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(record review)CHUMP-Welcome To The Punk Rock Family

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We already featured Chump on the pages of this zine, but they recently released their new record, so it was about time to listen and review it in this zine.

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These guys are hailing from Belgium, city of Liege area. Originally started in the end of the 1990-s, this band had some ups and downs, lineup changes and a pause, but since 2016.they are back playing many gigs and this album has been released recently with intro plus seven songs for your listening pleasure.

Chump plays melodic punkrock with skatepunk influences and a lot of skilled musicianship. The nice melodic and fast intro announces something beautiful and we got it in the shape of the song Punk Rock Family, an anthem celebrating the punkrock, friendship, gigs and freedom we all love so much. All the songs are awesome, but somehow the ones I love the most are She Makes Me Go Out Of My Mind, Heaven and Perfect Melody. The lyrics on the album are personal and the songs have awesome choruses to sing along with, hum them all they long and just enjoy great punkrock. Vocals are mighty, sung melodic, but also have power and strength in the voice, backing vocal harmonies are done with style and the guitar hooks are memorable. I enjoyed this album very much, so go get this one.

8,5/10

Follow the band on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/punkrockchump/

http://www.chump.be/

 

 

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(record review)TALK SHOW HOST/CHUMP/BIAS-3 Way Split(PCT musique)

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I must admit that I love split releases, whether they are split tapes, 3 way or 4 way split tapes. I love this release and I am really glad that I had a chance to listen and review this record for our zine.

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PCT musique did a really nice job releasing this record by these three bands. There are six songs on this record, two of each bands. Talk Show Host is a melodic punkrock/skatepunk band from Toronto, Canada and we already featured them on the pages of this zine. Their two songs are tight, melodic, faster paced punkrock and I loved it, like all of their earlier material. Chump are from Belgium and I never heard of them prior to these songs but I loved both of them, especially Tony Sly dedicated to tragically passed away legend. I love you guys, this song brought tears to my eyes. Excellent melodic punkrock in it˙s finest form. Bias is a punkrock band from Toulouse, France. Their punkrock is melodic, with excellent singalong and harmonic backing vocals creating awesome melodies backed by energetic melodic punk.

Awesome record! Go get it!

9/10

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/talkshowhost.ca/

https://www.facebook.com/punkrockchump/

https://www.facebook.com/BIAS-228014512515/

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

https://pctmusique.bandcamp.com/album/talk-show-host-chump-bias-pct-musique-split-vol-4

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(news)Audio Karate Releasing Lost Recordings 7″ EP This Friday; Listen Now To Band’s First New Music in 14 Years

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Beloved So Cal punks Audio Karate are making the most of their recent reunion. In addition to upcoming shows with Descendents and an appearance at The Fest next month, the band has unearthed songs from a “lost” recording session that they did after the release of 2004’s Lady Melody, which will finally see the light of day when it’s released as a 7″ EP this Friday, September 28 via Wiretap Records.

The EP marks the first “new” music from Audio Karate in 14 years, making it essential listening for fans of the LA 4-piece.

Pre-order the EP here: http://wiretaprecords.limitedrun.com/products/628311-audio-karate-7-ep.

From Audio Karate:

By the end of 2006, Audio Karate was no longer on Kung Fu Records and had stopped playing shows. Jason decided to build a studio in a garage in Montebello, CA. He, Justo and a family friend constructed the room within a room, ran the electrical, sanded the drywall, and painted it themselves. They called it Lady Melody Studio.

“Bounce” and “Landing” are two of 13 tracks AK recorded at Lady Melody Studio. They’re also two of only three songs recorded with Mike Jimenez (Rufio) on drums.

Audio Karate called it quits in 2007. Jason dismantled the studio and put his MacBook with all of the song files away to collect dust. Until now.

This 7” is a time capsule. It’s the first single from their forthcoming album, Malo, the unreleased, nearly lost follow-up to their second album, Lady Melody (2004).

“Bounce” is a freight train jam that picks up where “Jesus Is Alive & Well” left off. It features Art delivering his finest punk rock James Brown vocals and Jason and Justo in their prime.

In “Landing,” Art ditches his vocal-bleeding growls for falsettos. It’s a layered, anthemic track unlike anything AK has ever done.

The AK crew is happy to finally share this music with you. We hope you enjoy it as much as the guys enjoyed making it more than a decade ago.

Pobre for life.