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0 MOLLUSK s/t CDR REVIEW

May 1, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

While this promo copy had no packaging or track listing, it boasts some actually good sludge metal with a bit of an early Amphetamine Reptile tinge. There are many layers to this recording, ranging from psychedelia, doom, atmospheric post-rock droning, and a wee bit of hardcore. Thankfully it’s not so heavy on the doom side, and the group’s ever changing riffs keep the energy flowing without leaving you completely bored at each turn. Apparently this Cincinnati-based trio’s release was also available in cassette form as well, however this round is purely digital, hence the absence of artwork or lyrics in this promo copy. I’d love to see this paired with some really intense artwork, and each song grows on me the more I listen to it. It’s kind of like TARANTUALA HAWK meets later NEUROSIS sans keyboards. Curious to see where this ship lands. (Rob Hanna)

Self-released / http://molluskband.blogspot.com/

1 The Lorax – Defending The Forest, while making fun of fat, short, or gender nonconforming folks (film review) By Comrade Black

April 20, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

By Comrade Black

Who doesn’t love the books of Dr Seuss? Mention kids books with good politics and often Dr Seuss is the first name on the list to come to mind, along with whos and whoviles and many ridiculous rhymes that remind us of childhood stories and other good times.

The other day I went to see the Lorax with an old friend who is also an ex lover of mine. Neither of us had seen a movie in a theatre in a very long time. We had few expectations of what to expect, so we paid for the overpriced tickets and hoped for the best. We were given bags of popcorn and pops that we were told were for free with the over priced tickets and plastic glasses that allow you to see normally a movie produced in 3D. They don’t honestly seem to do much for me, but if you don’t wear them the screen looks fuzzy. Hmmm.
The show started off with previews then a commercial for oil! All about how the Tar Sands was worth all the toil! A slippery start to an environmental cartoon, but of course we can’t judge this movie adaption too soon?
The animation was grrrreat and the story was strong, that is until each time they would break into song. Never in my years of watching movies like these have I seen a cartoon with worse musical cheese, and I’m vegan so no cheese for me please! No green eggs or ham either you sleeze! Speak for the animals as well as the trees!

0 Want Your Voice/Human Recovery Project #1 zine review

April 19, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

Want Your Voice/Human Recovery Project #1
8 ½ x 5 ½ 14 Pages
Want Your Voice is a small Japanese punk zine. There are a few title pages in English that let me know that there are interviews. The entire zine looks photocopied but it’s on heavyweight paper, there are photos that are all pixelated and xeroxey so it looks hella DIY. It’s fun and I bet if I read Japanese I’d enjoy it a bit more. (stinkbot)
Want Your Voice/ hrp-diymusic.blogspot.com

0 SHORT FAST & LOUD #25 zine review

April 19, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

SHORT FAST & LOUD #25
8 ½ x 11” many pages.
SHORT FAST & LOUD is a brilliant hardcore punk zine done from the punkrock hotspot, the Bay Area, CA.Black and white filled with reviews, top tens and interviews. Issue 25 follows up the ten year anniversary issue with interviews with SUFFERING MIND and YACOPSAE are featured inside and there are loads of columns from the likes of Ami Lawless, Dan Lactose, Athena and Jeff (editors at large) and ads to get you to support the greater community, because face it, that’s what ads are about, so it’s fuckin’ rad. (stinkbot)

SHORT FAST & LOUD
http://www.sixweeksrecords.com//
sixweeksrecords (AT) comcast (DOT) net

0 FIFTH ESTATE #385 Fall 2011 zine review

April 19, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

FIFTH ESTATE #385 Fall 2011
8 ½ x 11” / 37 Pages / $4.00
FIFTH ESTATE is a long running Anti-Authoritarian periodical. Super informative and political. The Autumn 2011 issue is devoted to Anarchist fiction. The fall issue is also filled with information, reviews and news important to those who choose to remain active and want their news and propaganda free of advertising and influence from the mass media industrial complex. It’s a hell of a read too! (stinkbot)
FIFTH ESTATE / PO Box 201016 / Ferndale, MI //
http://www.fifthestate.org
fe (AT) fifthestate (DOT) org

0 SALMIAKKI YÖUTH – Otamme salmiakki takaisin sydämiimme 10” + CD Review

April 10, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

This is supposed to be a new pressing of a previously unreleased demo from 1983. The sound quality seems a bit good to be from a demo that’s just about 30 years old but who knows, right? The good thing is even if this isn’t from ’83 its still really damn good. SALMIAKKI YÖUTH were/are from Tampere, Finland(I’m a sucker for Finnish HC) and I’d never heard them until now. They have some of the great elements of early Finnish bands like KAAOS, RATTUS, etc. but what really fucked me up was the extreme ECONOCHRIST vibe I got from SALMIAKKI YÖUTH. They have some of the technical guitar work and rhythms that you would hear from the Eastbay circa 1993 but the vocals have that early Scandinavian reverb. Then I read the little SALMIAKKI YÖUTH quiz that came with the record and Question #19 gives it away first: they reference JUGGLING JUGULARS as a old band that they try to copy, only JUGGLING JUGULARS started in 1989, gotcha! They also make reference to using an online translator, being hard-to-find punk legends, and getting their hard-disk stolen in an armed robbery, classic. All that aside SALMIAKKI YÖUTH are really fucking good!
This 10 inch is really well put together; it’s single-sided and pressed into white wax, has good CRASS styled cut n’ paste artwork, the little quiz, and a CD copy. No lyrics were provided but judging by the imagery it’s probably political in nature.
I liked this record enough to listen to it at least a dozen times and like I said even if it isn’t a long-lost demo from ’83 it’s still great.(JasonS)
Tofu Guerrilla/ myspace.com/tofuguerrilla666

0 VIVISICK/ TROPIEZO – Split 7” Review

April 10, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

This split is a co-op release by fourteen, yes fourteen, different international DIY labels. The logistics of that must have been a huge headache! So anyway, VIVISICK, if you weren’t aware are some fucking crazy hyper-punks from Tokyo, Japan who have put just a few releases in the past. They have three tracks of fun, out-of-control, manic punkrock on this side of the split, the first being Kaleidoscope which sounds like an insane game show theme song. I love their psychotic pace and oddball polka beats. VIVISICK’S lyrics, as always, are sociopolitical and almost a touch poetic. These cats are a good time.
TROPIEZO hail from Puerto Rico and are in stark contrast to the VIVISICK side of the split. They’re music is so tight it’s almost like Math Rock but at thrashcore speeds. One of the first things you also notice is the LOS CRUDOS influence on these guys but they definitely have their own identity. The guitar and bass runs are really tight and the drums are triggered so they really pop in the mix. TROPIEZO, lyrically is also a bit more personal and existential than political dealing with misery, alienation, boredom, etc. Apparently these guys are pretty prolific but this is the first chance I’ve had to check them out.
The seven inch has a full-color sleeve with lyrics and band info printed on the reverse side. It also includes a separate sheet with the English translations from the Japanese/Spanish. This split is fairly crazy and pretty fun to play, I suggest checking it out.(JasonS)
Discos de Hoy/ discosdehoy (AT) yahoo (DOT) com
Insane Society Records/ PO Box 18/ 504 01 novy bydzov, Czech Republic/ insanesociety.net

2 CARBURETOR DUNG – Inginku Rejam Raksasa Kejam 10”LP Review

April 3, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

Even though this just came out I would swear that it came out no later
1995. This is their 3rd full album(there’s an EP and a bunch of songs on
comps). Either way, it has a ton of energy and power, without getting
sloppy. For the most part each song rides a nice fast pace with the
guitars ripping through riffs with a tone that’s on the cleaner side of
distorted. I know that doesn’t really make sense, but what I mean is that
their tone isn’t overly fuzzed out with all the bass turned up on their
pedals and amp. It’s a little like Scott Ian’s tone during the “Among the
Living” era of ANTHRAX(the US thrash band not the UK anarcho band). It has
a nice crunch to it. Speaking of great tone, the bass has a nice bounce to
it. It’s just bright enough that it doesn’t get lost in the mix and does a
great job nailing down the rhythmic foundation with the drums, which are
mixed really well. Each symbol rings through clearly without all sounding
the same and the snare has a nice tight snap to it. Sorry to go on and on
about the tone, but the sound quality on this album is great, which shows
that C.D. really care about their art. Another thing that makes this album
so good is the diversity of styles that come through. I hear everything
from CRUCIFIX to CRIMSHRINE to BORN AGAINST on here. On the visual art
side of things, the cover is simple: white with a picture of cattle on the
front and back, the lyric sheet is black and the vinyl is white. Nice,
simple and balanced. All the lyrics are translated into English and are a
mix of fun and deadly serious, with some songs explaining the relevant
political history of Malaysia in order to give the song clear meaning for
those of us outside the area. I can’t recommend this enough. (Jake)
F.A.M.E.D. Records / http://www.famed-rec.de /

0 GUT BUCKET – Shattering Your Faith CD Review

April 3, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

Before I took a good look at the artwork on the CD, I read the info that
the band sent. It warns: ”Due to our poor upbringings and a education from
public schools we regret to inform you that the words cock, cunt, fuck and
shit are vigorously used throughout “Shattering Your Faith”. Fair enough,
I’m no prude. Looked over the CD. The artwork looks like a highschool
notebook full of stoner sketches of monsters, crucifixions, dead bodies,
etc. Now I was starting to get the picture. Before listening to the CD, I
popped in the “Total Brute Force” bonus DVD to get a better look at these
guys. Lots of beer, hair and weed scattered throughout live sets, studio
footage and homemade videos with shark attacks. The women back up singers
in this are called Cannibal Clam. Ahem. So, on to the music. It’s
oldschool grindcore/punk/crossover that seems like it could have been a
Billy Milano side project. They’ve recently lost their lead vocalist, but
will carry as a three piece with the bass player picking up the slack.
Wait a minute! There’s no guitar! Yep, a three piece with two bass players
and a drummer. I’m really into that idea especially since the recording on
the CD is done really well and the bass tone is awesome. All low end all
the time. No lyrics were included, but everything is pretty straight
forward and with songs like Faceless Stump, Diebrator(the ballad of Kildo)
and Hell Cocks, you know what you’re in for. The vocals aren’t gurgle
grind, pig squeal or garbage disposal as much as they are straight up
cookie monster style, which makes it easy to follow along. Personally, I
prefer my grind to be either political or pure psychotic gore, but this
something that would work well on a Sunday afternoon in the background at
a BBQ. It does come with earplugs, though. (Jake)

Muerte Media, LLC / 78 Gooding St. #2/ Pawtucket, RI 02860

0 KOHOSH Surivival Guide LP Review

April 3, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

For those of you that haven’t heard, there’s a little band called KOHOSH that hail from Seattle, WA. And if you haven’t heard of them yet- well it’s about damn time! You may already know their members from previous stellar bands such as AGATHA, ALLIACEOUS, CONTRAVENE, CREOSOTE, GARMONBOZIA, OROKU, PIPSQUEAK, ROANOKE, SKARP, and SNUGGLE, to name a few. If you like to dance around to the aforementioned slabs of vinyl at home in your spare time (you know who you are), then this will be a welcome addition to your collection…
Musically, they can best be described as melodic-anarcho punk, with whispers of influence from older bands such as CRASS, THE MOB, or ZOUNDS hinting at the roots. One can definitely hear strong similarities to more current indoctrinations of anarcho-punk and melodic crust bands the members have previously been a part of, such as CREOSOTE, CONTRAVENE, and GARMONBOZIA. I also hear influences from other international bands such as Sweden’s BURNING KITCHEN, and Poland’s POST REGIMENT. That being said, KOHOSH’s music is layered, complex, and beautiful, drawing off multiple influences to find and hone it’s prolific sound. Dual guitars dance in front of rolling bass lines and powerful drum beats. The cello brings us from almost haunting, dismal, intimate moments to energy packed crescendos, and the female-fronted vocals with backing male accents reel it in to make this album a powerhouse. Pretty and melodic, then catchy and upbeat; each song is an epic build up and break down. There are only 5 of them on the album, so don’t be surprised if you want to listen to this one over and over to take it all in.
Art work for the outside of the album is two toned paper-bag brown and black. The cover art features a drawing of two adorable anarcho-punk prototypes, read: dread-mullets, patched clothing, backpacks filled with rope, slingshots, and arrows. If one could span the horizon and peer into the distance, behind the foreground of a Slug and Lettuce cover Hush drawing, these kids would be sitting on a grass hill off in the distance. The back cover drawing shows multiple masked faces in action in a squatted building. Fists raised and white flags waving, it is a two-dimensional image of defiant hope- a theme that is echoed over and over again in the lyrics of the album.
Poetic, somber and resistant, Taryn’s lyrics to Survival Guide are personal and powerful. Themes of moving forward yet feeling stuck, seeing the pain in the eyes of her friends and their actions, being independent and standing your own ground. Questioning the self-destructive behavior she sees around her. Reaching for the light she sees in the darkness. There is hope in these lyrics, but it is not without its pain.
A great project that was collectively put out by Acclaim Collective, Cut the Cord that Records, Persons Unknown Records, Tomorrow Belongs to Us, and Trujaca Fala. KOHOSH are going on a west coast tour this APRIL, so you may get the chance to see them live and pick up a copy of the LP to boot! There’s a lot to listen to here in KOHOSH Survival Guide; for fans of any of the bands or labels listed above, I give this one two hitch-hiker thumbs up. (Maygun)
kohoshband (AT) gmail (DOT) com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kohosh/144908012272780

kohosh.bandcamp.com

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The legendary crust classic is now available once again!

We are happy to announce our next new release

WILT – “Self Titled”

Here is a track from the upcoming LP

“Sermon for the Bootlickers”