VOICE OF DESTRUCTION-The Seventh-(Blatant Records-South Africa-1992)

Formed in 1986 as a punk band in Cape Town by guitarist Greg McEwan Marriot, V.O.D. are considered "the Godfathers of South African metal".
After incessant performances, underground tape compilation appearances and several demo effort releases, the band strikes it big by signing to German record label Morbid Records in 1995. Watershed album "Bloedrivier" (Afrikaans for "Blood River") was released the following year. V.O.D. toured through much of Europe, finally returning back home to play at the 1998 Oppikoppi and 1999 Woodstock festivals.
The group disbanded in 1999 (with March 2009 having seen a reunion tour).
Members have included vocalists Neil "The Viking", Stewart Hendry and finally Francois Breytenbach Blom; drummers Neil "Thunder", Dangerous Dan Dion and Paul André Blom; Johan De Jager on 2nd guitar (for a short period); Radley Clack (Wacky Clacky Radley) and Diccon Harper on bass duties; with the only constant being guitarist Greg McEwan Marriott.(from a discogs page dedicated to them)

Not to be confused with the US ambient/EBM band Voice of Destruction that released an album titled Black are the Souls of the Damned with a pentagram on the cover.
According to the band's official website, Voice of Destruction reunited for one month in March 2009 for a nationwide farewell tour in South Africa. Also, it is reported that a DVD entitled The V.O.D Archives Vol. II: Live '93 & Europe '95-'96 has been set to be released in late March/early April.
From 2009, the band is no longer active, even if they didn't split up officially, however the band announced in June of 2014 that they will perform a reunion show at Witchfest Festival in 2015.(from Encyclopedia Metallum)

I posted the very first demo by this amazing band,you`ll find it here
and this is their official webpage.
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Mail Art Show Hommage A Kurt Schwitters-(Merz Mail-Spain+Global Networking-1994)

Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters (20 June 1887 – 8 January 1948) was a German artist who was born in Hanover, Germany.
Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including Dadaism, Constructivism, Surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, typography, and what came to be known as installation art. He is most famous for his collages, called Merz Pictures.(from wikipedia)

This is an amazing mail art documentation about this international mail art project in which 275 artists from 37 countries sent their contributions,the documentation,printed in off set on glossy paper includes one art-work by each artist.

To conclude this post I am including here the introduction(in english) written by Merz Mail to present this very well done documentation.
Enjoy it.
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VICTIMS FAMILY-In Concerto A El Paso-(El Paso Produzioni-Italy-1989)

Victims Family is an American hardcore punk band founded in 1984 in Santa Rosa, California.They play an explosive form of jazz core,very skilled musicians they mix in their HC punk some weird jazz passages and funky rhythms!!Probably one of the first band playing this musical genre.A discogs page about them is here, and this is their official webpage.I saw them live few times and they blew everybody away.Great band,amazing original music. This tape has a good recording and deliver us their great energy as live act.
I wrote already about El Paso in fact I posted few other tape-productions by this legendary italian squat.

 El Paso  is a big squat in Torino(Northern Italy)active since 1987,one of the oldest in Europe ,it is still squatted and very active.
This tape was recorded on the 5th September 1989 by Nautilus 

Anarchic/antagonist collective located in Torino. They promote a do-it-yourself attitude and release books, pamphlets, documents and records. There's no copyright on any of their productions. 

Enjoy it.

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HUASIPUNGO-Huasipungo-(Cryptas Recs-(Mexico)+Discos San Juanitos(Usa)-1998)

"Latino political punk hardcore band based in New York City (NYHC). The name ‘Huasipungo’ is a Quecha word and is based on the book by the same name by Jorge Icaza. The band started in 1989, and released their first demo-cassette in 1991, after that, they released three 7": 'Canciones Para Una Causa Perdida' (1992), 'Nunca Nada Cambia... A Menos Que Lo Hagamos Cambiar' (Split with Los Crudos, 1993) and 'Tiempos De Miseria Y Lucha' (1995). Also they released three CD's. Huasipungo still active after the years, playing shows and recording new stuff."(from Discogs"
As I am in touch with one of the founding members of this amazing HC punk band,I have some up to date info,the most of their productions are still available please go to their excellent webpage to check news and releases!Enjoy this powerful and "straight in your face" fast and furious HC Punk.
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 Here I gonna attach some info about this tape -info sent me straight from the musicians:

"This was a tape release of our first CD which we intended to be an lp minus the 7" tracks (it contains tracks from our second and third 7" but not the first. Also a comp track.) The vinyl never materialized (a long story why)

It was released by Cryptas Records out of Mexico city. It was never really distributed in the USA and a very limited distributing in Europe, i think.We basically send people the CD and told people to feel free to reproduce."

 

 

OUR GLASSIE AZOTH-Our Glassie Azoth-(Self Released-UK-199?)

Our Glassie Azoth was a project strictly tied with Alphane Moon, I spoke already about this Welsh pagan act when I posted the fanzine with the same name and their great cd The Echoing Grove. 

This tape is listed on their discogs page only as cd released on the German label Plate Lunch in 1997 yet I am sure I have received it from them few years earlier as tape-production.

4 tracks(2 each side) of dronish guitar feedbacks,acid ambient and some echoing noises reverberating from imaginary distant dark fairytales lands.

For all the lovers of obscure esoteric sonics this is an excellent cassette.

If you liked Alphane Moon then you`ll love this one too.

Enjoy it.

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Shake Me Wake Me n5-(Fanzine-DIY-Spain-199?)

Spanish fanzine focused on the beat generation and the fabulous 60s...

Inserts and specials about The Beatles,Otis Redding,The O`Jays,Gladys Knigt & the Pips,Buddy Curtess and the Grasshoppers,The Temptations,The Risk,Jimi Hendrix final day,Dexy`s Midnight Runners,Los Cooters,Soul Stars:Jakie Wilson,Ray Charles,a special about the movies of Brigitte Bardot and few nice flyers!

Very well done,with a graphic layout inspired by the old  posters of that era,this is a good fanzine about the beat culture and related issues.
In spanish language only.
Enjoy it.
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ATRAX MORGUE-Collection In Formaldeide-(Slaughter Productions-Italy-1994)

Atrax Morgue was Marco Corbelli,here a wabpage where you`ll find all the info and the discography too.

Slaughter Productions was his own label releasing mainly his own music and similar artists playing death industrial and noise.I already posted few intersting releases by this label,you`ll easily find them using the search box of this blog.

This tape was released in a special package back in 1994 and then re-released as Cd-r by the same label in 2002.
The Italian harsh noise label Urashima re-released it as vinyl in 2014.

Enjoy it.

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