Amebix

For info check official site here. You can see also amebix on tv
2 old live tracks from a free CD that came along with the zine Inside Front and 4 more live tracks (in bath,uk - 1987). Do not ask for more info i don't have any. Add yours.

Amebix - Live !!!

Electro Hippies

Electro Hippies was an early crust punk band from liverpool (uk). Formed in 1985
Read some more info here
Electro Hippies - "Play Fast Or Die" LP -
Necrosis Records

Napalm Death

Napalm Death started in 1982.
The band were inspired by the anarcho punk movement. They recorded a number of demo tapes in 1982 and 1983, one of which contributed their first studio recording to the Bullshit Detector Volume 3 compilation released by Crass Records in 1984 (infos from wikipedia). Here their "Hatred Surge" demo tape from the early anarcho punk era of the band + the track from bullshit detector 3

Napalm Death - tape

Paris Commune March - May 1871, a revolution against the state to smash the machine of class domination

History of the Paris Commune - Marxists Internet Archive -
The Paris Commune Archive - Anarchy Archives -
Reports From The Paris Commune - youtube movie -
La Commune en Chantant - Vrevolution -

Axegrinder

A mid 80's early crust punk band. The members of the band were involved in the London anarcho punk scene throughout the early 80’s, in various bands. (Stone the Crowz, The Proudhons and Tyrants of Hate). Axegrinder played a grinding crust very reminiscent of Amebix and Antisect. Their Grind the Enemy Demo is much more raw and Antisect sounding. (Profane Existence 40 Rise of Crust article)
Axegrinder - grind the enemy demo

Deviated Instinct

Deviated Instinct, formed in 1984, were a pioneering British crust punk band. Here you can download their demos, from only-in-it-for-the-music "Rock'N'Roll Conformity" LP (1988) and the "Welcome to the Orgy" from 7inch punk




Deviated Instinct - Tip of the Iceberg Demo
Deviated Instinct - Terminal Filth Stenchcore Demo

About low intensity war in Chiapas...

This is a bilingual CD (English/Spanish) about the aggressions by paramilitary organization Opddic against zapatista communities in Chiapas. It's in ZIP format (mp3). Download and distribute widely... (post it to your blog)

Este es un CD bilingüe (español/inglés) sobre las agresiones de la organización paramilitar Opddic en Chiapas contra las comunidades zapatistas. Está en formato ZIP (mp3), para bajar y distribuir.

cd_radiozapatista.zip
radiozapatista alternative download link

The Mad are Sane

A uk anarcho punk band (1983- 1985). Influenced by bands like Crass, Conflict, Discharge, Rudimentary Peni, Flux of Pink Indians, Dirt. For full biography see band's site at side bar. Here their 7 track demo which was released on 1983
The Mad are Sane - demo


(Tracklist:1.world in action, 2.dying church, 3.tract, 4.animal cries, 5.unnatural burial, 6.waiting for the day, 7.neither seen not heard)

Drowning Craze

A uk post punk band from early 80's. Members of drowning craze participated in bands like pigbag and cocteau twins. More info here

Drowning Craze
download here - complete discography 34,22 mb -

listen a track...

Hit Parade

An anarcho synth punk (or anarcho electro) band of mid 80's from ireland.
Review for bad news ep from (crass records): This record exposes the tyranny of the British Government's attacks on Northern Ireland. Borrowing from Outta Control:Paper of the Belfast Anarchists, the record sleeve/poster details the atrocities of prisons in which "political criminals" are locked up for speaking out against the unjust, violent sectarian state which has long ignored outcries from its inhabitants. The sleeve / poster pictures those who died in peaceful demonstrations and hunger strikes, specifically, the "H Block" hunger strike. "Britains role in Northern Ireland, both on the streets and in legislative methods is clearly repressive and designed to keep in check a rebellious section of the population...which seeks to take control of and responsibility for its own future. As long as populations are unable to take a united stand against all forms of oppression, they will remain subservient to it

Hit Parade
- bad news, Plastic Culture, Nick Knack Paddy Whack Lp

Hagar the Womb

Hagar the Womb were a uk female fronted anarcho-punk band in the early to mid 80s. The band was formed in the Wapping Anarchy Centre. One week after forming they played their first gig with Zounds and The Mob(Wikipedia). See the band here. Read an article about the band here

Hagar the Womb - discography
- funnery in a nunnery 12", world of the womb 12", peel sessions and 2 extra tracks

listen a track...

Rubella Ballet

...was an anarcho-punk band formed in 1980 by former Fatal Microbes guitarist Pete Fender with Zillah Minx, Gem Stone (also from Fatal Microbes) and Sid the drummer from Flux of Pink Indians. Bassist It from Fatal Microbes also briefly appeared in the band. Rubella Ballet were known for wearing brightly coloured dayglo clothes on stage, in contrast (and reaction) to many other anarcho-punk bands who tended to wear black, army-surplus style clothing (from wikipedia). Rubella ballet website at side bar.

Rubella Ballet - ep's
- 42f, Ballet Dance, Artic Flowers ep's
Rubella Ballet - At Last It’s Playtime (1985)

listen a track...

Greece: Massive demonstrations of the entire student community

Dozens of thousands of people took part in the education demonstrations that took place all around Greece. Tomorrow, student unions from the Polytechnic faculty will hold a rally outside the Working Unions' Association conference, demanding a call for a general strike. In Athens, an estimate of 20.000 people took part in today's education march. It has possibly been the biggest demonstration with people just from Athens.

In the march, apart from the massive student blocks, you could see a lot of workers and comrades from the movement of 90-91. A sprayed slogan written on the walls referred to the movement of 1979 which managed to revert the voted law 815.

The efforts for legal and medical support of the demonstrators was also interesting. Lawyers were scattered into all blocks, so as to prevent cops from malbehaving. Before the march, riot police forces and undercovered policemen temporarily detained some students who had been walking towards the march, without any reason or them carrying anything "suspicious". The cops were quite provocative towards the lawyers and the unionists who tried to prevent the detainments.
The struggle is carrying on during the assemblies of the following week. The battle is still against the Frame Law and the government.

In Koridalos Prison, Vassilis Stergiou is paying for his solidarity to the student movement, having been detained since the march of last Thursday 8th of March.

March in Athens for solidarity to the evicted Ungdomhuset Squat

A march for solidarity to ungdomhuset in Copenhagen, took place on Tuesday evening, in the centre of Athens

Saw Throat

"A valid ecological statement with social and political concious, Saw Throat question society and life on this one track stormer of a platter." A crust experimental record, featuring members of Sore Throat and Doom


Saw Throat
download here - indestroy 37,35 mb -

Extreme Noise Terror

"The first true crust core record in my opinion is the Extreme Noise Terror side of the earslaughter split with Chaos UK. This was a totally mind blowing record when it came out." From (Profane Existence 40 Rise of Crust article)


Extreme Noise Terror
download here earslaughter split ent tracks only 11 mb

Another Destructive System

Another destructive system was an anarcho punk band from L.A. Formed in the summer of 1985, inspired from bands like Conflict, Icons of Filth, Antisect, Discharge, Iconoclast, Crucifix, Trial, Flux of Pink Indians. The band existed until 1988. You can see the band live here. ADS official website

(i will not reupload these recordings read the comments why...)

Atavistic

Atavistic was another early crust band that really turned up the speed. (....) More like a crust core wall of noise. They did two critical 7”s Life During Wartime and Equilibrium, as well as a demo From Within. (from Profane Existence 40 Rise of Crust article)

Atavistic
download here
- Life During Wartime and Equilibrium 18,66 mb -

Greece: Ongoing repression against students, but the struggle continues!

Arrestee Solidarity actions are once again attacked by the police

Monday 12th of March: this is what democracy looks like The trial of the 49 arrestees facing minor charges has been postponed until next Wednesday, 21st of March in order for them to receive all legal documents and prepare their defence with their lawyers.

From the remaining nine arrestees, eight have been released on strict bail conditions (reporting to a police department three times a month and a 5,000 euros deposit!) while another one, V.S., a builder, has been detained.

Parents clashed with the police outside court building 7, were those with the minor charges are facing trial. The conflict broke out when some parents tried to enter the building and were pushed back by the cops. The conflict quickly spread and the cops began their assault. They pepper-sprayed some parents on the face; one parent fainted and another one was taken to hospital.

Photos posted on Indymedia show a cop hitting, by holding his baton the way round, which is strictly prohibited. Most mainstream media outlets across the country reposted this photo without giving indymedia any credit.

read more see photos here - athens indymedia

Positive Noise

Positive Noise a shortish lived early 80's post punk band from Glasgow - Scotland. Lead singer Ross went on to form Leisure Process. Here their first lp "heart of darkness" (Statik Records - 1981) and their best in my opinion


Positive Noise - heart of darkness LP
Positive Noise - heart of darkness (alternative download link)

Doom

Well you know, i don't post "heavy" music stuff here but i am in the mood now for reasons you can read in previous political posts...
Doom was a band which were pivotal in the rise of crust punk and oringinated from Birmingham, England.
Doom biography here
doom official site

Doom - peel sessions 1988 - 1989
Doom - three demos from 1987-1988

The student uprising is still fighting all around Greece. 62 arrestees and political orders for heavie penalties

52 arrestees that face minor offences have been released and will be on trial on Monday, by the police court. Another one that is to stand trial on Monday is still detained. 9 people with felony charges will be brought before the Interrogator and the Public Prosecutor on Monday, who will decide whether they will be detained till the trial.

The advocates are talking about a political trial, since the Public Prosecutor's attitude indicated that the juridical details are not of importance, as there are clear orders to proceed with the charges.
Protest and solidarity marches took place on Thursday night and Friday in a lot of cities: Athens, with 6-7.000 ppl participating Thessaloniki, Yannena, Patra, Syros. A march in Thessaloniki also on Saturday 10th.
Solidarity gatherings took place early in the morning in front of the police headquarters and the court. Athough the frame law for the functioning of the universities was voted on Thursday, nothing indicates that the students are to step backwards. So far, more than 290 Greek faculties are occupied, The recent repression in Athens was reflected to the coutryside as well, as there was heavy police repression in small towns, while half of the arrestees are originally students from regional universities. Therefore, all around Greece, subsequent solidarity activities are taking place. Local student assemblies are organised in order to support the arrestees with the essential documents, to organise everyday demonstrations and inform the local community of the brutality that the students have been facing.


Police squad was attacked in Athens centre

A riot police squad in Messologiou str. was attacked in the evening. They were beaten with metal sticks and they had their shields and helmets taken. Two cops were injured. No molotov cocktails were used. The entire area got full of undercovered policemen who were IDing people.

The government's terrorism won't stop us! regional solidarity marches in many cities (Patra, Yannena, Syros, Heraclio)

Announcement by the personnel of the Red Cross Hospital in Athens, Greece were the injured demonstrators appealed

Athens, 9th of March 2007

We denounce the unforeseen brutality and harshness of the police attacks against students, teachers, workers and youth during the protest march at 8th of March. The largest march of the last years, with more than 35,000 demonstrators participating, was ruined by the police and the government. The future scientists are shows as criminals, by the government and the media, in a country where it is known that the democratic rights were won by these very struggles of the students. This is how, those who force people to get on the streets, ask for abbetors within the common sense, in order to cover their crime.

While our Hospital was in duty, we were all witnesses of this tragic and bloody attack, as more than 30 injured people came along as urgent incidents, wounded on the neck and the head. The kind of the wounds and the severeness of the contusions they had had, proves that it has been a planned murdering attack against anyone who fights for their rights, for public and free education. People under medical treatment are still in Hospital, while seven wounded detainees were brought several hours later than they should have, in the early hours, and were moved back to the Police Headquarters in secrecy. We worry for the health state of these injured detainees. We worry for the suppression of every march. What will be the future of any reaction of ours for the lacks in the health system? should we expect a new walloping upon the uprising of the Hospitals?

We worry, we resist, we struggle. The struggle is not ending now. Against the violence of the power, we insist on pretend to our rights.

On the side of the student, the worker, every struggling person.

administrative committee of the Union of Employees in the RED CROSS hospital

Αnnouncement of the TV Technicians' Union
We denounce the manoevres of the government to ask the footage of the riots, using the Public Prosecutor. The government and the Public Prosecutor should know that the visual material from the riots is a property of the TV stations and royalty of the cameramen. The cameramen work only for providing information to the Greek People, recording the actual events as observers, and not as “puppets” of the Police and the Government. We won't consent on any mechanism of control and power, as they try to control our effort and support its social and political insufficiency. We request from all the TV station Managers not to commit such an action.

the committee of the TV technical personnel



global indymedia

The student movement will go on till the victory, the only law is the way of struggle. Solidarity is our weapon

Announcement from the occupation on the University Administration Building

On vit des moments historiques

Le mouvement étudiant, avec sa presence massive et combattante dans les rues, a prouvé encore une fois qu'il est vivant et qu'il continue à construire des "barricades" contre l'ensemble des reformes concernan t l'éducation et le travail.
Aujourd'hui, Jeudi 8/3, tandis que le Parliement votait la nouvelle loi, le mouvemen a prouvé avec sa lutte qu'il recule pas et qu'il continue à demander le retrait de la nouvelle loi!
La reponse de l'etat était directe: la pure violence et la repression avec l' utilisation généralisée des gaz chimiques. Dizaines personnes blessées,arrêtées,inculpées. Notre lutte n'arrête pas ici. Dans le but de l'intensifier ( la lutte) et contre le repression qu'on a tous (étudiants, élèves, jeunesse, travailleurs, chomeurs) veçu aujourd'hui , on choisit d'occuper le Bâtiment d'Administration de la Fac d'Athenes et de le transformer en centre de lutte et de contre-information.
On appelle toute la société, étudiants, travailleurs, précaires, chomeurs et tous les gens en lutte, de supporter notre lutte et nos révéndications et de condamner la violence de l'Etat qui prend comme cible tous qui reagissent...nous tous!!!
On demande:

* La liberation immediate de tous nos camarades-aucune poursuite judiciaire!
La liberation immediate de l'etudiant Allemand Timo Behrendt qui était arrêté le
20/2 à Thesallonique et qui est inculpé aux Prisons de Komotini!

* Le retrait immediate de la loi!

* Grève Générale maintenant !

On appelle

* au rassemblement devant les tribunaux d'Evelpidon, vendredi 9/3, 09hOO!

* au rassemblement devant le bâtiment
d'Administration-manifestation, vendredi 9/3, 18h00

Le terrorisme ne nous arrête pas

Greece, 35.000 people were brutally attacked with rubber bullets and asphyxiating - tear gas.

Heavy repression in Greece, following the voting of the new legislation for the universities

The new frame law for the functioning of the Universities was voted on Thursday afternoon, after the decision of the government to start the process in the Parliament despite the public outrage; since students, pupils, teachers and academics have been in an ongoing struggle since May 2006, including occupations of schools and faculties, strikes and demonstrations.

As the state media reported, only the governmental party voted for the new law, while the rest of them decided to leave the room after the preliminary poll. Meanwhile, more than 35000 of students, including teachers and academics, were demonstrating in the streets of Athens, in order to surround the Parliament.
It was in front of the Parliament that some demonstrators clashed with the police while the air got full of asphyxiating and tear gas and rubber bullets were shot for the first time. The march was forced to split into pieces and about 100 hundred demonstrators that happened to be at that place, were segregated and severely walloped by a heavy police force. Several attacks followed, in order to split the rest of the march into smaller pieces, when the school teachers were beaten as well. Individuals had to ran away and hide into nearby buildings.

The situation is still evolving as this article is being written. Reports from the Athens police Heardquarters say that all of the 62 temporary detainees will be considered as arrestees. There is a widespread terror imposed on the arrestees, even 1st-year undergraduate girls have been accused for social disturbance. 45 people had to go to the hospital since they were injured. The police and the Public Prosecutor are very provocative, not allowing the arrestees to meet their lawyers. Also, 5 injured detainees, students in Chemical Engineering, are not allowed to go to the hospital.

Riots spread in Thessaloniki city as well, following a spontaneous solidarity march that took place, in protest for the repression that had taken place in Athens. Currently the riot police is spraying tear gas towards the university and the students in the Thessaloniki Polytechnic Faculty are suffering. The student radio 1431AM is reporting that the gas is everywhere in the corridors. Hundreds of students are trying to escape the gas, some of them into rooms or on the roof. 1 guy was injured after having been hit by a police tear gas rocket.

The student radio speakers say they are confident we are facing the first implications of the new legislation, that has led to a widespread feeling of dictatorship

Announcement from the occupation on the University Administration Building

We are witnessing historical moments!

The student movement once again proved, with its massive and militant presence in the streets of Athens, that it's alive and continues to build a huge barricade against the restructuring of education and labor.

Today, Thursday March the 3rd 2007, while the Parliament was voting the new law for the functioning of the universities, the movement proved that it won't fall back and will continue to demand the immediate withdrawal of the law!

The state gave an immediate answer: savage violence and a massive crackdown with wide use of tear gas and chemicals. The result was arrested and injured students by the tens. Our struggle won't stop here. Continuing in the direction of intensifying our struggle and against the crackdown we all witnessed today, all of us (university and highschool students, working people, unemployed and others) chose to occupy the Administration Building of the University in downtown Athens and convert it to a struggle and counter-information center.

We call upon the whole of society, the students, the working people, those working with time-limited contracts, the unemployed and all the struggling people to stand by our side and support our demands and to condemn the state's brutality that takes aim at everyone that reacts...each and every one of us!

We demand:
*The immediate release from custody of our fellow protestors and the drop of all charges against them! The immediate release of the German student Timo Behrendt who was arrested on February the 20th at Thessaloniki and is held at Komotini prison!
*The immediate withdrawal of the law for the universities!
*A general strike immediately!

We call:
*To a protest gathering at the Evelpidon courthouse on Friday March 9th 9:00 a.m.!
*To a protest gathering at the Administraion Building on Friday March 9th 18:00 p.m. followed by a march!

The government's terrorism won't stop us!

Systematic Annex

Systematic Annex were an early - mid eighties anarcho punk band with members mainly from woodhouse, sheffield.
You can download their "acceptance demo" (1985) from sheffield music.
The band also had a song on the motorhate label compilation lp "We Won't Be Your Fucking Poor!". Read the comments for more infos

Many thanks to mel the bell for Systematic Annex demo !!!

Police evicts social centre 'Ungdomshuset' in Copenhagen

After a long political and legal battle the basis-democratic, alternative political and cultural centre 'Ungdomshuset' was forcefully evicted by riot police and airborne anti-terror squads this morning. Ensuing demonstrations have seen large-scale confrontations between protestors and heavy-handed police, here is the full story from Copenhagen.
After serious social conflicts and uprisings by the autonomist and squatting movements in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the subsequent 'Ungdomshuset' was offered as part of a political compromise to the activists. The mainly young activists dubbed it ‘Ungdomshuset’ (‘The Youth House’), and started running various cultural and political activities out of there. It has for many years served as one of the only multicultural, basis-democratic collectives/community centres in Copenhagen, with the exception of the Freetown Christiania. Property rights remained in the hands of the local council, which in 1999 decided to disregard the previous political compromise and sell the house to the highest bidder.

In 2003 the fundamentalist Christian sect ‘Faderhuset’, which had bought the property in 2001 prompted the authorities to evict the ‘Ungdomshuset’ and its users. Despite many demonstrations in support of ‘Ungdomshuset’ Faderhuset won the ensuing courtcase and the politicians avoided serious involvement in the conflict, despite the political nature of the case. Many domestic demonstrations saw alleged police brutality and in December an ‘Ungdomshuset’ demonstration turned into a major confrontation between activists from all over Europe and the police. Subsequently the ‘Ungdomshuset’ was fortified in order to avoid an eviction and return the issue to the political arena.

This morning at 7:00 AM the anti-terror squad landed on the roof of the ‘Ungdomshuset’ via helicopters, while riot-police sealed off the street and attacked using teargas from below. As the whole area is closed off no documentation of the action and police-behaviour can take place. Some witnesses say that teargas and police violence was plentiful, although the eviction happened swiftly and according to police in a ‘relatively calm manner’.

Later in the day activists from all over Copenhagen rushed to protest the eviction of ‘Ungdomshuset’, they were met by aggressive policemen in riot gear blocking the street arresting suspected troublemakers with many resulting injuries. The demonstrators fought back and tried to reclaim the ‘Ungdomshuset’, but were repelled and activists took to the nearby streets and started building barricades, while engaging police in skirmishes.

The neighbourhoods has been entirely shut down by local residents and activists: actions and demonstrations have taken place all over Copenhagen with more planned for the following days and weeks. While sympathisers from all over Europe have been rushing in, although police are attempting to detain suspected activists at the borders. Furthermore solidarity demonstrations are under way in Germany, Norway and Sweden.

The house has functioned as a political and cultural centre, home to political demonstrations, political debates, concerts and many more cultural events since 1982. It has served as a basis-democratic remainder that ‘another world is possible’ until this morning… The actions of solidarity taking place all over Europe, as well as Russia and Australia are greatly appreciated. Please join in and support the struggle for autonomous commons and the resistance against the neoliberal repression.
Ungdomshuset
Riots in Copenhagen (videos)

Stone the Crowz

Stone the Crowz 80's anarcho punk band from london. Members of stone the crowz formed axegrinder. A crass style band. Here eveything i found in the internet...
Stone the Crowz - files

Students demonstration brutally attacked by riot police (1/3/07)

Thousands of students and people at the streets to defend the state monopoly on the Universities in Athens.
* Attacks by members of the right wing party and neo fascists against the occupate university departments
* Gunfire from a special guard of greek police in air at the demonstration
* Arrests and tear gas

- GREEK DEMOCRACY SHOWS ITS REAL FACE -

see the video from the demonstration (the gunshot and the attack of riot police with tear gas outside the parliament here)

On March 1st, 2007 during a student demo in Athens, Greece against the government's education reform bill a policeman guarding the Ministry of the Aegean Sea started firing shots in the air against passing students. He later argued that he was in self-defense by attacking students with petrol bombs and because of that several students were arrested and beaten up by the riot police at the spot while they smoked the whole place in tear & asphyxiating gas. This video proves the lies of the police guard, the police and the goverment, while it shows that he was well inside and later moved behind the front door, which was locked that no one tried to force it open and begun firing shots while no attack with petrol bombs is taking place, just 2 students smashing some small window glasses at the other side of the building. It was only as a response to his shootings that the students then attacked the Ministry with paint and plastic bottles of water.

Tears of Destruction

Tears of Destruction early 80's anarcho punk band from england. Members went on to form polemic.

Tears of Destruction - death of a nation demo