Killed By Death Records

I really WANT to recommend this compilation. It’s greatly designed with a cool looking photo on the front of…yeah who? It’s small details like this that is missing here. A detailed story about every band and the recording is also missing. Too bad. Some interesting and fun stories by Duane Travis of Wax Trax and others is in the 6 page booklet.

My biggest concern about this release is the quality of the mastering job though. I’m sorry to say that it’s horrible done compared to the originals(those records I own and can compare with like Frantix, Defex, Bum Kon and White Trash). Listen to I Hate Toes here to the one ripped from the vinyl a couple of weeks ago. The difference is just too big. It’s noisy, thin and too much treble. Sounds like it’s a 128 mp3 rip. Sad sad sad cause I really want to recommend this comp to everyone since it got the whole EPs from Frantix, Bum Kon, White Trash, Your Funeral, Young Weasels, Gluons with Allen Ginsberg, Jeri Rossi, Rok Tots, Defex and Nails.

Get it from www.smoochrecords.com

Gluons with Allen Ginsberg - Sue Your Parents.mp3
Frantix - My Dad’s A Fucking Alcoholic.mp 3
White Trash - I Hate Toes.mp3

I think it’s hard to pick a favorite band. There’s so many good bands out there. But Husker Du is one of the bands that I can put on almost anything they did and still get goose bumps everytime. From their aggressive HC days like this or the New Day Rising LP. If I have to pick a fave it’s Everything Falls Apart. It’s the only CD I have in my car and I can spin it anytime and still not get tired. Hey I even love almost all the stuff Bob Mould been doing after Husker Du be it Sugar or his solo stuff. Check out Last Dog And The Pony Show from 1998 it’s one of the best stuff he’ve ever relased. Marvelous. No one can write such lovely hooks as Bob. Be it HC or be it Pop. Listen to The Silence Between Us from his latest District Line. I mean come on! How is it possible for a guy to deliever such great stuff year after year? There’s so much more that could be said about Husker Du but one thing is for sure: I fucking love this band!!!

And by the way here’s some of the best stuff I’ve seen:
Husker Du Live in Minneapolis in 1981

I’ve had another Harddrive crash so all mail sent from Nov 2007 until now is gone. If you’ve sent mail and still haven’t got a response please write again. Contact link on the left.

Country: USA
Year: 1982
Label: New Alliance
Format: 7″
Songs:
In A Free Land.mp3
What Do I Want.mp3
M.I.C..mp3

This is a re-post from April the 30th 2006. And it’s also a double penetration post together with Erichs Good Bad Music who post the rare and awesome 12″. Get it! Added more scans, new rips, Frustration and Don’t Be Afraid.

First release from the Mutha label. Just as State that Patrik put up a couple of days ago this is Hardcore the way it used to be. NO METAL! As far as I’m concerned it was most of the NY bands that made HC sound like crap from 1985 and onward. You can exclude Gorilla Biscuit from the list cause they where great. My copy is signed by Trezza the guitarist and his wise words are:”Louder+Faster”.

Country: USA
Year: 1982
Label: Mutha
Format: 7″
Songs:
Time Zone.mp3
High Volocity.mp3
Futur.mp3
Frustration.mp3
Don’t Be Afraid.mp3

They look like The Mentors. Where they aware of them? How many bands dressed up like executioners? I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I hate you. What a complete and honest statement backed up with a killer song. This 7″ could’ve been perfect if they just had cut crap out of Racing For The Pink. Two long and absolutely pointless guitar solos that makes me fall a sleep. The song got a strong melody but 4:44???? Come on. Anyone got some info to share?

Country: USA
Year: 1982
Label: Self Released
Format: 7″
Songs:
I Hate You.mp3
Racing For The Pink.mp3

I’m in a finnish mood. Maybe it’s all the sauna I’m doing after the work out at my job. Or maybe it’s the wish for drunken punx with mohawks redesigning my flat to look like a dumpster? Studs on the floor, broken bottles in the kitchen, crusty hair in the sink, leather jackets (with Discharge and Conflict written on the back) serving as wallpapers. Anyway, Nukketeatteri released one(?) 7inch that I also decided to keep among the finnish stuff post 1982. Especially for the first song Lopettakka!!!. Whatever that means it’s a fantastic song with nasty production. The treble is set to the max.

En halu tehda itsermurhaa is forgettable but the other tracks are pretty great too. When ordering this from Welmu(vocals) he sent me three Nukketeatteri leaflets that would be really fun to know what they say. Perkelle sataana.

Country: Finland
Year: 1982
Label: Self Released
Format: 7″
Songs:
Lopettakaa!!!.mp3
En halua tehda itsemurhaa.mp3
Joku valehtelee.mp3
Jos sota tulee.mp3

Jonas Almqvist the singer of Swedens Ladernunnan/The Leather Nun importance to the early Swedish punk scene can’t be underestimated. He published one the best early fanzines Anarki & Kaos. In the early 80s he hosted Ny Vag a punk radio show who aired 1 hour(or was it 2?) per week in the Swedish national radio channel P3. There you could hear the latest punk/hc acts like Bad Brains, Slobobans undergang, Attentat, Black Flag etc. Sometimes there where bands in the studio doing a live gig. For a young kid that show was as important as your daily play time with your willy.

Here’s the third release from Ladernunnan. Ensam i natt was on their debut “Slow Death EP” but I think this is different recording. Absolutely top from start to finish. Jonas voice raw voice is fantastic. The bass line in the intro is sooo catchy it will have you glued from that moment. A true classic. Here Comes Life is almost as good. No Rule recorded live at a gig opening up for Throbbing Gristle and Monte Cazazza in London 1980 sounds too much Stooges for me, in a not that interesting way. After this EP we went separate ways.

Country: Sweden
Year: 1982
Label: Sista bussen
Format: 7″
Songs:
Ensam i natt.mp3
Here Comes Life.mp3
No Rule.mp3

Take off the skinny ties and on with the leather jackets. After the sugary sweet and awesome Zoot Alors that I know you all dug we take our knives and head over to Finland. Don’t forget the Koskenkorva! We might need the bottle in a bar fight.

One of the few finnish HC records I’ve keept. Many of them like Kaaos, Bastards, Riistetyt and Rattus just didn’t cut the mustard for me when it was time to clean out stuff some time ago. But Aareton Joulu by Terveet Kadet I just had to keep. So tight(like the ass on the front picture) and desperate. I really love Lajas voice. Screaming like a new born craving for milk. But in this case I think Laja screams for something stronger. The cover fascinated me back then. And what does Aareton Joulu mean? A candle in the ass? If that’s so I love the title. I soon learned that Terveet Kadet meant something like “healthy hands” or “open hands”. Pissaa ja paskaa means “piss and shit” right? I love that too! This is some great paskaa.

This is a response to the post of Appendix first 7″ by Erich at Good Bad Music.

Country: Finland
Year: 1982
Label: Poko
Format: 7″
Songs:
T. Tuho.mp3
Pissaa ja paskaa.mp3
Onnelisia kytkentoja.mp3
Musta jumala.mp3
Outo maa.mp3
Halstelljat.mp3
Tornion kevat.mp3
Utopia.mp3

This is a great two sider! Cheap too! Get it! Underrated? I think so. Ultra thin production and cheap guitar sound makes this a total winner.

“If you’re gonna do something. Do it right. Don’t use bullets. Use dynamite.”

A little story about the band:
http://www.isound.com/cheaper_than_therapy_ca/

Country: Canada
Year: 1982
Label: Swindled
Format: 7″
Songs:
Who Want Guns?.mp3
Hymn #84.mp3

What do you prefer? Pop Oi!? Ok, put on Doin The Lambeth Walk. Are they taking the piss out of Oi!? Maybe and hopefully. A seriously terrible song that shall immediately be deleted after download. Or do you prefer pop till you drop with a clever arrangement and sweet hooks? Then Kids In Uniform is the way to go. A song for just about every moment in your life: wanking, farting, kissing, pissing, fucking, sucking and ducking. A long time since I posted such a great song as this.

After some research I found out that Introze actually was an Oi! band ha ha ha holy fuck! It must be the first Oi! band I’m posting. And the last too I hope.

Here’s what Dizzy from Detour Records write:
“South London – the home of Pop-Oi! – and the birthplace of The Introze…”

Country: UK
Year: 1982
Label: Monarch
Format: 7″
Songs:
Doin The Lambeth Walk.mp3
Kids In Uniform.mp3

Allright the b-side sucks worse then a toothless crack whore. But I Died Four Times does live up to the high standard you could expect from an Aussie band. A bit sloppy, a bit false and big bit great. Love it when the lyrics are spitted out in a hectic pace.

If I was a lyricist or had the ability to reflect a bit more over music other then “this is great”, “ouch! this is awesome” or “fuck this is sooo bad” this post would be a bit longer.

The Mansons on the web: http://www.geocities.com/dig_ravio/mansons.html

Country: Australia
Year: 1982
Label: Angelwood
Format: 7″
Songs:
I Died Four Times.mp3
What Is Her Name?.mp3