Jan 30, 2010

Rajahtaa - Demo 2006

Yes, yes, yes, finally i have the pleasure to post (maybe) the best hardcore band from greece...
Rajahtaa coming out of kavala, greece (and also share(d) members with Satan's reject, assymetrh apeilh etc)to make you cum around, in circles, etc...
I think you've already get the point about the name (total RATTUS worshippers ("wc rajahtaa")), and some explanations are : "go off", "detonate" or "blow off"...
This demo was recorded around 2006 and hail 4 rajahtaa tracks and SIX COVERS (by bands such as rattus, kaaos, mob-47 etc)... A blistering combination of swedish and finnish hardcore of the mid eighties...
I have to confess a sin, father (D-BILL)... I like the covers much more than the original ones...
With perfect "finnish" vocals, terrific drum parts and steady bass-guitar this north-greek beast creates a musical feast that nothing can or could be compared. Also sing-a-longs works terrific in the whole pack and makes you wanna arrange a secret flat party alongside d-bill and other stupid friends (of him) and drink beers 'till your speakers be damaged and probably die by electrocution... the covers makes the songs sounds like has been written 2 weeks ago and not 25 years... THEIR TRACKS ARE ALSO GREAT...
And as the band wrote in the booklet (if you can say it "booklet") : "this demo was recorded for the love of 80's scandi hardcore"
It's a shame that they no longer exist... R.I.P

Nothing to lose (download)

(P.S. antimob's explanations about their tracks from split with burial. is here)

Hour of the wolverine:
FUCK...i wish this greek (or should i say scandi-bastard?!) jewel was released on vinyl for the whole world to hear and charise!!!

Rajahtaa hail from the finnish colony, Kavala, and totally fucking shred. period.

I'm not jocking, these guys here have put out one of my favourite greek releases and it's a bloody shame that its a cd-r...listening to this raw masterpiece makes you wish you had a DIY record label, just so that you can release it yourself!!

As you may have noticed by reading Mike's review this cd-r consists of six classic suomi punk covers (Terveet Kadet, Destrucktions, Kaaos... to name a few) and a swedish tornado (''stop the slaughter'' by the nordic howling wind called MOB 47), alongside four of their own tunes. Needless to say, the covers are by far played ten times better than the originals (i know this statement might sound blasphemic, but trust me...they are!!!), and their own audio efforts seem even better than the tracks covered...!!! Total punk annihilation...

I'm not going to bust anyones balls any more saying how good this band is...if you don't get it you are stupid...plain and clear!

..don't think the band called it quits. I believe they will get back on their destc(k)tive path once they overcome some pretty ugly obstacles, that have come to their way...

P.S. Polu kaloi kai live, me to menu na periexei ''skonakia'' sta finlandika, kai dunamikes ''e3odous''...me ton ena ek twn tessarwn na koimatai panw ston enisxuth tou mpasou stis 6 ta 3hmerwmata, anagkazontas thn mpanta na stamathsei to kopanhma...punk kai alhteia!!!!

suomi perkele
Dbill

14 comments:

melu said...

rajahtaa means explosion

doesitmatter said...

Mou'he ksefigei auto, den nomizo pos to'ha akousei. Thanks gia to upload.

Here is a crappy scan of the cover, from the band's myspace page

mikxxx said...

thanks, man... how's finland?

mikxxx said...

oraio blog, does it matter, mpravo

doesitmatter said...

thanks, se prosthesa kai sta links!
66 posts mesa se ena mina, super-active, mpravo! Elpizo na sinehiseis etsi.

Kali idea gia ta comments apo tous Anti-mob! :)

mikxxx said...

ok, tha se prostheso kai ego...
den exei sxesh me tous antimob pantos giati o DBILL einai mia mpanta monos tou, oi DBILL xexexe

Anonymous said...

na tous peis aftounou tou DBill oti de mporei na "efxetai na eixe mia DIY etiketa", i DIY etiketa den einai oute titlos oute laxeio, afto pou mporei na efxetai kaneis einai "na eixe ti diathesi na treksei mia kikloforia", kata ta alla... to Rajahtaa kalo einai, alla DEN EINAI KAI I KALITERI ELLINIKI XARNTKOR KIKLOFORIA, eleos

Anonymous said...

Kat'arxhn, den xreiazetai ''na tou pei kaneis autounou tou DBILL'' tipota...mporeis kallhsta na apeu8un8eis se emena proswpika...8a to diavasw.

To ''euxomai na eixa mia DIY etiketa'' einai sxhma logou. Pio sugkekrimena anaferomai sto gegonos oti einai cd-r kukloforia, ara me hmeromhnia lh3hs (dustuxws...ta cd-r den kratane polu..). To cd-r apo thn allh einai mia pio oikonomikh lush, kai katanohto pou epele3e auto to meso h mpanta ka8oti den paizoun tipota kaifalaia pisw apo mia DIY kukloforia (fantazomai Anonymous to 3ereis auto afou me toso eparsh askeis kritikh se auto pou egrapsa, les kai sou e8i3a kati to opoio sou anhkei).

8a h8ela na mou perisseuan xrhmata na to evgaza o idios se vinulio (dhl. makari na eixa ena DIY record label), me thn ''adeia'' twn Kavaliwtwn fusika...

Den mou perisseuoun.

Dia8esh uparxei, omws protimw prwta na asxolh8w me dika mou pragmata (isws mexri ekei na ftanoun oi dunatothtes mou).

bdill

mikxxx said...

skliros dbilllllllll!!!!
YEAH!!!!

Anonymous said...

kamia eparsi, mono mia provokarotiki diathesi gia diafonia kai antiparathesi

pragmati, ta cd-r den kratane poli

anarotiemai ean afto to kseroun aftoi pou ta vgazoun

anarotiemai ean tous noiazei

mallon mexri ekei ftanoun oi dinatotites tous (kai den ennoo tis oikonomikes dinatotites tous)

mikxxx said...

file skoupisou, exeis ligo dilithrio sto peto sou...

ex rajahtaa member said...

Pros Anonymous.....

Aytoi poy to evgalan to cd-r to kseroyn oti ta cd-r den kratane poly kai gia na soy ly8ei h aporia h alh8eia einai oti oti den toys noiazei....

Ena gamhmeno demo einai poy na parei o diaolos (opws 8a elege kai enas gnwstos)....

Twra gia tis dynatothtes toys....den kserw ti ennoeis....isws exoyn alles proteraiothtes apo to na vgaloyn ton gamato disko me thn teleia paragwgh kai to ekswpragmatiko artwork

To punk etsi einai kai gi'ayto mas aresei...

Nemesis Knox said...

παιζει να ανανεωσεις το λινκ? εντώ στο αμέρικα ναουμ δε τους εχουν τους rajahtaa-δες ναουμ! θέγκιου!

mikxxx said...

etoimo lydia, enjoy