Welcome to the world of the under-the-radar other world hardcore. A few bands on this collection have creeped into Northern Hemispherical consciousness (INSEK, GROINCHURN, SLEEPING AT THE POPES), but a lot of the tonnage here has remained hidden from all but the most prying eyes. Clocking in just under an hour, Compilation - South Africa features sixteen bands from different ends of the spectrum, but all with a raw urgency that makes even more melodic acts like APPLESHINE and THE DEADBEATS sound dirty. This was put together in the mid '00s, and highlights for my ears are the aforementioned TOUCHED BY NAUSEA, A.W.O.L., DISTRUCTION WOLVES, Oi!ROTHOL and TDKM. But beyond the "highlights," because ultimately this isn't a competition, this is a great document of a scene outside of most punks' reality.
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