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I have had this tape in my review pile for over a year and a half now, and every time i put it on the tape player, i seem to forget about writing a pointless review for the 5 people that may read this blog and just listen to this tape from end to end. I'm annoyed as they are now on LP numero #3 and this is way out of date, but hey, its a rad tape and i wanna say it out loud.<br />
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For me this is what England can do better than any other country, shakey messthestics indie/punk which fits the British psyche to a tee. The recording is not great, but would i enjoy a polished recording? I don't think so. Anyways, these 10 tracks bring up The Kinks on acid, The Rolling Stones if played by Nikki Sudden. I need to buy their new LP on C/F records and keeps this near my tape deck.<br />
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It is no secret that i have a major love for all things Higgs, from <b>Reptile House</b> and<b> Lungfish</b> through to all the amazing solo records he has been dropping at an incredible rate recently. These two tapes are some of the best releases and get a lot of plays.<br />
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The first tape <b>'Ultraterrestrial Harvest Hymns</b>' is large collection of recordings, some banjo improvisations, some vocals and a whole host of stuff in between, all committed straight to tape live and in their rawest and truest takes. I would estimate this is at least 90 mins of pure Higgs, recorded in 2010. Essential purchase for any fan.<br />
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The second and most recent tape is on <b>Gnome life</b> and has 3 tracks, with the shortest still coming in at over 10 mins. They come in a superbly packaged fold over, embossed cover with inserts and pictures. This is a great package showing that sometimes the tape genre has been co-opted to be a cheap medium when in reality it can be used to showcase some awesome artwork and aesthetics due to the low cost of the physical product itself. The tracks were all recorded to tape also in Big Sur, in 2011 in a circular room perched over a waterfall, flowing steadily towards the pacific ocean. Always trust in Daniel A.I.U Higgs, he has never let us down yet.<br />
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This tape came through the post last week, which on first glance had that piss-take look to it, with a naked dude on the cover, hand scribbled beer jokes in the insert and a Stella based play on the classic Spacemen 3 album name. I didn't expect a groovy version of the <b>Melvin's</b> when i threw the tape on though? I think i was expecting some stupid fast punk band based on thecover, instead we get some classic mid 90's pigfuck noise punk ala <b>Melvin's, Tad, Hammerhead</b> and whoever else graced the <b>Amphetemine Reptile</b> label. I think the best update on this sound has to be <b>Pissed Jean</b>s last 3 faultless records, and whilst these 6 songs pack less of a punch, they will no doubt be be a new band to check out for peeps who miss those noise-y AmRep days.<br />
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Being waiting for this tape to drop since i heard the first songs posted up online. Featuring Henry and Michael from <b>Lovvers</b> on Guitar and Bass, Dom from <b>French Kissing</b> on drums and handsome George on vox from<b> Prize Pets</b>, you can imagine this was gonna be some gnarly power punk with covered in jittery in the red style riffs. Henry always pulls out some killer guitar lines that weave themselves into your brain for ages, super catchy shit!<br />
I caught their first show with Jacuzzi Boys last month and look forward to some more tapes and vinyl from these boys sooner rather than later.<br />
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Two song debut tape for <b>Virginia Wing</b>, which is Sam from<b> Let's Wrestle</b> with help from Wes <b>(Lets Wrestle</b>) and Merida (<b>La La Vasquez</b>). Virginia Wing take their name from Grace Slick's mother, and early Jefferson Airplane is a good starting point. Total ethereal 60's psych but with tougher male vocals, killer stuff! Wish there was more than 2 songs on this tape. Nice n gold tape though!<br />
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I haven't quite worked out yet if this is an actual tape release or just a hand taped copy of the 7" that Australia's <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thelivingeyes">Living Eyes</a></b> just put out on <a href="http://saturnorecords.com/the-living-eyes.html">Saturno Records of Spain</a>? It would make sense as the tape is a normal blank C60 variety with the tracks taped onto one side and the cover being a cheap photocopy job.<br />
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Either way, despite this being a real release or not, it was sent very nicely across a large ocean and the music is pretty good. It follows the <b>Nuggets / Pebbles</b> style of 60's Garage music but with less punk and a more R'n'B edge. The lack of punk aggression really surprised me as a quick Google search showed The Living Eyes looking like they share an average age of 18! I'm into it though, all the licks are in the right place, just wish it was a little angrier or more dangerous in places? Seriously though, do the blind test on me and i couldn't have told you they weren't on some collection of obscure 60's garage bands. Excited to hear what happens next.<br />
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<ol><li>Livin'</li>
<li>Thinking of You</li>
<li>That Song We Sing</li>
<li>A Mind In My Own</li>
<li>Crash</li>
<li>Livin' (demo)</li>
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I will also be putting up pictures of old classic tapes from my collection or that i stumble across on my travels, including these two classics from the 'S' section.<br />
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</div><div class="mobile-photo"></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">I am down with Shudder Pulps. Today has had a good 5-6 repeats of this tape which is rare when i have a stack of tapes to write up reviews for. When i first caught SP live, i thought it was a good mix of the Messthetics attitude with a jagged post punk delivery, and very English which is a positive when so many look across the ocean for sound as well as influence.</div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">This 6 track tape lives up to their live performance with all of the instruments having have space to breathe. Drums and cowbells start the layering off, then the bass creeps in and the guitars follow in suit, all adding something different which all seems to complement and come together at different times. It has the sonic space that the Minutemen occupied so well, just a little more jangly. Apparently there will be a new EP in early 2012. In the meantime pick up one of the tapes from <a href="http://www.shudderpulps.tumblr.com/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">www.shudderpulps.tumblr.com</a>.</div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F24178797"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F24178797" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/shudderpulps/cure-halls">Cure Halls</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/shudderpulps">shudderpulps</a> </span></span></div>Flaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16626346745504359685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182877608318166066.post-31503316631650115612011-10-02T17:01:00.000+01:002011-10-02T17:01:01.706+01:00Yakuzzi Tapes<a href="http://yakuzzi.blogspot.com/">Yakuzzi Tapes</a> from Germany recently sent me a large box full of tapes of Hardcore / Grind / Garage Punk that has had my finger pointing on public transport, and picking up change in the office. To start with, all these tapes look super-amazing, with the types of card or paper used, the graphic design and the hand cut inserts that are in a few of the tapes (with lyrics or download codes), all lovingly put together. The tapes are all super clear and well mastered too, no need to pump up the stereo super loud for these guys, probably the opposite for some of the releases.<br />
Go check out the following releases from their shop which is rammed full with loads of great hardcore records. Some of these are also in the <a href="http://www.suplexcassettes.bigcartel.com/">Suplex</a> store which will be cheaper for UK orders.<br />
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<b>Quattro Stagioni - Discography</b><br />
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Holy shit, 58 tracks of power-violence style grindcore from Germany. I remember these guys from their records on the legendary <b>625 Records</b> and their split with <b>Iron Lung</b>, but hadn't actually got round to getting any of them yet, which is handy as i now have their full 10 year career on one little cassette.<br />
The pace rarely lets up on this discography save for the odd breakdown, with all the tracks coming in at around 30-90 seconds long, and continually punishing and brutal drumming throughout. I think it is closer to the <b>Slap a Ham power violence</b> scene than other grind bands like Pig Destroyer who have a more metal slant to them. This is still really punk, just shorter, faster, louder.<br />
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<b>Irritones - (We Are) Negative Dots</b><br />
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One of the lighter and more trad punk tapes on Yakuzzi, this '77 punk loving band could easily fit in with fans of <b>The Briefs</b> and <b>The Cute Lepers</b>, although it doesn't have as much of a power punk feel to it. The one song that really gets me going is 'Japanese Cars', with its car loving drop outs viewpoint. It is all super catchy stuff but leans closer to the USA than the UK, definitely more of <b>The Ramones</b> than <b>The Clash</b> on this pink tape.<br />
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<b>The Ropes - Demo Tape</b><br />
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The Repos are back, but with a new name and the vocals are even harsher than before! Some of these demo tracks have made their way onto their already sold out 7" on <b>Youth Attack</b>, which will probably tell if you dig this or not. Not as arty as a lot of the Hardcore that Youth Attack puts out, and the vocals are insane, still stand out a mile.<br />
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<b>Uzbecks - Snaps Tape</b><br />
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Isreali garage punk that nods towards some <b>Angry Samoans</b> style early 80's melodic hardcore. It is crazy catchy and a shame it is only 4 songs, and probably the first punk band from Isreal that I have heard, which is a shame if they have more tucked away like this.<br />
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<b>Take It Back / Mother Speed - Split Cassette</b><br />
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<b>Take It Back</b> are Indonesian, and love to thrash it up! This is real skate style hardcore a la <b>What Happens Next</b> and <b>Bones Brigade</b>. Fast, Melodic and strangely all sung in English, with Skating being the theme of the day for these dudes. <b>Mother Speed</b> on the flip side are representing the American thrash heritage, with some awesome breakdowns, ripping solo's and some gnarly gang vocals, not unlike the early <b>Municipal Waste</b> records, clocking in at less than 5mins for these 5 tracks!<br />
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<object height="81" width="100%"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F13980646&"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F13980646&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed></object><a href="http://soundcloud.com/spasticfantasticrecords/mother-speed-bbq-island">Mother Speed - BBQ Island</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/spasticfantasticrecords">spasticfantasticrecords</a><br />
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<b>Civil Victim - The Wasted Years (2007-2009)</b><br />
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Some great tough 80's style Hardcore, totally ripping and mid paced in most places. The German <b>Negative Approach </b>or<b> Necros</b>. The 29 tracks on here cover their whole 2007-2009 period which takes in a handful of 7"s and Comp appearances. The last track, apparently by their roadie, is the only track that sounds totally different band and sticks out a bit, must be a good roadie?<br />
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<object height="81" width="100%"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F13982064&"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F13982064&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed></object><a href="http://soundcloud.com/spasticfantasticrecords/civil-victim-coptown">Civil Victim - Coptown</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/spasticfantasticrecords">spasticfantasticrecords</a><br />
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<b>Septic Dieter - Demo Tape</b><br />
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According to the Yakuzzi blog, Septic Dieter are 80's influenced <b>Krautpunk</b>. To me this is some fast hardcore with a punk edge, especially on the breakdowns. The vocals are super croaky and raspy with all the lyrics in their native German tongue which sounds great in this type of band.<br />
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<b>Cyborg - Demo Tape</b><br />
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Brutal power violence hardcore for fans of<b> Spazz, Infest </b>and<b> Crossed Out</b>. These 10 songs fly by and are totally unrelenting, and 15 years ago would have been on Slap a Ham records. Love this tape!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This hand spray painted discography for Germany's <b>Steve Austin</b> is 40 songs in 38 mins of ridiculously brutal grind / power violence that is closer to the metal of<b> Pig Destroyer</b> than some of more punk side of grind that the other tapes i have received from Yakuzzi contain. Massive riffs which change up the speeds and go from all out blasting to slow beatdowns within 30 secs. There are some tracks that sound like a layering of multiple songs randomly that descends into noise grind chaos. Not for the fainthearted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><object height="81" width="100%"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F16391633&"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F16391633&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed></object><a href="http://soundcloud.com/spasticfantasticrecords/steve-austin-weg-da-greis">Steve Austin - Weg da Greis</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/spasticfantasticrecords">spasticfantasticrecords</a></div>Flaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16626346745504359685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182877608318166066.post-32777203683151550962011-09-18T17:41:00.000+01:002011-09-18T17:41:03.161+01:00Sentridoh + Shrimper<div class="mobile-photo">When I was a teenager, there was a veritable treasure trove of a Record shop in Reading called <strong>Green River</strong> Records, which became our central meeting point/group hangout and encyclopedia for Indie rock and punk that we had been exposed to. I was opened up to <strong>Shellac</strong> when the first 7" came out and was given discounts on classic <strong>Killdozer </strong>LP's. I bought <strong>Weezer'</strong>s 'Sweater Song' single on cassette and first discovered a lot of the music i still cling to from those formative years.<br />
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One 7" that was a game changer was the <strong>Sentridoh 'losercore'</strong> 7" which was when i had just discovered Sebadoh, and it was recorded by Bob Weston of Shellac and released on Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth's label, so it was like the missing piece of a puzzle, and for only 50p!<br />
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My love for that 7" has always led me to holding a soft spot for <strong>Lou Barlow's</strong> ultra lo-fi acoustic tape recordings. Man can write a song regardless. So onto record shop story number two. I pick up a copy of the <strong>Lou Barlow's Acoustic Sentidoh - Winning Losers</strong> 10" from the increasingly amazing <a href="http://www.kristinarecords.com/">Kristina Records</a> in Dalston and get offered the rare original Lou Barlow tapes pictured below plus a <strong>Shrimper</strong> Tape compilation with Sentridoh and early <strong>Mountain Goats, Franklin Bruno, Bugskull</strong> etc. Hitting gold for a second time.<br />
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I'm not going to write about these, tapes. You can't buy them anymore unless you get the CD or Vinyl re-issues (which you should) and those of you that need these recordings will already know it or not. Massive thank you to the guys in <strong>Kristina</strong> for being my new favourite place to spend money i don't have!<br />
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<strong>Sentridoh - Most of the Worst, Some of the Best of</strong><br />
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</div><div class="mobile-photo">16 songs including a covers of Bryan Adams and Sonic Youth.<br />
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<strong>Lou B's Acoustic Sentridoh - Wasted Pieces '87-'93</strong></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpCM_irTMRci76sdi1xasqvCwqPgfFboHTQU-dPabGR-n6rtZUHCpq4FtVGHZi39McH8NM4Gyw98RMyxr3tqD7yingjgcZQn7BeU1K2eAMAnzFo-BSSbk_EmfgCWvcuNWKWWG7eE4YKw/s1600/photo-710745.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653707732778650322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpCM_irTMRci76sdi1xasqvCwqPgfFboHTQU-dPabGR-n6rtZUHCpq4FtVGHZi39McH8NM4Gyw98RMyxr3tqD7yingjgcZQn7BeU1K2eAMAnzFo-BSSbk_EmfgCWvcuNWKWWG7eE4YKw/s320/photo-710745.JPG" /></a><br />
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23 pieces in 38 minutes.<br />
<strong>Pawnshop Reverb - (A Shrimper Compilation)</strong><br />
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Featuring - Sentridoh, Al larson, Nothing Painted Blue, Carne A, Primordial, Undermind, Shoeface, Mountain Goats, Oar, WCKR SPGT, Lil Johnny 4, Refridgerator, Franklin Bruno, Paste, Goosewind, Buzzsaw, Bugskull, Halo, Satnam Puppets, The Jim Bishop Guitar Army, Showboat.<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/htpnnxNc-Tg" width="420"></iframe>Flaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16626346745504359685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182877608318166066.post-63576997691754651202011-09-10T14:04:00.001+01:002011-09-18T17:43:03.566+01:00Sealings + Boneyards = Italian Beach Babes<div class="mobile-photo"><strong><a href="http://www.italianbeachbabes.bigcartel.com/">Italian Beach Babes</a></strong> has been kicking out some pretty quality releases for almost 2 years now, with <strong>Dirty Beaches, Mazes, Male Bonding, Fair Ohs, Graffiti Island, Fear of Men</strong> all making appearences across tapes, 7"s and 12"s. These are the two latest tapes with some <strong>Old Forest</strong> tape action on the way very soon (go pre-order it).</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I remember when the first <strong>Sealings</strong> tape (1st of 5 tape releases) came out a while back, it sounded like they had some pop songs being smeared by black metal leanings and distorted sound scapes. This new 4 track EP still retains that feeling, with screwed guitar lines and cutting drum machines beats. The vocals also sound pretty bleak, no hope anthems. Everyone seems to mark out their summer tunes, i'm marking this as my winter cassette, ripe for slipping in the walkman when leaving for work before the sun has risen and coming home after it has come down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><ol><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">King Shot</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Swag Chandelier</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cruel World</div></li>
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</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;">Having some cartoon bong-smoking trolls on the cover of your tape is always a good thing. Throwing together some garage punk and mid 90's Indie punk is also a pretty good idea, thanks <strong>Boneyards!</strong>The first side is studio recorded, with a pretty clean sound and then side B side, which is self recorded kicks in, totally in the red and pushed to the limit. I don't know if its the reverb overkill or the strung out guitar lines that sound like buzzsaws but the second side sounds way better to me. The vocals have that <strong>Coachwhips</strong> tinny-scuzz to them and the drums are way heavier. Not too far from the <strong>Lovvers 'Think'</strong> record. I vote Side B.</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;">Side A</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><ol><li>Endless Summer</li>
<li>Dead Arm</li>
<li>Ride</li>
<li>Huanted Vomit</li>
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<ol><li>Snare Sneezer</li>
<li>Way Out</li>
<li>NowNowNow</li>
<li>Human Nature</li>
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</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><strong>TENSE MEN </strong></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;">Tense Men = Ollie Fisher of Cold Pumas + Rich Phoenix of Sauna Youth. </div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;">The four jams on this tape are tightly woven and dense workouts of noise punk with occasional deep vocal swells that hint at their musical day jobs. Switching it up from upbeat locked grooves at the start of the tape, with zoned-out repetition and sweet guitar riffs before ending on blissed out kraut waves as the tape runs to its conclusion. The loop pedal seems to be the grounding force in TM, the 2nd guitarist or bass player who doesn't drop a note when drunk and keeps the song constantly driving forwards regardless of where the other two are in the wig outs, meaning they don't relegated to the being one of those two pieces who are good but would be better as a three piece. This little pink tape kills it start to finish, buy it.</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><ol><li>A Gruesome Discovery</li>
<li>Tubular Swells</li>
<li>Killing Birds</li>
<li>Dawn Tourists</li>
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</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><object height="145" width="100%"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F678357&show_playcount=true&color=000000&show_comments=true&show_artwork=true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="145" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F678357&show_playcount=true&color=000000&show_comments=true&show_artwork=true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed></object><a href="http://soundcloud.com/tensemen/sets/tense-men-1">TENSE MEN</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/tensemen">TENSE MEN</a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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Who are Domestic Blitz? They are not the late <a href="http://www.upthepunks.co.nz/wiki/index.php?title=Domestic_Blitz">79-81 punk band</a> or the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_Blitz">Australian DIY televison show</a>? Who cares though when you have an album of skronked out punk like this. Sometime they have some garage punk inclinations, then they come over all Killdozer or maybe a drunken Modern Lovers, and then slow down and do a George Harrison cover (the best Beatle, good choice). This tape is confusing in all the right places, and has followed me to work a lot recently and always seems to be top of the tape listening pile. Waste your money on this.</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F20925638"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F20925638" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/sound-savers/domestic-blitz-5">Domestic Blitz - 5</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/sound-savers">Sound Savers</a> </div>Flaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16626346745504359685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182877608318166066.post-11409392016309112972011-08-19T17:59:00.000+01:002011-08-19T17:59:58.500+01:00Good Throb - Demo 2011<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5MTueQ8hWRh_YIWJy2RDp9KLbB33gNDo3KxZdw5BUnjjek6USKUNEg4iHGJ_oMw8Dq_BtIIrHJKxVZ_2CdgteAdxOmx3_VqSATo8hVoXw_eVsof4C0Wg3TzRal3OnzmirLeSdqSLx5Q/s1600/photo-743268.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642607960969379298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5MTueQ8hWRh_YIWJy2RDp9KLbB33gNDo3KxZdw5BUnjjek6USKUNEg4iHGJ_oMw8Dq_BtIIrHJKxVZ_2CdgteAdxOmx3_VqSATo8hVoXw_eVsof4C0Wg3TzRal3OnzmirLeSdqSLx5Q/s320/photo-743268.JPG" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;">Coming in the same package as <strong>The Love Triangle </strong>tape reviewed below and featuring a common member is as close to comparisons as you will get from the two tapes. Instead <strong>Good Throb</strong> deliver 9 tracks of noisey and atonal punk that drags and scrapes like the early <strong>Flipper</strong> albums. </div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;">The drums are super primal without being fast, the guitars are stabby in the right places, the bass is clangy and wire-y and the vocals grope at the song for dear life. It sounds aggressive but not macho, so maybe it is because 3/4 of this band are female that this demo shows a different side to aggressive and angry punk. The whole thing is pretty catchy too, unlike a lot of no-wave noise punk, and 'Toner Loner' has remained in my head all week, with it's office life critiques and screams of 'Paper Jams / Beyond Repair!'</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;">Buy this tape <a href="http://www.direrecords.com/">HERE</a> and check Good Throb out <a href="http://www.goodthrob.tumblr.com/">HERE</a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Side A</strong></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><strong><br />
</strong></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Animal Fuck</strong></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Bag</strong></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Culture Vulture</strong></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Detritus In The Kitchen</strong></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Drink 2</strong></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Sexual Pension</strong></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><strong><br />
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</strong></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Shit Wife Day</strong></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Sick Party</strong></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Toner Loner</strong></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Flaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16626346745504359685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182877608318166066.post-53746376208699005972011-08-19T15:54:00.000+01:002011-08-19T15:54:48.742+01:00The Love Triangle - Tape # 4<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfi6sVdiVNAJQ9e1-JDAbu_u_I4pKItmzEQYQ3JOvYPthzF2k_IoOO-ogOnhn6isD0Auw-s1U4q8uZfuiIIifPC08SG5HzNyRVZKvCz0pjeYj3TrbZ1bhaAUQNFpxJHCnUepQJD_CUZjQ/s1600/photo-759498.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642576681776632962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfi6sVdiVNAJQ9e1-JDAbu_u_I4pKItmzEQYQ3JOvYPthzF2k_IoOO-ogOnhn6isD0Auw-s1U4q8uZfuiIIifPC08SG5HzNyRVZKvCz0pjeYj3TrbZ1bhaAUQNFpxJHCnUepQJD_CUZjQ/s320/photo-759498.JPG" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;">I totally love this band and love this tape! Their 7" on <a href="http://www.direrecords.com/">Dire Records</a> last year was incredible, and the fact that 2/3 of this band are also in <strong>The Sceptres</strong> and <strong>The Shitty Limits</strong> only makes it better. These 4 new songs are not as blink-and -they're-over as previous recordings and make me hungry for an album of The Love Triangles paisley garbage punk. </div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;">This tape is only £2, it has 4 catchy as hell songs that mix garage rock and 80's punk perfectly, no reason not too really. Look out for their new 7" dropping soon, again on Dire.</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Flaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16626346745504359685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182877608318166066.post-36377194945738678932011-08-19T10:23:00.001+01:002011-08-19T16:05:08.545+01:00The Hipshakes - Sounds We Found (Scotch Tapes)<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIVt5av8YsLAyyFZnwnhi_X0JcJPsaouM1d9t-mqDfaJoTmuAWlk-UHK0rtBH50noHVBGTygW1nNpHo1sXkOZPk-UeWPGaueC7w3VwR3Bck-OmbT8iiHRvl4eitqE0AYKfpKwkITCJXs/s1600/photo-737525.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455910431272001858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIVt5av8YsLAyyFZnwnhi_X0JcJPsaouM1d9t-mqDfaJoTmuAWlk-UHK0rtBH50noHVBGTygW1nNpHo1sXkOZPk-UeWPGaueC7w3VwR3Bck-OmbT8iiHRvl4eitqE0AYKfpKwkITCJXs/s320/photo-737525.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;">The second album from Derby garage punk kids that was only released on tape by the lovely <a href="http://www.scotchtapes.ca/">Scotch Tapes</a> a year or two ago. It has been in my review pile for a while, and i had forgotten that they really speed through their tracks, no psych breakdowns here. I love the group chant vocals over chaotic and fast three chord jams, which sounds like a hardcore band who picked up a Pebbles Box set instead of the obligatory Black Flag / Dead Kennedys LP's.</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;">I don't know if this came out on vinyl, some Internet snooping suggests not, which is a shame, as these speedy garage punk tracks would fit in with both fans of Black Lips and Circle Jerks. Time someone made a tape of all their out of print 7"s maybe?</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><br />
<strong>Side A</strong><br />
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<strong>Lets Get Acquainted</strong><br />
<strong>I'm Alright</strong><br />
<strong>Wasted Time</strong><br />
<strong>Real Woman</strong><br />
<strong>I Try</strong><br />
<strong>Days of Destiny</strong><br />
<strong>Searchin'</strong><br />
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<strong>Side B</strong><br />
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<strong>Not Like I've Had before</strong><br />
<strong>Five Years Time</strong><br />
<strong>T-Shirt</strong><br />
<strong>I hate Hipshakes</strong><br />
<strong>Stuck In This Life</strong><br />
<strong>Now We Know</strong><br />
<strong>Bruces Party Song</strong><br />
<strong>Rovin Down The River</strong></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2s8Mn2Y1ANU" width="420"></iframe></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;"></div>Flaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16626346745504359685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182877608318166066.post-79877276410275271682011-08-19T09:38:00.002+01:002011-08-19T16:02:12.452+01:00Strike a Match - Demo (Self Released)<div align="center" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXG-PsVymU1i98g_axCaiCMylZH9j6G273N-Smhyphenhyphen4mF7-YfAu72BXdFpK9CadYjexEwkVSHpl9JvTIFJzySjuQ2qqbbEC8vN01TsanRvopTCD7BRAmKZc9IKNQV_c7P8FGXgoYRDsaBk/s1600/photo-713168.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642477266712384658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXG-PsVymU1i98g_axCaiCMylZH9j6G273N-Smhyphenhyphen4mF7-YfAu72BXdFpK9CadYjexEwkVSHpl9JvTIFJzySjuQ2qqbbEC8vN01TsanRvopTCD7BRAmKZc9IKNQV_c7P8FGXgoYRDsaBk/s320/photo-713168.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center" class="mobile-photo"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="mobile-photo">This little red and yellow tape arrived in the post this week from Norway, stuffed with gig flyers and a really cool hand written letter that made me wish this was how all packages were still sent, rather than a one line email and a link to a soundcloud account that drops into my inbox pretty regularly. Send stuff to my postbox please, not imy inbox. </div><div align="left" class="mobile-photo"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="mobile-photo">From the Peanuts style ink drawing on the front, i didn't think i would be getting the Norwegian Revolution Summer style Hardcore that fills the two sides of this cassette. It kicks off sharply with the self referencial and titular track of pure anthemic Strike Anywhere esque melodic hardcore with its Anti-Capitalist lyrical content that is begging me to point my finger in the air! </div><div align="left" class="mobile-photo"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="mobile-photo">Then the mood changes and the hints of Rites of Spring and One Last Wish creep in with a slightly screamy drawl which stays on the right side of not being screamo. I would put his scream closer to that of the JR Ewing vocalist when he was pushing it rather than some generic screamo band.</div><div align="left" class="mobile-photo"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="mobile-photo">I dont know if there is something they put in the water in Norway, but there seemsa to be a stylistic sound that flowed from JR Ewing to The Team Spirit to Kaospilot to I.O.U and now to Strike a Match. It's the non macho approach to hardcore music and the angular lines that cut through, with a nice dose of killer rock n roll riffs which is probably why it sits in the Dischord camp. </div><div align="left" class="mobile-photo"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="mobile-photo">I dont know if they still have any copies of this tape left from its 50 copy run from 2009 but you can download this demo from <a href="http://www.strikeamatch.no/">http://www.strikeamatch.no/</a> , and finger point at the guy opposite you on the bus on the way to work!<br />
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<strong>Tracklisting:</strong><br />
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<strong>Strike a Match</strong><br />
<strong>1000 Eyes</strong><br />
<strong>Dead Time In The Living Room</strong><br />
<strong>You Don't Have to Fuck</strong><br />
<strong>Sleepers Awake</strong><br />
<strong>Let's Be Human Beings</strong><br />
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<a href="http://strikeamatch.bandcamp.com/">http://strikeamatch.bandcamp.com/</a></div>Flaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16626346745504359685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182877608318166066.post-49982083939116544812011-05-02T23:25:00.000+01:002011-05-02T23:25:22.686+01:00Cum Stain - S/T (Burger Records)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Pec0AiBL4_XvcZMIsVe9DwHKTkYjHuA1hgVsAKpIKsJvRR9K4YMOUEqEltMQMzytFp5GpydYfb_cG6KDxHR1qpRiWBmItRLeUo4jzKAVsg1GiVYUIVZSmHRvY6r09CGrkxsSi9R0C7c/s1600/CUMSTAIN%252520COVER.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Pec0AiBL4_XvcZMIsVe9DwHKTkYjHuA1hgVsAKpIKsJvRR9K4YMOUEqEltMQMzytFp5GpydYfb_cG6KDxHR1qpRiWBmItRLeUo4jzKAVsg1GiVYUIVZSmHRvY6r09CGrkxsSi9R0C7c/s320/CUMSTAIN%252520COVER.png" width="201" /></a></div><br />
Another great cassette in a long line of <strong>Burger Records</strong> releases. I think a third of all the tapes I have bought in the past 2 years have come from those guys, putting to tape some of my favourite records from bands like <strong>Ty Segall, No Bunny, Traditional Fools, King Tuff, Shannon & The Clams</strong> and also a whole load of bands I have never heard of before, which are generally pretty damn good due to the Burger dudes impeccable taste in music!<br />
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<strong>Cum Stain</strong> sit firmly in the second category for me, a band I have never heard or heard of before. The artwork definitely plays on first impressions, along with it being cased in a nice yellow (pee coloured?) case, with the fez and belt wearing penis hinting that these guys are not using this tape to attract the attention of one of the big boys.<br />
The music throws up some snotty garage punk, heavy on the snot, with some good old <strong>Ramones</strong>-esque punk. Tracks like 'Slip It off/Slip It In' throws in some slight surf vibes with a nice line in caveman stomp, not too unlike some of Ty's early bands like Traditional Fools and <strong>Party Fowl</strong>. 'I Want It Now' speeds through amazing back from the grave riffs if played by The Germs and is my pick for stand out track.<br />
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Over before it gets started, this album understands that youthful exuberance and fun time garage punk doesn't need to drag ,or hang around. Get in and get out before people need to refill their drinks.<br />
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Tracklisting:<br />
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<ol><li>Bachelors Life</li>
<li>Broke My Dick</li>
<li>No Hearts</li>
<li>Big Mean Maniac</li>
<li>Just A Kid</li>
<li>Vicdumb</li>
<li>Slip It Off / Slip It In</li>
<li>Shoker</li>
<li>I Want It Now</li>
<li>Suckher 4 U</li>
<li>Jack Shack</li>
<li>Cum Stain</li>
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Ok, good news or bad news first? Bad news right? This amazing tape is now long gone, totally sold out and is unlikely to made again, sorry! The good news is that <strong>Coleen Green</strong> is now recording for <a href="http://www.hardlyart.com/">Hardly Art Records</a>, the Sub Pop offshoot label that has dropped some killer records in the past few years, with new CG records on their way.<br />
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This orange slice of tape starts with a downbeat cover of <strong>The Descendents</strong> <a href="http://youtu.be/1HW4ej9q_dU">'Good Good Things'</a>. Although not from their namesake debut album, this is a great cover, with slowed down drum machines and fuzzed out palm muted down strokes replacing the full band original. Carrying on the punk tributes comes <strong>'I Wanna Be Degraded'</strong>, on obvious take on <strong>The Ramones <a href="http://youtu.be/8FxaJKm9sdI">'I Wanna Be Sedated'</a></strong> which adds a certain sacharine quality that continues throughout the rest of the tape.<br />
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I remember when the market was flooded with the vast amounts of punk bands covering classic pop songs in the mid 90's, and in particular <strong>Me First & The Gimme Gimme's</strong> making a side career from it, but now it seems that the table has turned with dreamy indie versions of punk classics like these getting their dues. Although not all of the 8 tracks on this tape alude to a classic punk song or reference, i feel like i have heard these songs before and they become memorable instantly. Tracks like <strong>'I Will Follow Him'</strong> have become stuck in the part of brain that usually reserves space for tunes that i hum and then take an hour to remember who it is. Thanks Coleen.<br />
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Congrats if you can find a copy of this tape and thanks to Jack from Suffering Jukebox/Mazes for finding a copy for me. <br />
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<strong>Side A</strong><br />
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<strong>Good Good Things</strong><br />
<strong>I Wanna be Degraded</strong><br />
<strong>Goldmine</strong><br />
<strong>I Will Follow Him</strong><br />
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<strong>Side B</strong><br />
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<strong>Always On My Mind</strong><br />
<strong>Nice Boy (I Want A)</strong><br />
<strong>Worship You</strong><br />
<strong>The Day I Fell In Love With You</strong><br />
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Serious no brainer here. My favourite UK band delivers a tape which is comprised of a 5 song radio session on Side A and 2 new covers on Side B given the SY treatment by members Pines and Boon respectively.<br />
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I think this radio session was recorded on their very first jaunt away and in the relative infancy of the band for a radio blog in Southampton, with 5 now classic tunes chosen including my favourite choice, <strong>'Mild Horses'</strong>. Your also get cuts that have appeared on the new '<a href="http://lostinidea.bigcartel.com/product/lists-7">Lists</a>' 7", the original Demo Cassette and '<strong>Eurozone</strong>' that hasn't popped up anywhere else as far as i know? Its a good clear recording and is totally enjoyable, unlike a lot of live recordings that get thrown on tape for the sake of it.<br />
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The real reason for getting this tape though, is the two tracks on Side B. First up is SY guitarist, Pines, re-working of <strong>'Teenage Summer'</strong> by <strong>Thee Headaches</strong>. The song is a motorik space rock journey of a song that recalls parts of <strong>Moon Duo's 'Escape' EP</strong> with minimal drum machine sounds, repetitive bass lines that could have come from a Stooges demo and some psych riffing on top. All of this is topped with a mantra of 'My teeage, my teenage, my teenage summer' over and over. That's a bong hit of a song for sure. <br />
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The second track is from Boon, SY vocalist, who remakes a track by <strong>The Magic Lanterns</strong> ( i think a mid 60's pop rock band) called Dreamlands. It definately has the hooks & chorus' that are typical of Sauna Youth records with a nice little major keyboard line that just screams summertime (in your face). In fact it makes me feel the same as when i listen to <a href="http://youtu.be/pIX6YbpJ5wM">Eddy Current Suppresion Ring</a>, wishing i could watch them on a sunny beach with a drink in hand!<br />
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Get this tape, even of you have most of the tracks already, you will go ape over the B side. Can i give Side of the year instead of Tape of the year? <br />
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<strong>Side A</strong><br />
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<strong>Delta Caps</strong><br />
<strong>Pictures of Cats</strong><br />
<strong>Deal Castle</strong><br />
<strong>Eurozone</strong><br />
<strong>Mild Horses</strong><br />
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<strong>Side B</strong><br />
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<strong>Teenage Summer</strong><br />
<strong>Dreamlands</strong><br />
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Man, this tape is good! Really noisey, feedback drenched hardcore that leans slightly to the crust side without ripping too much of a D-Beat charge. References to Sex/Vid, Void and Seige have been thrown around in the small amount of online attention they have, but <strong>'Some Horrible Bug'</strong> seems tighter than those bands, stamping ahead with dense riffs and amazing breakdowns that prevent the tape from flying past in a blur. In fact, unlike a lot of hardcore records out there, each track really stands out on its own and don't just mesh into each other.<br />
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As the tape progresses, the noise starts to creep in, and on one song in particular, a real black metal feel desends, but much more akin to the murkier USBM of Leviathan or Xasthur than their european counterparts. There is some really interesting guitar playing on this demo, maybe its the noise influence or a love of dark psychedelia, but whilst one guitar seems to hold it all down, the other grates out some amazing sonic scrapings. It made sense when you realise <strong>The Lowest Form</strong> is made up of people from noise duo <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Birds+Of+Delay">Birds of Delay</a>, psych dudes in <a href="http://www.upsettherhythm.co.uk/please.shtml">Please</a> and the man who runs Londons best hardcore label <a href="http://www.lavidaesunmus.com/">La Vida Es Un Mus</a>. Fingers crossed for a vinyl release.<br />
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From the get go the Coconut Coolouts pile straight into some cretin rock that fuses a little of the Ramones punk stomp with some organ fuzz of the Mummies. The song titles on this singles collection also hints heavily to what you would expect with tracks like 'Pizzafest', 'Nerd Holocaust', 'Punk House Part 1' and 'Pizza Regret'. They definitely share ground with current bands like Mean Jeans and Personal & The Pizza's with some garage punk, some power-pop, touch of glam and a love for pizza and monsters.<br />
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I have had this on the review shelf for ages (along with a bunch of Scotch Tapes releases that need reviewing)and as soon as i put it in to listen to, i felt like i knew the songs already. I cannot have listened to it more than 2 or 3 times in the past year but here i am singing along whilst doing the washing up and humming the chorus' whilst playing with the cat. It is infectious to a fault and will no doubt be ringing through the mass of empty space between my ears for days to come. <br />
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The recordings are pretty primitive on some tracks, but then they list Captain Caveman as inspiration, and if he manned the mixing desk then it would make total sense, maybe only in my head,to get that authentic primitive cave stomp going on.<br />
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As there seems to be only a handful of 7"s and one LP to the CC's credit, this tape is a perfect jumping off point and is both good for social dance parties and bedroom hair brush/mirror sessions.<br />
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Also posted on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.ghostpandadigital.com">Ghost Panda!</a><br />
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Tracklisting<br />
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<ol><li>Intro</li>
<li>The Spinaround</li>
<li>Pizzafest</li>
<li>The Monsters Crash</li>
<li>Do The Dolphin</li>
<li>Spell It Out Dummy</li>
<li>We Drink Blood</li>
<li>Pizza Regret</li>
<li>The Last Man That You Will Ever See</li>
<li>I Want To Come Back From The World of LSD</li>
<li>Mary Anne</li>
<li>Intro Part 2</li>
<li>Punk House Part 1</li>
<li>Nerd Holocaust</li>
<li>Yeah, Right?</li>
<li>Swim</li>
<li>Messed Up Man</li>
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This tape fell into my hands after meeting <b>Matt & Jen</b> from <b>Jonesin'</b> whilst both our bands were playing a festival in sunny Sardinia. The sun had been out, the drinks had been flowing and we all shared a similar language which resulted in alot of mutual put downs and high fives at unfunny jokes, but hey, we were on holiday! If memory serves, i didn't pay for this and drunkenly demanded it after telling him how good my tape blog was? Sorry Matt, i hope this review makes up for it!<br />
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This tape is the second album from this soon to be married duo, who when playing live, sing and dance over a breaking down boom box kicking out their happy and carefree indie pop. Mostly it reminds me of this girl/boy indie band from a while back called <b>Joy Zipper</b>, who also had this sun stained California vibe with a few elements of the lo-fi twee thing that alot of bands in London do, like <b>Internet Forever</b> and <b>Pens</b>. It's also pretty cool to see a couple doing this together, sharing the love with synchronised dance moves!<br />
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This tape has made me smile whilst walking to work in the rain since returning from Sardinia and i will have it on standby as my motivator to make it to that early train on time!<br />
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For all things Jonesin' go <a href="http://www.jonesinforagoodtime.com/">here </a><br />
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<b>Jonesin' - For A Good Time</b><br />
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<ol><li><b>Been There Done That</b></li>
<li><b>Paint</b></li>
<li><b>Aliens 2</b></li>
<li><b>3D Glasses</b></li>
<li><b>Wouldn't It Be Wonderful</b></li>
<li><b>I Wanna Pass Out</b></li>
<li><b>Bring me The Head Of Carlos Santana</b></li>
<li><b>Vampires At The House Party</b></li>
<li><b>WWZD</b></li>
<li><b>Wizard Robes</b></li>
<li><b>Look Don't Touch</b></li>
<li><b>Skippin' Class</b></li>
<li><b>Sunglasses At Breakfast</b></li>
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