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Rrröööaaarrr is the band’s 2nd studio album, released on Noise records in 1986. This sophomore album features their unique blend of thrash, electronic & industrial soundscapes creating a primordial fusion of progressive metal. This definitive issue of VOIVOD's second album is a must-have item for any fan of this unique and ground-breaking Progressive Metal band. The 2CD/DVD Set vividly captures the period surrounding this album and details the band's early development within their native Canada plus their first live 'assaults' across the border into the US. Along with a previously unreleased complete show - the 'Spectrum '86 'No Speed Limit Week-End' concert from Montreal - the set also includes a complete demo of the 'RRROOOAAARRR' album, band rehearsal tracks and a 'never-before-heard' sound-collage from the tapes of Piggy, Voivod's late lamented guitarist. The set also contains tantalising early video footage of several live concerts from the band both in Canada & the US, the grainy films providing a unique insight into this developmental world of 'the' VOIVOD. The album has been re-mastered from the original tapes, pressed on high quality heavy-weight vinyl and the artwork has replicated the original release. Tracklist: CD 1 1:Korgull the exterminator 2:Fuck off and die 3:Slaughter in a grave 4:Ripping headaches 5:Horror 6:Thrashing rage 7:Helldriver 8:Build your weapons 9:To the death CD 2 1:Korgull the exterminato - spectrum '86 live at montreal, oct 2:Ripping headaches - spectrum '86 live at montreal, october 3:Blower - spectrum '86 live at montreal, october 4:Fuck off and die - spectrum '86 live at montreal, october 5:Tornado - spectrum '86 live at montreal, october 6:Iron gang - spectrum '86 live at montreal, october 7:War and pain - spectrum '86 live at montreal, october 8:Warriors of ice - spectrum '86 live at montreal, october 9:Nuclear war - spectrum '86 live at montreal, october 10:Overreaction - spectrum '86 live at montreal, october 11:Helldriver - spectrum '86 live at montreal, october 12:Ravenous medicine - spectrum '86 live at montreal, october 13:Voivod - spectrum '86 live at montreal, october 14:Thrashing rage - spectrum '86 live at montreal, october CD 3 1:Korgull the exterminator 2:Fuck off and die 3:Slaughter in a grave 4:Ripping head aches 5:Horror 6:Thrashing rage 7:The helldriver 8:Build your weapons 9:To the death 10:Voivod 11:Black metal 12:Struck by lightning 13:Eye of the storm 14:Angel dust 15:Ace of spades 16:Witching hour 17:Chainsaw 18:Condemned to the gallows 19:Rapid fire 20:Heart of stone 21:Leave me in hell 22:Treason 23:Killing time 24:Stay clean 25:Welcome to hell 26:Blower 27:Steeler 28:Gunslinger 29:Stone dead forever 30:Voivod reprise; 31:Nuclear war 32:Improvisation 33:Nuclear war 34:Earth mother 35:Stay clean 36:Steeler 37:Gunslinger 38:Electric eye 39:Stone dead forever 40:Improvisation 41:Random guitar sounds piggy sound collage 1980 42:Thrashing rage live 43:Warriors of ice live 44:Korgull the exterminator live 45:Fuck off and die live 46:Live for violence live 47:Order of the blackguards live 48:Nuclear war live 49:Voivod live 50:Thrashing rage live 51:Warriors of ice live 52:Korgull the exterminator live 53:Fuck off and die live 54:Live for violence live 55:Nuclear war live 56:Build your weapons live 57:Warriors of ice live 58:The helldriver live 59:Horror live 60:Black city live 61:Nuclear war live 62:War and pain live 63:Voivod live 64:Condemned to the gallows live 65:The helldriver live 66:Live for violence live 67:War and pain live 68:Incantation live 69:Buried alive live 70:Suck your bone live 71:Blower live 72:Slaughter in a grave live 73:Nuclear war live 74:Black city live 75:Iron gang live 76:Evil live 77:Bursting out live 78:Warriors of ice live 79:Korgull the exterminatordemo 80:Thrashing rage demo Label: Noise Barcode: 4050538214475 -
Collection of early demo and live material from this legendary Thrash band. Thunderstruck Demo 84 1. King With The Axe 5:27 2. Spit On Your Grave 3:28 3. Thrash 'Til Death 2:51 4. Chained Up, Strapped Down 4:08 Looking Death In The Face Demo 1985 5. The Burning Of Atlanta 5:17 6. Stirrin' The Cauldron 4:18 7. Respect The Dead 3:08 8. Last Man Alive 3:33 9. Spit On Your Grave 2:53 Live Showplace Dover, NJ 16/8/85 10. Killing On Monroe Street 3:52 11. Eternal Eyes 7:22 12. Respect The Dead 3:02 13. Stirrin' The Cauldron 4:02 14. The Burning Of Atlanta 5:02 15. Nailed To The Cross 4:03 Live CBGB's New York 27/11/85 16. War Monger 3:17 17. Message In Blood 4:17 18. Nailed To The Cross 4:04 19. Stagedive 3:03 Label: Back on Black Barcode: 5013929020269
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Philadelphia’s DEVIL MASTER have been spitting in the face of convention since forming in 2016 with their raw, twisted brand of death rock meets black metal punk mayhem. Manifestations is a compilation of DEVIL MASTER’s full catalog, two sold out demos from 2016 & 2017 (Tape & Inhabit the Corpse); remixed, remastered, and sounding more malevolent than before; Label: Relapse Records Barcode: 078167674172
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Philadelphia's DEVIL MASTER stake their claim as one of the most venomous, twisted entities in the underground with their hellish debut, Satan Spits on Children of Light. The album, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Arthur Rizk (POWER TRIP, MAMMOTH GRINDER, OUTER HEAVEN, and more,) rattles the very gates of hell with a vile dose of black metal-infused punk mayhem. Commanding the steel of VENOM, the fury of BATHORY's earliest years, and the raw, uncompromising nature of the notorious GISM, Satan Spits on Children of Light sees DEVIL MASTER emerge from the grave and reach new blasphemous heights. Give in to the Satanic panic and obey your DEVIL MASTER! Label: Relapse Records Barcode: 078167674222
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Philadelphia’s DEVIL MASTER’s roots in ritual magick have never been more prominent than on their highly anticipated new album Ecstasies Of Never Ending Night. Recorded live to analog tape by Pete DeBoer (Blood Incantation, Spectral Voice), Ecstasies expands on the warped riffing and dark atmospheres that have already propelled DEVIL MASTER as one of the underground’s most unique and unfettered bands. From the band’s blackened punk maelstrom of “Acid Black Mass” to the spiraling death rock of “Abyss In Vision” and the layers of refined atmosphere on the closer “Never Ending Night”, lead guitarist Darkest Prince of All Rebellion shines across a collection of fiery, tumultuous riffs - Lyrically, vocalist Disembody Through Unparalleled Pleasure laces Ecstasies with life-affirming blasphemy and existential dread. Ecstasies of Never Ending Night witnesses DEVIL MASTER at its core. Vocalist Disembody Through Unparalleled Pleasure has assumed the role of bassist, strengthening the songwriting alongside Darkest Prince and founding member/rhythm guitarist Infernal Moonlight Apparition. Fresh blood was required and found in drummer/keyboardist Festering Terror in Deepest Catacomb (a.k.a. Chris Ulsh of Power Trip and Iron Age). Ecstasies of Never Ending Night proves to be a crucial addition to the pantheon of evil satanic metal. In the end, magick reigns! Label: Relapse Records
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"Philadelphia death rock/dungeon punk band Poison Ruïn consolidate their two EPs into one ten-song, self-titled album. Brained, fleshed, and recorded by Mac Kennedy, this effort is one of a personal nature. The sonic nature of the album has a human looseness, apparent like a cassette tape warbling from being wound and rewound. At times the songs sound thin and brittle, as though they are breaking apart simply by being played. The lyrics walk the same path and describe a world of cosmic horrors and environmental disaster. With their soft, eerie, medieval-hall introductions, each song transports the listener to a world of runes and swords, but staves off dorkiness with the relevance of a chewy post-punk center. Rife with sweetly stark guitar hooks and drums that flail like a death march, this self-titled LP gives off black metal at first glance. On further inspection, there is a gradation of inspirations ranging from pond-hopping blues guitar solos, heavy-handed punk drumming, gothic ambiance, and progressive song structures." Corey Sustarich/ Post Trash. Label: Relapse Records Barcode: 0781676753628
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Philadelphia Punks POISON RUIN make their Relapse Records debut with their new album, Harvest! Evoking a rich tapestry of ice-caked forests, peasant revolts, and silent knights, POISON RUIN stab at the pulsing heart of what it means to live under the permanent midnight of contemporary life. With Harvest, the band aligns their sonic palette to their godless, medieval-inflected aesthetic symbolism, creating a record which strikes with an assured sense of blackened harmony. “I’ve always found fantasy tropes to be incredibly evocative,” vocalist Mac Kennedy notes, “that said, even though they are a set of symbols that seem to speak to most people of our generation, they are often either apolitical or co-opted for incredibly backwards politics.” Kennedy reworks fantasy imagery as a series of totems for the downtrodden, stripping it of its escapist tendencies and retooling it as a rich metaphor for the collective struggle over our shared reality: “Instead of knights in shining armor and dragons, it’s a peasant revolt,” Kennedy explains, “I’m all for protest songs, but with this band I’ve found that sometimes your message can reach a greater audience if you imbue it with a certain interactive, almost magical realist element.” The title track invokes images of feudal peasants, tithes, and money-hungry lords, sounding the horn of labor with the rallying cry, “Isn’t this our harvest? Isn’t this our feast to share?” Tales of the undead rising to take revenge upon those who have unknowingly wronged them spin out like pleasantly cathartic folktales (“Resurrection II”), while other tracks address the profound beauty and spirit of those making ends meet in the forsaken ends of POISON RUIN’s hometown of Philadelphia (“Blighted Quarter”). The band stares into the abyss of modern living with a sober and empathetic outlook, portraying our cracked reality as a complex and difficult to parse miasma of competing desires. With Harvest, POISON RUIN have constructed a richly chilling fable out of modern living. Their tale is as lurid as it is seductive, as much a promising fantasy as it is a dreary portrait of reality itself. Label: Relapse Records Barcode: 0781676753727
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• Sad Lovers and Giants originally formed in 1981 and produced ‘classy alternative pop music’, a psychedelic post punk sound. The guitars chimed above atmospheric keyboards held together by a rock solid rhythm section underpinning very accessible song writing and the strong haunting voice of singer Garce. • Think Chameleons, early Cure and latterly bands like Interpol. After their initial split in 1984 interest in the band grew at home and abroad prompting them into reforming in the late 80’s and producing several more great albums but ‘Epic Garden Music’ is the starting point. • This CD includes the early singles as well as the ‘Indie chart hit mini’ album itself. The album itself was recorded live with very few overdubs and has been described as having a ‘pastoral Pink Floyd’ sound. The addition of the early singles makes it a perfect document of the band at this time as well as acting as a stunning introduction. • Full colour booklet featuring notes from Garce and pictures from his archive and includes seven songs not on the original vinyl. Label: Cherry Red Records Barcode: 5013929138421
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Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Dead Kennedys. It was first released on September 2, 1980 through Cherry Red Records in the United Kingdom and later issued by Jello Biafra's own Alternative Tentacles label in the United States. The best selling and generally the most critically acclaimed album by Dead Kennedys, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables has become a major staple of American punk. It is the only Dead Kennedys album to feature drummer Ted and guitarist 6025. Label: Cherry Red Records Barcode: 5013929101029
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A re-issue of the skull-splitting debut full length from Britain's hardcore legends. Originally released in 1982, the album is a hurricane of wall-of-sound brutality, delivered with D.I.Y. ethics and an apocalyptic and anti-establishment bravado. All time hc/punk classic. Tracks 15-23 are bonus single versions not on the original release. Tracklist 1 Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing 2 The Nightmare Continues 3 The Final Blood Bath 4 Protest And Survive 5 I Won't Subscribe 6 Drunk With Power 7 Meanwhile 8 A Hell On Earth 9 Cries Of Help 10 The Possibility Of Life's Destruction 11 Q: And Children? A: And Children 12 The Blood Runs Red 13 Free Speech For The Dumb 14 The End Bonus Tracks 15 Never Again 16 Death Dealers 17 Two Monstrous Nuclear Stockpiles 18 State Violence State Control 19 Dooms Day 20 Warning 21 Where There Is A Will There Is A Way 22 In Defence Of Our Future 23 Anger Burning Label: Captain Oi! Barcode: 5032556362023
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A No.1 Indie chart topper when originally released in 1981, this was a 10 track mini LP first issued by collectable Clay Records. We’ve added 14 bonus including the Indie Chart hit singles ‘Realities Of War’ (No.5, 44 weeks), ‘Fight Back’ (No.4, 46 weeks) and ‘Decontrol’ (No.2, 44 weeks) to what has already been generally acclaimed as THE UK Hardcore Punk record. The influence this album and Discharge have had on the world-wide Punk movement is impossible to measure – they started a whole genre of “Discore” bands and have been covered by so many Punk and Metal bands (Metallica, Sepultura, Machine Head, Soulfly and Anthrax to name a few) – Punk Rock does not get rawer then this! Tracklist 1 Visions Of War 1:39 2 Does This System Work 1:16 3 A Look At Tomorrow 1:55 4 Why 1:10 5 Maimed And Slaughtered 1:06 6 Mania For Conquest 1:15 7 Ain't No Feeble Bastard 1:29 8 Is This To Be 1:31 9 Massacre Of Innocents (Air Attack) 1:23 10 Why (Reprise) 1:49 Bonus EP Tracks 11 Realities Of War 1:09 12 They Declare It 1:12 13 But After The Gig 1:15 14 Society's Victim 1:14 15 Fight Back 1:17 16 War's No Fairytale 1:17 17 Always Restrictions 1:18 18 You Take Part In Creating This System 1:16 19 Religion Instigates 1:38 20 Decontrol 2:35 21 It's No T.V. Sketch 1:33 22 Tomorrow Belongs To Us 1:33 23 Maimed And Slaughtered (Live - Apocalypse Punk Tour 1981) 1:21 24 Decontrol (Live - Apocalypse Punk Tour 1981) Label: Captain Oi Barcode: 5032556361927
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Free Jazz was originally released in 1961, it's 6th album by jazz saxophonist and compose Ornette Coleman. The masterpiece was so important that in little established the name of the then-nascent 'free jazz" movement. Limited reissue on color vinyl. Label: Now Or Newer Recordings Barcode: 3701037701508
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Blue Train is a studio album by John Coltrane which was released in January 1958 through Blue Note Records. It was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. It is the only Blue Note recording by Coltrane as session leader, and has been certified a gold record by the RIAA. Label: Second Records Barcode: 9003829977066
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Συλλογή με 10 Ελληνικά συγκροτήματα. Tracklist: 1. Είσοδος Κινδύνου - Είσοδος Κινδύνου 2. Era of Fear - Μίσος 3. cold i - Γράμμα στη Βενετία 4. Cyclothymics - Όνειρο στον κόσμο 5. Chain Cult - Κράτος φόβου 6. Γεμάτος αράχνες, ρε Φίλε! - Αρρωστημένη κοινωνία 7. Hekátē - Φώναξε 8. Gay Anniversary - Μια μηχανή 9. Αρχή του Τέλους - Στον απόηχο των σκιών 10. Doric - Ταλαντωτές σε έξαρση Label: Είσοδος Κινδύνου
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Λοου φαι πανκ ας φακ απο Αθηνα. Label: Είσοδος Κινδύνου
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Καλησπέρα σε όλες και όλους και όπως λέει και ένας αγαπημένος φίλος, αδέρφια μου, αλήτρες, πουλιά! Εύχομαι να είστε όλ@ καλά και δυνατ@. Πριν λίγο καιρό ξεκίνησε η ομάδα φαντασιόπληκτων βιβλιοφάγων να κάνει τις πρώτες μαζώξεις σε μυστικά πατάρια και χαμηλοφωτισμένα υπόγεια, γεμάτα υγρασία και αράχνες. Αποτέλεσμα η απελευθέρωση μικροβίου καλλιτεχνικής ανησυχίας και η δημιουργία του πρώτου τεύχους της "Ροτόντας". Ενός εντύπου, γοτθικού τρόμου και επιστημονικής φαντασίας, που κυκλοφορεί και διανέμεται εδώ και λίγες μέρες σε χώρους ραδιουργίας και διαφθοράς. Με ποτάμια ιδρώτα, κόπο και αρκετά βάσανα το έντυπο διορθώθηκε και μεταφράστηκε. Περήφανα σας ενημερώνω πως κυκλοφορεί πλέον σε δύο (2) γλώσσες - ναι, καλά διαβάσατε (!) και περιμένει να κλείσετε τα κινητά και τις οθόνες του τρόμου και να πέσετε με τα μούτρα στις σελίδες του φόβου. Όσο μαγειρεύεται η δεύτερη κυκλοφορία εσείς... Ζητάτε την Ελληνική έκδοση: -Locomotiva Cooperativa (Μπόταση 7 & Σολωμού, Εξάρχεια) -Solaris Comic (Μπόταση 6, Εξάρχεια) -Scarecrow Records (Σολωμού 35, Εξάρχεια) -Red N' Noir (Δροσοπούλου 52, Κυψέλη) -Καλλιδρομίου 94 (Στα Event της αγαπημένης μας υπόγας) -E.C.T. Distro/Label (Με mail στο ectrecs@gmail.com) Υγ.Με χαρά να στείλετε σχόλια και παρατηρήσεις. Υγ.2 Ευκαιρία να γράψετε και εσείς την ιστορία σας και να συμμετέχετε στη συνέχεια της Ροτόντας. Υγ.3 Προωθήσεις σε φίλους και γνωστούς ευπρόσδεκτες. Υγ.4 Φιλούρες, αγκαλιές και ευχαριστιες σε όσες/ους βοήθησαν - ξέρουν ποιες και ποιοι είναι. Υγ.5 Στα σκαριά και η δημιουργία του Blog για δωρεάν κατέβασμα του εντύπου. Τα λέμε σύντομα. Σκοτεινή Φαντασιοπληξία και μηδενική υπομονή - Απόπειρα #0
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A reissue of the third single on All the Madmen Records from 1980. The single was recorded at Spaceward Studios in Cambridge where The Mob, Swell Maps and Stiff little Fingers all recorded. Andy Stratton was a sixteen year old punk from Somerset who hung out with The Mob and the Yeovil punks. The drummer on this single was Graham Fallows who was still a member of The Mob at the time these two songs were recorded. Andy had never played a gig under his name but decided to go into a studio and record these two gems. I Don’t Know is a glorious punk pop nugget that has style and sass. Think a mix of the Buzzcocks’ Pete Shelley vocally Pete Fender’s only 7” Four Formulas (For The Eradication Of Microbes) and the early Good Vibrations records releases. The flip Evil Minds is a more laidback and bleak track that leans heavily on the influence of the Mob. After this 7” Andy went on to form the greatly under appreciated Null and Void. Comes with insert featuring an interview and a few pictures. Label: Sealed Records
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14 track compilation from Swiss punk and bubblegum indie pop band Chin-Chin. This compilation features the unreleased four track Janice Long Session recorded for the BBC from 1988 which includes songs only heard on the broadcast plus tracks from the Stop Your Crying! 12” from 1986 a selection from the classic Sound of the Westway LP from 1985 and two tracks from the We Don’t Wanna Be Prisoners 7” from 1984. Formed in 1982 in Biel Switzerland Chin-Chin are a group that sits perfectly next to the Ramones, 60’s Girl Groups, The Shop Assistants and Blondie. The sound is instant urgent and with choruses that stick in your head for days, weeks and years. The songs are perfectly produced and have aged like a fine wine. The LP comes with an insert featuring photos handouts and archive. Label: Sealed Records
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THIS IS A PRE-ORDER! YOUR RECORD WILL SHIP ON/OR AROUND LATE SEPTEMBER/EARLY OCTOBER, THANKS! By now, it's not surprising that the dissemination of the hardcore punk movement in it's infancy seeped into the pores of nearly the entire planet. Of course, all the major cities worldwide developed burgeoning hardcore scenes that yielded the classics we know and love but there's something to be said about the less known spots on the map and their select inhabitants that were swept up in the fervor of it all, like some of those in the sleepy valley town of Roanoke tucked away in the tranquil Blue Ridge mountain region of Southwest Virginia. It was in that city, circa 1984, that four teenagers came together to form Мир or, for the non-Cyrillicly inclined, simply MNP. The band name, pronounced "Mihr" and which translates to peace, was also the group's mission statement and driving force in their brief existence. Having played a slew of gigs locally and elsewhere alongside contemporaries like CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, SCREAM, BATTALION OF SAINTS and DEATH PIGGY among others, they left as quickly as they came, disbanding in the summer of 1985 before most of the members left for college. Thankfully, the band entered the studio earlier that year before calling it a day. The tracks that made up the criminally underrated and sparsely circulated "MINDECISION" cassette are a crucial entry into the annals of early Virginia hardcore punk history, featuring twelve cuts of scorching USHC executed by small town high school kids. Remastered from the original reels by Chris Corry, each record comes in a jacket adorned with the original cover art by drummer Lawson Jaeger, featuring a 12" x 24" insert chock full of live photos, flyers and other ephemera plus liner notes by guitarist Spencer Edmunds. Label: Beach Impediment Records
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Nashville, Tennessee’s G.U.N. roars onto vinyl with their debut full-length for Sorry State. Hearkening back to the glory days of the early No Way, Grave Mistake, and Sorry State catalogs—the band features two members of No Way Records’ Life Trap—G.U.N. lives where the hardcore underground meets the criminal underworld. While G.U.N.’s music evokes Koro’s lightning-speed intricacy and the Adolescents’ surfy hooks, the lyrics describe a sick, sad world that takes Black Flag’s “No Values” as philosophical truth, imbuing G.U.N.’s sound with a palpable sense of desperation. Charismatic vocalist Nico Arambatzis can summon Damaged-era Henry’s primal howl one second, then in the next hit a magical note that transforms a song into an anthem, pushing standout tracks like “A Prisoner’s Tale,” “Sadist Faction,” and the epic closer “Sick Sad World” well beyond your standard bash-and-crash. Guitarist Connor Cummins (whom you might know from his other projects Snooper and Spodee Boy) is similarly dynamic, crafting whirlwind riffs and leads that are as powerful and as unpredictable as afternoon thunderstorms in the sticky southern summer. It all adds up to a classic-sounding hardcore punk record bursting with energy and dripping with hooks. Label: Sorry State Records
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More than ten years into their career, Bad//Dreems have an energy that most bands rarely manage to attain. Passionate, powerful, and pertinent, HOO HA! Is a sign of what’s to come for the group, and an indication that things will never lessen in intensity. “We’re in this for the long haul, and we don’t ever want to start going through the motions,” Cameron notes. “Nor do we ever want to stop.” Bad//Dreems were born during an Adelaide heatwave in the summer of 2012. Ben Marwe, Alex Cameron, James Bartold & Miles Wilson began playing together in a whitegoods warehouse on the banks of the River Torrens. Their first release, the Badlands EP led to attention from triple j and US college radio, seeing them sign to Ivy League/Mushroom. The debut LP Dogs At Bay (2015) and its follow up Gutful (2017), both produced by Mark Opitz, cemented their place as one of the most exciting Australian guitar bands of recent times. Over this period they toured extensively both in Australia and abroad, appearing at Splendour in the Grass, Falls and Laneway festivals and supporting acts such as Midnight Oil, At The Drive In, The Avalanches, Wolf Alice, Scientists and Cold Chisel. 2019 saw the addition of long time live member engineer Ali Wells to the band. Their 3rd album, ‘Doomsday Ballet’, was recorded in Adelaide with production from Burke Reid (Courtney Barnett, Julia Jacklin, DZ Deathrays) and Jack Ladder. Released in October 2019, it received incredible praise from fans & media, including from KEXP, triple j, DORK Mag, UPSET Mag & many more. Musically the band play a rough and tumble brand of jangling rock and roll, that draws influence from Antipodean groups of the 70s and 80s, as well as US acts such as Wipers, DEVO and Television. To date the band have explored ideas of Australian dystopia and isolation, suburban ennui and male identity. Their new album deals with the absurdity of the post truth world, via a dark psychedelic vision of the end of days. It was 2012 that the Australian music scene was first really introduced to Bad//Dreems. Having formed as mates at their local footy club, the group soon hit the studio, releasing music that soon found itself lumbered with anachronistic labels like “outsider rock” or “pub rock”. In the time since, the band have – to borrow a cliché – gone from strength to strength, releasing a solid debut EP, and three full-length releases produced by Aussie icon Mark Opitz. While their live shows have been wild, and their records sounding like unreleased albums from the likes of the Celibate Rifles or Radio Birdman, the band’s new release showcases the result of expanded horizons, and sees a band making the music that they wish to make, no longer being burdened by the expectations of outdated labels. Label: Erste Theke
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When The Steves' two extremely limited (maybe 100-200 of each??) EPs were released back in 1980 and '81 respectively, the squares around Harvard's newsroom were aghast at the audacity of this group. Having the stones to release such crudely-rhythmic, near mechanical and downright terse tunes in the day's often long winded prog rockin' ballad heavy radio reality that were too robotic to be “punk” and too unruly to be anything but was, to say the least, a bold move. Sure to cause an uproar in the halls, protests in the classroom and uninvited dancing in the streets! In the annals of New England's rock journalism, there is not a mountain of coverage on The Steves, certainly not as much as the Alan Parsons Project or Aerosmith, but the fact remains that they were a fully charged powder keg of raw energy and new musical direction that seemed to elude most of the world back then. Not to say they didn't get any light shone on them, they did get a fair amount of airplay on the college stations around Boston and even appeared on the cover of Boston Rock magazine. It is Iron Lung Records' distinct pleasure to offer the modern world a new chance to discover the ever vital and effervescent music of The Steves' initial EPs along with a third EP of songs never released on vinyl until now that were recorded at the time or shortly after the initial sessions. A true synth-punk/KBD treasure. Obscurity is for suckers. Let's get shakin'! 700 copies on black 70gr vinyl housed in a 12pt reverse board glue pocket sleeve with faithful reproductions of the original art. Originally produced by V. Ray, Darlene Wilson and The Steves. Remastered by John Golden in 2023. These reissues are dedicated to Steve Arey, a great drummer and the original steve. Label: Iron Lung
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When The Steves' two extremely limited (maybe 100-200 of each??) EPs were released back in 1980 and '81 respectively, the squares around Harvard's newsroom were aghast at the audacity of this group. Having the stones to release such crudely-rhythmic, near mechanical and downright terse tunes in the day's often long winded prog rockin' ballad heavy radio reality that were too robotic to be “punk” and too unruly to be anything but was, to say the least, a bold move. Sure to cause an uproar in the halls, protests in the classroom and uninvited dancing in the streets! In the annals of New England's rock journalism, there is not a mountain of coverage on The Steves, certainly not as much as the Alan Parsons Project or Aerosmith, but the fact remains that they were a fully charged powder keg of raw energy and new musical direction that seemed to elude most of the world back then. Not to say they didn't get any light shone on them, they did get a fair amount of airplay on the college stations around Boston and even appeared on the cover of Boston Rock magazine. It is Iron Lung Records' distinct pleasure to offer the modern world a new chance to discover the ever vital and effervescent music of The Steves' initial EPs along with a third EP of songs never released on vinyl until now that were recorded at the time or shortly after the initial sessions. A true synth-punk/KBD treasure. Obscurity is for suckers. Let's get shakin'! 700 copies on black 70gr vinyl housed in a 12pt reverse board glue pocket sleeve with faithful reproductions of the original art. Originally produced by V. Ray, Darlene Wilson and The Steves. Remastered by John Golden in 2023. These reissues are dedicated to Steve Arey, a great drummer and the original steve. Label: Iron Lung
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Ever since releasing 'My Life on the Silicone Prairie Vol. I' in 2021, Ian Teeple has been riding a creative high. Whether you've noticed his incredible visual art, witnessed the cathartic Silicone Prairie live band, or know Ian as the newest member of Snõõper - his driving, free-spirited energy abounds. Silicone Prairie have transcended landlocked guitar punk/jangle into new realms on Vol. II. The album manages to color outside the lines of genre, blurring worlds of sound together beautifully. Cloudy bedroom pop tangles with fields of flute, warbled tape editing, thick fuzzed guitars, and a sage sense of introversion. 'My Life on the Silicone Prairie Vol. II' is a deeply personal, ethereal ride through the mind of Ian Teeple, joined by friends from Kansas City and abroad. "You can’t really listen to Silicone Prairie on record without noticing the laborious production and limber musicianship. Take for one, the way organized horns and muffled jungle beast roars harmoniously make themselves adjacent. Or the polarity of the bass and guitar, the grace of every instrument when it peeps. It has a raw edge though, the idiom and architecture does not impede the visceral, emotional content. It’s about form AND heart AND realness, the more rigorous AND open AND boiled down, the more wrenching. It communicates in introspections and outbursts. The vocal can lilt with melancholy only to turn with smug angst within a phrase. For all its forethought, the end result pends until the application of the last stroke. There is nuance and humanity in this, there is aim and aimlessness, side by side and both fully present. Like Ayers or Newell or Stamey. Like Carole King or Abba or Don Mclean in the power pop Olympics, and then closed off and difficult and foaming at the mouth. See: bittersweet folk unknowns, reprobate bedroom glammists, serpentine flight simulators, or synchronized swimmers." -Joe Chamandy (Celluloid Lunch) Label: Feel It Records
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The Cure at four different sessions at BBC between 1979 and 1981, recorded by BBC-DJs John Peel and Richard Skinner. Including some of their first hits like ‚A Forest‘, ‚For Today‘ and ‚Primary‘. A1-A4: John Peel session (recorded 1979-05-06) A5-B1: John Peel session (recorded 1980-03-03) B2-B5: John Peel session (recorded 1981-01-07) B6: John Peel session (recorded 1981-12-21) Tracklist: A1 Grinding Halt A2 Accuracy A3 Subway Song A4 Plastic Passion A5 Play For Today A6 A Forest A7 M B1 17 Seconds B2 The Holy Hour B3 Primary B4 All Cats Are Grey B5 Forever B6 Siamese Twins Label: Second Records Barcode: 9003829979046
