Radio : EXD 1234 - Sunday January 8th, 2023

We’re going to start off the show with my top 10 eps because the show is really tight for time. You can also expect top 10 Canadian countdowns from Rob and Andre and Some of Chris' favourite full lengths. And the show will end with some new releases that Chris has dug up. Download the show here. 

Top 10 eps (Stephe) 

10 LASSO - Ausente E Esquecido (Sorry State) 

09 AXE RASH - Buy Your Way Out (Adult Crash) 

08 STATICO - No Hope (Refuse) 

07 THE EXPLOITED - Fight Back 

06 COMBATANT – Diseased Thought Process (Self-Released)   

05 GUERRA FINAL - Historia Bélíca (Desolate) 

04 YAMBAG – Lowlife (Convulse) 

03 LIVING WORLD – Safe (Iron Lung) 

02 RASHOMON – Patriot (Iron Lung) 

01 RAT CAGE - In the Shadow of the Bomb (LVEUM) 

Chris - Fav LPs/12” 2022 from this country 

MALDITA - Todos Muertos (Cursed Blessings) 

BOSQUE ROJO - Romper el cerco (Discos Enfermos) 

METALIAN - Beyond The Wall (Temple of Mystery)  

PHANE - Jumping Ship (Phobia / Trująca Fala) 

FRACTURED - Full Speed Ahead (Phobia / Trująca Fala)  

KLAZO - Die Second Class (No Front Teeth / Big Neck) 

Top 10 Canadian 2022 (André) 

BOOTLICKER - Two-Faced (Slow Death) 

TODD KILLINGS AND THE CONTRACTS - Private Eye (Slow Death) 

BUTCHER’S LAUGH - Quantified (Slow Death)  

NIHILISTIC DEATH CULT - Imperium (Self Released) 

WORLD OF PLEASURE - Domination 2 (Wildrose) 

MORTALITY RATE - Rosemary (Wildrose) 

FALSE BODY - No Home (Wildrose) 

TEMPER TANTRUM - Loose Screw (Wildrose) 

FRICTION - My Way (Homie Shit Magazine) 

WORLD EATERS - Flash of Green (Self Released) 

Top 10 Canadian (Rob)

THE SHIT TALKERS - Talk’s Cheap (EnGarde) 

OUTTACONTROLLER - Let Me Out (Self-Released)

SCHOOL DAMAGE - Fall To Pieces (Mom’s Basement) 

THE SORELS - Love Your Rock N' Roll (Reta) 

GIRLFRIENDS AND BOYFRIENDS - Dirty Words (Dirt Cult) 

HEADCHEESE - Big Plans (Neon Taste) 

PINK LEATHER JACKETS - Sixteen Forties (Self-released) 

CLUTTERED - Take Me Away (Self-Released)

CRISIS PARTY - Aching (Dirt Cult)

BOOTLICKER - It’s Beautiful (Neon Taste) 

New Releases (Chris) 

KINETIC ORBITAL STRIKE - Deception (Self-released) 

ANGUISHED LIFE - Murderous System (Blown Out Media) 

EXIST ENSLAVED - Brothers In Scum (Sistema Mortal) 

MONGREL - Do Not Harm (Phobia / Distro-Y / Tormenta de Ideas / Pumpkin / Wargame / Cimex / Dead Invoice) 

FLOWER - Divided (Profane Existence) 

Κεφαλοκλείδωμα - Ωμός Ρεαλισμός (Self-released) 

VAROITUS - Krigsbrott (Phobia / ByeBye)  

INSTRUCTOR - The Quick Gain (Quality Control HQ) 

LAYBACK - Times Like These (Quality Control HQ / Advanced Perspective)  

BARRICADE - Just One Taste (Dirt Cult) 

INTENTION - Intention (Break the Records) 

Radio : EXD 1233 - Sunday January 1st, 2023

This week's radio program starts off with a tribute to Terry Hall, lead singer from the Specials. We’ll take a look at some of the bands Terry was in before and after the Specials as well as some rare recordings of the Specials. That will be at the top of the show. The rest of the show will continue with our year in review look at 2022. Stephe reviews cassettes, Chris drills down into Canadian cassettes, Rob and Andre round out their year with their favourite releases. Download the show here.

A message to you .... Terry

The most iconic face for Britain’s ska revival - he had that dour look. Terry Hall was in a punk group called Squad. They formed in 1977 and recorded two singles. This is the A side to that first single “Red Alert”. 

SQUAD - Red Alert (Squad) 

Jerry Dammers talked him into joining the Coventry Automatics. He would replace singer Tim Strickland. The Coventry Automatics would become the Specials. The Coventry Automatics were a little slower and more on the reggae side so although there are a lot of songs on here that would become songs for the Specials, the Coventry Automatics were an early stage of the band's development. Here is an example of a song from the first LP. 

THE COVENTRY AUTOMATICS - Concrete Jungle (Receiver) 

THE SPECIALS - Long Shot Kick The Bucket - Liquidator - Skinhead Moonstomp (The Skinhead Symphony In Three Movements) 

A medley of ska classics recorded at the BBC on October 22nd, 1979 referred to as the skinhead symphony in three movements. THE SPECIALS would go on to release three albums and a ton of top 10 singles. So many hits. And after “Ghost Town” Hall left the Specials with Lynval Golding and Neville Staple to form FUN BOY THREE. FUN BOY THREE were described as a deadpan and oddly experimental new wave group and they worked with an all girl group named Bananarama that would have greater success. With this project the band would hit No. 7 with its cover of “Our Lips Are Sealed,” a 1981 hit for the Go-Go’s that Mr. Hall wrote with that band’s Jane Wiedlin, whom he briefly dated. Here's a track from the first LP that features early Banarama 

FUN BOY THREE - It Ain't What You Do (Chrysalis) 

THE COLOURFIELD - Colourfield (Chrysalis) 

THE COLOURFIELD were formed in 1984 and were based on Manchester. They had that jangly pop 60’s sound that the SMITHS were already popularizing. This is where I lost track of Terry Hall but he would go on to play in many bands and even re-join the Specials in 2008 performing with them right up until 2018. We’re going to go out with a song I got to see performed in a farmer’s field in Oakville thanks to the first Police Picnic and I had no idea what I was watching but I knew I loved it. Here's a clip from Much Music that the folks from UXB press posted.....Scroll through it to see the song "Enjoy Yourself". 

THE SPECIALS - Enjoy Yourself (Reprise) (Two-Tone)

Year in review - 2022

Chris - Top 10 demos from the North of Turtle Island; random order

A.T.E.R. - Vidas Perdidas (Self-released)

SMUTHER - Institution (Slow Death)

BLACK DOG - Masters Ruin (Roachleg) 

CROSSHAIRS - Cockroach (Slow Death) 

SUSPEX - Suspected (Greymatter) 

TRENCHRAID - Inhuman System (Slow Death)

G.R.O.S.S. - The Jank (Sewercide) 

VOLTAGE - Wolves of Russia (Slow Death) 

CRISIS PARTY - Exist (Dirt Cult) 

PUFFER - Puppet (Roachleg) 

Top Ten non-Canadian (Rob) 

THE ROUTES - Showroom Dummies (Topsy Turvy)

OSEES - Sacrifice (Castle Face)

1876 - We Will Remain (Self-Released)

LONG KNIFE - If You Want Blood (Beach Impediment / Black Water)

THE STREETWALKIN’ CHEETAHS - Come On And Dance (Rum Bar) 

WEREWOLF JONES - Half Check (Big Neck) 

THE ANOMALYS - Ready to Die (Slovenly) 

THE BATTLEBEATS - Rest in Piss (Big Neck) 

BAD MOJOS - I’m a Sinner (Self-Released) 

THE CHATS - Emperor of the Beach (Bargain Bin)

 

Top 10 of 2022 (Andre)

COMPASSION - Vile Glow (Convulse) 

YAMBAG - Without Sin (Convulse) 

EN LOVE - Wet Cement (Delayed Gratification)

RABBIT - Halo of Flies (Delayed Gratification) 

ZULU - Fakin’ the Funk (You Got Did) (Flatspot) 

LAW OF POWER - Born Into War (Flatspot) 

LAST GASP - Whistlin’ Past the Graveyard (War) 

ROLL CALL - Reaper Inside Your Mind (Bridge Nine) 

CONSEC - Waste of Life (Futile Force) 

PRAISE - All In A Dream (Revelation) 

Top 10 cassettes (Stephe) 

10 CHEAPNESS - Don't Just Bullshit (Stay Punk Music)

09 CRISIS PARTY - Numbers (Dirt Cult) 

08 INFLUX - Leech Life (Self-released)

07 INVERTEBRATES - Down Under (Sorry State) 

06 FAT JOCK - Line Up Eat Shit (Futile Force)

05 HEADCHEESE - I Can't Listen (Slow Death) 

04 PRIME SUSPECT - G.O.M.B. - Panic Disorder (Manic Mantra) 

03 PRIMAL BRAIN - Eat the street - (Self-Released)

02 CONSEC – Wheel of Pain (Futile Force) 

01 MASSDEAD - Human Bargain Bin (Blown Out Media) 

 

OLD - Jerk Off Parade (Self-Released) 

BUTCHER’S LAUGH - Quantified (Slow Death)

BRAIN BAG - Shoot from the Hip (Slow Death) 

DECK PISS - Deck Piss (Self-Released) 

Radio : EXD 1229 - Sunday December 4th, 2022

On Tonight’s show a look back at Gauze, a feature on Delayed Gratification, new releases, and a demo feature by Butcher’s Laugh. You can download the show here. 

GAUZE - Pressing On (Prank)

 

New releases (Chris)

CROSSHAIRS - Police Story (The Partisans) (Mendeku Diskak)

MESS - Don’t Look Back (Mendeku Diskak / Beach Impediment) 

THE CHISEL - You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet (Mendeku Diskak/ Beach Impediment) 

MÉFAIT - Facade (PILS / Total Rampage) 

EXPLOATOR - Skiter På Allt (Phobia) 

Some new releases (Rob)

OSEES - Fucking Kill Me (Castle Face) 

NATURE BOYS - Caught in the Fix (Dead Broke / Dirt Cult) 

THE SOVIETTES - Blue Stars (Dead Broke) 

THE STREETWALKIN’ CHEETAHS - Know Your Product (Rum Bar) 

NO WAY - Breaking Point (Our Own)

Delayed Gratification Records

Delayed Gratification Records is a label run by Vladimir Necovski and is based in Cleveland, Ohio. On this weeks set, André interviews Vlad about the label, how he chooses his bands, how the pandemic affected the scene in Ohio, vinyl and tape production, as well as Vlad choosing 5 bands off of his label and why he loves them. Enjoy! Photo courtesy of Kristen Necovski (IG: @kristenecovski) Vlad is the dude on the left in the above photo. 

SLUG - Cold (Delayed Gratification) 

EN LOVE - Thrill Is Gone (Delayed Gratification) 

S.M.I.L.E. - More (Delayed Gratification) 

PREVENTION - What Must Be Done (Delayed Gratification) 

RABBIT - Hellmouth (Delayed Gratification)

GAUZE (R.I.P.) 

Our namesake for the show has just called it a day. Reported in Metal Injection - Gauze, the influential Japanese hardcore punk band, are breaking up after 41 years. They announced the news today (November 26) on the band’s official Twitter. “Report of disbandment of GAUZE,” reads a translated version of their statement. “Ever since I became a current member, I have decided that if even one person leaves the group, it will be disbanded. That statement alludes to one of the rare interviews Gauze did during their career. In 1997, bassist Shin told Maximum Rocknroll, “To be honest, if one of the members quit, it won’t be Gauze anymore. We never change the members. It’s not because how good they play, but how they think or feel about these things.” Gauze formed in 1981 in Tokyo, Japan. Singer Fugu, guitarist Momorin, and Shin remained in the band over its 41-year-long career, with drummer Hiko joining the original members in 1989. They established themselves as a hardcore punk band that played around with D-beat and thrash conventions. Famously, they wanted to capture the feeling of grindcore without maximizing their tempo. “There is a limit to how fast you can play. We wanted to challenge the limit,” Shin told MRR. “To us, the feeling of the speed is the most important part.” Here's a track off of everything Gauze released. 

GAUZE - Syodokueki (ADK) 

GAUZE - Desperate (City Rockers)

GAUZE - Core Tick (ADK / XXX) 

GAUZE - Crash the Pose / Distort Japan (Selfish) 

GAUZE - 山深雪未溶 (Selfish) 

GAUZE - 歯を喰いしばれ (Prank)
GAUZE - ワッショイ (Wasshoi) (XXX)
GAUZE - メシ喰え (XXX / Prank) 

GAUZE - 言いたかねえけど目糞鼻糞 (XXX) 

Other sources
Pitchfork

Vice 

Demo feature

Tonight's demo feature is the brand new release on Slow Death by a band called Butcher's Laugh. 

BUTCHER'S LAUGH - Die Rabid (Slow Death)

BUTCHER'S LAUGH - Quantified (Slow Death)

BUTCHER'S LAUGH - Terror Dripping (Slow Death)

BUTCHER'S LAUGH - Mental Hygiene Unit (Slow Death)

BUTCHER'S LAUGH - Pixelated (Slow Death)

BUTCHER'S LAUGH - Shooting Target (Slow Death)