PFA - Pigheart

To be honest, the last PFA record I liked was their last LP called God Squats Us All. The split 7" with Dance or Die wasn't bad, but those songs weren't that great as the older ones (for me). But yeah, ’God Squats Us All’ was my favourite. Since then they’ve released some EP's and split records, but as I wrote those ones didn't really hit the bar.

But they're back with a ’studio album’ which finally sounds as the old ones I liked much. I'm not a sound-nazi, in fact, I prefer noisy-punk-mistery much more than clean sounded music, but this is the sound that fits them. The P.F.A. sound. Angry, insane, wild one-finger-solos, fast, raw but sometimes melodic tunes. Anyhow, the thing is that we have a common band member. 

WEB:
http://wearepfaandweareindestructible.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/PFA/179617432058206

LISTEN/DOWNLOAD:
http://pfa.punkportal.hu/2012_PFA_pigheart.rar
http://pfaquitcallingusthrashcore.bandcamp.com/album/pigheart


Buda (I shouldn't write my name here anymore, because I'm the only one who writes the posts)

Fanzine #1 - Neon Skinheads in Electric Wheelchairs

First of all: Since I was so lazy during the summer, I failed to post some records. To keep this blog updated, I won't dig back to those records that I failed to post here, I'll focus only on the new ones. The ones that I like. I'm planning to make a year-end compilation this year as well, so you will probably find some songs from the so far unposted records, too.

After this pathetic apology, here's something hot and exciting:
Two friends of mine made a fanzine together. They're flat-, band-, and soulmates, killing a lot of time together, sometimes with positive outcomes, like this zine' (or some tasty fried egg). As one of them (Ferenc) is very good at drawing, and the other guy (Viktor) likes to write, they put their best known abilities together into this fanzine: Ferenc made some great drawing and Viktor wrote his thoughts next to them. Simple concept, and the end result is simply honest and sometimes honestly disgusting. But what else could I write about my friend's fanzine. It's really great, killer truths about other guys’ girlfriends, about themselves, and the party killer comics are really weird, but they're funny when those situations come up. So, I just wanted to inform you about this awesome zine.

Here are some boring data:

96 pages / B5 size / printed / black&white / written in english

let them buy some pizza: vargyai.viktor[@]gmail.com

you can check two pages here and here.

Buda

Piss Crystals - Harn-Chemikalien wunderbare Gedichten 1. (demo)

Yeah, I was lazy during the summer. I'm still lazy, but I will post some new records. Maybe less than before, because as I plan I will write about only my favourite ones. 

Last year with my probably-dead band we had our probably-best long weekend with some great hungarian bands in East-Hungary. Those were the first two shows of these guys. They played something space-acid-punk-rock on some cheap pedals. I really couldn't identify what I see/hear, but I liked it. Later a bass player joined them (who's a very good friend of mine and also the bass player in our band I mentinoned before) and they started to play the same songs from show to show. (against their original plan, as they'll play new songs on every show). And those songs we're great, melodic noise at it's best. They put out on their tumblr page that they're not a nice band, their songs aren't nice. "The songs might be melodic, but they are not nice, and fuck you all." But I have to say, sorry guys, this is totally lovely noise.. And they're funny guys anyway.

I have to expand my year-end-top-three to top-five, 'cause these guys need a place somewhere in the first ones.

WEB:

http://pysscrystals.tumblr.com/

LISTEN/DOWNLOAD:

http://pisscrystals.bandcamp.com/album/harn-chemikalien-wunderbare-gedichten-1

VIDEO:

Buda

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