CALHOUN CONQUER-Lost In Oneself-(Aaarrg Records-Germany-1989)

Excellent album by this Swiss band playing a very personal form of tech-prog-thrash metal.They formed in Zurich in 1987 and disbanded in1993.

Professional musicians, great recording, nice graphics, and lyrics...the mix to become big was all there yet they never became famous and quickly disappeared only a few years after this pure gem, sadly.
Aaarrg was a German label founded by Alex Thubeauville in the mid-80s and now inactive.

For all the fans of Voivod and Young Gods.

Enjoy this masterpiece.

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Ripping Thrash n13/Why n4-(Split Fanzine-UK-1997)

Ripping Thrash was a zine managed by Steve in Burton-On-Trent during the 90s. He was also running a distro and a tape label called simply Mut.
I have already posted the number 14 and number 12. 
This issue is split with WHY a fanzine created by John in Selby(North Yorkshire).

Interesting articles, reviews of zines and music releases and cool graphix too.

I am including here the editorials of both zines.
Enjoy it.
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BULIMIA BANQUET-Live A Forte Prenestino il 4/5/91-(Kontagio Produzioni Tapes-Italy-1991)

This is an amazing document about the Bulimia Banquet gig in this famous Italian squat.

This band from Los Angels(California, USA ) plays a very personal style of alternative punk, somehow touching the indie, the math rock, and the hardcore punk. A genial band delivering explosive live performances with funny talks and lyrics. This tape is here to prove it with an excellent recording.

Kontagio Produzioni Tapes was a small distro releasing mostly live tapes recorded in this massive squat(probably the biggest in Europe).
Forte Prenestino is, in fact, a fort squatted on the end of the 80s and still alive and kicking. 

To complete this post I am attaching few nice pics of their gig at the Diskarika Occupata in Foggia during the very same tour.

 Big thanx To Giuseppe M. for those pics.
Enjoy it.
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v.a.-HAPPENING DIGITALI INTEREATTIVI-(Self Released-Italy-1992)

Happening Digitali Intereattivi was a project created and coordinated by Tommaso Tozzi.
It consisted of cd, a cd-Rom, a floppy disk and a 161 pages book.
All the images, music and texts were re-manipulable. 
A long lists of artists contributed to this very interesting project.Here I am c+p some info taken from Discogs.
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• Creative Director – Tommaso Tozzi

Notes 

Re-manipulable interactive music, texts and images

A package designed and coordinated by
TOMMASO TOZZI

DIGITAL INTERACTIVE HAPPENINGS is an anthology of music, texts and images fruit of a team-work carried out by many people who have adopted methodological and creative criteria allowing other people's works to be manipulated in succession. The result: a huge joint cut-up. Networks of musicians, writers, and artists throughout Italy have been teamed up by Tommaso Tozzi to produce music, texts and images by sequentially re-manipulating each other's cue. In the majority of cases, the tool for such creative works has been a computer. All have been recorded in the form of digital data to allow anyone having a personal computer to join the networks and participate in the creation of open-end artistic works. Some works have been carried out and exchanged by exploiting the HACKER ART BBS, a digital data bank which can be accessed via computer and modem.

Writers : Agenzia di Comunicazione Antagonista, Baroni (Rumore), Bedini (Gronge), Branzaglia, Tsche @ Streik (Officine Schwartz), Daolio, Damsterdamned, Decoder, Gasparinetti, Gavyna, Giannuizzi, Gros (Officine Schwartz), Mace (Trap Magazine), Roby One Kenoby (Amen), Luigi e Oliver (Nautilus - Lega dei Furiosi), Perretta, Philopat (Decoder), Pinto, Renzoni, Spalck (Pankow), Storai, Valcavi (Informe), Vitolo, Bramante (Wide Records), Zingoni (G.M.M.)

DIGITAL INTERACTIVE HAPPENINGS has been self-produced by Tommaso Tozzi with the collaboration of:
Leonardi V-Idea (Genova), Neon (Bologna), SiLab (Firenze), Paolo Vitolo (Milano), Wide Records (Pisa).
CD-ROM, book (161 pages) and floppy disk (packed in a single 5 V4" floppy disk-container made of rigid, transparent plastics) has been distributed at the social centers, self-run distribution outputs, floppy-disk shops, bookshops, art galleries and computer shops.
Printed in 1100 copies (sold out).

NO COPYRIGHT ON MUSIC, TEXTS, AND IMAGES

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout: HAPPENING DIGI (V) MASTERED BY NIMBUS

1	No Title Written-By – Chiari*, Tozzi*
2	No Title Written-By – Ludus Pinsky, FM*, Tax (2)
3	Casa Occupata Nel Tardo Pomeriggio Written-By – Lion Horse Posse, Radio Gladio
4	No Title Written By – Le Role*, S.F.*Written-By – MGZ
5	E Poi Chi C'è: Alessia È Un Trans Written By – Alessia/Andrea AvanziniWritten-By – Gaiani*, Helena Velena
6	No Title Written By – Le Role*, S.F.*Written-By – MGZ
7	No Title Written-By – Ludus Pinsky, FM*, Tax (2)
8	Grida Il Nome Nell'Apposito Spazio Written By – Trans xxxWritten-By – Gaiani*, Helena Velena
9	No Title Written By – Le Role*, S.F.*Written-By – MGZ
10	Ay No Dub Written By – De Luca*Written-By – Cesare*
11	Mister X Written By – De Luca*Written-By – Marco Cesare
12	Mr. X Written By – "Fantin"*, "La Repubblica"*
13	La Canzone Intelligente Written-By – Alessandro Denni, Cochi E Renato
14	Muoviti Muoviti Vai Avanti (Ciò Che Chiami Nostalgia Non È Assolutamente Ciò Che Sto Cercando Written By – "Campi"*, "Gilero"*Written-By – Helena Velena
15	No Title Written By – Michele Mariano, "Mercuri"*, "R.N."*
16	Hipersonix 207 BPM Written By – "Chip" Boni*, "Steve Rozz"*
17	Reprise Written By – "Chip" Boni*, "Steve Rozz"*
18	No Title Written By – "Mariano"*, "Mercuri"*, "R.N."*
19	GovernoTagliTasse Written By – "Massimo Contrasto"*, "Mikeletron"*
20	PsilocibinaDigitale Written By – "Massimo Contrasto"*, "Mikeletron"*
21	Quasimec Written By – "Mikeletron"*, (Utenti Hacker Art BBS)*
22	No Title Written By – "Mariano"*, "Mercuri"*, "R.N."*
23	Meteorite In Avvicinamento Alla Tua Finestra Written By – "Bertoni & Serotti"*Written-By – Le Forbici Di Manitù
24	CDAB Written By – Riz A Porta*Written-By – Nannelli*, Marescalchi*, Luca Pancrazzi
25	Modula Written By – "Nati"*Written-By – Maurizio montini
26	Mandala Random Music Written By – AnonymousWritten-By – Glessi*
27	ABCD Written By – Marescalchi*, "Riz A Porta"*Written-By – Nannelli*, Luca Pancrazzi
28	DABC Written By – "Riz A Porta"*Written-By – Nannelli*, Marescalchi*, Pancrazzi*
29	BCDA Written By – "Riz A Porta"*Written-By – Nannelli*, Marescalchi*, Pancrazzi*
30	Lo Stitico Written-By – Musica & Immagine*
31	1:1 Written-By – Enrico Serotti, Le Forbici Di Manitù, Bertoni*
32	RND6TU.MID Written-By – Montini*, Leddi*
33	43b44mv3 Written-By – Montini*, Leddi*
34	Strutture Molecolamellari Written By – "Nati"*Written-By – Montini*
35	No Title Written-By – Chiari*, Tozzi*

Zips & Chains n8-(Fanzine-Italy/Yugoslavia-1992)

Number 8 of this great punk zine, I already posted the number 7.
In this issue lots of interesting interviews, record and zine/book reviews and other cool stuff.

A fanzine made with dedication and love, very well done with a nice graphics layout and a free sticker too.

All in the English language.

Lovely...

Enjoy it.
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v.a.-RAMBO Vol II, I Want You To Listen-(Irre Tapes-Germany-c60-1989)

14th release by this legendary German label covered in this blog few times already. It came out as limited edition of 500 copies.

Irre Tapes was run by Matthias Lang which evolved out of the IRRE Fanzine he published regularly during the early 1980's covering New Wave, Post Punk,and the German Underground.
With his 3rd Tape Compilation Ein Herz In Not he started IRRE Tapes which was mainly active in the late 80s/early 90s and released material by the likes of Brume, Maeror Tri and City Of Worms and loads of lesser known and stylistic different artists (Unpleasant Surprise, The Fuckedtones, Magic Moments At Twilight Time, Doc Wör Mirran) covering the whole range of the Independent Underground from Experimental Electronica to Guitar Pop.
In true DIY spirit, he supported the international network of small labels and fanzines through editing the free IRRE Newsletter to spread info and contacts and writing occasional reviews for various publications. Most of his Compilations should be seen as an attempt to promote lesser-known artists and labels. Without a doubt  he was one of the driving forces of the German Tape Scene.
He finally called the label days quits in 1994/1995 but soon re-appeared as collaborating and networking artist Mr. Moto (2).(from discogs)

Enjoy it.

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A1	–Due (2)	Mambo Rambo
A2	–Traumspiel	Ram-Bo-San-Ri (Feucht Im Farnwald)
A3	–Trigger B	Heldentod
A4	–The Exploding Galactic Nervebreakes	Memories From The War
A5	–Gerfried Feistritzer	Earth Waves
A6	–Marc'O Dobra & Minimax Maximalminimum	Dynamic Humanbiotech Inc.
B1	–Brain Ink	Happy Hunting Grounds
B2	–Flagrants D'eli	Rambo Made An Error
B3	–Doc Wör Mirran	Rambo's Little Penis
B4	–No Unauthorized	Rambo Is Not A Communist...Oh No
B5	–Totungsdelikt	Sickness
B6	–Rattus Rexx	Rambo's Alibi
B7	–The Detective	Rambo
B8	–Due (2)	Mambo Rambo (New Version)

v.a.-Really Fast Vol.7-(Really Fast Records-Sweden-1992)

Legendary compilation series edited and distributed by the Swedish Really Fast Records old label that seems to be still alive and kicking.
I already posted the Vol 4 of this great sampler series.

A very interesting interview with Patrik Jonsson, a founding member of this label, is here.

This lp came out in a big folded sleeve reporting lyrics and info about the bands, all the scans included here. For all the lovers of old-school fast and furious HC Punk, this is a wonderful compilation.

Enjoy it.

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Superdong	Dr Spock
–Union (5)	Finale/The Light
–Religious Vomit	The End
–Religious Vomit	Pentagon Says
–Sole Child	Seeds Are Sown
–Review (2)	Hiding I
–Organiserat Vanvett	Sjätte Dagen
–Organiserat Vanvett	Ajja Bajja
–Dischange	Among The Slaughtered
–Dischange	Victims Of Madness
–MBE	Prostitute Jesus
–Better Change	Three Views
–Better Change	Better Change
–Kung Pung	Systembolaget
–3-Way Cum	Inget Samvete
–3-Way Cum	Make Me Puke
–Babars	I Believe
–Babars	Love Song
–Disfear	Masslakt
–Räserbajs	Vem Lukta Illa?
–Räserbajs	Bärs, Booze Och Hemorojder

SIVULLINEN Newsletter 2/97-(Sivullinen-Finland-1997)

Sivullinen was a newsletter edited by Jouni Waarakangas in Helsinki(Finland)!!!Jouni was printing in it everything that was coming out from the underground world.This newsletter had no borders!!! 

We could find in its: news about zines, comics, tape labels, mail art, anarchist newspapers, poetries, short stories, experimental music, adverts for future compilation tapes, flyers of bands and their productions, mail art projects and whatever was related to all those subjects.

The graphics layout was messy and at the same time funny on one A6 size folded page or more pages.
It was printed 4 times at year in a print run of 1000 copies and it was free although a donation of stamps would have been always very appreciated.Jouni was into trading zines and cassette productions!!
Sivullinen was also a great fanzine created by Jouni and I have already posted few numbers as well as a couple of issues of this newsletter, you`ll find it all here.
Enjoy it.

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KUARTO DE KILOS-Me Importa Unos Cojones-(Self Released-Spain-1998)

Anarco-punk band from Corbera Del Llobregat (Barcelona) formed in 1991 and active since then with some changes to the lineup, they have out 2 CDs of the labels: El Lokal and Kamilososetas Muscaria.
You`ll find all their productions as a free download and a long detailed biography on this blog: Musica Komabativa.

This tape has a very good recording, it came out with a lyrics sheet.

If you like Spanish ska/punk sung in Spanish language then you`ll love this tape.

Disfrutalo.
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