Neue Heimat!?

Metronome | 1982 | LP

Dass ausgerechnet diese LP bisher nicht als CD wieder aufgelegt worden ist, weiß wohl nur der Herr Purple Schulz allein. Der weigert sich nämlich hartnäckig dagegen. Dabei ist das ihre beste LP. Neben der typischen 80er Jahre Betroffenheitslyrik (Das Meer stirbt) findet man auch treffsichere Texte über das deutsche Wesen und andere Befindlichkeiten ("Am Himmel kreist ein Flugzeug, das Radio ist an, mein Nachbar wäscht sein Auto, da lässt er niemand ran" - Bombenstimmung). Musikalisch ohnehin über jeden Zweifel erhaben (Wolf Maahn hat's produziert), kommen die Jungs richtig zur Sache wie in Aloahee, oder schleichen umher wie im geheimnisvollen Typen in Trenchcoats. "Die Härte" macht auch nach dreißig Jahren immer noch viel Spaß - und das sollte man der interessierten Öffentlichkeit nicht vorenthalten.

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This is one of the best New German Wave albums. A tight band rocks the fudge out on tunes you can jump the walls to. Very tuneful, punchy and melodic. Still great!

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Artless! Plugged!! Artless!!

The Only Label In The World | CD | 2003

Mykel Board. One of my favorite mad men out there! Really liked his columns in MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL back then and i always loved his band ARTLESS. This one here is kind of an anthology with extensive liner notes (one day i will get around to fix my scanner i am pretty sure) if you will with almost (!) everything these guys have recorded and released.
This is proto punk at its best, it's diverse, accidentally tuneful and always hits the mark. Those of you who have read his often controversial write-ups in MRR know what to expect  Mykel Board is one of the very few "punk artists" with an edge. And a very nice guy, too!

Tracklist:

01  -  Punk Rock in Russia  -  01:23
02  -  We're Republicans  -  01:54
03  -  Aahrg  -  01:14
04  -  Supply Side  -  01:45
05  -  We Want Nuclear War  -  01:36
06  -  When You're My Age, You'll be Selling Insurance  -  01:36
07  -  Do The No  -  03:10
08  -  Vegetable Rights  -  03:15
09  -  Sisterhood is Powerful  -  02:10
10  -  Boy With A Cunt  -  07:06
11  -  Terrorist  -  04:55
12  -  Public Display  -  02:51
13  -  Harass  -  03:08
14  -  New York's All Right  -  01:20
15  -  I Don't Want to Pick Through Trash in The Garbage of Your Mind  -  01:48
16  -  Friends  -  02:41
17  -  Lucifina Felching  -  01:41
18  -  God  -  03:27
19  -  Mannequin Duplicate  -  00:53
20  -  Crassdriver  -  02:51
21  -  Machine Gun  -  02:39
22  -  Otto's Generic  -  03:56
23  -  Common Man  -  02:51
24  -  Beer  -  03:53
25  -  Jews With Tattoos  -  04:23
26  -  The Joy of Anal Sex  -  03:36
27  -  Ugly People with Fancy Hairdos  -  05:37

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Sound Of Cities: Phoenix, Az.: Amuck LP

Placebo Records | 1982 | LP

This, the first compilation album on the Phoenix Underground nusic scene, is the most primal of the bunch. Like anything else in 1982, things were served (almost) raw - music wise.

Tracklist:

01  -  Dali's Daughter  -  Cold War
02  -  Jody Foster's Army  -  Bouncer
03  -  Meat Puppets  -  Unpleasant
04  -  Paris 1942  -  She Cracked
05  -  Killer Pussy  -  Pepperoni Ice Cream
06  -  Sun City Girls  -  Bobby Sands Boogie
07  -  Victory Acres  -  Bottles Neck
08  -  Happy People  -  Happy People
09  -  Soylent Greene  -  Soylent Greene
10  -  Precious Secrets  -  I Wanna Know
11  -  Teds  -  After The War (Meat To Eat)
12  -  International Language  -  Long Journey To Nowhere
13  -  Knebnagauje  -  Annex
14  -  Tone Set  -  Out! Out! Out!
15  -  Poet's Corner  -  The History Of The World And The Beat Ch. 22
16  -  Mask  -  Windows
17  -  Destruction  -  Time
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We interrupt this program

Peter Bellendir was the drummer of XMAL DEUTSCHLAND & EISENVATER (among others). Never cared much for goth but XMAL was always something special - his powerful drumming added some nice industrial feel to it.  

Rest in peace, Peter.

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Sound Of Cities: Phoenix. Arizona

Placebo Records | 1985 | LP

One of my favorite 80's underground compilations on one of my favorite cultural spots ever: More Coffee For The Politicians is the third LP in a series of three (ha!) LP's dedicated to Phoenix Underground music. (The first two being This is Phoenix Not The Circle Jerks and Amuck - which i am about to post if there is any more interest in these...!) Great song by J.F.A. (all instrumental), which is followed by an eerie MIGHTY SPHINCTER track, a very interesting DUKE ELLINGTON version of Caravan by the SUN CITY GIRLS, the totally out-there BOOTBEAST CARNIVAL kind of song and the introspective Icons by KILL EVERYONE, which was led by the wonderful Elaine DiFalco of ALMIGHTY SPHINCTER and CAVEMAN SHOESTORE (only to name a few.) These songs make up for some more mediocre stuff crammed onto this otherwise superb disc.

As we can see, there was always more to it than those MEAT PUPPETS (another great sun-damaged unit!) -- so to make a short story long - i am going to post more heavy shit by my favorites BOOTBEAST (CARNIVAL), JOKE FLOWERS, OUR NEIGHBORS SUCK (ONS), HARVEST and more. It's mostly stuff you'll not find anywhere else on this god forsaken planet...

And if anyone of you goddamn hippies, squirrels and geeks have something more to offer (like any KILL EVERYONE --- or any other you-name-it-basement tapes) then give me a wink!

Tracklist:

1  -  J.F.A.  -  Julie's Song
2  -  Sun City Girls  -  Caravan
3  -  Mighty Sphincter  -  Furious Curse
4  -  ONS  -  Tip Toe Through My Two Lips
5  -  The Zany Guys  -  Ball Room Blitz
6  -  Bootbeast Carnival  -  Hung Up
7  -  Kill Everyone  -  Icons
8  -  Maybe Mental  -  Monks Hood
9  -  Joke Flowers  -  Dirty Hands
10  -  Keening  -  Just A Man
11  -  Harvest  -  Under Your Spell
12  -  Hellfire  -  Tombstone
13  -  Dirt Clods  -  Living On The Edge
14  -  Domino Theory  -  Comfortable Black Hole
15  -  Racer X  -  Jojoba Blues



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Hardcore Power Music, Dude!!

Snake Rec. | CD | 1995

Die LP ist 1985 auf dem Mülleimer Label herausgekommen und ist bis heute einer der gelungensten Sampler überhaupt. Viele Exklusiv-Stücke von RAZZIA und INFERNO, aber die beste Band sind die Deadmolder KOMMANDO SCHWARZER FREITAG, die den NEUROTIC ARSEHOLES nicht unähnlich gewesen sind.

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1985 saw the release of this fine German punk compilation (this being the CD reissue) with a lot of crunchy, fast and melodic stuff. Best cuts go to KOMMANDO SCHWARZER FREITAG and MOTTEK. Still very cool!

Tracklist:
01  -  Razzia  -  Unterwegs In Sachen Selbstmord
02  -  Ausbruch  -  Kämpf Um Dein Recht
03  -  Inferno  -  Thema S
04  -  Kommando Schwarzer Freitag  -  Den Nächsten Krieg Gewinnt Der Tod
05  -  Maniacs  -  Wir Haben Was Zu Sagen
06  -  Idiots  -  Samstag Nacht
07  -  Lustfinger  -  Bundespräsident
08  -  Schluckspechte  -  Alkoholkonsum
09  -  K.S.F.  -  Kommissar Winter
10  -  Inferno  -  Ein Tag Im Schatten
11  -  Maniacs  -  Weltkrieg
12  -  Ausbruch  -  Deutscher Eid
13  -  Tin Can Army  -  Verweigerung Total
14  -  Razzia  -  Kreuz Oder Kopf
15  -  Mottek  -  Zuviel Ist Nicht Genug
16  -  Maniacs  -  Diese Stadt
17  -  K.S.F.  -  Liebe Und Hass
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Bored By Monsters?! - Destroy 'em All!

Cherry Red | CD | 1999

Essential proto-punk from this otherwise ambient noise group. Bored is a compilation of their three previously released singles on Cherry Red. Released between 1978 & 1979, these 45's feature the wonderful Niagara on vox and Ron Asheton (THE STOOGES) on guitar. Thou shall not miss!

Tracks:

01  -  Bored  -  03:52
02  -  You're Gonna Die  -  02:47
03  -  November 22nd 1963  -  04:17
04  -  Meet The Creeper  -  04:50
05  -  Nobody Knows  -  03:21
06  -  What Do I Get?  -  04:09
07  -  Goin' To Lose  -  02:50

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