2/28/2009

Margo Tea Company

Margo Tea Company is a punk rock band from Istanbul. Formed in 2004. The members of the band are also football fans, especially their song "Pig In The Middle" is dedicated to football. And when i mean football, i mean FOOTball, not the game that big american dudes running around in tight pants. They sound a bit like Against Me! actually, and they admit that it is their biggest influence.

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2/27/2009

My Flag Is Crumpled - First Four Years

My Flag Is Crumpled / MoiFlagSmyat / МойФлагСмят is a crust band from Russia. The band is formed in 2004. Their lyrics are mostly based on social themes and politics but they don't sound like the millions of other anarcho crust bands. This release includes the songs they've made in 4 years.

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Noisy Sins Of The Insect - Discography

Screamo once more. From İstanbul. They were active from 2005 to 2007. This is the re-release of their discography cd from Pati Patu Prima Records. One of the most important bands in turkish screamo history. I'm not a fan of that kind of stuff, but i really like this one. If you are into screamo this is a must.

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Rites Of Spring - End On End


Rites Of Spring is an hardcore punk band that formed in D.C. in the spring of 1984.It was really short lived band but this is great.Their music is hardcore punk with post hardcore and emo influences.I think they built lots of good things for this music.Everyone that into hardcore punk should listen to this band.cheers.

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2/26/2009

Stevan Flipovic - st

Screamo. İstanbul. 2007 and still going on? No. Includes ex members of bands like Noisy Sins Of The Insect, The Bitmap Workshop. The name comes from Stjepan Filipović. A yugoslav partisan who was executed in WW2.

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For more info about the band: Myspace

For more info about Stjepan Filipović: Wikipedia

Lifelock - Under Pressure


Lifelock is a hardcore band from İstanbul formed in 2001.They were playing hardcore crust but now their music is hardcore punk with melodic touches.They released their first demo "Under Pressure" in 2005 and this is it.I think this is perfect.By the way They are playing in many shows at the moment.

for more: myspace

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The Freeze - Rabid Reaction


The Freeze is a hardcore band from Massachusetts.They formed in 1978 and they are defending the Boston Hardcore Scene.Their music is fast,hardcore and exhilarating.Their riffs are melodic but brutal.Their vocals are funny but hardcore.I like their music.Are you into hardcore?You should listen this if you're not.

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Beastie Boys - Aglio E Olio

Beastie Boys is the best hip hop band.They are playing different types of music from 1979 but there is a point.They began as a hardcore punk band and they are always in hardcore punk mentality.So I think this album is important for this scene.Its the first album of beastie boys and this album got songs that maximal 2 minutes.This is hardcore and this is fast.I like this album. if youre not listen it download it.

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2/25/2009

Raised Fist - Sound Of The Republic


Im a very new listener of this band but i like it.They got new wave hardcore sound with raw vocals and some metal riffs.This band is not bad but its not perfect.If you like bands that not perfect but good,download it.by the way they are from sweden.

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Nuclear Mutants - Welcome To Reality

Nuclear Mutants is a hardcore punk band with female vocals. They are from cyprus. I guess they were active during the mid 90's. I really don't know anything about the band and I couldn't find any info on the net either. All I could find is this interview. I came across to this demo tape on soulseek and loved it. The music is really good. If you know anything about the band, please share.

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Morne & Warprayer Split

Morne is a post apocalyptic crust band from USA, including some members of Disrupt & Filth Of Mankind. Some people call this band as the "Amebix of the 21st century" and i agree them in a way. Warprayer is a metallic brutal crust band from England. Two great bands.

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2/23/2009

Truth We Defend - Youth Army

Truth We Defend is a band that plays 90's style ushc, was formed in late 2005 in Istanbul by some dudes who are involved in turkish hc punk scene.
Here is their last released material. Released in 2007 by Give Praise Records. Here is what the label says about them; "Fast and raw youth crew styled hardcore from Istanbul, Turkey. Energetic and sincere. Six rippers from a far corner of the globe. Not unlike Vitamin X or Justice."

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Download link is stolen from We Still Care blog.

2/22/2009

Disidencia - La Solución Esta En Tus Manos


Disidencia is an anarchist punk rock band from Spain. The cover art is great, the music is great. Some rock, ska, angry hardcore punk, soothing melodic punk rock, anarcho punk, almost everything you can ask for is in it. But not in a boring and disturbing way. It's a good blend of genres. This album is released in '97 and it's the second release of the band. They have 7 or 8 official releases and the last one is an anthology cd released in '08. I don't know much about the band. If you have any info to share, just drop a line in the comment box.

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2/18/2009

Spinners - Dig The Hole Forget The Sun

Spinners is the first all-female punk band in Turkey, founded in '88. in Ankara. This demo tape is released in '91. Their song "La la la" is also in the "Sevdasız Hayat Ölümdür 7" which is released in '94 by "tian an men" records and includes some turkish bands like Radical Noise, Necrosis, Headbangers, S.A.D., etc.. Spinners' music can be described as lo-fi anarcho punk. There is also a cover version The Exploited song Maggie. And one last thing, all the songs in this demo tape are also released on a split cd with the american punk band X Possibles.

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Crunch - The Love Album


Crunch also known as Kranch is a turkish hardcore band which survived through '95 - ' 03. Their only released material is The Love Album which is released on '98 by Kod Müzik. One of the most influential turkish hardcore band ever. Highly Recommended.

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Circuits Made Flesh - st


Circuits Made Flesh is a hardcore/screamo band from Istanbul/Turkey. The members are involved in so many bands. Some of them are; Lost In Bazaar, Never Reach Home, Stevan Flipovic, Truth We Defend, You Name It I Hate It, etc. you can check the band's myspace for more info. This mcd offers two chaotic hardcore / screamo tracks. The sound quality is a bit low, and you can't hear the bass lines, because there isn't a bass player. But the melodic guitar riffs, chaotic but emotional vocals and fast blasting drums are enough i guess.

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2/12/2009

Skaven - st 7"

Skaven is a rat like warrior in the wargame Warhammer and this is all i know about the name's meaning. I'm not much into that kinda stuff so i'm not curious that much, if you are curious just google it. This band existed for a very short amount of time, "95-97". The members went on with Lachrymose and Asunder. Lachrymose could not survive long and Asunder is huge now, bla bla. There are two tracks in this 7", Severed and Flowers Of Flesh And Blood. Each track is about 7 minutes. And reminds me of bands like Amebix, Axegrinder, Deviated Instinct and stuff like that. The lyrics are depressive, the bass sound is great. Maybe that's because they have two bass players.

I looked at this life
An experiment perverse
We are not progress
Just going in reverse

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Malazlar - Abolishing The Borders From Below

Malazlar is a 3-piece hardcore punk/melodic crust band from Turkey, all their lyrics are in turkish except for one song, and they mostly sing about politics, the sound quality is also great. This demo cd-r is self released in 2008 and this is the band's first release. Thanks to Onur (bass/vocals of the band) for this post.

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2/06/2009

Svart Framtid - Live In Blitz

Live record of the underrated norwegian hardcore legends. The sound quality is not quite fine but who cares anyway. If you haven't heard about them before you are missing a great gem in scandinavian hardcore history. GRAB THEIR FIRST 7" by clicking here if you have no idea what they are about. Also there is a cover version of the well-known The Dicks song "hate the police".

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2/03/2009

Systematisk Terror - This World is Ruined...Let's Build Our Own

This is the first demo of the swedish kängpunk scums. This release offers more than raw kängpunk madness. You can see their early post punk influences and a little melodic breakdowns also take place here and there.

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Check out their 2nd Demo by the way