Red Wine & Glue vol. 2 - Comp CS
"Do It Yourself Violence". This is a "compilation tape of four DIY powerviolence and d-beat projects" from the Netherlands, I assume. It's a bit of a 4-way split, with 3 songs each from PETER R DE VRIES, AARTxSTAARTJES, CHAŌSMELCK, and KRÄNKER. If I'm following the tracklist correctly, PETER R DE VRIES and AARTxSTAARTJES are the powerviolence bands. I would classify them both firmly as pizzaviolence, a term long-time readers of mine will understand. Both being named after Dutch TV media personalities (a hallmark of pizzaviolence) there are interstitial samples of, I assume, these respective personalities speaking lifted from TV or documentaries. Not my favourite stuff, but certainly they are having fun. FFO SPAZZ, etc.
CHAŌSMELCK (Chaos Milk!?) is a bit more interesting. Strange vocal effects, noisy guitar, odd song structure, and yes there is a d-beat. Maybe a GISM influence? I expect this band to be really cool live. Their last song was my favourite. Finally KRÄNKER, the most straightforward band name of the comp starting out with a song titled "Drop The Bomb" complete with intro war sound samples. I'm expecting some war bad d-beat and that's what we've got. The vocals are almost guttural and the drums are loose, so loose it's charming. It almost sounds like the drummer fucks up in the middle of the first song but that's just how the song goes.
I don't think this comp made it on any year-end best-of lists, but that's not the point of a comp like this! A comp like this is simply the essence of the DIY spirit in any smaller scene.
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