Tuesday 6 November 2018

The Primordials - Fourteen Prime Numbers (Screaming Apple Records 2007)



Primal sounds abound as Screaming Apple introduces the first-ever LP of THE PRIMORDIALS, a tight-trousered foursome from the caverns of Canada. ‘Fourteen Prime Numbers’ beats on the freak with an extra-large baker’s dozen of British, Continental, Colonial and Antipodal big-beat shouters, tearing a new one out of songs by the RATTLES, the SORROWS, the ATTRACTIONS, Tony Barber, the ECCENTRICS, and even the KRAVIN’ A’s. Recording in glorious Living Mono, Ryan, Dave, Shawn and Robbie pound out a tribute to some of the finest unsung heroes of the mid-sixties, giving you an excuse to dust off your winklepickers and give your mojo a workout!
This wax platter comes packed with crunchy guitars, seventh chords in the wrong place, two-fingered solos, and helium huffin’ harmonies guaranteed to satisfy the most discerning Beatkeller-dweller. Swingin’ 60’s mod-beat hasn’t sounded this soulful since those glory days of bands like the ACTION, the ARTWOODS or the V.I.P.’s. Start your next wild dance craze NOW with fourteen instant floorfillers by the fabulous PRIMORDIALS. You read it, now GET it!    -Source

Freakbeat, das ist jene wundervolle Mischung aus lauten Gitarren, engen karierten Hosen, bunten Popart-Hemden und spitzen Stiefeln, die ca. 1966 die Dominanz der fröhlichen Mersey-Harmonien durchbrach, und für ein bis zwei Jahre, bevor der Hippierock sein bärtiges Antlitz offenbarte, einige wunderbare Singles und LPs hervorbrachte.
Allerdings ist der klassische Freakbeat ja ein rein europäisches Phänomen geblieben, so dass es nun schon spannend klingt, wie sich eine kanadische Band des Genres annimmt. Die PRIMORDIALS, bestehend aus Mitgliedern der Garagepunk-Truppe MIDWAYS, hat nun ein Album mit 14 brandheißen Freakbeat-Fegern zusammengestellt.
Crunchige Vox-Amps, Siebener-Akkorde an den unmöglichsten Stellen, zweifingrig zusammengefiedelte Soli und Heliumharmonien gibt es hier zur Genüge. Und dazu eine heiße Parade der wildesten Floorfiller von Bands wie den RATTLES, SORROWS, den SMOKE-Vorläufern SHOTS, ECCENTRICS, CRAIG, ATTRACTIONS oder den FAVOURITE SONS.
Und auch eine "zeitgenössische" Band, die Medway-Beater KRAVIN A'S wurde gecovert. Schönes Album, authentisch, detailversessen, leider keine eigenen Songs.
(9)    -Gereon Helmer

The Primordials - Fourteen Prime Numbers (Screaming Apple Records 2007) FLAC    320

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The Tyme Society - When I See Her Eyes EP (Butterfly Records 2001)



The Tyme Society were a strongly sixties - oriented combo with strong garage & folk psych influences, fronted by Massimo del Pozzo (the Others, Misty Lane fanzine). They grab inspiration from american garage beat and the melanchonic sound of New England bands and East Coast americana with a hint of dutch folk beat psych. They have a debut ep out on Psych Out Records and have included one song in the EXPO 2000 ep witch include also tracks of the Chocolate Watchband, the Thanes and the Rookies.
This new three songs EP included two great U.S. midwest garage folk punk songs (very much into Love / Enfields) and one superb instro Psych.    -Source


The Tyme Society - When I See Her Eyes EP (Butterfly Records 2001) FLAC    320

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Monday 5 November 2018

The Giljoteens - Get A Head (Teen Sound Records 2004)



Surely as long as fresh new bands like the Indikation, The Hara-Kee-Rees and the Giljoteens keep on showing up and making records, I will be enjoying garage punk music till the day I die…(Probably thereafter I will be listening to that stuff again…!). So, thanks to the fab Teen Sound Records, here is the long awaited debut album of these Swedish lads that have already put out three splendid 45s in the near past: one single on Loser Records, one EP on Screaming Apple and their latest EP on Teen Sound too. As for the content of the album, in simple words “Get A Head” is one solid garage punk record already entered in the all-time classics of the genre! 13 authentic songs including just one cover of “Leaving Here” and original killers like “Things Have Been Bad”, “Empty Soul” (which appeared in the “They Came From The North” CD on Zorch Records last year), “One Track Mind” and the moody punker “Point Of No Return”… What else would you expect from an album that the liner notes of the sleeve are written by Mans P. Mansson and Jens Lindberg…? If this album was released on vinyl it would be the great too, right Mass?    -Source

THE GILJOTEENS play garage punk, but they aren't simply a nostalgic retro act. Because where many bands like this are only about reproducing a sound and rely on covers from compilations like "Back From The Grave", THE GILJOTEENS also add the most important piece of them all - talent and a knack for writing killer originals! The melodic yet raw vocals, perfect in yer face attack of the drums, reverbed and sometimes fuzzed out twang of the guitar, the rolling bass and the great atmospheric farfisa organ all combine together to a great & original listening experience. For fans of PRETTY THINGS, MAHARAJAS, DEE RANGERS, MANDO DIAO, CAESARS & MAGGOTS.    -Source

The Giljoteens - Get A Head (Teen Sound Records 2004) FLAC    320

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