Cassette Reviews

The following cassettes will be talked about:



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Ilegal - "Demo"
Ilegal are from Montreal, Quebec CANADA. Simon from Bombs Away(Canada) and Funeral(Pdx) plays guitar and a member of Selfish/Kykloopien Sukupuutto(Finland) plays drums. Their style is raw punk/fast hardcore while singing in Spanish. Not too sure what their influences are but they sound pretty good. Look out for the new recordings on Todo Destruido and Lengua Armada soon.
(iq32iq32@yahoo.com/yonnezione@yahoo.ca)



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Order - "Kombinat"
This cassette compiles their last two available 7"'s. What I mean by that is that their last 7", Donki, was not available for sale. Leave it to the Japanese to pull this kind of stunt. Eddie and I just recently had a conversation about this sort of thing. Anyways, Both these REAL 7"'s are sold out as is this tape that compiles both releases. Order play Japanese Punk like you've never heard it before with great hooks and lots of sing-a-long parts. I couldn't compare them to any other band. Maybe because i only know 15% of the Japanese (PUNK) bands. Too poor to know the rest.
(www.interq.or.jp/japan/hgfact)



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Dead Noise - "Noize Violence"
This band is good if you've never heard CONFUSE. Since I'm familiar with the latter, this band is alright. I like their attempt at mimicking CONFUSE's whiny vocals on some songs, although not quite getting it right. The band name might suggest to you the type of music they play because they "borrow" the name from a LEBENDEN TOTEN E.p.; They sound more crust to me than noisy. This is only the demo so there might be an improvement in the 7" sound. I'll play that later.
(Black Shit Noise Productions e-mail: bsnprod666@yahoo.com)



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Semen - "Masas Obedientes Individuos Dominantes"
This band is from Spain and play D-Beat influenced hardcore. I cannot help but eat it all up. From the art, lyrics, and music, this cassette is punk as fuck!! It even includes a supplemental booklet. As i began relaxing listening to this, a familiar tune invaded my eardrums. Semen have gone ahead and covered DESTRUCCION's "Makineros Hijos De Puta". I have no gripes or complaints about this because DESTRUCCION play the D-Beat perfectly. Normally, it is unusual for a new band to cover a recent bands material, but in this case, it is understandable. Solo para punks.
(so punk, there is no e-mail -
Apdo. de Correos 1030 Getafe 28905 Espana)




If you are looking for something different than just any ordinary, boring punk - These bands are for you. Look for more reviews in the near future.