What's not to love from the classics? Just like enjoying a piece of timeless painting or an art piece or even losing yourself in the grand scale of breath-taking architecture, hardcore/punk too is an art in its own respective. What was once started as nucleus of collective force, the musical genre stays in lots of different incarnation throughout the years. Expect to see barrage of usual suspects coming straight outta time capsule. Hardcore rules because it's written in stone.
01. Wide Awake - Insight
02. Bad Brains - Pay to Cum
03. Youth of Today - One Family
04. Raw Deal - Wall of Hate
05. Cro-Mags - We Gotta Know
06. Insted - Tell Me
07. Side by Side - Dead Serious
08. Breakdown - Labeled
09. Agnostic Front - Power
10. Final Conflict - Abolish Police
11. Leeway - Mark of the Squealer
12. Bold - Wise Up
13. Madball - Get Out
14. Straight Ahead - Spirit of Youth
15. Judge - In My Way
16. Last Rights - Chunks
17. Outburst - Thin Ice
18. Blitz - We Are the Boys
19. Life’s Blood - Not for the Weak
20. Rest in Pieces - Old Grey Mare Stomp/Stark Raving Nude
21. Sacrilege - Life Line
22. The Varukers - No Masters No Slaves
23. Crown of Thornz - Juggernaut
24. Beyond - Vitality
25. Gorilla Biscuits - Biscuit Power
26. Sick of It All - Friends Like You
27. Merauder - Life is Pain
28. Uniform Choice - Straight and Alert
29. The Icemen - The Harsh Truth
30. Warzone - We’re the Srew
31. YDI - Out for Blood
32. Crucifix - How When Where
I’m completely thrilled to present the latest installment of Heartattack. Massive shout outs to Indra Menus for the incredible tracklist on our previous episode, here I am tangled in a glorious nostalgic encounter. Skramz or screamo has been widely misunderstood for its mainstream appeal, whereas we have all these great alternate scene; filled with massively underappreciated outfits from different parts of the world. These are tiny reflections of my appreciation towards the style, the zeitgeist, the energy and the substance.
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Tracklist:
01. Welcome the Plague Year - Behold a Pale Horse
02. Ampere - We Neither Rise Nor Fall
03. Hassan I Sabbah - Watching the Eyes of Someone Lying
04. Shikari - Post Student Syndrome
05. Circle Takes the Square - Same Shade As Concrete.
06. Daighila - Hunt
07. City of Caterpillar - When Was the Last Time We Painted Over the Blood On the Walls
08. Kaospilot - Rethink the Guidelines
09. Orchid - I Am Nietzche
10. Pg99 - In Love with an Apparition
11. Piri Reis - When Life Hand You Grenade
12. Daïtro - Chaque Seconde
13. Utarid - There is Definitely Room For Growth
14. Saetia - Notres Langues Nous Trompent
15. Anomie - Avorter N’est Pas Tuer
16. Textbook Traitors - Diagram of How To Take a Punch
17. Orbit Cinta Benjamin - Fuck Tomorrow
18. Sjanse - An End to No End
19. La Quiete - *
20. Hot Cross - A Tale for the Ages
Sorry for the delay as I’ve been busy with things (yep, things!) but hey Heartattack is still here afterall! This time we have a special guest, the one and only Indra Menus of To Die, LKTDOV, Kongsi Jahat Syndicate, Relamati Records and many more. On this very occassion, he will be sharing to us some of his favorite tracks; showcasing his interest towards post-hardcore, 90s style emo, screamo/skramz as well as emoviolence. Without further due, enjoy the most melancholic episode of Heartattack - just yet!
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Blue Friend - Dasai
This japanese band always gives constant eargasm. For this sort of music, don’t get caught up with familiar names such as Envy or Heaven in Her Arms, you gotta check out Blue Friend. This song is opened with melodic guitar-picking then followed with dynamic conversation between the first and the second guitar, emotional shout sneaks and punches in between the instrument with maximum energy til the very last seconds.
CityCop - Hold Onto Your Seat, Syanne
From the album “The Hope in Forgiving & Giving Up Hope”, these quartet prove that acoustic guitar can produce maximum effect of angst yet melancholic outburst. Combination of singing & screaming, hand-picking & strumming technique from the acoustic guitar melt well under CityCop.
Daitro - Une Fois Encore Aka Redrum JR
My growing interest with French screamo wave and post hardcore begin from listening to the 3 way split “The Harsh Words As the Sun” between Raein, Lhasa and Daitro. The composition of Euro sound filled with reverb, delay, minimal distortion as well as French dialect are few reasons why I keep on digging more bands with these attributes.
Mihai Edrisch - La Pluie
Started from Daitro, I’ve finally found some interesting French-speaking bands such as Belle Epoque & Mihai Edrisch. When I listen to their record for the first time, I instantly fall in love with their character eventhough I don’t understand a thing about French language.
eucalypt - The Aftermath (Spanish Song)
eucalypt is the first Australian skramz band that I saw live. Some people cite them as the best non-distorted screamo band from Australia, and I gotta agree with that. I still remember the signature style of their bass player who stood still throughout the set in front of the drum by facing up backwards against the crowd, while the lead vocal yet guitarist kneeling down and scream without microphone. Sucha mindblowing sight! This band becomes one of LKTDOV’s live references after Jeromes Dream of course.
Quiet Steps - Why You're Living
My Disco is probably one of Australian bands that has the same signature accent like this band. From My Disco, I got introduced to Ohana and Quiet Steps with the similar vocal character like Ben Andrew on My DIsco circa Language of Numbers. I really like the feeling of minimal music on Quiet Steps 4 songs EP (2007). Composition of math rock, screamo and indie rock merge perfectly with half singing yet half shouting of Australian accent.
Raven Mccoy - Asking Questions In A Letter
I really love a slow-down tempo that gradually becomes intense such as this particular track. Even with his screaming style mixed with spoken words, you can feel that the vocal properly delivered with great amount of emotions in it. This track is the most heartbreaking track on their 2011 EP where the other tracks run on moderately faster tempo.
This Town Needs Gun - Baboon
Twinkle Daddy, Midwest Emo, Math Rock, whatever you name it, this band is great! Band who usually requires high accuracy like this tends to disregard their vocal department, but with calm this band inserts great melodic vocal into their sophisticatedly complex musical composition. The result? Amazing! - Finally I able to listen to mathematical music which sounds so tuneful and radio friendly.
eleventwelfth - Later On
I know this band through Revolution Autumn vol 2 compilation. One of Indonesian bands that successfully play twinkle daddy/midwest emo with radio friendly tendency. Not to mention their duet with rising soloist, Asteriska, opens them up to wider possibility.
Indigo Moire - Bloom
I wasn’t aware with this band before, but when Daffa of Kolibri Records recommended this band for Revolution Autumn Compilation Vol 2 and then I finally got their demo, I instantly fell in love. As always, I tend to have a habit, if a song able to represent my emotional condition at that time, then that song is entitled to be my favorite song for a month full. Even after I read the lyrics, Bloom becomes my top playlist on my PC for couple months.
rekah - Untuk Seorang Gadis yang Selalu Memakai Malam
Still on the hunt for Revolution Autumn Compilation Vol 2 roster, rekah managed to steal my attention. At that time Tomo wanted to form a new band. I trust my intuition eventhough that band hasn’t recorded anything. Thank god I’ve got my intuition right! Black metal, screamo, shoegaze and math rock elements blend well in this track, plus the Indonesian vocals doesn’t always come out as blackened but also mixed with singing, spoken words and even a little bit of crying.
Glare - Malice
On the first edition of Revolution Autumn there’s Gauth who then shares line up with Glare on the 2nd edition. I have no idea why but I feel like Glare is a reincarnated version of Orchid, minus the post-modernist aesthetic. There are lots of high and low moment built from rhythm and melody from octave chords, which presented with powerful energy and high intensity. Here we can find lots of beautiful moments among the chaos.
Sup everyone, it's the first mix of the year of flaming rooster. We have a very special guest in this one, it's none other than Dimas "Acong" Saktya. His love for the music is almost impossible to deny as he's involved with few notable names such as Voyagers of Icarie, Freedom of Choice as well as become frequent spinner at the Safehouse establishment. His infectious motoric dance track can also be found on Dentum Dansa Bawah Tanah under Papaya Records. In this latest episode of Heartattack, he will be sharing to us songs that accompany his morning, nostalgic songs he heard during his childhood and also his time in university all the way through the moment he discovered the coming-of-age world of Empire Records in the 90s. Sit back & enjoy!
https://soundcloud.com/swarsaktya
Tracklist:
1. Delta 5 - Mind Your Own Business
2. Elastica - Connection
3. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
4. The Flying Lizards - Money
5. Space System - Nocturnal Creatures
6. Prinzhorn Dance School - You Are The Space Invader
7. The Clash - Bankrobber
8. Cheech & Chong Feat. Alice Bowie - Earache My Eye
9. Beastie Boys - So What'cha Want
Approaching the end of 2016 as we speak, here's another crucial classics of hardcore/punk jam for the 30th episode of Heartattack. Featuring the likes of (you already know who's on the list) Warzone, Youth of Today, Judge and every important hardcore bands that shape my youth and probably yours too! So here's a bit of nostalgic, a walk to memory lane, memorable tracks that make me run amok. Enjoy and happy holiday y'all.
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01. Warzone - intro bust
02. Crippled Youth - positive scene
03. Project X - shutdown
04. Uniform Choice - use your head
05. Antidote - nazi youth
06. Madball - get out
07. Cro-mags - hard times
08. Judge - bringin it down
09. Side by Side - my life to live
10. Agnostic Front - power
11. Bad Brains - big takeover
12. The Abused - loud & clear
13. Breakdown - sick people
14. Youth of Today - take a stand
15. Wide Awake - insight
16. Gorilla Biscuits - biscuit power
Honored to contribute another playlist for my buddy Jan's W Music program; Heart Attack. Selecting some new and not-so-new music from everywhere that has been regularly played on my smartphone's playlist to accompany my daily routines on the road. Nothing special here, just songs that i considered can give a slap in the face every time you need to be slapped in the face.
Listen to this episode of Heart Attack on Whiteboard Journal's Mixcloud.
01. Intro - Arus Kuat Arus Lemah
02. Razorheads - Black Blade
03. Gas Rag - Abort Them
04. Vaaska - Policia! Policia!
05. Bib - Pressure
06. Hoax - Down
07. Goon - Tall Buildings
08. Mongrel - Worthless
09. Hidden Bones - Slow Rot
10. A Sistem Rijek?! - Survive
11. Creep Stare - Cop Problem
12. Q - CQNTRQL
13. Failed Mutation - Flood Gates
14. Sonic Order - Common Thread
15. Technical Ecstasy - Pit Exists
16. Raid - What's Mine
17. Warthog - Functioning World
18. Slur - Control
19. Lubricant - Slave Driver
20. Peace or Annihilation - Nyanyikan Lagu Perang
