UNNATURAL SILENCE - Live At John Barley's, Vancouver (1985)

One of the main reasons I started this blog was for rare local stuff like this. This live tape was ripped and emailed to me courtesy of Dan Walters, thanks again! Unnatural Silence put out a couple of demo tapes and appeared on a few cassette compilations. This show was recorded before their second demo, with the later line-up that featured Ray on vocals (who would go on to briefly sing for Fratricide). The last song was taken from a different gig at John Barley's from '85. All in all, not a bad live recording.

1. Desperate War
2. Nuclear Attack
3. Enemies
4. Chael's Every Exploited Song
5. Jah Inc.
6. Guilt To Joy
7. Crush Expo
8. Wallistone
9. Look The Other Way
10. Poison For Pleasure
11. Poison For Pleasure II
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THE FITZ - Demo (1984)

This was also given to me by Dan, who hooked me up with the A.O.T. demo last month. I don't really know anything about this short-lived Vancouver band except that some of the members later played in DEATH SENTENCE, HOUSE OF COMMONS and SLOW. I tried looking for some info about them online, but all I could find was a write-up in a 1984 local scene report in No Cause For Concern fanzine. 

"THE FITZ (not to be confused with Britain's The Fits) look and sound like a band that has just been plucked out of Britain and placed down in Vancouver. Their biggest influence is G.B.H. which is quite obvious to anyone who sees them play and like G.B.H. they don't move around at all, the music is very basic and it would seem to anyone that doesn't know them that they worry more about whether their spikes are going to fall over than whether they play well."

Two songs from this demo also appeared on 'Tales From The Western Shore' and the other 3 on 'Uncovered Reality'. The songs listed here are in alphabetical order because they weren't numbered when I got them. I think a 7" reissue is well in order.

1. Die High

2. Freeworld

3. Hate

4. New Plague

5. Poisoned

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PIPEBOMB - S/T tape (1995)

This tape came out before their self-titled 7" , which I posted last year. The first six songs are from the same recording session. Tracks 3, 4 and 6 are same versions that appear on the record. I miss this band.

1. Ivanhoe
2. Pressure
3. Fuck Vancouver Pigs
4. I Don't Care
5. Terry David Mulligan
6. Hare Rama
7. Beer Run (demo)
8. Killing Time (live on CITR Thunderbird Radio Hell)
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SEAMEN - Macchio tape (1993)

Seamen's second demo. If you liked their first tape, you'll like this one too. Personally, I prefer this recording of 'Hellhole'. Two years after 'Macchio' the band released their debut CD 'Liquor Face', which had a different sound than their previous stuff. 

1. Freezing
2. Y.O.A.
3. Dirties
4. Hellhole
5. On The Pil
6. Shmagpie
7. Trusting Few
8. My Theory
9. Mundays Friday
10. Beaten Down
11. Blue Balls
12. Is It Whipped
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SEAMEN - Demo tape (1992)

Found this tape at the record fair for $2 last weekend, which was great because my dubbed copy has been missing since the 90's. This demo has a bit of local historical significance as it's the Surrey band's only recording with the late Jesse Cadman on drums. I can't believe this came out twenty years ago, that makes me feel kinda old.

1. Hellhole
2. Shmagpie
3. As The Cheese Flows
4. Cel
5. Neck Of Red
6. Fuck You Up And Get High (Dwarves)
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A.O.T. - Music To Eat Lightbulbs By... Demo (1984)

It's funny, had I never posted 'Tales From The Western Shore' the other day, I wouldn't have gotten this demo. Big thanks to Dan Walters, who not only put out that compilation but also played in A.O.T. (Abortions On Toast). This is a better recording than the songs from 'Tales...', recorded at the Plaza's rehearsal space with members of Death Sentence on background vocals. A few guys from A.O.T.(including Dan) ended up in Fratricide. They also recorded a 3 song demo at Ocean Studios in '85 that was recently unearthed and can be found HERE.

1. Baby Bonfire
2. Buttfuck (Fort Langley cowpunk trad.)
3. A.O.T. Chant
4. Which Way Is East
5. Life Sucks
6. Mental Decay
7. It's Not Rape (If She's Already Dead)
8. Reagan's Back
9. I Can't Skate
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VA - Tales From The Western Shore tape (1985)

This was put out by Terminally Stupid fanzine and made up of mostly live and rehearsal recordings, with the exception of Death Sentence (whose songs were taken from their record). 

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