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[dealgemeneverwarring]

De Algemene Verwarring #113 - 27 May 2024

Episode one hundred and thirteen of De Algemene Verwarring was broadcast on Monday, May 27, 2024, and you can listen to it by clicking on the link below that will take you directly to the Mixcloud page:

Pictured below are Crystal Stilts, band from Brooklyn, New York, who released three albums between 2008 and 2013, two on Slumberland Records and the last one on Sacred Bones Records, and then they disappeared. I saw them live just once in Ghent, in a club where a band like Crystal Stilts doesn't fit but still it was a magnificent gig. They played some kind of dark power garage pop, with edgy Velvet Underground guitars and a singer who sounded like a miserable Jim Reid. In those days. there were a lot of that kind of lo-fi fuzzpop bands such as Blank Dogs, Intelligence, Vivian Girls, The Pink Noise, and so on, but somehow I keep coming back to Crystal Stilts because they sound a lot more timeless than their contemporaries. Three much loved records at De Algemene Verwarring headquarters, and let's not forget the Love Is A Wave and Shake The Shackles singles.

Apologies again for the late update, by the way. I don't seem to get into my normale scheme anymore. Anyway there's also some new music in this episode from Exek, 番長 Taste, Sewer Election, Demeters Döttrar and Lise Barkas/Lisa Kaüffert, and old rockers from The Cramps, Les Olivensteins, Chrys Alice, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Siglo XX, Litovsk, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, and more. And beneath the photo you can find the playlist for this show.

Playlist:

The Cramps: All Women Are Bad (LP “Stay Sick” on Enigma Records, 1989)

Chrys Alice: Qu'est C'que J'deviens Dans Tout Ça (7” “Qu’est C’que je deviens Dans Tout Ca” on Triangle Records, 1979)

Les Olivensteins: Euthanasie (LP V/A “Panik - French Punk Anthems 1977-1982” on Born Bad Records, 2013)

Crystal Stilts: Future Folklore (LP “Nature Noir” on Sacred Bones Records, 2013)

Mirrors: She Smiled Wild (LP V/A “Punk 45 - Sick On You! One Way Spit! After The Love & Before The revolution Vol. 3: Proto-Punk 1969-1976” on Soul Jazz Records, 2014, originally released on a 7” in 1977 on Hearthan Records)

Siouxsie & The Banshees: Jigsaw Feeling (LP “The Scream” on Polydor, 1978), 

Siglo XX: Baby Divine (LP “Under A Purple Sky” on Play It Again Sam, 1989)

Litovsk: Nergenst (LP “Litovsk” on Symphony Of Destruction, Contraszt! Records, Et Mon Cul C’est Du Tofu?, 2016)

Lizzy Mercier Descloux: Jim On The Move (LP “Press Color” on Philips & Ze Records, 1979)

Exek: On The Ground Floor (LP “The Map And The Territory” on Foreign Records, 2023)

番長 Taste: Kawasaki Creepers (LP “I Dipped My Comb In Shochu And Ran It Through The Hair Of The Night” on Carbon Records, 2024) 

NON: Out Out Out (CD V/A “Rough Trade Shops Electronic 01” on Mute Records, 2002, originally released on the LP “God And Beast”, 1997)

Sewer Election: Disintegrate (CD “Psychic Panorama Volume Two” on Discreet Music, 2024)

April Magazine: Another Day (LP “Wesley’s Convertible Tape For The South” on Digital Regress, 2024, originally released on tape in 2023 by Discontinuous Innovation)

Hydroplane: Museum Station (LP “Selected Songs 1997-2003” on World Of Echo, 2023)

Demeters Döttrar: En Själ I Dina Händer (LP “Søndag I Spejlet” on Discreet Music, 2024)

Lise Barkas & Lisa Käuffert: Face A (excerpt) (LP “Lo Becat” on Morc Records, 2023, originally released on cd-r in 2017 on Soleil’s Blue)

[zaphmann]

In Memory of John Peel Show 221113 Podcast & Playlist

In Memory of John Peel Show 221113 Podcast & Playlist

“I just wanted to let you know I love your show… It’s truly in the style of John Peel and so open minded. Thank you for doing it, as it’s a joy to listen to!” >> the best new music, independent of the industry system – back this show on patreon Paypal to zaph@zaphmann.com heard in over 90 countries via independent stations (RSS)Pod-Subscribe for free here or Embed/listen at podomatic –…

[distroyrecords]

GRIT New EP ‘DIAMOND’ Out Soon

Earlier this year we released Dublin’s punk/Oi band GRIT – S/T 7″ under the name Distr-Oi! Records and now this summer we are happy to announce that we will go a second round with GRIT with their ‘Diamond’ EP

‘Diamond’ will see GRIT swinging a couple of more hooks off their ‘Ghost Estate’ Demo all of which could not fit on the S/T 7″ EP, so we are taking the remaining two tracks off ‘Ghost Estates’, ‘Pauline’ and ‘Nowhere Else’ and adding in two more bangers to complete ‘Diamond’ For those unfamiliar with Dublins GRIT, this is Oi! influence melodic punk that is catchy as hell as GRIT take influence from the likes of Camera Silens, Blitz and Syndrome 81 in sounds with Clodagh laying over vocals that have been compared multiple times to Preying Hands. With tracks dealing social and political struggles, loyalty and friendship GRIT are here with something to say and its hard not to listen.

‘Diamond’ was recorded at the Hive with James Eager(Bacchus) and artwork by Two Headed Dog. This release will come out on black vinyl and limited colour edition of solid red. Released by Distr-Oi!, Contraszt! Records, Visions Of Warning, Ultra Peace ‎and Pumpkin Records later this summer.

DEMO by GRIT

from GRIT New EP ‘DIAMOND’ Out Soon

[deadtank]

New STREET EATERS in stock! A truewave/punk band from Berkeley+Oakland, CA that has drawn a range of sonic comparisons to bands from The Ex to Masshysteri, Autoclave to Drive Like Jehu, Wipers to Burning Kitchen to KARP. After years of relentless international touring on the heels of their well-received album "Blood::Muscles::Bones" (released on Nervous Intent in the U.S./Contraszt! in Europe), the band dove deeply into their recording studio to create a new record with an expansive new vision - "The Envoy" is a concept album based on dystopian sci-fi powerhouse author Ursula K. LeGuin's books "The Dispossessed" and "Left Hand of Darkness". The songs are interspersed with instrumental interludes layering field recordings, planetary oscillations, comets, glaciers cracking, sea lions using tonal underwater sonar, a modded kids' karaoke box, heavily processed/delayed/bowed bass guitar, and more. Songs are at the heart of the album and keep the momentum and energy of the album high. The album's cover art is by Miriam Stahl, best-selling illustrator of the "Rad American Women A-Z" and "Rad Women Worldwide" books. Listen / order at http://deadtankrecords.com

[thecvltnation]

CVLT Nation Premiere: GLOOM SLEEPER "A Void"

Happy Monday! Are you ready for a dose of catchy Post Punk from the band GLOOM SLEEPER, whose new record is straight ear candy? The musicianship will have you bouncing off the walls with happiness! Not only are their songs driving and passionate,  they are danceable as fuck, which is always a ...

http://www.cvltnation.com/cvlt-nation-premiere-gloom-sleeper-a-void/

#Featured, #Features, #Post-Punk, #Streaming

[hydrogenmanrecords]

HMR.009

CALLOW / JUNGBLUTH Split 7" 

700 on black vinyl 200 on white vinyl 100 on transparent blue vinyl (sold out)

Released March 2014 on Hydrogen Man Records, Contraszt Records, and Middle-Man Records.

[fuckyeahhardcoresplits]

"[...] this February CONTRASZT! RECORDS will be releasing a split 7” between CALLOW from Philadelphia / USA and JUNGBLUTH from Münster / Germany. Originally planned and announced as a release in summer 2013, this release is finally coming out through the shared effort of MIDDLE MAN (US) and hydrogenmanrecords (USA)."

Please check also: Fuck Yeah Hardcore Demotapes x Heavy Samplers and Compilations x Heavy Music Goes Acoustic

[zaphmann]

In Memory of John Peel Show 221104 Podcast & Playlist

In Memory of John Peel Show 221104 Podcast & Playlist

Margaux Oswald Is this show about sex, reality/existence or depths un-fathomed… yes all of those >> the best new music, independent of the industry system – back this show on patreon Paypal to zaph@zaphmann.com heard in over 90 countries via independent stations (RSS)Pod-Subscribe for free here or Embed/listen at podomatic – itunes Apple, Audacity, Google Podcasts, Gaana, Boomplay, Amazon…

[nineteenfiftysix]

Strafplanet - Apologetical Fairytale (Freizeitstress, 2018)

[nineteenfiftysix]

Favourite releases of 2018 (so far)...

Ashmute - 01 (EP) (Mirrorball Music)

Glam Gould - 야간비행 (Night Flight) (EP) (Self-Released)

Jon Hopkins - Singularity (Domino Records)

JPEGMAFIA - Veteran (Deathbomb Arc)

Keptor's Room - Sad Stories Never End (Self-Released)

Kwam.E - Whut Da Phunk! (EP) (Nur! Musik)

Odd Nosdam - Mixtape Super Delux (2018 Edit / Remaster) (Self-Released)

Pusha T - DAYTONA (GOOD Music)

Shin-Ski - Virtuality (Soul Believer)

Strafplanet - Freizeitstress (Contraszt! Records)

The Breeders - All Nerve (4AD Records)

Turnstile - Time & Space (Roadrunner Records)

Tyler The Creator - OKRA (Single) (Columbia Records)

Ulysse - Je suis Ulysse (Beefhaus)

ロフト tapes - Loop Soup シングル (Self-Released)

[dealgemeneverwarring]

De Algemene Verwarring #31 - 31 August 2020

The thirty-first episode of De Algemene Verwarring was broadcast on Monday August 31, 2020, on the last day of the summer holidays, and you can listen to it by clicking on the Mixcloud widget below. And if that does not work, here’s the direct link to the Mixcloud page:

https://www.mixcloud.com/MedialabKortrijk/de-algemene-verwarring-31-31-augustus-2020/

Pictured below is Spanish band Melenas. They come from Pamplona, they have a new album out that was picked up by Trouble In Mind records, and they are my summer band. Girl pop, you know I do like it from time to time, and even if it was only last week that I was able to buy the LP, Melenas are my summer 2020 band. I started episode #31 of my radio show with a track from their new Album “Dias Raros”. However, other music I played in this episode is a little less summery and a little more gloomy and melancholic. Because yes it is the end of a pandemic summer and it is the beginning of a new working week for myself, so needless to say that I wasn’t very happy.  Most of the music played in the show are recent acquisitions, but as you know I buy a lot of old music too, so don’t expect too much new releases. Some of the other bands I played are Public Service, Public Eye, Infinite Void, Die Kreuzen, The Psychedelic Furs, Couteau Latex, Fuzzbox, Digital Leather and Oroskällan. And beneath the photo you can find the playlist for this show. Enjoy!

Playlist:

Melenas: Primer Tiempo (LP “Dias Raros” on Trouble In Mind Records, 2020)

Paralisis Permanente: Adictos A La Lujuria (LP “Los Singles” on Sonidos Perdidos, ?)

The Psychedelic Furs: India (LP “The Psychedelic Furs” on CBS, 1980)

-Y-: Siri Fles (LP “Horizonte De Sucecos” on Burka For Everybody, 2013)

Couteau Latex: Hostile Environment (7” on Goner Records, 2016)

Public Service: O / Sabine (7” “I’m Gonna KIll That Man” on Anxious Records, 2019)

Infinite Void: Face In The Window (split 7” met Arctic Flowers on Poison City Records, Contraszt! Records & Mass Media Records, 2016)

The Cure: I Want To Be Old (LP “Pillbox Tales 1977-1979” on Arkain Filloux, 2015)

Die Kreuzen: Pink Flag (7” on Touch & Go, 1990)

Freddie & The Vangrails: I Eat Drugs (split 7” met Drugstop on Hopvil Records, 2020)

We’ve Got A Fuzzbox And We’re Gonna Use It: Love Is The Slug (7” on Vindaloo Records, 1986)

Digital Leather: Dance ’Til Dead (7” on Plastic Idol Records, 2005)

The Fall: Hey Luciani (original version (7” V/A “Sounds Showcase” on Beggars Banquet; 1987)

Public Eye: New Years (LP “Music For Leisure” on Drunken Sailor Records, 2020)

Rowland S. Howard: Life’s What You Make It (LP “Pop Crimes on Mute Records, 2020, originally released in 2009 on Liberation Music)

Violent Quand On Aime: Of Course I’m A Liar (LP “Violent Quand On Aime” on Knekelhuis, 2018)

Spleen: Beat Love Affairs (LP “Underground Wave Vol 6″ on Walhalla Records, 2019)

Oroskällan: Om Natten (LP “Två - Ett Barn Glömmer Ingenting” on Förlag För Fri Musik, 2020)

[distroyrecords]

GRIT -S/T 7″ Pre-Orders Up Now

GRIT vinyl debut 7″ taken off their excellent demo ‘Ghost Estates’ is now up for pre-order through our webshop to get your copy on release date.

Coming out on Distr-Oi Records(Aka Distro-y), Contraszt! Records (Germany), Visions Of Warning (Northern Ireland) and Ultra Peace Records (Canada) it will also be available through our new offical distributors Plastic Head Distribution (UK) so get your local record shop to order in copies. GRIT – S/T 7″ will be out on 17/02/2017.

Dublin gritty melodic punks GRIT are gathering pace fast despite their short existence, having hooked the punk scene with their catchy 6 track demo.GRIT have seemingly came out of nowhere, with members of GRIT more known for their crust/hardcore punk bands of the past. With a sound resembling certain predecessors of early European hardcore punk with a slight oi! vibe. GRITs socially charged female fronted straight-up punk rock that hits hard standing parallel with earlier punk of the late ’70s or early ’80s. Sharp cutting punk riffs driven by powerful beats with plenty of melody in vocals carried on a bed of choruses which ‘ouuhs’ and ‘aaahs’ in the background. The call for ‘Ghost Estates’ to be pressed in wax was clear and loud. With the demo being split into two subsequent releases from the online demo, with ‘Ghost Estates’ seeing 4 tracks of the demo and an equally anticipated follow up 7” with additional tracks to be out summer 2017. Challenging the predominantly male narrative of Oi!/punk in general, GRIT’s visceral disgust at the state of Irish society is not so much a breath of fresh air as a much-needed fist to the face.

Demo by GRIT

from GRIT -S/T 7″ Pre-Orders Up Now

[hydrogenmanrecords]

The DYING van broke down so instead of going to Bethlehem tonight I am assembling JUNGBLUTH / CALLOW 7”s. Shipping out pre-orders in the morning. Still have copies available on white and black vinyl.

[hydrogenmanrecords]

CALLOW / JUNGBLUTH split 7" out March 1st.

Pre-order now from Hydrogen Man Records or Middle-Man Records in the US or Contraszt! Records in Europe.

Limited to 1000 copies. 

700 on black 200 on white 100 on transparent blue

Check out JUNGBLUTH

Check out CALLOW

[hydrogenmanrecords]

JUNGBLUTH / CALLOW split 7" out March 1st.

JUNGBLUTH / CALLOW - split 7" EP Preorder starts: February 18th Release-Date: March 1st 100 transparent blue vinyl 200 white vinyl 700 black vinyl I am excited to announce that this March HYDROGEN MAN RECORDS will be releasing a split 7” between CALLOW from Philadelphia and JUNGBLUTH from Germany. Originally planned and announced as a release in summer 2013, this release is finally coming out through the shared effort of MIDDLE MAN (US) and CONTRASZT! (Europe). CALLOW play a blend of intense emotional hardcore with powerful delivery, mixing subtle elements of darker and heavier bands like CURSED and CONVERGE. They are a relatively new melodic hardcore punk band originally from Boston, MA who now reside in Philadelphia, PA. The band shares members with Boston hardcore act LOVECHILD (and former members of CERCE) and released their debut seven song EP “Disappear Here” on a cassette with the help of IT’S A TRAP! RECORDS. JUNGBLUTH is a three-piece hardcore punk band from Munster, Germany. Featuring former members of ALPINIST, they sold out of the first and second pressing on their S/T demo CS and recently released a full length LP. "Emotional intensity meeting the toughness of old school hardcore, and the wafty soundscapes of post-rock, it seems as though JUNGBLUTH is carving out their own niche in a scene that has too many genres to even list." - CVLT NATION. Pressed with three different color options (black, solid white, and transparent blue vinyl) this release is out of 1000 and will be available for pre-order beginning February 18th. Out March 1st. More info on CALLOW here: http://www.wearecallow.blogspot.com More info on JUNGBLUTH here: http://www.facebook.com/Jungbluthpunx More info on this release on Hydrogen Man Records - http://www.hydrogenmanrecords.com.