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THE DEFECTORS – Turn Me On, LP/CD Bad Afro Records, AFROLP024, 2004, Denmark This is the 3rd album by these Danish garage
punkers that have been around since the late nineties. They have already put
several records but this one is their best so far. I have been waiting for
this one for sometime since the Defectors put out two great split singles
with Baby Woodrose and Drive By Shooting the last couple of years and it
seems that they needed some time and also some nice funds from the DMF
(Danish Musician’s Union!!!) to make this record. The result is a really
great record full of garage punk attitude and sexy beats ala Lust-O-Rama and
Fuzztones. The songs that appeared for the two split singles I just mentioned
are included here too in alternate versions but my fave is called “It’s Gonna
Take Some Time” that features Lorenzo from Baby Woodrose in the backing
vocals. Generally this album is going to satisfy every garage punk fan. Dig It! |
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FINE LINES - S/T, LP/CD Licorice
Tree Records, YUM 1001/2001, 2004, USA Justin
Kearbey (vocals/guitar), Trista Winn (vocals/bass) and Jason Kearbey (drums)
are responsible for this blast of furious and untamed garage and trash that
comes from Austin, Texas continuing the fame of their fathers and
grandfathers (its 2004 granny!) in the 60s! I bet that these guys and girl
raised up listening to Mighty Caesars and Headcoats/Headcoatees as their
sound is very similar to the Medway scene and it’s also
obvious that there are no dubs in here but only teen madness recorded live in
the garage! The recipe is simple as their tunes: 3-chords and lyrics bout
lovers gone and lovers on the way. Here are some of the titles to see what I
mean: “I’ve Got My Eye On You”, “Open Up My Heart”, “Tears Are Rolling”, “Feelin Blue”, “Bring Her Back”…That’s true rocknroll baby! File under “Songs
& Attitude Billy Childish Taught Us”! |
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– It Came From… Uranus, CD Pro-Vel
Records, PVR001, 2003, USA This
is the first release by Pro-Vel Records, a new label from St. Louis, Mo, USA.
Pro-Vel chose to put out a compilation CD as debut and they did quite a good
work as they managed to gather 21 fine garage punk / punk rock tunes and
create a unique album of similar sounds. Some of the spotlights on this album
are Tomorrow’s Caveman’s “That’s Too Bad”, a wild garage punk tune, like
the ones that are included in their debut album “Today!”
and The Lordly Serpents’ “But You
Think So”, another Back From The Grave anthem. Also
on top of this album stand The Gentleman Callers’
“You Outta Know By Now”, The Nelsonics’ shakin’ instro with organs and sax “Dousman Street” and The UnMutuals’ garage punker “Throwing Away Today”. For more punk than garage you can get The Mistreaters, The
Cripplers and The Trip-Daddys. Generally, that’s a
nice guide to what’s happening in the US today. |
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THE DEFECTORS – Live At The Gutter Island LP/CD Bad Afro Records, FRO1007, 2004, Denmark Yet another fab release by Bad Afro Records and The
Defectors! This is a “live-best of” the band almost like the one Baby Woodrose
put out with the same one. The production is very nice, like it was recorded
in a studio. The sound is the authentic caveish one: Ugly guitars, swirling
farfisas and the snottiest screams all dedicated to the evil females! If you
dug the Lust-O-Rama in the 90s, dig The Defectors in the 00’s, Caveman! |
By Caveman
August 2004
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