Category Archives: Reviews

(review) Resto Basket – Trajectoire

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Resto Basket are punk band from France. This is their brand new release., the band´s second album. There are eight songs on this one, all being sung in French. I don´t mind that I don´t understand a word, but let the music speak for itself.

The music of Resto Basket can be described as energetic punk rock, more of melodic kind that I love so much. The vocals are nice, neither too mellow, nor too harsh, backing vocal harmonies are nicely done. Guitar work and melodies are great, but what makes this band in my opinion a bit different from the others of the genre, are temporary excursions into some weird guitar and bass parts of the songs, like suddenly going mad or bringing a bit of noise influenced music into song structures. At least that is the way I hear it while listening to the record. If I must name some songs as my highlights of this record, that would be Le Stop, Peter Pan, Zero Zero and Piste Noire. Damn, that is already half of the record. Go support and listen if you love your punk rock melodic and energetic.

Resto Basket YouTube channel

(review) Streets To Ourselves – Suspension Of Disbelief

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Streets To Ourselves is a solo project of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Daniel Peachy. This is debut full length record and it offers 10 songs. Well, to get away from all the more noisy and more harsher music that is usually the case in this zine, this record offers more kind and milder, more emotional side of punk rock bordering with pop punk.

I am talking about gentle melodies, topped with Daniel´s beautiful, almost ethereal voice, lyrics and music that pick up your torn darkened soul and take you to some other place and time, where there is no pain, no stress, no rush, only beauty and inner satisfaction. Music is mid tempo pop punk rock but there are also some beautiful atmospheric acoustic parts like in one of my favorites called Black Spring with that piano and sad melancholic guitar melody. Also, Space Coyote and Flair For The Dramatic are my favorites and highlights on this record. If you love melancholy in music, punk rock with heart and soul and intensity, yet soothing and somehow relaxing, check this beautiful record out.

https://streetstoourselves.bandcamp.com/album/suspension-of-disbelief

(review) Escalpo – Retrocedendo

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Time for a wicked attack from Brazil, namely Escalpo. These guys are relatively new band being formed recently playing metal punk, with hardcore crust punk influences thrown in the song structures for good measure. This release contains three songs and I think they are in Portuguese or Spanish, I am really sorry if I am mistaken and I offended someone. But, let the music speak for itself. Onda de Estupidez is a crusty hardcore punk anthem with ending belonging more in thrash metal like waters and apocalyptic thundering drums and wicked guitar work, coupled with harsh vocals. My personal favorite of these three songs is Olhando pro Chao being thrash metal d-beat hardcore punk jewel on this record and I would love to hear these guys destroying live because I am sure their music kills while on stage. The title track is starting more Discharge style yet remaining metal with double bass work, wicked vocal work and razors edge guitars. This is a great release, can´t wait for more material.

https://escalpometalpunk.bandcamp.com/releases