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black punk punks your punk

artof.mulata — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:44:33 -0800

mid-70s proto-punk band, Death, have finally gotten a real disc out. unearthed in crates lost for decades, their founder dead before seeing it happen, their children never knowing the shadowy past of their forebears, the sound of black pop-punk-politi-metal-wave is finally here.

dig the stodgy new york times on this matter! see what was said on metafilter before (not nec' so stodgy, naturally...)! {big ups to stinkycheese for letting me have this}

By: baphomet

baphomet — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:51:21 -0800

Not to be confused with Jacksonville, FL's crucial mid-90's technical/death metal pioneers Death, after whom the genre of death metal takes its name. Big ups to Individual Thought Patterns

By: gcbv

gcbv — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:06:20 -0800

Excellent music. Pieces of mc5 are there, as well as the more rocking parts of Thin Lizzy. Highly recommended.

By: joe lisboa

joe lisboa — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:07:10 -0800

One of Detroit's best kept secrets. Until now. Highly recommended.

By: greatgefilte

greatgefilte — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:07:52 -0800

Hey, neat! I heard about this on the CBC's program Q the other week (mp3 link to podcast), thought it was really interesting.

By: stinkycheese

stinkycheese — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:31:42 -0800

This record is awesome by the way. I was worried the single tracks would be the stand-out & the rest of it would be filler, but that is not the case at all. "Freakin' Out" is probably my fave. Time to rewrite the history books.

By: The Great Big Mulp

The Great Big Mulp — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:57:30 -0800

Ah, yes, my friend Ben introduced me to this band about a month ago. Excellent, excellent stuff.

By: snsranch

snsranch — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:37:03 -0800

thanks for this, it's GREAT! (for some reason I feel like sayin' SUCK IT BAD BRAINS!!!)

By: defenestration

defenestration — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:57:49 -0800

This is great stuff. Thanks for the post; I missed the earlier one.

By: ornate insect

ornate insect — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:08:18 -0800

for some reason I feel like sayin' SUCK IT BAD BRAINS!!! What, like the world can only have one late-70's black punk band? Bad Brains still rule.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:02:40 -0800

Holy shit is this amazing stuff!

By: mannequito

mannequito — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:07:38 -0800

I favorited this just 'cause you wrote the words Big up to StinkyCheese (and so I can check it out later....thanks!)

By: snsranch

snsranch — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:40:30 -0800

ornate insect: THAT was the joke. (Albeit not so funny.) So now there are two...If you know of any more please let me know. And FTR, I agree, they kick ASS! Great post!

By: bpm140

bpm140 — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:46:55 -0800

Any links to audio or video?

By: artof.mulata

artof.mulata — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:38:45 -0800

bpm140, check the linked nytimes article for audio download links... and glad you liked it to everyone who says so. as for black punk bands beyond death and bad brains i don't know. there was greg tate's black rock coalition back in the 80s as a front line for all these bands who identified on a racial basis within their chosen genre so maybe look into that. not really punk at all, but fun and interesting at times there was 24/7 spies (sic?), living color, tigi clay, mos def's one-off black jack johnson and probably more. fishbone at certain heightened moments and the busboys, but only in a live setting. can't think of anybody else off the top of my small, box-like head. (john butcher axis?)

By: mediareport

mediareport — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:42:28 -0800

We passed that NYT piece around at work when it came out. Great story. The son of one of the band members - who never told his kids about the band - recognizes his dad's voice when someone played the single at a party, then finds out the single is considered a rare gem by collectors: This news astounded Bobby Sr., who dug the master tapes out of storage last May for the first time in three decades and sat down with Dannis for a listen. The music "literally took our breath away," Bobby Sr. said. "We looked at each other, and we said: 'This is truly some of the best rock 'n' roll we ever heard. Wow, David was right.' David knew it, and always believed it, much more than we did." bpm140Any links to audio or video? Also see MP3 links from the previous thread: Politicians in My Eyes Keep On Knocking

By: saulgoodman

saulgoodman — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:42:14 -0800

I'd heard the track "Politicians in My Eyes" when it was making the rounds at Stereogum and elsewhere online recently, and I was completely blown away. Thanks for this post! Gotta get my hands on this. I can't believe their original label took issue with their name. It's a fine name. They were right to walk.