LA POLLA RECORDS - Y Ahora Que? EP 1983

Shortly before bedtime this nice record: La Polla Records is a Basque punk rock band and was formed in 1979 in Agurain, a small town in the Basque Country. They released their first EP Y Ahora Qué? ('So Now What?') via an small indie label called Oihuka and they were one of the first punk bands to sing in spanish. The name was somewhat controversial because in Spain's spanish, polla is slang for penis. I can imagine how big the trouble was. The title track can be found on essential Bloodstains Across Spain compilation. So here we have four killer songs in the KBD style, wild, raw, dirty & short.

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V/A - Viva La Punk 1978-1988

Pretty cool compilation with the Créme de la Créme of early Spanish punk bands, most of them are well-known and acceptable to most palates. I think, many of you need no further words and click the fuck away. Also, the weather is bad today and I think it's time to rip a damn cool record which I receive yesterday and after this another post.

1.Viva El Metro - KAKA DE LUXE
2.Salve - LA POLLA RECORDS
3.Ley Y Orden - LA UVI
4.Escupe - CICATRIZ
5.Baila Pogo Sobre Un Nazi - LA BROMA DE SATÁN
6.Las Malvinas - CODIGO NEUROTICO
7.Inkisición - LAS VULPESS
8.Sangre - PARALISIS PERNAMENTE
9.Maroto - KGB
10.Felices Días En Auschwitz - INTERTERROR
11.Mi Degeneración - ESKORBUTO
12.A Johnny Le Gusta El Punk - FARMACIA DE GUARDIA
13.Purdey - SINIESTRO TOTAL
14.Radio Alicante Muerta - URGENTE
15.Jódete - MCD
16.Soy Cruel - ESPASMÓDICOS
17.Cuando Yo Reviente - COMMANDO 9mm
18.Lucha Contra El Tecno - LARSEN
19.Soldato Desconocido - DELINCUENCIA SONORA
20.La Gran Estafa - ULTIMO RESORTE
21.La Nueva Armada - OX POW
22.La Oración - DESECHABLES
23.El Coche De La Plas - PVP
24.La Farmacia De Mi Barrio - TDK
25.Revolución - R.I.P.
26.Miseria Y Poder - IV REICH
27.Chicos De La Calle - TOREROS AFTER ÓLE
28.Quiero Estrangularte - PANADERIA BOLLERIA NUESTRA
29.Mata A Un Jubilado - SEGURIDAD SOCIAL
30.Ciutat Podrida - LA BANDA TRAPERA DEL RIO

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V/A - Busca En La Basura!! #3 Punk Iberico (1980-83)

Today is again Sunday and I have only this one for regeneration. So I use my time today for this Tape compilation which was released anno 1993 via Bazofia 'Zine and its full with great spanish punk stuff, some bands are known others not. A decent song selection and when you love the Iberian style like me you will not be disappointed. No idea but I'm currently in this country, I wanna move to the sun, I hate this cold season...maybe over Christmas, let's see. Make something beautiful today and enjoy sixty minutes of classics!

1.Chicos De La Calle - TOREROS AFTER OLÉ

2.Vete A Morir Al Salvador - LA BROMA DE SSATÁN

3.Violencia - ULTIMO RESORTE

4.Enterrado Vivo - ESKORBUTO

5.Mario - SINIESTRO TOTAL

6.Kaos - NO!

7.Nacido De La Pota De Un Punk - LARSEN

8.Me Gusta Ser Una Zorra - VULPESS

9.Manos Arriba - OX-POW

10.Genocidio - MG 15

11.Enciendes Tu Motor - ESPASMÓDICOS

12.Soy Un Loco (A) Soy Un Loco Antifascista - Nº 634

13.La Policia - LA UVI

14.Un Día En Texas - PARÁLISIS PERMANENTE

15.Ernesto - LOS NIKIS

16.¿Y Ahora Que? - LA POLLA RECORDS

17.Lili Marleen - INTERTERROR

18.Botas Y Tirantes - DECIBELIOS

19.No Queremos Mas "Rock Ramones Especial" - KANGRENA

20.Las Malvinas Son Pingüinas - CODIGO NEUROTICO

21.La Laguna Debe Morir - ESCORBUTO CRONICO

22.Un Porvenir Oscuro - COCADICTOS

23.Anti-Politica - R.I.P.

24.Maquina De Matar - EXTERMINIO

25.El Pistolon - LOS NIÑATOS

26.Derecho A La Vida - IV REICH

27.El Vampiro - DESECHABLES

28.No Queremos - CHUTE DE ESPERMA

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V/A - Bloodstains Across Spain 1997

I finish the month of March with this pretty compilation of bands from Spain. In this country, we were happy to host and I can recommend anyone to visit this land. There's a lot historical to see, pleasant climate, people who talk like a machine gun, delicious food ... and finally cool music. Reliable and rare material from the early 80s is impressively cobbled together and for me one of the best Bloodstains records. I think no more than 500 copies were pressed - Anyway, sit back and enjoy!!!

1.Enciendes Tu Motor - ESPASMÓDICOS

2.Un Día En Texas - PARÁLISIS PERMANENTE

3.La Pluma Eléctrica - KAKA DE LUXE

4.Inkisición - VULPESS

5.Guernika - TNT

6.Y Ahora Qué? - LA POLLA RECORDS

7.Agonía - KANGRENA

8.Purdey - SINIESTRO TOTAL

9.Miedo - PVP

10.Felices Días En Auschwitz - INTERTERROR

11.Mi Degeneracíon - ESKORBUTO

12.Johny Mofeta - ULTIMO RESORTE

13.Luftwaffe - KGB

14.La Policía - LA UVI

15.Botas Y Tirantes - DECIBELIOS

16.Las Malvinas - CÓDIGO NEURÓTICO

17.La Oracíon - DESECHABLES

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ESKORBUTO - Eskizofrenia 1984

Now another classic record and I wanna quote a lots of info from the grandiose KillFromTheHeart page: Eskorbuto were among the most popular of the "Radical Basque Rock" movement, despite the fact that they were constantly fighting against those who defended the term. The band was born at the beginning of the 80s in the slums of the Margen Izquierda ("Left River Bank", Bilbao), they managed to become local legends before they even recorded anything. Their nihilistic attitude, the members' strong personality (especially Iosu's) and their catchy tunes, helped them gain many followers both in the Basque Country (Euskadi) and in the rest of Spain. Their first LP Eskizofrenia ("Schizophrenia") was surrounded by a lot of controversy (including arrests, censorship...), which in a way helped the band in increasing their popularity. Musically, the record is their fastest and probably their "freshest" one. It cannot be considered hardcore, but this album stands out among its contemporaries (more influenced by Oi) because of the anger and aggression of the vocals. Their following work was a split LP with RIP (which I think is the first ever Spanish split LP), in which both bands sound pretty similar and share clear political lyrics, even though you can see a strong Discharge influence on RIP.

A year later they released their second record, called Anti-Todo ("Anti-Everything"). The title was not meant to define the band's stance, but rather that of the whole society. Here the drumming is real (on Eskizofrenia they used a drum machine) and they worked much more on the songs; in fact, many regard this one as their best record. After releasing the Impuesto revolucionario live album("Revolutionary Tax"), and the Ya no kedan mas cojones Eskorbuto a las elecciones EP ("There are no more balls, Eskorbuto to the elections"), they released what was probably their most personal album, Los demenciales chicos acelerados ("Speedy Mad Guys").The combined songs on the record supposedly tell a story, creating what they call a "rock-opera", but to be honest, I don't think that even the band really understood the story's plot very well. But what this record does have is songs full of pessimism and unmatched hatred. Here there are no political ideas to defend and no typical street posing, this record just tries to show the dark side of life.After reading their lyrics, it's not hard to understand why two of them found their death through heroin (the biggest enemy of punk), leaving behind the illusions and energy that should be part of every band.

After this record, Eskorbuto's musical career goes steadily downhill, they managed to released two more records with Iosu and Jualma but they were far from the sincere anger discharged in their previous works. Their drummer, the original lineup's sole survivor, assembled other various musicians and kept releasing records under the name Skorbuto. A few months after going out this album, during the follow-up promotional tour, in March of 1992, Iosu leave the band again but health problems. After two months at the hospital, Iosu Expósito died in May 31 of that same year. Pako and Juanma reformed Eskorbuto with a new singer/guitarist Urko Igartiburu and continued working on a new album, but five months later, in October, Juanma pass away. Along with the band La Polla Records, Eskorbuto has been very influential in the Spanish punkrock.

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V/A - Rock Anti Mili 1988

Another great compilation, originally released as tape to support any facilities, occupied houses, etc... and finally reissued, and for the first time on vinyl, by El Lokal six years ago, motto: Rock Anti Mili! Not difficult to guess what the twenty-one, partly well-known, bands want and I think it's still a hot topic today, because who needs fucking orders, uniforms & armys? Little fat ugly types who can't satisfy their woman/man and don't know what "LIFE" means, types with massive inferiority complexes, unscrupulous industrial bastards, blah blah blah... I can name a lot more assholes, but let's leave that, the inculcation of such benefits has been substantially pioneered and influenced by our subculture; beautiful noises spread out from this record and I love the aggressiveness of Spanish bands and this wonderful slab has enough of them. Comes with lyric-sheet and cool artwork. ENJOY!!

1.Antimilitar - R.I.P.

2.Zure Soldaduska Ere Ez - TXORROMORRO

3.Somos Presos - DAMBA

4.Lucha Por Tu Patria - ULTIMATUM

5.Juventud Engañada - BAP!!

6.Un Año Perdido - MORTAJA

7.No Quiero Ir A La Mili - BASURA

8.Puta Mili - POTROTAINO

9.Mili No - PORKERIA T

10.Ruido De Sables - M.C.D.

11.Secuestro - ZER-BIZIO?

12.Morireis - LA POLLA RECORDS

13.Rebelion Medieval - TIJUANA IN BLUE

14.Por Un Pais - PARASITOS

15.No! - TARZAN

16.Odio Obedecer - L'ODI SOCIAL

17.Basta De Hiroshimas - MONSTRUACION

18.Siguiendo Los Pasos De Tu Padre - SUBTERRANEAN KIDS

19.Locura De Guerra - MAXIMO VOLUMEN

20.Soldados - ULTIMO GOBIERNO

21.Cancion Antimiltar - EL JUARNA, EL FELI, EL IZQUI Y EL OTRO

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R.I.P. & ESKORBUTO - Zona Especial Norte 12'' 1984

Legendary split album on Spansuls records sharing two wild and radical bands emerged in the Basque Country: R.I.P. was a punk rock group from Mondragón and were part of the Basque Radical Rock musical movement in the early 1980s and started as Double Zero. They celebrate four great hardcore punk trashers in the vein of the early british style ala Discharge or G.B.H., fast ripping guitars with an angry voice, great!! They released two albums and be a welcome guest on numerous compilations. They disbanded in 2003 when their vocalist died in Bilbao. Eskorbuto was a punk band from Santurtzi which were formed in 1980. They have been one of the most influential bands for Spanish and Latin American punk rock. They are known for their strong attitude and crude lyrics. They were one of the first bands to perform punk with Spanish lyrics. Eskorbuto is a modified word taken from escorbuto (scurvy in Spanish). Along with the band La Polla Records, Eskorbuto has been very influential in the Spanish rock and punk scene. Four intense and strong mid-tempo goodies. Yeah, I love Spanish punk, always a pleasure and gladly taken. Salut!!

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ZER-BIZIO? - Sentimientos Y Venganzas 1986

This afternoon starts the new soccer season of the Eintracht with a friendly match versus a Spanish club: Celta Vigo. Perfect time to watch the Iberian peninsula and visit Bilbao in the Basque country. There were formed in the 80s Zer-Bizio?, a punk combo who participated in the musical movement known as Basque radical rock. Their songs are a decent mix of punk, ska and rock. They were like some of their contemporaries like Eskorbuto, La Polla Records, Kortatu etc... the forerunners of what is now the Basque Rock and part of the current musical history of the region and Zer-Bizio's music also came to the American continent, influencing groups of Mexico and Argentina, among others. The lyrics are characterized by aggressiveness and personal frustrations, sexual and psychological transgression, social, political commitment, personal and political violence speak; letters with cuts simplistic nature and rebellious adolescence. This debut record on Discos Suicidas is full with nineteen damn cool killer punk goodies and was to date not re-released on CD, long live vinyl - Top album in every way!

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V/A - Punk ¿Qué Punk? Vol.2 1994

DRO, an independent now-defunct spanish music label, released this compilation in 1994 and were famous with mainly lots of releases of Spanish new wave groups, from pop to punk to industrial. The label was bought in early 90's by East West, due to financial problems. It was by then a main stream label already. The label was founded in 1982, with the first release of Aviador Dro, a minimal electronic pop band from Madrid, Spain. And here they have released another highlight, perhaps the last useful publication, from the sunny south of Europe into the world, and it is a gem. 14 Spanish-Punk-Rock-Grade A. After Volume 1 has already been a killer follows with part two the essential sequel. The songs were recorded between 1983 - 1992 and again they show that Spain also had a colorful active underground scene. A colorful mix of all punk-styles can be heard and blessed are the makers...cooles Teil!

1.Córtate Las Venas - DECIBELIOS

2.Purdey - SINIESTRO TOTAL

3.Anti-Todo - ESKORBUTO

4.No Más Punkies Muertos - MCD

5.Cucarachas - TNT

6.Luftwaffe - KGB

7.Están Deseando Que Te Pongas A Temblar - ESPASMÓDICOS

8.Manzana Sobre Manzana - N-634 + POCH

9.Muy Punk - LA POLLA RECORDS

10.Autodestrucción - ULTIMO RESORTE

11.Última Dosis - KANGRENA

12.Estado Policial - EXTREMODURO

13.No Pasarán - REINCIDENTES

14.Tu Único Fan - SEGURIDAD SOCIAL

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