down to nothing – 50 lions split 7“
as i
probably mentioned before 50 lions are one of my favourite hardcore bands
recently. i love their snotty sound and their feeling for the right melody in
the right place. of course they don't re-invent hardcore but hand on heart, who
the heck wants that? they play it just better than the rest ;) as i have the
two lp's they released and the self-titled 7“ there were not much to get
anymore. i had my eyes on some copies of this split release for quite some
time. all american ebay offerings which naturally increased the shipping costs.
and so i didn't really get around to it as there is so many other stuff i buy.
one day a new blog entry of willem's 'records with history and future'
appeared on my dashboard. in this post he pointed out that he would sell some
of his stuff through discogs. scrolling through his list the down to nothing–50
lions split immediately caught my interest. he had different versions to offer.
the green one i bought is not the most limited but in my eyes the best looking.
willem packed it superbly and so i can only recommend buying from him.
both bands have three songs on this split. the down to
nothing side is pretty good. never heard something disappointing by this band,
though. but the winner to me of course, is the 50 lions part. they have a
special sense for the best possible ending song. and again 'love and war' is
top notch!
a really good split release out on 6131 records and resist
records. 400 made. second press. 2008.
