TWATHC :: The World According To Henry Crudos

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MACHINE GUN ETIQUETTE / EX-CATHEDRA / NUTCASE - 3-WAY SPLIT LP [1996/97 :: TRAPDOOR RECS.] .:. 320kB/s

A blatant steal this, but this was a life-changing record for me. Well, taste-changing at least. I've no idea where I got this from originally, but I guess this could've been a review copy, or perhaps I picked it up when I was playing in ABUSIVE ANTEATERS and we were sharing the stage with EX-CATHEDRA at the 1 in 12 Club in '97, although I have faint memories of meeting one of the lads from NUTCASE at some gig somewhere in Germany (could this have been EX-CATHEDRA + SUBHUMANS at Rote Flora/Hamburg?) where he could've given me the LP.

Anyway, this LP gave me a life-long "earworm": Work To Die is the one song that keeps popping up in my head whenever there is some room. Almost pathologically.

As you know already, MACHINE GUN ETIQUETTE and EX-CATHEDRA also morphed into SCUNNERED, but both bands are great in their own right, with MGE being my favourite of the two. Of course they shared members even back then, what would you expect?

I've always said (even before I knew better) that MGE had a certain PETER AND THE TEST TUBE BABIES sound to them, albeit without the stupid lyrics. At the time of this split LP, this could probably be said to be true. Great punk rock, dirty melodies.

EX-CATHEDRA play a more intricate brand of ska punk (ah, the horror), but you'll have heard everything about them already.

NUTCASE? Dunno much to say about them, apart from that they're from Northern Germany, play decent melodic punk rock and have ceased to exist. Flo does tours these days if I'm not mistaken.

Anyway: Enjoy!

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SCUNNERED - ASCENDING PATHWAYS TO THE APPRECIATION OF PAIN CD [2003 :: self-released] .:. 320kB/s

This used to be available from hellpunk (which I believe to be Jim's blog?), but isn't anymore. I don't know if there is a copy in existence in any Euro punk's bedroom that isn't skipping its own teeth out. Dog bless DIY. Hope this rip doesn't skip too bad, so geet a shot!

This is the second album by Glasgow's DIY punk supertroupe of the late 90ies/early 2ks, SCUNNERED. 60% EX-CATHEDRA + 40% MACHINE GUN ETIQUETTE personnel. This could've ended up sounding like EX-CATHEDRA with Rat on vocals but is much better. Dark twists, bits of the old offbeat here and there (and the Sax), and pure good punk rock gritting its teeth plus the odd rendition of hard rock (the good way).

I like! A lot!

Enjoy

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BUD HOSKINS - Demo CD-R [2005 :: unreleased] .:. 320kB/s

A true pop punk gem this. Probably better than the 7"? Glaswegian three-piece. I was in them on bass for something like two (or was it just the one?) rehearsals, then toured with them in the UK. 66.6% LOS DESTRUCTOS, but with James' distinctive song-writing & upped git skills. Great songs, really.

Sad they're dead cos they were good!

Enjoy!

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ABUSIVE ANTEATERS - 4 unreleased songs [ca. 2000 :: unreleased] .:. 320kB/s

This is stuff we recorded at the Youth Centre's analog 8-track studio after we split up (~2000?). Heavily citing QUARANTINE and CONFLICT here and there, but who would blame us. None of our friends and "fans" would know any of these bands, and we never reckoned we'd actually be touring. 4 tracks, of which "A Different Shade of Black" is probably the most original.

Enjoy!

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ABUSIVE ANTEATERS - Capital Chaos 7" EP [1997 :: Special Music Recs.] .:. 320kB/s

And while we're at it, here's the only 7" by my first punk rock band, ABUSIVE ANTEATERS (ex-THE STRANDED, ex-THE NUKES, we were called PENIS ENVY for about half a day as well). Punk rock, simple as that.

Recorded at the local Youth Centre, 5 tracks, not a "first proper record" one has to be ashamed of I think (but feel free to tell me otherwise). The lad who put this thing out had to borrow 800.- Deutschmarks from my then girlfirend. She got it back though, phew.

Enjoy!

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LOS DESTRUCTOS - No Thoroughfare CD [2007 :: free with "All Hell Hangs Loose" print zine #0] .:. 320kB/s

How about a freebie for a first post? This CD came with the one issue of a zine called "All Hell Hangs Loose" I've done in 2007.

LOS DESTRUCTOS (formerly THE DESTRUCTOS, they even got a letter from THE DESTRUCTORS lawyer cos he can't read), a 3- then 4-piece from Glasgow/Scotland, played energetic punk rock. They started out as a 'Mones-y pop-punk band but went on to write some of the best melodic punk rock tunes ever to be played (they'd still be sucking up to the mighty DILLINGER FOUR though).

This is the last thing they've recorded, and it never came out - 2007 wasn't exactly a good year for melodic punk rock, was it now. A REAL shame. Ah well, now it's here.

Enjoy! Enjoy afresh!