Post by Global Parasite on Aug 26, 2008 6:02:32 GMT
not a gig review but hey hoe buy it you fucking twats, plus there's nothing to read of interest on here anymore (where are the gig reviews, etc?!!?) so thought we'd get the ball rolling again.
Fungalpunk review for Angry Scenes 3 - fantastic stuff!!!!
Hi all. Below is another great review from Dave HT of the brilliant Fungalpunk zine. Check out all the great punk stuff on the website and read real reviews that are honest and fully committed to doing a proper job.
www.fungalpunknature.co.uk
ANGRY SCENES - COMPILATION 3
The 3rd installment in what I hope to be a very long series of compilations indeed as the quality, commitment and attention to detail is more than pleasing to my punk hungry lugs. After 2 cracking efforts one hopes and prays the standard continues but realistically I am dreading the moment when a dud will appear. The law of averages suggest it's time for a musical mishap but Angry Scenes continue to defy. Here we avoid falling over and jump another clear round and romp home in impressive style. This grand international serving is the best yet and is another compilation to savour. 28 fences to deal with and again the mathematical breakdown option is taken this time dealing in batches of 4.
The first quadrology sets a startling pace as the Subhumans dish up a whipcracking feast with the anti-label rant of 'This Is Not An Advert'. A feisty piece of crust chased closely by the sandpaper sonics of 'No Escape' by the current flavour of the month (well more than a month in fact) The Restarts. Left For Dead sneak up on the rails almost unnoticed with the improving Rut-esque 'Violent Culture' and the bold colours of RAM-MAN stand out amongst this varied field with the strong 'Dig Your Own Grave And Save'.
The next four footed parade sees us firstly glimpse the surging excellence of Global Parasite and the mammoth move of 'Fight-Resist'. I love this outfit and this carefully constructed track highlights the rapidly maturing essence the band are currently exuding. A true favourite and The Usual Suspects with 'Against All Odds' would struggle to compete in equal footing but here the handicapper sees all and the dub/HC mix cruises nicely against the previous all out attack. Power Corrupts and 'Beat Up' is an intense burst of head down fury and matched stride for stride by more dubby scrubby ding dong as the fine Inner Terrestrials scrawl their own brand of skapunka with 'War'.
The two leading packs are kept in sight with the brilliance of Contempts 'What Kind Of World' which is awe inspiring and is a fantasic track to relish over and over again. One of the albums many massive moments and one that epitomizes the superb quality of this CD's structure. D'Corner Bois never fail to impress and do so again by cutting a permanent scar with the unkempt beauty of 'Everything's A Mess'. A strong pacemaker for this 3rd pack and close on its heels comes the hard driven 'Election Time' by Rotten Agenda. A straight ahead polax grounding the listener before the grinding brutality of War/System shreds sinews with the apocalyptic 'Blind Man'.
The metallic edged bass that begins 'Bystanders To Genocide' by Seditious Libel precedes a Yank-esque sound all too familiar but here we are given more clout and the whole mix teeters on the edge of many sub-genres thus widening the scope of the whole listening matter. In its own unique way 'We Don't belong' by The Uprising follows a similar course to its predecessor but is a bit more starry spangled and gives access to lovers of American tinted tuneology. Riot Squad hurtle in next with the totally fuckin' amazing 'Speed Camera'. The entire racket is like having ones skull sawn in half and if this is the pain this sonic violence brings then consider me a masochist. The flashing white noise and lunatic intensity powders bone and melts the mind with its crippling incessence and full-on insanity. Outstanding to say the least and only a band of Drongoes For Europes stature could hold their own after this nuclear noise and they just about do that with the classy edge of 'Black Cross'. I wouldn't expect anything less from this established unit and they come up trumps here with a very satisfying tune.
Pebbledash hardcore is the name of the game as the first and second tracks of the next brutal batch gallop along. Constant State Of Terror erupt with the doom laden 'Black Ways Of war' and Descent To Hell explode with equal ferocity stating that 'Nothing Will Change'. Both are nail hammer outbursts of incandescent disgruntlement and whip up proceedings in no uncertain terms. Disturbance trickle in with unexpected restraint and say 'You Never Will' which grows in confidence as the song progresses. A nice step down indeed from the front-running mayhem and leading perfectly into Eastfields cover of that pooftah pleasing piece 'Glad To Be Gay'. Exuding pride and revamped with such subtle skill and convincing belief makes it another highpoint and a pink feather in the multi-coloured headband of this quality band. NOTE: The use of the word 'pooftah' may or may not cause offence but either way it must be made clear that it is used in strict comedic sense and not meant to raise any judgemental eyebrows. This old fucker won't be restrained by straight-line political correctness and uses wordage how and when he likes - point made.
The tailenders are upon us and the Alcohol Licks make a pertinent point with 'Obsession With Possession' albeit a little too chavvy rappy for this intolerant misanthrope. Well constructed though and the more basic approach of Indecent Assault is back on the fungal trail with the orthodox tirade 'Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down'. A fizzing piece to enjoy that has a nebulous DIY tone which appeals most gratifyingly. District 13 offer 'Demise' for the listener and after the opening verbals regarding being totally tooled up the song builds up into a scuffling frenzy and metamorphasizes into a bruising behemoth hellbent on destruction. Sniffing the arse of the previous runner comes the solid pounding of Stuntface and the recognisable 'TV Told You So'. A grafting band this and here a fine example of the quality rhythmitis this lot spread far and wide.
And the trailing pack are in view with BurnSubvertDestroy leading the way by casting blue light emergency as they rattle out 'Tear Me Apart'. A rampant erection of persistent punkage with a clarity of production aiding the end noise. Hatework Conspiracy foam at the mouth with the traditional machine gun rattle of 'Whats Left To Say' and The Hyenas adopt a comparative stride pattern with the raucous bulldozer called 'Firebomb'. The last one home, but not least, is by The Detrimentals and goes by the moniker of 'Choke'. It is an unpolished skanking posting that full stops a fantastic CD in fine style.
Well what a right good do we have had here. A CD to equal its forerunners and reinforce the belief that this is one of the best compilation series of all time. Great bands, great diversity of tunage, solid production and packaging as well as excellent value for money. Angry Scenes should be selling these CD's by the bucket load as they brim with all the correct punk ingredients to satisfy all the scenes multi-coloured tastes. A joy to review and here's to the next 3 efforts - go on Paul lad - punk needs this incredible series to keep on running away so brandish that whip and get compiling.
Fungalpunk review for Angry Scenes 3 - fantastic stuff!!!!
Hi all. Below is another great review from Dave HT of the brilliant Fungalpunk zine. Check out all the great punk stuff on the website and read real reviews that are honest and fully committed to doing a proper job.
www.fungalpunknature.co.uk
ANGRY SCENES - COMPILATION 3
The 3rd installment in what I hope to be a very long series of compilations indeed as the quality, commitment and attention to detail is more than pleasing to my punk hungry lugs. After 2 cracking efforts one hopes and prays the standard continues but realistically I am dreading the moment when a dud will appear. The law of averages suggest it's time for a musical mishap but Angry Scenes continue to defy. Here we avoid falling over and jump another clear round and romp home in impressive style. This grand international serving is the best yet and is another compilation to savour. 28 fences to deal with and again the mathematical breakdown option is taken this time dealing in batches of 4.
The first quadrology sets a startling pace as the Subhumans dish up a whipcracking feast with the anti-label rant of 'This Is Not An Advert'. A feisty piece of crust chased closely by the sandpaper sonics of 'No Escape' by the current flavour of the month (well more than a month in fact) The Restarts. Left For Dead sneak up on the rails almost unnoticed with the improving Rut-esque 'Violent Culture' and the bold colours of RAM-MAN stand out amongst this varied field with the strong 'Dig Your Own Grave And Save'.
The next four footed parade sees us firstly glimpse the surging excellence of Global Parasite and the mammoth move of 'Fight-Resist'. I love this outfit and this carefully constructed track highlights the rapidly maturing essence the band are currently exuding. A true favourite and The Usual Suspects with 'Against All Odds' would struggle to compete in equal footing but here the handicapper sees all and the dub/HC mix cruises nicely against the previous all out attack. Power Corrupts and 'Beat Up' is an intense burst of head down fury and matched stride for stride by more dubby scrubby ding dong as the fine Inner Terrestrials scrawl their own brand of skapunka with 'War'.
The two leading packs are kept in sight with the brilliance of Contempts 'What Kind Of World' which is awe inspiring and is a fantasic track to relish over and over again. One of the albums many massive moments and one that epitomizes the superb quality of this CD's structure. D'Corner Bois never fail to impress and do so again by cutting a permanent scar with the unkempt beauty of 'Everything's A Mess'. A strong pacemaker for this 3rd pack and close on its heels comes the hard driven 'Election Time' by Rotten Agenda. A straight ahead polax grounding the listener before the grinding brutality of War/System shreds sinews with the apocalyptic 'Blind Man'.
The metallic edged bass that begins 'Bystanders To Genocide' by Seditious Libel precedes a Yank-esque sound all too familiar but here we are given more clout and the whole mix teeters on the edge of many sub-genres thus widening the scope of the whole listening matter. In its own unique way 'We Don't belong' by The Uprising follows a similar course to its predecessor but is a bit more starry spangled and gives access to lovers of American tinted tuneology. Riot Squad hurtle in next with the totally fuckin' amazing 'Speed Camera'. The entire racket is like having ones skull sawn in half and if this is the pain this sonic violence brings then consider me a masochist. The flashing white noise and lunatic intensity powders bone and melts the mind with its crippling incessence and full-on insanity. Outstanding to say the least and only a band of Drongoes For Europes stature could hold their own after this nuclear noise and they just about do that with the classy edge of 'Black Cross'. I wouldn't expect anything less from this established unit and they come up trumps here with a very satisfying tune.
Pebbledash hardcore is the name of the game as the first and second tracks of the next brutal batch gallop along. Constant State Of Terror erupt with the doom laden 'Black Ways Of war' and Descent To Hell explode with equal ferocity stating that 'Nothing Will Change'. Both are nail hammer outbursts of incandescent disgruntlement and whip up proceedings in no uncertain terms. Disturbance trickle in with unexpected restraint and say 'You Never Will' which grows in confidence as the song progresses. A nice step down indeed from the front-running mayhem and leading perfectly into Eastfields cover of that pooftah pleasing piece 'Glad To Be Gay'. Exuding pride and revamped with such subtle skill and convincing belief makes it another highpoint and a pink feather in the multi-coloured headband of this quality band. NOTE: The use of the word 'pooftah' may or may not cause offence but either way it must be made clear that it is used in strict comedic sense and not meant to raise any judgemental eyebrows. This old fucker won't be restrained by straight-line political correctness and uses wordage how and when he likes - point made.
The tailenders are upon us and the Alcohol Licks make a pertinent point with 'Obsession With Possession' albeit a little too chavvy rappy for this intolerant misanthrope. Well constructed though and the more basic approach of Indecent Assault is back on the fungal trail with the orthodox tirade 'Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down'. A fizzing piece to enjoy that has a nebulous DIY tone which appeals most gratifyingly. District 13 offer 'Demise' for the listener and after the opening verbals regarding being totally tooled up the song builds up into a scuffling frenzy and metamorphasizes into a bruising behemoth hellbent on destruction. Sniffing the arse of the previous runner comes the solid pounding of Stuntface and the recognisable 'TV Told You So'. A grafting band this and here a fine example of the quality rhythmitis this lot spread far and wide.
And the trailing pack are in view with BurnSubvertDestroy leading the way by casting blue light emergency as they rattle out 'Tear Me Apart'. A rampant erection of persistent punkage with a clarity of production aiding the end noise. Hatework Conspiracy foam at the mouth with the traditional machine gun rattle of 'Whats Left To Say' and The Hyenas adopt a comparative stride pattern with the raucous bulldozer called 'Firebomb'. The last one home, but not least, is by The Detrimentals and goes by the moniker of 'Choke'. It is an unpolished skanking posting that full stops a fantastic CD in fine style.
Well what a right good do we have had here. A CD to equal its forerunners and reinforce the belief that this is one of the best compilation series of all time. Great bands, great diversity of tunage, solid production and packaging as well as excellent value for money. Angry Scenes should be selling these CD's by the bucket load as they brim with all the correct punk ingredients to satisfy all the scenes multi-coloured tastes. A joy to review and here's to the next 3 efforts - go on Paul lad - punk needs this incredible series to keep on running away so brandish that whip and get compiling.