Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Krupskaya Interview
by Eric Beasley
When thinking of Stoke-on-Trent, UK, a grindcore band with a
Russian name is the last thing that will come to mind. But trust me, they are
there. I was able to catch up with them via e-mail over the last week and after
a three year hiatus, Krupskaya are looking to pick up where they left off:
Playing fast, writing interesting songs, touring, and Ed laughing at Alex...
First off, could you introduce the band
and it's members? How did you guys form?
Tim - Ok well the current line up for
2013 is Alex - vocals, Tim - guitar, Matt - bass & Ed - drums. Ed is our original drummer and founding
member who quit the band late '08 to work on a shark conservation project in
South Africa and for various reasons is now returning to the UK. Matt has been playing guitar in After The
Last Sky for 15 years, they just split the band up so we got him in on bass
straight away, (he did actually play half a gig with us a few years ago!) he
was also playing bass in a band called Fuck Hate Propaganda with Alex some
years ago. Also Skulda from Sheeva Yoga
and about 9 other bands out in the Czech Rebublic, who was with us on bass for
'09 is still kind of in the band and might do some more touring with us
someday.
As for how we formed, I moved back to
the Stoke area early '05 with 2 other musicians as all we were doing in London
was working and it is expensive to rehearse there, that project folded after
about a month of being up here - nothing was really happening for me at all, I
knew Matt from college in '96 after I left school, After The Last Sky had a
track on the Terrorizer magazine CD. I recognised Matt on the picture so I
looked him up for old times sake. He was doing ATLS and also FHP with Alex
- we met up and jammed with a few other
local guys, one song led to another. We made a power violence band called Kzzch
for a bit and that folded. Alex knew Ed from playing locally and we all just
wanted to play and were a bit tired of flakey musicians, so we got together and
took it from there.
How excited are you guys to be back at
it?
Alex - Looking forward to it, we'll see
when we start practicing, I can't wait for a taunting off Ed, not exactly back
at it yet, i've only seen Tim 3 times in the last 3 years haha.
Matt - Real exited that Krupskaya is
getting back together, and looking forward to playing fast.
Tim - I'm exited to be making some
noise again and be playing my guitar loud, will be nice to jam with these guys
again and the line up this time round is overall, the strongest ever.
Was it beneficial to take a break?
Alex - Not really no, it was for a
little bit but 3 years is a bit excessive, closer to splitting up then taking a
break.
Tim - I agree really, we needed a
little break, financially we were all
broke after a lot of touring in '09 and owed each other money, things were all
over the place. Six months probably
would have been sufficient to rest. We
had a lot of problems, our rehersal space & Alex's studio was wiped out by
a flood while we were away, and due to that and shit going on in peoples lifes
the band just ground to halt by default we never really chose a hiatus or fell
out and split up, just it was impossible to really make anything else happen at
that point.
How has the process of reforming been
for each member?
Alex - Arduos, hard to say, nothing has
really happened, we have all kept in touch with each other as we always did.
Tim - Painful, I have been working in
London for most of the time apart - I did try to get Krupskaya material learnt
and rehearsed with some good players I knew from down there but nothing came of
it, a waste of energy really, we had a few things booked but we had to cancel
which was a real bummer, it became clear to me that if I didn't base myself in
the Stoke area again with Alex around, the band would finish for good - we both
knew if we were still into it something would happen, so it has been a long
road.
December 15th is the day you have
announced Krupskaya are coming back. What's in store for us?
Alex - Death! Some touring, lots of
recording, more song based craziness - I don't know we haven't played a note
yet, we have quite a lot of splits lined up, probably a new album, maybe some
lyrics, maybe not! Musical direction
wise probably a combination of all the releases we have out so far.
Matt - Me hopefully being able to learn
the songs, some world class bass playing.
Tim - Some strong Krupskaya material I
hope, playing some new places and re-visiting some of the cool towns &
cities we made it to before. Ed landing
on a fucking plane in the UK on the 15th as planned!
The band seemed to have moved toward a
more techy approach in later releases. What brought that out in your music?
Alex - Using the technology that was
available to us, writing in the studio as opposed to writing as band, writing
the songs on the drums to make them sound interesting however finding them hard
to learn together and play, it ended up being a lot more straight because we
started using a metronome as opposed to the earlier stuff.
Tim - Just the development of us as a band
and doing a lot of gigs made us more able, we learnt to communicate with each
other in a productive, fun way well fun for us not fun for Ed haha - Alex is a
good engineer with his own studio set up so it meant we had time to work on the
stuff, although as he was involved with each recording in a blow by blow kind
of way I think by the end of each one he had had enough! The metronome really helped pull it together
on the last 12" less punk more metal approach perhaps.
Matt - I was involved in putting out
the early stuff, I was really suprised how quickly things moved on for them and
developed but I loved all of it for different reasons.
It seems like you guys touch on some
pretty dark topics lyrically. What do you think causes people to view the world
this way?
Alex - I dunno why people see the world
that way, for us it was never really about seeing anything in a dark way it was
looking at more obscure historical events.
It was more about being aware of the way our supposed civilised society
treats human beings and for that same society to stop it ever happening
again. It was also a bit about
culpabilty and being responsible for your actions, that was what Clouds Over
Pripyat was about - human beings created nuclear power and as whole race we
should be responsible for the product we create, and if what we create is a
nuclear disaster poisining children for the next 50 years the the human race
should take responsibilty not just the Ukrainian government. We covered a very wide subject matter, the
three tracks on the Teriak Records compilation were more about breaking
programming, the split with Trendy Bastard was more about war or the self
imposed boundaries between nations. We
are all human at the end of it.
Symbisois Through Decay was about environmental issues - sort of. What happens when big industry moves out of
an area - partly. The split with Kill A
Celebrity was loosely based on the Gulags in Russia, it' all very difficult to
explain - mostly going back to what human beings will actually do to each
other. The split with Sandokan was much more on the covert & overt chemical
weapon testing theme.. It's getting to be 4 years ago since any of this stuff
was written so it's hard to remember it all!
Matt - Some people will see the world
like that because of the way it is presented by the media, others who look into
it deeper past that presentation - will see the world at large probably even
darker and more fucked up as they discover corruption, contol etc - it is to
some degree a choice.
Alex - Maybe people see the world that
way because it is, dark and fucked up.
Tim - I couldn't comment too much on
peoples own perception I guess that depends on your past and present life
experience, and geographical location on the planet. As for the bands topics Alex led the way so
his words are the most precise on that, we never dramatised anything with
emotive lyrics or attempted to put ourselves in the shoes of anyone, I'm proud
of the subjects we have covered, it is up to the listener - enjoy the music for
what it is or isn't, or if you are intrigued by the subject matter, type the
song titles into a search engine and perhaps you will find something that
interests you and lead to further thought.
In some ways I think it is also an alternative to punk politics, acab,
witches and wizards, demons, the night, serial killers, hate, murder and some
of the usual topics. Not that there is
anything wrong with any of that stuff, there is just plenty of it.
Do you think music can bring these
issues to the forefront so they can be addressed?
Alex - Music is not a forum to bring
these issues to the front is it? Not if
you want to seriously talk about
something or try and instigate change, it's a difficult one. I think as a band or a musician your songs
are at most a medium for introducing subjects - not a medium for seriously
discussing subjects If people get
involved in stuff because they found out the basic information from a band then
thats cool, but I dont think any band is about serious political activism, if
you want to get into that it's not really going to be through music. You can be introduced to it - as far
as i'm concerned I dont stand on stage sermonizing, I present what we say. We are all responsible enough of our own
lives to take things further if we choose to.
Having said that, through music we have seen and met some inspirational
people, seen some amzaing places and experienced things beyond certainly what I
would have ever considered achievable.
Tim - I agree more or less, serious
political or social activists, who achieve results, resist attempts to be
silenced and dedicate their life to a cause at a local or international level
are rarely active musicians, I cannot see how you would have time to do
both. I grew up feeling inspired mostly
by the bands that had something to say other than songs about girls and
partying, or the common subjects I mentioned earlier, I was interested by
social comment and still am. There is
something to be said for artisic license and a good musician, band or
songwriter may be able to use their talents in a respectful way to throw light
on something they care strongly about, and in turn raise awareness to a larger
audience, but you need to have a larger audience in the first place to do that
and would be risking commercial suicide by touching on anything too
contraversial or provocative, so few bother, and I am sceptical of those that
do, Bono for example. Other than that I
would refer to the point Alex makes.
Matt - It's kind of down to the
individual as to whether they are going to be receptive to what a band is
saying, if a person is interested in what a band has to say it could open a
door to more exploration on the subject.
What bands influenced you to play?
Alex - The reason I ever wanted to be
in a band was because of my VHS copies of
'Another State Of Mind' (social distortion & youth brigade touring)
and 'Decline Of Western Civilisation', before that when I was just into metal
being in a band was something that seemed unattainable but when I heard Minor
Threat, Void, Articles Of Faith, Agnostic Front etc - all those hardcore bands, it became
achievable by yourself. Krupskaya was
the four of us without any agenda at all, four guys into totally different
stuff, what came out came out.
Matt - No specific bands influenced me
to play, I just wanted to be able write my own songs really, a little bit later
on the whole DIY thing inspired me to take it into doing gigs and tours and
doing records and stuff. When i was
13,14 i just wanted to do songs like Carcass, My Dying Bride, Obituary and all
the other bands I was into. I didn't
know there was death metal or black metal or grindcore or whatever, it was all
just metal!
Tim - Iron Maiden changed my ears
totally, probably for the worse haha when I heard that at 11 or 12 years old
and thats why I started playing the guitar.
I was a diehard metalhead as a kid, really into Pantera, Sepultura, Fear
Factory, Slayer, Anthrax, Carcass, Entombed, Napalm Death, I liked the black
metal that bands that were around then, that was pretty exciting for me. I was into some more obscure stuff - Fudge
Tunnel really opened up an alternative world for me and I loved the guitar
playing on that. As for Krupskaya at
that time I was really into death metal and the more metal end of grindcore and
hardcore - Alex as I got to know him, suprised me by saying most of that stuff
was 'too slow' - I thought that what I was into was the pinnacle of speed and
brutality, he played me some fucking awesome records all night a few times
while I sat in his living room chair smoking joints to myself taking it all
in. After that I just wanted to do
something fast by those standards. We
never once name checked bands we wanted to sound like with each other or drew
up a plan, we just wanted to play and started throwing things together.
What have you guys been listening to
lately?
Alex - Gamma Ray, Helloween, Running
Wild, Human Error, Paradox, Death, Proletar, Die Kruzen, Nile, Ackercoke,
Active Minds, Sheeva Yoga, Sete Star Sept, Despise You, Hiatus. Loads of Russian stuff - Turbolax, Bagna,
Iknow, E123, Third World Planet.
Matt - Column of Heaven (Endless
Blockade guys new thing), Swans, Corrupted, Hellnation, Leonard Cohen (first
album) Fubar, Crass, Despise you.
Tim - A general mix of metal, thrash,
death metal & grindcore from across the board, loads of black metal lately,
some hip hop and techno stuff - some artists like Bryan Ferry, Nick Lowe and
Adam Ant plus loads of pop & rock stuff from the 70's and 80's, some prog -
could go on forever, too much!
Top 5 albums of all time for each
member. GO!
Alex
1. Naked City - Grand Guignol
2. Lajko Felix - Vox Naturalis
3. Catharsis - Passion
4. Gamma Ray - No World Order
5. Articles Of Faith - Any/all albums.
Matt
1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
2. Neurosis - Anything really depends
what day it is.
3. Nasum - Human 2.0
4. Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern
Sky
5. Crass - Penis Envy
Tim
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Quicksand - Slip
Nas - Illmatic
Ozric Tentalces - Erpland
What is the DIY scene like in England?
Alex - We used to have a good scene in
Stoke but it's kind of died a death.
Matt - When ATLS played in Leeds the
other week it was based on the european model i.e. we got fed, the gig was
great and packed with people, Manchester the other week was really good but it
was more on the metal end of things, but still DIY, there are pockets of very
enthusiastic and well organised people here, but overall not as strong as on
the continent. There is some cool places
in Leeds, Brighton/London and Nottingham.
It would be nice to see more cities available for DIY gigs and touring
bands, there are lots of cool labels and distros here.
Tim - I'm a bit out of touch really, over
the years we have played some good DIY shows in the places Matt mentioned for
sure, also in Sheffield, Leicester, Newcastle, Scotland was always cool,
Dublin, Liverpool and more I can't remember.
There is a network here that is worth checking out and any bands from
abroad getting in touch with for gigs here.
You've played many places outside
England. Which was your favorite?
Alex - All of them, it's not possible
to answer, it wouldn't be fair to have any favourites or to pick one place over
the other because of all the effort people have put in to support us. Playing Borneo was way beyond anything I
could ever imagine.
Tim - Yeh I could not pick one
favourite, I enjoyed different places for different reasons and value them all
equally really. We have played a gig
where only 4 people turned up but those 4 people travelled 150-200km to see us
play and whose attendance made the gig possible - and then we sat together
after, talked and became friends, that is just as awesome an experience for me
as when the gig is packed with crazy people and it is super high energy with
lots of pits and moshing. Touring S.E.
Asia was pretty mind blowing.
Any funny stories?
Alex - We could write a book on it, the
problem is after the event and the beers gone flat it is not always as funny to
recall - it depends how you tell them, if you try and write them down they are
not funny, so we won't!
Tim - Yeh I won't attempt any comedy -
the usual highs and lows of DIY touring
- border guards and their brilliant humour, numerous stories from our revolving
door bass player saga, Alex hurting himself always gave Ed hours of side
splitting laughter, things that were not so funny at the time but looking
back... you name it really!
What was your favorite band you played
with on tour?
Alex - Od Vratot Nadolu, Wojczech,
Idiots Parade, Vocatio Interna, Mumakil, Keitzer, Flesh Disgorged, Nashgul,
Hydro Acid, Hantamrata, Proletar, Human Error
Tim - Along with the above bands -
Daighila, PLF, Infinite Delay, Wormrot, Blood I Bleed, Lycanthropy, To Die
What's the future look like for
Krupskaya?
Matt - Bleak.
Alex - It looks more or less the same
as the past, but in reverse, 1000's of miles playing to hardly anyone, same
shit, another bass player!
Tim - Yeh same shitty clubs and long
drives, no more 3 year breaks, it's till death this time!
Lastly, anything you would like to say?
Alex - Thanks for the interview.
Matt - Yeh, thanks for the interview.
Tim - Thanks for the interest and
support Eric, was cool getting to know you a little with the communication
around this and talking about noise music.
Cheers!
Fake meat & blast beats - Krupskaya
2013
Friday, November 30, 2012
Warsaw Scene Report 2012
Hello
My name is Karol and I am running a facebook
Warsaw Grindcore fanpage. I was asked to write a Warsaw scene report for Don't
Be Swindle so I thought "why not?". In the following article You will find some
information on a bunch of bands from the capital city of Poland and hopefully
that is going to make You curious enough to listen to their tracks, follow the
links, buy their music or possibly go to their gigs.
Obviously there is only one band such a report
should start from and this is the one and only:
Antigama
Do I really have to introduce these guys to
anyone? After their Relapse releases their latest "Stop the Chaos" EP was
released by Poland-based SelfMadeGod Records (enjoy it via their label's
bandcamp). As far as I know they are supposed to hit the studio in the
beginning of 2013 to again record that world class grindcore of their own
unique kind. The last time I saw them live was when they were supporting Nasum
during the recent Swedes' farewell tour. The first time I saw them seems ages
ago: with a half different line-up, right after they released their first Sweet
Little Single, in a little club located in one of Warsaw's former fortresses.
If somehow You still do not know Antigama it means You lived under a stone in
Siberia for the past ten years – crawl out and catch up! My favourite band.
https://www.facebook.com/Antigama
http://antigamablog.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Antigama
http://antigamablog.blogspot.com/
Łeb Prosiaka
Legendary and most obscene Warsaw unit
delivering heavy grindcore crust madness (Łeb Prosiaka means Piglet's Head).
Their charismatic vocalist makes every gig a show of its own kind using his
special skills at achieving extremely hilarious levels of vulgarity combined
with crushing grinding sounds performed by the rest of the masked-up orchestra.
I fell in love with Łeb Prosiaka the first time I saw them. Everyone does. They
do have some difficult to get releases and even more difficult to get T-shirts.
Obviously the recordings do not express the sheer insanity of the experience
called Łeb Prosiaka live on stage but they are absolutely worth checking out.
Definitely my favorite band.
Anus Magulo
Formed in 2007 and representing the gore side
of grind Anus Magulo lets You taste their vomit on 2011 "Chain Erection" CD
containing 19 fast and heavy tunes (incl. 3 covers and a remix). Currently
recording their soon to be released EP but also focusing on playing live as
much as they can so slowly but surely they get more and more attention and
recognition they deserve. My favorite Warsaw grindcore band as they have lots
of good energy and a female bass player.
Hesbollah
While not being really 100% grind band
Hesbollah definitely fits in the grindcore scene. Formed by an ex-Antigama
drummer this three piece, instrumental band delivers music that is quite
difficult to label while at the same time it definitely can be called "extreme". Existing for about a year now somewhere between grind, jazz and math
core Hesbollah keeps rehearsing and recording new tracks. I am pretty sure You
can expect some new tunes from them soon. Insane drumming and the freshness
they bring makes them my favourite band.
Lues
Silly to say: Lues has just suspended their
activity. They were more of a hardcore/punk/grind band than pure grindcore squad
but anyway it quite sucks that the decision was made just three days before
they were supposed to play a concert really close to where I live. Hopefully
they will overcome their problems and will be back even more powerful quite
soon. They would be my favourite Grind band if they still existed.
Grossmember
While we are at bands that exist no more we
absolutely must speak of Grossmember. Since death of their leader Jerzy in
december 2002 (which makes it 10 fucking years now, wow!) the band ceased to
continue. There are numerous split 7inch records to be found here and there -
in various distros and internet auctions - their full length 2002 "Leave Us
Alone" CD and a Tribute to Grossmember CD as well. One of the basic bands when
it comes to Warsaw grindcore and underground scene in general, well known at
the peak of their active period not only in the rest of Poland but abroad as
well. My favourite grindcore band of those days. Jerzy was also writing a
grindcore zine called Analphabetic Journal and some of the issues were
available in English so I am pretty sure older grinders may remember this guy.
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Grossmember
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Grossmember
Herman Rarebell
Another quality band that I do not think will record anything anymore – Herman Rarebell was a bonecrushing side project of Antigama and Third Degree musicians. Find them on a 3 way split with the mentioned bands called "The world will fall soon and we all will die" or on their own MCD called "Too late for peace...". Very good, intense grindcore. Herman Rarebell was a great project, my favourite I must admit.
http://youtu.be/JOhZH86Vlb0
Another quality band that I do not think will record anything anymore – Herman Rarebell was a bonecrushing side project of Antigama and Third Degree musicians. Find them on a 3 way split with the mentioned bands called "The world will fall soon and we all will die" or on their own MCD called "Too late for peace...". Very good, intense grindcore. Herman Rarebell was a great project, my favourite I must admit.
http://youtu.be/JOhZH86Vlb0
Obviously while we speak of grindcore it will
be nice to mention some more bands that are quite close when it somes to style,
sound, attitude or even band members. From one side grindcore influences those
involved more in Punk/HC scene on the other hand many Death Metal fans listen
to grindcore on a regular basis. I personaly believe the following guys
definitely deserve some of Your attention as they also create and influence
Warsaw Grindcore scene in more or less direct way:
Drip of Lies
Heavy, crusty, metallic hardcore. I am afraid
they are one of these bands that are better known outside Poland than in their
motherland as they regularly tour Europe. They have recently released an album
called "Failure" and had a number of records before. Drip of Lies is killer
live band – playing hypnotic and intense tracks filled with heaviness that's
very difficult to capture on studio recordings. As their drummer is a friend of
mine and I really enjoy their live sound I must say they are my favorite band.
Wóda i Pety
Meaning "Booze and cigarette butts" as anyone
can guess this band is a d-beat/crust unit. They haven't been around for too
long although they have a really good demo (with maybe a little too long intro)
released already and I am pretty sure that there is more great stuff to come
from them. The members are former musicians of a number of Warsaw bands.
Government Flu
Fast, simple and noisy Hardcore that reminds
of classic old-school Hardcore bands, Government Flu have released a few 7" EP's,
a CD/LP and a 12" vinyl with their singles collected. Their drummer used to play
in Vitamin X (if that may be any kind of a reference) and other members
are/were in various HC/Punk bands from Warsaw. They remind me of what's best in
good old fashined hardcore therefore they're my favourite.
http://governmentflu.pl/
https://www.facebook.com/governmentflu
http://governmentflu.pl/
https://www.facebook.com/governmentflu
Violent Action
Powerviolence? Yes, please! Violent Action
delivers their tracks of definitely heavier than Government Flu's hardcore with
additional power violence flavoring to it. I totally dig it. It sounds angry
and raw and loud and that's the way it should be! They are my favorite since I
have discovered them recently so their latest 7" EP (the one with a terrorist on
the cover) gets a lot of spins.
Refuse Records
Hitting 20th birthday mark in 2013 Refuse
Records is a DIY Straight Edge label. Robert, who's the main force behind it is
also organizing gigs and does not limit himself (as one might have thought) to
pure hardcore bands only. For example last summer I went to an absolutely
insane show of Vaccine supported by Suffering Mind. As some of You might
realize Refuse has recently released ass kicking Vaccine / Coke Bust split 7" EP.
Generally speaking: Refuse's impressive catalogue and Robert's concerts are
well worth checking out as he is really dedicated and hardworking dude.
When it comes to grind influenced metal these
two immediately come to my mind:
Cicatrix
Not really from Warsaw but from the nearby
town of Puławy. Formed in 1994/1995, released a couple of demos to finally
greet the world with their 2010 "Beloved in Killing" full-length. As a metal
band they mention Terrorizer, Carcass and Napalm Death among their influences
which makes them worth a listen for every grind freak. They are my favourite
band as their brutal death metal sounds really heavy and contains enough grind
references to keep me enthustastic about them.
Centurion
Death metal band playing it quite fast and
brutal. Musically Centurion would perfectly fit any grindcore show although as
far as I know they usually perform with metal bands that are slower and softer
than these guys (which on the other hand is nothing difficult to achieve as
they are heavy as fuck). Having been around since 1998 they really know how to
put things together. Yes, they do sometimes slow down or play some melodic
parts but generally one should expect fast and brutal tracks. My favorite
death metal band of all mentioned here.
These were the bands I wanted to introduce to
You in this report dear reader. I really hope You are interested enough to
listen to them at least once. Obviously anyone who is interested can and will
look further and find more, that's how it works.
No report would be complete without some final
words. Local scene in Warsaw, Poland is really wide and strong so anyone can
find something for themselves from stoner/doom, through hardcore punk to death
metal and grindcore. There is a huge variety of bands and some of them are
absolutely great (reggae and hip hop underground are also very strong!).
The only thing that I complain about is not the highest number of live shows as many bands who tour Europe simply do not come to Warsaw. Travelling here from abroad (especially if You have no other gigs planned in Poland and You drive) is usually pain in the ass. Of course sometimes we are lucky to see some bands live on stage. I must admit that it happens more and more often and once they build these damn roads I hope there will be even more people coming here so we could hear and see them delivering their tunes. Recently except for the already mentioned Vaccine, we had for example Iskra or Full of Hell giving absolutely great shows. I also was told Terror's concert was very succesful too but I had no chance of going there. Each of the gigs I am mentioning now took place in a different venue, which simply means there are clubs or squats where underground bands can perform.
Obviously if You happen to be in Warsaw or simply
wish to follow what's going on here, check facebook.com/warsawgrindcore for
updates on music, concerts, releases or any other grindcore-related information
(that includes screenings of independent, psychedelic films or B-class horror
movies delivered by one of the Warsaw crews whose aim is to present these
underground classics to people).
To make everything even more interesting we are planning on releasing some of the world's coolest grindcore-themed t-shirts pretty soon so feel free to keep an eye on that too.
To make everything even more interesting we are planning on releasing some of the world's coolest grindcore-themed t-shirts pretty soon so feel free to keep an eye on that too.
I hope You found this report useful and not
boring.
Enjoy
Warsaw Grindcore!
Monday, November 19, 2012
Don’t Be Swindle – Episode #7 Podcast
An ill prepared podcast for your listening pleasure. Hope you enjoy.
1. Vile Intent - Muzzle
2. Archagathus - Real Fancy
3. Artimus Pyle - Bloodless War
4. Liberate - Amigo Imaginario
5. GAZA - Am I Mad
6. Gyga - Butcher
7. Mukeka Di Rato - Moldar
8. Malpractice Insurance - Surgical Sabotage
9. Worlds - Nomadic Exile
10. Bastard Noise - Seeing The Same Fate
11. Exit Wounds - Concrete Childhood
12. Water Torture - Syntheic Waste
13. Lost Tribe - The Laughter
14. Mellakka - Tuhoon Tuomittu
15. Heresy - Dedication From Inspiration
16. DeathToll - Prophecy Of Death
17. God Harvest - Crucifacial
18. Last Words - Human Trainwreck
19. Permanent Ruin - White Wash
20. N.E.K. - O Lema E
21. Mau Maus - Unforogtten
22. Pull Out An Eye - Olympic Village
23. Psychic Limb - Track 3
24. No Statik - Surrogate
25. Beyond Pink - I-Landssproblem
26. Sea Of Shit - Worst Enemey
Friday, November 16, 2012
Your Top 5 Active Bands
I asked this question last night on the DBS Facebook page. Here are the responses, with mine first:
Juan Butts
- Death Toll 80k, War Master, Misanthropic Noise, Gowl, (my two local faves) and Ilsa.
Connor Donegan
- No Tolerance, The Rival Mob, Coke Bust, Double Negative, and No Tomorrow.
Bartholomew Howitzer
- Curmudgeon, Iron Lung, Iselia, Dogbite, Grudges.
Jacob Bennett
Iron Lung, Water Torture, Cogs And Sprockets, Ordstro, and +HIRS+
Halli Doe
Water Torture, Magrudergrind, Nihil Baxter, Despise You, Vitamin X
Ern Chaosound
Swamp Gas, Slough, Pig Chicken Suicide, Rottred, The Kill
Juan Butts
- Death Toll 80k, War Master, Misanthropic Noise, Gowl, (my two local faves) and Ilsa.
Connor Donegan
- No Tolerance, The Rival Mob, Coke Bust, Double Negative, and No Tomorrow.
Bartholomew Howitzer
- Curmudgeon, Iron Lung, Iselia, Dogbite, Grudges.
Jacob Bennett
Iron Lung, Water Torture, Cogs And Sprockets, Ordstro, and +HIRS+Halli Doe
Water Torture, Magrudergrind, Nihil Baxter, Despise You, Vitamin X
Ern Chaosound
Swamp Gas, Slough, Pig Chicken Suicide, Rottred, The Kill
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Sore Throat vs. S.O.B. vs. Disrupt vs. Septic Death
I personally have listened to Disrupt the most out of these bands because their music is easier to come by. I love their politics. S.O.B. has an obvious special place in my heart, see the name of this blog. Septic Death I love and had the luck to find some of their stuff on Discogs for a decent price. Sore Throat has always been a bit hard to come by, and their blurred out noisecore stuff is a bit on the strange side but when they do it up, they do it uppp!
Which band just does it for you? All four are noisy/grindy/and began in the early to late nineties. Decide for yourself and let us know!
Which band just does it for you? All four are noisy/grindy/and began in the early to late nineties. Decide for yourself and let us know!
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
TTT - Top Three Tapes - Fun for all ages
Napalm Raid/System Shit - Split
Obacha - Demo
any Archagathus
John Alberty, 17
Triangulum/Tzalemoth - Split
Black Murder - Promo '94
Bologna Gang - Demo
Nick Keller, 16
V/A - There's No Way Out Vol.3
Wehrmacht - Shark Attack
Siege - Drop Dead
St. Vitus - Heavier Than Thou
Fudge Tunnel - Hate Songs In E Minor
Dismember - Pieces
Halli, 25
Dahmer - Demo 1 '96
Warvictims - Until Man Exists No More
Shitstorm - Paranoid Existence 2004-2008
Aaron Hovey, 17
ACxDC - The Second Coming
Youth of Today - Break Down the Walls
Darkthrone - Under A Funeral Moon
Chris Layhee, 17
Skuff - Demo
Sordo - Collection
Obacha/Chestwrecker - Split
Archagathus/Goner - Split
Bone Sickness - 2010 Demo
Endless Demise - Demo
Vicky Morales, 23
Cryptic Slaughter - Money Talks
In Disgust - Reality Choke
Exhumed - Horrific Expulsion Of Gore Demo 94
George Moore, 31
Priapus - Air Loom
Gripe - Pig Servant
Justin Abare, 32
Assholeparade - 1st Demo
Three Wheel Motion - Full Length
V/A - Ham Slapppin' Hits - ”Christmas Compilation/1998” (ltd. Slap A Ham comp)
Comment and leave me your top three!
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
2012 and Beyond!
After about a year long hiatus of posting and gathering print material for issue #2, DBS has been reawakened. Dontbeswindle.com is the new location and now contributors to issue #1 have access rights to post here. I'd like to welcome James Walkley, Ralph Haunted Hotel, Vii Caos, and hopefully soon Paul Praise and Pat Backslider.
Anyone with exclusive guest columns, scene reports, band recordings, etc... can be emailed to tolivealie@gmail.com, just put DBS in the subject.
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