First show of the year, and this is already one of my favourite! Totally killer! We were very excited as our friends from END OF POLLUTION did things very well. Distro space, after party with handmade curry and rice, and of course great bands all night!
I admit i didn't like so much GEEIGNORANT. Very noisy crust punk whatever. That was so sloppy that i didn't understand what they were doing.
TOLIVE from Kumamoto were good. It was good d-beat noisy crust as fuck punk that was very well executed.
But i think the local bands did a good job that night. I felt END OF POLLUTION were great. I was very impressed because for the first time i felt that they were really doing songs. I mean with some structures, not just noise. It worked well and i really enjoyed their show. But for me the good surprise was DISOBLIGE. I heard this band on several local compilations or split, but never had the opportunity to see them live, shame on me. That was just great! Probably not the most popular style these days, but i liked it. Super fast hardcore in the vein of LOS CRUDOS, E-150, and even some moments that reminded me MK ULTRA or CHARLES BRONSON...intense, fast and really catchy! They became one of my favourite new local band!
I seriously didn't know what to expect from PERSEVERE. I don't think i have ever really listened properly to their record before this show. But i was blown away by their live performance!! That was straight and in your face hardcore punk! Super tight and angry. I love the fact that you can feel tons of influences from the 80's Finnish punk to the UK 82 punk too, but they don't try to sound like them. They have their own sound, pure primitive punk. Songs are simple as fuck, full of energy, and the guys are just too nice to be true!
When i saw LAST SENTENCE last year in May, that was a brutal ear punishment! This time of course, that was still ultra noisy but i could hear the songs well. I think this place is great and that the guys taking care of the sound are doing a great job too. However, the show was terrific! Super catchy and powerful raw noise attack that reminds of course GLOOM. People enjoyed a lot and it seems the band too. A better show than last time i saw them. Really curious to see them again and to hear new recording with their new line up.
All in all that was a great night. That was cool to see Jessee again even if that was short. We could also got some good money for the Fukushima victims from the second hand record boxes. I know there weren't many killer records but people were curious and they helped a lot, buying some of them. We have to do that again! Thanks to everyone. That was one of the best show of 2012 for sure!
