#psy-9 records

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#201: PSY-9/WHITE TRASH DEBUTANTES - “split”

it's probably rare: a split release from a band from lower austria and a band from california. the lower austrian band PSY-9 teamed up with the punk rock collective WHITE TRASH DEBUTANTES in 1999 to release this split 7” via psy-9 records.

the two PSY-9 songs on side a are mainly melody punk, enriched with some classic british punk influences.

WHITE TRASH DEBUTANTES are also represented with two songs on side b  that could best be described as punk rock with a strong glam rock influence.

the packaging is rather spartan: the record comes with white labels, the cover is copied onto thicker paper. there is also a sheet of paper - also copied - with some information about both bands. 

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#200: PSY-9 - “i don’t wanna get old”

unfortunately, i can hardly remember PSY-9. the band was definitely from st. pölten or lower austria and i think roland "elvis nine" schmölz (drummer/singer) once gave me the 7” as a present. that was either in a hardcore context or because I was writing for the gap at the time. 

but PSY-9 didn't really exist in the viennese hardcore scene back then. the scene was too introverted and musically it had to fit very well to happen there. PSY-9's punk'n'roll was certainly too far away or was too closely associated with melodypunk etc. and therefore took place elsewhere. 

in any case, the “i don't wanna get old” 7” was self-released on pnr (psy nine records) in 1998 on very nice pink vinyl and contains two very different songs. the cover is just a copied sheet of paper. beside of that the 7″ contains a copied lyrics sheet that also includes some credits (the tattoo artwork on the cover was done by “tobi’s tattoo studio”, st. pölten).

the title song “i don't wanna get old” is strongly reminiscent of the RAMONES, whereas “big teen burnout” sounds like grungy SONIC YOUTH. both songs (listen here on youtube: side a, side b) have aged surprisingly well and are actually also very well produced (recorded in matterhorn studios, vienna).