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

ORIGINAL DISEASE: 1rst e.p.

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

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BURNING HEADS/MARSHES: split 7"

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"

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.

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BURNING HEADS/NRA: split 7"

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

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.

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