Showing posts with label Naytia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Naytia. Show all posts

Jun 4, 2010

Naytia - European regeneration LP

This one maybe is already everywhere in the net, but it's not on my blog, so shut up and read carefully (and then listen carefully).
Naytia was the best band ever came outta greece (at least for my own taste). From the ashes of the band aganaktismenoi polites (indignant citizens) these four guys (or three guys and a girl, if you prefer it better) accomplished to create one of the most solid and ear-destroying sounds ever to be named in the tiny geographical limits of the shithole of greece...
The band's first release was a demo back in '88 (six tracks, with two great songs that never released on vinyl). After that, another demo (again with six tracks) and a european tour with chaos u.k with their set in oslo, norway to be released as a tape with the occult title "sex, drugs and greek salad". After that the band released this lp that the majority of the fans consider it their best release. Finally in 1994 a split lp with Graue zellen from germany. They participated in many tape compilations in greece as much as in the famous Whispers double lp (here and here).
So, now that we ended the history lesson let's get to the meat...

April '92 and the greek label Athanati ellhnikh leventia (trans. Immortal greek manliness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), the band's own label releases the lp Europaiki anagennisi (European regeneration). Label's name can be faced as a joke and an ironic description of what greeks think for theirselves.
Mixing the greek punk sound (or the primal-hardcore) of the early 80's scene with european thrash (you can defenetely can listen the Destruction guitar scratching) alongside with great political lyrics that have over-exceed the boring (or surface "touched") punk themes the band made a whole music genre to start thinking more seriously issues like modern-daily life or how the diy thing must "run". Naytia alongside Anasa stahti (Ashen breath) were the first bands that had some political opinions about why a band must-not play in major commercial events, clubs or pubs that others make profit of them. The played mainly in squats and social centres and sold their albums at the price of the cost.

Lyrics referred to topics such as : army, school, the exploitation of animals, jailsystem, human dignity, solidarity and more. The drums are like a machine gun turned onto you while the bass is distorted and heavy and the guitars throw some trully apocalyptic riffs, as for the dual male / female vocals, they work terryfic. The artwork has been made by maria-elektra (r.i.p). i know that i'll go on and on and on if i continue so....
One of the best greek hardcore punk releases ever!
cheers to crustcracker (i've stolen the rip). I've included the lyrics translation and a good pic of the artwork in the folder.

"Μαζι να μοιραζομαστε το αιμα της ψυχης μας...
Μαζι να ενωνουμε τον ηχο της κραυγης μας..."