13/08/2014
Great review from Terminal Boredom! V/A "Stuffs Vol. 2" LP
The compilation game is a tough one these days. It takes a lot of effort to make a good one for often very little return. CMA out of Norway made a pretty good one in "Stuffs Vol. 1", but the fact is that not many probably heard it and that I haven't spun my copy since reviewing it says a lot. Admirably, they're back again with Vol. 2, which has a wonderful line-up of international weird punkers, many of whom have some name recognition (Dan Melchior, Sunny & The Sunsets, Cosmonauts, Bazooka) mixed in with a few unkowns. I'll go over the highlights instead of a tiring track-by-track analysis (even though I love doing that sh*t...the sacrifices I make). The Pierre & Bastien song that opens the comp is a stone killer, De Hoje Haele do a good weird-pop number and The Cosmonauts track isn't too shabby for West Coast neo-psych. Side B has the bulk of the meat though, Soupcans open with a real good rubbery be**er, the Kraesj Normal track is outtasite and sounds like a girl-fronted Cheveu almost (is this just Crash Normal?), Plasto Beton do a good yet brief synth-blaster, NASA Space Universe contribute "ACBC" and live up to their rep as one of the best bands in hardcore right now and the Offonoff track to end is a pretty decent noisescape. The only thing messing up side B is a duff cut from Bazooka (go figure) and Side A is all choice except for a real d***y Sunny & The Sunsets tune. As good a comp as you're gonna get these days, and the French really kill it on this one. Classy packaging as well.(RK)
