V/A : Asian HC Compilation
1998 All Systems Fail ASF01
1 Yani – The Glory Of War (1)
2 Charm – Couseless
3 Savor Of Filth – My Own Hate
4 Samchung – Pax Amerikkana
5 Turtles Jr. – Die My Girl
6 Parkinson – About A War
7 Protest – (Stop The) War
8 Kitsch – Candy In The Closet
9 Disc'o Kicks – Believe Yourself
10 Desecrate – Greedy Bastards = Profits = Another War
11 Ladybug – My Fuckin Bike
12 Puppen – Freedom To Defecate
13 RUX – Harborside
14 Demisor – Mainstream Egoism
15 Closeminded – Born Bad
16 Enslaved Chaos – Unseen Barriers
17 No Brain – Very Pleasant
18 Disco Scratch Coke Avoid – Not D.I.Y.
19 Yani – The Glory Of War (2)
20 Protest – Freedom, Not System
21 All Stupid – Sia
22 Disco Scratch Coke Avoid – Kill The Nuts
23 La Haine – Tupac Amaru
24 Jeruji – Pi Anjingeun
25 Charm – Good Close / Dedicator
26 Demisor – Nation Of Bastards
27 Runtah – Mega
28 RUX – Don't Wake Me Up
29 Parkinson – Stupid Bastard
30 Samchung – International Anarchy
31 Tokyo Sex Whale – Out Amonst The Evergreens
32 Kitsch – Death Of Three Dogs
33 Disc'o Kicks – I Hate Boredom
34 Desecrate – Desecrate
35 Enslaved Chaos – I Hate Work
36 Ladybug – Stop
37 Weeper – Am I Wrong
CD -> EAC (Offset Configured) -> FLAC (with Log and Cue)
Scans included.
This CD documents the rise of the Asian and South-East Asian DIY punk scene during the 90s. That was the first opportunity for me to listen to bands from Korea, China or Indonesia. That coincides with the troubled context of the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis. I suppose the access to cable TV in the early 90s, with shows like MTV's Alternative Nation, Mall Punk bands like Green Day & The Offspring, MTV S.E. Asia, Channel [V] did have a non-negligible influence on the birth of the local alternative and underground music scenes. Most of the bands featured on this compilation started during the mid-nineties... Meaning that for most Young Asians back then, the first encounter with different kinds of music was due to the mainstream media, and less by fanzines and tape trading circles, in some ways, places like Korea, Indonesia or Malaysia were quite culturally isolated from the outside world, living under authoritarian regimes during the 80's...
This compilation present a wide diversity of bands and styles of music, covering Straightforward H/C punk, Street Punk, Melodic stuff, Crust/grind...
The bands featured here are:
Tokyo Sex Wale From China,
All Stupid, Closeminded, Jeruji, Puppen, Runtah, Savor of Filth & Turtles Jr. from Indonesia,
Charm, Disco Scratch Coke Avoid, Disc'O Kicks from Japan,
Kitsch, Weeper, RUX, No Brain and Samchung from South Korea,
La Haine from Macau,
Ladybug, all-girl-band from Taiwan,
Enslaved Chaos, and Parkinson from Malaysia,
Demisor, Desecrate and Protest from Singapore,
This great comp was coordinated in Japan, by the same person who produced the Napalm Death/S.O.B. flexi. Good initiative for sure, my only regret is the poor and unimaginative artwork, and the fact this CD didn't feature any bands from the Philippines...
- Brave New World blog
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