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(record review)SCHMUTZKI-Mehr Rotz Als Verstand(Bäm Records / Cargo Records)

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Schmutzki are from Stuttgart, Germany and their new record is released via their Bäm Records and Cargo Records. I listened to the record and reviewed it for our zine.

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I must admit that I have never heard of this band prior to this release. Schmutzki play melodic punkrock with pop punk and eighties music influences thrown in, so their record sounds pretty interesing to me as a listener. The record contains 12 songs and all of the lyrics are in German language, they are mostly personal with some humour and sarcasm thrown in. Some of the songs that somehow stood out as a highlight for me are Zu Jung, Mehr Rotz Als Verstand and Das Bist Nicht Du. The music is melodic, easy to dance to and jump around at the festivals. I would lie if I told you that all of the material is awesome, some songs on this record are just not my cup of tea and are just too poppy and too little punk but in all, I can imagine this material being awesome party at open air festivals and people smiling, dancing and fooling around while Schmutzki are playing.

7/10

https://www.facebook.com/schmutzki/

https://schmutzki.de/

 

 

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(record review)COLORSFADE-In Real Time(Thousand Islands Records)

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Colorsfade released their new record through Thousand Islands Records and I enjoyed to listen and review the record for our zine, so read on.

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I love Canadian punk hardcore scene so much! So many awesome bands coming out, besides the old legendary bands, so many new and still unexplored music and awesome bands put out their records constantly and I really enjoy to discover new bands.

Colorsfade play melodic and fast, but very tight hardcore punk. This record contains 11 songs of highly contagious melodies, memorable choruses just made for singing along and jumping around at the gigs. The guitar work is awesome and there are so many beautiful hooks in the songs and I love every single minute of this album. There are couple of guest performances on the album like Vince from Our Darkest Days and Doowy from Down Memory Lane. The lyrics are pretty politically engaged and I love that because many bands discard that punk should be political at some times. This band managed to find a perfect mix between politics and personal. There are some songs that I must mention here that somehow stand out for me as the highlights of this album. Those are Take Your Time, Loaded For Peace and Frozen In Time. This is a very strong album and I reccomend thjs one to all of you who love your music fast and melodic.

9,5/10

Follow the band on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorsfademusic/

Follow the label on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thousandislandsrecords/

Bandcamp: https://thousandislandsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/in-real-time

 

 

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(record review)EL ESCAPADO-THE NOT SO FULL-FULL LENGTH EP

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Do you remember El Escapado? We already interviewed those guys for this zine when they were heading on their European tour. Now, they have a new record out and I listened to it and reviewed it for this webzine.

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The band comes from Nashville area, USA. This record has a funny name and it is just what it says, neither an e.p., nor a full record. The record contains 8 songs and the music is melodic and fast paced hardcore punk not unlike early Nofx but retaining a healthy dose of originality and vibe. There is a great fose of humour in the lyrics from the intro to the outro. That last song if we can call it that was just too long and too boring but I guess the guys wanted it just like that. I love this band and I love this record, it is an awesome piece of melodic hardcore punk. Top songs: Willett in Dresden, Sedition.

8,5/10

https://www.facebook.com/elescapado/

https://elescapado.bandcamp.com/album/the-not-so-full-full-length-ep-e-p