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(record review)Monoxyde/Monsieur SAMOU-Split(PCT musique)

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PCT musique is an awesome little underground label with so many great music coming out right now. This time I listened and reviewed Monoxyde/Monsieur SAMOU split record for our zine.

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Both bands gave 4 songs for this record so there are 8 songs in total here. Monsieur SAMOU are punkrock trio from France and they play old school melody punkrock just the way I love it. The vocals are rough, but sung and the guitar riffs are anthemic with awesome chorus like in Genevieve for example. Both bands sing in French, so I really can`t understand what they are singing about, but the music crosses the language borders and speaks for itself. Monsieur SAMOU songs have that streetpunk vibe that can be felt in the songs atmosphere and I just love such bands.

Monoxyde are from Canada and they play similar music to Monsieur SAMOU, only a bit harder and a bit rawer in my opinion on their side of the record. As I said, they also sing in French language so I can` t understand what they are singing about, but I love the music, the hardcore punk faster and more aggressive side of songs, the strong guitar riffs and a bit darkened atmosphere. But, still there is enough melody in the songs like in awesome Sans Sens Sur which is for me the best song on their side of the record. Great release, check it out!

8/10

https://www.facebook.com/MonoxydeBand/

https://www.facebook.com/monsieursamou/

https://www.facebook.com/pctmusique/

https://pctmusique.bandcamp.com/album/monoxyde-monsieur-samou-pct-musique-split-vol-5

 

 

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(record review)FASTFADE-Happy If You Aren´t

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Fastfade are from London, UK, they have a new record out and I listened and reviewed it for our zine.

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The record contains 14 songs. UK punk hardcore scene is thriving and pulsing with awesome bands, people working nice job to keep the scene alive and promote the underground subculture and punk. Fastfade play neckbreaking fast melodic hardcore with punkrock slower parts thrown in for good measure. I love the speed of this guys, I am sucker for fast and melodic bands and I will never have enough of those! The songs are energetic, with great vocals, backing vocals, anthemic choruses and just make you want to jump around, pogo, fool around and bring back smile on your face. I would definitely want to check out Fastfade playing live because I am sure they sound even faster and better live than on this great album. It is very hard to tell which songs are better but I will try those that are the best in my opinion: Passtime, Slingshot, Time Stuck. This is a phenomenal album.

9/10

https://www.facebook.com/fastfade/

 

 

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(record review)Crash-11-Surrounded by Misantrophy

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Crash-11 is a one man band from Wales, UK, playing melodic skatepunk. It was time for me to listen and review the new record for our zine.

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The new record contains 6 songs of awesome melodic skatepunk just the way I love it, old school 90-ies melodic skatepunk with some technical song structures here and there. I love fast paced Condition To Believe with anthemic chorus, just made for singalong with awesome harmonies. Done With You is great mid tempo punkrock song with awesome melody and great guitar solo in the song. Lost Faith is very technical guitar oriented song, reminding me a lot of Strung Out and also having great atmosphere in the song. Forsaken Me is very emotional song, at least I understood it like that and it reminds me a lot of Tony Sly˙s songs, I love it! Is It Fair? is political song with smart lyrics and nice chorus which I still hum after listening. The last song No One is blistering fast and what an energetic way to conclude this awesome record. Excellent!

9/10

https://www.facebook.com/crash11band/

https://crash-11.bandcamp.com/music