Hollow Jan (Korea)

Hollow Jan - Rough Draft In Progress - Screamo / Post-Hardcore from Korea

LO - Spring [EP] (South Korea)

Post-metal / Artcore / Screamo from South Korea

Brutalized (Turkey)

Brutalized - Through The Black Light (1994) - Turkish Old School Death Metal

Void (Azerbaijan)

Void - Her Dead Body In My Arms, Her Cold Lips I'm Kissin' (2008) - Depressive Black Metal, Dark Ambient from Baku, Azerbaijan

Sapanakith (Laos)

Sapanakith - Promo (2011) - Brutal Death Metal

Vothana - Chinh Sach Vu Luc Tan Bao (Vietnam)

Vothana - Chinh Sach Vu Luc Tan Bao: Demo III (2005) - raw black metal from Vietnam

שנאת חינם - Sinat Hinam

Super metalic Crrruusstt from Israel Sinat Hinam - שנאת חינם (‪‎2007)

猪龍[Zhulong] (Kazakhstan)

猪龍[Zhulong] - live demo (2012) - Dark Hardcore, Neocrust from Kazakhstan

КYН ТАХСЫЫТА - ОЛОХ ЫАРАХАН (Yakutia)

Hardcore-metalcore band from Yakutia

Mind Of Asian - A Small Elephant In A Large Forest (Japan)

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MiSanDao - Chinese Bootboys (China)

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VA - Underground Asia Compilation CD (2010)

Long-awaited compilation put together by Francis of the Philippines’ veteran punk band Istukas Over Disneyland, who’s also the mainman of Love From Hate Records, helped along its way by Pinoy’s own super-DIY-punk-promoter Emmanuel and his label Delusion of Terror Records. When I first heard of this project last year, my thought was that it would be a purely Southeast Asian collection, but boy, this CD features 25 bands from a quarter of the globe, like a slice of punk rock cake starting with Russia and ending with Indonesia. In-between those polars we have bands from West Asia (Turkey, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & UAE), East Asia (Japan, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, South Korea), South Asia (Nepal) and the Southeast. There’s also a band from Egypt but from what I know Egypt is already a North African country. Anyway, looking at the map here, I believe there should have been representatives from India, Pakistan and Indo-China too as I have heard of punk-influenced bands there. Maybe Francis tried but cannot get interested parties? Not sure, but this is already pretty huge in terms of the areas covered, a truly Greater Asia compilation would probably need another two CDs to fit. Are there punk bands in Bangladesh? Maldives? Sri Lanka? East Timor? Laos? Bhutan? Mongolia? Kryzygstan? Uzbekistan? Iraq? etc, etc. Who knows eh? What do you think Luk? As per usual with this type of large-scale trans-border compilations, the music can be wildly erratic in terms of its stylistic content. Apart from the usual punk-derived sub-genres there’s also a few metallic moments, especially with the South Middle Eastern countries – Through Sunken Eyes (Bahrain) kick it hard in the general direction of thrashy, bulky metallic hardcore while Creative Waste (Saudi Arabia) rant and growl in a modern-grind blasting fashion. My personal favourites though would be bands who offer a bit of difference from the usual, and that would be our friends RAI KO RIS (Nepal) who have grown increasingly raw, raging post-punk for the past few years; THE SCUDS (Singapore) is also very good, bringing back that X-Ray Spex pogoing goodness to this spheres; while longtime faves LOW FAT (Thailand), who brought in their expat-Japanese sensibilities to crazed Siamese hardcore-punk-grind wedding. On the surprises department, there are a few bands from the Middle East who really made this very pleasant to listen to – Egypt’s FAKING IT is rather good with their modern-rock variation, that is until the break where the guitarist came in like some windswept, MTV-rock guitar hero and ruined it; DETOX is way better with their raw, raging and thunderous hardcore-punk; while UAE’s PUBLIC WASTE and Israel’s MONDO GECKO lay it down old-school American style. Really looking forward to check out more of the bands from this region. All in, it’s a good release for those who want to check out snippets of noises from these countries, and I found a few bands which I’m gonna keep a look out for. For those who are looking for something more substantial in terms of wild musical progression, you would have to keep trawling myspace for that! I mean there’s no indigenous musical instruments being mangled hardcore-punk-style here, not yet anyway. download

Crime Time - Конец?Начало! (Uzbekistan)

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Skunks (South Africa)

Skunks - 2010 - Skunk It Up [EP] Great band from Pretoria here. Mix of ska, punk and reggae. Something really fresh and unique. Have been waiting for lyrics from them since september and they still keep promising em))) download

Various – Thai Beat A Go-Go - Volume 2

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Various – Thai Beat A Go-Go - Volume 1

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Anvar Jannat feat. daunakarma "Sensations of words" (Uzbekistan)

Experimental dub download

Anvar Jahnnat - Assalom Alaykum - 2012 (Uzbekistan)

затраханное солнце зеленой мечты краснознаменных детишек...эксперименты со стилем уродливых литераторов и смешных плюшевых медвежат...помехи, шум и ярость...бьют больно оставляя резаные раны на руках и черные пятна на висках... двоемыслия и двузначность не причем - трехмерность, объемность и абсолютность наиболее ощущается при свете ночного фонаря...причем при постоянной беспощадно-натасканной шумности сводится на нет возможность закрыть себя от себя...отпечатанные руки, выблеванным смыслом малолетнего пацаненка...нацарапанные на глазах символы веры мертвого поколения...неопределенности мать твою...лезиргиновая реальность растекается под палящим солнцем ночных кошмаров... голоса мертвых поэтов звучащие в голове после полуночных бдений...урбанистический пейзаж свалок озвученный мультипликационными героями через презерватив...расшатанная по самое не хочу психика прописанная с помощью дешевого китайского диктофона и смикшированная одноруким бандитом в маске монстра из парижа... добро пожаловать в мифический мир больных фантазий download

Bardo Thödol - Feeble Voice (Japan)

Bardo Thödol "Feeble Voice" 7"EP (TRANS-27, 1988) Bardo Thödol were an interesting new wave trio from Japan. They appeared on the legendary Japanese noise/new wave label Trans Records, run by the industrious and tragically deceased Kitamura Masashi of YBO2 fame (as well as publisher of Japanese rock mag Fool's Mate). Bardo Thödol released a 7" EP and a 12" EP during the late 80s, and they also made several appearances on Trans compilations. Their sound is somewhat minimalist, and there are even slight hints of Medusa-era Clan Of Xymox flavor in the A-side of the Feeble Voice EP. A moody synth classic. Vocalist Yuki would later move on to her own solo project in the early 90s called False Love, though I haven't heard any of that music yet. download

SADIE SADS "Angora" (Japan)

SADIE SADS "Angora" 7" (1984) Following one of my all-time favorite Japanese singles is ...another one of my all-time favorite Japanese singles; namely Sadie Sads debut release "Angora"! This truly essential weirdo-classic was released in 1984 on the Wechselbalg label, a subdivision of Telegraph Records run by Genet of Auto-Mod fame which put out a great number of great releases by legendary post-punk and goth(y) bands such as G-Schmitt, Nubile and Sarasvati. I must confess that it did take a while (at least for me) to fully digest "Angora", causing infinite amounts of headscratching upon first encountering it on the "Revenge of Wechselbalg" compilation. Indeed, just the short intro is of such a monumental strangeness that hearing it is like encountering some kind of extraterrestial entity - confusing, intriguing, scary perhaps or possibly disgusting and/or delightful. Or all of the above! But at the heart of the tune is the hypnotic main riff. Propelled by a thunderous start/stop bass-line and a slightly muddled guitar dissonantly scratching away; "Angora" jerkily pummels its way forward, bizarrely enough managing to create a most peculiar Twilight Zone-groove of its very own. But the most singular thing about this song (and about this band) is of course the vocals of frontman Sad. Sounding like a bag-lady out of hell, Sad's voice waivers between ridiculously over-the-top theatralics and banshee-like screes - never has the fine line between genious and retardation been so beautifully blurred. Another highlight to take note of is the fabulous guitar solo courtesy of guitarist Igarashi - actually more of an anti-guitar solo, pushed far back in the mix and without any discernible notes being played. Just amazing! Contrasting against the focused riffage of "Angora" is the hodge-podge of B-side "i d". Essentially two not-really-finished songs combined into one, the tune intercuts between a metal-bashing percussive section (sounding like a free-form take on Zeitlich Vergelter) and a repetitive post-punk dirge tinged with gothic overtones. Although "i d" definitely has its moments, I can't shake the feeling that it was somewhat hastily thrown together to fill out the flipside of the record. Sadie Sads followed up this single with their equally brilliant record ARTefact "Box With Little Doll" in 1985. Not only one of the most intriguing and innovative records of its time (Japanese or otherwise) but also one of the most lavishly (and outlandishly) packaged ones. After a valiant but, in my opinion, failed attempt at remixing "Angora" into a tribal semi-dub for their "Angora.D" twelve-inch, the band disintegrated into Sads - more or less a solo vehicle for vocalist Sad to pursue a more dance-oriented sound (a path also wandered by labelmates Nubile and Sodom ...not to mention some of Genet's various post-Auto-Mod outfits). For those interested in learning more about Sadie Sads I can wholeheartedly recommend a visit to Junk Church - an official fanpage for the band. Although sadly no longer updated, it's jam-packed with information, pictures and history of the band. download

Pale Cocoon - 黄金時代 (Japan)

Pale Cocoon - 黄金時代 7" picture disc (Pafe, 1984) More gauzy, blurry melancholy from the great Pale Cocoon, this time on a pretty cool looking picture disc (sorry hi-fi fans). I think it's just as brilliant as the Secret Sounds 10" I posted earlier. 黄金時代 is a glittering, cosmic shoegazer with a weird sort of constant tinnitus effect to it as the song warps and swells. Side B's 街燈 ramps up the morose factor with a similarly warbling piano and synth piece. download

Ras Muhamad - Next Chapter (Indonesia)

Although born into a Muslim family, Jakarta-born reggae star Ras Muhamad embraces a broader concept of spirituality. “We don’t believe in segmentation,” said Ras, whose real name is Muhamad Egar. “We all have the same God, so we don’t need to differentiate between religions.” He is also a big believer in urging his listeners to bring about change. In “Crisis,” a song from “Next Chapter,” Ras’s sophomore album, he sings: “The youth can’t get no food to eat, the youth can’t get no place to sleep. Do you really care?” Dressed in a green cotton shirt and matching knit cap covering his dreadlocks, Ras Muhamad exuded a zen-like calm during his interview at the Taman Ismail Marzuki arts complex in Central Jakarta last week. “There’s a responsibility in music, art and culture to help and educate the poor,” said Ras, who was born in 1982. His album, “Next Chapter,” is built on the concepts of equal rights and justice. Out of the 17 songs on the album released by independent label Jah Star Management in August, there’s only one romantic tune. The rest is heavier fare. “Make Way” tells the youth not to rely heavily on deceitful leaders. “The System” depicts dirty politics, which, as the lyrics suggest, is a system that “destroys,” “kills” and “oppresses.” “I’m not a political expert and I don’t do politics,” said the bearded singer. “But as a musician, we have to be aware about what’s going on in the world of politics.” Ras collaborated with musicians from Senegal, Kenya and Norway on the album, which is influenced by the genre’s top acts: Peter Tosh and Bob Marley. His professional debut album, “Reggae Ambassador, ” released in 2007, was more influenced by fast-paced dancehall reggae, which is set apart by its digital instrumentation, upbeat tempo and aggressive vocals, according to Ras. “The tempo [of ‘Next Chapter’] is much slower, but the vocals are much more aggressive, condensed and faster,” Ras said. In 2008, Rolling Stone magazine Indonesia rated Ras as Best New Reggae Artist. His song, “Musik Reggae Ini” (This Reggae Music), was nominated for an AMI Award — the country’s equivalent of the Grammys — the same year. “I’m grateful that people are recognizing my struggle,” Ras said. “But what I want is for the struggle to become a concrete thing. Not something temporary, but a movement that lasts forever.” Ras’s journey to recognition as an Indonesian reggae artist in fact began in the United States in the early ’90s, after his mother, a diplomat, was assigned to work in New York. Ras remembers being introduced to the music of the dancehall reggae singer, Buju Banton, when he heard it blasting from the stereo speakers of his older cousin’s tape deck. His cousin had migrated to the United States before he did. Ras developed an immediate liking for the music. But the thick, unfamiliar Jamaican accent — which today he adopts when he sings — initially made it difficult for him to understand the lyrics. He said it wasn’t until he started his arts degree at the Borough of Manhattan Community College that he really got to know reggae culture through his friendship with African and Caribbean students. He had also started writing and singing reggae songs at college and, during his senior year, Ras’s friends encouraged him to make a recording. The result was a 10-song demo album, titled “Declarations of Truths,” which was distributed independently throughout New York’s underground community. In those years, Ras said he went to a lot of “sound system” parties in lofts and abandoned warehouses, where DJs would play back-to-back reggae from 9 p.m. until six in the morning. Ras also hung out at restaurants that were popular with the reggae crowd, thriving on the immediacy of reggae’s social and religious commentary. “In New York, I’m usually the listener,” he said. “Hanging out with the community there really expands your knowledge.” When he returned home to Jakarta four years ago after 12 years in the US, he found the local reggae community disappointing. He frequented reggae joints in Menteng, Central Jakarta, and Rawamangun, East Jakarta, hoping they’d become places where he could share his thoughts, but found that many — but not all — of the people there were “unenthusiastic about having meaningful conversations.” Ras views this as an unfortunate condition, especially given the potential for important discussions on the social injustices and other problems in Jakarta. “Jakarta is a metropolis, but there’s still a huge social gap here,” he said. Instead of using reggae as a harbinger of change, Ras said, a lot of the genre’s followers in Jakarta were inadvertently perpetuating the stigma surrounding the music. “They only know Bob Marley,” Ras said. “They hang out on the streets with no aim, drinking and smoking weed. “They keep saying peace, peace and [more] peace. But there’s no struggle.” download

Orgatanatos "Between November and February" (Uzbekistan)

Experimental laptop music from Tashkent!

Orgatanatos "Between November and February" (2012) - IDM / Downtempo

Tunay Akdeniz and Cigrisim (Turkey)

Tunay Akdeniz and Cigrisim - Garagepunk from Turkey 1978 About single "Punk Rock" : "Mesela Mesele" / "Disi Denen Canli" (= "Let's Say a Problem" / "Creature Called Female") - is one of the rarest and powerful samples of Turkish punk - rock music. There were very few musicians that did this kind of music in Turkey. Grup Cigrisim and the early works of Mazhar-Fuat were the most succesful ones. Funny lyrics and hard rhythms." download

rashit / ask it why - kadıköy'den hareketler split 7" (Turkey)

rashit w/Ask it why? Kadıkoy'den hareketler split 7" Rashit and ask it why both bands were pioneers of the Turkish punk movement. This are split 7" vinyl released in 1996 from a french label called Darbouka records who also released Rashit's "Kapak Güzelleri" vinyl Lp in 2003. download

V.A. "Steppe-Punks" (Kazakhstan)

with DOBROVOL'TSY PONYEVOLYE / 12 PODVIGOV NURKYENA / NEMTSOV & NEMTSY / FIMA & MIFICHYESKIYE DB / ALDAR KOSE & NADUVNYYE BAURSAKI / B'RNAY KARABASOV & SAMOZVANTSY (all from Karaganda) Released May 2000, sky blue vinyl. Mail contacts in 1998 with Edgars Embergs in Latvia and Syeva Oplachko in Omsk, Siberia, established from our temporary base in Northern Uganda ended up in a package of 3 Kazakhstan tapes arriving in our Kitgum post office box. Bands play different styles of punk, from fast Soviet style to garage surf to folk and industrial-influenced. Discover the Central Asian underground! The record covers the period from late 80's to mid-90's. download

Iknayt - "Pogruzjennye v obman" (Uzbekistan)

Mid-tempo pop-punk from Tashkent link for downloads

V.A. - "Davai-Davai" (Uzbekistan)

First Cd-r compilation with Uzbekistan pop-punk! link for downloads

ANKYLYM (St.Petersburg, Russia)

ANKYLYM [chukcha's language - the meaning unknown] Art-chaos alco-folk band from Russia. The band was formed in St Petersburg, Russia in 1997, playing art-punk with some ethnic sounds. Some elements of progressive hardcore and post-punk were also evident. ANKYLYM have recorded and self-released two albums and EP (“U Volod’ki”(MC, 1998), “9 1/2 minutes (EP, 2000)”, “Instruments (MC, 2003)”) and has been playing concerts in most of the St Petersburg clubs and cities of Russia (Novgorod, Valday, Moscow, Vyborg). Releases got quite a good response in independent media. In 2004 band turned acoustic and experimental. Instead of guitars drums there were used traditional Russian instruments – balalaika and bayan (Russian accordion). New material was defined as “folk-slaughter” and “art-chaos folk” – songs are ranging from acoustic grindcore to freestyle performance. Among the band’s own songs the weird cover versions on NIRVANA, MINISTRY, DEAD KENNEDYS, SHOCKING BLUE are being performed. The band is touring a lot in Russia (St Petersburg, Moscow, Volodga, Cherepovets, Novgorod, Vyborg, Samara, Togliatti, Volgograd), France, Germany, Finland, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, takes part in international music festivals – Puntala rock (2005), Bloodnok (2006) and S.K.I.F. (2007). There also happens “open concerts” – live performances on the streets. ANKYLYM used to play with the bands of different genres and countries – hardcore, punk, noise, metal, jazz, ethno. Among them: NERVENKLINIK, ENGAGE AT WILL, WHEEL OF DHARMA, MONOPOLKA, LENIVEC, KING KONGS, x_O.C.A._x, DISTRESS, KOMATOZ, VIR’, MORE & RELSY, HERO DISHONEST, NOMEANSNO (at S.K.I.F. 2007) etc. The full-length album “Otsy Myasa” (“Fatrhers of Meat”) was released in 2007. There are also exist some recordings from the live performances, some songs were released in compilations – “Food Not Bombs (2005)”, “Golden Shower of idiots” (2005), “Rockets From Russia (An indie winter in Saint-Petersburg)” (2005), “Total Jazz. Tribute to Chimera” (MC 2006, CD 2008). You can see a familiar face from far away… The fact of cooperation between Fil Volokitin (zines “Slonoboy”, “V moyom Supe Pechenya v Forme Zverushek”(“I’ve Got Animal-Shaped Cookies in My Soup”) and some more actual stuff) – the adept of the most fucked up things on the contemporary scene and the most fucked up band of Saint Petersburg – ‘Ankylym’ made me really exited. Finally! Down with guitars and drums, enough of pick-ups in the asses and micro-tapes recorded – the Japanese should relax! The ideas was as it seems on the surface – to record bands through the telephone! (!!!Fuck me, read the last sentence one more time and think!) Defects of the sound recording is shit in comparison with the mental drive of Ankylym (and no phone can hide this drive!). And by the way, the programme is new, its nor Instruments or Ketchup, it resembles some music coming from a psychiatristic department… And according to the musicians, Fil recorded a dozen of bands in the same manner…

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THE STEPS IN HONG KONG - NON-STOP SOUL (Hong Kong)

Excellent album by THE STEPS with singers SANDRA SANGER & MARINI. There are 6 medley's and 1 song on this album, great stuff, sounds like a good LEX BAXTER album or a cool 60's movie-score... download

Sadato Group - s/t 7" flexi (Japan)

Sadato Group - s/t 7" flexi (Kang-Gung, 1984) Rather odd cosmic free-rock nuttiness from this mostly-Japanese group led by Swiss-born-Iranian-living-then-in-Tokyo-but-now-in-New-York multi-instrumentalist Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi (Sadato seems to have been his Japanese name). Zappa and free-jazz seem to be the major touchstones here. Wild stuff! download

Sakata Orchestra - 4 O'Clock LP (Japan)

Sakata Orchestra - 4 O'Clock LP (Better Days, 1981) Fantastic LP from this Wha-Ha-Ha member and mainstay of the Japanese avant-jazz scene. Features a little bit of the goofy computer electronics and crazed vocals of Wha-Ha-Ha, but mostly this is all about the free-wheelin' jazz! I believe someone had requested this LP in the comments... sorry for the wait. download

Pablo Picasso (Japan)

Pablo Picasso - s/t 7" (Telegraph Records, 1981) Tangled no-wave groove from the rather reliable Telegraph label. If you like the skritch-skratch guitar of DNA, Mars, et al, this one's for you! download

Pablo Picasso - Soft Type LP (Telegraph Records, 1983) Following the 7" I posted earlier, here's the brilliant and only LP from this cacophonous Tokyo no-wave trio. Super dubbed out and effects-laden scrawl somewhere between The Pop Group's Y and PiL's Metal Box. The production on this one is so 'out there' at times, it had me checking the insert to see if it was produced by Kaoru Sato (it wasn't). Amazing stuff! download

C. Memi - Heavenly Peace (Japan)

C. Memi - Heavenly Peace (Fairy Records, 1982) "Heavenly Peace" is the whimsical sophomore release of C. Memi. Following her shared debut with Neo Matisse (described as "that famous 'No Chocolate'-single" in "The Hijokaidan story"), we are presented with five pretty darn disparate tracks held together by some kind of magical antimatter. Opening track "Ishin-Denshin" is perhaps the weirdest of the bunch. The ticking of a drum machine coupled with somewhat ham-fisted post-punk/DIY style drumming forms the foundation of the song; sounding at least slightly reminiscent of a cat coughing up a hairball. Add a reverb-soaked flute playing a hazy melody through a fairytale forest and astonishingly dry and unemotional vocals and this stew of singular confusion is complete. Two transitional tracks follow - "C'est un Chanson" is a chanson-ey (who whould've guessed?) and unfortunately pretty snooze-worthy affair. The cute piano and music box bagatelle "For Monster of Dr. Frankenstein" fares better, though perhaps mainly because of its brevity. The weirdness resumes with the jingle-like "Hitokichi". Sounding like a commercial for an extraterrestial soda or something, "Hitokichi" is a strange melange of ultra-processed vocals, droning basswork and white noise drum snares. Memi leaves us with the magnificent title track and it's soothening swathes of synth pads punctuated by sparkles of cosmic sound-shrapnel. A perfectly serene way to close off the EP, with just a slight sentimental touch. Real nice. download

Geil - I'm 7" (Japan)

Geil - I'm 7" (Taiyo, 1986) Strangely (for me at least) quite enjoyable goth-rock with androgynous vocals (courtesy of "Alice") that remind me of a drunk woman named Stephanie that used to come in my shop and tell me about all her Sex Pistols posters. This, coupled with the fact that Stay sounds like what I've always thought pretend-English would sound like, makes for a fun listen. Oh, and what kind of title is I'm?? download

Quasimode - 真昼 [Jeux De Vertige] LP (Japan)

Quasimode - 真昼 [Jeux De Vertige] LP (Di-Stance, 1986) Brilliant avant-chamber stumble and stomp from this mysterious group. A fascinating album that seems to combine the cosmic whisper of Takami's Tenshi-Kou and the decadent europhilia of Kumiko Suyama and Sonoko, resulting in a creepy and markedly Duppi-like brew. Fitting, considering that the two were compilation-mates on Yuzuru Agi's notoriously unobtainable Ego 02 / Critical Species - Individual Music Osaka 1985 cassette. download

+Alpha - s/t 7" (Japan)

+Alpha - s/t 7" (self-released, 198?) Plunky, bass-heavy post-punky stuff from this rather mysterious group. It's becoming interesting to me just how "default" this sorta sound seems to have been in Japan in the early 80s. Did Japan have the highest concentration of bands with groovy basslines and constantly discordant guitar in the world? The almost punkish and sing-songy vocals set this one apart from the pack, and track 2 features the return of crazy vocal modulation! download

Commune - Will/I Can't Believe 7" (Japan)

Commune - Will/I Can't Believe 7" (Autonomy, 1979) Skritch-scratchy post-punk trio from Osaka, 2 members of which would later form Aunt Sally with vocalist Phew. Pretty fun single with punk-funk rhythms and constipated vocals (thanks to nattliga_toner for that apt description). download

Various Artists - "Green Tape" cassette (Japan)

Various Artists - "Green Tape" cassette (Caligari, 198?) Fantastically odd little tape here on the ultra-obscure Caligari cassette label. Kakera, by Shimizu Akemi, would fit right in on the Vanity Music box set... sounds a bit like Tolerance. Takahiro Yamazaki's track sounds like casio drums being played with a TV in the background. Isan Sozokunin (who are also on the Paris Tokyo cassette) play a little stumbling punk song. Tolcaderro (who are on Red Tape, a Swiss cassette released in conjunction with Caligari) play a harmonica and broken machine duet. Kumio Kurachi's track is a real stand out, sounding also very Vanity-esque. This might be the same Kumio Kurachi that appears on the Lost Vow CD compilation. Sugar Wire Flesh... where to begin? This is probably the most brain-damaged track I have on any album. Without beans?? UMO follows up with a pleasant piano number before the tape is ended with a nice industrial noise track from international tape scene contributor 40318. Quite possibly the most baffling and obscure item in my collection. Enjoy!! download

P.T.A's - Young Vernacular 10" (Japan)

Here's P.T.A's 3rd release on Cragale from 1984. Far more similar to the mid-80's new-wave rock sound on Tiger / Fukumen Toshi than the brittle krautpunk of their first 7", but still pretty fun. I promised I'd post this for a reader... ages ago! Hope it's everything you dreamed. download

NON baNd - s/t 10" (Japan)

Fun and funky new-wave/no-wave duo. They're still around if I'm not mistaken! download

Abrasive Relations (Philippines)

Abrasive Relations - Self Titled 7''ep - Astral Anarchy Records - 2001 Abrasive Relations was a Philippine all-girl punk band active during the 90s. They had a chance to have their song released on vinyl by the Dutch label Astral Anarchy, who produced mostly electro-punk bands. No techno beats here, Abrasive Relations played straight forward punk-rock. download

Putang-I-Nas - Sweet Sixteen (Philippines)

2007 CDr album from the punk / Oi band Putang-I-Nas ( which could be roughly translated as Sons-of-a-Bitches or Motherfuckers... ), i guess this is their first effort, don't know if they had demos or compilation appearances within their 16 year-old musical carreer, they started playing in 1992 if i'm correct. download

URBAN BANDITS - Independance Day (Philippines)

Urban Bandit's sound draws its influence from U.K. bands rather than U.S. ones. They had a definite impact on Manila's new breed of street-punk and Oi combos. The frontman Arnold Morales went to form the band Music Front at the end of the eighties, and eventually made a break in the music business during the 90's with the ska outfit Put3ska. The ska version of the song "Manila Girl" had been a hit and its video clip got some international exposure on MTV Asia. The song n°7 - "No Future sa Pader" is missing, sorry, but you can still listen to that great punk album... download

What Do You Want For Christmas ? (Philippines)

What Do You Want For Christmas? (Middle Finger production, 1996) Here's a Christmas themed Middle Finger compilation issued in 1996 if i'm not mistaken. Ten Manila bands are featured here, Most songs are Punk Rock except a Psychobilly tune from Camote Chunks, and ska / 2-tone by Crazy Beat. Gen. Luna is my favorite band here, delivering a strong and catchy punk-rock song, buried under layers and layers of fuzzed-out guitars. It seems to be one of the last appearance from the veterans G.I. & The Idiots. Again with the Middle Finger guys, the quality is there, all bands have a professional studio recording, and the artwork is quite funny while being nicely done. download

Turkish punk covers compilation

01. Rashit & Hanin Elias - Bang Bang (Nancy Sinatra Cover) 02. Spinners - Maggie (Exploited Cover) 03. Athena - Breed (Nirvana Cover) 04. Leş - If the Kids Are United (Sham 69 Cover) 05. Allahsız Tospaalar - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (Nancy Sinatra Cover) 06. Pentagram - Some Kinda Hate (Misfits Cover) 07. Posterity - City Baby Attacked By Rats (G.B.H Cover) 08. Rashit - i wanna be your dog (Stooges Cover) 09. The Nuppies - Last Caress (Misfits Cover) 10. Pentagram - Holidays In The Sun (Sex Pistols Cover) 11. The Nuppies - Pet Cemetary (Ramones Cover) 12. Rashit - Ring of fire (Johnny Cash cover) 13. Posterity - Police Oppression (Angelic Upstarts Cover) 14. Pentagram - Anarchy In The UK (Sex Pistols Cover) 15. The Nuppies - Pet Cemetary (Ramones Cover) 16. Rashit - Paint it black (Rolling Stones Cover) download

Roots of Turkish Underground Compilation

01. Ali Rıza Binboa - Yarınlar bizim 02. Altan Erbulak - Keklik 03. Öztürk Serengil - Unuttun Bizi Süleyman 04. Vahi Öz - Bedia 05. KDV Şaban - Hello Papa 06. Figen Han - Pisi Pisi 07. Öztürk Serengil - Abidik Gubidik Twist 08. Cem Karaca - Bindik Bir Alamete Gidiyoz Kıyamete 09. Timur Selçuk - Ekonomi Tıkırında 10. KDV Şaban - Gel Yanıma Yat Yanıma download

Asian HC Compilation Cracked by 23 Asian bands - All Systems Fail

This Cd documents the rise of the Asian and South-East Asian DIY punk scene during the 90s. That was the first opportunity for me to listen to bands from Korea, China or Indonesia. That coincides with the troubled context of the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis. I suppose the access to cable TV in the early 90s, with shows like MTV's Alternative Nation, Mall Punk bands like Green Day & The Offspring, MTV S.E. Asia, Channel [V] did have a non-negligible influence on the birth of the local alternative and underground music scenes. Most of the bands featured on this compilation started during the mid-nineties... Meaning that for most Young Asians back then, the first encounter with different kinds of music was due to the mainstream media, and less by fanzines and tape trading circles, in some ways, places like Korea, Indonesia or Malaysia were quite culturally isolated from the outside world, living under authoritarian regimes during the 80's... This compilation present a wide diversity of bands and styles of music, covering Straightforward H/C punk, Street Punk, Melodic stuff, Crust/grind... The bands featured here are: Tokyo Sex Wale From China, All Stupid, Closeminded, Jeruji, Puppen, Runtah, Savor of Filth & Turtles Jr. from Indonesia, Charm, Disco Scratch Coke Avoid, Disc'O Kicks from Japan, Kitsch, Weeper, RUX, No Brain and Samchung from South Korea, La Haine from Macau, Ladybug, all-girl-band from Taiwan, Enslaved Chaos, and Parkinson from Malaysia, Demisor, Desecrate and Protest from Singapore

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