Spring Break

 Location: Zagreb, Croatia

Year active: 2023 - Ongoing

Members: ???

Related bands: ???

FFO: Not really lmfao

Conflicted. That's the first word i would like to describe the feeling i had when hearing this project from Croatia's capital. I can't even put words whether i'm amazed or fucking offended at this piece of shit. I don't know whether i should cringe or laugh. Honestly, it doesn't fucking matter at this point. Imma review it anyway.

So this one person project, being "Spring Break" is a poorly mixed up mess of at times out of tune twinkle daddies, with vocals that borders on goregrind abominations that i can't mention here. The vocals here completely overtake the poor mix and it's honestly really, migraine-inducingly terrible and laughably over-the-top at the same time. Not to mention the bandcamp tags such as dsbm, hate and noise pop just adds to the shitz n giggles absurdities.

Any hxc punk/emo perfectionist who gets to hear it will cringe to death and warn others not to listen to it. I, on the other hand, am glad that this thing exist. Honestly, this whole thing is played like a big joke and i'm having a good laugh at it. This whole thing makes The Shaggs (unironically, my personal favorite) sound like a proper band lmfao.

Stream at your own risk.

.minmo

Location: Belgrade, Serbia

Year active: 2022 - Ongoing

Members: ???

Related bands: ???

FFO: Raein, Marjory Stewart Baxter, Eva Ras, Minaret, Mischa.

Label: Khya Records

When i was doing some house work, a band named .minmo contacted me, asking for a submission of releasing their stuff into tape. When i first read about them being from Serbia, i couldn't believe my eyes, then i had to do the research and i only found a blog post about them on Miss The Stars who stated the same. Nevertheless, i was more than happy to help release the demo for them.

.minmo is an upcoming band from Belgrade, Serbia, formed somewhere in 2022. With little to no information about them, the band seems to share vocal duties with their friends, also uncredited. They have recorded their three-track demo EP and then their 7-track demo EP, eventually released on tape by Khya Records.

Their music is a short, confronting and dark emoviolence with a hint of influences from the European bands, such as La Quiete, Minaret, Raein and Mischa and of course, post-rock.

The entirety of this short gem is simply fucking fantastic shit, nothing but pure raw lo-fi energy. Since this band is completely new, i'm totally looking forward to hearing what they'll be doing next in the near future.

STREAM THEIR MUSIC HERE.

GIG REVIEW: IDIEDTHISFEBRUARY, GEAR, EXTERMINATING ANGEL, NABOD!

I suppose this is probably my very first gig review that i've ever done for this blog. I feel like it wouldn't hurt branching/expanding on other things a little other than do reviews on each band.

Now, i'd like to point out that i've been to only a few shows recently. And that is sad, because i really love going and seeing tons of bands that i haven't heard of yet that would eventually impress me so damn much.

Which is why i'm taking this opportunity to review this gig i've attended last friday.

Yep, that's right. A hardcore punk gig taking place in one of the 'splavs' (serbian for rafts) named Zappa Barka (not to confuse with Zappa Bar on the Kralj Petar street), just near the Usce Shopping Mall located in New Belgrade. The lineup consists of Novi Sad's Idiedthisfebruary (especially their first time in Belgrade), Belgrade's Nabod! and Budapest's Gear and Exterminating Angel. And it's been awhile since i took live pictures with my Canon camera (equipped with Meike fisheye lens), so this is also my opportunity to take some.

Idiedthisfebruary was the first to take the stage, starting with the riff that keeps us alarmed and prepared for the unrelenting chaos they have unleashed for us, leaving us completely stunned and paralyzed during the whole ordeal. The entire gig lasts for only 15 minutes, including their Jeromes Dream cover of "It's More Like A Message To You". Of course, afterwards, the iconic thing happens...

It's my pleasure to seeing this band for the first time as i wasn't always able to see them in Novi Sad. Now, i've already written about this band in here, so if you want, check it out here.

Then comes Gear, one of the two bands coming from Budapest finishing off their euro tour. This band, in particular, is straight up youth crew hardcore and pushes their mosh button from our wake and into our feeding frenzy for about 30ish minutes. It was both furious and sweet at the same time.

Up next is Exterminating Angel, more of the same as the previous band, just much more metallic. Definitely strikes harder and leaves us completely no room to breathe for 30 minutes no less. Maybe not so sweet and definitely a crushing experience that's totally worth it.

And finally, Nabod! from our very capital of Belgrade. Now, i have never heard of these guys before and it's a good thing that i haven't. You just might never know what comes in front of you from the stage.

These guys play fast hardcore or powerviolence and guess what? They're fucking rabid! The crowd moshed harder than before, so much harder that i even participated. So many crowdsurfing that i can't even count. I mean, just fucking look at this! I swear to god, these kids are fucking living for it.

These guys don't fuck around really and i mean it. Just some ill shit right here. And they definitely deserve some support, too!

All in all, this gig was one of the most exciting moments of my life. Not only did i take the opportunity to see them all, i was also able to meet up with everyone on there. If there's a chance that i'll see them again, i'm on it.

So, what are you waiting for? All these bands are awesome and totally deserve your support. Check their bandcamps, donate them if you want to, share them with your friends, spread a word about them! It'll keep this hardcore scene alive.

And of course, most importantly: TAKE CARE AND STAY SAFE!

The Love Typewriter

 Location: Ajdovščina, Slovenia

Year active: 2001 - 2003

Members: Aljoša Todorovič (guitar), Jani Peljhan (bass, backing vocals), Matej Likar (guitar, vocals), Simon Mislej (drums), Tadej Grahovac (vocals)

Related bands: Bed Religion, Cloudland, Harry, Real Life Version, UpJohn 

Label: EKO*RDS

When i happen to discover only two songs uploaded on YouTube, i tried and failed at finding a possible download link to their S/T demo. Not all hope was lost as i accidentally found a copy on Discogs, being put on sale by one of the people running Moonlee Records. I initially contacted him and we agreed to meet up in Belgrade, where i would buy the tape from him without having to struggle with the shipping cost. In fact, i was lucky to have a real proper copy and not a bootleg. I've been attempting to properly rip the tape to mp3 multiple times in order to upload all of them on my channel.

The Love Typewriter is an incredibly short-lived midwest emo band formed in Ajdovscina, Slovenia, lasting no more than two years of their activity. It all started when Matej of UpJohn met up with the members of Cloudland and came up with the idea of forming a new band, thus came The Love Typewriter. They have released their only self-titled effort through their record label EKO*RDS. Not far after this, they broke up and went on to play Real Life Version and Harry, respectively.

The demo opens up its 8 tracks and flourishes their midwest emo influences as well as bordering on the emocore roots. Heartfelt punk guitar melodies delivering with raw energy, accompanied by pained and wounded clean vocals belting out personal and confessional lyrics that aren't to be found anywhere, not even in an inlay of the copy that i have. The ever prominent lo-fi production blaring through my walkman speakers just adds to the charm of the genre on its own.

I'd say that The Love TypeWriter is one of those from the region that are able to pull off this raw energy, especially with Emo. Even if they are nothing groundbreaking, it's indeed a must-have for any hardcore emo fans out there.

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