Fake Shakes - Demo

Now I will pay for every single bad word I wrote about your band before, because here is our band's demo. 

We're a punk band from Budapest, we all have (had actually) other bands, that played a lot of shows together, so we became good friends, and blabla.. so, I have wanted to play a band like this for years, because this is how I like to define pop-punk. In my word it means punk kids playing sad but heart-warmer music with raw vocals and with punk attitude. Without any fancy stuff. So thanks for the guys that they letting me be a part of this band. It's hard to write anything about your kid, but I'm proud to be part of this record. 

We will release this on cd and tape. If you are interested in helping to release it somewhere, somehow, just drop me a mail.

WEB:
https://www.facebook.com/fakeshakesbp

LISTEN/DOWNLOAD:
http://fakeshakes.bandcamp.com/
http://www.mediafire.com/?vwng3rtcztgvdie


Buda

Who Sows Violence Reaps Storm - Az erdőnek füle van, a mezőnek szeme van

What a bunch of records, the ones I was looking forward to the most. As I wrote in the last post, I expect another much awaited record to be released this spring. Here it is. Who Sows Violence Reaps Storms' demo was my favourite Hungarian record last year and "Az erdőnek füle van, a mezőnek szeme van" (The Forest has an ear the field has an eye) LP could easily be my fav this year. They still have the amazing things in their music: anger with raw, darkish athmosphere, cold, fast and killer tunes with smart lyrics. (the lyrics are in Hungarian, but you can read them in english as well in the downloaded folder). I can say they've progressed a lot since their demo and have set the bar very high with this album. 2012 is a great year for hungarian hardcore/punk so far.

Who Sows Violence Reaps Storm is a killer band, do not miss to listening to this record or to see them play.

WEB:

https://www.facebook.com/wsvrs

LISTEN / DOWNLOAD:
http://wsvrs.bandcamp.com/album/az-erd-nek-f-le-van-a-mez-nek-szeme-van
http://www.mediafire.com/?b1mohvgea2abw56


Buda

Kemény Henrik - S/T

Yes, finally Kemény Henriks' demo is here. It was worth waiting for it, what these guys (with the helping hands of Daniel Husayn) made is awesome. Another awaited Hungarian record and another record for the end-of-the-year top three. Only one place left, haha, and I have one more very much awaited record for the spring, but I hope there will be more suprises too. So, back to the guys: I can clearly remember the moment (although my mind was not that clear) when I saw them play at a rehearsal room show and they played the track called "három". In the middle of that song there is a muted guitar riff, and when they reached that part of the song, and they played it, I just realised that Kemény Henrik is a great band. That moment was just like a magic comet or something. And when I listened to this record first time I re-lived the experience, and the songs before that song made me sure that nowadays they are one of the best bands within our borders. So let me teach you a Hungarian word, "vagány". You will know what it means, just listen to this record.

FOR FANS OF:
Hot Snakes, Lifetime, Red Dons

WEB:
https://www.facebook.com/kemenyhenrikszeged

LISTEN/DOWNLOAD:
kemenyhenrik.bandcamp.com

Buda

Cöldlook - S/T

My good friend, Rédi told me that he will start a one-man-noisy-singer-songwriter project, because his band is so inactive. I knew that his project would be great because he likes awesome bands, good jokes, beer and hates the new tom gabel and this could only turn out fine. He made some shows alone, but later he told me that his project had become a full band with two friends of his. I was really exciting to see them live, but I haven’t been able to do yet, only on youtube, haha.
Finally here's their first record, an S/T LP with 8 awesome songs and an intro. My buddy didn’t disappoint me, as he mixed his best influences and put this on the table. I love this darkish atmosphere of punk-rock which they do at it's best. Great, smart and very honest desperate lyrics with folk punk based hardcorepunk/powerviolence/post-punk tunes.
This was one of the most awaited Hungarian records for me, now I'm sure it is going to be in my top three at the end of the year.
About two weeks ago my good friend, Rédi told me again that he would start a one-man-noisy-singer-songwriter project..

FOR FANS OF:
Breathe In, (Young) Pioneers

WEB:
https://www.facebook.com/Cöldlook

DOWNLOAD:
http://www.mediafire.com/?e4mccifa5b3m5sv


Buda

Puszta - II.

Pusztas' second record was released last year but it's just available to listen and download.


Puszta is flagged as the angriest hungarian punk band (by themselves). I read the same about Rakosi earlier, and I'm agree with this more. But this doesn't matter. Both bands are angry and good (and so inactive). It's a little bit funny, because somewhere someone said that Puszta copies Rakosi. Who cares, maybe they do maybe not. The formula is the same: fast and angry hardcore punk songs about the bitterness of the ordanary people. Puszta do it more emotional in their lyrics, but still with the pure rawness in their music and this turns out great.

FOR FANS OF:
old Ceremony, MK Ultra

WEB:
https://www.facebook.com/orangemoustacherecords

DOWNLOAD:
http://orangemoustacherecords.bandcamp.com/album/puszta-ii


Buda

Lömbihead - Aszkéta halála

Lömbihead is a budapest based punk band. Their music is inspired by beers and cigarettes and boring life. This is the first "official" Lömbihead record (besides the demo), which means they were lazy to finish their last one. And this is their last as well, as their last show will be this Sunday. The members will continue playing in bands called Románia and Szextank. Románia released an LP this week, but I was lazy to put it out (because I don't like it that much). Szextanks have a secret demo, but they will record their first real demo in some weeks.

FOR FANS OF:

Wipers, Ramones

WEB:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lömbihead/

DOWNLOAD:

http://lombihead.bandcamp.com/

Buda

Maximumrockandroll

I'm pleased to inform you that a good friend of ours writes for MRR nowadays. Mostly about the atmosphere of punk as a middle-east european. He wrote 2 articles so far, you can read them on his blog. Arrogant punks and hardcore kids in hotel rooms, watch your back:

The newest one, from the new issue of Maximumrockandroll (#347)

http://punkersblock.blogspot.com/2012/03/let-them-be-punks.html

The older one, from issue (#346)

http://punkersblock.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-do-their-own-punk.html

The older posts are worth to read of course. Older zines, hungarian scene report, all of them in english language.

Buda

Gyalázat - Utópia vagy valóság

Beautiful soundtrack for going to work in the morning. Even if it's spring.

Gyalázat is a crust/grindpunk band from Győr. I was sure that this band doesn't exist anymore but they have a new singer and now here's their new ep. The music doesn't changed: Fast, raw d-beat hardcorepunk with simple lyrics about the problems of the modern society. I like personal lyrics more but it's a fact that this type of lyrics fit better to this music. This forms an explosive mixture. The records' sound quality is awesome, as I know it was recorded in the drummer guys' home studio. Killer record, a must-have for fans of aggressive punk music.

FOR FANS OF:
Wolfbrigade, Discharge, Nausea

WEB:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gyazalat

DOWNLOAD:

www.4shared.com/zip/AgMWKdIN/_2012__Gyalazat_-_Utopia_vagy_.html

Buda

Pay My Milk - Nospanishwax

The Gárda took my baby away.

Pay My Milk is a 4 piece band from Budapest. I just wrote band, because I can't really find the right word to their music. I'm suck in this anyway. It is as if when Descendents and Hüsker Dü members grew up together on Ramones records in a nice neighboorhood without considerable frustration. (actually, in the first song is a riff from hüsker dü's in a free land, hehe)

I saw them 2-3 times, they were okay, but nothing more, usually they played with an another band we wanted to see. I like this record, so I'll pay more attention to them, I'm really curious to some of these songs in live.

The timing was perfect, it's a great record for the first day of the spring. The right word for me for this record is not "awesome", it's rather "enjoyable". It's just a catchy pop/punk/alternative stuff, as it should be, not that modern 'defend poppunk' shit.

ps: I can't miss the fact that the guitarist guy played on bass in two of my three all time favoutite hungarian punk bands: hátsó szándék and redlineoffside.

FOR FANS OF

Dag Nasty, Husker Dü, Jawbreaker

WEB

http://www.facebook.com/paymymilk

DOWNLOAD

http://paymymilk.bandcamp.com/album/nospanishwax

Buda

Kemény Henrik preview

Melodic punk with Hot Snakes, Haram and Lifetime in their veins.
This project is currently under mixing by Daniel Husayn. Ya know, that cool dude with glasses from Red Dons, check out his blog too:
http://hajjihusaynmastering.wordpress.com/

Gäbriel