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)

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

鏡(KAGAMI) - Inside Me (Self-Released)

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

HONG! - Bukan, Bukan Itu (Self-Released)

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

TOXIC BALD - 選邊站 Take Sides (Self-Released)

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

KLONNS - Horde (Self-Released)

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

TNG - Bliss (Self-Released)

Disnaxian were one of the bands that played Blank Slate. Terry has experienced other scenes. Nevin interviews Terry to understand what the fest was like and what the scene in Hong Kong is like in comparison to other scenes. 

Interview with Terry (CIUT) 

DISNAXIAN - Mr.Suzuki (No Finger Salute) 

Interview with Terry (CIUT) 

BANANA IS THE BASTARD - Potassium Violence (Self-Released)

Interview with Terry (CIUT) 

BENNU IS A HERON - A Good Ending (Qii Snacks)

Interview with Terry (CIUT) 

MASAKRE - Wrath (Self-Released)

Interview with Terry (CIUT) 

DISANXIAN - War Pig

Radio : EXD 1280 - Sunday April 21, 2024

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On this edition of EXD, we look at our third episode of Punk in China series put together by Nevin Domer introducing the first wave of bands presenting as punk which will include Catcher in the Rye, New Pants, Brain Failure, Anarchy Jerks and Reflector. New Releases by Boset, Obedient, Sordid, Bermuda Squares, The Slime, Bad Egg, Malaria, Noose Sweat, and Sham 69. There is a review of FAKE DUST show last week who visited from Portland. Show previews of the Slime and Nuclear Man which will be our demo feature. But up first we recognize April 20th as a day to celebrate. 

FAMILY MAN - Golden (Indica)

420 (Christian)

ROCKY AND THE SWEDEN - Breakfast Bong Hit (Diwphalanx) 

RESIN - Pot Overdose (1753) - E  

OI POLLOI - T.H.C. (Campary) 

MDC - Slow Stupid and Hungry (We Bite / New Red Archives)  

CHIXDIGGIT! - Hemp Hemp Hooray (Sub Pop)  

Show (P)review / New stuff (Rob) 

BERMUDA SQUARES - Car Accident (Feel It)  

THE SLIME - Nude (Cursed Blessings) 

DELETAR - Aokigahara (Sorry State) 

BAD EGG - S.L.U.M.L.O.R.D. (Self-released) 

KILLER KIN - Mr. Dynamite (Wap Shoo Wap)  

Show review - Fake Dust (Nicky) 

FAKE DUST - Redacted (Self-Released)

FAKE DUST - Scratched Disk (Self-Released)

FAKE DUST - Blood Farming (Self-Released)

FAKE DUST - Targeted Individual (Self-Released)

FAKE DUST - Exoskeleton (Self-Released)

TRUTH OF ALL DEATH - NO SNARE-DON’T CARE (Sonic Bath)  

TRUTH OF ALL DEATH - NO-FI OR DIE (Sonic Bath) 

STAGNANCE - ATASCADO (Self-released)  

HUMAN FORM - restful (Self-released) 

 

New Releases (Christian) 

BÖSET - En hycklande jävla människoapa (Flyktsoda)   

OBEDIENT - About to Snap (Self-released)  

SØRDÏD - Substance (Roachleg)  

MIRAGE - Artifice (Roachleg)   

THE DARK - Dragged to Hell (Toxic State)  

 

Punk in China, Episode 3 (Nevin Domer) 

CATCHER IN THE RYE - Sacrifice 

NEW PANTS - Do You Wanna Dance (Modern Sky)

BRAIN FAILURE - 一个懦夫 (TAM)

ANARCHY JERKS - Chinese Oi! (TAM)

REFLECTOR - Bored Contingent 

Vintage and vintage presenting material out of the Canadian punk scene 

JERRY LEPAGE - Too Good Lookin' (Self-Released) 

THE SCENICS - Where Have All The Good Times Gone   

THE DISHRAGS - Double Checkin' Woman (Supreme Echo)  

THE RESISTANCE - Shot Gun (Self-Released)

THE POX - Skull collector (Self-Released)

New releases (Stephen) 

SHAM 69 - No Means No, Part 2  

NEGATIVES - Mind Scan (Iron Lung) 

[ASS][ASS][INS] - They Call It Defense (Self-Released) 

MALCRIA - Abusadxs Weyes (Iron Lung) 

NOOSE SWEAT - Sanctioned (625 Thrash /Coxinha) 

Demo Feature 

NUCLEAR MAN - from Winnipeg are playing a show this Friday at the No No Room with Human Target, Tashme, and Kleener 

 

NUCLEAR MAN - Red (Self-Released) 

NUCLEAR MAN - Nuke Man (Self-Released) 

NUCLEAR MAN - Warhead (Self-Released) 

NUCLEAR MAN - Molotov (Self-Released) 

NUCLEAR MAN - Doppelganger (Self-Released) 

NUCLEAR MAN - Freak (Self-Released) 

Ska Outro 

THE SLACKERS - Fried Chicken, Mary Mary (Hellcat)  

THE SLACKERS - Shameboy (Pirates Press) 

THE ENGLISH BEAT - Twist and Crawl (Go Feet)

Radio : EXD 1288 - Sunday January 28th, 2024

 

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On this edition of EXD, we are super excited to bring you the first episode of our Punk in China series done by Nevin Domer.  The episode is titled “The Pre-History of Chinese Punk” where Nevin introudces us to 69, Cu Jian, He Yong, and Dou Wei – the pioneers that laid the foundation for punk to exist in China. Also on tonight’s show we look at the Best of for Asian releases in 2023 (Angel Face, Tamaki, Blow Your Brains Out, No Excuse, Hollow Suns, Rect, Mini Myth, Soul Vice, Stilleto, and Concealers). There are two features segments on new releases (Fleshhorn, O-D-Ex, Tenaz, Dogmen, Skalp, Suspex, Vahakyro Drive By). There is a two power violence tag team to help you study (Bodybag, Mescaline Maniacs, Healer, Behavioural Issues, 25 Dollar Massacre, PS You’re Dead, Snake Charmer, Vile Intent, Recension). There is an oldies set (Steakknife, Moskwa, Scarps, Refuse, Personality Crisis). And our demo feature will be a chain punk band out of Montreal called Glowing Orb. All that and a ska rendition of a Stranglers song.

STREET CODE - Predator (Longshot Music / Try and Stop Me)

Punk in China - Episode 1 - Episode 1 - The Pre-History of Chinese Punk (Nevin Domer)

朋克万岁 (Long Live Punk)” by 69 69 - Pengke Wansui (Tian An Men 89) 

That was 69’s “朋克万岁 (Long Live Punk or alternatively translated 10,000 Years Punk)” off of the 1997 compilation 7” from Tiananmen 89 Records’ “10,000 Years Punk” -  considered first punk release. Transform revolutionary classics into Oi! Inflected punk 

When and where did punk start in China? 

Turbulent Mao years - 1949 to 1978 * ‘78 - western products began entering the country. Canto-pop from Hong Kong and Taiwan * Xibeifeng * Cui Jian - China’s first rock song. 

CU JIAN - Nothing to My Name 

Anthem of pro-Democracy protesters in 1989. Televised music gala in 1986 He Yong * Considered successor to Cui Jian * Father member of the Central Conservatory * Dropped out to play rock, ‘87 joined the band May Day * Starting a show by punching his bass player and then spitting beer all over the audience * ‘89 joined Cui Jian in performing for the protestors * Wrote most famous song “the world we live in, is just like a garbage dump.. we eat our conscience and shit out our ideology.” “Is there hope? / No! / Tear it down!” 

HE YONG - Garbage Dump 

The summer of 1989 was a high point for rock music in China. The government had allowed the young scene to grow, and students all over the country could sing the new rock anthems by heart. Immediately after the protests in Tiananmen, however, the central government suppressed and banned all rock music performances. Beijing security forces were ordered to locate and imprison prominent rock musicians. May Day broke up after the Tiananmen Square crackdown, and Chinese rock musicians laid low for a few months, but the tough stance only lasted a few months, though, and then the government allowed rock to tentatively reemerge, resurrected by small private venues catering to the tourist and foreign student crowd. While tentatively experimenting with pop, state-owned music companies shied away from rock, forcing local musicians to rely on contracts with offshore Hong Kong and Taiwanese record labels. In the early 90s, the Taiwanese label Rock Records set up a sub-label on the mainland called Magic Stone. They signed and promoted the harder-edged acts that had emerged at the end of the 80s, including heavy metal bands such as Zhang Ju’s Tang Dynasty and Dou Wei’s Bon Joviesque Black Panther. By ‘92 (check this), these bands were selling hundreds of thousands of CDs and touring across the country, performing in stadiums. They introduced Chinese audiences to heavy metal, and the sound of rock in China got harder. In 1994, Magic Stone released He Yong’s album together with records by Black Panther’s singer Dou Wei and folk-rocker Zhang Chu. These three artists became known as the Magic Stone Three, and their albums were widely popular across the country. Unfortunately, He Yong disappeared again in 1995 after the death of his best friend, Zhang Ju, bassist for the heavy metal band Tang Dynasty. While Zhang Ju played metal, he lived as a rebel and was revered by many of the early punks as the first among them. His death in a horrific motorcycle accident sent He Yong into a spiral of alcoholism and depression which eventually led him to smash his piano on stage during a live performance. That incident got him kicked off of his record label and banned from public performance for a number of years. This is a recording of Zhang Ju playing with his heavy metal band Tang Dynasty (or Dou Wei’s “Black Dream”). 

DOU WEI - Black Dream 

Best of Asia 2023 (Andre) 

ANGEL FACE - Big City (Slovenly) 

TAMAKI - Blast (Self-Released) 

BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT - Reveal Your Rotten Minds (Quality Control)  

NO EXCUSE - Excruciating Smile (Set The Fire) 

HOLLOW SUNS - All You Got (Sunday Drive) 

RECT - Pyro (Self-Released)  

MINI MYTH - Forgive (Self-Released)  

SOUL VICE - Soul Vice (Self-Released) 

STILETTO - Control (4490)  

CONCEALERS - Throw Hands (Self-released) 

Rob 

FLESHHORN - Sex Ray (Self-released) 

O-D-EX - S Drive (Dirtnap) 

SATANIC TOGAS - Your Choice (Sweet Time) 

FLESH RAG - Can’t Turn Back (Self-released) 

IRON WARNING - There Lies Oblivion (Neon Taste) 

New Releases (Chris) 

TENAZ - Normal? (Self-released) 

DÖGMËN - Restricted (Dirty Slap) 

SKALP - Il Prossimo Sei Tu (Sentiero Futuro / Sistema Mortal)   

SUSPEX - Grit (Self-released)  

VÄHÄKYRÖ DRIVE-BY - Miksi (Self-released)  

Study Music (Nicky) 

BODYBAG - Mudcrawler - O (Awesome Mosh Power)   

MESCALINE MANIACS - Sactown Beatdown (Thrash Tapes)  

HEALER - Mom is Drunk and Talking Shit (Self-released)  

BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES - Song 2 (Crush Death) 

25 DOLLAR MASSACRE - Cancer (BeenThereSceneThat) 

P.S. YOU’RE DEAD - this looks like a great place to lay my eggs (Graveyard Disturbance)  

Power violence set 

SNAKE CHARMER - Peat Moss - High Times On The Khyber Pass - Codex (Schizophrenic)   

VILE INTENT - Leech (Self-Released)  

RECENSION - Sexism 0, You -3 (Sounds of Revolution)

GUNS LIQUOR AND WHORES - Scene Killer (Putrid Filth Conspiracy)

UNCLE RAY - Miserable (Self-Released) 

STARVATION - Humanity's Final Breath (Slow Death)   

NEOS - They'll destroy themselves (Supreme Echo) 

KOSZMAR - Zmuszony Do Życia (Self-Released) 

Oldies (Stephen)

STEAKKNIFE - Finger In My Butt (Rookie) 

PERSONALITY CRISIS - People in Glass (Self-Released)

MOSKWA - Co Dzien (Warsaw Pact) 

SCRAPS - CRS = SS (Refuse) 

REFUSE - Refuse (Refuse)

Demo Feature 

I came across this review on the MRR site for GLOWING ORB. The reviewer described them as wicked chain punk and referred to an early demo from last year. They just released a new cassess called “Subterranean Prison” and that’s what we are going to feature tonight. 

 

GLOWING ORB - Line Goes Up (Self-Released) 

GLOWING ORB - Innerworld (Self-Released) 

GLOWING ORB - Web (Self-Released) 

GLOWING ORB - Labyrinth (Self-Released) 

INOKASHIRA RANGERS - Go Buddy Go (KiliKiliVilla)