After fall of the Acid House

here are the pioneers of Acid Basement. With a special taste of Anarcho-Jazz. And a little Melt-Banana feeling. Sometimes like a Japanese noise „rock” brigade from the 80s. Miraculous muddle by Guerilla Toss

„367 Equalizer” cassette EP on Infinity Cat Recordings (US)

During the listening read the list of fake jazz song titles!

*

„Sur le toit” i.e. On The Rooftops. It’s a very special album by two French musicians King Automatic and Mr. Verdun. King Automatic is a rock and roll one-man band, Mr. Verdun is from the folk punk duo Thee Verduns. They have written music for a real film noir, a documentary about French prison mutinies in the early 70s. Plain, cold and dark ballades, sometimes in Western style, some of them are like instrumental Tom Waits’ songs. Down by French law

10′ vinyl on Kizmiaz Records (France)

After a bloody hostage-taking in the end of 1971 at Clairvaux Prison* all prisoners got general punishment in France. It led to a mutiny in Nancy in January. The prisoners protested against the cruel treatment, the harsh conditions, and sudden removal of the Christmas packages. They weren’t real criminals, rather poor and desperate young men without future, who were incarcerated owing to petit crimes. They occupied the building –  which is the centre of the city – and went up to the rooftops, from where they held the connection with the outside world. Outside the gate an organization for the penalty reform led by philosopher Michel Foucault and other intellectuals tried to intervene on behalf of them. The revolt was put down, but it evoked over thirty riots at other prisons.

*Clairvaux Prison lays on the site of the former Cistercian Abbey. It was turned into prison by the Revolution which demolished the Bastille.

There were lots of fanzine in Hungary in the late 80s and 90s. In our new series we cut album reviews out from these.

Straight Edge came from Győr. It was a relatively long-lived fanzine in the 90s. Its last issue(s?) was released together with Második Látás.

The Revco comes forward with more and more shameless, looser and better music from record to record. Of course with such a crew as that is working with Jourgensen… There are the big part of Ministry, Chris Connelly (Ministry, Murder Inc, Pigface), Louis Svitek (M.O.D. , Mindfunk, Pigface) Duane Denison (Jesus Lizard, Pigface, Tomahawk), Timothy Leary, etc.  If Rod Stewart listened to his Do Ya Think I’m Sexy from Revco, then he surely made a mess under himself in his joy, or in his pain.

1. Gila Copter 0:00  2. Creep 5:56  3. Mr. Lucky 14:48  4. Crackin’ Up 19:29  5. Sergio 26:00  6. Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? (Rod Stewart cover) 32:35  7. The Rockabye 38:13  8. Butcher Flower’s Woman 45:40  9. Dirt 50:40  10. Linger Ficken’ Good 55:50

„Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood
remains in me, and I in them.” (John 6:56)

Al Fin by Puerto Rican latino garage punk band LOS VIGILANTES

from the album Al Fin on ChaCho Records (Puerto Rico)

They gave a fantastic show in Budapest at RNR666 Party in May. Look!

Sweet & dynamic punk rock and roll in the manner of 60s’ girl groups and Ramones by The Shanghais with members of No Bunny’s backing band, Primitive Hearts and Pookie & The Poodlez. Their music comes Hunx & His Punx to my mind

Sick of You 7″ EP on Surfin’Ki Records (Italy). Digital copy

*

Amazing heavy psychedelic space rock by White Hills. It has started in New York in the early 2000s, because Dave W. (guitar) was dissatisfied for previous bands and decided to start his own one. In the early recordings he played on every instrument alone, but then has found a fix mate, the bassist Ego Sensation. Dave W. was also discontented with the audience in the US, so they went to tour in Europe, where are roots of their Hawkwind, Pink Faires, PIL, NEU! and Amon Düül II influenced music. The first White Hills album on label released in 2005 by Julian Cope’s Fuck Off & Di Records in England. Since then they have been releasing their works continuously by various labels. And they are a really active band. Their second album (which was  self-released on limited edition CD in 2007) will be re-released in August

Glitter Glamour Atrocity LP/CD on Thrill Jockey Records (US)

Euro tour in September!

„Take me far from everyone.” A social extrovert wax witch with keyboards and guitar plays party punk. But I would go away from that party after 10 min, because his songs are cruelly long on this album.  Above 3 min! But he hasn’t enough talent to do such things. He should stay under 3 min.

Wax Witches – „Centre Of Your Universe” album on Stop Start Music in July (Aus) and Burger Records in Sept (US)

*

Futeisha, a brand new project on the flourishing Italian psychedelic scene. It’s a solo effort of psychedelic rock band La Piramide di Sangue guitarist Juan Francisco Scassa. He is not alone sure. His mates are from such great rock band as Movie Star Junkies and Vernon Sélavy. Instead of rock they play mystical mish-mash folk, or „Occultism and Kebab.”

„Dannato” cassette on Brigadisco (Italy) and Old Bicycle Records (Switzerland). Cover art by Paula H. Satán (of JC Satán). It based on an engraving of Pieter Bruegel the elder.

Futeisha. In Japanese: Outlaws. It was an anarchist group in the early 1920s. Its two leaders was sentenced to death for high treason, but it was changed to life imprisonment. The woman tore the pardon letter up and refused to say thank the emperor. She committed suicide in the cell at her age of 23.  The man released after 22 years in 1945, later became a North-Korean politician.

rock’n’roll power poppy punk whatever but
„All your beers are belong to us.”

Problem Child by NIGHTMARE BOYZZZ

from the album Bad Patterns on Slovenly Records

The boyzzz broke up in this spring, but the nightmare goes on

Killer synth punk tunes from the magician of cheap electronic instruments Giorgio Murderer. Feat Buck Biloxi on guitar

7″ EP on Goner Records (US)

*

The most simple phrase for music of French duo Thee Verduns is folk-punk. With blues, bluegrass, cajun, country elements, ragtime rhythms and Trio cover

„Le catechisme de la joie, la vie entiere” LP and digital on Kizmiaz Records (France)

And sure, every nation has his own Verdun.

One of the best European garage rock/punk label is Goodbye Boozy Records. It was founded in the late 90s in Teramo, which is a little central Italian town. The label is focusing limited edition 7″ vinyls. Some names of the roster: Ty Segall, Mikal Cronin, King Khan, BBQ, Lantern, LiveFastDie, Red Mass, Straight Arrows, Movie Star Junkies.

Some of the recent 7″ vinyls are free to download now: The Hemingers, Sick Thought, Blowtops, Cosmonauts, People’s Temple, Tight Jeans, Livids, Drags, Warm Soda.

In Detroit on a sunny Sunday afternoon Timmy Vulgar decides to mow the lawn in his little garden. Then a small rubber monster bits his hand, and commence the metamorphosis…  Of course Mr. Vulgar is a totally antisocial character, because the lawnmowing is forbidden on Sunday.

HUMAN EYE – Gettin’ Mean

from the album „Human Eye IV” on Goner Records (US)

I know almost nothing about I Get Mynze. The members are from pop punk band Legendary Wings from Kalamazoo (Michigan), and they play excellent 80s-like lo-fi garage punk in the manner of Jay Reatard.

7″ EP on Pelican Pow Wow (US) and Red Lounge Records (Germany)

*

The second album of the London based alt-country band Cat Meat, where “Phil’s primary influences are the alt-country of Wilco, the surrealist melancholia of Sparklehorse and experimental rock of Califone, though more than a hint of Captain Beefheart’s magisterial influence can be detected in the lyrics and song titles. Ian brings bluegrass chops and punk sensibilities in equal measure, whilst Barney’s slide and fingerstyle guitar reveal a love of the pre-war splendor of Mississippi John Hurt and Blind Willie McTell.” „Eldritch City Dwellers” is also free to download as their every recordings.

The band’s name keeps memory of a Montenegrin summer holiday.

Unfortunately I have heard nothing about Doc Neeson (1947-2014)
while I haven’t seen this video in which four Australian underground bands
(Fait Accompoli, The Rumours, Lepers and Crooks, Dead Bear)
perform together one of his songs

Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again

to pay tribute to him. Yes, he really is a rock’n’roll legend in Australia.