Dave Fungalpunk madman or genius? He is releasing 100 volumes of 4 track Cd's to give bands a
bit of coverage and support the d.i.y. scene. I will answer my question at the end of the reviews,he does a great website for reviews,interviews etc check it out here http://www.fungalpunknature.co.uk Right here we go with volume 1 with 11.26 minutes of pure mayhem!!
First up is AFS-"The Protest Song" Good punky stuff with a nice growly vocal and great backing vocals. Great sentiments too,to many people haven't a clue what they are on about half the time!
The Despondents-Got Nothing to Lose" another cracking track,this band sounds really like 70's U.S. punk before hardcore came into it,good sound!
Citizen Keyne-"Punk not Fashion" Pure punk not anything else here but great stuff for it! This is a really nice put down on the posers and the "take the money and run" bands that pollute our scene. I heartily agree with all the sentiments in it!
Harold Shitman-False Hardcore Creates Rapists" Great title and a mighty fine blast of thrashy hardcore.
All in all a great start to the series 7/10
Right its onwards to volume 2- 12.53 minutes of punk rock heaven!
First up is the mighty Mongrel with "Bound to Crash" a nice bit of metal punk from a really strong band,good track not there heaviest but a goody all the same.
Thracia-"Sea of Tediocrity" A nice slab of thrashy punk from a band I really must check out more.
Septic Psychos-"Buy Some Shit" Nice bit of good old punk rock,really good singalong chorus too.
The Red Eyes-"This is My Life" This is a nice bit of poppy punk really well crafted and a topping song,loved this one.
Another cracking release with a nice diverse mix of bands 8/10
Here we go with 8.38 minutes of volume 3
Obnoxious UK-"Cadava Doll" a good track to start this release with,a mix of poppy/punky well done with great backing vocals.
St.Tantrums-"Call the Nightmare" Another mid tempo song that mixes genres a bit with a touch of metal a bit of punk and a wee bit of glam!! Good song!!
Animal Train-"Meltdown" Pure punk this one,nice slowish tempo to it kind of reminds me of anarcho style punk,good grinding based riff to it.
Colin Farrell-"Lollo is on Cortisone" Fast,catchy punk with an accent!!! I know sweet f.a. about this band but this is a good track.
Another wee treat from fungalpunk a bit poppier than the first two. 7/10
Volume 4 with 15.15 minutes of pure punk.
Asezawallas-"Needle" I hope this is the bands name as the font on the cover was a bit difficult to read! Good catchy song with a nice noisy guitar/drum combo.
Kybosh-"Sunday Afternoon Drinking" Great title,a pastime I don't indulge in much anymore and i kinda miss it!! Feel healthier without the demon drink tho!! This is a neat punky ode to the great Sunday tradition of roast dinners, footy on the telly and drinking on a Sunday!!!!
Skudpuppetz-"Political Dystopia" A band I have heard of but have never heard,my loss as they are a cracking band!! A great infusion of punk,ska and a wee bit reggae,cracking track with great vocals and a really catchy chorus,shit hot track!!
East Town Pirates-"Ship Ahoy" Good riffy stuff and its pirate based punk!! whats not to like? really good metally/punk and a great chorus.
Another winner here 8/10
Well at the start I asked the question Dave Fungalpunk madman or genius? I think the answer is probably a bit of both!! One things for sure though his heart is in the right place and he is one of the good guys in our scene and one I listen to when I read his reviews. The series has started really well and I am looking forward to the rest of them,it has done what its meant to as I have started looking for material by bands I didn't know anything about,this has to be good news! Best bands for me V1-Citizen Keyne, V2-The Red Eyes, V3-Animal Train, V4-Skudpuppetz. Kudos to you Dave and more power to you,this is a great idea of yours and you are a stalwart of the D.I.Y. scene and all round good guy.
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