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W.D.M.-Democracy? 7″

Monday, March 31st, 2008
I got this mood tonight, call it either retro cult or old school worship and is the reason for diving into this 80's rarity:
W.M.D. were a hardcore band from Finland,they formed around 1983 and disbanded around 1990. Digging the web i found a few infos about these punks, thanks to Kill from the Heart and Finnmusic.net: Their discography is three ep's:"Democracy?"(1985,Vaihtoehto), "Tomorrow's gone"(1985,Vaihtoehto,300 copies) and "Freedom of music"(1988,M&M Productions,500 copies). Apart from these ep's they contributed tracks in "Nobody's perfect" ep (1986,Leukemia Records), "Barabas comp tape" (1986,Barabas Records/BCT), "There is no reason to be happy" ep(1986,Artcore Records), "War" ep (1987,Over the Top Records-USA)," Maanalainen vuosikerta" lp (1989,Stigma Records)
Furthermore:i had found some infos in obscure distro about "Homakohu" tape comp and "Vapautus"7" comp(1986,Bunker Musik,a label from Germany) and W.D.M. were in both releases but i didn't save the url and now google search gives no results...any help out there?

"Democracy?" is their first ep, it was recorded in December of 1984 released in '85 by W.D.M.'s own label Vaihtoehto Records, it was limited to only 300 copies and these tracks were W.D.M.'s contribution to "Barabas" comp tape. Their sound is typical Finnish hardcore of 80's (Kaaos, Bastards etc), they sing in english and tracks 2 & 3 ("Passive observers" & "Killer") are one track on vinyl but separated as different tracks in lyrics text
Check W.D.M. myspace and listen some tunes from other releases..
Tracks:
01:Reality
02:Passive observers
03:Killer
04:Democracy?
05:War! why?
06:Brains
07:1985
08:Sterility
09:Peace and freedom


W.D.M.-Democracy? 7"

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Brewer & Shippley - Weeds And Tarkio (1970-71)

Friday, March 28th, 2008


Biography by Steve Huey California duo Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley began their careers separately on the 1960s Los Angeles folk club circuit before teaming up to write and perform together. Their song "Keeper of the Seven Keys" was recorded by H.P. Lovecraft and also appeared on their 1968 debut, Down in L.A. Their second album, Weeds, featured guest appearances by Jerry Garcia, Mike Bloomfield, and Nicky Hopkins. In 1971, the duo scored a surprise Top Ten hit with "One Toke Over the Line," in spite of radio bans owing to the song's marijuana-oriented lyrics. Following this success, Brewer and Shipley moved to rural Missouri, but their appeal dwindled, and the partnership was dissolved in 1979. Brewer recorded the solo album Beauty Lies in 1983. At the request of a Kansas City radio station, Brewer & Shipley reunited for a concert in 1989 and began touring occasionally. In 1995, the duo released their first album in almost 20 years, Shanghai. Heartland followed two years later.

years before their hit "One Toke Over the Line," Brewer and Shipley released an excellent folk album entitled Weeds, produced by the redoubtable Nick Gravenites, who was soon to become the lead singer of Big Brother & the Holding Company, and who had penned a couple of songs for Janis Joplin's I Got Dem Ole' Kozmic Blues Again, Mama album released the same year as this LP, 1969. With Mike Bloomfield on guitar as well, this is actually part of the Electric Flag backing up Michael Brewer and Tom Shipley, and their almost pensive performance of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" is not only fine, but you can actually hear and understand all the words! "Indian Summer" is sublime; it is magical with Richard Greene's fiddle working against the sprinkling piano lines, a real gem among the many in these Weeds.
A Native American on horse looking skyward under the words "Our Thanks" is a very subtle thank you to their higher power — nice indeed. The late Nicky Hopkins is a guest star on keyboards, as is Phil Ford on tabla, and the ten tracks are all accessible,
but there is one that is as much a standout as the duo's aforementioned "Indian Summer," that tune being the second cover on Weeds, Jim Pepper's much loved underground classic "Witchi-tai-to." This version is more up-tempo than the original,
and dwells on Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane" riff to balance the incessant mantra and blending voices. The guitars are very Flamin' Groovies: sparkling, trebley, and pretty. This is music right out of the Velvet Underground's Loaded or 1969 albums, and should be absorbed by that group's obsessive fans, as well as fans of bands like Big Brother & the Holding Company and other purveyors of the West Coast sound. At close to seven minutes it is certainly an anomaly for the label which released the spirited folk/pop of The Lovin' Spoonful. The ten striking black-and-white photos inside the gatefold are as in tune as the pleasant "People Love Each Other," which opens side two. Given the legendary status of the producer and fellow musicians, the choice of material, and their own eventual chart success, Weeds is an often forgotten folk album of fine distinction.

Notable not just for the inclusion of "One Toke Over the Line" but also for the great back porch stoned ambience of the entire recording, this 1970 effort from the band is ripe with dope references and subversive humor. Not that it ever takes away from the excellent country-style playing that pops up all over the record. Jerry Garcia lends a hand with the pedal steel and it's a welcomed sound. During the course of the album, you get highlights like "Song from Platte River" (where the boys lament the loss of their freedoms and feel a kinship with folks like General Custer and Abraham Lincoln) and the spectral "Ruby on the Morning." Add in "One Toke Over the Line" amidst freedom-friendly tracks like "Oh, Mommy" and "Don't Want to Die in Georgia," and you've got an album that speaks out to anyone who has ever felt threatened by "the Man."

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VA-Consolidation 7″ comp

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

I have no much to say here since i know only a few about this diamond: "Consolidation" 7" is a rare comp. 7" coming from the 80's, it was released in 1987 by Pathway Records (#: P-01), it came out in fold-around sleeve and the vinyl surface delivers the tunes of Revulsion, Deviated Instinct and Rhetoric.
Each band delivers two tracks: Deviated Instinct need no any introduction, "Stromcrow" appears in "Re-opening old wounds" comp (1993, Desperate Attempt Records) along with other rare and comp. tracks from the era of 86-87 whilst "House of cards" is an alternative version of the track with the same title from "Rock n Roll Conformity" (1988, Peaceville Records).

The other two bands stand equal to Deviated Instinct: Revulsion deliver two hardcore tracks and Rhetoric two metallic crust outbreaks. Revulsion was a Norfolk outfit,they were born from the ashes of Scattered Remains and Ancient Creation, searching the web i discovered two records:"Ever get the feeling of utter revulsion" lp (1985 on Radical Change Records) and "The only revolution" 7" on Nabate Records in 1991. Apart from "Consolidation" there is a Revulsion track in "Anarcho punk vol 3-Anti-society" comp cd (Overground Records), a track from their early days in "We wont be your fucking poor"(Mortarhate) and in "Words worth shouting" (Radical Change) and "A Vile Peace"(Peaceville). There is also a demo tape, they split around '91
I know absolutely nothing about Rhetoric, so if you know anything about these crusties or if you have anything to add about Revulsion we 'd appreciated a comment. Both bands contribute nice songs and i don't know why but Rhetoric vocalist reminds me of Sanjiv, the Indian guy who sang in the first Carcass demo..
And a flyer from a gig with these three bands in Norwich in 1987, here it is

Edit(May 4 '08):i found some infos about Rhetoric in PE messageboard: They were from Norwich, these two tracks on "Consolidation" are their only recorded material that appears on vinyl. They had a couple of pretty chaotic demos and a Live @ Yarmouth (11.2.88 ), some members now play in local ska punk bands
Tracklist:
1:Revulsion-Out of touch
2:Rhetoric-Studio cafe
3:Deviated Instinct-House of cards
4:Deviated Instinct - Stormcrow
5:Revulsion-Christmas
6:Rhetoric-To no one in particular


VA-Consolidation 7"

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J.M.K.E. (Esthonia) : Külmale Maale (1989 , re issue 1993)

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Una de las bandas favoritas de todos los tiempos para Luguria D.I.Y..

J.M.K.E. nace a mediados de los años ochenta en Estonia dentro las postrimerías de la guerra fría, la opresión Soviética y el intercambio prohibido de material musical e información (espacio a la vez invadido en algún grado por los estrategas de la C.I.A y el Pentágono)

Ellos poseen un sonido bien característico que otorga un sentido original a su sonido punk hardcore; su música propone ambientes rítmicos enérgicos, rabiosos, burlones y melancólicos, que calan profundamente en el sentir y la sensibilidad de quien los escucha y se conecta con su emocionalidad desplegada.

La estructura musical simple - a simple vista de éste disco- es matizada por la intensidad emotiva y remembranzas de elementos folk de la zona que emanan en sus interpretaciones.

Külmale Maale, es un excelente disco, que me fue posible conocer mediante el intercambio de cassettes en el año 1990, logrando, sólo hace un tiempo obtener su re-edición en CD.

J.M.K.E., pues siguen tocando y hace un tiempo participaron en un cd compilatorio en homenaje a la vieja y buena banda polaca Dezerter.
Nastrobia:

Külmale Maale

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Discos Punk Hardcore… Populares y Clásicos I

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Social Distortion: Mommy's Litlle Monsters (1982 -1983, USA)

Mommy's Little Monsters de Social Distortion, es una pieza de sonido fundamental del sonido punk rock de fines e inicios de los años 80's, dentro de la escena americana (USA) y de la escena orange county punks (Adolescents), ya que proponen una particular textura de rock & roll con sutiles matices folk (que en el futuro sera más relevelador y definido) con un bien manejado equilibrio de atmósferas temáticas, que unen: ocuridad, diversión, rabia y melancolía, para su expersión del punk dentro de la gama de manifestaciones del período; pues dentro de la diversidad de temas tratados y de personalidades punk de la era Reagan, mucho tenían en común con Minor Threat, Youth Brigade y Social Distortion (Another State of Mind de Adam Small y Peter Stuart, documentario 1984, USA).

Social Distortion en este disco, marca un sonido bien diferenciado del estilo musical punk y hardcore punk de esos años (USA), al igual que muchas bandas de ese semillero epocal.

Este es un gran álbum que posee - a mi parecer - un sondio punk rock dentro de la línea de sonido de bandas como Vibrators, Lurkers, U.k. Subs, como también el e'p de G.B.H. de 1986:"Oh no it's G.B.H. again" , en cuanto a la vieja escuela británica.


Descendents: Milo Goes to College (1982, SST Records, USA)

 Otro buen disco popular de la escena americana es "Milo Goes To College", un gran sonido bastante peculiar, basado en la simpleza musical.

Punk rock, con hardcore punk a lo Zero Boys (Vicious Circle), pero con menos revoluciones, con ese carácter rústico y simple de Dead Milkmen, en "Big Lizzard in my Backyard". Melodías altamente desarrolladas y precisas en su duración con una poderosa y "sentimentaloide" cara de adolescente romántico y desesperado.

Sin desear caer en el esteriotipo (I' not a Punk, I not a Loser), hallamos un encolerizado skater Morrissey punk hardcore mirando pasar con rabia el programa del titiritero Reagan y sus muñecos: contras, pinocheques, ferdinand marcos e imelda, noriega, etc.
... Goes to Descendents lp


Agent Orange (USA): Greatest & Latest (2000, Cleoparta Records)

Semejante a los Adolescents y Social Distortion, Agent Orange es otra vieja banda cercana al O.C. Punk. Ellos concentran un estilo punk rock hardcore con algo de surf ácido oscuro y comparten ese sonido especial, que es cercano a los geniales Hüsker Dü.

Este disco no demuestra la esencia del sonido de Agent Orange en su totalidad ("Living in Darkness" 1981), según mi parecer, salvo un clásico tema que contiene este registro.

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