Radio : EXD 1316 - Sunday December 29, 2024

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This is episode 1316 of EXD - the last show for 2024. This show was put together by Andre Zadorozny, Christian Overall, Rob Ferraz, and Stephen Perry. On this edition of EXD, 

• Some looking back at the year that was with some best of sets 
• A label profile on Trustkill inspired by a Poison the Well show that is coming up 
• And our demo feature is a new Toronto band called Computer. This recording isn’t out yet but will be released a a show on January 22nd. The band features members that played or play in WLMRT, Shrewd, Dermabrasion, Tourist, and Shopvac. 

DESTRUCTIVE - Your Future (PILS)

Chris - Top 10 LPs 2024: Random Order 

PEACE DECAY - Security by Sacrifice (Beach Impediment) 

INDUSTRY - This Is The Future (Static Age)  

SUBDUED - Deserve Anarchy (LVEUM) 

YAKUZA極道 - Βγάλε το σκασμό (Shut the Fuck Up) (Extreme Earslaughter)  

THE DARK - Dragged to Hell (Toxic State)  

ALEMENT - Wisdom (Desolate / Archaic)   

MURO - Guerra Ideologica (Fuerza Ingobernable)  

VAMPIRE - Polite Words (Televised Suicide)  

AXEFEAR - Embraced In Genocide (Archaic) 

DESTRUCT - No Indignation (Desolate)  

LIFE - To Stop The Conflict (Desolate)   

Top Ten International (Rob) 

BERMUDA SQUARES - Hate Me (Feel It) 

OSEES - Termination Officer (Castle Face) 

MAN-EATERS - Crooked Nights 

EXEDO - Collide (Dirt Cult)  

O-D-EX - Trashy Ways (Dirtnap) 

LYSOL - Padded Cell (Feel It) 

THE CHISEL - Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet (Pure Noise)  

BLOODSTAINS - Last Rites (Drunken Sailor)  

SNARLING DOGS - 2 Crosses (Drunken Sailor) 

SPLIT SYSTEM - Alone Again (Goner)  

Top 10 Canadian releases (Stephen) 

Another banner year for Canadian punk. There is some bands that I am bummed about that didn’t make it into my list like Wolfcharge from Windsor and Mutated Void or Suspex from Halifax. Or Chain Block, Street Gloves, and Pust from Montreal. Or Human Target and Nuclear Man from Winnipeg. Or Wasted Age, Speed Humps, and The Slime. Too many good releases this year to keep amazing bands off the list. 

10. INFLUX “Work to Rule” ep - You Would Lose 

9. PHANE “Maniac” LP (Phobia) - Into The Chaos 

8. PURA MANIA “Extra​ñ​os Casos De La Vida Real” ep (CV / Roachleg / Discos Peligros)  - El Mundo Al Reves

7. NOOSE SWEAT “Murder Suicide” - Sanctioned (625 Thrash / Coxinha) 

6. BOOTLICKER - Years of Hell “Window with no View” flexi - The release that supported their Japanese tour - 

5. WHITE COLLAR - Alt (Static Shock) 

4. CELL DETH “Catholic Guilt” - Walk Carefully (Sewercide) 

3. SKROUT “Human World” cassette - Human World (Self-Released) 

2. EYE BALL - Violins (Self-Released) 

1. S.H.I.T. “For a Better World” - Terminal Democracy (LVEUM)

Trustkill Records spotlight (Andre) 

HARVEST - Epicure (Trustkill) 

BROTHER’S KEEPER - Halfman (Trustkill) 

SEVENTYEIGHTDAYS - Welcome Home (Trustkill) 

WALLS OF JERICHO - Playing Soldier Again (Trustkill) 

POISON THE WELL - Turn Down Elliot (Trustkill) 

Sources: 

No Echo interview w/ Josh Grabelle 

No Echo Trustkill fanzine article 

No Echo Trustkill background article 

Demo Feature 

COMPUTER, a new band featuring members of WLMRT, Shrewd, Dermabrasion, Tourist, and Shopvac. This recording will be released in January at a show at Houndstooth on January 22nd.  

COMPUTER - AI Target (Self-Released) 

COMPUTER - Data Exchange (Self-Released) 

COMPUTER - Human Rights (Self-Released) 

COMPUTER - K.O. Computer (Self-Released) 

COMPUTER - Loose Change (Self-Released) 

COMPUTER - L.P.B.C. (Self-Released) 

COMPUTER - Protest / Arrest (Self-Released)

Radio : EXD 1233 - Sunday January 1st, 2023

This week's radio program starts off with a tribute to Terry Hall, lead singer from the Specials. We’ll take a look at some of the bands Terry was in before and after the Specials as well as some rare recordings of the Specials. That will be at the top of the show. The rest of the show will continue with our year in review look at 2022. Stephe reviews cassettes, Chris drills down into Canadian cassettes, Rob and Andre round out their year with their favourite releases. Download the show here.

A message to you .... Terry

The most iconic face for Britain’s ska revival - he had that dour look. Terry Hall was in a punk group called Squad. They formed in 1977 and recorded two singles. This is the A side to that first single “Red Alert”. 

SQUAD - Red Alert (Squad) 

Jerry Dammers talked him into joining the Coventry Automatics. He would replace singer Tim Strickland. The Coventry Automatics would become the Specials. The Coventry Automatics were a little slower and more on the reggae side so although there are a lot of songs on here that would become songs for the Specials, the Coventry Automatics were an early stage of the band's development. Here is an example of a song from the first LP. 

THE COVENTRY AUTOMATICS - Concrete Jungle (Receiver) 

THE SPECIALS - Long Shot Kick The Bucket - Liquidator - Skinhead Moonstomp (The Skinhead Symphony In Three Movements) 

A medley of ska classics recorded at the BBC on October 22nd, 1979 referred to as the skinhead symphony in three movements. THE SPECIALS would go on to release three albums and a ton of top 10 singles. So many hits. And after “Ghost Town” Hall left the Specials with Lynval Golding and Neville Staple to form FUN BOY THREE. FUN BOY THREE were described as a deadpan and oddly experimental new wave group and they worked with an all girl group named Bananarama that would have greater success. With this project the band would hit No. 7 with its cover of “Our Lips Are Sealed,” a 1981 hit for the Go-Go’s that Mr. Hall wrote with that band’s Jane Wiedlin, whom he briefly dated. Here's a track from the first LP that features early Banarama 

FUN BOY THREE - It Ain't What You Do (Chrysalis) 

THE COLOURFIELD - Colourfield (Chrysalis) 

THE COLOURFIELD were formed in 1984 and were based on Manchester. They had that jangly pop 60’s sound that the SMITHS were already popularizing. This is where I lost track of Terry Hall but he would go on to play in many bands and even re-join the Specials in 2008 performing with them right up until 2018. We’re going to go out with a song I got to see performed in a farmer’s field in Oakville thanks to the first Police Picnic and I had no idea what I was watching but I knew I loved it. Here's a clip from Much Music that the folks from UXB press posted.....Scroll through it to see the song "Enjoy Yourself". 

THE SPECIALS - Enjoy Yourself (Reprise) (Two-Tone)

Year in review - 2022

Chris - Top 10 demos from the North of Turtle Island; random order

A.T.E.R. - Vidas Perdidas (Self-released)

SMUTHER - Institution (Slow Death)

BLACK DOG - Masters Ruin (Roachleg) 

CROSSHAIRS - Cockroach (Slow Death) 

SUSPEX - Suspected (Greymatter) 

TRENCHRAID - Inhuman System (Slow Death)

G.R.O.S.S. - The Jank (Sewercide) 

VOLTAGE - Wolves of Russia (Slow Death) 

CRISIS PARTY - Exist (Dirt Cult) 

PUFFER - Puppet (Roachleg) 

Top Ten non-Canadian (Rob) 

THE ROUTES - Showroom Dummies (Topsy Turvy)

OSEES - Sacrifice (Castle Face)

1876 - We Will Remain (Self-Released)

LONG KNIFE - If You Want Blood (Beach Impediment / Black Water)

THE STREETWALKIN’ CHEETAHS - Come On And Dance (Rum Bar) 

WEREWOLF JONES - Half Check (Big Neck) 

THE ANOMALYS - Ready to Die (Slovenly) 

THE BATTLEBEATS - Rest in Piss (Big Neck) 

BAD MOJOS - I’m a Sinner (Self-Released) 

THE CHATS - Emperor of the Beach (Bargain Bin)

 

Top 10 of 2022 (Andre)

COMPASSION - Vile Glow (Convulse) 

YAMBAG - Without Sin (Convulse) 

EN LOVE - Wet Cement (Delayed Gratification)

RABBIT - Halo of Flies (Delayed Gratification) 

ZULU - Fakin’ the Funk (You Got Did) (Flatspot) 

LAW OF POWER - Born Into War (Flatspot) 

LAST GASP - Whistlin’ Past the Graveyard (War) 

ROLL CALL - Reaper Inside Your Mind (Bridge Nine) 

CONSEC - Waste of Life (Futile Force) 

PRAISE - All In A Dream (Revelation) 

Top 10 cassettes (Stephe) 

10 CHEAPNESS - Don't Just Bullshit (Stay Punk Music)

09 CRISIS PARTY - Numbers (Dirt Cult) 

08 INFLUX - Leech Life (Self-released)

07 INVERTEBRATES - Down Under (Sorry State) 

06 FAT JOCK - Line Up Eat Shit (Futile Force)

05 HEADCHEESE - I Can't Listen (Slow Death) 

04 PRIME SUSPECT - G.O.M.B. - Panic Disorder (Manic Mantra) 

03 PRIMAL BRAIN - Eat the street - (Self-Released)

02 CONSEC – Wheel of Pain (Futile Force) 

01 MASSDEAD - Human Bargain Bin (Blown Out Media) 

 

OLD - Jerk Off Parade (Self-Released) 

BUTCHER’S LAUGH - Quantified (Slow Death)

BRAIN BAG - Shoot from the Hip (Slow Death) 

DECK PISS - Deck Piss (Self-Released) 

Radio - Sunday July 31st, 2022

On tonight’s show we feature some material from the brand new Punks for Ukraine series of comps compiled by Dave Dictor of MDC in the same spirit as the P.E.A.C.E. comp. Also on tonight’s show a feature on Feral Ward Records. Caribbean Carnival is back so we feature some bands from the islands and the region. There is a band feature on Elliott – an emo band from Louisville, Kentucky, who have reunited in 2022. And tonight’s demo feature is a new local band we played last week called – Influx. We speak with Kai and M in the band to set the feature up. Download the show here.

ZIG ZAG - I Care About You (Psychic Hysteria) 

 

New releases
STIFF PRICK - Entitled (Kill Enemy) 
LOOSE NUKES - Gag Order (Kibou / Kangaroo / Cimex)     

SLAVERY - Kniha stínů (Phobia)  

PHASM - Exploding Nail (Self-released)  

ANANAS - Use and Abuse (Pig / Innocent Sinners / 1332 / Maple Valley Tattoo / Little Mafia / Kjack)    

Benefit for Ukraine comp 

A six CD compiled by Dave Dictor from MDC - in the spirit of the P.E.A.C.E. comp - has come together to help the efforts in Ukraine called “Punks for Ukraine”. 300 bands from 30 countries to support the efforts of Doctors without Borders in this conflict. Heavy hitters like the SUBHUMANS UK, MDC, RAW POWER, KGB, DR. KNOW, URBAN WASTE, CULTURE SHOCK, ADRENALIN OD. For Canadian bands there are the FALLOUT and NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH, and UNWANTED NOISE. 

https://nixed.org/punk-for-ukraine-cd-compilations/#punk-for-ukraine-vol-3

https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/ukraine

https://www.grimacerecords.com/ 

So we’re going to do a short set picking a band from each of the CDs. So to start things off I thought we’d start with a band that features members from Sweden, Finland and Brazil called Jarruketju.

JARRUKETJU - Bring the Nuke (Grimace)

THIS IS NOT A DRILL - I Ain't Got Time To Bleed (Grimace)

CONFLICT RESOLUTION - Citizen Resistance (Grimace) 

REIFER MADNESS - That's How The Cookie Crumbles (Grimace)

ANGERBOYS - Make Fascists Afraid Again (Grimace)

Another all new release set

OUTTACONTROLLER - Limit And A Situation (Self-released)

SCHOOL DAMAGE - If You Lived In Hell You'd Be Home By Now (Mom’s Basement)

LOS PEPES - I Want You Back (Snap) 

EDDIE AND THE SUBTITLES - American Society (Slovenly)  

POISON RUIN- Doppelganger (Drunken Sailor) 

Feral Ward Records feature

A great label started out by Yannick Lorrain from Union of Uranus. The label originally started out as Great American Steak (GAS) Religion and then changed to Witch Hunt records and finally Feral Ward and also Tragedy Records because it became Tragedy's unofficial label. 

COMPLICATIONS - Preaching Death (Feral Ward)

BORN DEAD ICONS - Land Hunger (Feral Ward)

CAREER SUICIDE - Watching You (Feral Ward)

UNION OF URANUS - Backhand (Feral Ward) 

INEPSY - Warriors of the Wasteland (Feral Ward) 

Tribute to Caribbean Carnival 

Toronto is home to the largest Caribbean Carnival in North America. It is known as Caribana although these days it is being called Caribbean Carnival. The parade has it's roots in Trinidad, but there is a lot of participation from the other islands. People take all year preparing costumes and steel pan routines and it is an all day event. We are trying to find some bands from the region to celebrate this Caribana's return. 

ANTI-EVERYTHING - Trinidad Sucks (D10) 

POLVORA SOXIAL - Ruido En El Sistema (Self-Released) 

MANCHAS DE CACA - Puta sos hoy (Self-Released)

TROPIEZO - Ese Espacio Donde No Existo (Insane Society / Laja)

POLYABUSE - Jersey Kids (Black Pumpkin) 

SATAN'S ANGER - The Fish Men (Self-Released)  

Elliott Set - the band has reunited! And will be playing shows again, hopefully for a larger tour. This is my “best of” of their three full lengths of original music. 

ELLIOTT - Dionysus Burning (Revelation) 

ELLIOTT - Every Train That Passes (Revelation) 

ELLIOTT - Calvary Song (Revelation) 

ELLIOTT - Superstitions in Travel (Revelation) 

ELLIOTT - Drag Like (Revelation) 

ELLIOTT - Believe (Revelation) 

Quick Break 

ACID SHOWER - House of Meat (Self released) 

XSPIG - Life/Time (Drinkin’ Beer In Bandana / Holy Goat / INCredible / Rødel / Pigtail) 

Demo Feature

Influx are a new group from Toronto that identify as a queer positive youth crew band. Andre played “Leech Life” in the Big Laugh feature last week. I thought I would profile them in this week’s demo feature. Their demo is called “Burning Hammers, Break All Chains” and can be found on bandcamp.

 

INFLUX - More Power (Self-Released) 

INFLUX - Berserker (The Siege) (Self-Released) 

INFLUX - Clear Path (Self-Released) 

INFLUX - Re:Uselessness (Self-Released) 

INFLUX - Leech Life (Self-Released) 

INFLUX - Pit Alone (Self-Released)

Also check Pressing On distro.

Radio - Sunday July 24th, 2022

VICIOUS THREAT - Kid’s Health (Burning Anger / Rawmantic Disasters)  

On tonight’s show we started off with a fastcore band from Berlin with members of ECD, MVD and Turtle Rage. We like to keep the intro relevant to current happenings, so with that spirit, we played the song Kids Health. With Kids health in mind, this is a not so subtle nod to the moderna vaccine for Covid-19 being available to kids 5 and under. Later tonight I’ll be doing a set of new international releases and a set of some of my favourite, classic, Finnish hardcore. We’ve also got sets of newbies and oldies, a set up for the Big Laugh show that happened yesterday, a set on Halifax hardcore, and the demo feature by TRENCHRAID from the Sunshine Coast of BC. The band features Coleman the host for a metal show called Powerchord on CITR, who will give Chris an interview about the band.  You can download the show here. 

Newbies

BLACK DOG - Absolute Disaster (Roachleg)   

NARCOTIC VOID - Terrified Deity (Roachleg)   

VOLTAGE - Isolation (Slow Death) 

IRREAL - Punt De No Retorn (La Vida Es Un Mus)   

YAMBAG - Inclusion (11PM / Convulse)    

THE LOUSY - Shut Up I’m Talking (Sentient Ruin)  

More Newbies 

MASTERMIND - Stuck in a Rut (Quality HQ) 

FOODEATER - 3 Weeks (Futile Force) 

ULTRABOMB - I Can Make It (Self-Released)

MENTAL BLOCKHEADS - Campfire (Kill) 

BISHOPS GREEN - Working Poor (Pirates Press)

BIG LAUGH show 7/23/22 @ Expo Vintage Warehouse 

INFLUX - Leech Life (Self-Released) 

DIE ALONE - Disgrace (Self-Released) 

EXHIBITION - Bottom Feeder (Edgewood Records) 

FRICTION - Bad Dogs Bite (Homie Shit Mag)  

BIG LAUGH - No Embrace (11PM Records) 

 

Halifax

Halifax has been in the news as of late over the investigation of their mass shooter. Here’s a set of bands from Halifax. 

SNARLER - Destroyed (Decolonized) 

B.P.S. - No Conscience (Self-Released) 

ALTERNATIVE ACTION - Antitrust (Self-Released) 

HOARDER - Shit's Fucked (Self-Released) 

DESPERATE TIMES - Enough (Self-Released)

Quick Break 

T.O.A.D. - Coward Grinder (Sonic Bath) 

VICIOUS THREAT - Lions Club (Burning Anger / Rawmantic Disasters)  

DICTATORS - Stay With Me (Asylum)

SECRETS - Teenage Rampage (Bomb) 

FLESHAPOIDS - Nuke The Whales (Trashtone)

WILD GIRAFFES - Love Me (Neck) 

THE BRAIN POLICE - Kind of a Drag (Redrum) 

Crate diggin’ 

THE STIFFS - Magic Roundabout (Stiff) 

DEFAULT - Born With An Attitude (First Strike) 

THE CRIPPENS - They Froze Disney (Boss Tuneage) 

THE STEREOTYPES - Parisian (Hinterland) 

THE RINGS - I Wanna Be Free (Chiswick) 

 

Suomi Classics 

RATTUS - Paskantakaa Housuihinne (Poko) 

APPENDIX - Itsemurha (Propaganda) 

DESTRUCKTIONS - Kenellä on valta (Rock O Rama) 

KAAOS - Kohti Tuhoa… (Barabbas) 

POHJASAKKA - Armeija, Miesten Koulu (Kalama) 

OPERATION EAT SHIT - Freedom Fries Up Your Ass (Give Praise) 

THE CLIT COPS - The First Fuck is the Cheapest (Intensive Scare) 

ALWAYS NEVER FUN - Social distance (625)  

AMMO - Kleptocracy (Wallride) 

IRON LUNG - Everything is a Void (Iron Lung) 

DISPOSAL - Stress Dream (Slow Death) 

Demo Feature 

Trenchraid are from BC's sunshine coast. They just released a new demo on Slow Death. Coleman who does Powerchord on CITR gave us their origin story to introduce this demo. 

TRENCHRAID - The Hubris of Mankind (Slow Death) 

TRENCHRAID - Inhuman System (Slow Death) 

TRENCHRAID - Absolute Hell (Slow Death) 

TRENCHRAID - Dogmatic Trash (Slow Death) 

 

SPECIAL REQUEST 

HÜSKER DÜ - I’ll Never Forget You (Aggressive Rockproduktionen/SST) 

INEPSY - The Fury of Destruction (Feral Ward)

UNION OF URANUS - Revolve (Great American Steak Religion) 

BORN DEAD ICONS - Ceremony (Dead Alive)