So this week Toronto had an incident with someone who used a van to run people over on the sidewalks of North York. And there have been a number of vigils being hosted including an official one today. And there is a hashtag being used to try and turn these bad feelings around called Toronto Strong. You know like the Boston Strong thing. Well I pulled together a number of Toronto bands to showcase this city and just how miserable it can be. We also feature a lot of new material including a top 10 for April and a demo feature by a band from Belarus that we played last week called Tired Out. Download the show here. VCR - Bad News (Murder City Video / Barfbag) POWERBOMB - Have a Nice Day (Self-Released) HASSLER – Trainwreck (Beach Impediment) PURE PRESSURE - Good Mental Health, Seattle (Self-Released) INTENSIVE CARE – Silence (Iron Lung) TOURIST – Dead in the Canyon (Self-Released) URBAN BLIGHT - Fake Attitudes (Slasher) LIGHTMARES – Roll Credits (Self-Released) GERM HOUSE – Showing Symptoms (Trouble in Mind / Girlsville) WILD EVEL AND THE TRASHBONES – Telling Lies (Dirty Water) HAXXAN – Jeff Casanova (Slovenly) ARTIFICIAL DISSEMINATION – Back Home (Seminal) QUE LASTIMA - Tierra Violada (Self-Released) GAUCHO - Cerebro Podrido (Iron Lung) MALDITA - Policia No Me Pegue (Self-Released) MOLLOT – Power (Self-Released) YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH - Violence and Hate (Self-Released) THE CAVEMEN – Nuke Earth (Slovenly) THE WASPS – Teenage Treats (Cherry Red) ANIMAL KINGDOM – Tension (Punk History Canada) HEX – Always Me (Self-Released) LIFE IN VACUUM – Uniform (New Damage) PLASTIC HEADS - Danger Zone (Self-Released) DILETTANTES - Late to the Party (Self-Released) PROM NITE - Eternity of Man (Self-Released) DISCARDED - Janitor Joe (Self-Released) DAMAGERS - Gimme Damage (Self-Released) FLQ - Pale Bars (Bad Vibrations) Top 10 – April 2018 LANGUID “Oblivion” - Final Dark Age (Self-Released) FUCK IT... I QUIT “In the Shadow of Extinction” - The Voiceless Still Have A Voice (Refuse) WE SLEEP “Uniform Fuckface” – Unkraut (Sengaja / Flowerviolence) MISILISKI “Kioku No Kage” – Zaiaku (D-Takt and Rapunk) DEAD HERO “La Vida Continua” LP - Nunca te daras por vencido (Self-Released) MYTERI “Ruiner” - Hatets Fanbärare (Phobia / Halvfabrikat/ Alerta Antifascist) S-21 “Operation Menu” - We're Done (Slugsalt / World Gone Mad) KOENIGSTEIN YOUTH - Je Vomis Ton Nom (Kick Rock) SIX BREW BANTHA - Blight (To Live a Lie) PRIMITIVE LIFE - Ready 2 Kill (Inge's Revenge / Refuse / Backbite) ANTIMOB - Κάλεσμα στο ποίμνιο (Εξωτικός Παροξυσμός)
Tonight’s demo features a new band from Belarus called Tired Out. We played a song last week and thought we would feature them on the show because we never hear about bands from this part of the world. Their demo is on bandcamp. TIRED OUT – Intro (Self-Released) TIRED OUT – последняя песня (Self-Released) TIRED OUT – Fool Me Twice (Self-Released) TIRED OUT – Disappointment (Self-Released) TIRED OUT – Tired Out (Self-Released) TIRED OUT – About Cops (Self-Released) TIRED OUT – петля (Self-Released) DRAGGED IN - Stand Strong (Self-Released)
About a month ago we recorded the Protruders in CIUT's hallway. Half the band was moving to Mexico for a period of time and we weren't sure the band would get back together so this felt like our only chance to get a live session and interview with the band, similar to the last session with Pure Pressure. You can hear the interview and live recording in the first three quarters of tonight's show. You can download the show here. THE PROTRUDERS - Subway Crash (CIUT) THE PROTRUDERS - Interview (CIUT) THE PROTRUDERS - Controller Controller (CIUT) THE PROTRUDERS - Interview (CIUT) THE PROTRUDERS - Hot Glue (CIUT) THE PROTRUDERS - Interview (CIUT) THE PROTRUDERS - Ugly (CIUT) THE PROTRUDERS - Interview (CIUT) THE PROTRUDERS - Tax Evasion 101 (CIUT) THE PROTRUDERS - Interview (CIUT) THE PROTRUDERS - Poison Future (CIUT) THE PROTRUDERS - Interview (CIUT) THE PROTRUDERS - Hydro-Phytol-Oxy-Plastick (CIUT) THE PROTRUDERS - Interview (CIUT) THE PROTRUDERS - Principal John (CIUT) Here is some new music that we haven't been able to play yet. PROM NITE - Masculine Side (Barfbag) LION SLICER - Cops For Fertilizer (Self-Released) BOOJI BOYS - Booji Boys (Drunken Sailor) PRISION POSTUMO - Palabra de Dios (Discos MMM / Verdugo Discos) ISS - penISS envy (The Loki Label) SYSTEM SYSTEM - Home Sweet Home (Schizophrenic) SOCIAL DIVORCE - A Message to you Rudy (Giuliani) (Self-Released) NBX - Grain of Salt (MA Glory) HOTHEADS - Wasting My Life Away (Self-Released) WE SLEEP - We Sleep (Self-Released) PIG CITY - Red Hats-White Hoods (Self-Released)
Dream Probe from Champaign, Illinois, were up here for the recent Not Dead Yet fest. This is their second demo. You can find this on their bandcamp page. DREAM PROBE - Acuchilla Rosello (Self-Released) DREAM PROBE - Puerco (Self-Released) DREAM PROBE - Demenios (Self-Released) DREAM PROBE - Romperme los Huevos (Self-Released) DREAM PROBE - Maldito Soy (Self-Released) PURE PRESSURE - Tides (Self-Released) OVER THE TOP - We Hate your Band (Spastic Fantastic) SWHAT - Tasty Wasty RADIATION RISKS - Help! by the Beatles (Lumpy)
This is our fall fundraising show and as usual we started out with name that tune with Mr. Brown from the Prophesy from which for the first time since we have been doing this he guessed correctly. I played some more Specials related things because James was a ska DJ before getting into jungle. You can download the show here. You can pledge on line at www.ciut.fm. ANTI- NOWHERE LEAGUE – Long shot Kick de Bucket by the Pioneers (Cleopatra) SPECIALS – Long Shot Kick de Bucket (Live) THE CONVENTRY AUTOMATICS - Wake Up (Receiver) Many times on the shows we are doing tributes to punks who have passed away, but tonight we are going to play some hasher rock for Malcolm Young who passed away yesterday from dementia. There is no disputing that AC DC were a rock band, but they rocked like punks, so this is “Whole Lotta Rosie” because the only punk band that I ever saw do an AC DC cover was No SYSTEM from Boston and this is the song they covered. AC DC - Whole Lotta Rosie (Albert) NO SYSTEM - Coming Back (No Way) CREATIVE ZERO - Rest in Peace (Unreleased) Here are some songs about the love for radio THE CLASH – This is Radio Clash (CBS) B-SIDES – Underground Radio Stars (Radioactive) BULLET PROOF LOVERS – I am my Radio (Rum Bar/Ghost Highway) The live recordings remain a staple on Equalizing-X-Distort. Tuesday nights we load in at the broadcast studio. Record as much as we can in about an hour and a half. Load out and then come back and do an interview, which all gets mixed and then mixed live on Sunday night as a feature of a local band usually. A lot of work goes into those sessions from all involved from the bands, to the volunteers to the broadcast. Rob, from Pure Pressure / the Protruders, who was in over the last six months talks about what it was like to come in and what it means for bands. We also recorded sessions with OUTCRY from Halifax, ALIEN BOYS from Vancouver, SICK OF SHIT from Hamilton, BLANK STARES, and DRAGGED IN from here PURE PRESSURE - Same Old Act (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - CIUT ID (CIUT) PROTRUDERS - Principal John (CIUT) PROTRUDERS ID – CIUT ID (CIUT)
Alex from SAGO / Sofistifucks and Chad also from Sago came in to answer phones. Alex has had a big influence on the show in terms of turning us on to programming ideas from live bands to interviews to checking out CIUT programs. Chad talks about recording here and about doing a show a Brock. They let us play a new song by SAGO SAGO – Los Ojos (Unreleased) PATTI SMITH GROUP – So You Wanna Be (A Rock n Roll Star) THE MONSIEURS – Suburban Girls (Slovenly) GUTARA KYO – Romantic (Slovenly) JEAN DADDY – Let’s Ride Boys (Self-Released) THE RIPTIDES – Goodbye Hawaii (Self-Released) Every month we pick a Top 10 of latest releases and here are some of my favourite releases in the last six months. LONG KNIFE- - Bastards of Bedlam (Beach Impediment) PISSING MATCH – November Brain (Feral Kid) RAT CAGE – No Consolation (La Vida Es Un Mus) ESCORT – Fuck Me Hard (Self-Released) FIRING SQUAD – Waiting For Death (Agitate)
Equalizing-X-Distort features a demo every week, which is an early recording and usually a band’s most exciting recording. In the last six months we featured demos by RASHOMON (DC), PLASTIC HEADS (Toronto), PROM NITE (Toronto), NINOS RATA (Montreal), BOOTLICKER (Kamloops), QUE LASTIMA (Toronto), CHARGED SS (Mexico), IRON EYE (PEI), and LION’s SHARE (St. John’s).
Tonight we are featuring a new band called KORYDOR featuring members of SIYAHKAL, FAKE PALMS, Alex Kress, the photographer behind “Feeding Time: Split Seconds in Toronto Punk. You can download the demo from their bandcamp page. KORYDOR - Intro (Descent) KORYDOR - Lie to Her (Self-Released) KORYDOR - Impulse (Self-Released)
The B-Girls will be recognizing their 40th year since inception with a show on Saturday at the Rivoli and we got to speak with Cynthia Ross about the show, the band, and the new release - Bad Not Evil. You can hear the show on the player above or download an MP3 of the show here. THE B-GIRLS - Fun at the Beach (Bomp!) CYNTHIA ROSS - Interview (CIUT) THE B-GIRLS - B-Sides (Bomp!) Pure Pressure are a local hardcore band and we met the singer, Karla, on the last episode of SHEXD. Karla let us know that she was moving away for a year and so we wanted them to come in and record a session and do an interview which happened on October 3rd. Here is that session PURE PRESSURE - Intro / Negative Peace (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - Interview (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - Witness (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - Interview (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - Open Case (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - Interview (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - Searching (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - Interview (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - 10.28 (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - Interview (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - No Conscience (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - Interview (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - I´m Not (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - Interview (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - Tides (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - Interview (CIUT) PURE PRESSURE - Delusional (CIUT)
I have heard people talking about the Protruders and guest hosts have played some Protruders on the show in the past. In the Pure Pressure interview I learned that Rob, the guitarist, played in the Protruders. I learned after the session that Joe and Isle were travelling down to Mexico for an indefinite amount of time and that we should try and record and interview them before they make their move so we set to getting them in here. So Rob set up about making this happen on the band's end and I worked out the station's end and we met on this day. The band features Joe on guitar and vocals and Isle on drums and vocals. They were in a band called Kappa Chow from Sackville, New Brunswick. Jarrett, is from Vancouver and met Joe and Isla in Calgary and approached them about being in a band. When they all moved to Toronto they ran into Rob and the line up was formed but both Jarrett and Rob were playing bass. Eventually they worked it out so Jarrett played bass and Rob played second guitar. But Isle plays stand up drums which is different than most drummers and adds to their unique sound. Joe's vocals remind me of Doc Dart from the Crucuficks. The band has quite a few recordings together with some more coming out which can be found on their bandcamp page. Tonight we recorded the following songs: 1. Subway Crash 2. Controller Controller 3. Hot Glue 4. Ugly 5. Tax Evasion 101 6. Hydro-Phytol-Oxy-Plastick 7. Poison Future 8. Principal John The band also recorded multiple IDs: ID 1 ID 2 ID 3 ID 4 We interviewed the band after the session. All audio was recorded by Ian Wilkinson. Aldo, from Punks and Rockers recorded the video and this was the first time he did a love stream of the session so the video below is missing some audio until someone uses a mic.
Gig #7 for NDY 2017 features: Public Eye (from Oregon) HVAC (from NYC) C.H.E.W. (from Chicago) Pure Pressure Malingerer (from Winnipeg) This show is taking place at D-Beatsro (1282 Bloor Street W) at 2:30pm, All Ages.
Pure Pressure is a hardcore band from Toronto that takes their inspirations form the straight edge sound. I first found out about them from the SHEXD crew and we featured their demo in July 2016, which was a couple of months after they released their demo. Karla was on the last episode of SHEXD and she told us that she was moving away after Not Dead Yet so we worked to try and get a a studio 3 session scheduled with the band before they broke up. It is unsure if the band is breaking up or not but they have a studio recording to release so there is more to happen with this band. The band features Karla on vocals, Rob on guitar, Greg on bass, and Nolan on drums. Rob played in Severe and currently plays in the Protruders. Greg played in Violent Future and currently plays in S.H.I.T. Nolan is from Calgary and played in Desgraciados and currently plays in Siyahkal. So the members in this band are busy, but who isn't these days? The band recorded the following songs: 1. Intro / Negative Peace 2. Searching 3. I'm Not 4. Witness 5. Open Case 6. No Conscience 7. Same Old Act 8. Delusional 9. 10.28 10. Tides
Pure Presssure recorded an ID for CIUT and an ID for the show. We also did an interview. Ian Wilkinson recorded this session in our hallway outside of studio 3. Aldo Erdic recorded the session by video.
Pure Pressure are a new band from Toronto with a six song demo titled "Ya Better Get It Right". The demo was reviewed in the August 2016 issue of MRR (Issue #399). You can download the demo at their bandcamp page.
Tonight's show is featured by Stephe and Rob doing an all music show, which has been rare as of late with loads of new and old and odd material contextualized throughout the show. Listen above or download here. VILE INTENT - Weak Signals (Self-Released) INDIGNARI - Hollow Man (Self-Released) GENEX - Enemy (Self-Released) TASHME - Heat (Self-Released) FINAL - Que Hago Aqui (Self-Released) FUSSY - I Want More (Self-Released) HARD CHARGER – Fed Up Nihilist Blues (Scratch the Surface) SAGO – In Harm’s Way (Self-Released) THRASHARDS – Beerzerker (Self-Released) ARTIFICIAL DISSEMINATION – I Like You Better When You Were Dead (Self-Released) RECTUM OF PAIN – Meat Grinder Work Week (Self-Released) SPLODGENESSABOUNDS - Two Pints of Lager and A Packet of Crisps Please (Dream) NO TAG - Mistaken Identity (Propeller) SQUAD - Millionaire – (Squad) GREYHOUSE – Automatic (Withering) X45 - Mad Laughter (Self-Released) LIGHTMARES – Notamotto (MG) DISASTERBATORS – Waste of Time (Unreleased) LUMPY AND THE DUMPERS – Spider Bite (La Vida Es Un Mus) EX-CULT – 1906 (Famous Class records) THE DROPOUTS – She’s a Jyrk (Slovenly) VAASKA - Gritos Suburbanos (Vox Populi) THE RIVAL MOB - I Want to Be Victimized (Trash King) UPTOWN LEISURE BOYS - Scraping Bottom (Discos MMM) TRIBES COLLIDE - Psychopath (Self-Released) SECT - Scourge of Empire – (Unreleased) THE PLUGZ – Braintime (Plug Recordz) BANTAM ROOSTER – Soul-Phisticate (Crypt) WIRE – Mannequin (Harvest) NERVOUS TALK – Close to Death (Hosehead) BRATS – OY-905 (CBS) STRUL - Pojken med tjackbyxorna (Levande Begravd) BRUTAL KNIGHTS – Electronics (P Trash) HYPE - Need a Handgun (Fringe) TRASH KNIFE - The Party Party (Unreleased) - Philadelphia PEDESTRIAN - Renter (Self-Released) NO TIME - You'll Get Yours - Playing September 23rd at Faith/Void (Phobiact) NO PAROLE – Man’s Ruin (Longshot) FACADE - Poison Pit (Self-Released) GLOOM SLEEPER - Don't Look Into My Eyes (Contraszt) MASSES – Crosses (Mass Media / Lost in Fog)
Tonight's demo feature is Pure Pressure who are a new Toronto band that we found out about through SHEXD. You can hear their entire demo at bandcamp. PURE PRESSURE - “Good Mental Health, Seattle” (Self-Released) PURE PRESSURE - 7000 Miles / 24 States (Self-Released) PURE PRESSURE - Open Case (Self-Released) PURE PRESSURE - Searching (Self-Released) PURE PRESSURE - Ogden Point (Self-Released)
Oaf are in town from Vancouver (https://oafbc.bandcamp.com) and have a new recording out called "E.C." Pure Pressure were featured in a recent New Blood section of MRR.
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.
