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>>LNA 001 - Boda / Eterna Inocencia - split cd

 
>>LNA 002 - Life's a Riot - s/t - 7"
Life's a Riot is from Finland. It includes former members of Yuppiecrusher, Pax Americana and Diaspora. They play on this 7" 6 songs of powerful melodic anarchopunk with a dual female voice. Unfortunately, the band split up one year ago.
 
Maximum Rock'n'Roll #220
"Man I'm so fucking stoked on this fervent yet melodic female vox'd anarcho punk from Finland. Think of Dirt or maybe something modern like Burning Kitchen or Lost World. Awe some lyrics and killer tunes from these ex-Diaspora, Pax Americana and YuppieCrusher folx. I'm so fucking down with this. Man what is with Finland these days ? Manifesto Jukebox, Wasted and now these folx ? Totally great stuff !!!"
 

>>LNA 003 - Urban Blight - 1998 / 2001 - cd - 6 euros
It's a kind of discography of this anarchopunk band including most of the songs released on tape between 1998 and 2001. Urban Blight plays a powerful and tense powerful and tense minimalist crustpunk. I really like the clever texts dealing with anarchy, wars, governement, poverty, third world.
(http://www.urbanblight.domainepublic.net/garde2.html).
 
Profane Existence #45
"If ingenuity counts for anything then Urban Blight is ahead of many. The band actually consists of only one member, a beat box and a couple of audio techs. The lack of members (and therefore contrasting influence) is noticeable in the lack of variation of musical style from song to song. The beatbox is also pretty tining sounding in some songs and takes away from the overall impact of each song. At the same time this also leads to a more synthesided of electronic sound. If you're looking for something crusty, but with a new twist to it, then Urban Blight is worth looking it".
 
 
>>LNA 004 - Migra Violenta - HC Crust - 12"
MV is a band from Buenos-Aires. They play fast, raging and political punkhc in a kind of cross between Dropdead and Los Crudos. The 45-min lp includes the "hccrust" cd and the split 7" with Cucsifae. All the spanish lyrics are translated in english. Imagine Los Crudos and Dropdead playing together on Buenos Aires' barricades (http://www.migraviolenta.8k.com/).
(http://www.migraviolenta.8k.com/).
 
Maximum Rock'n'Roll #239
"Just as the title suggests, Migra Violenta delivers 21 songs of crusty hardcore on this LP, along with healthy doses of youthful energetic hardcore not unlike LIFES HALT and TEAR IT UP. This has been out as a CD for a couple of years, and I'm glad it's made it to vinyl - this shit is ripping from start to finish. Higher pitched screams instead of guttural growls mke for better listening (think CRUDOS) and the songs are well-written throughout. Hailing from politically tormented Argentina, the frustration and anger at the current situation comes through loud and clear, and is certainly more relevant than a bunch of kids from SuburbanTown USA yelling about how war sucks. An awesome record made by fucking cool folks from down south - highly recommended."

 
>>LNA 005 - Urban Blight - It's alive - cd-r
Urban Blight is a solo punk, doing everything : writing lyrics, singing, playing guitar and programming machines. It sounds like early french punk bands as Metal Urbain and Berurier Noir with a crusty touch. The lyrics are very angry and clever. They mainly declain all the injustices against animals, children, women, third-world country people ... The 13 songs were recorded live.
 

>>LNA 006 - Migra Violenta - Superficial - 10"
Two titles appears on a split 7" with Kontraattaque and a title was on a split 7" with Disarm. All the other songs are totally new. If you liked the "hccrust" lp (see MRR review below), I guess you will love this record. Songs are still raging and furious. In my mind, it's even better than the lp. Indeed,  songs are not so linear and are given rythmed by destructive breaks.
(http://www.migraviolenta.8k.com/)
 
Maximum Rock'n'Roll #243 - Feb. 2004
"Like many Latin American bands, Migra Violenta, from Buenos-Aires, plays very palpable fury and real shit to say - about poverty, the borders, and of course, the scene. Their technical, intensely heavy sound hammers those messages home. With a mile-a-minute, hard-hitting drummer, they usually do it pretty fast. But I think their more mid-tempo songs, like "El futuro esta lejos", are superior, and realy moving. This is a winner."

Profane Existence #44 – Fall-Winter 2003
"Ultra intense punk rock from Argentina that combines has both power and speed. Sixteen songs, all with lyrics that deal with political issues and commentary on the HC punk movement, written in Spanish, but with English translations provided. Quite simply put - this record rocks!"
 
 

>>LNA 007 - Doña Maldad - Y el Estado hipocrita continua asesinando ... - 12"
An other anarchopunk assault from Latin America ... these three guys are from Maracaibo (Venezuela), near one of the biggest oil ressource of the world. They could wait for oil money to become a bit less poor but they don't mind. They prefer to scream their anger instead. They prefer to claim anticapitalism and self-management. And musically speaking ? Dona Maldad sounds like a kind of mix beween furious south american and european anarchopunk styles (http://www.donamaldad.cjb.net/).
 
MRR #253 – June 2004.
"Great anarcho-punk from Venezuela! Well played mid to quick-tempo catchy tunes, tons of guitar hooks and angry male vocals - all in Spanish. This is going to be a great one for all you anarcho-punks out there. Come and get it"

 
>>LNA 008 - Doña Maldad / Generacion Perdida - Atentando y propagando en Suramérica - split 7" - 3.5 euros
Rageous pace, angry vocals and politics are the  main features of this split between two latin-american bands. Dona Maldad come from Venezuela, hate both populist Chavez or its opposition and love crustpunk. Generacion Perdida are against all oppressions, want anticapitalist war and love anarchopunk.
(http://www.donamaldad.cjb.net/  generacionperdidapunk@hotmail.com)
 
MRR #253 – June 2004.
« Dona Maldad are vicious. For their side of this split, they deliver three tracks of raw, yet tuneful hardcore. Their songs just bubble with energy and had me vainly attempting to sing-a-long beforeet Psychopathie Criminalis it was over. Crucial punk from Venezuela. On the flip we have Generacion Perdida, playing a similar style to Apatia No ! Mid-paced catchy anarcho-punk with ranting vocals attacking the state, communists and discussing the merits of sabotage as a means to an end. Good stuff. »
 
PE #46 – Fall Winter 2004
"GP, from Lima, Peru, crank out 3 cool anarchopunk songs on this split. They sound similar to Sin Dios at times, a little slower, maybe straight forward raw hc punk, although they do tend to lean towards the catchy style of early Defiance as well. A very interesting band with a heavy anarchist slant On the flip is DxM, a DIY anarchopunkband from Venezuela. DxM play a similar style, maybe a little more lo-fi and with more trashy parts They do slow things down on the last song, which is catchy while still retaining the DIY HC intensity the band exudes on the first two songs. This EP is great South American release, on no less than 9 different labels from Europe, Central and South America. Up the DIY anarchopunx"
 

>>LNA 009 - Altercado – El ruido y la rabia- 12" - 8 euros
Altercado is a chilean hcpunk band. They play fast and raw southamerican punkHC with a slight emotive touch. Of course, I could use the everlasting comparison with Los Crudos. But I prefer to keep the band away from that. Actually, they're above all a trio of southamerican punks claiming their anger and hatred of the social oppressions they're under. The sleeve is a full-color gatefold one.
(reaccion56@latinmail.com)
 
 
>>LNA 010 - Segue - 10" – 6 euros
Eight songs of depressive, desillusionned and chaotic crust. Two songs were originally released on comps. Perhaps, the most tense record, I have released until now. It crushes me and I love that !
 

>>LNA 011 - Silence – Mad Civilisation - 10" – 6 euros
Their long awaited 10" is finally out. This is certainly their best release in date. Music still sounds dark and powerful emocrust. Lyrics are in the same vein, dealing with suffering, isolation, head against the wall, false promises .. This is the music for a mad civilization.
(http://www.silence.end.pl/)

PE #50/51 – Winter Spring 2006
"What we have here is 8 offerings of down tunes, heavy, dark, gloomy HC crust from Poland put out on French label. Let's hear it for international HC! Musically there is some powerful mojo going on here with the occasional piano and violin kicking in for good measure, and the vocals-they are completely amazing and primal while retaining a bleak urgency. The songs are all really strong, well though out and well written bringing to mind bands like Garmonbozia and His hero is gone."
 
>>LNA 012 - Urban Blight – Pig Justice - 7" – 3.5 euros
Urban Blight is a one-man-anarchopunk-band. On this new 7", it delivers four tracks of intense political punk. It sounds like a mix between eighties french punk, old-school industrial music and anarchopunk. It changes from the usual fashion d-beat crust! As always, lyrics are senseful dealing with justice, womyn conditions, resurgence of fascism in post-communist russia, commodity and alienation. Punkrock is more than cliché!
(http://www.urbanblight.domainepublic.net/garde2.html).
 

>>LNA 013 - Silence – Echoes of Depression - 12" – 8 euros
Polish emotive crustpunk with hints of metal, in a kind of mix between Antichrist and fashion crust bands like Tragedy. The perfect soundtrack of a grey and cold autumn.
(http://www.silence.end.pl/)

 
>>LNA 014 – Migra Violenta – Holocausto capitalista - cd – 6 euros
The 18 songs were recorded in november 2004. On this CD, Migra Violenta sounds more brutal and fast than ever. There's even a slight touch of crust on some titles. The singer's rage reminds me a lot Los Crudos. Migra Violenta hates capitalism, the mass-murder of the world, and there's no doubt about that when you hear them.

 
>>LNA 015 – Terror y Miseria – Somos lo ke hacemos para kambiar lo ke somos - cd – 4 euros
Terror y Miseria is an old @punk band from Buenos-Aires. After the events of december 2001 in Argentina, they moved to Europe. They are now squatting in Barcelona, still fighting day after day for a social change. The cd includes 12 new songs and 10 songs which were originally released in 1998 on their cd "El arte de la revuelta". All sound in the pure South-American style, angry, dirty and punk. The 7" booklet includes lyrics, columns about the situation in Argentina and translations in French and English. Lyrics are explicit ... Terror y Miseria are against capitalist state, police and education. They want the prisons down and the punk movement up. It could sound a bit basic but for Terror y Miseria, anarchopunk resistance means more than words. It means also a daily fight against private property, against social control, against borders, against racism and neo-colonialism. It shows me (a white-middle-class punk) many reasons for keeping my fuckin' fight up !

PE #52/53 – Spring Summer 2007
"This CD is a new offering from Terror y Miseria and also features their album El Arte de la Resistancia from 1998. Terror y Miseria specialize in very anthemic punk rock with shouted vocals and super-political lyrics addressing everything from police brutality to antistate resistance, especially in the songs Anarkopunk resistance and The Worst Tyran. There are several spoken pieces and soundbites on this CD, which I think can be a good companion to the music if used sparingly. At times, the spoken pieces disrupted the momentum of Terror y Miseria's music. This is a little unfortunate, as it's obvious that this band is passionate about their music and beliefs. This notwithstanding, while this CD isn't the newest crust punk sound to be name-dropped on various punk message boards and the like, there is a lot of convictin going on here and Terror y Miseria deliver it well. Bonus points for including the lyrics in Spanish, French and English."
 

>>LNA 016 - Apatia No / Protestera – Split – mcd - 3.5 euros
This split is finally out after a 4 years-delay. The sleeve and the two booklets are those of the vinyl version which has been released by Skuld and No Seke. Both booklets give detailed explanations about the songs thema (revolutionnary propaganda in the punk movement, labour exploitation, drugs abuse, political intolerance as activism). This CD version is the result of a self-managed collaboration between several labels. It is mainly intended for the people who doesn't have a vinyl player at home (99% of the south-american punks).
 

>>LNA 017 - Doña Maldad – En llamas de rabia – 7” - 3.5 euros
Like Los Dolares, Dona Maldad are from Venezuela, a crazy and chaotic country. Perhaps, this is the reason why the venezuelan bands sound so angry. Anyway, these new songs are totally exciting and mix melodic @punk riff with crusty voices. The sleeve include a long text about the fight against exploitation of carbon in the western part of Venezuela.

PE #52/53 – Spring Summer 2007
"A very enjoyable EP from these Venezuelan anarcho-punks. There are moments on this record where this band reminds me of Los Crudos, but then they punk it out a bit and lay down some downright catchy riffs. Plus, they kick out a rocking cover of "New Age" by Blitz. The cover artwork is very cool as well; very punk and abstract at the same time. This band definitely goes in a lot of different directions with their music and message and I am digging it."
 

>>LNA 018 - Los Dolares - Las venas abiertas de America Latina – cd - 5 euros
This fantastic new album is inspired by the book of Eduardo Galeano. Thoughts about autonomy, imperialism, oppression in south-American are presented in an incredible 80 pages-booklet. And what about the music ? It is just crazy crust in a kind of mix between classical southamerican anarchopunk and european dark crust.

 
>>LNA 019 – Propaganda por el hecho – Salud, punk y anarquia – cd - 4 euros
This chilean band offer on their first CD twenty-one anarchist punk attacks. They have only one intention: to destroy the capitalist, sexist and specist system. And musically speaking ? It is just pure southamerican anarchopunk, full of noise, of shouts and and of anger !

 
>>LNA 020 – Los Dolares / Dislexia – Split – 7"- 3.5 euros
Full poster sleeve ala Crass for this anarchopunk split between Los Dolares (Venezuela) and Dilexia (Peru). Both sounds classical south-american punk. I love it.
 

>>LNA 021 – Altercado – Radio Rebelion – 12” - 8 euros
The chilean trio is back with a album. Their music is still raw and fast but shows an increasing emo touch too. I don't talk about the white punk kind of emo, but about a feeling of urgence, desesperation and angriness, a feeling feeded by the south american way of life ...
I have a long and complex story with Altercado. That's why I love them. Because they're just trying living their life, far from punk cliches, with sincerity even if sometimes in a pure chaotic way.
 
 
>>LNA 022 – Migra Violenta / Sick Terror – Split – 7”  - 3.5 euros
Guess what ? This is just pure south american madness sounding like a kind of fast trash and crust rumba.

 
>>LNA 023 – Kakistocracy – 12” - 8 euros