SELF
TITLED 7”
2012
This is what hardcore should be all about. Short, fast, and
pissed off. 10 songs clocking in at around seven minutes (including the time it
takes to flip the record).
4 piece Crisis Alert hail from Adelaide, Australia and
have an early 80’s US hardcore influence going on here. The back cover features
the band with their faces crossed out; the T-Shirts featuring OFF! And The
Germs also give a bit of hint of where they’re coming from. As far as I’m
concerned, Crisis Alert bring their brand of hardcore back to basics.
Distilling the elements and the influences. Song titles such as “Boiling Point”
(Society’s a mess!), “Watch you fall”, “Bloodied Streets”, “Frustration” and
“Waste of time” you an idea of the bile CA are spitting out. There’s no mucking
about, they’re straight to the point lyrically and sonically. There’s footage
available on youtube that shows Crisis Alert in full flight with some manic
performances.
I’m not here to spruik labels particularly, just to blab
about records. However Sydney Australia’s Resist records are to be
congratulated for not only this excellent release, but for sustaining
Australia’s hardcore scene for the past umpteen years, and releasing and
stocking loads of vinyl.
This is a great little hardcore 7” package that you just
gotta love; great cover, sticker, lyric insert, and for the modern kids,
digital download code.
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