1. Pretty much having no motivation to actual update it with useless crap
2. The fact that i packed up and moved from Sydney to Melbourne for work
3. I haven't really picked up any decent records for a VERY long time. Not due to there being a lack of quality records, but due to money issues as well as pure laziness.
Well enough about my life story, no-one really wants to know that. So im going to get down to business. With the blog i guess what im going to go down the road of blogs like Skullfuckery (sean) in regards to my posts. I'm mainly going to be posting about my obsession with everything 90's hardcore (with the exception of everything CRIMETHINC. based. hahaha), vegan cooking and i guess anything i need to "vent" i guess in regards to what's happening around this crazy, crazy world at the moment.
I'm going to be starting off with a few records that I have acquired over the past few months that I believe people NEED to hear.
First off the block is one of my favourite records that i was lucky enough to pick up the test press of a couple of weeks ago on ebay for a pretty cheap price. The record im talking about is the LP from the socal vegan straight edge legends SEVEN GENERATIONS.
TO SEE THE END TEST PRESS /10
You have probably realised this, but the cover in the picture is actually the limited cover they had for their Final Show Last year.
If you haven't heard this band, do yourself a favour and check them out. Easily one of the best records and bands of the last 6 years. Essential for anyone who a fan of the 90's XVX hardcore sound.
http://www.myspace.com/7generations
Here's one of my favourite records to have come out in the last 20 years. Culture - Born of You.
CULTURE - BORN OF YOU (GOODLIFE RECORDS) on blue /200
Culture to me sum up everything that was great about 90's hardcore, energetic, sincere, the message as well as Damian Moyal and Rich Thurston being lyrical geniuses. The tracks "Born of You", "Twenty-Four" and "Not as Mine" are my favourites on this LP. The layout is a HUGE step up from the original Conquer The World press. Probably due to the fact that the band actually had a say in the design and were happy with the outcome. If you don't know the story i'll try and explain it in as neutral tone as i possibly can.
Conquer The World Records (CTW) was run by a guy by the name of Mike Warden and was based in the US. Now this label put out some of the best releases of the 90's for Culture, Morning Again, Chokehold and a few others i can't remember at the moment. Now with all the research i have done into this matter, ive never heard anything good about the label. He was accused of a range of things from repressing records and printing shirts without the bands knowledge or consent, withholding money as well as records from the bands plus a whole lot more. With the release of this record, the lyric sheet describes the bands struggle with this label as well as calling for a boycott of everything CTWR related. This also explains the reasons why they chose to repress the record with GOODLIFE RECORDS and why the art was slightly changed (considering the original is an eye-sore with a blurred picture the size of the LP!).
Over all, i don't know the full story, so dont exactly take my word for it. Plus it was nearly 15 years ago, and with the demise of CTWR records i guess it doesn't really need to be brought up again except for collecting scum like yours truly.
Next up is another one of my favourites. This is probably my favourite NYHC release (yeah i said it). I'm talking of course about Indecision - Unorthodox LP.
Indecision started out in Brooklyn NYC and took the US by storm with their bone crushing music, tom's amazing lyrics and the sheer tenacity of their shows. I can still remember the first time i heard this record and the chills i got from songs "Blindfold", "Purgatory" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name". Seeing these guys last year was hands down one of the best experiences of my life to date. Members of Indecision went on to form Most Precious Blood (well to be honest it was 90% Indecision members when it first started haha). They've started playing shows again which is awesome to see because they are one band that people really need to hear.
Following on from Indecision was MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD - NOTHING IN VAIN "BAD RELIGION RIP OFF" COVER, WHITE VINYL #66/200
For those who don't know, Most Precious Blood as stated above, was born from the demise of Indecision. With Tom on vocals, most people were expecting this to be Indecision v2.0, but they were wrong! Compared to Indecision, Most Precious Blood took influences from Metal, Thrash and Hardcore and made it their own. I was extremely late on hearing the record and im constantly kicking myself over it. One of the very few records i have that I can play from start to finish and never get sick of. After this record Tom left to further his studies so the band got Rob Fusco (One King Down) to do vocals. The band has released "Our Lady of Annihilation", "Merciless" (which has been FINALLY released on vinyl!) and a 3rd LP which has been in the works for the past few years but due to the demise of Trustkill, has been put off around 3 years! I can't wait until it has finally released. Oh and a huge thank you to morgan for allowing me to take this off your hands. hahaha <3
One last thing, if you haven't heard this record, then you have been missing out.
that's it for this update but i have a shitload more to come in the next few days. mainly more gloating about records ive added to my ever expanding collection. Also, if I've got any of my facts wrong in regards to these records, feel free to correct me.
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