Self-proclaimed hesher-core, Triage have already recorded a six song cassette last December. It's pretty great in an Attitude Adjustment sort of way. The band feature Lia on vocals who used to be in Cunt Punt and currently plays in VCR, Sadie on guitar who has recorded studio 3 sessions with Direct Approach and Burial Permit, Matt on bass who plays in VCR and the Frags and records a bunch of bands in the contemporary scene, and Kaelan on drums who used to drum for Brutal Youth and currently also plays guitar in the Frags. Lia spent some time getting a vocal effect for this session. Matt was wearing an Accused t-shirt. We recorded the following songs: - Secret War - Retaliatory Strike - Society's Victim (Discharge) - Power Beat - Intro / White Eyes - Fear Eater - Dystopic Scene - Everyday in Hell - New song They also put together the following IDs: - CIUT is a Retaliatory Strike ID - EXD is like Everyday in Hell ID We also did an interview with the band after the session. The session was recorded by Big Brother's Ian Wilkinson. Aldo and Candy from Punks 'n Rockers video taped the session.
A great way to start out a palm Sunday broadcast would be with something off of "Holy things are for the holy". You can download an MP of the show here. COLUMN OF HEAVEN - How Glorious This Hour (Iron Lung) The last Sunday of the month has Rob DJing and D'Arcy performing at a punk rock night at the Painted Lady. In honour of the show I try and put together an early scene shot from somewhere that we haven't really covered. I was interested by the Sydney scene in Australia when I read an interview with a filmaker who made a scene about this early scene called "Distorted". A free link for the documentary and trailer can be found at "Distorted: Reflections on early Sydney punk".
VICTIMS - Open your eyes (1977) PRESS - Alcoholic (Laser) THE CELIBATE RIFLES - Let's Get Married (EMI) REJEX - Who Wants To March (Doublethink) FUN THINGS - When The Birdman Fly (EMI) BRITISH JETS - No News (EMI) This set was inspired by bands that sing in Spanish with women singing. ILEGAL - Odio Kontra Odio (Lengua Armada) DETESTADOS - Consumir- Vomitir (Todo Destruido) GENERACION SUICIDA - Mierda Ciudad (Going Underground) BANDA MUERTE - Vibraciones (Self-Released) MALOKIO - Futuro Feo (Self-Released) A powerviolence set by strictly new bands. BURIAL PERMIT - Willful (CIUT) BURN VICTIM - Pinto (CIUT) RABID PIGS - Brewtality GRIN AND BEAR IT - Plasma BEGGING FOR OXYS - Holt Renfrew (Self-Released) I love the new sound of Toronto that is weird and experimental and even more edgier sounding then before. Then I heard Blotter and realized that bands in Austin are trying to sound like bands from here. DEFORMITY - Fracture (Katorga Works/Toxic State) BLOTTER - Life Among Sausages (False Form/Katorga Works) INSTITUTE - Success (Katorga Works) S.H.I.T. - Fuck All (Lengua Armada) FARANG - If you're not now you never were (CIUT) VCR - B.D.S.M. (Self-Released) BELT FIGHT - b e l t f i g h t d o e s i t a g a i n (Self-Released) INJURED LIST - Hey it's me (Self-Released) FLESH RAG - Is This Real (Self-Released) VANITY - The King Drinks (Katorga Works) KELLERASSELN - Mittelmeerromantik (Self-Released) HALBSTARK - Punx und skins (Gossenstolz) OI POLLOI - Oigridh Air Na Sraidean (Rotten to the Core) PLEASURE CROSS - Only In A Dream (Iron Lung) DRUGS OF FAITH - Placing Bets (Malokul) IDNS - Global Abuse (Self-Released) POSEIDO - Mental Healing (Self-Released) GAS CHAMBER - Stacked Logs (Iron Lung) Here is a look at my top 10 new releases for March in reverse order like it was a countdown or something. 10. SUFFER - Staub (Per Koro / Vendetta) 9. URBAN SAVAGE - Those who go and those who stay (Savage) 8. THE SICKS - Pretty Plastic (Fair Warning) 7. CRIME DESIRE - Fire (Standards) 6. CHEM-TRAILS - Stop And Frisk (Vex) 5. PURE DISGUST - Vacant (Flophouse) 4. WAR EMBLEM - (Ready To) Bleed 3. SYSTEMATIC DEATH - 3 (Fade In) 2. MERCY KILLINGS - Destroy It Again (Beach Impediment) 1. HASSLER - Victim (Deranged) KING KHAN AND BBQ - Invisible Girl (In the red) 63 MONROE - Weekened Punks (Rave Up) VALLEY BOYS - Auto Pilot (Cut the Cord)
Tonight’s demo feature is a new band from Victoria called Azotobacter which features former members of Iskra, Shibboleth, No Eulogy, Sewer Rat, Stimpy, and Blood Nasty. This recording can be listened to at http://azotobacter.bandcamp.com. AZOTOBACTER - Restrained Detained (Self-Released) AZOTOBACTER - Crude Death (Self-Released) AZOTOBACTER - Rapacity (Self-Released) AZOTOBACTER - Middle Class Expectation (Self-Released) AZOTOBACTER - Alternate Option (Self-Released)
Tonight's show featured loads of new music. You can download an MP3 of the show here. PISSING MATCH - Patches (Self-Released) PREGNANCY SCARE - Rattus Rattus (Self-Released) NAAHMAK - Nec Hodie Morir (Self-Released) STRANGE ATTRACTOR - So pissed off (FDH) NERVOUS TALK - Hit the Town (Mammoth Cave) B-LINES - Dryer Fire (Self-Released) THE CRUCIFUCKS - Marching for Trash (Alternative Tentacles) INSTITUTE - Dead Sea (Deranged) HUSKER DU - Do You Remember (Unreleased) GAS CHAMBER - Septillion (Iron Lung) RUNNING FOR COVER - Luke (Painkiller) BURIAL PERMIT - Wilful (CIUT) SPERM - Atomized, Automatized, Homicide (Self-Released) COLUMN OF HEAVEN - Buried Secrets (SPHC) This is a set of bands with the name AK-47. The first is from Texas, the second from Croatia and the third from Victoria. AK-47 - The Badge Means You Suck (Pineapple) AK-47 - Crno crvene brigade (DHPak47) AK-47 - Free Palestine - Victoria (Self-Released) This is a set of blaring Steve Jones like guitar songs. HARD SKIN - Council Estate (JT Classics) SEX PISTOLS - Liar (Warner Brothers) X ______ X - You're Full of Shit (Drome) ARABENS ANUS - Hjältar går först (Skvaller) ARSON - Pretty Girls (CIUT) KNUCKLEHEAD - Restless Heart (Stumble) NON SERVIUM - Canción de Amor (Parabellum) TOY DOLLS - Stay Mellw (Sanctuary / Captain Oi!) TEMPLE TUTOR - Throwin the baby out with the bathwater (Stiff) BERURIER NOIR - L'Empereur Tomato-Ketchup II (Bondage) SNUFF - EFL (Fat) TRANZMITORS - Jimmy's at the mod shop (Longshot / No Front Teeth) CHARLES HåRFAGER - De Andras Sorg (Kamel) BRUSET - Rik och Lycklig (Self-Released) THE SECRETS - Rock Music (Bomb) ACTION SEDITION - Nous Ne Reculerons Pas (Rebel Time) GRUMP - Talking Property Blues (Self-Released) HASSLER - Love this Job / Imprisoned / Affluenza / Never Gonna Stop (Deranged) HAG FACE - Worst Nightmare (Self-Released) WORST GIFT - Hand Washing as a Fpormality (Self-Released) NO PROBLEM - Talking to myself / We got Secrets (Deranged)
Tonight's show starts out with a feature of Toronto's latest power violence band, Burial Permit, recorded here in studio 3 on Tuesday. You can hear the show on the player above or download an MP3 of the show here. BURIAL PERMIT - Calloused (CIUT) BURIAL PERMIT - Interview BURIAL PERMIT - Writhe (CIUT) BURIAL PERMIT - Interview BURIAL PERMIT - Burial (CIUT) BURIAL PERMIT - Interview BURIAL PERMIT - Out for Blood (CIUT) BURIAL PERMIT - Interview BURIAL PERMIT - Truth (CIUT) BURIAL PERMIT - Interview BURIAL PERMIT - Failure (CIUT) BURIAL PERMIT - Interview BURIAL PERMIT - Meat (CIUT) BURIAL PERMIT - Interview BURIAL PERMIT - Willful (CIUT) BURIAL PERMIT - Interview BURIAL PERMIT - Less than Nothing (CIUT) BURIAL PERMIT - Interview BURIAL PERMIT - Cycles (CIUT) BURIAL PERMIT - Interview BURIAL PERMIT - Stray (CIUT) BURIAL PERMIT - Interview BURIAL PERMIT - Sleep (CIUT) In honour of Bob castles passing away this past Monday we will start this set off with Devo. We played this cover by Allen Toussaint. DEVO - Working in a Coalmine (Superior Viaduct) VCR - Scream (Self-Released) NEGATIVE TREND - How Ya Feelin' (Superior Viaduct) ABNORMI - Hiljaisuus on Kultaa (Blame the Victim) (Silence is Golden) SUICIDE DATES - I Don't Mind (Unreleased) TZN XENNA - Wasza Wiara? (Refuse) Given the stand off that has happened in Kiev this week we wanted to pay tribute with a couple of bands from the Ukraine. THE UKRANIANS - Pretty Vacant (Zirka) XRETALIATIONX - For my Freedom (Self-Released) DEAD SURE - Cranky Old Man (Self-Released) GAZ-66 INTRUSION - Not That Way (Self-Released) Lots of new material mostly from Canadian bands KOSZMAR - Aniol Milosierdzia (Charged Distorted / Rust and Machine) CRUNKY KIDS - Our Little War (Hibachi) EARTH CRUST DISPLACEMENT - Reasons of War (Heartfirst) SILENT ORDER - Forward to Death (Self-Released) TWO CROSSES - Sunshowers (Self-Released) Tonight's demo feature is from Portland. See the review from MRR in January's issue.
HELLGASM - Aufstand (Self-Released) HELLGASM - Night Gewinnen (Self-Released) HELLGASM - Bombs (Self-Released) HELLGASM - Shout out the system (Self-Released) HELLGASM - Lords of Pestilence (Self-Released) HELLGASM - Lopan (Self-Released)
Burial Permit are a new power violence band, although they toy with descriptors like metal violence and the ungrindliest grindcore band. D'Arcy brought them to my attention last year just after they released their 5 song demo on bandcamp. At the time I knew that Spencer from Direct Approach had formed the band and had switched from bass to singer in this new band. Spencer has a theatre background and has learned how to sing from the diaphragm. Good thing because there was still a voice at the end of last night's session. That is particularly remarkable considering they did most of their songs more than once and they played a show the night before.
I also knew Lautaro from Total Trash. Both bands had played in Studio 3 before, although Total Trash recorded in the old studio. I learned that Total Trash broke up or morphed into a new band called Home Invasion. I should also mention that Lautaro and Spencer have five other bands outside of Burial Permit and to with each other. They list them off in the interview.
Spencer warned me that we needed to do some work with Lautaro's set up. They had to bring a separate amp for pedals and sound effects that would become a big part of the song "Sleep". Lautaro was creating a layer of noise using guitar pedals, an old school portable tape recorder (old technology), and a cell phone (new technology). The cell phone was the first as in instrument for these sessions. Lautaro was wearing a Column of Heaven shirt and he talked about them as being an influence on the band's sound. Column of Heaven have adopted the sound and atmospherics of the early industrial scene and morphed it into their power violence influenced meanderings which also channel Man is the Bastard. Spencer spoke of the two bands as being peers in the Toronto scene.
With regards to the song "Sleep", the guitarist Luciano, contributed by playing the guitar with a drumstick like it was a slide pick on the fret board's but not in the country and western application of the style. It was to layer noise in a droning song to resemble pain. Luciano is Lautaro's younger brother. And the drummer, Thomas, is Spencer's cousin. The band is made up of a set of relations. And many great bands are built around families. Think of Devo who are two sets of brothers (Bob Castle, RIP). I have been reading about No Means No and the Wright Brothers who have made thirty years of great music. There is lots of promise for this band and the chemistry between them allows for creative dialogue to evolve. Luciano is an original member. Spencer is the self designated band leader. Lautaro is the most recent addition not playing on the original demo. Thomas is the youngest and plays one of the most elaborate drum kits to ever set up in Studio 3. Spencer joked that Thomas plays the Neil Peart (Rush drummer) set ups. There was an extra floor tom, a double bass drum pedal, and loads of cymbals some of which were stacked on top of each other and others which had holes cut in then resembling Swiss cheese. Thomas also had a great story about being tutored by the drummer from Cryptopsy at drum camp over the summer. Thomas used to play in a prog metal band and Burial Permit is his first introduction into the punk world.
Lots of these songs are the first times they are being committed in a studio. Some of these songs are re-recorded with the current line up. There is a YDI cover and a couple of improvised IDs. All of this was recorded and mixed by Ian Wilkinson from Big Brother. The songs are:
1. Writhe 2. Calloused 3. Less than nothing 4. Burial 5. Failure 6. Meat 7. Cycles 8. Privilege (which is now being called Willful) 9. Stray 10. Sleep 11. Out for Blood (YDI) 12. Truth 13. ID 1 14. ID 2 A video mix was edited together by Aldo from Punks and Rockers which will be posted up here soon.
You can play the show above or download an MP3 file of the program. The beginning of this show was inspired by the Olympic hockey game witnessed earlier in the day that went into sudden death overtime. The Hanson Brothers song "Sudden Death" started out the show. Then we went into sets by Canadian bands and Finnish bands. I tried to keep it more contemporary. HANSON BROTHERS - Sudden Death (Wrong) Canada vs. Finland AK47 - Season of Death / Winter is Over (Self-Released) PICK YOUR SIDE - This Is Not A Test (Regurgitated Semen) NAPALM RAID - Essence of War (Rust and Machine) NO PROBLEM - Debts (Handsome Dan) PROXY - Wasted Days (Imminent Destruction) BISHOPS GREEN - Tumbling Down (Rebellion) KAUNEUS AND TERVEYS - Tyollistettava (Urban Gorilla) TERVEET KADET - Peikotila (Kamaset Levyt) YDINASEETON POHJOLA - Grynderi (Nightstick Justice) HAISTELIJAT - Syksyn Harrastusvinkkeja (Nuuhkaja / Joteskii Groteskii) HERO DISHONEST - Suomi tarvitsee peloittavan armeijan (Peterwalkee) Continuing with a women in punk series starting out with one of John Peel's favourites from Australia. XL CAPRIS - My City of Sydney (Residoll) STRAPAZE - Tage (Tritt) RAKKETAX - Van Agt (Rock Against) THE REACTORS - World War Four (Nuclear Waste) DEBILS - Maso (Teva) BLITZKREIG - Szene (Lost and Found) THE DISTURBERS - KZ Syndrome (Self-Released) LOST CHERREES - Living in a coffin (Mortarhate) LEARNED HELPLESSNESS - Vegis (Nimrod) This is a set of straight edge material most of which is new. BEYOND PINK - Thanks to the Boys (Emancypunx) THUG LIFE - I don't need you (Refuse) STAY HUNGRY - Quick to Judge (Refuse) CHAIN OF STRENGTH - True 'til Death (Revelation) DEMOLITION - Us Against You (Triple B) A set of early 80's American hardcore THE FARTZ - Idiots Rule (Fartz) BIG BOYS - No Love (Touch 'n Go) FLIPPER - Living for the Depression (Beggars Banquet) THE BRAINIACS - Don't tell me why (Mental Health) STATE - New Right (Statement) I ACCUSE - Thinking Free (Self-Released) Contemporary hardcore out from the last year YOUTH CHOIR - Make bombs not bumper stickers (Self-Released) FALSE LIGHT - The great unwashed (Self-Released) SHIT LUCK - Slow death (Self-Released) FEVER DREAMS - Spine (Self-Released) REVENGENCE - Darker Dialects (Worldwide powerviolence) HAUNTED GROUND - Rats in the Walls (Worldwide powerviolence) SKUFF - Smog dav (Worldwide powerviolence) HENRY FONDA - Mainstream media killed all my friends (Worldwide powerviolence)
PARA-METHOXY N METHYL-AMPHETAMIME (PMMA) - Master of your mind / Overdose (Imminent Destruction) PASSIV DODSHJALP - Evolutionen Backar (Halfabrikat / Totalpunk) HYSTERIA - Luxury (Imminent Destruction) KRONOEGDEN - Detfinns inte mer (Blindead)
SIZE - Tonight (New Rockers) CHAOTIC SUBVERSION - Why Fur (Self-Released) NEGATIV - Glitter hair creme (Self-Released) STADES - Gunfight (Adventure) PICTURE FRAME SEDUCTION - Get your rocks off (Self-Released) FUGAZI - Blueprint (Dischord)
Tonight's demo feature is from Toronto and this demo has been out for some time. We will be recording a session in Studio 3 with the band this Tuesday so we will have more material and an interview for Sunday. You can download the demo from their bandcamp page.
This is the broadcast for Equalizing-X-Distort on Sunday, June 23rd, 2013. Summer has arrived in Toronto so we had two sets inspired by the first of the season's hot weather. We got to feature unreleased Left for Dead, new Infest and No Mistake and play a new release that Greg Ginn appears on. You can hear the show using the player above or download an MP3 of the EXD from Sunday, June 23rd, 2013. URBAN REJECTS - Intro / the Blame (Steeltown Records) CEASE AND RESIST - Bangers (Self-Released) LOUDMOUTH - 10% (Steeltown Records) THE CLASH - The Guns of Brixton (Epic) BATTERED WIVES - Uganda Stomp (Bomb) RESTARTS - Painterman (No Label) BURIAL PERMIT - Writhe (Self-Released) LEFT FOR DEAD - Track 8 (Unreleased) INFEST - Why be something that you're not (Draw Blank) NO MISTAKE - copied, Folded and Stapled (Self-Released) REAL SHIT - Mad Garlic (Mickeyroom) GAS CHAMBER - Pidgeon (Warm Bath) THE FILTHY GAZE OF EUROPE - Domestic Accidents (Ugly Pop) ALBION GOLD - Unforgiving Eyes (Self-Released) VCR - I don't wanna cry (Self-Released) LIBYAN HIT SQUAD - Full Circle MADMEN - Too Hot (Slasher) GEORGE HARRISON - We Love Summer (Self-Released) GO! - Long Hot Summer (Forefront) VOID -Summer Sucks (Weekend Pass) THE UNDERTONES - Here comes the summer (Sire) DISCO VOLANTE - Hellraising is my business (Einstein) ACID - Free Speech (Selfish) INSOLENTS - Phone Call Love (Mystic) REVENGE - Pornography (Loony) HAPPY TOONS - Today's Army (Landmind) PREMATURE BABY'S - Who Died for you (Depression) N.O.T.A. - Frustration (Rabid Cat) CRASH THE POSE - 10 Year Celebration (Keep Screaming) THE SINS - Fighting in the USA (Black Noise) UG MAN - ? (625 Productions) EVIL GRIMACE - Out of Breathe (with the world) AVFALL - Endless circulation (Don Don) SPIKE HAYTRID - Death to Preppies (Chainsaw) BIG TAKEOVER - Poster Boy MISGUIDED - State of War (Reality) MALIGNUS - Powertrip (Youth) DAYGLO ABORTIONS - I used to be in love (God) CRUDDY - Berlin Wall (Basement Scream) MY DOG'S A CAT - Necrology (Unsilent) BRAIN SLUG - Distort New York (Hardware) UPFRONT - How flies get fat DISGUST - Destroy Fascism (Limbabwe) CELEBRITY MURDERS - Victim Culture (Reptilim) SCAPEGOATS - Du Selbst (Dissonance) INTEGRITY - Sanctuary (Victory) Tonight's demo feature comes recommended by Proxy with a band from Montreal called Thee Nodes. You can download this demo at their bandcamp site. THEE NODES - Future Car (Self-Released) THEE NODES - We are the Nodes (Self-Released) THEE NODES - Shut Up (Self-Released) THEE NODES - My Mask (Self-Released) THEE NODES - Living like a corpse (Self-Released)
Broadcasting on CIUT 89.5FM since May 1999, ExD is dedicated to playing underground punk, hardcore, and garage from around the world. Tune in Sunday nights from 10pm to Midnight EST - live streaming audio available at www.ciut.fm Bands/labels: send us your stuff! We're looking for records and CDs to play on our show. Contact Equalizing-X-Distort by e-mail at equalizingxdistort@gmail.com.
