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(record review)ASPIGA-Dragged Through The Years

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Aspiga are punk band from New Jersey and this is their new record out now. I had the privilege to listen and review the record for our zine. Read on!

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This record is in fact a collection of remixed, rare and unreleased songs by this Collingswood, New Jersey band. Aspiga in fact started about a decade or more ago as a solo project by singer and guitarist Kevin Day and over time, releases and tours evolved into mighty trio with help of bassist Alec McVey and drummer Ray Solowij. This record contains 11 songs and the music this band plays is melodic punkrock with a lot of emotions and heart not unlike Jawbreaker, Deadends or The Menzingers. Meaning, tightly played midtempo punkrock with great vocal abilities provided by Kevin Day, melodic and memorable guitar riffs and melodies, anthemic choruses made for humming along all day long and the rythm section made of skillfull and tight musicians. The best and most memorable songs on this record for me are Searching, Good Thoughts and Spirits. This is a beautiful record.

8/10

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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

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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/

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