09 December 2022

VARIOUS GERMAN HARDCORE

 

Maybe it's just my perception, but it seems that German punk and hardcore are often relegated to second (or third) tier status by the punk taste makers. The first time I was there Weird System was aggressively repressing much of their back catalog, but I was stunned to find SLIME, NEUROTIC ARSEHOLES and RAZZIA records from the '80s priced basically the same as new releases, and was pumped to discover heaps of new bands in the bargain bins (EA80, anyone?!). You have to look past (or submit to) the bierhäuz vibe that runs through many of the bands, but we've been giving Oi! a pass for four decades now so I don't really see how that should be an issue. German hardcore doesn't rage like the Swedish greats, German hardcore isn't unhinged like the Italians, German hardcore isn't as cold as the Polish...but I can blast this shit all day long. 



Extra tip of the hat to whomever curated this tape back in the '80s. Scratched out MAU MAUS, SUBHUMANS, DOSORDER, DISCHARGE DIRT and VARUKERS to deliver a slammer with NEUROTIC ARSEHOLES, STROMSPERRE, BOSKOPS, BLUTTAT, SICK PLEASURE and several cuts from the essential Waterkant-Hits comp. You can question that move if you want, but DISCHARGE is easy....and you gotta be sure your mix tape buddies hear SS ULTRABRUTAL and E-605, you know?



3 comments:

Gunnar said...

Also def check outs: yacoepsae, Amen81, Spermbirds (of course) and (also of course) the whole Bremencore... Acme, Systral, Mörser, Carol...

the wizard said...

Right? There are so many. The Bremen explosion in the late ‘90s was a game changer for sure.

SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS said...

all hail DISCHARGE and THE BOSKOPS.