Public entries tagged #1980s

THE CURE
BBC Radio One 1984
2024 Unofficial Bootleg

An abridged version of The Cure’s CONCERT album.
Missing some songs, but who cares? It actually sounds really good.

When you’re a Cure obsessive, these things matter not.

Nothing better than early Cure, man.

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SVATSOX
Bred In The Bone, Out In The Flesh
1984 Netherlands pressing

NOW we’re getting into the cool shit!

This is dark, blistering Dutch punk from our favorite distant land: the .

Thick, punchy bass and drums, and that special brand of guitar sound.

This band were highly influenced by the British anarcho-punk scene; bands like The Ex, who they’d later do a split cassette with in ‘84 as well.

Although it may sound like the vocals are sung in a foreign language, they’re 100% in English. You can thank the unfathomable thickness of the Dutch accent for that.

Svatsox would eventually evolve into De Kift; a VERY different musical endeavour that would lean heavy into folk, brass band, chanson, and Eastern European vibes.
THAT band’s vocals would go on to be sung in Dutch.

If you like dark, weird, post-punk records, you’ll very much dig THIS though.

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