ROCK ARMY FRACTION

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

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

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

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

HATE FORCE: back for more

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

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"

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