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CDs Reviews M-O MONKHOUSE & STRIKNIEN DC Glue Bag / From the Dead Room Split CD NEVER MIND THE McBOLLOCKS Compilation CD Superb 12 band compilation brought to you by those behind "Runnin' Feart" zine - every one a contemporary outfit from the underground o'Scotland; EX-CATHEDRA, THE NEWTOWN GRUNTS, 3D SCREAM, THE DESTRUCTOS, THE GIN GOBLINS, MACHINE GUN ETIQUETTE, HAPPY SPASTICS, 4 PAST MIDNIGHT, BURNING BOY, CRITIKILL, DUB SKELPER and THE GRISLY GHOST OF GUY. 16 tracks wot I've ne'er heard afore, plus an ace booklet too! NOMATRIX I Am A Loser! CD EP This is great! 6 bursts of interesting and outstanding American anglophile punk (even the Exploited "Sex and Violence" rip-off is entitled "Chips & Burgers"!). Really convincing UK style picnic/pogo punk à la THE LOSERS (oddly enough!), FARCE, KREOSOTE, GOBBLE & THE COCKS... Kinda latter-day retro-style (if that makes sense). Really great stuff with not nearly enough tracks (I've already played it 6 times in a row!). The sorta release which makes you itch to go and see this bunch of punkers live! Roll on the next stuff! Ultra-DIY package, complete with lyrics. NOTHING TO PROVE Compilation CD The only copies left in the world, methinks, so get 'em while they're hot! Superb comp featuring some of the most underrated bands in the UK: ANAL BEARD, CHESTER, LEFT FOR DEAD, NO LEGS, THE IN-LINE SK8ING BARBIES, PENFOLD, IN-FECT, VULVA ESPIRIT and TOXIC SHOCK. 18 tracks--what a bargain! |