Reportage: Swedish Punk

I am going to write a big reportage about Swedish punk. I will write about different periods, genres and bands. I will try to interview/talk to around 25 bands. It will be 8 parts and total 26 episodes. It's not possible to write about everything, but this will be a pretty big document over the Swedish punk scene from 1977 to present.

It's not a secret of which bands I will interview, but I will wait to expose anything now. I can just tell that it will be something for everyone. And I really look forward to do this big project. If you have any suggestion that you want me to write about, just let me know. It's not sure that I will use it since all parts and episods are already written, but there is always possible that I have forget some important part.

Follow the work here: http://schizofanzine.blogspot.se/p/reportage-swedish-punk-77-to-present.html

schizodistro@gmail.com

Gig: Gatans musik (amazing line-up)

Punk till förmån för Stockholms hemlösa.

Situationen för Stockholms hemlösa ser mer desperat ut än tidigare år och antalet uteliggare ökar. Gatans Musik, med hjälp av ett gäng oldscholl Punk band och Fryshuset anordnar Stödgala där all eventuell överskott oavkortat går till Situation Stockholms verksamhet.

Banden som spelar är:

ATTENTAT [gbg]
ALONZO & FAS 3 [sthlm]
TROUBLEMAKERS [gbg]
BITCH BOYS [sthlm]
THE BRISTLES [landskrona]

Ingen åldersgräns. Öl/vin-bar finns på övervåningen/balkongen.
Pris: 160 kr i förköp / 195 kr på dörren.
Info om biljettsläpp inom kort.

MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/events/401368779928417/

7" For sale: from my private collection (PART 1 & 2 of 3)

Ask for details... schizodistro@gmail.com

PART 1

3-way cum - Battle of opinions [Sound pollution]
Swedish crustpunk recorded back in 1993. Black vinyl

Against Me!
Tracks: Jordans 1.st choice, Those anarchopunx are mysterious, Reinventing Axl Rose, We did it all for Don. Black vinyl

A.O.C - Rapelle toi didier [One by one Rec]
Really good Oi! from France. Black Vinyl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU2J-JBJHBA

Chiatiks - On en a bavé [Crânes Blasés Rec]
French Oi punk from the 90's. Limited 937/999. Black vinyl

Colt 45 - Usch då. From 1987. Black vinyl
Colt 45 - Visst fan! From 1988. Black vinyl
Colt 45 - Huu jaa. From 1990. Black vinyl
Swedish punk band who released these 3 7"s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi7V6WJhj1s

Constant State of Terror - Liberation [Inflammable Material Rec.]
This is one of my favorite bands from The UK. Good hard punk. Black vinyl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Iy-QK4txmY

Cruelle Section - Oi! E.P [One by one]
Don't know much 'bout this French Oi! band. This ep was recorded 1997. Black vinyl

Endless Struggle - Leathers, studs and punks [Charged rec]
Poserpunks who play really good streetpunk. Black vinyl

Forca Macabra
Raw hardcore/trash from Finland. Black vinyl

The Gaia - No.1 [Six weeks]
Raw hardcore from Japan. Released 1994. Black vinyl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGPQ26pA4uA

Hazardous Waste - Another warning [Lazy Records]
Hardcore from Finland. Released in the mid-90.s. Black vinyl

Hellkrusher - Dying for who [Tribal war]
Raw punk from UK. One live side and one studio side. Black vinyl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGPQ26pA4uA

The Informers - 45 rpm
UK Punkrock. Don't know more about this 7". Black vinyl

Kazjurol - Messengers of death [Uproar Rec]
This is the Swedes first 7", released on legendary Uproar Rec in1987. Black vinyl

Kurbits IR - Inget liv [Really Fast]
13 fast Swedish rawpunk tracks from 1996. Black vinyl

PART 2

NOFX - Single of the month #1. Black vinyl
NOFX - Single of the month #9 Light blue vinyl
NOFX - Single of the month #10. Black vinyl
Fat Wreck Chords released 12 7"s, one of each month with NOFX 2005

Otakt - En alternativ livsstil
4 tracks of Swedish punk from 1987. Black vinyl

Razzapparte - Gente senza poesia [Resta rude Rec]
Italian Oi/Street. 5 tracks on Black vinyl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUTQvCF81N8

The Rude Kids - Raggare is a bunch of motherfuckers
Really RARE 7" from Sweden. This is one of the most classic song. Black vinyl

Skitsystem - Beväpna er
Limited 85/245. A really cool EP with Skitsystem playing a cover of the famous Ebba Grön song Beväpna er. I suppose this EP is hard to find now. Red vinyl

Stalin's Daughter - Oktoberfest
Cool US Hc/Punk from 1988. Black vinyl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuFdLVNyrX0

TEST A - Sound der strasse [Oi Hammer]
German Oi! from 1997. Black vinyl

White Flag - Live! Bleeding' in Sweden 1986
Classic band, recorded this in Gävle, Sweden 1986. Black vinyl

V/A Never again - An anti-fascist compilation
Totuus, Wind of Pain, Hiastus, TPL, Forca Macabra, Kirous, Ghost of mankind, Uutuus
Nice compilation from the mid-90's

V/A Emergency Broadcast Systems - Volume 2
Assück, Crain, Schedule, Friction
punk/hc/grind. Black vinyl

V/A Oi! It's party time for real. Working class kids Vol.3 [One by one rec]
Bovver '96, A.O.C, The Suspects, Riot Squad
3 US bands and 1 French. Oi! on Black vinyl

V/A Six ways to fuck shit up [Pumpkin records]
Vals, Spam, Burnt Cross, Dead Subverts, De Reclassering, Power is poison
Anarch punk compilation. Black vinyl

Asta Kask / Crispy Nuts Split 7"
Sweden Vs. Japan. Playing 2 tracks each And both bands play a cover of the other band

Download: Von Bööm - Demotape

If someone from the band want me to remove this, send an email to schizodistro@gmail.com (Wanna buy this tape? Send an email with a cost proposal)

Von bööm started in 84 and and recorded a demo, some of the songs are released on the LP compilation " Really Fast" # 3. The band played for a while but they decided to quit. In 88 the band started again with a couple of other guys. One demo was recorded. The band broke up again. In 95 the band started once again, and once again with other members. 2004 was the year for the latest re-union. Back with vengeance, old punks never die

I borrowed this info from: http://www.swedishpunk.com

This demo was recorded 1995, three new tracks and one old (Köpt kärlek) I guess that this demo is pretty rare. So download it now if you wanna hear one of all classic swedish bands original from the 80.s

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?52ai1384q5dcjam

Von Bööm on Youtube (this song is not on the demo)

Interview: Really Fast Records

Ohoy! I guess you've heard about the Really Fast compilation LP's? It's one of the most important releases in the entire punk history, and the swedish scene in particular. Bands like Mob 47, Nasum, Asta Kask, Disfear, Strebers, EATER, Refused, G-Anx have participated. I sent a bunch of questions to Staffan, one of the guys behind Really Fast. Here's a part from the interview, the full interview will be published in Schizo Fanzine #8. 

1. Hey Staffan, you’ve been involved to the DIY-scene since the beginning of 1980. If you look back, what’s the biggest differences between the past and the present? And is there anything you regret or just wish you could’ve done better when it comes to Really Fast? And of course, you wasn’t alone with the R.F work, tell me about the other guys?

Well, looking back can be both easy and hard depending on your view on things. One might forget the small details that also made a difference when trying to summarize a period of your life, but here goes: Whether it just came to be a result of personality, young age, shortage of money, hostile environment, lack of experience or just a mishmash of random opportunity I'd say we had to find more solutions for ourselves back in those days. It made you look for creative solutions instead of just buying what was around and already accepted.

We would have our imagination run amok just trying to make things happen and finding ways in any direction we thought we could find an adventure. At the same time, a lot of uniform behaviour would rear its ugly head and some gigs or places were just not so well treated by people I would have expected better from. Everything seems better organized these days, but some of the DIY charm seems lost in the process. I don't like to dwell upon regrets although I've had my fair share of them. I just wish I could have done more back in the day, but that's a good incentive to keep doing things. Future now. Yeah, and in the beginning I was just so lucky to be starting up a label with my older friends Peter and Patrik in Mjölby. They both played in Nasty Boys and were a huge inspiration and fuel for fire for me back in those days.

Patrik and me have kept Really Fast going for better or for worse and we kinda get into a good rut when we get things done for Really Fast. There wouldn't have been any Really Fast Records if Patrik hadn't been around, I'll tell you that.

2. Your last release was an EP with Second Thought around 2003 (?) Are Really Fast still active and do you have any futureplans? Which band would be the dream to release?

Yeah, we've been doing other things for many years now but last year saw a new Really Fast release in the form of Spotlicks debut EP (co-release with Mög Records). We are planning more releases during 2012 but I'd rather make them happen before talking too much about them. I will say this though, that I do regret us not relasing Vol.11 as we had it all compiled and ready to go years ago. It would have been great to document those bands aswell as they deserved it and had a lot to offer then, now and in the future to come. As for dreams there are just too many bands I would like to release, it's frustrating just to think of it. We had several ep's planned that I still wish we can put out someday, sorry to everyone involved for the wait and poor result so far.

3. If you have to collect bands, for a compilation, that exists today, who would you choose then?
Oh, I think I would have to go for bands that kick my butt live! There are so many bands around but it would be great to pick up bands from smaller places like when we started. I would rather have bands that actually exist and get their noise out on the road than bands that just record. A lot of energy would be required aswell.

[RELATED STUFF]

Really Fast on Facebook
Spotlicks (Staffans band) on Facebook
Spotlicks interview from Schizo Fanzine #6

Kurt i kuvös (Staffan played drums in that band in the 80.s)

Review: More world, less bank pt.3 (7")

V/A - More world, less bank pt.3 - No borders no banks (7")
www.halvfabrikat.net

I can just agree with the press letter.. "All killers, no fillers". This EP contains of 8 bands and 8 tracks and I have to say that it's creame de la creame of Swedish raw/crust punk. Misär is the first band out, and the play classic swedish d-beat with spirits from the 90.s. Next out is Krimtänk, the soundquality isn't the best but they deliver as usual. Another band that deliver as usual is Slaktrens with their raw sound and grindparts, I love it. Eskatologia is a classic Halvfabrikat band, really raw and filled with melodic neocrust/minor key tunes. I like that in just right doses and it stands out perfect on this compilation. Passiv Dödshjälp is another faithful old servant band from Halvfabrikat and they have never disappointed me. Damn, the only band I've not heard before are Insidious Process, and guess what... It's the best band on this EP. So fucking raw and brutal. I just feel that I want more of them. Don't be surprised if you'll find an interview in this issue as well. I will always hold Moderat Likvidation as one of the best rawpunk band ever, but it was before their reunion, their song on this EP is far from their old stuff. The last band is another classic Halvfabrikat band, End of all, who play even more minor key melodic crust than Eskatalogia and they do it fantastic. I will recommend this EP for all lovers of Swedish crust/rawpunk, you will not be disappointed because this is high class all over.

Digitalize it! Old swedish punk

My new project? Digitalize old tapes, so I have some rare, some shit, some good and some other...shit? But, do you want your cassette digitalized, get in touch then and I will fix that for you, I do it for free but I would really like to keep the cassette (just to upset Maria some more with tapes in the whole flat.. haha) Send me a email and we'll sort things out...
schizodistro[@]gmail.com

Here is a video I did with the swedish blues/punk/rock band Hela Huset Skakar. It's in swedish, but learn the lyrics and singalong for fuck sake =)

And here is another, rare motherfucker when Strebers play Häng Gud by Ebba Grön, at Ultrakåken aswell

Fuck Off from Sweden

This is a band that I always will adore. With two members that have meant a lot
for me at almost 20 years. Stefan Sundström and Johan Johansson (former KSMB,
Strindbergs etc etc) I bought this cassette at my first gig I went to 1991 and I guess
that I've played this tape more than 1000 times, that's true. It's live and I know all
comments from the audience and every single little noise. Here's three tracks in
one file. It's 1. Het på gröten (you will probably hear what orginal song it is),
2. Skitit (another famous song from the beginning) and 3. Supa som Sid Vicious.
Members: Stefan Sundström, Johan Johansson, Guld-Lars, Papa Mats, anyone else?
Gimmie a comment if I have forget anyone... Cheers!