Harsh Realm
SUPER UNISON – Recognize You
UPSET – Glass Ceiling
WILD MOTH – Behave
PRAYER CHAIN – Come See
Be a model…or look like one
TIGRESS – Lost
COMPOSITE – Paper Fantasies
RHIZOME – World Stop Turning
I hate cheese!
REPLICA – Strings
MACE – Society’s Sick
FIREWALKER – Don’t Cross Me
Coldstamp
SPINE – Cry Wolf
86 GEMINI – Creeping Void
CRIMINAL CODE – Dilemmas
SOURPATCH – Society’s Falling
TRY THE PIE – Old wounds
Outro songs:
GAG – Walmart Reality
BUSTED OUTLOOK – Self Surrender
DANGERS – Power Chord Blues
THE RIVAL MOB – Boot Party
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Band name:
CHLOROFORM
Date & location formed: Rick: We formed in Ottawa in April of 2012 but didn’t do anything and we were separated for a long time due to me moving to Mtl and then Mexico City for a while. We recently got back together in the past year and recorded a full length called “Beg To Rise Up” which was released by Runstate Tapes this past September. We’re looking to eventually get it released on vinyl. Brendan: Yeah technically we’ve been playing music together since late 2012 or so, but only recently have been able to record something and start playing shows outside of Ottawa. We were all too busy in those years with other projects, life etc. to really give the band much focus or direction. Rick has lived in many different cities over the years and this band doesn’t exist without him. Thankfully, since we’re all living in the same city again we’ve been able to make CHLOROFORM a fully functioning band!
Chloroform (photo by Darryl Andrew Reid)
Reason for forming: Rick: Me and Scotty were jamming for a while we’ve been jamming together since we were just kids and had always wanted to do a ‘77 type punk band mixed with elements of NWOBHM but we couldn’t think of the right bass player or singer that matched that criteria. We wanted a really good bassist that could basically do leads over rhythm guitars. Then I moved into Kenthouse and I knew my roommate Brendan was a really good lead guitarist… so I hesitantly asked him one day while making breakfast if he’d be willing to do bass and his answer surprised me!! We started jamming that week and after a while of not finding a singer I just kind of started singing in a mic temporarily but it just ended up staying that way. I still think about finding a singer every now and then. I probably wouldn’t be opposed to making that happen if the right person came up! Brendan: it just really clicked with all of us. Me and Rick jammed together once while we were living together and realized we had a lot of chemistry as musicians together. Him and Scotty had a project going and he asked me to join. I’d never played bass before, but was willing to learn- unfortunately it was short lived, but it’s rare to find that chemistry with other musicians. It was worthwhile for us to always keep in contact despite the physical distance, not just because we liked playing together, but also because we were all great friends that loved the same kinda music. Honestly I just love playing music with these guys and I’m honoured to be a part of it. Scott: Why not start a band!? Rick and I were two eager dudes wanting to rip out some heavyish ’77 punk rock n’ roll, we had played in a previous band together and jammed all the time. I mostly had just played guitar but at this time I had been practicing playing drums and recently purchased a drum kit. After our first jam with Brenda, our bass woes had been answered. Although Rick singing was only supposed to be temporary, He adds his own edge and gives it his all until his head is about to pop off. You can’t ask for more out of someone. I find a 3 piece can at times be easier to agree on things, and being able to travel pretty well in any vehicle. I definitely as well don’t oppose if the right person came up to sing for us.
What are your lyrics about? Rick: The lyrics aren’t really about anything specific. Some songs like “Moonstruck Midnight” are about difficult anxiety attacks I witnessed somebody I knew was having…others are about getting harassed by cops, the death of a close friend of ours… other songs like “Blown Out Ink” have no explanation and are more abstract lyrics I guess you could say. I usually blabber sounds into the mic during practice as a way of finding the melody I want. Then I add words and match up sentences to the sounds. I’m really a guitarist primarily, then a lyricist.
How would you describe your sound? Rick: We’ve talked about this many times and still have no fucking idea haha. You tell me. Brendan: Three piece, Rock and roll punk! I’m not too sure of the specific sub-genre. We’re not totally reinventing the wheel, but we try not to be too derivative of anything either. We have tendencies to veer in a lot of different directions. We just hope to make songs that are interesting enough to be worth listening to. Scott: Oh boy, haha. Well I’ve been saying 3 amigos lost in the limbo of punk ala proto rock and roll hahaha.
What’s in the future for this band? Rick: We’ve just finished recording 2 new songs for a lathe cut set for the near future. I’d like to do like a series of continuous Ep’s, maybe a split. It’s cheaper that way. I would also like to organize a tour in the U.S possibly for next summer. Brendan: We have a single coming out shortly, followed by a 7″ ep. We hope to get our tape we just released pressed on vinyl at some point and we really hope we can tour soon. Scott: We’re always coming up with new stuff at rehearsals/jams. Actually we are recording a couple new ones this upcoming weekend for a lathe with Kevin Berger of NoFun101 productions. As well as working on a 7 inch. I would love to take our band out more on the road! It has been on my mind for a while now. I could not think of a better bunch to go on the road with.
Reason for forming:
After moving back to Oakland from the East Coast I (Gina Marie) wanted to start a fun project where I could sing/scream and let loose! I’ve been playing drums in bands for almost 20 years and wanted to try something different. I reached out to Aleksander who I had met in NY while on tour with his old band Battleship. It all came together pretty quick as Oscar, Bean and Aleksander have been friends for years and played in bands together in the past.
What are your lyrics about?
80’s movies, depression, aliens and social media, dealing with death, tripping out on drugs, penis envy. You know typical stuff….
How would you describe your sound?
Energetic, repetitive, loud, fun, dancey, punk rock.
What’s in the future for this band?
Some fun shit! Recording in the next couple months, west coast tour this summer, and just hanging out!
Date & location formed:
We basically formed almost a year or two ago at a place called Back to the Grind in Riverside. The actual musical processes didn’t start until the first EP which was done in a week.
Reason for forming:
For fun mostly.
Shojo Winter (photo by Cameron Puleo)
What are your lyrics about?
Clinging to things you shouldn’t.
How would you describe your sound?
Illusive
What’s in the future for this band?
Wider more expressive soundscapes. Shows, releases, touring and probably a lot of food.
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This week, coincidentally on his birthday, Matt handles the international jams and pays tribute to our dear friend Filip Fuchs. Filip was a long time MRR correspondent from Czech Republic, all-around inspiring punk, and the guitar player for the bands MRTVA BUDOUCNOST and SEE YOU IN HELL.
Wanted to play “Modern Machine” by THE CROWD but…
SIN ORDEN – Consumo
PLAGUE – Losing My Mind
JUNK SCHIZO – Black and Red
RATTUS – Täältä Tullaan Kuolema
ISM – A7
…I injured my head trying to find the Beach Blvd. comp
FLYBOYS – So Juvenile
YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH – Greed
LITOVSK – Brest
RED-TAPE TRASH SURVEY – Freedom
SYNDROME 81 – Desert Urbain
Hot new tapes I got
CULT VALUES – Prepare For Cold
SICK WARD – Into the Future
BROKEN WINDOWS – I Was Next, Again
NIEGALO TODO – Suicido Colectivo
Back to the early ’80s, still no Beach Blvd comp, bleeding has mostly stopped.
NASTY FACTS – Drive My Car
JOHNNY CONCRETE – Jeg Ved
GABELL – レイプ (研究所)
SUBVERTS – Radiation Nation
ROTZKOTZ – Kein Problem
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Band name:
CHROMA
Date & location formed:
Barcelona, around 2014 and 2015
Reason for forming:
Boredom basically. Chroma saved our lives from the insane daily routine.
What are your lyrics about?
The lyrics are about the issues that we care about, of the realities that surround us, and about ourselves. We throw out ideas and raise points, question affirmations that exist in our imaginations; maybe this openness gives the lyrics a philosophical nature, which was what we were looking for. We don’t want our lyrics to be the same slogans as always. We prefer to suggest new concepts. In the background to all of this, gender issues, feminism, communication, faith, religion and capitalism are the essence of what we sing about.
How would you describe your sound?
It is repetitive, metallic- we try to make it sound like an industrial machine, like something completely unnatural. The thing about Chroma is that we want it simple, musically speaking. We want it to be direct. Our lyrics are super important but most of what the music explores words cannot be expressed: we are angry, we’re not happy, life is violent, society is shit. We don’t want our music to sound good, we want it to be uncomfortable. We are freaks!
What’s in the future for this band?
Chronologically we are releasing an LP with Hysteria Records, Dê o Fora! and Nada Nada Discos that is going to be in your favorite distros around the world in the next month. In February we will be touring the West Coast and playing the MRR Fest.
Reason for forming:
We’re just all into the same shit and had a bunch of gear laying around.
What are your lyrics about?
Usually approach each song with a feeling from the pressures of coping with being a person living with and around other people and the way we treat each other. Every time we play its different. Raw emotion I guess would be the best way to describe it? Like an improv set. Each time we play is different.
How would you describe your sound?
Psych / gaze / kraut / punk / puke
What’s in the future for this band?
Lots of shows. lots of records. New release on Heavy Dose in July.
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Pop Music
CCTV – Paranoia
SUBURBAN HOMES – Conformity in the UK
TERRY – Talk About Terry
SACRED PAWS – I Wonder
Time Travel
STICKMEN WITH RAY GUNS – Christian Rat Attack
MERCENARIAS – Mercenarias
SOBERANÍA PERSONAL – Maskavidrio
Outro song:
AQUARIAN BLOOD – Savage Mind
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Out now! MRR #393 • Feb 2016
2015 Year-End Top Tens, the Bay Area’s BUSTED OUTLOOK, SCAB EATER from Australia, NYC/Japan’s SEI TO SHI, COMMUNION OF THIEVES from El Paso, and a Cacophonie Nights photo spread.
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