V/A Locked in the Basement, Collection 2 LP
DCxPC Live’s commitment to the craft is admirable. Sixty some-odd releases in just five years, all vinyl documents of live performances from mostly slightly lesser-known and mostly current DIY bands. With the second Locked in the Basement compilation, DCxPC Live crams twenty acts onto a 12″ slab, grabbing melodic punk, hardcore, ska, doom/sludge metal, and seemingly everything in between. The complaint (if there was one) would be that the result is somewhat incohesive, but that’s exactly what makes the label itself so interesting—there’s not a “sound” here, and going from FUCKSAKE to TARNISH PREVENTER starts to make sense before the first side wraps. Other notables include NO COMPLY, RBNX, BLANK CHROME, DISOVIET, and CHRIST PIPE. This was my introduction to most of the bands (except NO COMPLY, R.I.P. Justin), and that’s exactly what comps are for. Good job DCxPC, and don’t you even think about stopping.