You may think that we turned this blog into a cassette mix-tape thing, and we are gonna post only self-made comps. Well, you're wrong. This shit has been scheduled and all the next posts are straight-forward proper releases. So, i'm leaving dbill to do the talking...
The art of
making a mix tape, or a compilation of mp3’s in our case, is a gentle one that
needs extra care and choises of great wisdom….this is not the situation here,
fuck modest attitudes and shit like that. These are some of the best hardcore
punk bands of today and past ages. Some have broken up, some are dead but their
fucking legacy lives on and keep rocking my world. Hope it rocks yours also.
P.s.
Naturally we play this compilation after listening with extra caution at His
Hero Is Gone’s ‘’Monument to thieves’’ LP…the blogspot is named
FifteenCountOfArson after all…
Let’s get
started:
1. Straightjacket Nation: Cheap Kicks
Nothing
starts off a good compilation better that a good kick in the ass, and this is
what Straightjacket Nation serves in great quantities and qualities. Pissed off
rocking hardcore punk by bitter young punx who are dedicated to ruining your
life. Blown out production from their three song killer EP ‘’Cheap Kicks’’...
It sure is a kick, and a cheap one…come one, come all!
2. Skitkids: Weekday Suger Rov
From
‘’Besoket Vid Krubban’’ 12’’. This record totally brings a huge smile on my
face, whether i play it first thing in the morning or at pitch black night.
It’s like total Totalitar fanatics beat up ACDC and took their place, stealing
their equipment. A whirlwind of up tempo rocking hardcore that deals with
really important issues (READ THE LYRICS SHEET!!!), but can’t seem to handle
itself in a serious-esque manner. Really i can't really describe how rocking
this record is, you need to find out yourselves (especially Peio, if you are
reading this go get the fucking record!)….Ladies and dear scumbags…the
Skitkids.
3. Death Token: 4 Track Attack
This is one
of the best 7’’ I have…period. A reason by itself to play punk, and the
greatest evidence that when you have the fucking urge and creativity
(''meraki'') you can produce homemade masterpieces. Recorded entirely on a 4
track recorder (hence the title..duh!), this blown out monster is a sound
engineers nightmare, so to say. Violent hardcore for losers, freaks, atrophic
punx and all around life drop outs. From Even Worse records. Stephen is a wreck. (check death token here and here)
4. Totalitar: Vi Ar Eliten
I don’t
think i have to write anything special for Totalitar. If you don’t have this
you might as well end your life (cause it was probably not worth it)…no one
will notice you anyways. Totalitar is punk itself. Their best LP so far (‘’Vi
Ar Eliten’’ on Prank recs.).
5. Rajahtaa: Crucified Child part II
Runour has
it that a casefull of evil Finlandia Vodka ended up in Kavala, in the northern
part of greece, and the combination of the sweet poison and the cold woods led
to the creation of this Fin bastard. From their demo CD-R. Hope they get back
on track and play gigs again…enjoy.
6. Kyklooppien Sukupuutto: Alyn Jattilaiset
Speaking of
the devil (finland),
I present you one of the most fucked up hardcore punk bands of
today…Kyklooppien Sukupuutto keep on putting one great record after the other.
Many punks can’t follow their uncompromising sound. Total distressed, chaotic
and anxious beats, led by a great personal political view of today. From
‘’Helvetin Elementit’’ ep. (check their split 7'' with death token here)
7. Kraut: Onward
It was
about time to move backwards in time, so that we can go onward with our
compilation. From their ‘’An Adjustment
to Society’’ LP 1982, these New Yorkers breath out true punk tunes. Exceptional
riffs with hooks, and great anthems. Classic.
8. Zero Boys: Civilizations Dying
One of my
personal favourite american hardcore punk bands, the Zero Boys put out records
that where way ahead of their time, leaving punks now and then jawdropping and
stunned. Meaningful songs, right fucking attitude towards the music industry,
the Boys have left us a true diamond of a record to marvel at. It has been
reissued, so don’t miss out on this one, trust me.
9. The Stress: Gennoktonia (Genocide)
One of greeces most
loved punk bands of the 80’s, and totally worth it. It is said that when The
Stress were to play outside of their hometown, athens(zofos), they had a crowd of 50 punx
following them around. Trully the first punk band with deep routed
anarchist/antiauthoritarian lyrics. I was a late comer to old greek punk, but
only now can i really appreciate it’s worth. From their LP ''O ihos tis
Anasfalias'' (The sound of Insecurity) out on Wipe Out records on 1985.
Masterpiece.
10. Gorilla Angreb: Pa Patrulje
…so to
smoothen things up a bit more, and add a touch of atmosphere. Gorilla Angreb
are from the city of Kobenhavn (also city of Stephen the jerk!), and
released a handful of ep’s and an 12'', "Bedre Tider" from which we get this
song. Most of their tracks are more garage punky and straight forward, with a
good mix of melodic leads and not so eerie as this track (which reminds me of a
mix between the Wipers and Neil Young’s Dead Man OST as I have written before).
Exceptional punk band.
11. Invasion: Destino Final
Keeping the
atmosphere, adding huge amounts of angst and a heavy rocking claustrophobic
feeling we have Invasion (now named Destino Final). Like a punk bastard of
Japanese hardcore recorded by a lo-fi black metal fanatic, these spaniards
really get me going with their amazing releases. Simple to the core music and
graphics, these punks have kept things to its roots, while having an impressive
attitude, showing solidarity to the anarchist movement, proving that they feel
deep inside what they stand and sing for. This is the closing track of the ‘’La
Casa’’ 12’’. Fucking good music.
12. Crude: No Light Soul of State
What can
one write about this amazing Japanese hardcore outfit…? The guitar work is
absolutely out of this world, the
tracks make you pump your fist to the air in no time, and these Japs will have
you singing along all their choruses all day long. Completely powerful burning
spirits style, melodic and epic from their ‘’Attitude 2000’’ LP out on Yannick’s
very own Feral Ward records. This record can redefine what you think hardcore
punk is.
13. Burial: Eternal Excess
This
wouldn’t be a compilation without the beloved german wolves ripping your heart
out with this bomb of a song, Japanese style. Burial is undoubtably one of THE
best hardcore punk bands of our time. One of the few bands that are even more
ferocious live on stage serving you a hellish time that leads to many heart
attacks amongst the punx. From their split with Crude and Nightmare, this track
is another fatal shot, by a band that knows how to evolve their style record after record. Listen to this all day, and then to the rest of their records (but not
at their split with Antimob cause that sucks monkey ass!).
14. Selfish: Burning Sensation
No other
band captures the ‘’fuck you all, I will make it through’’ attitude more than
Selfish. These Finns have invaded japan and stole most of its talent, serving
it in heavy doses of rocking hardcore. Fuck boredom, Selfish are here like a
spinning ball of pure adrenaline energy to get your ass either moved or fucked…your
choice. The song says it all: Fucking boredom, Burning Sensation for Life. From
their s/t LP (again on Yannick’s Feral Ward…geez the guy never stops putting
out awesome records!). (check also selfish here and here)
15. Death Side: Fight Your Way
We can’t go
without the true masters of the burning spirits sound. Death Side strikes with
fire, torching everything to ashes with their destructive sound. Amazing
releases (this one being from the ‘’Bet on the Possibility’’ LP) are their huge
legacy to the punk world. Sadly the punk world lost this amazing guitarist, Chelsea (also of Paintbox
fame) some time ago. So play this tune loud cause the leads are inspired from
the heart. Death Side.
16. Mortuus: Supplification for the Demise of All
A closing
special, this is nor hardcore punk, nor fast and furious. Just plain death
worshiping nordic Black Metal by two swedes. Cathartic and atmospheric as it
is, it serves as a good spiritual closing to this compilation, for the cold
heart. As far as I have read there are no suspicious views from this band, and
they seem to have a different perception of the world we live in, mostly
concerning death. From their LP ‘’De Contemplanda Morte’’.
download (and leave twenty comments each...)
P.s.2
Naturally many great bands were not included, so a second strike of dbills
hardcorepunk seminars should be awaited in tremble and fear. Now go make your
own kick ass band you lazy bastards, and stop listening to other people’s
music.
19 comments:
skitkids 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15.....tipotalo!!! kai pempta fonitika ego apo ton kanape mou!!!
I'm keep listening this comp of my dear friend
i listened it while my 30minutes morning-running and i listened it after a 5x5 footballgiantsmatch...
skitkids definetely steal asthma's guitar works, That's for sure.
But dbill has accomplished the perfect symmetry. From the noisy, north lands 9finnish,danish and the rest, (kavala included) to the 80's sound (zero boys are just unstoppable)to burning spirits japcore. The flavours excites your ears as a fresh baklavas excites some friendly us crusties (call me TRAGEDY). and the only think i hold closely is that dbill's comp maybe isn't the best vinyl release of all time ('cos it's not a vinyl one) but is "like a spinning ball of pure adrenaline energy to get your ass". Take or leave it. dbill is fucking back
Yesterday's comp. was killer, and this one looks even better! Thanks for sharing.
I'm back baby!
dbill
Yeah, my dear friend and beloved of this blog. I was in a "i miss you" mood - and i'm not gay...
it's great that you're back...
@chris, the yesterday's comp is better than this one 'cos i did it.... hahaha
rajahtaa is so fantastic, man...
but i forgot to post the best track... now denial's "gliterring lights...", fucking victory's song
i forgot to mention...
fuck death side...
we have BASTARD
the other day a good friend asked me what's your favorite japanese hardcore band? i very hard question for me to answer. def a few of the bands on this mix crossed my mind while i was trying (unsuccessfully) to think of an answer. also totalitar are of course godly and im a sucker for damn near any hard/punk/crust/w/e from spain.
haha, vengeance...
i can't believe you didn't tell him about paintbox or forward.
and i'm all the way with you in the spanish thing. and don't answer about death side. haha. cheers
wraios Bbill...hehehe...
Ρε skitkids και μπρατσα ειναι η φαση!! πρεπει να ερθουν ελλαδα! Βαζω φραγκα αμα λαχει να ουμε. Δεν γαμανε μανες γαμανε σογια!( οχι την σογια χαχαχαχα. το σοι τα σογια χαχαχαχα!)
ολα τα αλλα ειναι μαλακιες σε λεω!
souide kane ta koumanta kai to kanonizoume...
Βαζω 500-600 ευρωπουλα μπροσταντζα!(με την προυποθεση να παρω και τπτα πισω απο τα μπαρ.. οκ ειπαμε δεν μας τρεχουν απο τα μπατζακια!!!) Σοβαρα μιλαω!!!
me 500-600 euro mprosta ego sou anastaino tous abba kai tous ferno gia ena kai monadiko live sto domatio sou....loipon prepei na ta poume an einai. steile edo to ena email sou kai milame ks2009info@gmail.com
steile ena mail me to email sou edo : ks2009info@gmail.com kai tha ta poume
na'ta kai ta kanonismata live meso fifteencounts
auth einai fash
ante na feroume kai active minds
ya paintbox and forward are both awesome but i just don't think i can choose one favorite japanese band. i could give a long ass list but thats about it haha.
cheers
-V
Thanx for the comment, will add up your link :)
Keep up the good work!
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