DIGGING FOR OLD RECORDS

RESEAU D'OMBRES: Faction

2011-11-04T07:19:00.000-07:00

Here is the second and last LP from this important french band. It was out in 1987. It was a collaboration between the band, Les Délires de J&B records and Organisations records.
For more informations about the band, see older posts.

Faction

BABYLON FIGHTERS: Position crash

2011-08-01T02:52:00.000-07:00

This band from St-Etienne was the precursor of the rub-a-dub in France, Babylon Fighters was one of the most important references of the "alternative movement". From the mid 80's to its split in 1992, they have revisited reggae, dub and ska. Between 1987 and 1991 they have produced 3 albums. The last one "Shut up, do not shutdown" was very disappointing and it will spell the end of the group a year later ... After their signature with Bondage records in 1989 they have produced this wonderful album "Position crash" also reprinted on Crash Records in 2005.

Members were:
Birdy...............................voices
Fred Denis......................guitars
Patrick Bylebyl................bass
Philippe Combe..............drums
Jean-Luc Aube................keyboard
Jean-Pierre Guillot.........sax

Position crash

WARUM JOE: Allah mode

2011-06-30T08:02:00.001-07:00

This LP was recorded in 1988 at studio "Garage" in Paris. For more informations see older posts. The bands members for this record were:
Hervé X
Laurent
Pierre
Denis
Eric
Pascal

Allah mode

LES TETINES NOIRES: fauvisme et pense-bête

2011-06-04T07:36:00.000-07:00

In Normandy in 1980, at the age of 13 years, Hubaut Emmanuel, aka the Earl of Eldorado, and William Lamy, aka Goliam, founded Les Tétines Noires. The duo signed with french label Boucherie Productions to record the title "Crazy Horse" on the compilation "La Relève". Accompanied by Marcus on bass, Les Tétines Noires released their first album "Fauvisme et pense-bête" in 1990. The band play a crazy music inspired by irock / new wave, dada and the record is very well received by the press. Then they recorded the second album "Brouettes" in 1991 with a new bassist Eduardo Leal de la Gala.
In 1992 Anthony Perez, aka Entonie, became the new bassist. The gigs become crazy. A hundred concerts in France, Europe, the Eastern and United States leave rooms littered with feathers, sugar, steam Incense, decibel saturated and messed up and fascinated spectators.
Les Tétines Noires leave Boucherie Productions, Nicolas Barrot (drums since 1991) left the band and was replaced by Jerome Sudan. They record the concept album "12 têtes de mort", released in 1995. An album much more violent and industrial production and neat (signed Amadou Sall, ex Treponem Pal). The sleeves of the first two albums were produced by Joel Hubaut. The 12 sleeves of "12 dead heads" are released by 12 contemporary artists (including Hubaut Joel, Ben, Orlan, Fabrice Hybert, Daniel Spoerri, John Giorno ...).
In 1998, one of the influences of the group, Christian Death, takes a title of Les Tétines Noires "Washing head", as the "Washing Machine" on the album Pornographic Messiah.

Fauvisme et pense-bête

DIRTY HANDS: Lost in heaven

2011-04-27T11:03:00.000-07:00

In 1989 Gilles Moret from the Noodles and Patrice Cottenceau from Second Chambre formed the band with two other guys in Angers. They hung around with Eric Sourice who played with The Tugs and was the boss of the records label Black & Noir. They have produced a single in 1990 and after this LP produced by the other Christophe Sourice the Eric's brother. They have sold 2200 of this LP. Those two records was in the Black & Noir catalog.

Dirty Hands was:
Gilles Moret.......................vocals/guitars
Patrice Cottenceau.............drums
Dominique Pasquani..........guitars
Alain Lardeux....................bass

Lost in heaven

DICKYBIRD: Indéfendable

2011-03-24T02:57:00.000-07:00

When I saw this band I never heard about them before. It was in 2005/2006 at La Lune des Pirates in Amiens. I very loved them and I was very impresed so, at the end of the gig I bought this record. Dickybird was a french powerfull noise band from Le Havre. The three members of the group produced a sound filled of tension and violence. This record was recorded and mixed by Steve Albini and mastered by John Lodder.

Dickybird were:
Doris Le Mat-Thieulen............Guitar & vocals
Stéphane Touboulic.................Bass
Jean-François Thieulen..........Drums

Indéfendable

BRIGADES: Bombs n' blood n' capital

2011-01-08T02:22:00.000-08:00

For informations about the Brigades see older posts.
This record has been out in 1983 and ,sure, on Rock Radical Records. This one is the blue letters version. It is the 2nd pressing, first have red letters.

Bombs n' blood n' capital
Livret

O.T.H.: animal fatal

2011-01-05T07:54:00.000-08:00

OTH is a band from the 1rst french punk generation. They have began in 1977 in Montpellier. They are one of the early bands that wasn't from Paris. Their texts are very recognizable and personnal. The song writer/singer is Spi. In those texts there is something of poetic (IMO). During their lifetime they have made some covers, "Animal Fatal" is a cover of the Donovan's song "Mellow Yellow". Remember the great cover of "Get of my Cloud" called by O.T.H. "Interdit aux Chiens". This 7" is their last one and was put out in 1987.

O.T.H. was:
Spi......................voices
Domi..................guitars
Motch................guitars
Beubeu..............drums
Phil....................bass

Animal fatal

LUCRATE MILK: V.I.S.A. live tape

2010-12-22T01:19:00.000-08:00

No needs to introduce this band, see other posts. Visa produced this tape in 1986 and you can find on it recordings from 1982/83:
20/02/82 Squat cascade Paris 20e

28/05/82 Rex club, Paris
18/02/83 Forum des Halles, Paris
24/10/83 Stratigraphies I, Usine Palikao, Paris 20e
22/11/83 Theatre Daniel Sorano, Vincennes
26/11/83 Nancy
03/12/83 Atonal festival, Berlin

Live Tape

KUKL live in Paris 1984

2010-11-03T10:10:00.000-07:00

Kukl was an icelandish band with members from the previous important bands:
-Tappi Tikarrass
-Purrkur Pillnikk
-Peyr
After Kukl, some members have founded Sugarcubes. At voices there was the famous Bjork. After a 7" on Gramm records, they have recorded a studio album (1984) and a live album (1986) for Crass records. Between those ones, they have recorded a live tape during their performance at the Eldorado for the french tapes label V.I.S.A.. This is this one.

Members was:
Björk........................vocals
Birgir........................bass
Sigtryggur...............drums
Gud Krist.................electric Strings
Melax.......................piano
Einar Örn................vocals, trumpet

Kukl live tape

BERURIER NOIR: live 1983 (V.I.S.A./Androidia Flux)

2010-10-11T07:57:00.000-07:00

Last week I have dug some tapes and I realized they was pretty rare. So I will put them here one by one in the coming weeks.
The first one is a live tape from the well knowed Bérurier Noir. It have been realized by the french tape label VISA/Androidia Flux in 1983. The sound is from 2 gigs in Paris. The first eight tracks was captured during a gig in the squat "l'usine Pali-Kao" (February 19th 1983) and the others five during a gig in "La Roquette" (June 1rst 1983).

Face A:
J'ai peur
Manifeste
Nada
Les béruriers sont les rois
Il tua son petit frère
Hôpital lobotomie

Face B:
Traumatisme les éléphants
Lobotomie hôpital

Fin du discours crosses
Les bûcherons
Chromosome Y
Frères d'armes
Hôpital de force (choir version)

Live 1983

REALITY CONTROL: the reproduction of hate 7"

2010-10-03T10:32:00.000-07:00

Another underated band, this one is from Newcastle. In 1983 their first 7" (this one) was well received but after that they just have released a split flexi 7" with Blood Robots and they had a track on the Bullshit Detector III from Crass records. I don't remember when (maybe 1983/4) or where I bought it but I remember when I put it on my turntable: whaoo!!!. It's a realy good anarcho punk in the vein of Flux of Pink Indians or Anthrax etc....The picture on the sleeve is the same as "no sanctuary" by Amebix but the framing is different.

Members was:
Michael Barlow......................Vocals
Michael Scott.........................Guitar
Ken Fawcitt...........................Bass
Paul Ridley............................Drums

The reproduction of hate

SOULPATROL: Mothercake EP

2010-08-30T09:55:00.000-07:00

Since the beggining I had posted only french bands. But I don't make this blog to post only french band, so I stop today the french serial. I begin to post foreign band with this underated swedish metal/garage band. I think they are underated because I just know one people who love them and I just found two references on the internet. They began with a self released single called "Stay on the ground" in 1988. After that in 1990 CBR-Records released their second 7" called "Blow your heart" and shortly after the first CD/LP named "Use". They had played many gigs in Sweden with a big succes at the Hultsfreds Festival and also in Denmark and Netherland.Here is their Mothercake E.P. .

DISCOGRAPHY :
1988 7" STAY ON THE GROUND
1990 7" BLOW YOUR HEART
1990 CD/LP USE
1991 7" SEVEN DAYS
1992 CD GODDOG
1993 CD MOTHERCAKE EP
1994 7" with 3 covers
1995 7" BAST I STAN
1997 CD WET NURSE

Band members was:
John Carrick...................bass
Urban Lehr....................drums
Christer Boberg’s...........guitar
Ola Lundberg’s..............vocals and guitar

Mothercake

M.S.T: P.U.C

2010-08-01T10:19:00.000-07:00

When I have organized my first gig in 1989, MST played with Le Clone, Flitox and Razzle Dazzle.
They have began in 1985 and only the drummer Jeannot was in the original line-up. Amédé have also created the records shop Terminal in Paris. Mickey Maouss have created Folies Melodies after that he was also involved in the gig organization Sdg Warhead and now he have a bar (La Cantada) in Paris. Bouss played guitar in MST and in the same time he played with Razzle Dazzle and after he played with Kickback. M.S.T had put out 2 singles and 2 LPs, this one is from 1988.

For this record members was:
Jeannot...............................drums
Amédée..............................bass
Mickey Maouss.................voices
Teuf....................................lead guitar
Bouss..................................rythm guitar

P.U.C

LUCRATE MILK: 1rst EP

2010-06-01T02:55:00.000-07:00

Here is a new one by this great french band. This one is the first one, it was out in 1981 on their own label. It came in a black and white fold out cover and with a pin. 500 examplary of this 7" were pressed.

Lustiges tierquartett

AUSWEIS: jours de haine

2010-05-23T03:50:00.000-07:00

This 12" has been out in 1986 and was a collaboration between Ediesta and Poupée Pat Production. For more informations about AUSWEIS, see older posts.

Jours de haine

EDITH NYLON: 4 essais philosophiques

2010-05-17T06:30:00.000-07:00

This one is the only 12" EP by the band. It was out at the begginning of 1980.
For more infos about the band see older posts.

4 essais philosophiques

SEEKERS OF TRUTH: Transcendence

2010-05-13T09:26:00.000-07:00

Seekers of Truth is a band borned in 1990 near Paris as Shit Happens. Under that name they have produced 2 demo and a 7" in 1993 and 1995. In 1996 Lost & Found, the well know german label, contact them. The label ask to them to change their name, Seekers of Truth is born. After that they produced an album (out of ignorance) and this MCD. In 1998 they played their last show in Beauvais (where I was). 7 years later they have decided to reform the band and have recorded the Timman CD in 2006. Their last CD was out in 2009 and it is called "2 Decades Shunning Masks".

Transcendence

Members are:
Xav.......................voices
Franck.................bass
Clem....................guitar
JP........................guitar
Sylvain................drums

PUNGY STICKS: Shadow earth

2010-04-24T10:20:00.000-07:00

I met these guys when they have gigged in Amiens. During that gig I met their manager (Mad Rak), he gave me a good address in London to get pierced. At that time I Knew nobody in France who made good piercing, it was at the beggining of the 90's. The only thing I knew about this band is that a member had played before with the Trotskids.

Members was:
Denis Garnier
Gurvan Guellec
Marc Doyennette

Shadow Earth

HAPPY KOLO: Pochtron

2010-04-07T10:49:00.000-07:00

This band is from Mantes la Jolie, near Paris. They have began in 1995. The roots of this band seem to be punk rock, ska and ragga, they call this sound: pure'pork'hate'roll. The guitar player is the tatooist Dimitri HK. We (Dimitri and I) were tatooed together for our first tatoo by Bugs Tatoo in London in 1987. For this record Happy Kolo was:

Nat.................vocals
Beck...............vocals
Schmarko......bass
Ludo...............guitar
Grignight.......drums
Dimitri...........guitar

Pochtron

Rock army fraction

2010-03-04T05:45:00.001-08:00

This record is a Rock Radical Record/Alerte Rouge co-production from 1986. This is an anti-capitalist sampler.

Kid Bravo was a former member of the Brigades (see older posts). He left the band in 1985.

Red London are from Sunderland, they were born in 1979 and split a first time in 1980. After that the singer played with Red Alert. In 1981, he left this band an he re-formed the Red London with one original member and his brother.

Les Kamioners du Suicide, for those tracks, was just one guy: D'jah X. Those two titles are the first recorded tracks from this band. After that les Kamioners du Suicide became a band who played in squatt and other alternative places.

Haine Brigade was a french anarcho-punk band from Lyon. They were a part of "la Fraktion Rock Terrosiste" and they also edited a fanzine called Kanaï.

Richard III: the only thing I know about this band is that they have had a title on Bullshit Detector from the Crass Label, and they was french.

Vent d'Est was a french band. Two members of the band were involved in the fanzine l'Alerte Rouge.

For Nuclear Device informations see older posts.

Attila the Stockbroker is a well known poet/performer/punk from Great Britain.

As stated in their own website the Neurotics were the same band as the Newton Neurotics.

Rock Army Fraction

The Brigades: ready ready go punk rockers

2010-02-05T13:48:00.001-08:00

Another 12" from the Brigades. This one is from 1984 on Rock Radical Records.

For informations about the Brigades see older posts.

Ready ready go punk rockers

WC3: la machine infernale

2010-01-22T07:00:00.000-08:00

A other plate from this french band. They have produced this record in 1984. For more informations about them see older messages.

La machine infernale

The Brigades: yours negatively

2010-01-21T00:12:00.001-08:00

Not need to introduce The Brigades (see old posts). This record was a LP from 1987 on Negative Records. The first 1500 was sold with a freebie with live material. For this record The Brigades was:

Otelo.....................drums

V. Dialectics.........vocals

Cliz........................guitar+vocals

Chatterton...........bass+vocals

for Living in Dunpool:

Dugudu+Féfré....saxo

Vincent................trumpet

Yours negatively

My collection

2010-01-16T07:16:00.000-08:00

You can find here (an XLS file) my collection. If, for a future post, you want something, let me know. I will try to upload it.

Regards,

Hate Force: back for more

2009-12-15T08:40:00.000-08:00

First, the band was named Oncle Slam and they put out an LP on Jungle Hop International in 1989. After the complain of a american band they have changed their named in Hate Force in 1990/91. They have signed for an new LP with JHI, and after the bankrout of this label the french wellknowed label New Rose have put out the record in 1991. They played many gigs in europe with Gorilla Biscuit, Youth of Today, etc.....

Members were:
Spontex......................Drums, vocals
Laurent......................Bass
Thierry.......................Guitar

Back For More

Ausweis + Puppa Leslie: dub action

2009-11-12T07:14:00.000-08:00

Yes it is an other record of reggae music!
Auweis was a well known french post-punk band. The band was born in 1981 in Paris. They was influenced by Killing Joke, 1919, Dead Kennedys, Peyr, Daf, Ruts, TC Matic, The Buzzcocks, The Clash, Basement 5, Big Black, Stiff Little Fingers....In 1987 they wanted to turn their music to the english dub, in the same time they met Puppa Leslie. He was a young reggae pioneer. They had collaborated during two year and put out this mini-album. Their last show in 1988 was mixed by Mad Professor. Puppa Leslie died (was killed?) in may 1999.
You can find information about Ausweis here.

Dub Action

Catch 22 - L'affront national 12"

2009-11-07T10:28:00.000-08:00

Catch 22 was a 1988 project for Joe Hell from Oberkampf. The band has only released this 12" and 7" with the same title but without the 3rd track. The other members are Arto Skee from Beurk's Band et P'tit Chong from Der Kaiser.

L'affront National

ORIGINAL DISEASE: 1rst e.p.

2009-10-16T07:47:00.000-07:00

Original Disease was born in Pontarlier in 1986. Some members were involved in Final Blast and in Virus. In 1988 Samedi Soir/Dimanche Matin have proposed to them to record this 7". This e.p. was mixed by Kid Bravo and Eric Débris both figures of the french punk scene. In 1995 a LP will be out with a more metalic sound.

Members were:
Johan......................drums
Olivier.....................bass
Laurent...................guitar
Bobs.........................guitar
François..................voice

download

BURNING HEADS/MARSHES: split 7"

2009-09-07T10:51:00.000-07:00

Another split 7" with the Burning Heads. This time it's the Erase Yer Head split single series n°8 with the Marshes.
The Marshes is a band from Northampton. They began in june 1994. Their first LP was out in 1995. They have toured in Europe in the summer of 1996, in the same time they had recorded their 2nd LP. In 1997 they had signed with Dr Strange records and put out another LP. After a few time off, they returned in 2000 to release their final LP.

The Marshes were:
Colin Sears (from Dag Nasty)..........drums
Emil Busi.............................................bass & vocals
Steven Wardlaw................................guitar

Split EP

BURNING HEADS/THOMPSON ROLLETS: split 7"

2009-08-24T08:23:00.000-07:00

Burning Heads is the very wellknown french punk band.
Thompson Rollet was from Perigueux in the south of France. They have began in 1986 and have stop in 1993 after a LP, 1 7" and 3 split 7". Some titles appear on some samplers. A CD has been produced in 2009 with all their titles + a booklet. They was influenced by the 60's, australian rock and punk.

split 7"

BURNING HEADS/NRA: split 7"

2009-07-01T23:26:00.000-07:00

For Burning Heads see below.

NRA is a dutch band from Amsterdam. They have began in 1989 and their 1rst lp "is it for real?"was put out in 1991. In 1997 Virgin was interrested to put out their 4rth LP, 30 minutes of energy but this LP is not well distributed by Virgin and the band had problem with the major. After this experience NRA return to indies like De Konkurel or Dialektik.... This 7" came in white vinyl and is a collaboration beetween Diabolik records and Pakalolo records.

split ep

BURNING HEADS - Wise guy

2009-06-15T09:38:00.000-07:00

Burning Heads were founded in 1988. Thomas on drums is an ex-Komintern Sect, a well known french punk band of the 80's. Their gigs made them quickly well-known in france and after in Europe. Their 1rst LP "Burning Heads" have been registred by Donnel Cameron (Bad Religion, Rancid,....) have came out in 1992. In the shame time Burning Heads became a reference in the french hardcore scene. "Dive" the 2nd LP have been registred by Jack Endino came out in 1994. In 1998 and 1999 Burning Heads have put out two Lp on Epitaph Europe ("Be one with the flames" and "Escape"). Those records contain some reggae influences as some great bands of the first punk generation. Remember Clash, Ruts, etc.... In the same vein they have put out "Opposite" in 2001. After this record Phil had left the band and he was replaced by Fonfon. 2003 have seen the first LP with the new line-up "Taranto".
In 2004 they have created their own label: Opposite prod. Since this time they have put out three LPs:"BHASS Project"(coprod. with Yelen), "Badtime for human kind" and "Opposite2". 2009 will see a new punk LP and maybe a split album with the Adolescent.

Wise guy

VIETNAM RAFALE - Asile tropical

2009-05-26T03:38:00.000-07:00

The only thing i know about them is that they came from Versailles and that this record came out in 1982.

Asile tropical

Les DESAXES - juste 15 ans (first pressing)

2009-05-26T02:36:00.000-07:00

Les Désaxés (the Misfits in english) had began in1981 when Yanick Musy and François Montgaillard's band (boppin' cats) spiltted up. At the beginning Les Désaxés was a trio consisting of Yannick on bass, François on drums and Karim on vocals. The band play their first gig in november 1981 at the Rose Bonbon in Paris. In December of this year, Hervé Zerrouk came on guitar and a few time after Karim left the band and he have been replaced by Pierre Milaikoff. In may 1983 they recorded their first single, in October came out a first pressing of 3.000 copies. This 7" received good press' reviews and national airplay, it was quickly sold-out.

Juste 15 ans

GUERRE FROIDE s/t (Genetic Music version)

2009-05-14T13:02:00.001-07:00

Guerre Froide was born in Amiens in 1980. At the beginning the band was confidential and after its first 12" had became cult. It seem that they have split in 1982 after a tape on Cryogenisation record and a 12" on Stechac records. In 1985 Cryogenisation record put out a live tape named Archives. In 2004, it seem that Genetic Music had bootlegged (? see back ups) the 12". In 2006 the band was reformed by 2 original members (Yves and Fabrice) and a new bass player. They had put out a CD on Brouillard Définitif in 2007. This one was sold out in few weeks.

For this record members were:
Yves Royer.........................voices
Patrick Mallet.....................guitars
Jean-Michel Bayeux..........bass
Gilbert Deffais.....................beat box
Marie-Josée Deffais............Keyboards

Guerre Froide

NGA miniCD

2009-04-17T12:46:00.000-07:00

NGA was the only punk/HXC band from a little town in the north of France. The bass Player was involved in the HXC scene from a long time (he was the owner of a tape label), the others were new comers. This was their only product. A short time after a gig with "the EX" in Amiens, they has split.

NGA was:
Bruno...............drums
Fabien..............guitars
Laurent............guitars & voices
Dany.................Bass

miniCD

Heimat-los 3x7"

2009-04-10T10:20:00.000-07:00

Heimat-los was formed in 1983 through an adds from the guitarplayer Francois. He was contacted by the bassplayer Jean-Claude. For the first practise the drummer Serge was called to help and Jean-Claude came with a punk singer (Norbert) that he has just met in the street. After that they has deceide to form a band. In 1984 they has had a title on the french sampler "1984 the first", and the french label New Wave Records has proposed to them to produce an EP. In 1985 their 1rst EP "schlag!"came out. During this year they has became to tour in different places in France, Belgium and Germany. In 1986 Philippe Roizes from Réseau Alternatif Records gave them the oppotunity of put out an EP with Kromozom 4, 1000 or 1100 were pressed. The last one "Negative Mental Obsession" came out in 1988, in September of this year Heimat-los have splitted.

Schalg!
Split EP
Negative Mental Obsession

OBERKAMPF - couleur sur Paris

2009-02-18T01:49:00.000-08:00

Here is a new one from the well known french band. This 12" is the first record of this band. This is an auto production and 5000 were sold in 2 different sleeves (I do not know the difference). It was a big sale for its time(1981). In1983 this record was repressed by Mankin records ,a division of Virgin records. You can find 3 different sleeves of this repressing: black, green and orange.

For this record Oberkampf were:
Joe Hell.................vocals
Pat Kebra.............guitar/vocals
Buck Dali..............bass
Jeannot.................drums

Couleur sur Paris

EDITH NYLON - Johnny Johnny

2009-02-11T00:44:00.000-08:00

An other one from this great (IMO) french band. This is their second LP, I Knew them with it and, for me, this is their best. It was put out in 1980. For this record, the members were:

Mylène Khaski.................vocals
Zarko Khaski....................guitar, choirs, bass
Christophe Boutin............guitar
Frédéric Noyé..................keyboards, piano, guitar
Karl Mormet....................guitar
Albert Tauby...................drums
Guest: Mick Jones, vocals for "Johnny Johnny" and Topper Headon, on percussion for "Taiwan".

Johnny Johnny

WC3 - musique moderne

2009-01-28T09:13:00.000-08:00

WC means "3 in the toilets". They were a band from St Quentin in the north of France.They have began in 1978 for a punk festival in Lesdin. They have produced their 1rst 7" in 1979 on their own label "Vinyl Humide". Their first 12" was a 45 rpm with 6 titles, out in 1981. It would be called "Captain valium" but CBS records fear that the text encourage to commit suicide and fear a trial because Valium was a trade mark. So the title was changed in "Poupée bebop". After that they produced 2 albums: "musique moderne" in 1982 and "la machine infernale" in 1984. 3 singles were took out of each 12": "poupée bebop", "derniers baisers du vautour" and "cadillac" with a Rolling Stone cover (2000 lights years from home). During 1984 Jeannine died and the band stop.
You can find more informations and repressing of their first 7" here.

WC3 was:
Jeannine.....................keyboards/guitar/vocals
Jean-Christophe.......drums
Eric.............................bass
Renaud......................keyboards/guitar/vocals

Moderne musique

NUCLEAR DEVICE - 1987 remix

2009-01-22T07:55:00.000-08:00

An other 7" by this band. It contains remixes of 3 of their titles. Those titles have been remixed by Kid Bravo. This record was put out in december 1987. It was produced by Bondage records and distributed by New Rose records.

1987 remix

EDITH NYLON - st

2009-01-05T08:30:00.000-08:00

Here is the first 12" by this band. It came out in 1979 on CBS. For more infos about the band see here

Edith Nylon s/t

SCRAPS - Apartheid e.p.

2008-12-10T05:13:00.000-08:00

Scraps started in the beginning of the 80's as a common punk band. After they were in the crust scene. They had a little success in France but were well known in Belgium, Netherland, etc....They were from Boulogne-sur-Mer the biggest harbour for fish in France. There was nothing to do in this town for punks. When I saw them in Amiens (1985 I think) it was my very first punk gig. Later the singger sung for the belgian band Nations on Fire. This record is the first vinyl from the band and dated from 1986.

Scraps were:

Charogne.....................voices
Gros Boeuf..................guitar
Cécile...........................bass
Crasseux.....................drums

Apartheid e.p.

NUCLEAR DEVICE - 45 révolutions par minute

2008-10-23T05:16:00.000-07:00

Nuclear Device was a band from Le Mans. They started in 1983. They was involved in the antiracist and social struggle. They was a part of the french alternative movement. Musically they was influenced by reggae, ska, punk and bands like Clash, Redskins and so on. This 12" was recorded at the WW studio. It was put out in 1985. Those titles contain the roots of what Nuclear Device will become but they were more raw. There is something strange with the titles: 3 titles on the sleeve and 4 on the plate.....

Nuclear Device were:

Pascal................Voices
Ki-Ox................Guithar
Charlu...............Bass
Jean-Marc........Sax

45 révolutions par minute

NOMED - Troop of death

2008-09-24T02:09:00.000-07:00

Nomed is a band from Le Havre. This 12" was put out in 1988 at a time when the trash metal and the hardcore scenes were close. By the way in 1989 Nomed have a title on the "Hardcore Evolution" sample.

Nomed members were:
André Lemesle(RIP)..........Guitar
Jean-Luc..............................Bass/Voices
Patrick..................................Drums

Troop of Death

the BRIGADES 3rd 12"

2008-08-28T05:40:00.000-07:00

Costa del dole was put out in 1987 by Negative records.
For this record the Brigades were:
V. Dialectics...........vocals
Cliz..........................guitar + vocals
Chatterton.............bass + vocals
Otelo.......................drums + percussions + noise

Costa del dole lp

Les THUGS - 1rst ep

2008-07-08T01:35:00.000-07:00

Les Thugs was born in Angers in 1983. The band was formed by 2 brothers Eric and Christophe Sourice. At the beginning 5 guys played in the band but quickly the line-up was stabilized with 4 people. Previously, this record was a 4 titles, but the pressing was not good due to the length of the titles. So it was finaly put out with 2 titles by Gougnaf Mouvement. It was recorded by Godefroy de Maupeou in his cellar in 5 days (november 1984). Femme fatale is not a Velvet Underground's cover.

Les Thugs was(are):
Eric Sourice................voices/guitar
Thierry Méannard....guitar
Christophe Sourice....drums
Gérald Chabaut.........bass (Pierre-Yves Sourice since 1988)

Frenetic Dancing 7"

KICKBACK - 1rst ep

2008-06-19T06:25:00.000-07:00

Paris 1990, Fabrice (drums) formed KICKBACK with Patrick(guitars), Marc-Jean(bass) and Stephen(vocals). This band is one of the firsts band influenced by the New York HardCore in France. They toured with Sick Of It All, Madball.....This record was put out in 1991 on their own label, it is the only 7" by Kickback. The line up have changed many time during the years(Bous from Madhouse played guitar for some times), and, today, only Stephen is in the band.

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KRULL - Anguish

2008-05-20T03:14:00.000-07:00

Another record of a french hardcore beginner, as Sherwood or Flitox or M.S.T. The band was formed in 1987, the line-up had changed many time until 1988. In october of this year they recorded 12 titles. 5 are on this 7" the others are for others projects with Jungle Hop Records and Autodafé Records. this 7" came out in 1989 on New Wave Records, 1100 were pressed.

Krull was:
Phil............drums
Vincent.....guitars/voices
Chris.........voices
Romek......bass/voices

01-autre monde
02-yuppie
03-ange
04-inexistence
05-anguish

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SHERWOOD - Liberté

2008-05-14T02:14:00.000-07:00

Sherwood was one of the very first french hard-core bands. They was from the Paris era and they was close to Les Cafards. After the split of the band, members have been seen in differents french bands (Flitox, les Gnomes...).Here is the only 12" made by the band.

Sherwood members was:
Phil.......Drums
Teuf.....guitars
Pat.......guitars
Frank..bass
Manu..voices

01-new song
02-bourgeois
03-ouille! ouille! ouille!
04-la bouteille
05-squatt mouvement
06-on est
07-Robin des bois
08-Paris SG
09-l'histoire
10-tromé girl
11-le coq français
12-vacances à Bristol

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EDITH NYLON - Echo bravo

2008-04-17T10:50:00.000-07:00

First named (1977-78) "the Worms" this band has been called Edith Nylon in 1979. After some 12" and 7" the band has recorded this 2xLP in England in 1982. But one week before the release,, the band splitted. This record will never been solded. Edith Nylon was one of the best new-wave french band.

Edith Nylon members was:
Mylène Khaski.......voives & synth
C. Boutin..................guitar
Karl Mormet...........basse then guitar
Aram Kevorkian, Yahn Leker, Frédérique Lemarchand, Philippe Topiol et Rave Abissira.

01-lucky luciano
02-attendez moi
03-telegramme
04-legionnaire
05-inutile
06-maria
07-eldorado
08-terrorisme
09-comme un seul homme
10-metro pigalle
11-ma logique
12-ma logique + echo
13-la finale des champion
14-la finale des champion + bravo

The BRIGADES

2008-03-24T10:37:00.000-07:00

Riot and dance (45t) - 1982 Rock Radical Records

State Controlled Paranoia (45t) - 1983 Rock Radical Records

I haden't enough time in febreary to put something on. So for this month I put two 7" in the same time. Those 7" are from "the BRIGADES" and are on their own label Rock Radical Records. This label was build by KID BRAVO (1rst guitar player of the band). The 1rst 7" was put out in 1982 and the 2nd in 1983. In 1985 the band split, some members go to build the well known label "Bondages records with Marsu (Berurier Noir's manager), the new line up build "Negative records".

the Brigades was:
*Drums............François (1982-85) /Miguel(1985-89)
*Guitare...........Kid Bravo (1982-1985) /Franck(1985-89)
*Bass.................Chatterton
*Vocals..............V. Dialectics.

Riot and dance
Jobless generation

Janis would say
State controlled paranoia

RESEAU D'OMBRES: First 7"

2008-01-31T05:51:00.000-08:00

Réseau d'Ombre was born in febrary1984 in Laval. The first member was Enst(voices, synthé) who had recuited the 2 other members by classified. Those members Jean-Marc(bass) and Karl(drums) are brothers. This 7" was recorded in 1984. Réseau d'Ombres has started a fund to put out this record. This is their first effort on vinyl after 2 tapes.

01-Instant
02-Mirrors

Clair Obscur 1rst single

2008-01-07T04:36:00.000-08:00

Clair Obscur was born in Creil (north of France) in 1981. Their shows mixing music and visual performances were very quickly recognised, and became a reference public and the up and french independant radio stations. In 1983 they had opened for Killing Joke in Paris, the same year they had produced their 1rst single. This single came with insert that you can see here.

Clair Obscur was:

*Thierry Damerval............bass

*Christophe Demarthe.......vocals

*Nicolas Demarthe............guitar

Santa Maria

Toundra

PARIS MIX: various

2007-12-20T00:46:00.000-08:00

Paris Mix is a very rare french compilation with bands from Paris and its era. It came out in 1982 on ZED records. 2000 copies were pressed. The first side is rather "cold wave" and the second punk.

01 GUERNICA: kamikaze
02 GUERNICA: rebellion
03 ZONA: vie parisienne
04 ZONA: boule quies
05 ZONA: citron
06 ICE: la grande guerre
07 PEGGY LUXBEURK: sueur froide
08 PEGGY LUXBEURK: les enfants de la crasse
09 PEGGY LUXBEURK: univers
10 SWINGO PORKIES: pas comme ont les voient
11 SWINGO PORKIES: résolu
12 SWINGO PORKIES: un monstre est en moi
13 PROP SACK: comme avant
14 PROP SACK: aujourd'hui

Sorry

2007-11-22T03:40:00.000-08:00

Hello,

A new time my links to Woofiles were down. I have uploaded all links to another place, I hope that it will not have any problems....

WARUM JOE: Le goût de l'effort 7"

2007-11-07T10:48:00.000-08:00

Warum Joe is a band from Paris. They began in 1981. Their music was somewhere between punk and coldwave. The sound is characteristic because they use a drum machine. This 7" was put out by New Rose in 1983, the band was very happy of this record.

Warum Joe was:
Laurent
Pierre
Denis
Eric
Pascal

Electrolyse
Un conflit intérieur
Les rives de Cayenne

KREMLIN KONTINGENT 7"

2007-10-24T02:25:00.001-07:00

Kremlin Kontingent was formed in Corbeille (Essone) in 1982. Before (1981) they have been named "couilles molles et les attributs". This ep have been auto-produced in 1983 and 1000 copies were made.

Kremlin Kontingent was:
*Polux............voice
*Rusti.............guitar
*Niko..............drums
*Pierre...........bass

L.AB.
Je suis pourri
90

Bérurier Noir: Nada 84

2007-10-07T10:56:00.000-07:00

I don't have to introduce this well known french band. The live tracks was recorded with a drummer (Gaboni from Lucrate Milk) because guys has stolen the drum machine.The record was limited to 700 hand numbered copies.

Nada 84

Live tracks

NUCLEAR DEVICE: gave away 7"

2007-09-24T10:35:00.000-07:00

A 7" from the band based in LeMans. This record was produced in 1988. The band had to play a gig at the Bebop Festival and they thought that the ticket price was too expensive. They produced this 7" to give it away at the entrance. The last records was sold by Bondage record. 700 records was pressed without picture sleeve. The first song is a remix, the second and the third are live.

Nuclear Device was:
Pasqual....Voices
Ki-Ox......Guitar
Charlu.....Bass
Chris......Drums
Jean Marc..Sax

01-Je suis un évadé (panorama remix)
02-Ouvea (live)
03-Mentira (live)

Problems

2007-09-21T09:16:00.001-07:00

Sorry, last week my files on WOOFILES were hacked so it was impossible to download. The problem is solved now. Happy downloading!!!!

LUCRATE MILK 2nd E.P.

2007-09-05T03:24:00.001-07:00

Lucrate Milk was formed in 1981 at Paris. They have stopped before to split in 1983. In those 3 years they have put out  2 autoproduced e.p.   and a split album with MKB. Here is the 2nd e.p.

Lucrate Milk was:

*Nina (keyboard & vocals)
*Laul (bass, then Bérurier noir)
*Gaboni (drums, then M.K.B.)
*Masto (sax, then Washington dead cats & Bérurier noir)
*Helno (vocals, then Bérurier noir & Négresses vertes).

Nepla relou
I love you fuck off
Henschenklein
Fucking pacifist
Ricos (Tse-tse)

Les CAFARDS 1rst E.P.

2007-08-25T05:26:00.000-07:00

From Epinay sur Seine in 1984. I have discovered this group when they played at the first punk gig which I saw at Ris Orangis (1984). There was also (amongst other) Chaos UK, Lunatic Fringe, Enola Gay....

LES CAFARDS-01-Chomage Pour Tous
LES CAFARDS-02-Rêve Passé
LES CAFARDS-03-Suicide
LES CAFARDS-04-Vive La Mariée

After this e.p. they have produced a L.P. ("Vive les vacances"),one 12" ("Des goûts et des couleurs") and were presents on some compilations.

Les OLIVENSTEINS e.p.

2007-08-17T09:59:00.000-07:00

One of the whole first french punk bands was formed at Rouen in 1978. They have produced only one 7".
Born Bad Records has repressed those titles with demo and unreleased titles as a LP or a CD. You can find it here.

The members was:

Gilles Tandy (chant)
Vincent Denis (guitare)
Alain Royer (guitare)
Bitos (basse)
Philippe Bailly (batterie)

Fier de ne rien faire
Euthanasie
Je suis négatif

2007-08-15T09:15:00.000-07:00

Hello,
To start a typical french record. From one of the older records I own. It is a cover of the french national anthem "LA MARSEILLAISE" by one of the best french band OBERKAMPF. This version was on a flexi and to have it you had to send a stamp to a fanzine and you had the record in return. It was in 1982....
OBERKAMPFLaMarseillaiseflexiversion