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(record review)A Pony Named Olga-Ave Maria

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A Pony Named Olga have a new album and I listened and reviewed it for this zine.

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These three guys are from Germany, Berlin, and they have been around for some time, to be precise since 2004. They play a unique nice combination of psychobilly, cowpunk, punkabilly, polka and dirty rock n roll. Of course, there is a lot of irony and black humor thrown in for good measure. This new studio album contains 14 songs of mayhem, just made for your ass to jump, wreck and dance around. The melodies are just enough not to be too wussy and sweet, and the songs structures are just hard enough to be great to make you full of energy. There are couple of gems on this album that are very worth mentioning in my opinion, those are The Law, the title track Ave Maria and 1941. This album is great, I love every minute of it and just listen and spice up your day with some great music.

8/10

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aponynamedolga/

Bandcamp: https://aponynamedolga.bandcamp.com/album/ave-maria

 

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(record review)ODPISANI-Prva Vrsta

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Odpisani are hardcore punk veterans from Pomurje region of Slovenia. They recently released their new record and I am really happy that I was able to listen and review it for this zine.

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These guys have been around for more than 20 years now. I remember first hearing their music and watching them play live in 1996.in my hometown at Tzscha open air festival. Now, 22 years later, their new record called Prva Vrsta is out. The record contains 6 songs. What comes to mind upon the first hearing is the clarity and power of the production. Tue Madsen(Sick Of It All, Madball…)did an awesome job with the record. Of course, that would not be enough without the quality of the material itself. Let me write my impression of the songs:

Demoni-Nice, almost nostalgic guitar hook in the beginning of the song and politically alegorical lyrics mixed with aggressive and fast, but still melodic hardcore punk make this one of the best songs on this record.

Marsovci-As soon as I heard this one live, I knew that it is a hit. Humorous ode to drinking and friendship with a slight touch of science fiction and anthemic singalong chorus make this one my favorite of this record and Odpisani live shows. Check out the awesome video for this song made by Jaka from JZA Crew.

Blazen-In my opinion the most angry and harsh song on the record, emphasized by angry Borut˙s vocals and guitar/drum machine gun staccato.

Pištolo Mon-Another sing along anthemic song just made for live gigs, for hugging your sweaty pit pal and singing along holding your fists high in the air. Great sarcastic lyrics of this song.

Alfa-The most metallic song of the record. Also, the song with most groove and probably the best lyrics and awesome chorus.

Lotmerk Underground-This one is also live hit at the gigs. Ode to beer, streets and friendship and I love it.

The lyrics on this record are understandable to us who live nearby and get what the guys are singing about. But, many may have problem with understanding the lyrics because they are done in Slovenian dialect spoken in this part of the country. So, that might be a slight minus for the band. But, considering that they are doing great job for more than 20 years now, I don˙t think they consider it a disadvantage of some sort. Good one!

9/10

https://www.facebook.com/OdpisaniHC/

https://sprp.bandcamp.com/album/prva-vrsta

 

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(record review)Trophy Jump-Live at Kesbri Studios

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Trophy Jump come from capitol of Croatia, Zagreb and are part of JeboTon collective. This is their newest release and I listened to the record and wrote a short review for this zine.

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This 3 songs were recorded in Bolton, UK during the band˙s first UK tour and they serve as a memorabilia from that tour and also as a teaser for the new material on which the band works right now. What I love about Trophy Jump is that they play no bullshit simple old school melodic skate/punkrock without complicating things. Don`t get me wrong, these guys know how to play and the material is awesome, but they this is not the music for the fans of more technical melodic punk escapades. The vocals kinda remind me of early Fat Mike in some songs, but a little more snotty but in combination with the music they sound good. Of the three tracks, the best one for me is Remete Hills, a nostalgic song about home and the neighbourhood and the city from where you come from. Also, get the first album on Bandcamp and check out qualitiy skatepunk melodic music.

7,5/10

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trophyjump

Bandcamp: https://trophyjump.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-kesbri-studios