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(record review)KIND KAPUTT-Zerfall(Uncle M/Cargo Records/Believe

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I must admit that I have never heard of Kind Kaputt until this record came to my ears. As I can see on the promo photos the guys look pretty young but the looks can be wrong.

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The music of Kind Kaputt can be described as melodic post hardcore with many influences ranging from plain hardcore and punkrock to some alternative indie song parts. The album contains 12 songs and the overall feeling and vibe that I get from listening to this stuff is pretty darkened, although there are melodic vocal wise with some screamed parts thrown in for good measure. The lyrics are in German and as I understand and speak German, I understand that they are all personal and pretty poetic and heavy, being great lyrics. There are some parts of this record that are just not my cup of tea, but there are more parts that I love like for example the mighty Schwertschlucken which is awesome, also Der Graue Mann too. If you are into this kind of hardcore get this one, you won´t regret it!

7,5/10

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(record review)Disconnected Genius-Nirvikalpa Meow

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Disconnected Genius have their second full length album out and I listened and reviewed it for our zine.

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These guys are hailing from Melbourne, Australia and this is their second album, following Dogs Chasing Fairy Tales. I must admit that this is a rather strange album title and Nirvikalpa means Without Alternative in sanskrit and Meow is a tribute to the singer Jamie˙s cat. The album contains 11 songs. The music of Disconnected Genius sounds basically like emotional punkrock with a lot of indie and alternative influences making it melodic, atmospheric and easy to the ear. Yet, don˙t be fooled, the strongest side of this band besides the music are definitely the lyrics. I like them because they are very smart and poetic, but they also kept smart undertones with the themes like politics and anti religious hypocrisy being themes in some songs. The singing is superb, the production is great, although I would like it to be a bit more dirty, gritty and raw and this band could be one of the new stars in the underground music scene sky. Favorite songs: About Nothing, Kings & Queens, Quietly Into The Night.

7/10

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(record review)PREY DRIVE-Once More With Feeling(Krod Records)

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Prey Drive released their new, debut album on Krod Records and I listened and reviewed it for this zine.

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The life of Prey Drive has been active, with tours to promote their debut ep Tabula Rasa. Now, their debut album is a logical continuation in the musical development of this, Norwich based UK band. The record contains 10 songs of melodic pop punk/alternative indie music. Do not expect fast songs and moshing parts, but if you like the melodic, heartfelt, sometimes painful, but still warm music, which can take you places and soundscapes, topped with beautiful vocals, this record is then just for you. Top songs for me on this record are: Tokyo, Empty, Star Wars Boy.  7/10

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