| LOS NATAS "TOBA-TRANCE" CD, Ektro Records, 2003 |
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This is new CD from Los Natas. I have to say that I liked their previous CD
bit more. This is much more psychedelic
and there is no vocal. I really miss hard and psychotic parts they had before.
Don't get me wrong here, this is not
bad at all. It's trippy and hallucinating CD that you can get high with and see
all the colors of the world. But it's
just a bit too dreamy for me.
Los Natas: http://www.natasrock.com, info@natasrock.com
Ektrorecords: http://www.ektrorecords.com, info@ektrorecords.com
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ORUZJEM PROTIVU OTMICARA "MASTOPLOV" CD, System Records 2002 |
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This is new album of really cool power pop band from Belgrade, Serbia And
Montenegro - "Mastoplov" (Fantasy
Machine). Sounds like Yum Yums meet Elastica. Best power pop with great girl
vocal strongly influenced by late 70s
early 80s bands in style of Buzzcocks and other more or less known UK bands
from same period, but there are also
slight influences of brit and indie pop (well, it's more or less all the same).
Songs are super catchy up tempo and
if you are into this kind of stuff you should definitely check this out! Name
of the band is weird - it means "With
Weapons Against Kidnappers" and so are the lyrics. It's like you open a head
of teenage girl and get lot of crazy
stuff out of it. All songs are real killers - catchy as hell and you must sing
along - even if you can't speak the
language, you try to sing. Album starts really furious - 3 up tempo power pop
killers + 4th song which is great
cover of "I Only Wanna Be With You". They
slow up a bit on "Ja U Mi Ne" (mid tempo indie pop), but won't take long till
they speed up again with beautiful and
catchy summer power pop "Ja I Ti". One of my favorites here is "TV" - funny
song about guy who is watching TV whole
day and can't see anything else. I think if this was in English it could be a
hit on each college radio station.
System Records: http://www.system.co.yu
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| THE REAL LOSERS "TIME TO LOSE" LP, Squirrel Records 2003
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You can see the quality of some bands just by looking at the sleeve of their
records. The Real Losers are one of
them - when I saw this LP I knew it must be good. But this is not just good,
this is really
greeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaat. From mid 90s and bands like Superfly T.N.T's,
Coyote Men, Cybermen, ... I didn't hear
anything this good from UK. Real Losers are here and their music is slightly
different from bands almost 10 years
ago. It's super trash punk in Guitar Wolf style (maybe even better) with
something pure English (Billy Childish,
Downliners Sect, UK 77 punk bands - you know what I mean). I think that song
titles say it all: "Total Teen
Degenerate", "Gotta One Track Mind", "Jet Sonic Cheesecake Shake", "Cruise To
Lose" ... If it's still not clear to
you how great The Real Losers are, don't read fucking reviews, go get this
record and blow up your head with it.
Real Losers: http://www.thereallosers.mainpage.net/, real_losers@fastmail.fm
Squirrel Records: P.O. Box 481, Leeds, LS5 3th
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| RETARDOS "KEEP WINNING" 7"EP, Pitshark 2003 |
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I heard about this band for the first time on split 7" with Jed Whitey and
they really blew me off - see the review
bit further, but "Keep It Winning" sounds a bit too normal - it's nice
Scandinavian style high energy punk rock with
great chorus and hit potential. Personally I like B side more. I'm not sure,
but it sounds like they have 2 lead
singers. I really dig the one on B side. He has great Creeps like vocal. "Real
Devil" is punky boogie rock - pretty
cool.
Pitshark: http://www.pitshark.com/
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| THE RIOT ACT "THIS TOWN / TRIED SO HARD" 7", Snap Records 2003
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Riot Act are nice neo 60s punk band probably from San Diego, California (at
least that's where this record was
recorded). It's good rhythm and blues with harmonica / garage. Songs are good.
B side is maybe cover, but I don't
know it. Anyway, I like "This Town" better. Nothing new, but far from bad -
nice record.
Snap Records: angelsnap@teleline.es
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