It feels good (sometimes) to hear something new (to you) that feels like things you already know. I had never heard Jakarta's TOTAL DAMAGE before a couple of weeks ago, but I knew the sounds - throaty, heavy hardcore with stadium crust undertones, liberal grind parts and a few INTEGRITY ghosts lurking in their collective closet - and now I know the band. Struggle For Existence was released in 2018 but the band started more than twenty years earlier, among the first wave of DIY hardcore from Indonesia. They've grown - and now I'm after a copy of 200's Police Racist Action because I want to hear how this shit started.
Also there are parts that remind me of Polish crust (think HOMOMILITIA) and the spoken word piano driven interludes are sick and also the tape itself is kinda wrecked so the sound quality is a bit in-and-out in places. You get what you pay for though, and I haven't seen any contributions in a while (or ever). You kids keep it that way, and I'll keep it this way.
Also there are parts that remind me of Polish crust (think HOMOMILITIA) and the spoken word piano driven interludes are sick and also the tape itself is kinda wrecked so the sound quality is a bit in-and-out in places. You get what you pay for though, and I haven't seen any contributions in a while (or ever). You kids keep it that way, and I'll keep it this way.
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