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Slicks I Broke Player / Cherry Roll 7″

Hailing from Hakata, Japan, SLICKS have been at it since 1989, and this 7” is the latest fruit of their long-standing labors and the first new music they’ve released since their 1990s heyday. “I Broke Player” is a snotty number that wears its SEX PISTOLS influence on its sleeve, and “Cherry Roll” on the B-side is a groovier take on the same sound with a lot of thumpin’ bass to bob along to. This triumphant return comes a couple of years after the General Speech and King’s World labels conspired to bring us the Total Filth Collection compilation of the band’s earlier recordings, and should be just as pleasing for budget rock bros and first-wave freaks alike.

Sore Throat Who Killed Gumby? CD-R

This is the never-before-released, first recording by these bile-inducing, poser-crushing, noise-grind originators. This shit was recorded in 1987, in one of their bedrooms, with the drum-less “drummer” just banging on a desk or something, and a young sibling coming in at the end screaming at them to shut the fuck up. Other than that, it’s all blast and hideous noise, similar to their other early releases. The last track is a ripping live show from the era that features a real drum set and an average recording. This one’s a bad place to start but a fine place to end up. Welcome to shit-grind hell, fuckers!

Used Damaged Asshole Here Comes the Chaos Again CD

Here’s a short, sharp thrasher out of Chiba, Japan that takes grimy ’80s UK glue-core and plays it at neck-snapping speed. Think DISORDER meets bandana thrash and you get the idea. No lyric sheet, but with song titles like “Smash” and “I Don’t Need,” I’m guessing that they do not give a fuck. Cover art features a Rocky Horror Picture Show motif that seems a little out of place, but whatever, that movie’s kind of punk, I guess. No Bandcamp for this one, so dust off that Discman and get ready to shred.