Jun 4, 2010

Naytia - European regeneration LP

This one maybe is already everywhere in the net, but it's not on my blog, so shut up and read carefully (and then listen carefully).
Naytia was the best band ever came outta greece (at least for my own taste). From the ashes of the band aganaktismenoi polites (indignant citizens) these four guys (or three guys and a girl, if you prefer it better) accomplished to create one of the most solid and ear-destroying sounds ever to be named in the tiny geographical limits of the shithole of greece...
The band's first release was a demo back in '88 (six tracks, with two great songs that never released on vinyl). After that, another demo (again with six tracks) and a european tour with chaos u.k with their set in oslo, norway to be released as a tape with the occult title "sex, drugs and greek salad". After that the band released this lp that the majority of the fans consider it their best release. Finally in 1994 a split lp with Graue zellen from germany. They participated in many tape compilations in greece as much as in the famous Whispers double lp (here and here).
So, now that we ended the history lesson let's get to the meat...

April '92 and the greek label Athanati ellhnikh leventia (trans. Immortal greek manliness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), the band's own label releases the lp Europaiki anagennisi (European regeneration). Label's name can be faced as a joke and an ironic description of what greeks think for theirselves.
Mixing the greek punk sound (or the primal-hardcore) of the early 80's scene with european thrash (you can defenetely can listen the Destruction guitar scratching) alongside with great political lyrics that have over-exceed the boring (or surface "touched") punk themes the band made a whole music genre to start thinking more seriously issues like modern-daily life or how the diy thing must "run". Naytia alongside Anasa stahti (Ashen breath) were the first bands that had some political opinions about why a band must-not play in major commercial events, clubs or pubs that others make profit of them. The played mainly in squats and social centres and sold their albums at the price of the cost.

Lyrics referred to topics such as : army, school, the exploitation of animals, jailsystem, human dignity, solidarity and more. The drums are like a machine gun turned onto you while the bass is distorted and heavy and the guitars throw some trully apocalyptic riffs, as for the dual male / female vocals, they work terryfic. The artwork has been made by maria-elektra (r.i.p). i know that i'll go on and on and on if i continue so....
One of the best greek hardcore punk releases ever!
cheers to crustcracker (i've stolen the rip). I've included the lyrics translation and a good pic of the artwork in the folder.

"Μαζι να μοιραζομαστε το αιμα της ψυχης μας...
Μαζι να ενωνουμε τον ηχο της κραυγης μας..."

14 comments:

Downsided said...

aaaaaaaaargh! i cant describe how much i love this lp,amazing! One of the europe's best in the 90's no doubt.

cheers from Serbia

Milan

7inchcrust said...

where the fuck can i get a real copy of this? (with out paying ta maliokefala moy?)
Ksexasmeni Profiteia/Mushroom Attack itan sto Ebay gia 0.99(!) starting bid, kapoia stigmi eftase 30-40 k de xero pou stamatise
an ta 30-40 sou fainontai polla,To Enantia LP to xa dei sta 80$,k to apokoryfoma:
to E/Rats sta 115$,
eleos!!!!!

mikxxx said...

loipon filos mou to eixe parei se synaulia sto verolino 7 euro!!!! kai to split me graue 3 euro!!!!! ta eixan kai sapizane. de ta epairne kaneis...
kai ego ta psaxno kai tipota...
pali kala pou kapoia ta agoraze o doros (alt t.c) dipla palia kai tou ta exo parei...xexexe

@milan. man, i'm all the way with you. def. one of the best vinyl releases ever...

Downsided said...

I got my copy through a trade,last time i saw it on german ebay it went for like 35 euro,and thats even fair price! considering some scumbags are selling it for like 100 euro!
My advice is to check out some small european distros,you can find some greek stuff for much cheaper prices...I got panikos 7" for 2 euro,chaotic end lp for 13 euro,saw some stress lp reissue on wipe out for 30 euro,ANTI/ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΑ ΑΠΟΒΛΗΤΑ for 15 euro etc.
Good luck!

Anyway i can praise this naytia lp enough,not a single boring moment on the album and great artwork!

7inchcrust said...

panikos 7" for 2 euro & chaotic end lp for 13 euro? you got both almost for free!
thanks for your advice,yeah from time to time i check such distros but i didn't find anything yet. on the other hand in european distros you can't find a shit from Japan and i m looking for some Jap rec.s too (jap records are the next most expensive on ebay after the greeks...)

Black Trinity said...

bravo mike! wraia diskara anevases!
kala to intro poso m'aresei?!?!?!?!!

mikxxx said...

chaotic end lp for 2000 drahmas my friend (7euro), much greater.. hehehe

black mitso to epomeno post einai typou japan kai afieromeno giati ksero tha goustareis....

Black Trinity said...

wraios! anamenw...
exeis re sy to xaotiko telos se lp???
paizei na'nai o agapimenos mou ellinikos diskos! egw dystyxws exw tin cd version...

mikxxx said...

nai einai fovero album...
otan phgaina a'lykeiou, th megalh epoxh tou distro tou alekou drapetes ths siophs (prin 10 xronia) eixe vrei o alekos apo kapou kati san 5 kopies... kai mou eixe steilei th mia.. draxmes akoma tote....
xexexe, to exo kai se cd...............

Downsided said...

Which japanese records are you looking for? Maybe i could find it...

7inchcrust said...

old Jap crust ep's:Warhead ep's Eggigy's ep and splits, SDS-never arise and such stuff. from time to time some of these appear on ebay but starting prices are expensive, though i tried to hunt down some of these but other bidders were more hungry (and rich! ahaha)and i m not talking about Death Side or Bastard,you need to pay a little fortune for a 7" of them..

Downsided said...

email me at sleepy_head024 AT yahoo.com,i will try to send you some contacts.

Anonymous said...

To exw se vinulio...mou to edwse o Midas....

A3ia dwrou: ANEKTIMHTH

dbillaras

mikxxx said...

a re mida anoixtoxeri.....
thelo kai ego tetoia dora...

klaps, klaps