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September 2011: It's been 10 years since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. What do we have to show for it? Two wars, trillions of dollars in debt amassed, and unequivocal restrictions on civil liberties. There have been few if any positives from these tragic attacks. I wonder what we will be saying ten years from now...
Now available is the Amenaça - "Demo" 12". There has been a long line of great raw, lo-fi DIY punk and hardcore bands coming out of Spain in recent years including the likes of Otan, Firmeza 10, Crimen de Estado, Invasión, and a slew of others, and i hope people will feel that Amenaça continue that tradition of quality. Although not a "ramshackle d-beat band with no bass" band, Amenaça still takes 1980s punk influences (BAP, L'Odi Social, and Subterranean Kids) and combines them with a grainy, raw recording to create an adrenalin charged HC sound. This 12" is actually the band's demo pressed to vinyl, but i don't think that fact hinders the quality at all. This is a three label split release being coordinated by Inti of the excellent Discos Enfermos label in Spain who is handling the European distribution with additional participation from Record Shop Base in Japan and Social Napalm in the US.
The second printing of Negative Insight #1 has been available since January. These came out better than the first printing as they were done on a digital printer instead of an offset one and are much easier to read. This first issue focuses on British hardcore and includes interviews with the Varukers, Sacrilege, and Disaster, as well as a number of other features on British hardcore records, politics, and reality. The zine is accompanied by live sets of Sacrilege (Leeds, 1986) and Disaster (Newcastle, 1991) on either two CDrs or as a split tape (please specify).
New issues of Negative Insight are in the works. I would expect the second issue to be out sometime in 2012. New releases on Social Napalm Records are in the planning stages, so we will see what pans out.
Thanks for any interest, and please email me directly for the most up to date information or with any questions.
January 18, 2008: "One more year and nothing changed; government policies still the same." The further reduction of civil liberties, increased government manipulation and abuse of power, and further tightening of the noose around our necks. I don't see anything changing for the better.
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