Ian-Vox and rants
Nic-bang bang
Chad-small six
Carter-big four
Influences
Dead Kennedys, Warzone, Toots and Maytals, The Who, Killed By Death, Charles Mingus, FEAR, Koro, X, The Weirdos, The Ramones, Elvis Presley, The Cramps, Desmond Dekker, Trojan Ska Box Sets, Borderless Countries Tapes, Negative Approach, Man Or Astroman?, Random Conflict, Vomit Spots, Vice Squad, George Orwell
Sounds Like
People say: Minor Threat, Reagan Youth, Poison Idea, and Suicidal Tendencies
The Korova 7" is OUT NOW. 7 songs recorded from 2002-2006, remastered for vinyl by Carl Snow of the legendary KORO, and awesome sick colored wax and shit.
Review in Razorcake:
Medium-fi hardcore stuff (some of it sounds like it was recorded during practice) that is solid nonetheless and manages to make some very pointed, very valid observations about the state of segments of the punk/hardcore scene. Decent stuff in all, with lots more going on than simplistic thrash-thrash-thrash. –Jimmy Alvarado (Victimized)
Review in Maximum Rock n Roll:
A fun seven tracks of ripping and crude basement/demo quality hardcore from 2001-2006 Alabama, with a smattering of the late 80s/early 90s Lookout Records style bass melody thrown in and even a ska-ish intro track. Mostly it's fast, blown out hardcore. The low and lower-fi sounds on this record give this a caustic and fresh edge, with the first track "Clockwork" being a total ripper. The lyrics are mostly complaints about the punk scene and punk scene politics, which I find amazing--in the 8 or 9 years I spent in Alabama involved in the punk scene there was a whole world of shit and rednecks outside to complain about and no punk scene, so I guess you don't always want what you wish for. Slapped together xerox packaging with ripped off Frank Miller artwork and more complaints about the punk scene. Limited to 500 on color splattered vinyl (KS---Ken Sanderson of Prank Records)
Scenepointblank.com This 7" is a compilation of some demo tracks and live songs from this Birmingham, AL punk band that sounds like early hardcore/punk from California. If you are thinking Dead Kennedys, The Germs, and The Weirdos then you'd be right. The live stuff is a tough listen, the other songs are generic as all hell. Everything about this release stinks of being punk and DIY just like the old days.
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE EP FOR FREE RIGHT HERE. I expect that most people who would buy the record on vinyl will buy it anyway, and since there is no CD version (and most likely won't be), I don't want to leave out those who don't own a record player.
In 20 years someone will compile all of our recordings and some live sets we never even knew existed and put it all together on a really nice double LP on red marbled wax in a gatefold sleeve with huge liner notes talking about how we were "influential" or "important". Suddenly any show we did had 5,000 people in attendence and slots with Demented Are Go and Ringworm will be talked about like they were six week tours. Of course, if someone wants to do that for us now, we wouldn't have any arguments. Labels, please, get in touch.
The local press says: "Korova: A dude named Ian with a shaved head sings for a fast hardcore band that everyone hates, largely because of the dude named Ian with a shaved head. Hmm."
Others have said: "Why the hell would these guys send in a recording that awful sounding. It sounds like was recorded in an unfinished basement using a ghetto blaster. The tune itself wasn't horrible, but you can tell that this band isn't serious."
"If I could understand what he is saying I would hate this song even more..."
"The only thing I can say about this is... are you serious? The pace of this song is GRUELING and makes it really hard to enjoy ANYTHING that this song has to offer..."
"I hate to say it, but what you've created requires no talent at all. Mindless screaming and the way you sing is just speaking that is pushed harder. No melody, no tune, nothing to like. Punk music is great, this is not..I'm not sure where to help you, maybe better production would help a lot!..sorry I'm not a fan."
"Not very good of a song, sorry guys, keep trying."
"No offense but...slow it down. At this point all I hear is noise made up of 3 chords or so. Can't understand the lyrics so I can't even comment on them. Sorry guys..."
"The lead vocals sound very muffled, and too gutter punkish. The lyrics sound pretty politically stupid, but I can't understand them through all the yelling, screaming and muffled vocals."
"Hey this sounds really bad."
CANADIANS!!!!:
Korova on Wikipedia (these people have no sense of humor).
Nic's in college. Chad's in Slag. Carter's in Everyman. Ian got his girlfriend pregnant and moved to IllinOIs. Haha.
Korova Hey thanks for the myspace friendship! Just wanted to pop in and say hell-o! We recently recorded some new demo songs, just to give people a taste of what's to come on our upcoming album. Feel free to give us some feedback.
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Benjamin Franklin
Bush Administration Moves to Sell National Forest Land The sale is part of a National Forest Service plan to raise $800 million over the next five years to pay for rural schools in 41 states, offsetting shrinking revenues from sale of timber from national forests. The Bureau of Land Management also plans to sell federal lands to raise an estimated $182 million over five years.
"I am outraged, and I don't think the public is going to stand for it for one minute," said Wilderness Society policy analyst Mike Anderson. "It's a scheme to raise money at the expense of the national forests, the wildlife, recreation and all the other values that Americans hold dear. It's the ultimate threat to the national forest."
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Street Crime is in-your-face punk rock, spawned from the automotive wastelands that surround Detroit, Michigan. Taking the idea that certain forms of survival are born of necessity, Street Crime formed out of a need to bring fury back to rock and roll. Exploding like a Molotov cocktail onto the motor city’s underground punk rock scene- this band has burned hot and fast from the word go. With song and lyrical content dealing with a barrage of death, violence and broken homes- Street Crime take what they do very seriously-and VERY personally. With the big rock intros and blistering punk rock percussive assaults, this band takes each of us on a rollercoaster ride- more comparable to a drive-by than an amusement park. STREET CRIME reaches down and lashes out with a voice that is fiercely relevant. Having recently relocated to New Jersey, Street Crime is fighting hard to help punk rock put honesty back into the anger and sincerity back into the sweat. Using the landscape of their songs that tell stories and inject personal experiences of war, love, loss- anger, violence and grief- Street Crime is a band that holds onto dreams with bare, white, bloody knuckles. ”Your dreams are worth fighting ... sometimes worth dying for. It is more important than ever to have dreams in this day and age, we live in a world that will try to destroy you at each and every turn. As a band we stand by each other and by our music. We will never stop fighting!!! -SC
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