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Hysteria from 1987, RAP’s first 12“ and their last release over all. The music is a darker and even more gothic on this EP, but their earlier releases already had plenty gothic influences. Sadly the band split up after this 12″.
Btw. the latin transcription of the greek „spelling“ of the band’s and EP’s names reads as:
Rapout from 1986 on Dogma Records was RAP’s third 7“. It’s got three tracks with a mix of melodic, upbeat punk rock, a dark almost-ballad, and somewhat slower, somewhat less upbeat punk rock. Bland description by me and horrible cover artwork aside this is another really cool ep of theirs, all of which are really good!
Rapout with your cap out. No idea what I was trying to say here.
Trap 罠, released in 1986 on Dogma Records, was RAP’s 2nd 7“. It’s got three powerful tracks of mid-tempo to slow punkrock, all of which have a dark, melancholic and somewhat gloomy edge. I guess I prefer this one to their first 7“, which was more melodic and upbeat. A great release!
And again: no literal rap on this record, but another lame joke as the link’s title.
RAP may not be as well known as some of their label mates on the legendary Dogma Records (home to The Comes, GISM, R.U.G., Gastunk and The Clay among others), but their debut 7“ from 1985 is definitely a classic piece of japanese punk. It’s got two faster paced numbers between snotty and melodic, plus one slower song that’s pretty gothic in style. As you can read on the cover, this record was produced by Lizard’s Momoyo. Btw.: drummer Misa later displayed a dubious taste in t-shirts during her time in Final Bombs, haha.
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