows if you live well-behaved and uninhibited. So come on, you Maniacs!

1.Fun, Fun, Fun - BIG BOYS

2.Haunted Town - THE EFFIGIES

3.Tomahawks - KILLER PUSSY

4.I Wanna Die Young - TERMINAL MIND

5.Nixon More Now Than Ever - ISM

6.You - THE COLD

7.Twist The Blade - NON COMPOS MENTIS

8.Laundramat Loverboy - ACTIVE INGREDIENTS

9.Together - TESTORS

10.Siamese Lust - PLASTIC IDOLS

11.Avon Lady - THE FEEDERZ

12.The Money Will Roll Right In - FANG

13.No Such Thing - THE CLITBOYS

14.Ride The Wild - DESCENDENTS

15.Overkill - FALSE PROPHETS

16.Masochist Ice Cream Men On Drugs - BOBBY SOXX & THE TEENAGE QUEERS

17.Nip Drivers - NIP DRIVERS

18.Teen Love - NO TREND

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