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14.0 got Covid, 14.1 got Covid too – luckily 14.2 was only ever infested with the will to have a community meet with good music at a great location. The stuff you most likely do not get on New Year, hence the anual family meeting is on the 30th of December and allows you pass by any New Years Eve parties on the final day of the year.

The Razors this time round invited friends from near (Degenerate Ideol from Bremen) and far (Östro 430 all the way from the early 1980s). And the icing that came with it: Diversity. Both on stage but also mu-sick-ally. Can there be a better setting?

Degenerate Idol kicked off early, at 20:00 sharp. Most of the lot was still en-route to the Knust i guess, so they had to face at least some space down in the audience. But it did not deter them, they took the stage with humor, wit and a sound deeply rooted in the R of Punk Rock.
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Degenerate Idol (Knust, Hamburg, 30.12.2022 (c) gehkacken.de 2022)
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Some of their songs were really funny and their singer is defintly stage aware (and able to control the crowd) but for my liking some of their songs lacked drive and from where i stood the sound lacked guitar force … but hey, as ever, that is down to my own mu-sick-al likings. They had some cheers, some dancing and a good reception. And remember, they are from Bremen. Check them out yerself.

Next the reborn Östro 430. Their original incarnation dates all the way back to Düsseldorf in 1979 and i guess they where the first German all-female Punk band. And in true punk fashion they gave a flying fuck on norms: No guitar and songs with a view from the female mind, heart and i guess cunt. A realy refreshing change of view and views, specifically on sexuality.

Fast forward to 2019 and Östro 430 where re-born in Hamburg, i guess Martina was living here anyway, with locals added on drums and bass. And off it went, actually pretty quickly pretty well (and well received too).
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Östro 430 (Knust, Hamburg, 30.12.2022 (c) gehkacken.de 2022)
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They kicked off Christmas themed and then thanks to Martina being herself (that is largely expressing herself in what we call in Hamburg Kodderschnauze) they delivered some clear messages.

Some of the messages – as back then – where actually too strong to handle by some in the audience, Martina made some pointed remarks towards the use of gender stars etc in language and that seemed to piss off some young punks in front of the stage. To much fun for myself they took it as an offence that need retaliation by leaving the pit. Oh my, sign of times…
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Östro 430 (Knust, Hamburg, 30.12.2022 (c) gehkacken.de 2022)
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Östro 430 where just great, proved that mu-sick works without a guitar (and with double bass, when needed) and that girls (both on and off stage) are to be heard and not only seen. I thoroughly loved it, my guest of the night from Rotterdam was thoroughly surprised by them. Well done girls! All of their stuff is now available, i do hope new stuff is added soonest!

It was then for the Razors to carry diversity forward, they did it by using the big stage of the Knust and Sir Edwar Elgars Pomp And Circumstances March Number One for a grand intro …

Don’t go away now! Sure the lot did not want to go anywhere, here at the Knust they were perfectly happy and more than inclined to enjoy both the community feel and the Razors delivering a complete wash-up of their Œuvre, spanning from 1978 to today.
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Razors (Knust, Hamburg, 30.12.2022 (c) gehkacken.de 2022)
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Whilst they did not have a lot of shows in 2022 they were well rehearsed and took it on like a well oiled old engine, with only a few selected replacement parts. Sven batters foward, Stoffel speeds, Christiane glues it and Klaus delivers it.
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Razors (Knust, Hamburg, 30.12.2022 (c) gehkacken.de 2022)
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And whilst there are fun moments (like this intro with one of the most famous Hamburg Punk nostalgia quotes) there are also loving memories, to those long gone but also to those whom we lost in 2022. For those it was We Love You, followed suit by 1977:

It is exactly this contrast (and that is song origin) and spread that i love the Razors for, being able to glue it all in a still relevant (aka modern) way and deliver it with all the energy they have – giving the audience a change to suck it up and sing it out loud in return. Just purrfect.
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Razors (Knust, Hamburg, 30.12.2022 (c) gehkacken.de 2022)
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I am not sure how much of the Razors repertoire (thsat is i guess around 50 songs) was used as time flew by without a single boring second and without a song that i could not sing-a-long to.

One of Klaus favorites all the way back from the time when Punk entered the scene was sure part of the set, here is their blistering delivery of Heroes.

Now sing-a-long:
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I, I will be king
And you, you will be queen
Though nothing will drive them away
We can beat them, just for one day
We can be heroes, just for one day

And you, you can be mean
And I, I'll drink all the time
'Cause we're lovers, and that is a fact
Yes we're lovers, and that is that
Though nothing will keep us together
We could steal time just for one day
We can be heroes for ever and ever
What d'you say?

I, I wish you could swim
Like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim
Though nothing, nothing will keep us together
We can beat them, for ever and ever
Oh we can be Heroes, just for one day

I, I will be king
And you, you will be queen
Though nothing will drive them away
We can be Heroes, just for one day
We can be us, just for one day

I, I can remember (I remember)
Standing, by the wall (by the wall)
And the guns, shot above our heads (over our heads)
And we kissed, as though nothing could fall (nothing could fall)
And the shame, was on the other side
Oh we can beat them, for ever and ever
Then we could be Heroes, just for one day

We can be Heroes
We can be Heroes
We can be Heroes
Just for one day
We can be Heroes

We're nothing, and nothing will help us
Maybe we're lying, then you better not stay
But we could be safer, just for one day

Oh-oh-oh-ohh, oh-oh-oh-ohh, just for one day
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It is a song about togetherness and together the lot was. And as always there was no boundary on and off stage, as such the family took the stage for the final song and helped Klaus to sing it out loud: You Never Walk Alone.
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Razors Family (Knust, Hamburg, 30.12.2022 (c) gehkacken.de 2022)
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I had a friend from Rotterdam over and me mate Frosch had a guest from Berlin, both noted that the community and/or family feel they sensed on the night was astonishing and something they do not see or feel back home. I guess they are right, Hamburg has something special going here and it is absoluty a joyful thing.

The joy ended in front of the DJ both over at the Bar, where Christian was doing his best adding sing-a-long and dance-a-long singles from back then and later too much appreaceation by the lot. I was home late, knackered. I kept the promise toward me love to help with early shopping but had to drop dead for another and much longer round of sleep.

Now it is 2023 already and i look forward to a new year with hopefully more shows and this Punk Rock Hamburg community even striving further. Keep the love, keep the memories and look forward.

Can i pencil in Burn Down The Baum 15.0 already? Yes? Great, luv it!
2023/01/03
Songs From The Holy War Archive Volume 22
Songs From The Holy War Archive Volume 22 (December 2022 Edition)

Done. I am thoroughly done with 2022. Time to package up (though i moved house back into the city in September and i am done with packaging up actually) and look into what 2023 hopefully brings.

I know exactly what i do not want and i am damn sure about the things that i do want. And i will make sure i at least try hard (and harder) to make these things come through – for me, for my loved ones and for my friends in Ukraine (and, whilst at it, if you can spare one thing this year than please spare something for the Ukraine).

So here is the 3rd edition in 2022 and thus i have caught up. Next year will only ever bring you one single playlist, numbered 23.

Those who inspired me see their stuff here, bands i discovered are featured and records i took home are sure in there.

This is from me to you. Big time FANX!, as ever.

Now go and re-create!
1. Film Dialogue Clip – What will the future reveal (0:27)
2. The Yobs – Gloria (1:26)
3. The Scavengers – Mysterex (3:45)
4. Hypocondriacs – Death Or Glory (3:44)
5. Brainwash – Etat D’ Urgence (V.D.) (3:35)
6. Ramonetures – Pet Sematary (3:34)
7. Donna And The Dynamiters – Boy You Made a Monkey out of Me (3:33)
8. Brutal Chérie – Daytona (3:30)
9. Section 8 – Can’t Let Go (3:30)
10. Atomic Mosquitos – This Jesus Must Die (3:29)
11. Billie Joe Armstrong – Corpus Christi (3:26)
12. Blääh – Punkfilosofiaa (3:21)
13. The Nobodys – All Kinds Of Girls (3:20)
14. The Skabbs – N-N-N-N-Nervous (3:17)
15. Attentat och Sulo – Ett annat Sverige (3:16)
16. Giant Eagles – Bye Bye Baby (3:14)
17. The Meffs – Broken Britain, Broken Brains (3:11)
18. Gonna Get Yours – You’re Dead (3:09)
19. The Sign*Offs – Sickness (3:08)
20. Surfing Arcanis Personnae – Doctor Who (3:06)
21. The Burial – Friday Night (Original version) (3:02)
22. The Wasps – He’s Back (3:01)
23. Christian Blunda – Inside a Black Hole (3:00)
24. Janus Stark – It Can Be Tough Up There (2:59)
25. The Raydios – Rock Brochure (2:58)
26. Naked Raygun – Just For Me (2:57)
27. Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster – Capture of the Earth Women (0:43)
28. Puhelinseksi – Baby come back (2:57)
29. Strikt – Stockholm (2:53)
30. The Girls – She’s Hysterical (2:53)
31. Rebels Rule – Not Looking for Love (2:51)
32. Red Scare – Street Life… (2nd Demo) (2:49)
33. UltraBomb – Super Hero Shit (2:49)
34. Rob Moss and Skin-Tight Skin – Rip Van Winkle ’85 (2:48)
35. The Windowsill – Change of heart (2:48)
36. Complete Loss – Needle Park (2:46)
37. Knock Off – No One Gets Out Alive (2:45)
38. Daisy Chain – Respect (2:44)
39. Récidive – Idées Noires (2:44)
40. Les Hell On Heels – Can’t Buy Cool (2:42)
41. OFF! – Ignored (2:42)
42. The Hitmen – Don’t Hit Girls (Outtake Tora Tora DTK) (2:41)
43. Dion Lunadon – 1976 (2:39)
44. La Pesté – Moscow Radio (Demo, EA Systems, Boston, 1980) (2:38)
45. Reckless Upstarts – Dying For A Living Wage (2:38)
46. The Killers – It’s Our Life (2:38)
47. Lost Legion – Bridging Electricity (2:37)
48. Mess – Street Boys (2:37)
49. C.O.F.F.I.N – Cum In The Street (2:34)
50. Fun Things – Savage (2:34)
51. Henry Fiat’s Open Sore – Heil Hippie (2:34)
52. Roughed Up – King And Council (2:34)
53. Iceburg Slim – Christmas Dressed in Blue (2:32)
54. Surf Zombies – Speedo (2:32)
55. Bad Job Boys – Two-Faced (2:31)
56. The Three Suns – Russian Sleigh Song (2:31)
57. Cloverbottom – Life Is A Game (2:30)
58. Cuero – Destruir (2:29)
59. Shaved Dogs – Ilanero Solitario (2:29)
60. Nasty Facts – Crazy ’bout You (2:28)
61. Slaughter & The Dogs – Cocaine Smile (2:28)
62. Dee Skusting & The Rodents – Laying Wasted (2:26)
63. The Donkeys – What I Want (2:26)
64. Blitzkreig – Kommen Heir Saügling (Come Here Baby) (2:25)
65. Vis Vires – Initium Novum (2:25)
66. Connie Francis – I´m Gonna Be Warm This Winter (2:23)
67. Paintbox – The Incurable World (2:22)
68. Sator – In With The Crowd (2:22)
69. Flanders 72 – Christmas Is Coming (2:20)
70. TRASH – Nnervous (2:20)
71. Hypnotic IV – The Last Supper (2:19)
72. Ravagers – Down That Road (2:19)
73. Wolfgang Sawallisch & The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra – Dvorak Requiem Dies irae (2:19)
74. Mižerija – Lanci (2:18)
75. Tenement Rats – Mindgames (2:17)
76. Residents – Never Ending Story (2:16)
77. BRUX – No Cierres el Bar (2:15)
78. Oscar Lindok and Friends (Giacomo Dell’Orso) – So Crazy (2:15)
79. Berlin Blackouts – Eyes Of ’84 (2:14)
80. Boy – Anti-Social (2:13)
81. The B’Girls – ‘B’ Side (2:13)
82. Bloody Riot – Anarchia Per L’italia (Inediti Demo 1982) (2:12)
83. Dum-Dum Bullet – Burning Power (2:12)
84. Geoffrey Oi!Cott – Beamers (2:12)
85. The Vicious – I Don’t Believe In Christ (2:12)
86. Doughboys – Why She’s A Girl From The Chainstore (Buzzcocks) (2:09)
87. Man or Astro-man? – Reverb 10,000 (2:09)
88. The Razor Gang – All i want for xmas is a neutron bomb (2:09)
89. Matrone – Letter to your Parents (2:08)
90. Radio Dead Ones – Bootlegger Nation (2:08)
91. Satan’s Cats – You Make Me Sick (2:08)
92. Charles de Goal – Dans le labyrinthe (2:07)
93. Crazy – Freiheit im Rechtsstaat (2:07)
94. The Manges – Back To Bangkok (2:07)
95. American Sharks – Overdrive (2:03)
96. Martin & The Brownshirts – Boring (2:03)
97. Missile Toads – Ultra Christmas (2:03)
98. One Man Stand – Wet Paint (2:03)
99. Crap Detector – Police State (2:02)
100. Lumpen – Condenados A Vivir (2:01)
101. The Creamers – Everytime You Come Around (You Stay Too Long) (2:00)
102. Last Night – Mission (1:59)
103. Nocturnes – Third Star to the Left (1:59)
104. Planet Y – Alle Skal Ud (1:59)
105. The Busy Signals – Uh-Oh (1:59)
106. Charger – All Kings Must Die (1:58)
107. The Cheifs – 1988 (1:57)
108. Von Gam – Veckopress (1:57)
109. The Rites – Pissing On Your Grave (1:55)
110. 80nails – Aye Aye Aye (1:54)
111. Atom Atom – Alles Gut (1:54)
112. Big Fuckin Skull – Murder, Skull Wrote (1:53)
113. Continental Lovers – Can’t Get Her Outta My Head (1:53)
114. Flesh D-Vice! – Friday Nights (1:53)
115. Slaughter Boys – Iron Lung (1:53)
116. Teengenerate – Shake A Tail Feather (1:53)
117. Tyrant – My Right (1:53)
118. The Androids – Nine To Five (1:52)
119. Faction-S – Usé Jusqu’a L’os (1:51)
120. Avengers Vl – Time Bomb (1:49)
121. Florida Men – Better Safe Than Sober (1:49)
122. Ben & Fist – Ensemble ou jamais (1:48)
123. Toxic Reasons – God Bless America (Unreleased Track From ”War Hero” Session) (1:47)
124. Benzin – Zieh dir was rein (1:45)
125. Brad Marino – Sick Sick Sick Sick (1:44)
126. Prisonnier Du Temps – Finir Comme Toi (1:44)
127. Thorazine – Stumble and Fall (1:44)
128. Melusaaste – Alistajat (1:43)
129. Random Killing – Don’t Ask Me Why (1:43)
130. Nasty Rumours – Antisocial (1:42)
131. F.U.’s – Razor (1:41)
132. Reifer Madness – Summer Of 77 (1:41)
133. The Slits – Shoplifting (Rough Mix) (1:39)
134. The Testors – Primitive (1:39)
135. Class – Pills On A Dish (1:36)
136. Miki Antony & Tom Parker – Dirty Rat (1978) (1:33)
137. Spurts – Je Suis Fier De Mon Grand-Pere (1:30)
138. Stress – Informer (1:30)
139. Teenage Knockups – Starts With F And Ends With U (1:30)
140. Sötlimpa – Lita På Dig Själv (1:29)
141. Liquids – Strutter (1:28)
142. Motosierra – Burzako Furher (1:28)
143. Postage – Asphyxia (1:28)
144. Cracked Up – Zip It (1:27)
145. Shitshow – Cellphone Monkey (1:27)
146. Dillinger Four – You’re Not Blank (1:25)
147. Generacion Suicida – Frakasos (1:25)
148. Naked Raygun – Mein Iron Maiden (1:25)
149. Dead Kennedys – Forward To Death (2022 Remix) (1:23)
150. Evil Idols – Bike Age (1:23)
151. Livids – Midnight Stains (1:21)
152. Le Tunnel De L’enfer – The Tunnel Of Love (1:20)
153. The Weaklings – We Gotta Find A Way (1:20)
154. Chartbusters – Chartbusters (1:19)
155. The Richard Ramirez Beatdown – I’m Not A Victim (1:19)
156. Crass – Major General Despair (Demos recorded at Southern Studios on February 27th 1978) (1:18)
157. Long Knife – If You Want Blood (1:18)
158. Chemtrails Oslo – 9/11 Cock (1:16)
159. Solger – Raping Dead Nuns (1:16)
160. Strul – Hi-Fi Punx (1:15)
161. The Stranglers – Shut Up (Bonus) (1:07)
162. The Sins – Fighting In The USA (1:06)
163. Mensen – Gotta Get Away (1:02)
164. Christ On Parade – For Your Viewing Pleasure (1:01)
165. Screeching Weasel – Six Ways To Sunday (1:01)
166. Loli & The Chones – Nazi Death Camp (0:56)
167. The Clitboys – Have Faith (Demo Tape 1982) (0:54)
168. Dangerous Pyjamas – Fashion (0:53)
169. Tokyo Lungs – Rat Cage (0:38)
170. The Sobers – I, Vera (0:36)
171. The Chats – Southport Superman (0:35)
172. Mage… Or Astro-Mage? – Spectral Arc (3:51)
Songs From The Holy War Archive Volume 22:
172 tracks in playlist, average track length: 2:09
Playlist length: 6 hours 11 minutes 27 seconds
2022/12/28
Bücher, schnell gelesen: 1.619
Chris Harding Thornton – Pickard County (Polar Verlag, 2022)

Gelesen: 20.12. – 25.12.2022 (netto 293 Seiten)

Aus dem Amerikanischen von Kathrin Bielfeldt.

Der Polar Verlag hat ja bei mir mehr als einen Stein im Brett und trotzdem schafft er es immer wieder kleine Überraschungen zu setzen.

Pickard County (im Original Pickard Couny Atlas) ist so ein Buch: Kein Krimi im direkten Sinn (denn es gibt für den Cop kein wirkliches Verbrechen zu klären) sondern eine extrem detailierte Ansicht des Lebens in den Sandhills von Nebraska.

Harley Jensen ist die Nachtschicht des County Sheriff und verbringt seine ruhelosen Nächte auf den Straßen des Counties. Und in den verlassenen Farmen. Ebenso ruhelos ist Pam Reddick, eine junge Frau und irgndwie Trailer-Trash. Und sie möchte nur weg. Wärend Harley ihren Schwager – den lokalen Bösewicht – festsetzen möchte.

Das ganze Buch ist wunderbar dunkel (wie die Nachtschicht von Harley), die Menschen sind einsam und auf der Suche und jeder schleppt eine Tragödie mit sich rum.

Alles deutet auf eine tödliche Kollision der Charactäre hin – aber Chris Harding Thornton hat das ganze viel cleverer angelegt.
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If Pickard County Atlas taught me anything, it’s that writing, for me, is method acting. I’ve accepted that, so that’s something different. People give method actors a tough time, and I get it, but I had to be Pam and Paul and Harley and Virginia and Rick and Babe and the rest. I had to live in their heads to be able to write them.

Chris Harding Thornton in einem Interview.
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Ein fast schon ungewöhnliches Buch – trotz mangels an Mord, Todschlag sowie Blut und Tränen extrem spannend. Und das stimmig hinzubekommen ist schon eine Leistung!

Soundtrack dazu: Levi Bradis – Sandhill Plains, was sonst?

PS: Und Chris Harding Thornton so?
2022/12/27