What pisses me off more than anything in the world (musically...) is the unbridled insistence that US bands are the dogs bollocks at everything. Just look at ATP. Bunches of egocentric unit shifting boring duds. I say this not out of controversy but gut feeling. It's nowt but a schmooze fest, a back slapping exercise with the occasional European band allowed in like some Masonic lapdog (I've been there and....Echo & the Bunnymen???). Where's OUR bands? Oh, they all seem to be on or associated with a Kentish imprint called Unlabel, a more post-hardcore version of Static Caravan. I used to love bands like Ligament, Cable, Fabric & Bob Tilton. For my sins, I still fucking adore the sound of sensitive men yelling over meshed, thrashed rhythm guitars whilst a drumkit is hurled in your face & a pummeled bass throbs in sympathy! It's an Island thing. Thank god we stopped invading ourselves & got on with business. There's pure poetry here on 'Unlaut' (a 30 track, 2xCD compilation of the best UK post hardcore/experimental/argie pop), not only in the tenderest moments but all over the sweaty shop. These are bands/artists akin to ones I've seen demolish pubs in Leeds. They don't hardly make it up North a lot of these talented buggers but I feel like I know them. There's a huge variety of music on offer from eerie death dub disco, to slightly Arab Strap-esque introspection through spectral folk & playful electronic breakcore to blistering post Fugazi guitar shredding. Every song is a band/person shouting "we're bastard great so listen hard" For instance, I never liked McLusky that much because I felt they tried a wee bit too hard. Here's the ones that learnt to relax a bit cos they naturally rumble like a sonic earthquake. After a record breaking (surely) 52 albums in 1 year, this blinding label demands you listen. Not a weak song to my ears (and i'm a fussy twat!) You'll hopefully be as impressed as I x Brian
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Tracklist: Disc A Lakes - 'Capt. Fidanza'. Joeyfat - 'Meal Moth'. Death of London - 'Ex Heavyweight Champion of the World'. Klaus Says Buy The Record - 'Linen Cloth'. Hunter's Loaf - 'Red Adare'. Honey Ride Me A Goat - 'Varicose Jibs'. Sandy Finlayson - 'Until'. Chain Street (& 4th) - 'Pictures and Words'. The Durells - 'The Anti Durell'. Pellethead - 'Food Giant'. Collides In Arc - 'Whispering Is An Overture'. Box - 'Terry'. Headquarters - 'Shit Got Instrumental Demo Blue Tongue'. Kevin Tomkins - 'Violin Loops Retard'. Black Black - 'A Song 2 Die 2'.
Disc 1 Kyote - 'Roman Candles (D. Bateman Mix)'. October All Over - 'Nightwatchman'. Cove - 'Autumn Leaves'. Tom Williams - 'Fuck It I'm Doing Spoken Word'. Die Munch Machine - 'Diekruntmaschine'. Pipecleaner - 'Stab Vest'. Jet Johnson - 'Håvard Hedde'. Elks - 'What Hit The Ceiling?'. Belt Motel vs. El Fin - 'Strike Gently Away From Children (Round 1)'. Zettasaur - 'Stegasaurus'. Matra - 'Lights Low'. Deadboy Racer - 'Champion Theme'. The People's Choir of Berlin - 'Harbour'. Last of the Real Hardmen - 'The Great Kentwood Road Drum-Off'. I, Coelacanth - 'Untourage'.
Information: Another new compilation for 2007/’08 featuring 30 tracks from 30 artists that we like very much, spread over two CDs - almost two hours of brand new music, including all the usual suspects and lots more new guests.
