2022/01 – 狂気の日本

30. January 2022

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!

30. January 2022

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!

30. January 2022

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 3^rd 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!

30. January 2022

猿芝居 – 愛サレタイep

Sarushibai, meaning something like Monkey Show, released their first 7“ ai saretai (I wanna be loved) in 2016. It’s got 4 tracks of dirty and simply hardcore with a heavy edge. Since this 7“ they have released an album and a split LP with Manbiki Chocolate.

They wanna be loved. I, on the other hand, live to be hated. I’ve got no friends.

30. January 2022

Gastunk – Under The Sun LP

There’s a damn lot that can be said about Gastunk’s 2^nd 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.