Author: 抗独

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突然段ボール – ホワイト・マン + 変なパーマネント 7“

This is Totsuzen Danball’s very first release, it came out in 1980 on Pass Records, and the track titles are White Man and Strange Permanent. There’s nothing I don’t like about this release: the uncool, nerdy and somewhat slobby look of the band, the very laid back, minimalistic arty new wave punk of the two songs, the name of the band itself: Suddenly Cardboard!

Totsuzen Danball was two brothers and a changing lineup of musicians. Their music would turn more arty and avantgarde on their later releases; there’s a cool video on youtube which has the two brothers playing to a background tape, with guitar, xylophones, kitchen untensils and kids’ toys as instrumentation.

Just imagine! Cardboard! All of a sudden! Without warning!

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Warhead – この想いを何処へ… + The Lost Self And Beating Heart LP

As the title has already let you know, this LP compiles two of Warhead’s releases; この想いを何処へ (maybe: where to put that feeling??!?), a mini album from 1993 and The Lost Self And Beating Heart from 1996. I guess I won’t have to describe Warhead’s sound anymore, so I’ll just say that both releases are absolutely wild, insane and great.

GREAT!

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Fearless Vampire Killers – The Girl Who Rapes Boys 7”

„The Girl Who Rapes Boys“ is quite the title for a record… Bad Brains lovin’ FVK released their 3rd ep in 1988, and musically it is in the same manic, high speed, USHC-inspired vein as their two previous ones. It was recorded and mixed in 5 sessions over 5 months, which is definitely unusual for a 7“. You can hear the different sessions in some of the tracks; even though all all of them have a pretty thin sound, some tracks are even tinnier than other. Still, this is a cool ep.

But that title!

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Gastunk – Under The Sun LP

There’s a damn lot that can be said about Gastunk’s 2nd LP, released in 1987. This here is the famous US version on Pusmort with the iconic cover artwork. The original japanese version had a different cover, a different mix, and especially a different vocal track: the A side of the US version has re-recorded vocals in english. Musically, this record is more rooted in metal than Gastunk’s previous releases (which already were pretty metallic). Still, Under The Sun has an unmistakable hardcore edge to it, and is definitely not a pure metal album. That’s enough shoddy description, just get the album!

Here it is.

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v.a. 口ずさむ子守唄 12“

Kuchizusamu Komori Uta (roughly „humming a lullaby“) came out in 2019 on F.O.A.D. (who LOVE japanese hardcore). I’m not quite sure whether it’s an actual compilation or a threeway split by Keiketsu (経血), Eyescream and No No No, but who cares?
On this 12″ Keiketsu (menstrual blood?) come off as the punkiest (one atonal off-beat number and one fast punky hardcore song), Eyescream as the hardest (four songs of tight and stomping hardcore) and No No No as the wildest (four songs of super fast and or crazy hardcore). All three bands are fronted by amazingly pissed off sounding women, so the comparisons to The Comes are never far.

A damn great compilation/split! I want more!

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The Discocks – Boot Boys Anthem E.P.

Once again I leave my well trodden patch of hardcore/post punk/goth/punk to deliver some Oi! The Discocks are one of the bands for whom I’ve got a soft spot in my heart even though they’re not the stuff I usually listen to. They’re just so damn catchy and fun, I love ’em. Here is their 1997 single, now enjoy of fuck off!

Enjoy!

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v.a. Complete Death Live LP

This LP is a bootleg pressing of the 1989 VHS tape of live shows by Sqwad, Poison Arts, Tetsu Arei, Death Side, SxOxB, Final Bombs, Outo and Systematic Death; the LP only has Sqwad, Outo, SxOxB and Poison Arts, though. I mostly bought it for the Sqwad tracks, as it is presently the only vinyl of theirs available not counting their 1989 flexi Set Free Me Out Rock You Out. The sound quality is pretty good, so listening to these live recording is actually fun, although the video (especially Death Side’s AMAZING HAIR) is even better.

Get it!

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Suicide – Warning For The World Punks 7“

Warning For The Worlds Punks from 1984 was Suicide’s second 7“. Ga•Na•Ri•Ya (get it?) on side A (just what could that song be about?) is a pretty fast punk rock number, different from the darker edged songs on their debut. Warning on side B on the other hand goes right back into the dark and moody territory of their first 7“, although with pretty rockin’ guitars. The drawn out vocals on warning remind of some finnish stuff, like Riistetyt’s Yön Painajainen (although Suicide are nowhere near the thrashing of finnish Kasikaks!). This here is definitely cool 7“, so get it!!

If I only knew what the warning was about.

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