Label: Swineken Recordings – WURST-001 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Unofficial Release Country: Released: 2020 Genre: Rock Style: Alternative Rock, Art Rock, Post-Punk
Major NZ post-punk grail, repressed. (Mint / New)
holy grail item amongst deep NZ collectors, the **** comp was pretty much rare right outta the gate back in 1980. Released on the legendary Sausage label (Six Impossible Things, anyone?) in a minuscule edition of 250, most copies never made it out of Wellington. **** documents the city's 'Terrace Scene', which is one way of saying these bands bear zero relation to either the Gordons or Shoes This High. 13 tracks found nowhere else & offer up a fantastic snapshot of a phenomenal DIY scene most people never knew existed. Naked Spots Dance & Beat Rhythm Fashion would go on to release records, but the efforts here are my favorite. Wallsockets clock in w/3 tracks & make you wonder, is there more? Life In The Fridge Exists may be familiar to some from their inclusion of Bruce Russell's 'and the maggots dance' podcast & that track (+1 one other) is included here.
Tracklist A1 Life In The Fridge Exists– Have You Checked The Children 3:04 A2 Wallsockets– H & C 1:43 A3 Naked Spots Dance– Secrets 2:19 A4 Beat Rhythm Fashion– None In The Universe 2:32 A5 Wallsockets– Euthanasia 2:58 A6 Naked Spots Dance– Crescendo/Circle Moon 3:36 A7 Wallsockets– Blue Meanie 3:01 B1 Wallsockets– Snerl 2:34 B2 Life In The Fridge Exists– First Death Take 3:25 B3 Naked Spots Dance– Banana Baby 2:33 B4 Beat Rhythm Fashion– Not Necessary 2:07 B5 Naked Spots Dance– Subtractions 1:58 B6 Life In The Fridge Exists– Peter The D 6:00
