finally, my first post of 2013. in the last weeks i was occupied with moving to a new appartment. therefore i wasn't able to spend much time listening to music, especially as my turntable got fucked up during the moving process. shit! next thing being in the way of posting is the fact i still have no access to the net at my new home. so i'm writing this at home on my comp, transfer the data to a usb stick, using a free minute at work and sneak this into blogger.com.
50 lions – s/t 7“
in the past i placed an order at goodlife recordings for a do or die lp. from that time i knew that they had some other interesting stuff to offer, so i said to myself i'll check back when the time is right.
when i have the opportunity to place my order at any time i tend to lose
sight because there is no pressure getting my record-buying-instincts rolling.
same thing here. proof for that is the long time i let go by between the do or
die purchase and this one. as 50 lions is one of my favourite bands of the more
recent hardcore movement, there was no way for me letting this 7“ pass by. it's
from 2009 and more in the vein of their first lp 'time is the enemy', which is
fine with me. 50 lions just cannot disappoint me it seems. do yourself a favour
and check them out!
as i'm on a down to nothing kick recently i need to get my hands on a copy of
their split with the lions. This baby here comes on a nice green with yellow
swirl. looks rad!
400 copies made. resist records. 2009
angel crew – another day living in hatred
angel crew
is a more or less unknown band from belgium. correct me if i'm wrong but i
don't think they have a big reputation to call their own. i just know them
because they played once in the town i grew up, quedlinburg. my uncle had some
stuff of them and i liked it. solid old school hardcore with some melodic
refrains and sig-a-longs. can't do wrong with that.
i like the packaging of it. plain and simple cover artwork – grey ink on
black background. white vinyl plus a light coloured insert to round up the black/white
colour scheme. my girlfriend did a funny quote on the band picture. first i
have to explain that my girlfriend is from lithuania, a small european country
and a direct neighbour of russia. She grew up with many russians and i call
some russian buddies my friends as well. anyway, responding to the dress code
of the angel crew guys and the general look she immediately asked me what kind
of new russian hardcore band this would be. made me chuckle :) greetings to
vitali!
i don't know if i'm right but i think you can see the marble effect of the
vinyl in the previous pictures quite good. if not i took a pic held against the
light.
there are still copies left in the goodlife store for a nice price. ??? copies made. goodlife recordings. 2001.
congress – angry with the sun
i was really surprised to find that there are still some copies left. i believe this record to be a real classic in european edge metal and only paying twelve bucks made me almost feel vulgar. but ok, maybe this one isn't really that sought after. i'm really happy to have it anyway.
what i like about congress is that they mix some black metal into their
hardcore metal hybrid. they reformed recently. hopefully they can pick up where
they left. i need their other stuff which will be harder to come by, i'm
afraid. there is a picture disc of this too. glad to have the coloured version
and not the shitty pic disc. the cover art looks real apocalyptic. what's the
name of this movie with eddie murphy where he's in tibet. something like
'golden child'. they fight the end boss turning into a dragon there. reminds me
of the one on the cover ;-)
pink vinyl. again i don't know how many were made. goodlife recordings. 1998.
additionally i got some extras. love stuff like this. a
poster, some stickers and a note from rene.
thumbs up!
