Screaming
Apple Records release another absolute monster GaragePunk Scorcher. Let's FACE
it, you could get hit by a BUS tomorrow! Don't be a total dipshit and miss out
on all the funtastic joy and exitement that all the other kids are getting from
this great Long Player.
BUZZFUELED
INSECT RIOT ROCK AND ROLL! STRICTLY FOR DANCING OR BUGGING OUT YOUR SQUARE-ASS
NEIGHBOURS.
These five,
fly-faced primates hail from a dirty basement smack in the middle of Bergen,
Norway. And they only have one agenda: make you stop, stare, stomp your feet,
spill your beer and leave you with a permanent buzz ringing in your ear. The
Scumbugs play straight forward fuzz and organ driven garagepunk, spiced up with
some wailing harmonica and demented lyrics. Top that off with a bucket of
earworm hooks designed to stick in your brain and destroy your frontal lobe. Cause
this is primitive instinct rock and roll, catchy and infectious.
Based on
pure passion, joy and aggression with no room whatsoever for intellectual
stimulation. These flies have been on the wall of all the "BACK FROM THE
GRAVE" and "TEENAGE SHUTDOWN" recordings, sucking it all up to
spew out their own brand in 2015. If you
imagine THE MIRACLE WORKERS and THE BRANDED both in a fight with THE MUMMIES! Or
THE SONICS drunk on strychnine going wild wild wild in the bed with LES
SEXAREENOS. That's a pointer towards their sound.
"Bugging
out with…" is their first longplayer, presenting 12 homemade nuggets
reeking of the budget rock, no hit protopunk and raunchy r’n’b that the band
was born and bred on. This is a platter for the permanent party, a band only a
motherf****r could love.
So don’t
cheat yourself by missing out on this must have for the wild and outrageous
music lover. Prehistoric sounds from the caves of Norway. Yabba
Dabba Dooh!
The Scumbugs - Bugging Out With... The Scumbugs (Screaming Apple Records 2015) FLAC320
Frank D. : You hear it all the time: "The only bands that play good old fashioned rock'n roll are from Sweden and Norway nowadays.” But now, we have a Dutch answer! The name of this post punk monster is Fury 161, also known as the galloping consumption with (ex)-members of 7Zuma7, the Apemen, 69 Charger and the Madd.
With a vigorous sixties garage punk sound which brings back memories of greats like The Pretty Things, Thirteenth Floor Elevators and The Sonics the band races through the seven tracks on the MCD 'Los Reyes De La Carretera'. Whether it is due the background vocals during 'Playing Tricks', the organ of Don Derdag or the typical vocals of Don De La Tourette stays unclear, but the picture of a band that declares war on the "Happy Days” music in a garage in a sleepy suburb in 1966's Dallas pops into mind and is there to stay. Fury 161 sounds authentic, but original at the same time. Tracks as 'Git Some' + 'Bad Boy Boogie' prove that sounding old fashioned doesn't have to be a negative thing...
In conclusion, Rotterdam based Fury 161 comes up with a catchy record, which is going to frequent my CD player a lot this summer. -Source
They boiled up from the sewers of Rotterdam in 2000. Inspired by the likes of: Sparkles , Monks , Standells and other giants of the 60’s garage era, they soon found their own garage to start bumping and grinding.
This resulted in a 4 track 7inch released in 2001 the “Allstar Wrestling Matches”, which got good reviews worldwide.
After this fine piece of work they we’re joined by the mighty Don Juan Peyote, who completed the band and made things a little smoother. This resulted in more gigs with the likes of: Zeke/Nomads/Hard Feelings. Soon after this Don Larvey K-tel (vocals) called it a day. The mighty fury had a big tour coming up so they decided to let Don De La Tourette take over vocals & Don Druff grabbed the bass (everybody still following?)
They premiered in this line up on the “Revenge Of The Rock’n Roll Monsters” tour starring: Peter Pan Speedrock, Apers , Spades & El Guapo Stuntteam, which turned out to be a big success.
After that they started working on new songs which resulted in “Los Reyes De La Carretera” (7 tracks of the best soulstompin’ garagepunk that ever came from the lowlands). Restored to a 5 piece outfit (Don Perignon has joined the ranks) they are now ready to bring this mayhem upon you. -Source
Fury 161 - Los Reyes De La Carretera (Tear It Up Records 2005) FLAC320
I couldn't find any reviews for this album, but you can be shure, it's as good as "Los Reyes De La Carretera". In my humble opinion it's even better. Here are a few songs to listen to ... then decide for yourself ... and last but not least I really want to mention this incredibly great cover artwork by Mitch O'Connell.
Fury 161 - Talk Of The Town (Tear It Up Records 2007) FLAC320
