HEX NOIR

 

You'll excuse the inclusion of the first track - damaged though the cassette may be I still felt the sonic damage represented was worth...presenting. Ohio's HEX NOIR are a painful amalgamation of deliberate industrial noise, raw black metal and oppressive grind - the punks don't make 'em like this very often (Demo II comes from 2009) so when the punks do? We take them in whatever primitive and excruciating form they are offered. The replication is DIY to a fault so the listener suffers while the tracks themselves flourish....

DEMO II

UNDER NO BOUNDARIES

 

For the last Friday in 2024 I offer you a twenty year old collection of raw DIY hardcore, crust and grind from Singapore. If you're like me, then just a roll call of bands you're likely not familiar with will be be more than enough to get you in the door so.....STATEMENT OF OUTRAGE, DISTRUST, VOLITION., ENDLESS STRUGGLE, TOPSY TURVY, REJEX, MxAxC and HUDUD. There you go. Not a dud in the bunch, and this comp definitely had me combing the dark recesses of the internet looking for more tasty morsels from several of these bands (MxAxC and REJEX most notably). Enjoy.

UNDER NO BOUNDARIES: LION CITY CRUST/GRIND COMPILATION

GABUNGAN ROMUSHA NGAMUK

 

Holy FUKKN SHIT this tape. Ever wondered what getting your ass blown out sounds like? If not then I'd like to introduce you to some punks from Bandung, but I strongly suggest you hold on tight before you blast this motherfukkr. GABUNGAN ROMUSHA NGAMUK attack with the force and intent of the early '00s fastcore/grind outfits, but they do it with the intensity and attention to detail that has bumped late '10s DIY hardcore up a few notches. Dripping with samples and an irreverence that feels necessary after a barrage of sub-60 second blasts, this tape commands attention from start to merciful finish - it's been a really long time since I've heard something that kicked my ass so supremely. So efficiently. So completely. If you liste to just one more new thing before this year closes, I implore you to listen to Spesies Pemarah. And listen loudly. 

SPESIES PEMARAH

NUCLEAR FAMILY

 

I listen to these songs often. I like all of the NUCLEAR FAMILY releases and I will avoid trying to choose a favorite...they just did it right. This was the first recording, followed by a cassette in 2007 and an EP in 2009 before wrapping their run in 2010 with a full length and another cassette. I shared this a few years ago but, like I said, I listen to these songs often....I encourage you to do the same.

NUCLEAR FAMILY

20 JANUARY 1987

 I suppose I probably should have waited until today to post this other one, but rules have always seemed so unnecessary and adherence so futile. So that one dropped in October, and you get this one from January 1987 today. A reggae/dub heavy broadcast with some killer old blues, PEDRO & HIS AMIGOS, general freak sounds, wild TEENAGE JESUS & THE JERKS dirge and some LOU REED. There's more of course (a lot more), but I want you to have a little something to unwrap and be surprised, you know?

KALX - 20 JANUARY 1987

CCCRRCCSSLLRRKKRRSSS

 

Remember a few days ago when I jawed about the creative and prolific people in my orbit? File the extended MegaKut in that same category - (very) extended orbit to be clear, but some of them are right down the 101and I perk my ears up every time these cats drop new sounds...that means I'm perking my ears up often. CCCRRCCSSLLRRKKRRSSS are a different animal, self described "electechtro noise for b-girls and boys and creeps and burnouts" that defies any kind of traditional descriptor. If ever I have shared a vibe-inducing tape on these pages...this is it.Three expansive tracks spanning almost forty minutes released by Spareorgan to accompany the CD release on Megakut. 

miami - cochi - misdirect

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ZUDAS KRUST

 

For those who didn't pay attention to the split with WARCYCLE that creeped onto these pages last month, you have another opportunity to blast. That tape was recorded in 2020, while this collection collects bangers from the band's first decode of existence....and it was a crust as fuck existence to say the least. Complete distortion and howling DBeat mania of the highest order - and they're still kicking. It's Monday, punks.

HARDCORE HITS: 2009-2019