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Friday, May 16, 2008

Short Sharp Shocks Revisited


PAINTBOX (Jpn) - Singing Shouting Crying (1999)

{First off, I must confess I haven't been in the mood to write at all lately-- so I'm gonna give y'all a Reader's Digest version this time around.}

Expertly executed Motörthrash/Burning Spirits-style hardcore featuring the late, great Chelsea on guitar--whom you should remember from thee most excellent Death Side. Paintbox are much in the same vein, with blistering tempos fused with the same kinda soaring, melodic lead fretwork you'd expect on a Thin Lizzy or Iron Maiden album.

In comments.


VARIOUS - Killed By Hardcore Vols. 1-3

Essential (bootleg) international hardcore comps from the same folks who brought ya the "Killed By Death" series, Redrum Records; before the series got deregulated and every beer-bellied, clueless old punker started yankin' out limp powerpop crap I wouldn't wipe my ass with. I think the track lists tell the story far more eloquently than I ever could-- if not, y'all best get Googlin' to edumacate yer damn selves.

NOTE: Pass for all three = sln2008

Volume 1 track list:

1. Public Opinion (Urban Waste, USA, 1982, from only 7")
2. Koruse (Gasmask, Japan, 1985)
3. Utopia (Terveet Kadet, Finland, 1982, from 3.7" [Aareton Joulu EP])
4. Moral (Sound Of Disaster, Sweden, 1985)
5. Going On (Nog Watt, Holland, 1984, from Fear EP)
6. Broken Promises (No Pigs, Holland)
7. Taking Away Your Rights (NOTA, USA, 1984, from Moscow EP)
8. Deo Fora (Colera, Brazil, 1985, from Deo Fora EP [Belgium release])
9. Riot (Actives, UK, 1983, from Riot EP)
10. Clutch The Flag (Capital Scum, Belgium, 1985, from Clutch The Flag EP)
11. Fuck It (The Left, USA, 1983, from "Hell ... It's The World 12")
12. Dead Generation (Ultraviolent, UK, 1982, from Crime From Revenge EP)
13. In This Town (Fix, USA, 1980, from 1.7") [actually a different version from Cold Days LP]
14. Born Prejudice (America's Hardcore, USA, from Welcome To Slimy Valley compilation LP)
15. Punks United (Fallout, Italy, 1982, from s/t EP)
16. 1984 (Genetic Control, Canada, 1984, from First Impressions EP)
17. America's Power (Youth Patrol, 1981, from Process Of Elimination compilation EP)
18. Ajatuksen Loppu (Lama, Finland, 1983, from 4.7")
19. Home, Religion, Native Country (Kansan Uutiset, Finland, 1983, from Beautiful Dreams LP)
20. Shell Helpt (Indirekt, Holland, 1985, from s/t LP)
21. Black Sheep (Nihilistics, USA, 1983, from s/t LP)
22. Going Back (Execute, Japan, 1985, from Blunt Sleazy 7")
23. No Illusions (State, USA, 1983, from No Illusions EP)

Get it here.

Volume 2 track list:

1. Fame (Zmiv, Holland, 1982, from only 7" [Banzai! Here's Zmiv Beware EP])
2. Dying In Maze (Headcleaners, Sweden, 1981, from 1.7" [Disinfection EP])
3. Mai (Indigesti, Italy, 1982, from split EP with Wretched)
4. Misguided Missile Mouth (E-13, USA, 1984, from only 7" [No Mercy For Swine EP])
5. Dead Section (Ikka Shinjyuu, Japan, 1985, from flexi)
6. Land Of The Brave (Mecht Mensch, USA, 1983, from only 7" [Acceptance EP])
7. Mad At The World (YDI, USA, 1983, from A Place In The Sun EP)
8. Elintilaa (Riistetyt, Finland, 1982, from 1.7" [Laki Ja Jarjestys EP])
9. No Explanations (Suburban Mutilation, USA, 1983, from The Opera Isn't Over LP)
10. Miseria e Fome (Inocentes, Brasil, 1983, from Miseria e Fome EP)
11. Det Er Bare Logn (Betong Hysteria, Norway, 1981, from only 7" [Spontan Abort EP])
12. Think Of England (Instant Agony, UK, 1982, from 1.7" [Think of England EP])
13. Starve To Death (Vorkriegsphase, Germany, 1983, from only 7" [Scheisskrieg EP])
14. Religios Terror (Fader War, Norway, 1981, from Ingenting For Norge compilation LP)
15. Man's Ruin (Target Of Demand, USA, 1981, from Man's Ruin LP)
16. I'm In Love With Nancy Reagan (TMA, USA, 1983, from Hardcore Takes Over compilation LP)
17. Your Mother Sucks Cocks In Hell (Agent Orange, Holland, 1983, from 1.7")
18. Religion (E.A.T.E.R., Sweden, 1983, from Doomsday Troops EP)
19. No More No (Kuro, Japan, 1984, from 1 of 2 flexi's that came with "Fire" 7")
20. Pressform (Extrem, Austria, 1983, from split LP with Mickeyman)
21. Acid Casualty (Koro, USA, 1983, from only 7" [s/t EP])
22. Vagra (Disarm, Sweden, 1985, from 2.7" [Disarm EP])
23. No End In Sight (Abused, USA, 1983, from Loud & Clear EP)
24. Guai A Voi! (Cani, Italy, 1984, from only 7" [Guai A Voi! EP])
25. Man-Rape Blues/Mucho Macho (Chronic Sick, USA, 1982, from Cutest Band In Hardcore 12")

Get it here.

Volume 3 track list:

1. Definitions (Vile, USA, 1983, from Vile Solution LP)
2. Tutti Pazzi (Negazione, Italy, 1983, from split tape with Declino (later issued as a 12"))
3. Farvel Moder Jord (Bannlyst, Norway, 1985, from only 7")
4. Fuck Everything (No Thanks, USA, from only 7")
5. Jitoku (Rebel, Japan, 1983, from only 7"?)
6. In My Room (Deep Wound, USA, 1983, from only 7")
7. Your (Final Conflict, USA, 1983, from only 7')
8. Painajainen (Appendix, Finland, 1983, from only 7")
9. Kuken ar mitt redskap (far pissa i din ficks) (Homy Hogs, Sweden, 1984, from 12" EP)
10. Paha, Kuolema (Rutto, Finland, 1984, from 2.7" [Ilmastoitu Painajainen EP])
11. Ayatollah (Sotlimpa, Sweden, 1984, from 12" EP)
12. Dying In The Street (Mornington Crescent, Holland, 1983, from only 7" [Greetings From Amsterdam EP])
13. Muito Obrigado (Olho Seco, Brazil, 1983, from 1.7" [Botas, Fuzis, Capacetes EP])
14. Drag Addict (Gauze, 1982, from City Rockers compilation LP)
15. Blodig Stad (Absurd, Sweden, 1983, from only 7")
16. Bang Bang Bang (Patriots, USA, 1983, from only 7")
17. Grand Old Flag (Pig Children, USA, 1985, from Blood For The State 12")
18. Attack (Rappresaglia, Italy, 1982, from Skins e Punks = TNT compilation EP)
19. Systematikk (Svart Framtid, Norway, 1984, from only 7")
20. Han-Sen (Gas, Japan, 1983, from "No More Hiroshima" flexi)
21. Crossroads (Electric Deads, Denmark, 1983, from 3.7" [Mind Bomb EP])
22. In School (Die Kreuzen, USA, 1982, from only 7" [Cows & Beer EP])
23. Ihmisen Aani (Pyhakoulu, Finland, 1984, from split EP with Abortti 13)
24. I'm Lazy (Child Abuse, USA, 1983, from only 7")
25. Disobey (Systematic Death, Japan, 1984, from 7" flexi)
26. Hoax (Malinheads, Germany, 1983, from only 7")
27. Loud and Fast (The Worst, USA, 1983, from Expect The Worst 12")

Get it here.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Short Sharp Shocks

The post title refers as much to the music on display as the Reader's Digest-style reviews. Truth is, I'm getting burnt out writing mini-essays nearly every day, so y'all can fill in the blanks for yourselves. So expect little more than some bad analogies/metaphors etc. Oh, and the goodies are in the comments as usual.

VARIOUS - RUSSIA BOMBS FINLAND

Legendary Finnish Hardcore compilation from 1982 released on Propaganda Records. Only the Japanese rivaled the Finns in the "let's sculpt some white noise into subversive punk fury" sweepstakes. Slipshod tempos, anti-war/anti cops rants and guitars so distorted they resemble a blanket fulla static thrown over a bucket of pissed off hornets.

Tracks:

01. Bastards - Vapaus
02. Bastards - Lahdataan Ne
03. Bastards - Ei Tulevaisuutta
04. Bastards - Univormukonnat
05. Bastards - Sodan Uhka
06. Antikeho - R.A.Y.
07. Antikeho - Peace & Love
08. Antikeho - Suomi 83
09. Antikeho - Uhoan
10. Kaaos - Politiikka
11. Kaaos - Ei Enää Koskaan
12. Kaaos - Ei Luovuteta
13. NATO - Natsi
14. NATO - Presidenttipeli
15. NATO - Helsingin Yöt
16. NATO - Villi Ja Vapaa
17. Terveet Kädet - Mä Haluan Paljon Rahaa
18. Terveet Kädet - N.Y.T.
19. Riistetyt - Älä Luota Systeemiin
20. Riistetyt - Painu Helvettiin Natsiäpärä
21. Riistetyt - Sä Maksat
22. Riistetyt - Rajoitukset
23. Riistetyt - Mä En Jaksa Elää
24. 013 - En Jaksa Enää
25. 013 - Työnvälittäjä
26. 013 - Takaisin Todellisuuteen
27. Maho Neitsyt - Aku Ankka Raskaana
28. Maho Neitsyt - Mikä Mun Päässä Nykii
29. Appendix - Sinä Ja Minä
30. Appendix - Tää Maailma on Meidän
31. Sekunda - Suomi Vapaaksi
32. Sekunda - Lepakon Hämyt
33. Sekunda - Poseerajat
34. Dachau - Elukat
35. Dachau - Huomenna Haudassa


GLOOM - Vokusatsu Seisin Hatansha

So I'm told that these guys are "crasher-crust" which I'm assuming means any band that sounds like a revving chainsaw tossed into a wood chipper while someone kicks around trashcans and another person whose regular garb is a straight-jacket shrieks indecipherable mantras through a bullhorn could be conveniently stuffed into this "genre." Personally, I've never been particularly comfortable with the term "crust," let alone a sub-genre of it. Twas always hardcore to me, and I often wonder who bothers sitting around pigeonholing styles of music with such subtle differences into entirely different categories. Is it the *gasp* Illuminati? Whatever the case, this is blisteringly fast punk fucking rock from the Land of the Rising Sun much like Gauze with a bit o' Deathside and (early) S.O.B. thrown in. 23 tracks in 29 minutes-- contains the majority of their discography.

SACRIFICE - Forward to Termination (1987)

So beloved by the denim & leather-adorned denizens of the frozen tundra that is my homeland were Toronto's Sacrifice that a track from this LP ("Re-Animation") was used as the theme/intro music for Canada's equivalent to "Headbanger's Ball," ("The Power Hour") on our version of MTV (MuchMusic). Though crude almost by definition, these Canuck thrashers had learned to temper their bombastic primitivism with tight musicianship and cohesive songwriting on this, their sophomore offering. Which basically means they'd occasionally blow you a kiss before proceeding to tear your face off.

Looking back, it amazes me what an influential and fertile breeding ground thee Great White North was for killer thrash-- we had these guys, Razor (whose vocalist, Stace "Sheepdog" McLaren I went to high school with) and of course, the incomparable Slaughter (search the blog for their "Surrender or Die" demo)-- not to mention many, many others I'll be featuring here in the future. Time has been very kind to this album-- because the production is so unpolished, it still sounds extreme two decades after the fact... well that, and it's every bit as good, if not better than any of Slayer's early work.