Band.......................................Apsurd
Album.....................................Derealizacija
Year........................................2018
Genre.....................................hardcore punk
Format....................................tape
Country...................................Serbia
Web........................................
bandcamp,
youtube
Label.......................................
Doomtown Records
here we have the 1st release of one of the most interesting bands that pops out on this our ex-yu area in last few years and which irresistibly reminds on this already little forgotten late ‘80s/‘90s hc punk sound in the veins of bands like Tožibabe, U.B.T., Unutrašnji Bunt and countless anarcho punk bands from this time and this part of the world,
Apsurd from Belgrade with members from Serbia and USA.. first time I heard them was live, I think, and the first thing that flew through my mind was, wow I have opportunity to watch and listen new Unutrašnji Bunt, and still today they remind me little at them, not exactly musically but at least because of the vocals, which are female by the way, and similar way of singing (hopeless and full of despair yelling with lot of spoken words in some slowly parts) and also similar lyrics, maybe not so powerful as by above mentioned band but dark, minimalist yet still strong and clever and with similar topics as U. Bunt’s ones, it means some deeper themes about emptiness and darkness of this society and world we're living in all in gray, depressing, almost apocalyptic tone.. also they are sung in Serbian which gives this special note and feel to the whole story..
tape is released by Doomtown records in October 2018 and it’s limited to only 150 copies, covers come in three different colors (purple, gray and red), mine is gray and I think that this color suits it best considering the atmosphere and everything.. tape is pro dubbed and done, cover is printed on something heavier paper almost like cardboard with lyrics, one band photo and simple but effective cover art, same songs are recorded on both side of the tape and that’s pretty much all when it’s about "boring" technicalities..
from other, there are 6 songs in already mentioned hardcore punk style, heavily influenced by former Yugoslavian sound and bands, all together some 15 mins of depressive and dark, but still energetic, on some parts slow and most of the time mid tempo or fast and straightforward good old hc punk slapping.. after listening you will, for sure, catch yourself screaming derealizacijaaaaaaa! or deratizacijaaaaaa (deratization O.E), heheh, how it was the case at some gigs..
last copies are still available from Doomtown records web store by the price of 5 euros, so hurry up if you wanna grab yourself this nice piece of plastic..
in meantime, Apsurd toured all around the Balkans and even wider, made tons of gigs and introduce themselves well to the people, despite their absence from the internet world.. hope to hear more news and maybe new material by them soon.. until then this tape will be spinning in my deck countless times, that's for sure..
last night I was on first gig this year, well on a half of gig, I only saw Path of Cestoda and Mališa Bahat and went home cause I had to be up early today, but hey, it was good gig, Mališa Bahat were great, I like watch those guys live.. also get some nice stuff from them, split 7" with Zmar and their cassette "Thus Far" which is kind of discography tape with material from their both previous releases.. and yes, the most important, there is space for gigs in Varaždin, finally.. a proper one.. Kulturana, I was first time there, according to some photos, stories and some previous events which didn't really fit into some diy hc punk circles and considering on that they weren't interesting for me, I was thinking and had impression that this is one more fancy club, but I was so wrong, place is cool and I hope there will be more real diy hc punk gigs in the nearest future..
