[engl] new release by Powerpop band from Germany with a punk edge

[engl] With a mutual love for rock ‘n’ roll music and a destructive perspective on daily life, it didn’t take long before Mark Lada and Daan van Dalen became BFF’s. After multiple bad break-ups, college debts and shitty call center jobs, the two took residence in an old warehouse building to write songs. Preferably during full moon. In the words of Maximum Rock ‘n Roll: “Fucking great.” In the words of Mark and Daan: “Fucking great.” After a while, the guys hooked up with Professional Againster Roel van Merlot, who turned out to be the ultimate addition to transform the band into an iconic trinity, based around drums, electric guitar and electric guitar. National newspapers concluded that “traumahelikopter has found the essence of rock ‘n’ roll.” Their record collections represent the entire rock ‘n’ roll history, covering obscure country, blues, R&B, beat, punk, wave, grunge, contemporary garage and whatnot. These guys know what’s up. With a devil-may-care-attitude the band played everywhere, and recorded their debut album in just one week. “This record is about pure hedonism, punk and broken teen spirits,” says Mark Lada. “And it’s the best stuff we recorded so far.” Their last full lenght has been released on LP and CD by Excelsior Recordings and on LP and cassette by Burger Records. The recordings on this classic two song 45 are a bit rougher, more garage punk than the “normal” recordings. The difference is more than obvious if you listen to the song “No Hope” which is featured on the normal album and here on the B-Side. Its not unlike a radio friendly mix compared to the wild in-your-face interpretation of it on a punk rock show. Better get ready. Everything they say is true.

[engl] Tuff Guac is Rafael Valles Hilario's (MOAR, Brorlab, The Jagged Frequency, Belly Button records) solo project. This record contains 13 catchy garage cowboy pop tunes. All music was written, performed, recorded and mixed by Rafael at Tooth Mountain studio late 2018 - early 2019. Most songs come from quick bedroom recordings made in the morning when I had a low crunchy voice. The belly button cassette "At The Office" was the precursor of this project. I think this is the most spontaneous music I can produce for the moment as it's not made with any goals or expectations from me or somebody else. Maybe the next record will be something totally different! We'll see, it was just a shitload of fun making these noises and I hope you enjoy them to! Send a message to bellybuttonrecords@gmail.com if you have questions, want so say hi or if you made real good guacamole and you don't like instagram for posting food bullshit.

[engl] Swanky Love is the second Tuff Guac album and brings you another dose of fuzzed up garage pop tunes! This time with a more soulful spaghetti western feel than precursor Green And Handsome from 2020 but with the same level of catchy songwriting and wonky guitar moves. From heavy funk to blown-out fuzz sandwiches back to reverb drenched dreampop and beyond. Swanky Love has you covered! It's a solo recording project so all songs and instruments were written, played, recorded and mixed in Antwerp by Rafael Valles Hilario in Antwerp, Belgium at Tooth Mountain studio. "Like somebody smashed all your favorite thrift store records with a hammer and glued them back together as 1 lp" Ronny Rex

[engl] Adrenaline level does not drop, great guitar riffs, lead singer Shaun powerful soul shouts and and glam rock driving batteries. In the Notthingham punk hall of fame TV CRIME gets the denim corner. With our fave UK album of here and now, a passionate fest of garage punk, power pop and pub rock. The gained cult is justified, or are HANK WOOD AND THE HAMMERHEADS write REAL KIDS songs yet? TV CRIME can do the trick. It´s THIN LIZZY on STIFF sound cartel, capital letters GOOD TIMES and they kick with leather boots and smash pints with a smile. If SHEER MAG would be wurstels, then TV CRIME are battered sausages. Underdog football stadium anthems, where only the loved ones, rowdy dogs and dinosaurs are watching and the hooks urge you to joyful singalongs. Contains re-recorded version of both their UK singles on STATIC SHOCK and DRUNKEN SAILOR. Vinyl has a inside-out printed sleeve. Mastering by NLBF. First press 400 copies black vinyl, 100 red vinyl, text sheet included. On tour this september, wild times ahead!

[engl] "There have already been some monster LPs released in 2023, and the sophomore album from The Unknowns just might be the best of the lot. The Brisbane-based then-trio released one of the greatest punk albums of the roaring twenties (so far) with Nothing Will Ever Stop back in late 2020. Now a foursome following the addition of The Chats' Eamon Sandwith on guitar, The Unknowns have returned with an even better follow-up. East Coast Low manages to take most of the musical genres I hold dear and mash them together in the most delightful way. Basically the sound is classic punk rock with a ton of energy and catchy tunes (what else would you expect from Australia?). Yet at the same time, this album aligns beautifully with modern-day garage punk, power pop, and straight-up rock n' roll. East Coast Low packs ten tracks of punchy sing-along punk rock into 23 and a half minutes of pure fun. Songs like "Dianne," "Rid of You," "Thinking About You," and "I Don't Know" prove once again that there's a certain kind of itch that only old school punk rock n' roll can scratch. These guys are doing nothing new. But man, they do it so freaking well! If we're talking about the cream of the contemporary Aussie punk crop, The Unknowns have earned a place in the conversation." Josh/ Faster and Louder

[engl] Teaming up again with the beautiful people of Australian great label Third Eye Stimuli Records, Six Tonnes De Chair bring you « Super Giant & World Music Oddities », the first ever pressing of the Uplifting Bell Ends adored « Super Giant » album (originally released in 2015), specially remastered by Mr. Owen Penglis and first time on vinyl ! To satisfy the die-hard fans, we’ve added bonus hits from earlier album « World Music ». Over the years Super Giant has become a cult-favourite for many. It takes us on a sonic journey through space, nostalgia, dystopian futures, people, love and who knows where else? The pressing comes in 100 black vinyl copies and 200 special transparent yellow realm vinyl. Wonderful new artwork by Luke Player, hand screen printed sleeves of course.

[engl] Stefan Frühmorgen aka Urban Junior is from Zurich in Switzerland who started his music career 'beliefe it or not' in the end 90's, in a Boy-group called HNO. but he changed big time and we present you his third long player on Voodoo Rhythm Records, he had a creative brain atom explosion during the Corona period and we had to choose these 14 killer tracks from 35 great songs, the impact of which can hardly be topped, they tell you the stories of dishonour and punishment, sadness and the rudimentary everyday life of a punk rock one man band star The Stupidity of punk and the simplicity of techno combine the despairing soul of the blues. this man has everything in one! Urban Junior is a musical and physical phenomenon. This is higher level electro trash garage boogie disco blues punk, second to none Super unique. the lyrics are a poetic revelation between frenzy, fear, anger, sadness and hope Urban et Orbi - 14 brand new bangers. Crunchy and creamy, Stompy and Screamy, Stitchy Itchy and Streamy...whatever he does, he kills it!!!

[engl] We’ve got fresh new jitters from Useless Eaters: a new batch called “Relaxing Death”. Relaxing it is not - sleepless synths and serrated drum machine loops help populate their sharp-edged, futuristic sound. Angry and intense, tightly wound and razor sync’d. Nightmare punks on a hallucinatory run through empty streets. Up to no good.

[engl] UV GLAZE is a Berlin based fuck you, noise punk monster including members of HERPES, NOEM, JAILHOUSE FUCK and WOLFGANGS VACATION. Its hard to describe their sound and dynamics its just uncontrollable and loud, noise/gunk punk! Been a fan of 'em before they even existed! UV GLAZE is throwing us back to the mid 90ties when we all dug records of AMPHETAMINE REPTILE RECORDS. Loud, wylde and even fun sometimes! If you go crazy while listening to THE JESUS LIZARD, COWS, GUZZARD or BIG BLACK, or much more recent PISSED JEANS and METZ, this band and this 45 is definitely a sure shot! UV GLAZE: “ Fünfmal Rock´n´Roll mit Migrationshintergrund, live bei Smail in ein paar Stunden aufs Band geschändet. Mentalität: Mittelfinger. Hauptsache der Sound pumpt, normal.”

[engl] Thanks to the brilliant brilliant (!!!) record label Girlsville, who put this compilation together for a tape release we - Bachelor Records - can be part of this vinyl record! This tape was just too good to be just out on the tiny format, so we asked Girlsville to have this pressed on wax. Together we did 1000 copies, 200 of which on red vinyl which is only available directly from the labels. This comp has new and exclusive music from bands like Osees, Gen Pop, Germ House, and UK Gold. Some stuff that had fallen out of print (The Primitives 2016 cover of "Been Hiding" by The Aislers Set), and then some songs bands gave us just to be a part of it. Artwork and design concept: Anna Jo Beck. Mastered by Patrick Haight, Proceeds to benefit Prism Health. "Prism Health is committed to offering safe, compassionate, and affirming primary and mental health care to all members of the LGBTQ+ community." Also included: Danny And The Darleans, UV-TV, Hood Rats, Maxines, Special Interest, Blues Lawyer, Mr. And The Mrs., Virvon Varvon, Andrew Anderson, Becky & The Politicians, and Stiff Love. „Girlsville hits it out of the park with this one. This comp is absolutely killer and features such heavy hitters as GEN POP, STIFF LOVE, and even a new track by OSEES (the newly renamed/revived OH SEES), as well as sixteen more tracks. It's impossible to pick a favorite track off of this as it hits a lot of different bases. I was most surprised by how driving and gritty the OSEES song on here is, though; haven't heard that band sounding this nasty in a while and I absolutely love it. Listen to this comp, make a donation to Prism Health if you can, and perhaps most importantly do what the label says: be gay, do crime!”-Biff Bafaro (MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL)

[engl] Once the intro to opener “Human” gives way to its fully-realized sonic purpose, it’s obvious that Harlan T. Bobo’s fourth proper album, A History of Violence, is quite different from his previous body of work. The classic historical emotional heft of a songwriter trying to make sense of life’s chaos, think mid-70s Lou Reed, especially Coney Island Baby, is a thread that can be heard running through the album’s mid-tempo tracks like “Human” and the miniature literary tragedy that is “Nadine”. The punchier tracks on the album, like “Spiders”, might conjure very early Green On Red, what X’s mid-80s output could have been, or even the roots-rock tendencies of overlooked genius, Cass McCombs. A History of Violence still highlights Bobo’s whiskey-and-cigarette-informed vocal style, and on the more intimate tracks, it’s a distorted ear candy that warbles into increasingly sunken, uncomfortable places, like that of the songwriter with which comparisons have followed Bobo throughout his career: the late Leonard Cohen. But there is a richer canvas on which to work this time out, not to mention a decidedly heavier and darker one. The album was recorded in Memphis with Doug Easley, who has previously worked with Cat Power, Pavement, Wilco, Sonic Youth, Jon Spencer, and Jeff Buckley. Bobo also brought in Steve Selvidge (The Hold Steady, Bash & Pop) on bass and Jeff “Bunny” Dutton (Action Family) on guitar, along with regular contributors Jeff Bouck (Polyphonic Spree) and Brendan Spangler (Viva l’American Death Ray). The result is a naturally dynamic album that seems equally at home with howling guitars and heavy bass lines as it does with haunting piano and humble pleas. A History of Violence is Bobo’s most complex -- and complete -- album to date.

[engl] The long awaited Cajun Stomps Volume 2 is now available! Houserocking collection of cajun party killers from the 50s & 60s.

[engl] Mid-1960's Richmond, Virginia had little to offer aspiring local artists. Enter Martin Gary, a local kid who grew up working at Gary's, the primary record shop in town that his father opened in 1939. Starting in junior high, Martin Gary became interested in producing local bands, however Richmond lacked any real recording studios. Gary first linked up with The Barracudas, a teen group from nearby Sandston, traveling up to Washington, DC's Edgewood Recording in June 1966. The resulting session produced a 45 on the Cuda imprint, establishing NewBag Music for publishing, and using Gary's Records (which would grow into an 8-store chain) as distribution. More 45's soon followed in '67 and '68, with Gary creating the Groove label that would release The Hazards ""Hey Joe"" (one of the best versions from the late 60's garage explosion), King Edward & His B.D.'s ""Beg Me"" (a snappy garage/soul hybrid with horn section), and the monster soul cut ""Gotta Be a Reason"" from Bernard Smith & Jokers Wild. Trips to Virginia Beach resulted in a 45 on the appropriately-dubbed Beech label for Group Nine, early adopters of a psychedelic rock sound reminiscent of Jefferson Airplane. Summer 1968 found Gary and The Barracudas reuniting and moving studios to Recordings, Inc. near Baltimore, with now legendary engineer George Massenburg. This session produced ""Days of a Quiet Sun"", The Barracudas' heavily psyched-up take on a Group Nine original with Massenburg on Moog synthesizer (one of the first units on the East Coast!). ""Days"" was backed with ""Apple Pie"" on 45 and released in late '68 on Satori, the last of Gary's short-lived labels. Following ""Days"", Gary produced a demo session for Richmond's Bosom Blues Band - an amazing bluesy hard rock group that nearly signed a major deal with Capitol Records. ""Days of a Quiet Sun"" collects the best of Martin Gary Productions, including several unreleased (like a '73 outtake from notable fingerpicking guitarist Duck Baker) and alternate takes, all professionally transferred and remastered from the original sources. ""Days of a Quiet Sun"" shines a light on the raw energy and musical colors that swept through Virginia in the late 60's, most of which hasn't been available in over 50 years.