Radio : EXD 1323 - Sunday February 16, 2025

 

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This is episode 1323 of EXD. On this edition of EXD, 

• New Releases by Birch Beer, Identity Shock, Living Mad, Real Sickies, Dirty Ass, Deaf Wish 
• Some classic BHM material by Death Sentence, Demob, X-Ray Spex 
• A feature interview with Brigitta Davidjants from Estonia about Brigitta’s book on JMKE’s first album and why it is so important 
• A demo feature by Spleen. Spleen are from Montreal and feature members of Beton Arme and Puffer

GUDON 愚鈍 - Stoic Violence (加害妄想 (Kagai-mousou) Records) 

André 

PSYCHIC VAMPIRE - Bleak & Blank (Damien) 

OUTRAGED - Ask Me No Questions (Pils) 

UNFILED - Plague (Total Supply) 

PLASTIC ACT - TV Sex (Bachelor Records)  

PRIORS - Optimizer (Mothland) 

VISIBLY CHOKED - Uneven Keel (Mothland) 

New Releases (Bee) 

BIRCH BEER - Fake Sick (self released)​​

IDENTITY SHOCK - No Surrender (Designated Moshers)  

GRAND SCHEME - Counter Culture (11PM)  

LIVING MAD - Poison Fucks (Don’t Wanna Talk)   

PISTON - Spit Your Take (Dynastic Yellow Star)  

Newish (Rob) 

NOBRO - Let’s Do Drugs (Dine Alone)  

REAL SICKIES - Triage (Stomp)  

DIRTY ASS - Berujar Berulang (Demajors)   

DEAF WISH - FFS (Sub Pop)   

BURNER - Climb (Self-released) 

Black History Month > Classic bands with black members (Chris) 

DEATH SENTENCE - Die A Hero (Beat The System !! / Lightbeat)  

HAGAR THE WOMB - What’s Your Flag? (Mortarhate)  

DEMOB - Anti Police (Round Ear) 

PLASMATICS - Tight Black Pants (Stiff America) 

X-RAY SPEX - I Live Off You (EMI) 

Interview with Brigitta Davidjants (Stephen) 

Brigitta is a long time journalist and researcher at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Brigitta's primary focus has been on Estonian pop. Brigitta wrote a book for a Bloomsbury series known as 33-1/3 which are short books about popular music. Brigitta chose to write about J.M.K.E.'s first album Külmale Maale which means “To the Cold Land”. Brigitta explains who J.M.K.E. are and why they are so important. A clue is that they helped kickstart the national awakening movement which lead to a bloodless revolution. Pretty great stuff for a punk band. 

Here is a download for the interview with Brigitta

J.M.K.E. - Nad ei mu Nime (Stupido Twins / Georg Scherer Systems) 

Interview with Brigitta Davidjants (CIUT) 

J.M.K.E. - Käed üles, Virumaa (Stupido Twins / Georg Scherer Systems) 

Interview with Brigitta Davidjants (CIUT) 

J.M.K.E. - Külmale Maale (Stupido Twins / Georg Scherer Systems) 

Interview with Brigitta Davidjants (CIUT) 

J.M.K.E. - Tere Perestroika (Stupido Twins / Georg Scherer Systems) 

A transcript of this interview has just been published in an English language Estonian newspaper called Eesti Elu. Thanks to Andres Kasekamp and Vincent Teetsov for making this happen. 

Demo Feature 

This band is from Montreal and features members of Beton Arme and Puffer. They take their name from “Le Sleen de Paris” a collection of poetry where Spleen translates to “melancholy”. Appropriate as the band takes influences from the 90s mod revival, like Brian Jonestown Massacre, some Krautrock influence and I hear Revolution Summer DC. This is the bands 2nd demo and it is released on Roachleg.

SPLEEN - Insoutenable (Roachleg) 

SPLEEN - Albatros (Roachleg) 

SPLEEN - Ombre (Roachleg) 

SPLEEN - Rien ne t'empêchera (Roachleg) 

SPLEEN - Brisé (Roachleg)

Radio - Sunday, January 12th, 2020

Part two of the Year in Review show features a Top 9 from Waves, a Top 10 Canadian releases from Rob and top 10 eps and cassettes from Stephe. But we start out with a reference to a false warning on the nuclear power plant that folks in Toronto woke up to this morning. You can download a copy of this show here.

CAREER SUICIDE - Jonzo's Leaking Radiation (Kangaroo / Deranged)

Top 10 eps of 2019
10. HAIRCUT “Sensation” ep – Seeking (Beach Impediment) 
9. ALIEN NOSEJOB “HC45” – Chemical Solution (Iron Lung) 
8. BATO “Ravages of Time” ep – Delusional (Not for the Weak)
7. SCREAMING FIST “Templanza” ep – Latigazo (Iron Lung)
6. GOVERNMENT FLU “House Arrest” ep - Life Illusion (Refuse)
5. STATE FUNERAL “Built for Destruction” ep – Squeeze (Static Shock)
4. NO HEADS “Pressure Cracks’ ep - No Future (Refuse)
3. CURLEYS “Johnny” ep – Bragging (Total Punk)
2. ELECTRIC CHAIR “Performative Justice” ep – Law means Nothing (Iron Lung)
1. LOOSE NUKES “Behind the Screen” ep - Nukes Theme (Beach Impediment)

Waves' Top 9 Tunes
1. NOBRO - LaLa (Self-Released)
2. PRETTY VICIOUS - Move (Big Machine)
3. DRUNK MUMS - Headshrinker (Self-Released)
4. SURFBORT - Saturday Night (Modern Sky USA)
5. KNOCKED LOOSE - By the Grave (Pure Noise)
6. CROSS DOG - Sheep (Uncle D)
7. WIRES ON FIRE - God's Guest List 
8. DEARLY BELOVED - Race to the Bottom (Self-Released)
9. TEETH - Destroyer (Self-Released)

Top 10 Canadian release for Rob
10. BARNACLE - Sunblock (Self-Released)
9. STEVE ADAMYK BAND - Paradise (Dirtnap)
8. SORE POINTS - On the Wire (Slovenly)
7. CORNER BOYS - Waiting for 2020 (Drunken Sailor)
6. SO TIRED - Forgiven (Self-Released)
5. WORDPLAY - Between You and Me (Self-Released)
4. GYM AND TONIC  - Purple People Eaters (Self-Released)
3. PALE LIPS - You're a Doll (Gods Candy)
2. PHONE JERKS - Frig Off (Alien Snatch)
1. DOORS AND FOURS - Feeling Dead (Self-Released)

Top 10 cassettes by Stephe
10. KAZAN – Demo – Kazan (Self-Released)
9. PEEDOH – Demo – Zaborra (Overdose)
8. UNSANITARY NAPKIN - split with CONTENDERS – Inert (Self-Released)
7. THE WOUND “Strange Feeling” cassette – In the Dark (Maple Death)
6. TOTAL DEFEAT - Demo – Circles (Self-Released)
5. SCHIZOID “You’re to Blame” – Deadbeat (Straight and Alert)
4. THE SKITCHERS “Gleam Another Cube” - Feelings (Poop Stick)
3. LEATHAL MEANS – Tape II - Total Silence (Not for the Weak)
2. TOTAL LOSERS “(Do You Remember) Youth Energy” cassette - With Punkrock I'm Not Alone (Best Seller)
1. CHOW LINE – Demo – Weak Bones (Self-Released)

CHIXDIGGIT - 2012 (Fat Wreck)

Radio - Sunday, May 13th, 2018

On tonight's show, we featured an interview with DJ Nora Noise from Italy. She has translated books on The Cramps, Harley Flanagan of the Cro-Mags, Suicide and the the New York scene into Italian. She also played two sets of Italian bands. Next up we had an interview and session with Toronto's Haxan, who melted our eardrums with their own brand of heavy occult grunge. We finished with a couple of tracks from Montreal's NOBRO, who were in town for CMW. You can download the show here.

BOOJI BOYS - Oh Yeah (Drunken Sailor)

Italian 80s HC set

CRASH BOX - Sangue (Crash)
NEGAZIONE - Straight and Rebel (Mordam/Konkurrel)
NEROGAZMO - Passione Nera (F.O.A.D.)
RAW POWER - State Oppression (Toxic Shock)
BOOHOOS - My H.E.L. (Electric Eye)

Recent Italian punk rock set

BLOOD '77 - Jagerbomber (Area Pirata/Lamette)
SICK ROSE - Before You Go
PLUTONIUM BABY - No Time
GIUDA - Rock'n'Roll Music
FAZ WALTZ - July

Next up was our interview and recording session with Haxan (https://haxanto.bandcamp.com/)

HAXAN - Burn the Witch
HAXAN - Spectre/High Tension Wire
HAXAN - Predator to Prey
HAXAN - Torn to Shreds
HAXAN - Enough is Enough
HAXAN - Big Kill

And we finished up with two songs by NOBRO

NOBRO - Backslide (Braingum)
NOBRO - Paranoid (Braingum)