V/A - THE DIRT BEHIND THE DAYDREAM VOL. 2 TAPE

Various - The Dirt Behind The daydream Volume 2 Tape

Dublin, 1991, FOAD, Cassette

The elusive volume two uploaded at last and what a gem it is. A whopper of a compilation featuring songs from the following, Arnheim, Dismal Abysmals, Ciunas, SMH, Stigmatamartyr, Coitus, Paranoid Visions, Brinskill Bomb Beat and 'Sleep With The Beaver'! I have to say the Stigmatamartyr tracks really stood out for me on this one, more of that please. Thanks again to Jay for sorting this one out for me.

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VARIOUS - NORTHERN EXPOSURE BOOTLEG VOL.1-3

Various - Northern Exposure Bootleg Vol1-3 (just the songs)

Northern Ireland, late 70's, Bootleg, Tape

Absolute gem of a find here by mr bat29 yet again. This series of three tapes covers a lot of the late 70's NI punk scene, it originally had live songs, demos and interviews but has been cut to just the songs by the good Mr bat! 27 rare tracks and demos from the likes of Rudi, Protex, Outcasts amongst a whole host of others, this is a deadly little find, been listening to it non stop of late. Download it!

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VARIOUS - BONEASS COMPILATION VOL.2

Various - Boneass Compilation Vol. 2

Various, 200?, DIY, CD

The 2nd of the Boneass Comps featuring bands from Ireland and abroad. Irish bands included are Crookie Fix, Margin Of Error, Backhanders, Already Dead, Foot In Mouth, Kidd Blunt, Soldiers Take Half and many more. Thanks to Bob for sending this and Fiddlesticks to me.

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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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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.

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V/A - DISTORTED FOR LIFE, DISGUSTED TIL DEATH CD

Various - Distorted For Life, Disgusted Til Death CD
Various, 2007/8, DIY, CD

The tagline for this cd is 'A DIY punk compilation from Scum Island', that kinda says it all. This excellent comp put out by Eric (Easpa Measa/Two Headed Dog/Cotton Fist Zine etc) about 2 years ago features some of the best crust/d-beat that has come out of Ireland over the past 5 years. This cd came free with an issue of 'Two Headed Dog' fanzine and I'm unsure if Eric is still selling these however knowing the sound lad that he is I'm sure he'll be glad to see it online. So there are two or three numbers here from the following Still Birth (Belfast), Carosah (Dublin/Wicklow), Putrefaction (Dublin) and Divisions Ruin (Wicklow). The cd and inlay are beautifully put together and are a credit to the saying that 'DIY is not an excuse' for shoddy substandard releases.

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V/A - 'BONE-ASS' COOLIE TUNES

Various - 'Bone-Ass' Coolie Tunes CD

Wicklow, 2003, Goozer, CD

The second of these diy compilations that came out at the height of the deadly Kilcoole gig madness. Maybe it was seeing Kidd Blunt play their last ever gig last week that has made me nostalgic for so much that has come out of the village also known as Glenroe. This compilation is truly unusual, the first few tracks being straight ahead numbers from No Compliance, Scared Shitless, Kidd Blunt, Foot In Mouth & Old Man Eoin and the second half being a rake of various tunes ranging from hip-hop to dub, the outstanding track being 'Scummer's Blues' by Luke's Duke!

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VARIOUS - THE DIRT BEHIND THE DAYDREAM VOL.1

V/A - The Dirt Behind The Daydream Vol. 1

Dublin, 1991, FOAD, Tape

Now this is pure gold. Absolute cracker of a compilation from FOAD. The quality of the recordings on this are brilliant, all recorded live or in Sonic Studios. On the tape we have the Blue Babies who I truly wish had recorded more, their song 'Drunken Church' on the second side is a fucking classic. Two tracks from the much loved Ciúnas doing two great speedy shouty hardcorepunk tunes. One of the stand out recordings on the tape in my mind was Sín who come across like the Alternative Tentacles band Iowaska, atmospheric, doomy, desperate sounding stuff. Coitus don't fuck around with two roaring songs, 'Black Bart' particularly rocking form. Some live recordings in Dublin of Decadent Few, and a few numbers form the V.D Crew and Paranoid Visions which takes the second half of this tape in a very hip hop influenced direction! If you don't believe me download it. All tied up on the end with a classic version of 'Look At Me' by PV. Thanks to PA for passing this one on. Also sorry that its a two link download (its over free mediafire limit), so unless someone wants to buy me a mediafire account, it'll have to do!

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VARIOUS - THE WARZONE BENEFIT TAPE VOL. 1 & 2

Various - The Warzone Benefit Tape Vol 1 & 2

Various, 1990, Warzone, Tape

Two excellent benefit compilations for the infamous Warzone Centre in Belfast, featuring both Irish bands and bands from all over the world these are two great little tapes. Thanks to Graeme for this find. Again these have to be downloaded as two seperate fiels due to the size. The old Warzone Website is still here.

Vol 1

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VARIOUS - OUT OF THE TREES TAPE

VA - Out Of The Trees
Dublin, 1989, Tape, DIY

Now this one hell of a compilation! Not purely Irish but featuring 4 local bands. 3 songs from possibly the greatest Irish Punk Band Ever 'Pink Turds In Space' from Belfast, Dublin's own Crust as Fuck 'Killercrust' provide six unrelenting tracks including the brilliantly titled 'Napalm Paisley', 3 rockin grimey punk numbers from '3 Ring Psychosis' (Dublin) and perhaps the find of the tape for me 'Crude & Snyde' from Drogheda! Yes it is a great name, and the two tracks from here are absolute punk gems, seriously all good punk should sound as snotty as this, if after listening to these two tracks your not kicking over your table and spitting at your mates you just aren't punk! Alongside the Irish stuff is Sic from Japan, Inhuman Conditions and Bad Attitude from Germany, Kolerat and Krull from France, 7 Minutes Of Nausea and No Control from Australia, Lethal Dose from USA, & 16 B.U.H from Sweden. Thanks a million to Boz for this tape.

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VA - REJECTED RECORDS VOL. 1 COMPILATION

VA - Rejected Records Volume 1 Comp
Dublin, 1994, 7" Rejected 001

Early 7"from the infamous Rejected Records!
Great compilation featuring Dr Shitface, Striknien DC, Pincher Martin & Flexihead.

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