Dark, heavy, galloping crust from the streets of London. AGNOSY is back to present us with a ferocious beast of an album that can only be forged by the anger and frustration of living in today’s world. “When Daylight Reveals The Torture” aggressively attacks evils such the current rise of fascism and animal abuse. It intelligently and passionately touches on the Afrin invasion and the revolution in Rojava and shows nothing but utter disgust toward the arrogance of humankind’s lust for greed and power that will inevitably lead us down paths of war and environmental devastation.
AGNOSY – Live at SCUMFEST in London. 2011
While lyrically AGNOSY are much more politicly straight forward this time around than on previous releases, musically they have expanded on their sound to create a dark and moody atmosphere while at the same time staying crust as fuck. To say they know what they are doing would be an understatement from this band of vets whose members have played in HIATUS, HEALTH HAZARD, and BEGINNING OF THE END.
Long galloping intros are followed up by traditional d-beat, fierce solo’s are then meet with vicious vocals and pulverizing bass in a brilliant recording captured by Lewis Johns at The Ranch Production House and was mastered by Brad Boatright at Portland’s legendary Audiosiege. We then pressed on deluxe heavyweight 150-gram vinyl, printed on reverse board jackets, and included an 11in x 22in gatefold insert to bring you a high quality and truly epic record.
PROFANE EXISTENCE – PO BOX 647 – HUNTINGTON WV – 25711 – UNITED STATES
The legendary crust classic is now available once again!
Authorized and released in cooperation with MISERY, S.D.S., & MCR Japan & Remastered by Jack Butcher at Enormous Door Studio we are beyond proud to make one one the most rare and sought after crust records available once again.
Fuck the scavengers charging punks exuberant amounts of cash on ebay and discogs. We worked meticulously with both bands and with Jack at Enormous door to bring you an updated version that kicks major audio ass while maintaining the original authenticity.
Released on deluxe 150 gram vinyl. With an 11×11 inner sleeve. Black Paper Jacket. Reverse Board Jacket.
Earlier this year we re-issued this legendary LP and sold over 950 copies in just 4 short months. For this second pressing we pressed 490 copies on Krystal Clear & 485 on Grey Vinyl with Black Mist.
Crystal Clear (Bullet belt no included) Grey With Black Mist (Bullet belt no included) PROFANE EXISTENCE – PO BOX 647 – HUNTINGTON WV – 25711 UNITED STATES
Stench crust the way it was meant to be played!
The UK crust scene of the 1980’s inspired band after band but no other band has ever reincarnated the sound of that time as well as SWORDWIELDER. Quite simply if you like crust, then this the album you have waited decades for.
Review by Craig Hayes from “Your Last Rites”… Swordwielder – System Overlord Heavyweight punk fanatics take note: System Overlord is a fucking triumph. The long-awaited sophomore album from Gothenburg stenchcore band Swordwielder is a brooding behemoth, constructed from the filthiest and heftiest strains of punk and metal. System Overlord shimmers with apocalyptic visions, and it’s overflowing with all the grim atmospherics and intimidating intensity that defines consummate crushing crust.
Too much hype? No way… And no apologies, either. Swordwielder deal in definitive stenchcore on System Overlord, and much like their full-length debut, 2013’s Grim Visions of Battle, the band’s latest release is a knockout. Swordwielder’s harsh, gruff and dark sound owes a significant debt to old school icons like Amebix, Axegrinder, Deviated Instinct, and Antisect, and they mix and mangle their influences and leave ’em to rot on the battlefield.
Plenty of hammering rage drives System Overlord tracks like “Violent Revolution,” “Savage Execution” and “Cyborgs,” and thundering epics like “Corrupt Future” and “Northern Lights” exhibit subtler strengths, mixing guttural growls and clean vocals with crashing percussion and dirge-laden riffs. Connoisseurs of corpse-dragging crust will love the brute-force belligerence of “Absolute Fear,” “Nuclear Winter,” and “Second Attack,” which rain down like merciless mortar barrages. As a rule, all of System Overlord‘s mammoth tracks chug and churn with grinding muscle, while reeking of squalor and decay.
Swordwielder exudes tightly coiled aggression from start to finish here—songs rise from the ashes of desolation, and resounding calls for action and resistance ring loud. If you’re a fan of heavy-hitters like Fatum, War//Plague, Carnage, Zygome, Cancer Spreading or (insert your favorite hefty crust crew here), System Overlord‘s trampling tempo and strapping sound are bound to appeal.
WILT combine old school metal and crust in a perfect hybrid that very few others have ever achieved. Prepare for a LP thats equal parts galloping d-beat crust reminiscent of bands like HELLSHOCK, and INSTINCT OF SURVIVAL, meets old school death metal in the vein of BOLT THROWER, MEMORIAM (old) SEPULTURA.
Here is a track from the upcoming LP
“Sermon for the Bootlickers”
Despite the inculcation of helplessness within each there remains great power. Ill at ease with such makes us ill. Learn to see the hand that feeds for what it is. You’ve been fooled if you think you’ve got no power. Refuse to be reduced to a consumer you’re a human being. Define yourself by more than wealth. Define yourself as a human. You don’t need what you’re being sold. Bend your knee to no authority but your own mind. You have the power to avoid the gilded trap. Avarice is what you’re conditioned for. Break the mold discover what’s really valuable to you.
WILT will be on in Europe this July / August will ELECTROZOMBIES From Chile
Wed, July 12 Hanover / Germany / Confirmed Thu, July 13 Bremen Fri, July 14 Mulhem / Germany / Confirmed Sat, July 15 Gent, Belgium / CrustPicnic / Confirmed Sun, July 16 Paris / France or Amsterdam / Nederland July 18 North-East France or West Germany July 19 Freiburg / Germany TBC July 20 Winterthur / Switzerland Fri, July 21 Zurich / Switzerland Sat, July 22 Biel / Switzerland July 23 Lausanne or Geneva / Switzerland
July 24 Geneva / Switzerland or Grenoble france
July 25 Treviso (or Milano or Bologna or Verona) / Italy
July 26 Ljubljana Slovenia Confirmed
July 27 No Sanctuary chilling day
Fri, July 28 NoSanctuary Confirmed
Sat, July 29 NoSanctuary Confirmed
July 30 Ilirska Bistrica/Slovenia or Vienna/Austria or Budapest/Hungary.
July 31 Wiena / Austrai or Budapest or / Slovakia
August 1 Brno / Czech Republic.
August 2 Prague / Czech Republic
August 3 Finsterwalde / Germany TBC
Fri, August 4 Leipzig / Germany TBC
Sat, August 5 Berlin / Germany / confirmed
August 6 Dresden
August 7 Wroclaw / Poland
August 8 Warsaw / Poland
August 9 Poznan / Poland
August 10 Szczecin/Poland TBC
Fri, August 11 Rostock / confirmed
Sat, August 12 Hamburg TBC
For this in the Seattle or surrounding area you can catch WILT this Saturday April first at Highline Bar with NOOTHGRUSH from Oakland.
Brace yourself for one of the most uncompromising hard hitting and politically outspoken records of this era. STORM OF SEDITION are an anti-civilization anarchist crust punk band based out of Victoria BC. Sharing members with the mighty ISKRA you can definitely expect some serious blackened crust, and yes a huge metal influence is prevalent however STORM OF SEDITION are a bit more reminiscent of bands like CONTRAVENE & NAUSEA. “Decivilize” brings a heavy anarcho punk dynamic to the table combined with over the top blackened crust grind thats littered with blistering solo’s, insanely powerful drumbeats, and thought productive lyrics that challenge our current state of human civilization. All in all this is an absolute monster of a release!
Comes with a 12 page booklet containing lyrics, notes, and song explanations.
STORM OF SEDITION WILL TOURING THE WEST COAST THIS SUMMER!!!
Keep you eye’s peeled for a list of tour dates soon!
Listen to the song “Disconnect” here…
Living a domesticated existence Starves people of meaning in their lives Everyone feels the void beneath the surface Of everyday activities and routines
Miserable, exploited, mass populations Feeding the industrial systems endless hunger Treated like machines, living beings Enslaved and kept passive in a technological noose
We live in these cages Made of concrete, glass, and steel A functioning human made hell Complete with natural scenery
Yet there is no community Deprived of connection with real people Technology perpetuates alienation But promises to connect us
And fill the void in our lives In constant need of escape and distraction From this fucking ugly world Technology creeping into our lives
Pop culture, pacifying shit Endless distractions to curb dissent A society of lonely domesticated beings Attempting social interaction behind a digital screen
Clinging to the feeling of connectedness Personalized profiles, mass communication tools Monitored and funded by pigs Spying on people, on movements While corporations profit off government control Microsoft, apple, fedbook Endless lists of corporations Infiltrating our everyday lives The NSA, the CSE Databases created from what you share Information for incrimination Millions of people on terrorist watch lists Technology’s a weapon used against us
Its function is to propel their ability To efficiently exploit us and the natural world While doing so capitalizing off selling us Gadgets to distract us from the lives we live and hate
Turn off that shit, enter the real world You are not connected You are alone staring into a fucking a screen
Get outside, meet with real people! Even if we use these tools We must never forget
Technology is a system created by and for those in power And it will only exist with Division of labor, exploitation, and death
Becoming connected through technology Is a sick fucking joke
PROFANE EXISTENCE RECORDS – PO BOX 647 – HUNTINGTON WV – 25711 – UNITED STATES
WILT combine old school metal and crust in a perfect hybrid that very few others have ever achieved. Prepare for a LP thats equal parts galloping d-beat crust reminiscent of bands like HELLSHOCK, and INSTINCT OF SURVIVAL, meets old school death metal in the vein of BOLT THROWER, MEMORIAM (old) SEPULTURA.
Here is a track from the upcoming LP
“Sermon for the Bootlickers”
Despite the inculcation of helplessness within each there remains great power. Ill at ease with such makes us ill. Learn to see the hand that feeds for what it is. You’ve been fooled if you think you’ve got no power. Refuse to be reduced to a consumer you’re a human being. Define yourself by more than wealth. Define yourself as a human. You don’t need what you’re being sold. Bend your knee to no authority but your own mind. You have the power to avoid the gilded trap. Avarice is what you’re conditioned for. Break the mold discover what’s really valuable to you.
WILT will be on in Europe this July / August will ELECTROZOMBIES From Chile
Wed, July 12 Hanover / Germany / Confirmed Thu, July 13 Bremen Fri, July 14 Mulhem / Germany / Confirmed Sat, July 15 Gent, Belgium / CrustPicnic / Confirmed Sun, July 16 Paris / France or Amsterdam / Nederland July 18 North-East France or West Germany July 19 Freiburg / Germany TBC July 20 Winterthur / Switzerland Fri, July 21 Zurich / Switzerland Sat, July 22 Biel / Switzerland July 23 Lausanne or Geneva / Switzerland
July 24 Geneva / Switzerland or Grenoble france
July 25 Treviso (or Milano or Bologna or Verona) / Italy
July 26 Ljubljana Slovenia Confirmed
July 27 No Sanctuary chilling day
Fri, July 28 NoSanctuary Confirmed
Sat, July 29 NoSanctuary Confirmed
July 30 Ilirska Bistrica/Slovenia or Vienna/Austria or Budapest/Hungary.
July 31 Wiena / Austrai or Budapest or / Slovakia
August 1 Brno / Czech Republic.
August 2 Prague / Czech Republic
August 3 Finsterwalde / Germany TBC
Fri, August 4 Leipzig / Germany TBC
Sat, August 5 Berlin / Germany / confirmed
August 6 Dresden
August 7 Wroclaw / Poland
August 8 Warsaw / Poland
August 9 Poznan / Poland
August 10 Szczecin/Poland TBC
Fri, August 11 Rostock / confirmed
Sat, August 12 Hamburg TBC
For this in the Seattle or surrounding area you can catch WILT this Saturday April first at Highline Bar with NOOTHGRUSH from Oakland.
Originally pressed in 1996 PROFANE EXISTENCE is bringing this quintessential anarcho punk masterpiece back in circulation.
All original artwork (label logos updated) with three different vinyl color options.
In 1996 AUS-ROTTEN released their first LP “The System Works For Them” on an unsuspecting punk scene. It spread like wildfire in a pre internet era within a genre that mostly depended on tape trading. (at least is was pre internet for us penniless punks) “The System Works For Them” was the perfect mix of anger and intelligence that the scene needed at the time (and still does today). It was like a wake up call that opened the eyes and ears to many punks the world over. The messages where crystal clear and most us were hooked as soon as the beginning shouts of “Boycott” bellowed over the speakers. I don’t believe any of us ever expected their message to resonate so well within the scene, but even more surprising is how the songs are just as relevant today as on they the day they were written. Which is why PROFANE EXISTENCE has decided to repress this record. We feel that that messages that AUS-ROTTEN brought to the table are to powerful to ignore. We feel that this LP is important and therefore should be highly available and priced affordably.
“The Battlefield Is Still Red” Bloodsplatter Edition.
PROFANE EXISTENCE has worked out every last detail of this release with the members of AUS-ROTTEN whom have been involved from step one. All tracks have been re-masted by Jay Matherson at the Jamroom studios. To be 100% honest we didn’t want to do a complete re-master of what we already considered a good recording. However when we opened the tracks on protools we noticed a few balance issues that required fixing. These fixes resulted in a tremendous upgrade to the overall quality of the tracks. We painstakingly scanned, puzzled, and photoshopped the original artwork to make sure that it was as close to authentic as it could possible be. We then went for broke by pressing in three different vinyl color combinations! Overall to say that we are pumped to release this would be an understatement, we are absolutely ecstatic to bring you this LP on PROFANE EXISTENCE!
“What Good Is Money, When There Is No One Left To Buy” T-shirt.
To top this all off we worked with AUS-ROTTEN vocalist Dave Trenga on redrawing the classic “What Good Is Money, When There Is No One Left To Buy” design for a T-Shirt to concede with the albums release. This is a fresh take on an old image to create a new and original design.
See through “Smoke” vinyl. Available at SKULLFEST/ PROFANE EXISTENCE 27th anniverseray party / record release show.
Vinyl options are…
1. Standard black vinyl
2. “The Battlefield is Still Red” Bloodsplatter vinyl.
3. See through “Smoke”. – Available at SKULLFEST only
Silence are a highly active post-punk/peace-punk band from Pittsburgh, PA. “The Deafening Sound of Absolutely Nothing” strives (and succeeds) to achieve the perfect balance between peace and post punk. By taking influences from The Mob, Bauhaus, Zounds, Killing Joke, Amebix, Crass, Conflict, Internal Autonomy and Joy Division SILENCE have created what can only be described a brilliant debut LP. At one moment this record is dark, heavy, and atmospheric and then the next moment it makes you want to dance and sing along. Lyrically SILENCE are much closer to the anarcho side of the previously listed influences. Lyrics focus on a variety of topics but often have a strong focus on the way punk and activist communities deal with political struggle in our current political climate.
“The Deafening Sound of Absolutely Nothing” comes with a 16 page magazine size zine containing lyrics, personal writings and song explanations. Designed, printed and assembled by the band themselves in true D.I.Y. fashion.
Silence will be having a record release show in their hometown of Pittsburgh PA at the Rock Room Friday April 22nd with SHADOW AGE and SKELETON HANDS. Then later this month SILENCE will embark on a full United States tour to support “The Deafening Sound of Absolutely Nothing”. Here is a list of dates. Be show to check in with the bands “bandcamp” or “Facebook” page for show updates.
When all that remains is a world in flames. Is that when they’ll say the wars are finally won? That wars are finally done?
They’re beating on the drums again, they’re fueling up the planes. The congressmen fall into line and sing the old refrain. In the name of peace they’ll burn the land and drop a thousand bombs.
Meanwhile we’ll just stay at home and go back to our sitcoms. It’s the same old song, we’ve heard it before. They’re beating the drums and they’re calling for war. What it’s supposed to accomplish, no one is sure But the victims are always the hungry and the poor.
Once the drums of war begin it’s hard to make them stop. The noise silences the dissidents once the bombs begin to drop. All those who call for peace will be mocked and pushed aside. In 10 years they’ll admit we were right after many thousands more have died.
PROFANE EXISTENCE RECORDS PO BOX 647 HUNTINGTON WV 25711 UNITED STATES
Continuing our series of (sadly non-downloadable) digital versions of ancient Profane issues, here we are with issue #2, going all the way back to early 1990. To make some of you older punx feel even older, I was still 4 years old when this beast came out.
The March of the Corporations. Some things never change.
Continuing our series of (sadly non-downloadable) digital versions of ancient Profane issues, here we are with issue #2, going all the way back to early 1990. To make some of you older punx feel even older, I was still 4 years old when this beast came out.
Aside from the usual letters/columns/reviews, you’ll enjoy an extensive radical news section (including pieces on squatters vs the filth in NYC, police violence, the shady right wing scum behind Coor’s beer [seriously, stop drinking that crap!], and anti-conscription activists on trial in Spain). Band interviews this time around are with STATE OF MIND, and SOFA-HEAD. And how can we forget Felix Von Havoc’s Short History of Anarchism pt 2 (featuring Mikhail Bakunin), and the piece he co-wrote with R@t, the somewhat controversial “Revolt Against Communism”.
Here we go, back to the very beginnings of Profane Existence!
From the ashes of Minneapolis Alternative Scene, here is the debut of this humble little collective that’s still active 26 1/2 years later!
In this issue, we have interviews with the now-legendary DESTROY!, ATAVISTIC, and DEAD SILENCE. We’ve also got an extensive news section (remember, this is pre-internet!) including a clash between patriotic skins and flag burners in NYC, a write-up of the 1989 Anarchist Gathering in the Bay Area, Twin Cities animal rights news, and some Poll Tax resistance in Scotland, among other news articles.
Plus, part one of Felix Von Havoc’s Short History of Anarchism (featuring the roots of modern Anarchist theory – Godwin and Proudhon).
The UK anarchopunk scene is explored in the Scene Report section.
But don’t let me spoil it for you – go read the fucking thing!
Over the next few weeks, I will be linking to old PE issues in the spirit of keeping our past alive! It's really interesting to see where the PE collective was at back in 1989-94, and how little has changed in the world
I just got back to Calgary last week from a too-quick vacation out to Toronto and Montreal. While I was out there, I met up with a long-time internet friend, Randy Smith. He’s been around for quite a while, and has one of the biggest collections of old zines and radical literature of anybody I’ve ever met. A while back, he started to digitize his collection. A sizable chunk of his collection turns out to be early issues of Profane Existence (and our immediate precursor, Minneapolis Alternative Scene).
While I was out there, we got to chatting about Randy’s project of digitizing pieces of the radical past. Long story short, I asked if I could link to his digitized issues of PE from our site, and of course he agreed!
Over the next few weeks, I will be linking to old PE issues in the spirit of keeping our past alive! It’s really interesting to see where the PE collective was at back in 1989-94, and how little has changed in the world.
Keep an eye on this space for digital versions of *Classic PE*!
Later this week ISKRAwill be starting a short tour in the midwest / east coast of the united states in support of their newest LP “Ruins”
For those that haven’t had a chance to see ISKRA live yet prepare to witness a ferocious power-house of anarchist metal. Combining over the top and in your face head-banging metal with passion and politics ISKRA put on an incredible live show for those lucky enough to see it.
ISKRA will be playing 7 shows this September in the United States with SUNLIGHTS BANE from Michigan. ISKRA are supporting their newestLP “Ruins” (available here)
SEPTEMBER 13TH
THE TREEHOUSE
BUFFALO, NY
$6, 7PM
w/ SUNLIGHT’S BANE
ENTHAUPTUNG
AMISH NOISE
SEPTEMBER 14TH
KUNG FU NECKTIE
PHILADELPHIA, PA
21+, $6, 8PM
w/ SUNLIGHT’S BANE
INFERNAL STRONGHOLD
JENKEM
SEPTEMBER 15TH
THE ACHERON
BROOKLYN, NY
21+, $10, 8PM
w/ SUNLIGHT’S BANE
TRENCHGRINDER
MAULER
SEPTEMBER 16TH
GOOSKI’S
PITTSBURGH, PA
$8, 9PM
w/ SUNLIGHT’S BANE
AXE RIPPER
THE MUD CITY MANGLERS
SEPTEMBER 18TH
QUARTERS
MILWAUKEE, WI
$5 – 7, 9PM
w/ SUNLIGHT’S BANE
ANTHROPIC
POPULATION CONTROL
SEPTEMBER 19TH
MT. HAPPY
CHICAGO, IL
$7, 9PM
w/ SUNLIGHT’S BANE
SICK/TIRED
PIG CHAMPION
KELUT
It’s time to make the final preparations for your travel plans. SKULL FEST is upon us! With perhaps the most impressive line up yet, this years fest will be devastating!
Will you survive?
PROFANE EXISTENCE is happy to be a part of SKULL FEST 7 in Pittsburgh PA. We will be present and running the distro at select events.
THURSDAY AUGUST 20th
THE SHOP
4314 MAIN STREET
6:00 PM
NO TOMMOROW
ISOTOPE
ORGASM
TOZCOS
POX
MALOIKIO
BLIND DOG
EYEROLL
ALL AGES
$12.00
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BRILLOBOX
4104 PENN AVENUE
9:00
AGATHOCLES (first US show)
SAM BILES AS HIDEOUS MANGLEOUS
PIZZA HI FIVE
BEASTMAN
21+
$12.00
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GOOSKIS
3117 BRERTON STREET
9:00
FUNERARY
OOZE
NIGHT VAPOR
CAN’T
21+
$8.00
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COBRA CABANA
ASK A PAL
10:00
OCCULTIST
HUMANMANIA
INCISOR
UNSAFE FOR ANY AGE GROUP
$8.00
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FRIDAY AUGUST 21
ROCK ROOM
1054 HERRON AVE
5:00
FUCK YOU PAY ME
WETBRAIN
OBNOX
$5.00
21+
ROCK ROOM
1054 HERRON AVE
9:00
VARIX
LATEX
DRUG LUST
21+
$10.00
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SATURDAY AUGUST 22nd
CAMP CLARKE BREAKFAST SHOW SECRET LOCALE
BLOODY MARYS and VEG BREAKFAST BURRITOS!
11:00
HUMANMANIA
UNSTITCHED
PREPPERS
$5.00 A BENEFIT FOR BALTIMORE UNITED FOR CHANGE PRESENTED BY PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH
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THE SHOP
4314 MAIN SREET
1:00 PM
WANKYS
NAPALM RAID
EEL
KONTRASCET
CABBAGEHEADS
MUD CITY MANGLERS
VIDEO FILTH
TORSO
AXERIPPER
ALL AGES
$12.00
This JulyAPPALACHIAN TERROR UNITwill embark on a 25 day tour destroying eardrums and defying state power with raging anarcho crust punk! ATU will hitting up the west coast of the United States, Canada, and Mexico to promote their new LP – “We Don’t Need Them”. Released on PROFANE EXISTENCE,SKULD, and RUIN NATION. APPALACHIAN TERROR UNIT‘ssecond full length “We Don’t Need Them” is an all attack on today’s society that takes anarcho/crust punk to a new level of intensity both lyrically and musically.ISKRAwill be joining ATU for the Canadian dates supporting their brilliant new LP – “Ruins”. PROFANE EXISTENCE is very proud to support two of the hardest working and political bands in the current punk scene. With incredible live shows, together they will stage for some of the most brutal anarchist crust and metal that punk has to offer. To make the deal even sweeter APPALACHIAN TERROR UNIT will have the entire PROFANE EXISTENCE distro with them. It will be the first time that the PROFANE EXISTENCEdistro has been on a proper tour since 2007! Listen to a track from the new ATU LP – Casualties of a rape culture.
“An International Culinary Conspiracy!” SOY NOT Oi! Volume #2
Over 200 Original Vegan Recipes Compiled by the All-New HIPPYCORE KREW!
Disclaimer – The title SOY NOT Oi! Was chosen 25 years ago during the rise in popularity of the right wing fascist Oi scene. The term NOT Oi! Is a direct fuck you to the Nazi boneheads infiltrating the punk and skinhead scene – both then and now! We would like to note that Oi in general is not racist, and some of it is quite good. There are many anti-fascist Oi bands that we support and love… Oi POLLOi, THE SHAME, THE OPPRESSED, HARD SKIN, COCKNEY REGECTS, BLITZ and the list goes on. So to end this little “disclaimer” lets just say fuck the fascist and up the punx!
Okay so lets start with the basics…
For those that do not know the history of SOY NOT Oi! The original book was compiled by HIPPYCORE 25 years ago. SOY NOT Oi! was an international effort with contributors mailing in recipes from all over the world.
The idea was to get affordable vegan recipes into the hands of punx. It quickly became well known and was spread throughout the punk scene like wildfire. Over the years the SOY NOT Oi! cookbook became legendary, a household item no proper punk kitchen or squat was without.
Over 2 decades later the main editors Joel Olsen and Jack Kahn discussed the idea of reprinting an updated version of SOY NOT Oi! However before they could collaborate on the idea Joel passed from this world. Jack got in touch with former contributors with the idea doing SOY NOT Oi!-2 with all proceeds directly benefiting Joel’s family. Everyone was more then happy to be board with both breathing new life to SOY NOT Oi! and also paying respect’s to Joel.
SOY NOT Oi!-2 contains over 200 vegan recipes as well as… nutrition information, grocery shopping tips, essays on punk rock and veganism, tips for dumpster diving, edible wild plants, recipes for making homemade cosmetics, and even a crash coarse in home brewing! Plus a section on canning food with a step-by-step guide for preserving tomato’s written by PROFANE EXISTENCE founder Dan Siskind!
The recipes contained in this volume are vast, and with contributors submitting recipes from all over the world you will find something different on each page. Every recipe is written with easy step-by-step instructions, although some might argue the most important step is what record to spin while you are chopping up some garlic. Well don’t fear, most contributors have been kind enough to suggest what soundtrack is best for his or her recipe. For instance Dawn Dyer suggest that you jam Adolescents and Media Children while putting together her “Green Chile, Spinach, Tofu and Mushroom Enchiladas” and Todd Meszaros highly recommends blasting PISSED- “Greatest hits” while baking his “Zucchini Muffins”.
Overall SOY NOT Oi! #2 is pretty damn amazing. The editors have successfully combined veganism, punk rock, humor, and love for a friend all in one book that is full of information. SOY NOT Oi #2 is a fun book to just sit down and thumb through. The recipes are enjoyable to make – and exceptional to eat! I made two recipes from the book specifically for this review. Adrienne Lowe’s “Smokey Eggplant Chilli“, and April Olson’s “Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies“. Both dishes are delicious but even better they are simple recipes that even the most inexperienced cook could easily complete and get some great results. Needless to say my dinner guest that night went home happy that night. Only time will tell but I feel like I can say with full confidence that SOY NOT Oi! -2 will become a staple on punk bookshelves all across the world just like the first one.
Chapters include…
Staples and Foundations(Spice mixes, Vegan egg replacers, how to make Seitan and more)
Breakfast
Snacks and Appetizers
Quick Fix Meals
Salads
Soups and Stews
Main Dishes
Pissed. recording in Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 1991. Left to right: Dan Siskind, Joel Olson, and Newt Rayburn.
Side Dishes
Saucecore
Spreads and Dressings
Breads and Muffins
Deserts
Brewing
Foodways and Funstuff(includes recipes for homemade deodorant and facial masks, edible wild plants and more)
