MENGELE [1994] Śmierć Heleny (cass)

This tape is one of my lucky finds during the recent rummaging thru my archives. Mengele are from Poland, and in spite of a scary name and even more scarier cover (depicting young Jozef Mengele) this is a really weird (in a good way) Polish band that mixes reggae, punk, dub, etc. which makes for interesting sound that sorta reminds me of Words Of Warning bands of that period. They have anti-nazi, anti-homophobic and political lyrics, and they are pretty good if you give them a chance. As I mentioned before, I am quite happy to have dug up this tape from those boxes under my bed, and I hope you'll like them too.
Info stuff: Nikt Nic Nie Wie.

MENGELE [1994] Śmierć Heleny (cass)

Year: 1994
Label: Nikt Nic Nie Wie
Size: 129 MB / 320 kbps

01. Kruca Bomba
02. Śmierć Heleny
03. Ogluszony
04. N.D.F.N.W.S.
05. To My '70
06. Motyliusz Psinka
07. Homosexualiści
08. Mengele
09. Pierdolone Zlo
10. TV Klatka
11. Wiatr
12. Skacz
13. Eko-kaczka
14. Nowy Dzień
15. Sepuku-ska
16. Piotr M. i Janusz G.
17. Szpital Noca
18. Litość
19. Auschwitz '89
20. Zlew

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SANCTUS IUDA [1996] ABC (cass)

Sanctus Iuda were this crust/punk band from town of Białystok in Poland. They play this political, anarchist crust and this tape is a compilation of their spit 7” with Sarcasm and Shapeville, plus studio & live songs. I have no info on Sanctus Iuda, but you can find two of their split 7”'s (and a bit more info), one with Sarcasm and second with Dog On A Rope on Röcking Nöise.
Info stuff: last.fm.

SANCTUS IUDA [1996] ABC (cass)

Year: 1996
Label: Malarie Records
Size: 95.1 MB / 320 kbps

01. Serce Przestaje Już Bić
02. Blind Acceptance (Active Minds cover)
03. Co Chwila To Samo
04. Wolność Dla Bosni
05. Gazety Mowia (TZN Xenna cover)
06. Nie Badz Bierny
07. Do They Owe Us A Living (Crass cover)
08. Bertie + Jezus Kocha Biednych
09. Radio Mar Ryja
10. McMurder
11. Prawdziwe Oblicze Kapitalizmu + Do Rzadu (live)
12. Wolny Wybor, Wolne Zycie
13. Czarny Krzyz
14. Jezus Kocha Biednych (live)

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MUTINY [1997] Rum Rebellion (cass)

Another great tape, this one is a Croatian release of Australian folk-punks Mutiny. This is their first album, it was released (in Croatia) by Marko S. from In Medias Res fanzine (and occasionally label) in cooperation with Humanita Nova label/distro. I think Mutiny were touring Europe at the time of when this tape was released in Croatia, so they also played a gig or two here. Unfortunately I can't recall if I was at their gig here in Zagreb as I was pretty drunk all the time at that period of my life, but I do remember scrounging a beer off them, in return I promised to do a bodgy tat of their band name on myself, but, erm, I am apologizing here, I still haven't done my part of the bargain... Great band, great lyrics, and great energy.
Info stuff: Official page, Wikipedia, Discogs, last.fm, MySpace.

MUTINY [1997] Rum Rebellion (cass)

Year: 1997
Label: In Medias Res/Humanita Nova
Size: 77.5 MB / 320 kbps

01. Bligh
02. Girlz On The Fiddle
03. High On The Hill
04. Here's To Adventure
05. Take A Chance
06. Knife
07. These Streets
08. Bodgy Tatts
09. Drink To Better Days
10. Enjoy It While It Lasts
11. Diddly Squat

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PETROGRAD [1998] Who Am I? (cass)

Petrograd was already posted on Nečista Savjest, you can check out that post for some more info about the band and their “Nineoneone” album from 2002 here. In short (and it is short as I don't know much about this band), Petrograd is a punk band from Luxembourg and they started playing back in 1996. They have this sound, they are melodic but emotional and political in the same time, I guess if I was to give some smart ass review I would say/compare them to The Weakerthans under influence of European angst... I am bullshiting here, I know, I have said that I don't like doing comparisons and sloting bands in genre drawers, and I am doing it now so screw that, Petrograd are a great band, good personal/political lyrics, music takes you there, and I like them a lot. This tape is Croatian release from Humanita Nova (damn good Croatian label/distro, although I don't know if it is still active) and as you can see on the cover, it is basically Petrograd's “Isobelle” album with bonus tracks from their EP's and split 7”'s.
Info stuff: MySpace, Discogs.

PETROGRAD [1998] Who Am I? (cass)

Year: 1998
Label: Humanita Nova
Size: 119 MB / 320 kbps

01. Oak Tree
02. Toys
03. It Takes A Lot More
04. Bungee
05. Mullet
06. Ask Yourself Why
07. Oktober
08. Cotton Myth
09. Agoraphobia
10. Fashion
11. Anarchist Woman
12. Tibet
13. El Nino
14. Popeye
15. What About Me
16. Quicksnap Memories
17. Enomis
18. Haal Doch Op

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NATIONS ON FIRE [1992] Strike The Match (cass)

Nations On Fire were a straight edge hardcore band from Belgium. I must admit I don't know anything about them, I bought this tape (which is the Polish release) off some distro, on some gig, on impulse of just liking the cover, as the picture of people holding an upside down American flag and the album's title “Strike The Match” brought a smirk on my face. All in all, Nations on Fire are energetic, political, and they do come from Belgium which as a lot of fine bands, so what more can I say?
Info stuff: 7inch Crust (“Burn Again” 2 x 7” + a lot more info), Discogs, tribute MySpace page.

NATIONS ON FIRE [1992] Strike The Match (cass)

Year: 1992
Label: Strive Music/X-Mist Records/QQRYQ Productions
Size: 56.9 MB / 320 kbps

01. Flag Song + Nice Song
02. Iron Will
03. Radical But Not Cool
04. Experts Agree
05. Nations On Fire
06. Strong Song
07. Bug In My Eye
08. Learn Song + More Hope (For A Living Scene!)
09. The Line
10. Dedication

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KRVAVI MANDAT [199x] Krvavi mandat (cass)

I have given some info about this band in my previous post, but here it goes again. Krvavi Mandat were a legendary crust/punk band from Zagreb. They played in the second part of the 1990's. I have seen them on gigs from which I have this one funny memory of how while they played it always looked to me like the singer and guitarist will have a fist fight on stage. This is a tape which is a sort of discography of Krvavi Mandat. It has their 2 demos (songs 01-08 are from 1st demo, and songs 09-18 are from the 2nd demo). The tape was released somewhere around 1999 I guess, I am not quite sure of the year, sorry but my memory is sometimes very bad with remembering the exact dates, or years...
The tape was released by DHP-AK47 label/distro, I am also not sure if it had a booklet with it, I was unable to find it in my stack of zines and booklets, but if I manage to dig it up someday, I will post it on here too.
Info stuff: DHP-AK47 @ MySpace.

KRVAVI MANDAT [199x] Krvavi mandat (cass)

Year: 199x
Label: DHP-AK47
Size: 86.2 MB / 320 kbps

01. Patrijarhalno smeće
02. Patnja umjesto života
03. Konformista
04. Bog i Hrvati
05. Lažovizija
06. Kroatizacija
07. Birokracija
08. Multiuboice
09. Znanstvenik
10. Tiha većina
11. Glupi fašista
12. Jebene budale
13. Homofobija
14. Kristalno jasno
15. Šume - stotine jutara
16. ABC
17. Stereoidni tipovi
18. Rat zbog hira idiota

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S.M.C. + KRVAVI MANDAT + GAMAD [1996] Voliš Hrvatsku? (cass)

Ok, this tape is very dear to me, I used to listen to it a lot back at the time when it came out. It should have been a split tape between S.M.C. (btw, you can find S.M.C.'s split tape with Desinence Mortification in my previous post) and Krvavi Mandat, but I guess as Dado B. who put this release together hated to waste tape, he added Gamad as a bonus on it. S.M.C. were a great crust/grind/punk band from the town of Pula, some folks from S.M.C. are now playing in Bolesno Grinje (a band I recommend checking out if you're interested in crust/hardcore/punk - try their Official page or their MySpace). Krvavi Mandat were from Zagreb and are considered to be one of legendary crust/punk bands from here (I had a lot of requests for uploading them, so I guess they are still remembered). Gamad was a side project band for Tarić, the singer of Krvavi Mandat, and beside this release I think Gamad never released anything else...
Well, I hope you will like this post, and like it usually goes with D.I.Y. Croatian tapes from the 1990's, I must warn you that the quality of this recording isn't the best, but if you just play it loudest you can all will be fine (except, maybe, your neighbours will hate you even more).

S.M.C. + KRVAVI MANDAT + GAMAD [1996] Voliš Hrvatsku? (cass)

Year: 1996
Label: Bloody Murderer Tapes
Size: 116 MB / 320 kbps

01. S.M.C. - Uništimo moć
02. S.M.C. - Religija
03. S.M.C. - HPP (Hrvatski populacijski pokret)
04. S.M.C. - Ancora Quanto
05. S.M.C. - Show Of Pain (Hiatus cover)
06. S.M.C. - Mass Media (Enklava cover)
07. S.M.C. - Kaos punk i biračina
08. Gamad - Veseli početak
09. Gamad - Poslanica
10. Gamad - Jer vi...
11. Gamad - Loše danas za još gore sutra
12. Gamad - Religija vamo-tamo
13. Gamad - Boycott McDonald's
14. Gamad - Život običnog malog čovjeka
15. Gamad - Volim piti
16. Gamad - Mi smo policajci
17. Krvavi Mandat - Šume - stotine jutara svake minute
18. Krvavi Mandat - Uništimo patriotizam
19. Krvavi Mandat - Lažovizija
20. Krvavi Mandat - Moć pojedinca
21. Krvavi Mandat - Rat zbog hira idiota
22. Krvavi Mandat - Božja država
23. Krvavi Mandat - Birokracija
24. Krvavi Mandat - Jebene budale
25. Krvavi Mandat - Stereoidni tipovi
26. Gamad - Ružan san (rehearsal)
27. Gamad - Ovisnička sjena + Guzimo se svi (rehearsal)

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INTOXICATE [2006] Toxic Years

I have posted Intoxicate on Nečista Savjest before, it was their split tape with Radikalna Promjena which you can check out here. They are a crust band from a town of Samobor in Croatia and they play this dirty, darkish crust. I have seen Intoxicate live on several occasions, and it was a great (and very drunk) experience. The band is no longer active, and this release is a sort of discography cd of theirs. Some people involved in Intoxicate went on to play in bands like True and Johann Wolfgang Pozoj, so it looks like Samobor scene is still going on pretty good. Cheers to folks from Samobor!
Info stuff: MySpace.

INTOXICATE [2006] Toxic Years

Year: 2006
Label: Twisted Justice
Size: 109 MB / 320 kbps

01. Life
02. Amen
03. Death Machine (brzo)
04. Breath Of Eternity
05. Intoxicate II
06. Death Machine (sporo)
07. Deep 1
08. Deep 2
09. Crucifix
10. War
11. Modern World
12. Outro
13. Intoxicate I
14. Empty Minded
15. Blue Fuckers
16. Multinationals
17. Joža Kraster
18. Human Stench
19. War
20. Church Of Hate
21. Freedom
22. Modern Technology

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TURBONEGRO [2003] Scandinavian Leather

Still staying in more commercial waters with this post, I was rummaging thru my cd collection recently and found this cd which brought a smile on my face. Turbonegro are from Norway and they play this weird mix of punk/metal/rock music they call deathpunk and it's a good name to describe their music. This is Turbonegro's fifth album, I like it quite a lot (although my personal favourite album by Turbonegro is “Ass Cobra”) and I hope you will like it too. So let's all dress up in denim jackets & leather pants & sailor hats and have a Turbojugend party!
Info stuff: Official page, MySpace, Wikipedia, Discogs.

TURBONEGRO [2003] Scandinavian Leather

Year: 2003
Label: Burning Heart Records
Size: 104 MB / 320 kbps

01. The Blizzard Of Flames
02. Wipe It 'Til It Bleeds
03. Gimme Some
04. Turbonegro Must Be Destroyed
05. Sell Your Body (To The Night)
06. Remain Untamed
07. Train Of Flesh
08. Fuck The World (F.T.W.)
09. Locked Down
10. I Want Everything
11. Drenched In Blood (D.I.B.)
12. Le Saboteur
13. Ride With Us

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