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  • 01. Knife In My Leg
    02. Outside
    03. Feet On The Brim Of My Board
    04. Awesome
    05. Oyster
    06. The Picture Of Dorian Gray
    07. The Harmony
    08. Someone Gave Me A Special Gift
    09. Lovebirds
    10. My Heroes Are Gone
    11. Black Skyliner
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    NOWAVES

    Immaculate Protection

    Erster Longplayer der Nowaves aus 2017, damals noch ein Trio aber schon die zuckersüß-verspulte Hitmaschine, deren Konzerte in einer besseren Welt niemals enden würden.
    Format
    TAPE
    Release-Datum
    18.05.2023
     
  • 01. Narcotic Boy
    02. Ghost
    03. Beach Goth
    04. Mikow (Home Song)
    05. Golden Apples
    06. O.D.
    07. The Laundry
    08. Shackles On My Legs
    09. A Dramatic Background Story Of Some X-Postal Worker
    10. Restless Eyes
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    NOWAVES

    Odd Secrets

    [engl] Driving post-punk synth from Dresden with the dark sparsity of COMSAT ANGELS or BAUHAUS, but with the lyrical creativity of NICO’s The Marble Index. The JOY DIVISION comparisons will be made, but they have their own original dark surf vibe going. The album has a danceable goth-pop sound, and the ten tracks grow more with each listen for a solid release. - MRR
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    26.11.2021
    Format
    TAPE
    Release-Datum
    18.05.2023
     
  • 01. My Name
    02. Look At My Face
    03. Stay On Drugs
    04. They Are All Feeling Sick
    05. People Are People
    06. I Don't Care
    07. Being Down
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    OK SATAN

    Fatal Insomniac

    [engl] The first thing I noticed about this Danish two-piece was the drums, or lack thereof. It sounds like someone pressed the default percussion button on a Casio keyboard and then played mostly mid-tempo hardcore over it. If they’re taking it seriously, I guess I should too, because this tape pleasantly surprised me. The cheapo drums are accompanied by heavy punk chords and damaged, LUMPY-with-a-sore-throat vocals. There is an occasional tinny solo and some feedback screech that make songs like “People are People” (especially with its sarcastic spoken vocals) sound like SACCHARINE TRUST-style weirdo HC. Throw in fast ragers like “Stay on Drugs” (“Stay on drugs / And don’t do school”) and “I Don’t Care,” and you have a solid band worth keeping an eye on. Oh, and I like the cover art. Those tigers look cool. - MRR
    Format
    TAPE
    Release-Datum
    17.04.2021
     
  • 01. Old Piece Of Shit
    02. Unsung Hero
    03. Chicken Wings
    04. Brand Old Van
    05. Coming Back
    06. Looking Alright
    07. Burned Rubber
    08. Tough Life
    09. Späti
    10. The Garden
    11. The Heat
    12. Elevator Man
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    PARKING LOT

    My Life Is A Mess

    Schon gurgelt eisgekühltes Stella Artois in einer Vuvuzela die Kehle runter: Parking Lot aus dem überschaubar-tropischen Leipzig spielen auf ihrer aktuellsten Musikkaszetten-Auskopplung My Life is a Mess (positive thinking!) dem diesjährigen Hitze-Sommer entgegen. Das Sonnendeck wird gerade noch von Algen gesäubert, schon erklingen 12 fruchtige Quasi-Hits dieses quirlig-gemergelte Beachboys-Trio (u.a. Telesatan, Staches, Snitsh Pitsh, Mellie, Mosquito Ego, ...) im Vorprogramm der Frühstücks-Animation. Irgendwo zwischen cartoonigem Surf und mitreiszendem Garage Punk changiert dieses Machwerk vorpubertärer Musikanbändelung ganz wunderbar. Rhythmisch, schnell, zappelig, choral! Von den Randliegen am Pool winken die rotgebrannten Szenegröszen Lassie und Doc Flippers. Textlich geht’s beinahe hörspielhaft zur Sache über Gängiges (love, life and lazyness) - alles elementare Punk-Zutaten einer zuckersüszen Granita-Melange à la L-O-L! Auf Tour durch Deutschland-Mittelerde sind Parking Lot (auch: Parking Lord!) ab Ende März und danach in deinem Walkman am Dauernuddeln. Drum guck’ jetzt nicht so deppert, sondern greif zur analogen Kopie! In der Juli-Glut des Jahres 2023 wird’s bald eh kein Wifi-Signal mehr für dich und dein Spritzwaszer-geschütztes Huawei geben…
    Format
    TAPE
    Release-Datum
    20.10.2023
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    20.10.2023
     
  • 01. Christof Daum
    02. Rolling Stone
    03. K.D.F.
    04. Dresden
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    PISSE

    Hornhaut ist der beste Handschuh

    [engl] Grade A Deutschpunk synth-trash. These four songs sound like a bull in a Korgshop. Barked German vocals, off-kilter twists and turns, it's bizarre, fun, aggressive music. Obviously made by weirdos, for weirdos. Total mongo-pogo vibes for the kids to lose whatever brain cells they have left. This bands seems like it would fit on a garage punk or hardcore punk show, and for that I applaud them. Kudos Pisse. - Razorcake
    Format
    7''
    Release-Datum
    25.10.2018
     
  • 01. Jammertal feat. Franny Fränzen
    02. Vetschau feat. B.B. Casa de Roca
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    PISSE

    Jammertal / Vetschau

    [engl] In year eleven of the bands existence, they finally fullfil every fans heartwish of a collaboration with one of the most important, most beautiful and most prominent voices in german-speaking punk! You got it: Franny Fränzen (B'schiszn, Telesatan, Sharizza). Brezel Göring did record everything in his pee-ka-bo dungeon in Berlin-Kreuzberg and the only two citizen of honour of Chemnitz, Zomber (Pisse chauffeur) and Jan Kummer (AG Geige) worked on a very beautiful cover artwork. And if this isn't already enough! There is a b-side track aswell and the record was mastered via Melody Men in Texas. Yes, Texas!
    Format
    7''
    Release-Datum
    29.01.2024
     
  • 01. Fahrradsattel
    02. Alt sein
    03. Hundegelatine
    04. Drehtür
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    PISSE

    Kohlrübenwinter #1

    [engl] Man, this band are weird. They're a mix of early DEVO, TITS, SPIZZ and WALL OF VOODOO with a hypnotic Stylophone, clanging and chanting, and all from a town in Germany called Hoyerswerda. This is an 8 song on [...] this double 7" set with artwork featuring a couple farming and a yellow banana theme, which also features a pay no more price, which you don't see much these days. The closest modern equivalent would be, I dunno DAILY VOID and URANIUM CLUB, but weirder and more lo-fi. This is unique, sounds timeless (they could literally be an old punk band) and they have the ability to write cohesive songs while also being totally strange and still sound like a very German post-punk band. - Artcore
    Format
    7''
    Release-Datum
    30.09.2016
     
  • 01. Armes Schwein
    02. Vernissage
    03. Schwätzer
    04. Dienstleistungsgesellschaft
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    PISSE

    Kohlrübenwinter #2

    [engl] Man, this band are weird. They're a mix of early DEVO, TITS, SPIZZ and WALL OF VOODOO with a hypnotic Stylophone, clanging and chanting, and all from a town in Germany called Hoyerswerda. This is an 8 song on [...] this double 7" set with artwork featuring a couple farming and a yellow banana theme, which also features a pay no more price, which you don't see much these days. The closest modern equivalent would be, I dunno DAILY VOID and URANIUM CLUB, but weirder and more lo-fi. This is unique, sounds timeless (they could literally be an old punk band) and they have the ability to write cohesive songs while also being totally strange and still sound like a very German post-punk band. - Artcore
    Format
    7''
    Release-Datum
    30.09.2016
     
  • 01. Komfortzone
    02. U.N.I.T.Y.
    03. Dünne Decke
    04. Cocktails
    05. Liebe
    06. Regelstudienzeit
    07. Favorit
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    PISSE

    Lambada

    [engl] PISSE - new band w/ members of Rouge, Nowaves, Universum and John, Paul, George, Ringo & Richard.
    Format
    7''
    Release-Datum
    17.06.2022
     
  • 01. Pumafrau
    02. Scheiß DDR
    03. Nervenheilanstalt
    04. Staubsauger
    05. Work Life Balance
    06. Antwort als Fax
    07. Szeneprinz
    08. Biertitten
    09. Maschinenpistole
    10. Freiheit
    11. Keine Freundin
    12. Marlboromann
    13. Rummelsburger Bucht
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    PISSE

    Mit Schinken durch die Menopause

    [engl] Did you just hear Monokini by STEREO TOTAL for the first time, and you really like it but you're worried about keeping up punk appearances? Well worry no more, because PISSE have got you covered. These lads sound pretty much like that, all the more so because their record was recorded by Brezel Göring and Françoise Cactus lends vocals to one track. This record is super fun, mixing a playfulness that makes the songs really come alive with a willingness to experiment and make odd choices (see the dancehall track with a fantastic female toaster that kicks off the record). A lot of these songs remind me of AUSMUTEANTS if these dudes wrote good punk songs instead of boring and idiotic new wave. What lyrics I took the time to translate showed a real goofiness, but one should expect no lack of disrespect and snot from a band called PISSE (take a fucking guess what it means in English). A good record and the second best sticker I've ever gotten out of a European punk record. I'm usually disappointed by synth punk bands, but these guys have a nice melodic touch and manage to walk a fine punk line between too much poppy melody and not enough. - MRR
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    01.05.2015
     
  • 01. 3D Brille
    02. Ich fühle nichts
    03. Fette Ärsche
    04. Pulverdampf
    05. Alles voller Blut
    06. Millwaukee
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    PISSE

    Praktikum in der Karibik

    [engl] Very first 7" and already an instant classic, RE-Import article, because the US Tour got cancelled
    Format
    7''
    Release-Datum
    29.01.2024
     
  • 01. Die fetten Kinder
    02. Duracell
    03. Angenehm straff
    04. Draussen zu Hause
    05. Zu viel Speed
    06. CO2 Bilanz
    07. Feind/Fehler
    08. Fliegerbombe
    09. Kündigung
    10. Jenny L.
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    PISSE

    s/t

    [engl] This Berlin gruppe is all over the map on this album. From minimalist synth punk to straight-ahead angry anarcho-punk; from the extremes of near powerviolence-level thrash (as demonstrated on “Angehem Straff”) to the doo-wop COUNTRY TEASERS/FAT WHITE FAMILY disturbed pop dirge of “Zu Viel Speed.” The amazing thing is, it all works! For all the disparate styles, the album retains a consistently wry yet bleak outlook throughout. It’s rare for cold detachment to possess this much personality. - MRR
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    24.01.2020
     
  • 01. Pisse - Nacht im Ghetto
    02. Pisse - Dunkle Straßen
    03. Pisse - Heiratsschwindler
    04. Pisse - Beerdigung
    05. Pisse - Ballastexistenz
    06. Perky Tits - Kid From The Blocks
    07. Perky Tits - Drips Of Pee
    08. Perky Tits - Disappointment
    09. Perky Tits - Cloakroom Class War
    10. Perky Tits - Cheap Fuck
    11. Perky Tits - Monobloc
    12. Perky Tits - Botox Beach
    13. Perky Tits - Standartisiert
    14. Perky Tits - Skinny Punks
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    PISSE / PERKY TITS

    Split

    Format
    10''
    Release-Datum
    25.10.2023
     
  • 01. Wat denn
    02. Taube Liebe
    03. Strohpuppe
    04. Fötenfeten
    05. Vengabus
    06. Plan B
    07. Nichts
    08. Herpes
    09. Pärchenkacke
    10. Kleine Maus
    11. Punx Not Dilligent
    12. Tropfsteinhöhlen (Drip Dub)
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    PONYS AUF PUMP

    Wirt schon wieder

    [engl] This Berlin quartet—three fräuleins, one mustache—knock out a bevy of sharp synthpunk cuts in the more-or-less traditionalist bass + drums + guitar + synth style (as opposed to the synth + synth + synth + synth style, which has also been represented this issue). The album’s twelve tracks are mostly sung in German with the occasional English phrase strewn in there, a stylistic move of which I heartily approve. There aren’t any legit wig-flippers here, but all the songs are pretty decent, the cover’s cool, and German has enough words that kinda look like their English equivalent that if you follow along on the lyric sheet and maybe punch a few titles into Google Translate, you can kinda get the general gist of things. It reminds me a smidgen of that most recent Midnite Snaxxx album, although that album’s fucking outstanding and this one is merely good so I’m not staking my professional reputation on how well that comparison holds up for you. If nothing else, the album packaging certainly exhibits the most stylish use of insects in recent memory, and sometimes that’s sufficient. - Razorcake
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    12.06.2021
     
  • 01. I Don't Wanna Listen
    02. Aversion
    03. Haunted By Visions
    04. Black Hole
    05. Angerman
    06. Echo
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    ROUGE

    s/t

    [engl] Berlin, you never-ending source of punk bands that don't sound like any other "just another synth and guitars band" that has ever existed and come across as tight as if they had at least three four Lenze in the constellation in the first year Humpback. Now Rouge with their first EP and the members simply make potential name dropping of their other bands superfluous. Immediate, new and organic. Rhythmically surfed guitars, coquettish synthesizer, fixed drums, melodic and playful (lead) bass and a voice that can pull out all the stops from calmly narrative, needy to squeaky hoarse indignation, form the cornerstones of your new favorite band.
    Format
    TAPE
    Release-Datum
    01.04.2022
     
  • 01. Des gschiagta recht
    02. Laffa (Laufen)
    03. Ois beim Oidn
    04. SS-Opa
    05. Zuagroasta
    06. Strawanza
    07. Disziplin
    08. Feiawea
    09. I zoi nix
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    SCHIACH

    2

    [engl] Over the last five years, there’s been no shortage of TOTAL CONTROL-type bands on the international scene. I’m here to tell you that SCHIACH is one of the finer such units. Maybe that’s because their influences stretch all the way back to the original German post-punk scene and they utilize drum machines as effectively as they use guitars. In accordance with the genre, 2 is packed full of paranoia. All manner of clanking sounds ricochet around the agitated vocals, often sounding like a parody of industrial-influenced club music; a lo-tech MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT, perhaps. But instead of sending up Christianity and hard rock, SCHIACH seems to be mocking modern surveillance culture, and that’s something this reviewer can get behind. - MRR
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    18.10.2020
     
  • 01. Wos dagegn hom
    02. Nix oabatn!
    03. Gammler
    04. Wia se's g'heart
    05. Nix hob I g'macht
    06. Olle gleich schiach
    07. Leit
    08. I versteh’ Di ned
    09. Ja mei
    10. Schleich Di
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    SCHIACH

    s/t

    [engl] This is fucking great. Immediate, tense stabs of abrasive post-punk, punctuated by raw, desperate [bavarian] vocals. Propulsive, straightforward rhythms suggest an alternate history where KILLING JOKE recorded with RUDIMENTARY PENI and appeared on the Bullshit Detector comp. Comparisons (favorable) could be drawn with recent Euro acts like STRUCTURE and DIÄT. I should mention that the album comes with a very plush lyric (and translation) booklet. Can’t recommend highly enough. - MRR
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    22.06.2018
     
  • 01. Sie kommen
    02. Abgedriftet
    03. Liest Du mein Gesicht
    04. Ich geb mir Müh
    05. Auf der Kippe
    06. Kontrollkörper
    07. In Hast
    08. Lösch das Profil
    09. Muskelprotz
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    SCHWUND

    Dieezer Tübe 2

    Und wieder präsentiert uns der Schwund durch den engen Tubenhals gepresste, telegrammartige Schmalfilm-Weisheiten auf Basis von surrealistischem Dada-Vortex-NDW und quantisiertem Mantra-Blues. Wie er selbst immer sagt: "No-Punk." Schwund ist Euer Betriebsausflug auf die nächstgelegene Müllkippe.
    Format
    TAPE
    Release-Datum
    18.05.2023
     
  • 01. Binär-Indianer
    02. Gut Gefunden
    03. Erpressung
    04. Komasoma
    05. In Guter Verfassung
    06. Taxi
    07. Chefe
    08. Der Besitzer
    09. Die Neue Zeile
    10. Kassensturz
    11. Technik Und Gefühl
    12. Zen-Automatik
    13. SUV
    14. Verpixelt
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    SCHWUND

    Technik Und Gefühl

    Schwund kommen aus Berlin und machen eine Kreuzung aus 80er Kassettentäter-Punk, Elektronik und Untergrundpoesie. Limitiert auf 200 Stück im Siebdruckcover.
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    01.03.2019
    EAN
    EAN 5023903282057
    Format
    TAPE
    Release-Datum
    01.01.2019
     
  • 01. La Vie
    02. Nichtstun
    03. Vulkan
    04. Die Angst
    05. WBS
    06. Bored
    07. Pflasterstrand
    08. Bizzy
    09. Fenster
    10. Welle
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    SPLIZZ

    s/t

    Splizz - wow! - spätestens nach 50 Sekunden 'La Vie' sollte jeder/m klar sein, wohin die Reise geht. Stimmung, Melodien und Düsternis direkt aus England, 1980 geborgt, mit dem relativ cleanen Monarchie und Alltag Setup vermischt um dann Post-Punk gelabelt zu werden. Nochmal wow! Zehn Songs die permanent zwischen 'Teenage Angst', 'Hausaufgaben gemacht' und DIY hin und her pendeln und sich wie ein warmes Messer in der Butter in Dein Gehirn hineinarbeiten.
    Format
    TAPE
    Release-Datum
    18.05.2023
     
  • 01. I Am Weak
    02. The Rock'N Roll Gods
    03. Sex Ed
    04. Frustration
    05. Lame Party (feat. Franny)
    06. Daria Theme
    07. Lights Out
    08. More To Life
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    TELESATAN

    Behave!

    [engl] TELESATAN wrote the ultimate soundtrack to Dispo hooligan fans in Braveheart style battle w/ the Diensthund pack, while TELESATAN disciples still burning out their motorcycles on Eisenbahnstraße, LE. The evil and scabious twin of Dispo strikes again with eight new tracks full of laid back rage and anger. They already did proof, that they have nothing left to lose and nothing to take care of. This is epic, this is for the books.
    Format
    TAPE
    Release-Datum
    17.06.2022
     
  • 01. Intro
    02. Heavy Metal Gefahr
    03. Domina
    04. Fever Night
    05. Hubble Weltraum Teleskop
    06. Draußen vor der Tür
    07. Independent
    08. Turn Me Loose
    09. Pedal To The Metal
    10. Nightcrawling Boneheads
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    UNIVERSUM

    Heavy Metal Gefahr

    [engl] Members of Pisse, Lötfett and other bands did record a homage on classic 80s Heavy Metal with an ironic undertone. Zebra-Spandextrousers, adidas “trophy” boots, mullets, jeans cut-offs, motorbikes and music from Accept, U.D.O. and Helloween on every village fair was the main present of the west-german young rural population. And this record re-celebrates this with you in every single note.
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    01.07.2019
     
  • 01. Heavy Metal Gefahr
    02. Domina
    03. Fever Night
    04. Hubble Weltraum Teleskop
    05. Draußen vor der Tür
    06. Independent
    07. Turn Me Loose
    08. Pedal To The Metal
    09. Nightcrawling Boneheads
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    UNIVERSUM

    s/t

    [engl] Members of Pisse, Lötfett and other bands did record a homage on classic 80s Heavy Metal with an ironic undertone. Zebra-Spandextrousers, adidas “trophy” boots, mullets, jeans cut-offs, motorbikes and music from Accept, U.D.O. and Helloween on every village fair was the main present of the west-german young rural population. And this record re-celebrates this with you in every single note.
    Format
    TAPE
    Release-Datum
    30.09.2018
     
  • 01. Vacuum Man - No Future
    02. Vacuum Man - Alaxon
    03. John, Paul, George, Ringo & Richard - El aleman es una lengua bonita
    04. Little Ghost - Little Ghost Song
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    VACUUM MAN / JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE, RINGO & RICHARD / LITTLE GHOST

    Split

    [engl] Sometimes making music is just a cheap excuse to spend some time with your friends. And so the three of us went touring last winter in South-Denmark or how you would call it: Germany. Whatsoever, here's a tour-split one year too late, but who gives a fuck. If you like danceable music but hate clubs, if you like punks doing non-punk and if you think it's a waste of time to read this, as much as I think it was a waste of time to write this, then maybe you should just give this record a try.
    Format
    7''
    Release-Datum
    20.10.2023