I had no knowledge of this French band until this demo tape was mailed to me out of the blue a few months ago. To my delight, it is from members of GASMASK TERRÖR, and to a, should I dare, even better delight...the tape is great! Obvious love for CONFUSE and LEBENDEN TOTEN here, who can be upset about that? Noisy punk but with a more rocking approach rather than the unlistenable approach (which also have obvious merits). Great use of reverb on the vocals and also tasteful use of a wah-pedal (didn't think someone could say that about a raw punk band, did you?). Word is, they will have a record come out on a certain Japanese/French label soonish, so be on the look out. I am definitely looking forward to it. Besides the music, I really love the layout. The use of the pink highlighter pen is a nice touch. Photocopied j-card insert, is really the best format for a punk demo. It's nice in theory, to upgrade to cardstock or do some kind of other fancy design-y shit, but when it gets down to it, I really like the look and feel of a well done photocopied insert. It's just classic. Really great job.
Interview in the November 2009 edition of Maximum RockNRoll:
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I don't like to include full downloads on here, because I think punk should be more about search and discovery rather than having everything laid out in front of you, but this demo has been sold out for quite some time, and I want people to get excited for their upcoming record, so here is a rare event for me: Go here to the band's website for a download of the demo w/artwork.
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