Schizo Fanzine Philippines and Syria Compilation

The Schizo Fanzine Philippines Compilation are released

Schizo Fanzine's compilation for the Philippines/Syria compilation forming part of the over all project between Ungovernable Resistance DIY Radio, Schizo Fanzine, Insetus Zine, & Two Beers Or Not Two Beers Records.

Ungovernable Resistance started this compilation during the late summer of 2013 aiming to raise awareness & support for refugees in Syria, and people suffering in the Philippines who lost everything in the earthquake.

This is a charity compilation to raise funds for victims of the Philippines earthquake & Syrian refugees so any donations are sent to the UK Doctors Without Borders Pay Pal email which is help@justgiving.net.

Or you can go to our Just Giving page below, which is also a direct link to the Doctors Without Borders donation page. Details below. Plz claim 'gift aid on all donations to increase the amount for free'. Thanks.

You can donate directly to Doctors Without Borders via this link www.justgiving.com/resistance-diy or our Bandcamp. If you cannot afford to donate then please help spread the word about this compilation.

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You will find all 10 compilations right here:
http://ungovernableresistancediyradio.blogspot.se/2014/04/ur-comp-philippinessyria-compilation.html
And the Schizo Compilation here:
http://ungovernableresistancediy.bandcamp.com/album/schizo-fanzine-philippines-compilation-2


Schizo Fanzine Philippines Compilation playlist

	1.	01. Körsbärsfettera - Det finns inget slut 02:03
	2.	02. Diskent - vägra anpassning 00:51
	3.	03. Eftah - Den enes lik 03:13
	4.	04. Återfall - Fråga inte 02:59
	5.	05. Spotlicks-Vill dra 01:32
	6.	06. No Fealty - Ravished 01:53
	7.	07. Pass Out - Fist of fury 02:25
	8.	08. VALJAKKALA - Huominen (KUMIKRISTUS) 02:00
	9.	09. Håll käften, vad vill du!- Reflektioner av ett annat land 01:35
	10.	10. Kamprespons - Punkelit 01:59
	11.	11. LOS CULITOS - TREINTA BAJO CERO 01:25
	12.	12. Opposition Rising - Get Off Your Ass 01:52
	13.	Better Not Born - Inner Void 02:44
	14.	14. Rännstensorkestern - Gulag 03:28
	15.	15. Kollapse - Father 05:53
	16.	16. Mörbultad - Den tid vi lever i 02:00
	17.	17. Kronsik Misantropi - Permanent Hybris 01:07

punk Oi! hardcore grind for sale

If you are interested in any of the following items, send an email to schizodistro@gmail.com . All records are in good condition but some can have a few defects like some small price stickers. I will let you know the full condition of the items you want to buy.

(All prices are based on Discogs prices)

7"
3-Way Cum - Battle of opinions (kängpunk) 30 kr / €3.3
Against Me - The acoustic EP 110 kr / €12
Alfatec - Brainphobia (punk/hc) 30 kr / €3.3
Alptraum GmbH – Create Confusion 60 kr/ €6.5  (punkrock)
Anxtv – Neve Rosso Sangue 50 kr / €5.5 (Punk/Hc)
Artgerecht – Punkrockstar 130 kr / €14(Punk) (Limited to 500)
Billy Boy E La Sua Banda – Morte E Chupa Chupa 60 kr / €6.5  (Punk/Oi!)
Bulemics, The – Burn Baby Burn 30 kr / €3.3 (punk)
Burnt Cross - Break the law not the poor 30 kr / €3.3  (anarchopunk)
Charta 77 - It vibrates 80 kr / €8.7 (punk)
Dictators, The – Who Will Save Rock 'N' Roll? 120 kr / €13  (Punk)
Diskord – Hdfh 50 kr / €5.5 (Death metal?) (Limited to 500)
Dispense - Nothing but the truth 40 kr / €4.3  (Crust/Käng)
Dissolution '77 – Panic 60 kr / €6.5  (Street/Punk)
Dog Pound – Counter Clockwise 70 kr / €7.5  (Postpunk/Punk)
Eastfield – Opening The Lid Of Todd's Peace Box 90 kr / €9.8 (Punk)
Endless Struggle – Leathers, Studs, And Punks 50 kr /€5.5 (Street/Punk)
Fedup - Read between the lines 30 kr / €3.3
Fuck The Bureaucracy – Fuck The Bureaucracy! 100 kr / €10.8 (Punk)
Gaia, The – No.1 60 kr/ €6.5  (Punk/hc) 
Guet Apens – Guet Apens 50 kr /€5.5  (Oi/Punk) (Limited to 555)
In Crowd - Cargo / Helmet 40 kr / €4.3 (Pop-punk)
Informers, The - (Dream number 1994) 70 kr / €7.5  (punk)
Instinct Of Survival – Instinct Of Survival 40 kr / €4.3 (Grind)
Invasores De Cérebros – Invasores De Cérebros 100 kr / €10.8 (Hc/crust)
Lanciafiamme – Lanciafiamme 400 kr / €42 (rare italian Hc/Punk)
Loudspeaker - Knockout 30 kr / €3.3 (Alt.rock)
Maloney's Touch – Don't Kill Us 40 kr / €4.3 (Punk) (500 copys)
Misdemeanor – You're Nothing (And You Know It) 60 kr /€6.5  (Punk, rock, stoner)
Pokers, The – Ignite 30 kr / €3.3  (punk)
Programm C -  Lucifer Turns UpThe Volume 30 kr / €3.3  (hardcore)
Public Nuisance – Cheap Sex And Booze 150 kr /€ 16.4 (Punk)
Razzapparte – Gente Senza Poesia E.P. 90 kr / €9.8 (punk/Oi!) 
Spittin‘ Vicars, The – Oddball / (Ain't Going) Back To Babylon 50 kr / €5.5  (punk)
Stalin's Daughter – Oktoberfest EP 200 kr / €21(punk)
Stitches, The – Monday Morning Ornaments 30 kr / €3.3 (punkrock) 
Taxi – Who's To Blame 20 kr / €2 (punk)
Test A – Sound Der Straße 50 kr /€5.5   (Oi!)
Time Square Preachers - Don't be numb 30 kr / €3.3 (Käng)
TKO's, The – Don't Pull The Plug 50 kr / €5.5  (Punk)
Trout – Three Wise Men E.P. 30 kr / €3.3 (indie)
Undone – The Other Side 30 kr / €3.3 (emo, hc)

GRIND 7"
Agathocles / Insomnia Isterica 40 kr / €4.3 (limited to 500)
Agathocles / Sakatat 40 kr / €4.3 (limited to 333)
Agathocles - No use... (hatred) 40 kr / €4.3 (red/black sleeve)
Agathocles / Embalming Theatre 60 kr / €6.5 (513/1000)
Agathocles / Malignant Tumour 60 kr / €6.5
Acoustic Grinder / Entrails massacre 70 kr / €7.5 (small sticker on sleeve)
Bones Erosion / Hinfamy 90 kr / / €9.5 (233/500) (small sticker on sleeve)
Fatal Nunchaku / Charogne Stone 20 kr / €2.2
Flux of disorder / Vomitus 40 kr / €4.3 (limited to 200)
100% Gore-Beat / Full Noise Nine 30 kr / €3.3 (small sticker on sleeve)
Gory Melanoma / Emetic 30 kr / €3.3 (small sticker on sleeve)
Hermit / Napalmed 80 kr / €8.7 (Yellow, 1st press. 100 copies of Yellow vinyl)
Mesrine / Spermbloodshit 40 kr / €4.3 (136/210)
Rifiuto / Depravati 30 kr / €3.3 (small sticker on sleeve)
Ruido De Odio / KKF 50 kr / €5.5 (limited to 800. Red vinyl)
Strong Intention / Everybody Gets Hurt 30 kr / €3.3 (small sticker on sleeve)

punkpunkpunk youtube

Here you are... 3 bands I really want you to listen at.

Tear them down - Bomb city



Hard Charger - Live at OEF

Brutus' Daughters - Nuechi del Ñuberu

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

Support for the people in Philippines

Gaz from Ungovernable Resistance has decided to make a digital compilation which will benefit the people in The Philippine Islands. There will be a bunch of different volumes and Schizo Distro/Fanzine will put together one of the volumes. It will be punk bands from all over the world and all kind of punk genres.

If you and your band wanna contribute, please send one or more of your songs + contact info to schizodistro@gmail.com

Every band will contribute with one track, and my intention is to have around 15 bands on my compilation. If you want more info, please visit:
http://ungovernableresistancediyradio.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page.html 

If you have any further questions, get in touch with me at schizodistro@gmail.com I think this will be a really cool compilation in the end with lot's of bands from so many genres.

Please share this on your blog, the people in Philippines suffer really bad now, and if we can do at least something small is it a success.

Here is the confirmed band for the whole compilation (will be updated at least one time/day):

The Gardnerz (Death/Doom), Bane (Blackened Death), Temple of Void (Death/Doom), Dead Awaken (Death Metal), Fester (Blackened Death), Rocking Corpses (Death Metal), Bukowski Family (Brutal Death), Relentless (Heavy Metal/Doom), NonExist (Death/Thrash), 40oz Folklore (Punk Rock/HC Punk), Mental Killing Spree (Brutal Death), Dirty Protest (Anarcho/HC Punk), Freedumb (Crossover), Communion of Thieves (Blackened Crust), Burnt Cross (Anarcho Punk), Global Parasite (HC Punk), Norsk Raak (Ska Punk), Bombed Out (Crust Grind), Arvejord (Black/Ambient/Depressive), Dr Creep (Underground Hip Hop), Scarred Society (HC Punk), Warcorpse, Dirigiri (Death Thrash), Toxicology (Crust/Metal/Punk), DisXease (Hardcore), Crosscheck (Hardcore), Killbite (Crust/Metal/Punk), Ratbite (HC Punk), Trioxin 245 (HC Punk n Roll), Cunthunt 777 (Beatdown HC), Auralskit (Kang/D-Beat), Fredag den 13:e (Crust Punk), Suffer the Wrath (Death Metal), Reality Lost (Crust/Punk/D-Beat/Grind), Anger Burning (Crust), Oath (Sludge), Agamenon Project (Grindcore), Askgatt (HC Punk), Nazi's Shouldn't Drive (HC Punk), Zudas Krust (Crust), Fucktard (HC Punk), Brafcharge (D-Beat), Bruten (Grind/Power Violence), Freedom is Lie (Crust Grind), Partiya (Crust/Grind/Punk), Mindless Violence (Crossover Thrash/Hardcore),Headcleaner (Grindcore / Crust / Death Metal), Hellweed (Metal/Hardcore), Vengeance Of Karma (Värmland HC/Crust), Aggrenation (Punk/Metal), Hellcrawler (Death n Roll), Sickpig (Punk), Document 6 (Death/HC/Punk/Metal), The Living Dead (Punk), Bring to Ruin (Hardcore), Hanker Hoax Haphazard (Hardcore), Indoctrinate (Blackened crust), Sewer Trench (Raw Crust Metal), Disforia (Grind/D-Beat/Crust Punk), Napalm Raid (D-Beat), Earth Crust Displacement (d-beat), Psykoanalyysi (HC Punk/Crust/D-Beat), Senseless o.l.u. (Punk), Monad (Breakcore/IDM), Sapremia (Old School DM), Tarantulah (Metal Punk)

Review: Georgia Barbershop - It's Alright, It's Okay, It Only Took Seven Years

Georgia Barbershop - It's Alright, It's Okay, It Only Took Seven Years
http://georgiabarbershop.bandcamp.com/

At last I have got what I always are looking for. A dirty sound. But why do I want it this way? Well, I get the feeling that the band is playing live with a lot's of love and lot's of strong feelings. Georgia Barbershop from Sweden has a motley garage/punkrock sound that makes me happy. I wouldn't be surprised if the members in G.B listen much to bands like Buzzcocks and New York Dolls and even if G.B not might be the best band I've heard is the feeling so strong and rock n roll feelings are never wrong. The standard of the songs are approved but hey, some of the songs are really good so there is a few ups and downs but the wholeness is more than ok. I don't use to listen to this kind of post punk 'n roll very often, but I will for sure listen more to Georgia Barbershop in the future and especially to their best tracks "Wife problems", "Quality bird" and "Underneath my couch".

Festival: Dead Rhythm #1

Dead Rhythm is a new punk festival which will be arranged in Västerås in the end of  September, Friday 27th and Saturday 28th. The line-up is fantastic with bands from all over Sweden and from all different genres... crust/street/Oi!... This is an interview with Ronny, who arrange the fest. I think they need as much PR as possible and I hope this will be a recurrent festival.

Visit Dead Rhythm on Facebook for more info

Here is the schedule.



Friday
Prins Carl (Västerås)
Saturday Heroes (Finspång)
Damage Head (Sthlm/Uppsala)
Fredag den 13;e (Göteborg)
Gatans Lag (Borås)

Saturday
Dobermann Cult (Stockholm)
Dissekerad (Stockholm)
Agent Attitude (Uppsala)
Utanförskapet (Dalarna)
Hyrda Knektar (Stockholm)
Knife For An Eye (Göteborg)

1. Hey Ronny, please tell me about Dead Rythm. How did you came up with the idea for this fest? It is a really good line-up, and a fantastic genre mix. What was your intention when you start to book bands?

Hey and thanks for this interview!

I had the idea for a while,because I'm so tired of leaving town every week to go to gigs, With this fest I will have the chance to watch great music in my hometown!Cause that's a thing that never happens. The other idea with my fest is the mixed genres from oi to käng!Cause usually it's all centered to one or two kinds of punk.I will think I did a pretty good job there!

2. This fest will be in Västerås. How many tickets have you sold and how many tickets are you aloud to sale? How does it use to be in Västerås when it comes to live gigs, much audience or is it a cold city?

I actually sold this fest out, So it went much better than I thought! I had 120 tickets to each day and it's all gone, But most of the tickets have been bought of people from other cities in Sweden (from Piteå to Malmö) so thats great fun!

Västerås is a very hard and strange town to arrange gigs in, cause you never know how it will be. Are the people coming, or are they home jerking off? Most of the times it seems that people prefer there dicks and clits, before listen to music! Some of the gigs are almost sold out and the next time nobody shows upp (on gigs with better bands) and you dont understand nothing. But at my last gig with Dissober and Smalltown we had over 110 people there so I hope we are on a upgoing spiral!

3. Will there be any distros or other merch for sale?

Yeah hard and smart is coming with their distro, Skrammel is also showing up on Saturday! Then every band has their own merch/records ofcourse! I will sell Dead Rhythm Fest shirts and bags!

4. Do you think this fest will be back next year as well?

Yeah the date is already set to 4-5:th April and I will present the first bands on DR#1 .5 bands is already at the lineup and this time we have a band from england . So it's gonna be interesting! I hope to do this 2 times one on the spring and one to celebrate the fall!

5. Please, tell me more about Dead Rythm, do you arrange club gigs as well? Are you alone with the work or do you have any help from other people?

Yeah I do club gigs also(next is 12;th october with Reidar from Antipati and Jonas from Gatans Lag doing an acoustic set) then I will try do at least one gig every month! Have some fine upcoming shows I hope to announce in the upcoming weeks! I used to do this club a few years back on a legendary pub called Taj Mahal here in town, but it went bankrubt so I took a pause for a few years, but started again in September last year! Yeah I arrange everything by myself, but I had help from friends printing posters,giving me a ride, but most of the things I do by myself!(easier with no one to argue with)

6. What do you think about the Västerås punk scene? Any bands you wanna recommend?

In Västerås we have a lot of bands but few places to play, So I guess we have a very good scene if you only concentrate on the bands. We have the two comebacking bands Bombshell Rocks and Dissober, both bands is going to play a few shows this year and Bombshell is going to release 2 new songs! Otherwise we have Angers Curse who been around for a couple of years now and I think they got their real break this year with a shitload of gigs everywhere!

And ofcourse we have Slaktrens,Suffer The Pain, Bombs Of Hades(metal but very punk)

7. Is it possible to buy alcohol at the venue?

Well Ofcourse, I don't know the last time I was on a sober gig ,I think music and alcohol is the best mix ever! On this fest its arranged like a private party so the beer will be cheap and cold! And the Liqor will be strong and violent! I actually had a brewery making a Dead Rhythm Ipa so I'm psyched about that!

8. If you have anything you want to add feel free to do it. 

Sorry for my bad english!

but i will citate Void!

*I'm not the hand of their tools

I'm gonna live by my rules

Why should I listen to those fools

I'm gonna live by my rules*

 

Buy records,go to gigs,drink beer!

And dont forget www.facebook.com/klubbdeadrhythm for the latest info of the shows!

Thanx a lot!

Video: Fokkum - Backward Rituals

Fokkum is a good band with good people. Here is a video I made today. I am pretty satisfied even if it's simple. Visit Fokkum at http://www.fokkum.nl  They will participate on Schizo Punk Comp. Vol.1 and have a couple of releases for sale. So get in touch with them if you like this.

Schizo Punk Comp. Vol.1

Okey, the work with Schizo Punk Comp. Vol.1 is almost done. And my intention is to have it available on Spotify in June/July. It will be 22 tracks and bands from 13 different countries. Beside Spotify will it also be possible to get copys from Schizo Distro and from all bands. I have made the coverart and will soon make the insert with info about the bands. I will also interview all bands. Will let you know when it's all up.

All info about this project will be found here: http://schizofanzine.blogspot.se/p/schizo.html



Here is the playlist: 1. Irritation (Swe) - Ingen lysande framtid 2. Fokkum (Hol) - Backward rituals 3. Frenzy of tongs (US) - Trouble 4. Demöralyzér (Cz) - Je tu ten den 5. Aterpe (Thai)- Ez zan Hil 6. Razorblade smile (UK) 35 years (go to hell) 7. Återfall (Swe) - Day of the rope 8. Los Más Peores (Arg) - Superficial  9. Rännstensorkestern (Swe) - Gulag 2 10. Mindless violence (Macc) - One spirit 11. The Bristles (Swe) - Gulag 12. Sewer trench (UK) - Prisoners of religion 13. Zudas Krust (Indo) - Raw, chaos, ungovernable 14. Spotlicks (Swe) - Apati 15. 40 Oz folklore (US) - Soapbox 16. Ratbite (Ukr) - Dead minority 17. Hyrda knektar (Swe) - Diamant 18. M.O.R.A. (Fin) - Feikki 19. Born wrong (Can) - Burn a debt 20. Sub Alert (Swe) - [T.B.A] 21. Filthy Charity (Fra) - [T.B.A] 22. Saturdays Heroes (Swe) - Tear it down

Well, if you have any questions or if your band wanna contribute on Schizo Punk Vol.2, send an email to schizodistro@gmail.com

For sale: 7 inches punk

If you are interested in any items, send an email to schizodistro@gmail.com and we'll discuss the total cost (shipping etc). All records are in good condition but some can have a few defects like some small price stickers. I will let you know the full condition of the items you want to buy. Splits and comps. will be added later on.


A.O.C.‎– Rappelle Toi Didier! (Oi!)
 Acid Reflux ‎– Secret Power EP (HC/Punk)
 Adolf And The Piss Artists ‎– Heroes? (Punk)
 Alptraum GmbH ‎– Create Confusion (punkrock)
 Anti-Toxin ‎– The Enemy Is You (Hardcore)
 Anxtv ‎– Neve Rosso Sangue (Hardcore)
 Artgerecht ‎– Punkrockstar (Punk)

Billy Boy E La Sua Banda ‎– Morte E Chupa Chupa (Punk/Oi!)
 Boiling Man ‎– Roadkill Museum (Punk)
 Boomtown Rats, The ‎– Do The Rat (Punkrock)
 Born Bavarian ‎– Guade Leit (Punk)
 Bulemics, The ‎– Burn Baby Burn (punk)

Chiatiks ‎– On En A Bavé...  (Oi!)
 Cruelle Section ‎– "Oi! E.P." (Oi!)

Dictators, The ‎– Who Will Save Rock 'N' Roll?  (Punk)
 Dischord ‎– Fuck Copyrights (Grind/Punk)
 Disgust ‎– Thrown Into Oblivion (Punk/Crust)
 Diskord ‎– Hdfh (Death metal?)
 Dissolution '77 ‎– Panic (Punk)
 District, The ‎– We Don't Want It! (Oi!/Punk)
 Dog Pound ‎– Counter Clockwise (Postpunk/Punk) (sold)

Eastfield ‎– Opening The Lid Of Todd's Peace Box (Punk)
 Eddie And The Hot Rods ‎– At The Sound Of Speed (Punk)
 Endless Struggle ‎– Leathers, Studs, And Punks (Punk)

Flip-Tops, The ‎– Secrets And Lies  (Punk)
 Fuck The Bureaucracy ‎– Fuck The Bureaucracy! (Punk)

Gaia, The ‎– No.1
 Garage Monsters ‎– Powerhouse!
 Guerrilleros De Nadie - Intolerancia
 Guet Apens ‎– Guet Apens (Oi/Punk)

Hazardous Waste ‎– Another Warning (Hardcore)
 Heads Kicked Off ‎– Heads Kicked Off (Hardcore)
 Hellkrusher ‎– Dying For Who  (Punk)
 Homewreckers ‎– I Want More (Punk/Hc)

Identity‎– Clouds (hardcore)
 Instinct Of Survival ‎– Instinct Of Survival (Grind)
 Invasores De Cérebros ‎– Invasores De Cérebros (Hc/crust)

Kill Your Idols ‎– Salmon Swim Upstream (Hc)

Lanciafiamme ‎– Lanciafiamme (Hardcore)
 Leave It To Me ‎– 1001 (hardcore)

Maloney's Touch ‎– Don't Kill Us (Punk)
 Misdemeanor ‎– You're Nothing (And You Know It) (Punk, rock, stoner)

Plague ‎– Just Say No (hardcorepunk)
 Pokers, The ‎– Ignite -(punk)
 Public Nuisance ‎– Cheap Sex And Booze (Punk)

Rancid ‎– Roots Radicals (Punk)
 Razzapparte ‎– Gente Senza Poesia E.P. (punk/Oi!)
 Resistors ‎– Force Of Habit / Ride To Get You  (punk)
 
Severed Head Of State ‎– Black Blood World (hc/punk)
 Short Fuse‎– Fruitless Efforts (hardcorepunk)
 Spittin‘ Vicars, The* ‎– Oddball / (Ain't Going) Back To Babylon (punk)
 Stalin's Daughter ‎– Oktoberfest EP (punk)
 Stitches, The ‎– Monday Morning Ornaments (punkrock)
 Sub Society ‎– Relaxin' (Ushc)

Taxi (16) ‎– Who's To Blame (punk)
 Test A ‎– Sound Der Straße  (Oi!)
 TKO's, The (2) ‎– Don't Pull The Plug (Punk)
 Trout – Three Wise Men E.P. (indie)

Undone ‎– The Other Side (emo, hc) (sold)

Weekend Warrior ‎– Se Repite (punk)

Gig: Spotlicks, Bad Shermans & Kombatants [Gula Villan, Haninge]

Missa inte den här spelningen. Klassiska Gula Villan bjuder upp till punkrock. Stället blir bara bättre ju mer folk som kommer, så bege er ut till Haninge den 2 Februari. Tyvärr tycker jag själv att priset ligger lite högt, men det kommer bli mycket punk för pengarna.

Info om spelningen @ Facebook
Info om Club Disorder @ Facebook
Spotlicks @ Facebook
Bad Shermans @ Facebook
Kombatants @ Facebook

Review: The Bristles - Bigger than punk

The Bristles - Bigger than punk (CD)
http://thebristles.wordpress.com
(http://www.heptownrecords.com)
Listen and learn... To Bristelize something is to take an orginal idea an make it heavier, harder and often better because of the rock n roll touch. That's exactly what The Bristles anno 2012 does. In this case is the original idea old school US hardcore like Minor Threat or Gorilla Biscuits but after the Bristelizing is the output something else, it is the sound of The Bristles. I think you know by now that The Bristles was formed in the early 80.s and they are just as pissed today as they were back in the days, the biggest difference is probably the lyrics, which are more mature today. And the political lyrics are fucking excellent with always current topics about the sick society. Two years have passed since their last album was released, I really liked that album (Reflections of the bourgeois society) and they continue almost like that album ended, but "Bigger than punk" is a bit harder but still with the punk rock feeling. The cover is awfull, but the music contents is fantastic. Finally, the reggae song Spirit Way isn't bad at all. 

Interview: Meinhof

Here's an interview with Meinhof from UK. It's Jarek who answered my questions about the band, the scene, Sweden and much more. A big thanx to him and to the band who I consider as one of the best existing bands in this genre right now. 

Ok, let's go. Please, start to introduce the band members. Do you play in other bands as well? And what else do you do except playing punk?

I play the guitar, and mostly do the songs... Rosy sings and plays the bass, Frank is our drummer. I also play in Unfixed, but it is like playing in the same band, haha... Well, it is hard to say what else I do except playing punk, as I am a normal, regular person doing loads of stuff every day... Even if mostly it is connected with punk, then still I wouldn't know where to start...

Ok, well we don't need the long story now so let's continue. You have done at least two gigs in Sweden, at Punk Illegal, what do you remember from those gigs, and the festival?

The fest is very impressive and well organized... I think this organizing must be a Swedish thing, haha... I remeber great shows, cool punx from allover the world and nice atmosphere! I noticed, that the last time we played, in 2011, there was not really good turn up... And the event did not happen this year... Must be some problems with the fest, I guess.

Yeah, the most things with Punk Illegal is really impressive. The festival will probably be back in 2013. And while we are into the DIY thing, what do you think of the DIY scene of today? You have toured many countries so you must have seen pretty much?

The DIY punk scene is pretty the same all over the Europe, however it seems, that it is better organized in some countries... I don't wanna point them, as usually we meet very cool people who try their best with the opportunities they have at their hands, so I wouldn't make feel someone "worst" because of his origin... In general, the scene is still strong, but unfortunatelly there are less and less people involved in it, year by year... Maybe that's not the best to compare to 90's... but yes, 90"s were massive compering to contemporary scene.

And if we continue with Meinhof in particular, how would you describe your music and your lyrics for those who will see/hear you for the first time?

Definitelly we play d-beat, as I consider "d-beat" as the way to play the drums, not a style... We are trying to make it a crusty way, but with a healthy dose of melody... Our lyrics usually express our "polical" views, and there is loads of sadness and depressive stuff on them, but on the other hand, we are trying to spread some optimistic stuff as well, as I personally think, that punk is the only solution and answer. At least, it is working for me!

That 's true, so I guess your opinion for fashion punks and poser punks etc is not the best?

Well, there is an importance for punk to be "colorful", if you know what I mean? This way, punk was never fully commercialized or fashioned by music business. In short, there is a space for so called "fashion" punx, however I don't feel qualified to judge other people by the music they listen or clothes they wear... I think attitudes and beliefs are much more important, so it is more complex thing...

Last year when I was on the Spotlicks/Buiten Gebruik tour did I met older punks who didn't know what a "distro" was for an example. Well, we might not be able to judge people but I thought it was strange. Ok, so which bands will you get your influences from?

I think, that some punks are not well aware of DIY punk scene existence, so maybe it is better not to judge them, but to try, but to try to introduce it to them... Some of them will get it quickly, I bet. Some of them will be assholes anyways, haha... OK, what influeces? Swedish hardcore, of course!!! Hahaha...

Yeah, one of them actually bought a record from me, so I might have learned him haha. It's really strange for me, if I look at swedes in general to understand how we can be one of the countries who influence bands from all over the world with aggressive music. We are not aggressive people. I guess it must be the free music school the kids learn to handle their instruments. Please, write a few lines of each album you've released

I did an interview with Victims drummer some years ago, to my own punk zine... And that's what he said; Swedish kids are better provided and looked after by government to be good musicians... First album, "The Rush Hour Of Human Misery" is a traditional crust-punk with untraditional "drummer"... "Under The Burning Sky Of Future Events" is our expression of love to some talented Swedish kids, especially Avskum, haha... And the drummer is already traditional! "8 Drops Of Blood" is our best achievement, in my personal opinion. And the last record, "Mother" could be a side B for "8 Drops Of Blood", haha...

Ok, as we'll keep this interview pretty short will I ask you if you have any last comments and what is your future plans?

Thanx for interview. My future plan is to play with my 5 yeras old son, Erik.

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

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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

Review: The Frenzy of tongs

The Frenzy of tongs -
The piper at the gates of dumb (CD)
http://myspace.com/thefrenzyoftongs
(SDM(UK) Musick)

I don't know a shit about this band or the members, but my first expression is that they are complete mad. I get Toy Dolls and Nofx vibes even if the music isn't just like that. It's more straight on fast punkrock. Anyway, it's charming and I think that they will be something special live. I also get some american college movie vibes, like Good Charlotte and stuff like that but this is harder and like 1000 times better, more like Sloppy Seconds and Screeching Weasel. I really like this and will listen to this record more times.

punk for tonite

This is what I wanna recommend this friday night

Vånna Inget - Allvar

Good swedish punk, with some pop feelings

Moral Dilemma -Question your authority

A UK band that probably will be interviewed in Schizo Fanzine #9

Power is poison - Anti Fascist
D.I.Y Anarcho punk

Live: Punks 44

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Interview: Toxik Ephex

Toxik Ephex comes from Aberdeen, just like Jolly Bob. They're playing punk and they have a very special sound. They have been around since the 80.s but I hadn't heard them before the end of 2011. This is just a part from the entire interview that will be published in Schizo #8 which will be out in May 2012. If you haven't heard Toxik Ephex, take a listen to the Youtube video in the end of this interview. A big thanx to Fred who answered my questions. 

Hello Fred, Do you please wanna introduce the band? Current members, and other info. And also, how did you pick your name and what does it really mean?

Currently, the band line-up is
Inspector Blake – Lead gtr, backing vocs
Dod Copland – vocs, jokes, mayhem, flashing lights and magic tricks
Dave Wilkinson – Rhythm gtr, backing vocs
Frankie Benzie – Rhythm gtr
Chiz Pirie – Drums
Ross Cunningham – Bass

Our name … well we started out as ‘The Abductors’. However, due to a high profile child abduction in Aberdeen, shortly after we chose the name, we had to consider changing our name … although we did hang on to it for about a year after. ‘Toxik Ephex’ came from a pharmaceutics textbook which sat permanently on my desk when I was employed as a pharmacy technician on leaving school.

How would you describe your music?

We describe our music as melodic punk … as we would the majority of early punk which inspired us to form a band in 1979. The UK Subs were the biggest influence on my early songwriting, I thought they wrote perfect punk songs.

You have your own label where you released your first 7", is it still active? Any other cool releases on that label?

The label is no longer active, but it could easily be resurrected if we chose to. I still have the original artwork for the label. Don’t think I would produce vinyl again tho, it’s too big an outlay for a band who just play a gig every once and a while when they feel like it. We released the Toxik Ephex/Oi Polloi split album ‘Mad as Fuck’ on Green Vomit as well as an EP by Distorted Truth entitled ‘Victim of the Law’ The Adventures of Nobby Porthole was a joint venture between Green Vomit and One Up Records.



Do you have much problem with EDL/SDL in Aberdeen?

We have a National Front which formed a couple of years ago and has stood for local as well as Scottish parliamentary elections….. they have not done particularly well. They have only very recently had an application refused for a march in Aberdeen …. scheduled for 20th April – Adolf Hitler’s birthday. I don’t have a lot of good to say about our local council, but I applaud them for seeing sense and stopping the application in it’s tracks.

And so to answer the question directly, we have a potential problem which needs keeping a close eye on, but the NF have not really achieved anything of note in Aberdeen.

How active are you nowadays? How much do you play live, and is there any upcoming releases?

We do about two or three gigs a year. It’s difficult to do any more than that. I am a self employed musician and have gigs almost every weekend with a ceilidh band (Iron Broo), so it’s difficult to squeeze in Toxik gigs. We have some new songs, but it’s a struggle getting everyone together to rehearse and record them. Runnin Feart Records are looking to release them on vinyl, but I suspect Runnin Feart will be ‘Runnin out of patience’ if we don’t get our finger out.

Pass Out from Stockholm

Here's one of my old band - Pass Out. We were active in the mid 90.s and made around 50 gigs. I made this video for fun. The tracks is recorded in two differents moments. I still like some of our songs and sometimes I wish that we could do a reunion. Please, feel free to comment. And if you want more info, send an email to schizodistro@gmail.com Enjoy!

Pass Out - 1. A few minutes 2. Passed Out 3. Oi! Oi! Hey Hey

Schizo Distro list

Here's my current distro list. I have just 1-3 copys of each item, so hurry up. If you wanna
trade, send me your tradelist. Distros, ask for wholesale for Burnt Cross - Break the law...
contact: schizodistro@gmail.com 

7"

Alfatec - Brainphobia (30kr/£3/€4/5$)
Burnt Cross - Break the law, not the poor  (30kr/£3/€4/5$) ask for wholesale
Burnt Cross - Too many graves (30kr/£3/€4/5$)
Constant State of terror - Liberation (30kr/£3/€4/5$)
Fed Up - Read between the lines (30kr/£3/€4/5$)
Kurbits IR - Inget Liv (40kr/£4/€5/6$)
Niestroy - Ashamed (+ Cd) (30kr/£3/€4/5$)

Split 7"

Misantropic / Deathrace (30kr/£3/€4/5$)
Passiv Dödshjälp / Livstid (30kr/£3/€4/5$)
Power is poison / Totälickers (30kr/£3/€4/5$)
Pride of place / Judged by you (30kr/£3/€4/5$)
Project Hopeless / Offensive (30kr/£3/€4/5$)
Raised by drunks / Link (30kr/£3/€4/5$)
Tinner / Slapendehonden (30kr/£3/€4/5$)

Compilation 7"

V/A Kids wanna dance (30kr/£3/€4/5$)
Ambulance, Human Waste, Bombstrike, Kontrovers, Uncle Charles, Tristess
V/A Six ways to fuck shit up (30kr/£3/€4/5$)
Power is poison, Vals, Spam, Burnt Cross, De Reclassering, Dead Subverts

CD

Burnt Cross - Mankind's obituary CD (60kr/£6/€7/9$)