Tuesday, September 29, 2009

BAMBI - MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF PEANUT CD

Bambi - Warning May Contain Traces Of Peanut
Dublin, 1997, Rejected Records/Damaged Goods, CD

Yet more Bambi upped to the blog! Hard to believe that this came out 12 years ago. This cd was my first exposure to Bambi and it blew my 15 year old mind that an Irish band could really be such a monster of sleazy rock n fuckin roll. Christ I miss Bambi!

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LANGDON BECK - S/T

Langdon Beck - S/T
Wicklow, 2004, TCF, CD

Brilliant Melodic Punk from Kilcoole in the vein of Small Brown Bike, North Lincoln and a whole host of other 'No Idea' type bands. 7 tracks on the this EP/mini-album.

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JIMMY CARL BLACK - 'BOSS RELIEF' TAPE

Jimmy Carl Black - 'Boss Relief' Tape
Dublin, 1992, DIY, Casette

An unusual band named after an unusual guy (Jimmy Carl Black was a member of the Mothers Of Invention). Fast hardcorepunk with excellent time/tempo changes and a brilliant rhythm section that sets it apart from the usual guff, the vocals adding to the overall mania. Thanks to Dave for passing this one and sorry for the delay putting it up here.

V/A - DAFT COMPILATION NO.1

Various - DAFT Compilation No. 1
Various, 200?, DIY, CD

For those who mightn't remember the Dublin Archive Of Free Tunes it pretty much was a precursor to this blog back in the time of dialup and bad internet connections. The site was a great introduction to many of the excellent bands that existed in Ireland in the late 90's/early oo's. Excellent Cdr comp here featuring Puget Sound, Bastard Youth, The Dagda, The Poke, Lynched, Nappyrash and Sir Killalot to name just a few. 26 tracks in all.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

PARANOID VISIONS - LIVE AT JJ SMYTHS 'SCHIZOPHRENIA WORLD TOUR' 87'

Paranoid Visions - Live At JJ Smyths 'Schizophrenia World Tour', Dubin 1987
Dublin, 1987, Live Recording

16 tracks in all here, the first 13 from the 'Schizophrenia World Tour' gig and 3 from another JJ Smyths gig around the same time. Sound quality is decent as I cleaned up the tape given to me by PA to the best of my ability. Download is split over two .rar's as it was too large for one click download.

PARANOID VISIONS - DESTROY THE MYTHS OF MUSICAL PROGRESSION REHEARSAL TAPE

Paranoid Visions - Destroy The Myths Of Musical Progression Rehearsal Tape 1983
Dublin, 1983, The Rot Sets In, Tape

7 songs here from the 4th or 5th ever Paranoid Visions rehearsal (I am reliably informed by PA). Apparently Conscription, Vivisection and Take It Back were songs that were carried over after the change from Insane Youth to PV. Personally I love the dark, atmospheri sound of alot of this early PV stuff. Classic Dublin Punk.

Monday, September 21, 2009

VARIOUS - FREEDOM OF CHOICE COMPILATION

Various - Freedom Of Choice Compilation
Various, 1993?, F.O.A.D?, Tape

Absolute blinder of a compilation here, some of the punk bands you'll recognise from the blog already - Coitus, Paranoid Visions and The Radiators From Space. Other recognisable names in the more indie rock vein would be A House, Engine Alley and the Joys. One band that I hadn't heard before 'The Subterraneans' are a welcome suprise of scuzzy attitude dripping rock n' roll. 12 tracks in all, well worth the download.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

ZERO BUDGET - PUNK FLYERS 1992-2005 - BOZ MUGABE

Zero Budget - Punk Flyers 1992-2005 by Boz Mugabe
92-05, pdf

Lets face it, anyone who attended punk gigs between the early nineties and the last few years would be well aware of the art of Boz. I have yet to be in any 'punk gaff' in Dublin worth its weight that hasn't had Boz's signature style flyers in their toilet, kitchen, sitting room etc. At a time where it seems less and less people are actually printing up flyers and instead opting for lazy assed internet only promotion the days of trundling these beauties into the beer soaked floor after a gig are perhaps numbered. This lovingly put together pdf I'm sure will jog the memory of anyone who downloads it, worth it for the introduction by Boz alone.

BLACK & WHITE ZINE - ISSUE 1 NOVEMBER '79

Black & White Zine - Issue 1 November '79
1979, Zine, .pdf

'A few months after dust had settled on the whole U2/HEAT situation in 1979, Stephen Rapid and Pete Price ( Now sans punk monicker, " Nasty " ) launched a new xerox fanzine with a different angle called BLACK & WHITE, the first issue of which appeared in November ‘79. This time they let the bands write the stuff and the editors designed the layout. This fanzine had much more of an emphasis on post punk ideals, new wave, electronic and avant-garde groups than HEAT. In Dublin, groups like the Virgin Prunes, the Modern Heirs and Tell-Tale Heart experimented with the idea of music outside a strict rock format, including electronic music, while groups like the Blades, DC Nien were taking the ideals and inspirations of punk off on a tangent. The weakness in BLACK & WHITE as a fanzine was that, while the review material showed that they were on the pulse of what was happening, the exercise of allowing bands to write their own material resulted in a magazine which read like a handful of press releases gathered together. This was in total contrast to HEAT’s opinionated humour, and strangely, even U2 got a look in, which seemed more like a charitable peace offering than anything else. BLACK & WHITE itself only ran for 3 issues, barely scraping a foothold in the ‘80’s. It seemed that its editors’ passion for underground press, not to mention their tolerance for the endless barrage of Irish indifference, had finally run out of steam, but it's content serves as an interesting snapshot of Dublin during a transitional period.' - Boz Mugabe. Thanks to Boz for sending this pdf on, while the content may be a lacking a little in this zine the layout of it is fucking spot on.