Thee Undertakers - L.A. Muerte 7"

Thee Undertakers were one of the original Los Angeles punk bands, but have somehow slipped through the cracks of the current fascination with this scene(or "scenes"; they were from East L.A., and that's a whole different story than the "Decline" crowd). Perhaps it has to do with them not being affiliated with the more well known L.A. bands from this time period, and them having released no music at all during their existence is certainly also to blame. Still, there is a great retrospective CD released on the Grand Theft Audio label which you can still buy, and that one is full of real punk gems, plucked from a session for an aborted LP and a collection of demos. This 7", released by Artifix Records and now out of print, is more like scraping of the proverbial barrel - two further nice but unremarkable demos, and two live songs of similar quality level. It's not bad at all, but I think of it as a cool bonus to the essential stuff collected on the CD. You really should buy the CD and then download this, but suit yourself!

Track listing:

1. Register to Die (1982 demo) (1:46)
2. Electric Eye (1982 demo) (2:08)
3. Don't Mean Anything (1980 Hong Kong Cafe) (0:56)
4. It's a Sin (1980 Hong Kong Cafe) (1:59)

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Nine Pound Hammer - Live in Lexington, KY 06.05.2005

Here's a Nine Pound Hammer show from 2005 that used to be available on several blogs but now all links seem to be dead. The setlist and the band are great, the sound quality is no great shakes but it is quite listenable. Just to post something while I'm preparing a mammoth MEKONS post, on to the track listing and link:

Track Listing:

1. God Damn Right (4:45)
2. Rub Your Daddy's Lucky Belly (2:25)
3. Hayseed Timebomb (3:16)
4. Medley: Drive In/Little Help (3:11)
5. Skin a Buck (2:45)
6. Dead Dog Highway (2:53)
7. Don't Get No (3:43)
8. 800 Miles (2:15)
9. Feeling Kinda Froggy (2:13)
10. Stranded Outside Tater Knob (3:28)
11. Drunk, Tired and Mean (3:57)
12. Ain't Hurtin' Nobody (3:48)
13. Slam Bang (4:57)
14. Rode Hard and Put Away Wet (3:35)
15. If You Want to Get to Heaven (3:12)
16. Earl's Piss Break (2:24)
17. 12 Ounce Mouse Theme (1:24)
18. Cadillac Inn (2:04)
19. Shotgun in a Chevy (3:06)
20. Run Fat Boy Run (2:52)
21. Redneck Romance (5:03)
22. This Drinkin' Will Kill Me (3:52)
23. Two Tub Man (6:17)

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Atrophy - Demos + Live in Toronto 30.01.1989

Seeing as some of the most popular downloads from my blog are the metal bands - the Voivod demo, the Slayer bootleg, the Napalm Death rarities and so on - I guess I should feature more metal stuff and give the ex-Yugoslavian punk obscurities a rest from time to time. Trouble is, metal as a genre is VERY well documented on thousands of other blogs, and I'm really having trouble finding something which you can't get someplace else. Even this collection I'm uploading today is easy enough to compile from a few different torrent sources, but due to the nature of torrents and their relatively short lifespan, I hope I can provide it a more permanent home. So, Atrophy were a mid-to-late '80s thrash band from Tombstone, Arizona, who have released two official LP's, which are both still in print as CD reissues; this material however, features their six-song demo "Chemical Dependency" (an excellent tape, by the way), two more songs from another promo tape, and a shoddy sounding live show just for the hell of it. Everything but the promo songs was included on a bootleg CD called "Product of the Bong", but I have updated the "Chemical Dependency" songs with copies from a better sounding source.

Track listing:

1. Chemical Dependency (demo) (4:01)
2. Rest in Pieces (demo) (5:20)
3. Preacher, Preacher (demo) (4:26)
4. Suicide Pact (demo) (5:14)
5. Product of the Past (demo) (4:01)
6. Beer Bong (demo) (2:03)
7. Socialized Hate (demo) (5:00)
8. Matter of Attitude (demo) (3:27)
9. Urban Decay (live) (4:02)
10. Killing Machine (live) (4:00)
11. Rest in Pieces (live) (4:52)
12. Chemical Dependency (live) (3:30)
13. Product of the Past (live) (4:09)
14. Socialized Hate (live) (4:54)
15. Matter of Attitude (live) (3:43)
16. Beer Bong (live) (2:35)

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KBO! - Cassette Discography

KBO! are the longest-running punk band in Serbia, having begun way back in 1982. They have released two vinyl LP's and and four CD's by now, but before that, they had several self-released cassettes spanning the latter part of the '80s, which I have collected here, as you can find the proper albums elsewhere. These tapes have been recorded before they have gotten really good, in my opinion at least, but there is good stuff to be heard here, too, plus there's the historical value and what have you. My favourite of these is the last tape, "Moja sloboda", combined here with the never released (to my knowledge) "Live in Osijek", which features mostly songs from their finest LP (again - in my opinion), "Pozovi 93". I had this tape as a kid, lost it years and years ago, and was thrilled to find it on Soulseek recently (thanks to "gari sa limana" for all the stuff he's been providing me for this blog!). I also like the dark post-punky songs from the "Tama" cassette, while the rest of the material is mostly youthful rudimentary hardcore-punk which doesn't leave much of an impression - again, except for the documentary purposes. The sound is mostly quite good considering the conditions in which these tapes were recorded and the shortcomings of the medium itself; it's somewhat on the trebly side, but this also has to do with the band's characteristic sound (they never had a bass player, choosing instead a lineup of two guitars and drums). On to the links...

1987 - Nove obrade starih stvari + Tama

1. Buducnost (1:07)
2. Frka na juznoj tribini (1:37)
3. Radijatori (1:47)
4. Opasnost (1:21)
5. Jebeni zivot (1:13)
6. Pesma (1:38)
7. Bolovanje (2:17)
8. Smrt Aparthejdu (2:40)
9. Oni (2:08)
10. Divlji Zapad (1:05)
11. To je podrig (0:51)
12. Gradjanin grada (1:36)
13. Kragujevac (2:00)
14. Per aspera ad astra (2:19)
15. Boban pocinje (2:14)
16. Ruska stvar (2:03)
17. Espana (2:47)
18. Zasto rat (1:31)
19. Mrak (3:14)
20. Bella ciao (2:28)
21. Patriota (live) (1:43)
22. Basketball (live) (1:36)
23. Radijatori (live) (1:41)
24. Gradjanin grada (live) (1:45)
25. Kragujevac (live) (1:56)
26. Boban pocinje (live) (2:41)
27. Mrak (live) (3:07)
28. Ruska stvar (live) (2:02)
29. Per aspera ad astra (live) (2:04)

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1988 - !OBK + Live in Budapest

1. Forever Punk (4:06)
2. Mi smo... milion glasova (1:36)
3. Borba za opstanak (1:31)
4. Instrumental (2:45)
5. Basketball (1:22)
6. Suzy (2:16)
7. Poslednji Mohikanci (4:52)
8. Balada (1:53)
9. Ne ulazi u restoran (1:20)
10. Drugovi... (3:57)
11. Jasnoca (1:09)
12. Forever Punk (live) (4:07)
13. Kragujevac (live) (1:32)
14. Divlji zapad (live) (1:07)
15. Balada (live) (1:36)
16. Suzy (live) (2:04)
17. Ringispil (live) (1:26)
18. Per aspera ad astra (live) (2:06)
19. Instrumental (live) (2:49)
20. Buducnost (live) (0:56)
21. Mi smo... milion glasova (live) (1:30)
22. Radijatori (live) (1:31)
23. Bolovanje (live) (2:00)
24. Gradjanin grada (live) (1:38)
25. Opasnost (live) (1:14)
26. Patriota (live) (0:58)
27. Boban pocinje (live) (2:33)
28. Basketball (live) (1:16)
29. Forever Punk (live) (3:30)

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1989-90 - Moja sloboda + Live in Osijek

1. Perspektiva (3:12)
2. Srecan covek (2:13)
3. Pobuna u predgradju (1:13)
4. Kada izadjem (3:24)
5. Gubi se (1:25)
6. Maj (2:39)
7. Ne (1:34)
8. Outro (1:36)
9. Ulica br. 12 (2:02)
10. Moja sloboda (3:12)
11. Lopovi (1:33)
12. Proslost (2:31)
13. Zapaljene svece (1:52)
14. Outro (live) (2:25)
15. Kragujevac (live) (2:02)
16. Perspektiva (live) (3:22)
17. Alkohol (live) (3:07)
18. Ulica br. 12 (live) (2:12)
19. Intro (live) (3:41)
20. Pobuna u predgradju (live) (1:51)
21. Samoca (live) (3:20)
22. Basketball (live) (1:36)
23. Balada (live) (1:51)
24. Lopovi (live) (1:49)
25. Pozovi 93 (live) (3:29)
26. Kada izadjem (live) (3:17)
27. Proslost (live) (2:29)
28. Moja sloboda (live) (3:19)
29. Grk (live) (4:57)
30. Forever Punk (live) (1:27)

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The Bayonets & Red Union - Live in Novi Sad

A fan's proposed design for a Red Union pin. Best one they ever had!

 After yet another hiatus, we're back with a couple of short, yet cool shows by two excellent Serbian antifascist street-punk bands, The Bayonets and Red Union. Both bands have by now created admirable legacies in ex-Yugoslavian countries as well as abroad, having released vinyl LP's for the German Bandworm label (Red Union) and a split CD with England's Dypsomaniacs, along with a full-length CD of their own (the somewhat younger - as a band at least - Bayonets), and have crisscrossed Europe on numerous tours. Both play fun and energetic shows which you should visit if you have the chance, and both are composed of great individuals who I'm proud to call my friends. Here then is a show the Bayonets have performed in 2006 at a promotional event for the book "Novosadska punk verzija" about the punk scene in their hometown of Novi Sad, accompanied by a 2004 show by Red Union, and the original Bayonets demo for good measure. The first Red Union song from this show was released in a better quality on the "Novosadska punk verzija vol. 2" compilation, but you should buy the CD to get it; this, somewhat lesser quality recording, is still good enough for us punx, ha ha. The Bayonets show used to be available via RapidShare from the Parapunx blog but the link has since expired, and I took the time to divide the songs into separate tracks for your convenience. Enjoy!

A very flattering photo of the Bayonets taken when they were playing in Osijek; note the bottle of locally-loved, universally-reviled Osjecko beer in Miljan's hand.

Track listing:

1. The Bayonets - Intro (0:42)
2. The Bayonets - Rebel Forever (1:55)
3. The Bayonets - Try to Recall (3:36)
4. The Bayonets - Never Forget (3:00)
5. The Bayonets - Sound of the Streets (4:16)
6. The Bayonets - Mr. Know It All (3:47)
7. The Bayonets - Stay Young (2:36)
8. The Bayonets - Riot Squad (2:52)
9. The Bayonets - Plakati (1:55)
10. The Bayonets - Our Fight (4:08)
11. Red Union - No Lesson Learned (3:18)
12. Red Union - In the City (2:07)
13. Red Union - W.M.D. (3:26)
14. Red Union - Land of the Living Dead (2:33)
15. Red Union - Drink Up (3:49)
16. Red Union - Career Oportunities (1:49)
17. The Bayonets - Never Forget (demo) (2:45)
18. The Bayonets - Try to Recall (demo) (2:53)
19. The Bayonets - Friday Night (demo) (4:14)
20. The Bayonets - Leave Behind (demo) (2:59)
21. The Bayonets - Our Fight (demo) (3:09)

Red Union's Dasko singing at the Dirty Old Festival back in 2005. I remember him asking me before this show whether I'd like to sing "Career Opportunities" on stage with them, to which I replied with a scared "no way!". Of course I would have accepted a repeated offer, but the bastard never asked again! It should have been me on this photo!

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KUD Idijoti - Necu da radim za dolare EP

This is a curious, semi-bootleg release, about which you can read more at the sadly retired blog that has originally posted it, Audio Heaven. Since all of its files have been taken down by Mediafire, I'm reuploading it here, so it can still be available for your dining and dancing pleasure. The last three songs are pretty uneventful, but the first two are alternate versions of a couple of great tracks from Idijoti's debut LP, "Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para", which are as great as the officially released ones. Enjoy!

By the way, the guy who used to run Audio Heaven now has a new blog, Pula Rock City, which features tons of rare recordings by bands from Pula; if you are interested in the rock sounds from that city, which you should be, go ahead and explore it.

Track listing:

1. Necu da radim za dolare (3:26)
2. Smrt (4:09)
3. Necu da radim za dolare (instrumental mix) (3:27)
4. Necu da radim za dolare (metal-dub extended remix) (8:27)
5. Smrt (instrumental mix) (4:09)

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Peach Pit - Live in KSET 2004

Picture taken at same venue, but five years later; stolen from terapija.net

A high-quality live recording of Croatian math-rock masters Peach Pit playing the KSET club in Zagreb. For fans of Don Caballero and similar bands, which are to my ears usually more "interesting" than "enjoyable". Peach Pit have lost a guitar player since this recording, and this actually made them more... let's say understandable to me, but if you're a fan of the genre, you should be impressed by what they are doing here.

Track listing:

1. 4x100m (10:30)
2. #2 (7:19)
3. Vertigo (5:40)
4. O biciklizmu (4:03)
5. RU-Fruitcake 2 (3:35)
6. Sonata (3:18)
7. Moj mikro (3:34)
8. Bonus (7:27)

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