Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Rude Boy - Shut Up and Dance (1998)

This band is also from Canada but they are unrelated to the band from the previous post. These guys were from Ottawa and they did release an EP in 2001 called "Four on the Floor" which I do not have.

1 Somebody Someday

2 Sally Brown

3 G'Wan Wit Ya

4 Superspy*

5 Ska Father

6 Bang Bang

7 War-Ska

8 Sorry

9 Happy

10 Detroit Ska City

11 Out of My Head

12 Gimme Gimme

 


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*(not a cover of the Save Ferris song)

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EDIT: I mentioned the EP because I do not have it. I should have mentioned that they had another album called "2". I have a copy of "2" that I downloaded from the intertubes back in the days but I never had a physical copy so I didn't post it. I posted this because I have it and the rips and scans are my own. If anybody wants me to post the files I have from the second album just leave a comment and I'll post it.


Sunday, November 19, 2023

Silent Q - 1983 demo tape

 Silent Q was a ska band from Ottawa, Canada who started out as a band called Al's Garage. They never recorded anything aside from this demo tape which was recorded at the end of the band's short but promising life.

There may be only one single copy of this tape that exists. It was ripped by the band's drummer Anthony Chhangur in 2009. The sound quality is not great but this is probably the only recorded proof of this band's existence.

The band was:

Norm Berketa - guitar/vocals

Anthony Chhangur - drums

Paul Seale - guitar/vocals

Fred Hackett - bass

Steven Bird - bass (when Fred left the band)

Greg Friend - keyboard/vocals


Silent Q were vocal about being inspired by the band Pushkins.


Silent Q - 1983 demo tape

1 Logical Patterns

2 Look Back on Your Life

3 Talking

4 Youth in Asia

5 Sabotage

6 Captivity

7 Jump and Dance

8 The Boys in the Neighborhood

9 Cruising the Autobahn

10 Bad Apples

11 Mind Jump

12 Rumour Fuse

13 Way of Life

14 Nobody Takes Me Any Higher

15 Observations (From the Planet Mars)

 

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 If you appreciate lost recordings of old Canadian ska bands you should check out Randy Conrad's YouTube Channel. He was the keyboardist/trombone player for the Canadian band Rude Boy who released one single in the early 80s. The band was fronted by Count Steve formerly of The Villains. They had a 4 song demo tape and they released a 7" in 1982 called "Someone Elses' Car" (not on Discogs).

The band was made up of members from an earlier female-fronted band (lead singer called herself Edie Amin) called Current Situation. I don't think Current Situation had any official releases but there are some great live recordings.

Start with THIS VIDEO and then check out his other videos. Lots of great lost ska in this channel.

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Militant Red - And Then a Voice... 12" (1981)

 This was the second release by Nik Townend after The Akrylykz broke up.

The first is THIS ONE


A - And Then a Voice...

B - Kick it Up


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Birkenstocks - Demos (1998 - 1999)

 I previously posted The Birkenstocks' first two demos HERE. As it turns out they did have two other demo tapes which Rikard has gifted us. The previously mentioned "songs that aren't available anywhere else" were from the third tape. The 4th demo might be completely new to you.


The Birkenstocks - Third Demo (1998)

1 Don't Mention the Stone

2 She's Not a Lady

3 Rhythm of My Strings

4 Prosperous Lad (Version Two)

5 Ten Dollars for Your Wife


The Birkenstocks - Fourth and Final Demo (1999)

1 Greenwich Super Midnight

2 Sugar Sugar

3 Johnny Groove A Go Go

4 Watt Was His Name


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...Thank you Rikard!!

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Pushkins [Canada]

Pushkins - Pushkins EP (1983)

1 One Way Flight

2 The Walk Home

3 Just Dancing


Pushkins - Pushkins (unreleased EP 1984)

1 UIC

2 Sometimes

3 My One


Pushkins - ...Inviting & Invading (1985)

1 Shoot You, Shoot Me

2 Romantic Zone

3 Scissorman

4 Buzzard Bait

5 I Said

6 Pain Bank

 



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Pete Bamboo

 Pete Bamboo was a ska band from Schaffhausen, Switzerland who existed between 2002 - 2016.

 

Pete Bamboo - Welcome (2006)

1 I Saw a Light

2 Anyway

3 Capitolismo

4 Gutenachtmusik

5 In Your Hands

6 Katerzeit

7 Little Sunshine



 Pete Bamboo - Fasten Your Seatbelt (2007)

1 Take-Off

2 Here We Go Again

3 Baila CariƱo

4 Little Prince's Kingdom

5 Save My Soul

6 Saturday Moonlight

7 Gutenachtmusik Part II


 Pete Bamboo - Burns Like Onions (2012)

1 Rose Marleen

2 Esperanza

3 Apple Pie

4 Choo Choo Train

5 Lonely

6 Why Don't You Wake Up?

 



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25 Liars - Blind 7" (1997)

 Punk-ska from New Jersey.

1 Blind

2 Burning Sound

3 Keep Your Head Up

4 Something Better Happen


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Sunday, November 12, 2023

Velveteens

Velveteens - Viva (1999)

1 Fred Garvey

2 Le Telephone

3 Dr. Moriarty

4 Wasted with the Cooper

5 Intermission

6 Yak Farm

7 Port Authority

8 Bitter

9 Roger's Girl


 
Velveteens - The Art of Compromise (2000)

1 Lady Camaro

2 Walk of Shame

3 Armageddon at Lucky World

4 Back to N.Y. C.

5 Green & Yellow

6 Sweet Dreams of Beetlejuice

7 Beach

8 Spartak the Banker

9 Tongue Sandwich

10 Sunnertime

11 Pangolin

12 Magnet Man

13 Valentine

 


 

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Brazzaville [Sweden]

Introducing Brazzaville (1996)

1 Kaiser Man

2 Shut Up Train (Shut Up)

3 Battery Thinkers

4 Candlelight Dinner

5 Rock Me Baby


Brazzaville - The Girl is Allright (1998)

1 Flick It

2 Do U Like It?

3 MoonBoot Baby

4 Baby (You Got Me Down)

5 Great Women

6 FireGirl

7 Boom Boom

8 Be Whippy 

9 Electricity

10 Goodbye Girl

11 Grindboy

12 Doin' it Again

 


 

 Brazzaville started out as an alternative rock band called Tongue Gongue who recorded three demo tapes. The first two tapes were alternative music. The third one was ska. Then Tongue Gongue changed their name to Brazzaville and became a full-time ska band. 

 
I included Tongue Gongue's third demo in this download. You can find their first two demo tapes on THIS YOUTUBE PAGE


Tongue Gongue- Tongue (1995 demo tape)

1 Shut Up Train (Shut Up)

2 Great Women

3  Hej (I Love You, Let´s Go Stealin´)


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3 Ball Combo [New Mexico]

 This was a ska-punk band from New Mexico. I know the CD is available on Soundcloud and I'll admit that I respectfully stole the tape from Punk Guy's YouTube post but the CD is my own rip and the scans are my own. 

3 Ball Combo - Skabrones Locos (1997)

1 Panzon Fire

2 Cold Slitha

3 Seco Boy Skank

4 Why

5 Punk Song

6 Chump Change

7 Glasses

8 Pedo Boy Bus

9 El Molacho Crunch

10 Porn Star Holiday

11 Priorities

12 Mentiras

13 Frustrations


 3 Ball Combo - Porn Star Holiday (1996 demo tape)

1 Seco Boy Skank

2 Pornstar Holiday

3 Pedo Boy Bus

4 Glasses

5 Runnin'-N-Jumpin'

6 Mentiras


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Friday, November 10, 2023

Engine 54 (Germany)

Engine 54 - 54-95 (1995)

1 Engine 54

2 Fight Too Much

3 Skyloving

4 Ouh Poo Pah Doo

5 Soon You'll be Gone

6 No Duty No Love

7 Hypocrites

8 Why Bier?

9 I'm a Fool

10 Hound Dog

11 Here I Am

12 Jumping the Gun

13 Big 5

14 You Took My Love

15 Simmer Down

16 Reggae Stuff



Engine 54 - No Means No 7" (1998)

1 No Means No

2 Everything Crash

3 No Means No (version)



Engine 54 - Tribute (2002)

1 Grazing in the Grass

2 Archy Wah Wah

3 Stop Making Love Beside Me

4 Stay Away

5 African Beat

6 You're No Good

7 Breakfast Table

8 Rub Up Push Up

9 Love to Call You Babe

10 Rockin' Good Way

11 Problems

12 Traffic Jams

13 The Tide is High


Engine 54 - Non-Album Tracks

* A Rest

* Pied Piper

* Upside Down

* Tenderness



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Microskapic / Microscopic

 This was a third wave Christian* ska punk band from Tennessee. They used the name "Microskapic" on their first release but then changed their name to "Microscopic" for their second release. 


Microskapic - Scraping the Culture... (1998)

1 Boss Man

2 Can't Wait

3 Red Balloon

4 Damascus Ave

5 Face to Face

6 Pipeline

7 Fade Away

8 13 O'Clock

9 Simple Gift

10 Polka for Danny


Microscopic - Blind to See (1999)

1 Island Boy

2 Too Much Time

3 Resistance is Futile

4 Night and Day

5 Miles Away

6 WEST on 40

7 Celebration Song

8 Jehova-Jireh

9 No Separation

10 Red Balloon Reprise

11 Don't Feel Sorry for Yourself

12 Hobropog

13 The Mighty One of Israel

14 What's Chad Doing?

15 Problems in Space


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* I've mentioned plenty of times before that I'm no fan of Christian ska music but this band has less "I love Jesus" per minute than most other Christian ska bands. This is an actual respectable ska band with intelligent and original songwriting talent and not every single song is based on their beliefs. This really is just a great ska band.


Thursday, November 9, 2023

Dank Man Shank

 This was a late 3rd wave band from California.

 

Dank Man Shank - On My Way (1999)

1 Cry'in Again

2 Go Away

3 Bob

4 On My Way

5 Contention

6 Gabe's Song

7 Leaving the Bottle

8 Tahoe

9 Bonanza

10 Tide is High

11 Monday Morning

12 Fine Wine

13 Buddy Holly

14 Bonus Track

 

 Dank Man Shank - Dank Man Shank (2002) 

1 What You Mean

2 Missing You

3 Serial Killer

4 Just Love You

5 Highway Hoes

6 Blonbie

7 Bachelor

8 Pants

9 Contention

10 Jerry Springer Show

11 Carrie

12 Tired

13 Still My Friend

 


 

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Sunday, November 5, 2023

Rudeness Empire [Netherlands]

Rudeness Empire - First Step Into the Empire (1991)

1 Pretty Boy Underwear

2 Rather be Dead

3 Love Song

4 Beat it Dear


Rudeness Empire - Welcome to the Empire (1993)

1 The Soldier

2 Jesse James

3 Liberation Ska

4 The Faker

5 Drinking Wodka in Elkacity

6 Infection


Rudeness Empire - Live (1994)

1 Faker

2 Vampire

3 Last Night

4 The Milkman of Elka City


 

Rudeness Empire - Rocksteady Mountains (1996)

1 The Empire's Anthem

2 Mister Pinhead

3 Skaville Express

4 Rather be Dead

5 June

6 The Milkman of Elkacity

7 Vampire

8 Out on the Town

9 The Old Man on the Mountains

10 Pretty Boy Underwear

11 Last Night

12 Kaap'ren Vaaren

13 Don't Blame the Girl



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Thanks to Rikard for ripping and scanning the "First Step into the Empire" tape and the "Live" tape!!


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