Wednesday, December 16, 2009

CMX - Johannes Kastaja 7"




This is one weird assed raging Finnish hardcore ep. What's so strange about the band is that they've gone from this strange hardcore punk sound/attitude to being one of the most popular bands in Finland ever. They were voted the "Best Band of All Time" in Finland, though they are virtually unknown outside the country. The band put out a few great hardcore records, and then leaned more towards mainstream sounds in the 90's. It really is hard to fathom this being the same band. They are still together today putting out records and making music.
There are probably 500 of these ep's and somehow I own two copies. I was a weird collector fiend in the late 80's. I'd buy anything that was obscure and from another country. This debut I prolly didn't "get" like I do now.... but what I think makes these guys is the fact that they weren't doing the d beat crust thing that has been a staple in the Scandi hardcore scene. This stuff is weird, but pure, raw and fast.





Genre: Hardcore
Year: 1987










Tracklist:


01. Mielipuolinen Rakkaus
02. Lapsi
03. Siunattu
04. My Tribe
05. On The Wing
06. Shaman's Prayer











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1 comment:

Puto said...

Interested in selling the other copy?