all things old school: July 2010

Saturday, July 31, 2010

*punk it up* SICK MORMONS / PRESS GANG / SNIFFING GLUE

Locations: Nederland / Deutschland

It was bout time to punk this blog up a bit more. Small countries like Holland and Sweden keep me amazed with so many excelency in hardcore punk music. This time i'd like to "offer" 2 releases who are nothing but amazing, in one hand we have the dutch Sick Mormons, for those who appreacite 80's punk LA style in the vein of TSOL and Adolescents. In the other side, with a more aggressive approach 80's hc revival like Black Flag and Poison Idea, the split between 2 deutsch bands: Press Gang and Sniffing Glue.

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING LABELS FOR MORE INFO: GUMMOPUNX AND HARWARE

DOWNLOAD THEM HERE:

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

SKAM DUST - Corona Drug Bust

Location: Queens, N.Y.
Release: CountDown Records, 2010 

Through Lord Ezec's motivation SKAM DUST (of Skarhead) started his own project, featuring D.M.S. members Freddy Crucien, Puerto Rican Myke, Lu Subzero, Ceekay Jones among other collabs like Earth Crisis and Olde York singers, they bring true thug-core straight from the Rotten Apple. This album compiles 16 tracks taken from Skam Dust EP "Son of Skarhead", Son of Skam's "Sing Of The Times" and a few brand new releases, including the off-the-chains track that entitled this release - Corona Drug Bust.

Skam Dust himself once said "My lyrics tell the stories of my youth, recalling a time when the police and the public were in a state of panic. A time when the 44 Killer, otherwise known as the Son Of Sam, was on the loose and filling the city with terror. Meanwhile, NYC was undergoing a city-wide blackout. My lyrics speak about the excitement that filled the city after the NY Yankees won the World Series and Reggie Jackson hit three home runs in one game. And they speak about the days when graffiti was on every subway train and hip-hop was making noise. My lyrics reminisce about the days spent riding shotgun with my dad, who seemed to work incessantly as a NYC cabbie"


Musically they sound something between Body Count and Biohazard. Evil Dick is on the loose once again!
 



Sunday, July 25, 2010

CHUCK DAMAGE - Self Titled

Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Release: Hardware Records, 2009

Tracklist:
A1   No Win Situation

A2   Annoying Incompetence

A3   Like A Sharkbite

A4   Dirty Rotten Jerk

A5   One More Drink

A6   Fucked Up And Passed Out

B1   Weak-Minded

B2   Bored Of Being Pissed

B3   Run 'Em Over

B4   Be Smart Stay Dumb

B5   State Of Emergency

B6   CDDC

Hardcore alemão rápido, digno de uma 625 Thrash, membros das bandas Toxic Revolution, Short Fuse e Nervous Breakdown. Em seu segundo registro, eles tocam 12 músicas em 12 minutos! Cuidado ao ouvirem a faixa 8 pra não explodirem nas calças.

 PURCHASE VINYL
 

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

THE MOB - We Come To Crush

Location: New York, USA
Release: Big City Records, 1986

THE MOB dates back to 1980, therefore they belong to the first wave of US hardcore! 1986's We Come To Crush is their one and only full-length and follows the sound of their peers in Bad Brains and Murphy's Law. I ended up getting both the LP and the CD version out by Another Planet Records.

I find this LP very entertaining, crazy lyrics with funky jams, but the majority prefer their first 2 EP's with a more raw hardcore sound like Urban Waste.


DOWNLOAD (We Come To Crush LP)


In 1998 they've put out a live session CD that took place in 1987 during a radio show, some tracks in this album were unreleased so it makes this more worth checking out despite the quality, 19 tracks in total plus one reggae dub to boot!


DOWNLOAD (The Truth Over The Airwaves)

Friday, July 16, 2010

UPPERCUT - A Luta Continua

Listen: www.myspace.com/uppercuthardcore
Location: The Nederland
Release: I Scream Records, 2002 (out-of-print)



Influences: Wide Awake, Minor Threat, Kill Your Idols



"Old School Gems #5 - Dutch's Uppercut are also remarkable (not the be mistaken with NY's Uppercut), formed in 1995 they play some frenzy fast old school hardcore revival at its best. They released 3 albums and 1 EP or so, wich I will upload them one day as well, unfortunaly they called it quits last year. Interesting choice for this album's name by the way, in portuguese, meaning "the struggle continues" didnt figure out why though." 

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

CAUGHT IN A TRAP - Rats Get Fat

Location: New York, USA
Release: No Joke Records, 2007

Debut full-length by this thrashy NYHC group, for the likes of Awkward Thought, No Redeeming Social Value and Skarhead. Produced by DON FURY.


rats get fat while good men die!

Sunday, July 11, 2010

THESE DAYS - Chained To The Lake

Location: Bay Area, USA
Release: Twelge Gauge Records, 2007

Tracklist:
1.The Lake
2.Brothers in arms
3.Promise Me
4.9:15
5.Pulse
6.Hellbound
7.This is what i get  

Influences: Buried Alive, Earth Crisis, Biohazard 

PURCHASE

Friday, July 9, 2010

BONESAW - Written in Stone

Location: Orange County, USA
Release: Nemesis Records, 1993
Artwork: Chris "Coop" Cooper


Debut release on Nemesis Records by these cali crossover maniacs (ex-Point Blank), the best one in my opinion. Later re-released in 1995 by everyone's favorite Lost & found Records (they inverted the artwork, the front print to back)

DOWNLOAD [new link!]

Monday, July 5, 2010

ILL BRIGADE - In This Age

Location: Sydney, Australia
Release: Common Bond Records, 2010

Great old school act from Sydney, heavily influenced by Breakdown. This is their second and final EP, feature members of Bad Blood.


SNAG A  7" (limited copies)

DOWNLOAD (Re-up!! 2019)

Saturday, July 3, 2010

PROVEN - Split Keep It Up

Listen: www.myspace.com/provenhc
Location: Ontario, Canada
Release: Good News Records, 2005 (out-of-print)

Good x News Records was a very promising label, they had records from Risky Business, Keep It Up, Team Effort,  Stop At Nothing, Fortunate Son and PROVEN, a canadian super duper youth crew group.


This was their only recorded material, split 7" with KEEP IT UP. Later they formed the more well-known punk group VICIOUS x CYCLE.


Tracklist:
1. Face It
2. My choice
3. Pick up your jaw
4. Always a friend for life [WARZONE]

FFO: Warzone, Desperate Measures, Internal Affairs 

CHECK THE KEEP IT UP SIDE HERE

Friday, July 2, 2010

V/A - THE TIME IS NOW (Tension Building Hardcore Fanzine)


Old School Gems Series #3 - Here we have another great obscure release by one the best north amercian bands of the old school hardcore revival in the late 90's. 
This 7" came along with the Tension Building Zine issue 4 around 1997 limited to a hundred few. The highlight is the HANDS TIED exclusive track to this compilation - Lost Ground! Great song that shouldnt be left out from their EP.

Tracklist:
1.Floorpunch - Always
2.Hands Tied - Lost Ground
3.Rain On The Parade - Down In Flames
4.Ten Yard Fight - No Place
5.Rancor - So Much For You
6.Rancor - D.F.P.


props to endlessquestrecords.blogspot.com for the images!