VA - Let's Start A Riot...Vol. 1...In Holland! EP (19??)

Next up we got a sick-ass 7" sampler bursting at the seams with 80's hardcore punk from the land of wooden shoes and windmills. I've posted Pure Hate and Amsterdamned here before if you wanna hear more of their sheeeit. Volume 2 is a double EP of Swedish HC punk that also looks worth getting a hold of.

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ÄNI(X)VÄX - Schock Und Drama LP (2021)

 

Found these Krauts through the URBAN DECLINE Volume 3 mixtape. They put out a live-demo tape in '84 and appeared on a ton of comps, so I guess this LP is somewhat of a "greatest hits".

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SNAKE RUN - S/T EP (2012)

 

Hardcore from Bellingham, Washington. Originally released on cassette in 2005 and reissued as a single-sided 12" in 2012. Their vocalist eventually moved up to Vancouver B.C., fronting VACANT STATE and CHEAP APPEAL.

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THE NEGATIVES - S/T CD (2005)

Previously unreleased power-pop/punk from Thunder Bay, Ontario  recorded between 1979-80. Track 3 also appeared on the "Punk History Canada" comp the same year.

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NINTH CONFIGURATION - Vegas tape (1990)

 

Bought this tape for $5 at a little shop on Vancouver Island last month. Never heard them before but I was familiar with the name and knew they were from Calgary. This was their second and final release before half the band went on to play in FIELD DAY.

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GAS - 1982-1986 LP (2008)

 

Japanese punk I first heard on "The Punx" compilation. This was on my Discogs wantlist for a long time until I snagged it for $10 off a friend who was getting rid of a bunch of records back in December. 

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EXTASIS - Discordia LP (2018)

 

Extasis formed in 1980 just outside of Valencia Spain. These songs were recorded in 1986 but for whatever reason would not be unleashed to the world for another 30 years. Maybe because it was too punk sounding compared to their 1985 synth-pop EP?

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KIROTTU - Eloton Maailma EP (2004)

 

Finnish worship from Boston. 

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VA - Germany Punk Compilation tape (????)

 

Mixtape of 80's Deutschpunk I got free in an online order a few years back. I gotta be honest, when it comes to international punk the stuff from Germany just doesn't quite grab me the way bands from Finland, Italy, Japan or Poland do. Now I'm not saying German punk sucks by any means, it's just to me a lot of it is (as the kids say) MID. Like it's missing something, I dunno. Of course there's many exceptions, some of them on this comp right here. What do you think, am I talking out of my ass?

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VA - U.D.’s 80s HC Mixtape Vol.3 CS (2024)

 

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