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Saturday, February 15, 2025

Radio : EXD 1323 - Sunday February 16, 2025

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This is episode 1323 of EXD. On this edition of EXD,

New Releases by Birch Beer, Identity Shock, Living Mad, Real Sickies, Dirty Ass, Deaf Wish
Some classic BHM material by Death Sentence, Demob, X-Ray Spex
A feature interview with Brigitta Davidjants from Estonia about Brigitta’s book on JMKE’s first album and why it is so important
A demo feature by Spleen. Spleen are from Montreal and feature members of Beton Arme and Puffer

GUDON 愚鈍 - Stoic Violence (加害妄想 (Kagai-mousou) Records)

André

PSYCHIC VAMPIRE - Bleak & Blank (Damien)

OUTRAGED - Ask Me No Questions (Pils)

UNFILED - Plague C/N/E (Total Supply)

PLASTIC ACT - TV Sex (Bachelor Records)

PRIORS - Optimizer (Mothland)

VISIBLY CHOKED - Uneven Keel (Mothland)

New Releases (Bee)

BIRCH BEER - Fake Sick (self released)

IDENTITY SHOCK - No Surrender (Designated Moshers)

GRAND SCHEME - Counter Culture (11PM)

LIVING MAD - Poison Fucks (Don’t Wanna Talk)

PISTON - Spit Your Take (Dynastic Yellow Star)

Newish (Rob)

NOBRO - Let’s Do Drugs (Dine Alone)

REAL SICKIES - Triage - (Stomp)

DIRTY ASS - Berujar Berulang (Demajors)

DEAF WISH - FFS (Sub Pop)

BURNER - Climb (Self-released)

Black History Month > Classic bands with black members (Chris)

DEATH SENTENCE - Die A Hero (Beat The System !! / Lightbeat)

HAGAR THE WOMB - What’s Your Flag? (Mortarhate)

DEMOB - Anti Police (Round Ear)

PLASMATICS - Tight Black Pants (Stiff America)

X-RAY SPEX - I Live Off You (EMI)

Interview with Brigitta Davidjants (Stephen)

Brigitta is a long time journalist and researcher at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Brigitta's primary focus has been on Estonian pop. Brigitta wrote a book for a Bloomsbury series known as 33-1/3 which are short books about popular music. Brigitta chose to write about J.M.K.E.'s first album Külmale Maale which means “To the Cold Land”. Brigitta explains who J.M.K.E. are and why they are so important. A clue is that they helped kickstart the national awakening movement which lead to a bloodless revolution. Pretty great stuff for a punk band.

Here is a download for the interview with Brigitta

J.M.K.E. - Nad ei mu Nime (Stupido Twins / Georg Scherer Systems)

Interview with Brigitta Davidjants (CIUT)

J.M.K.E. - Käed üles, Virumaa (Stupido Twins / Georg Scherer Systems)

Interview with Brigitta Davidjants (CIUT)

J.M.K.E. - Külmale Maale (Stupido Twins / Georg Scherer Systems)

Interview with Brigitta Davidjants (CIUT)

J.M.K.E. - Tere Perestroika (Stupido Twins / Georg Scherer Systems)

A transcript of this interview has just been published in an English language Estonian newspaper called Eesti Elu. Thanks to Andres Kasekamp and Vincent Teetsov for making this happen.

Demo Feature

This band is from Montreal and features members of Beton Arme and Puffer. They take their name from “Le Sleen de Paris” a collection of poetry where Spleen translates to “melancholy”. Appropriate as the band takes influences from the 90s mod revival, like Brian Jonestown Massacre, some Krautrock influence and I hear Revolution Summer DC. This is the bands 2nd demo and it is released on Roachleg.

SPLEEN - Insoutenable (Roachleg)

SPLEEN - Albatros (Roachleg)

SPLEEN - Ombre (Roachleg)

SPLEEN - Rien ne t'empêchera (Roachleg)

SPLEEN - Brisé (Roachleg)

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Radio : EXD 1322 - Sunday February 9, 2025

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This is episode 1322 of EXD. On this edition of EXD,

Black history month feature inspired by Black Dots featuring The Apparition, Atomic Prey, and Juice
New releases and teasers by Headsplitters, Golpe, and False Body
Classics by the Nerve and Superchunk
Nevin brings us dispatches from the Hong Kong scene with interviews of the promoters of Blank Stare fest and the member of Disnaxian. All these interviews were done at great risk to the participants. The whole piece provides insights into the Hong Kong scene.

SIYAHKAL - Zombies of Tehran (Static Shock)

Black futures - current bands ft. a black member (Bee)

THE APPARITION - Die Festung (Brainrotter)

FLOWERING - Blossom (Damien)

DUREX - Knife

ATOMIC PREY - Blood (Iron Lung)

COIN TOSS - Curtain Call (Core Strength)

JUICE - Nuclear Melody (War Records)

New Releases and Teasers (Chris)

BRUTALIZE - Hard Pass (Unreleased)

BURNING CHROME - Redefine (Desolate)

THE SUBSTANDARDS - Makhnovshchina (Pils)

HEADSPLITTERS - Suffocation (Toxic State)

GOLPE - Come Quando E Dove (Crucifix) (Wintergarden)

Andre

BIG - Cairn (Forever Never Ends)

FALSE BODY - Loudmouth (Wild Rose)

SIDETRACKED - Complain (Baby Chico)

RAPID DYE - Penance (Cool Death/11PM)

EXECUTION - Your World (Self-Released)

SYCOPHANT - Ego Crucifixion (Blown Out Media)

POISON SPEAR - Institutional Trust (Self-Released)

Newish/Oldish mixed baggish (Rob)

THE NERVE - Penchant (Supreme Echo)

THE CAVEMEN - Children of the Dead (Slovenly)

ANGEL FACE - Big City (Slovenly)

SUPERCHUNK - Glue (Merge)

OLD - Greed is in the Way (Self-released)

Punk in China - Blank Slate (Stephen)

Blank Slate is a single day punk fest. Nevin interviews the promoters Adrianna of Rice and Cedric of Mouhoi about the bands and the event and the scene in Hong Kong.

SNAILS - What We Defend

Interview with Adrianna (Rice) and Cedric (Mouhoi) (CIUT)

PSEUDO REALITY - (A) Better World (Mouhoi)