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The Debutant Kid – Demo 2010

Jeff Baertsch — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:07:29 +0000

The Debutant Kid is a Melbourne Punk outfit. It’s promising and fantastic.

The band is made up of a bunch of Saetia fans. Which is odd. Because they don’t suck like Saetia did.

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talons’ – Rustic Bullshit

Jeff Baertsch — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:09:54 +0000

If you’re feeling melancholic.

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Taste the Void – In Search For Light

worldpolice — Mon, 16 May 2011 07:56:40 +0000

A young band from Nantes in France with a Suffocate for Fuck Sake vibe, their 15 minute EP is a sort of concept release. Ambient changes and delicious breakdowns do not stray from the ‘In Search For Light’ mantra. Instant like.

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Pygmy Lush – Old Friends

Jeff Baertsch — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:25:56 +0000

I feel as though I’ve grown up with Pygmy Lush. They largely formed out of the ashes of Pg. 99, as many of you know. As a younger teenager I grew up listening to Pg.99, able to equate their raw anger to my bottomless well of teenage angst. Then Pygmy Lush came through with their rough Folk music that I started to listen to more and more as I settled down. Pygmy Lush has really refined their Folk sound in their latest LP. It’s absolutely beautiful.

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Heads and Heads – Four Way Split

Jeff Baertsch — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 11:21:02 +0000

Following up on the previous post, I bring you the latest release by Heads and Heads. This is a four way split between Dying in Motion (Switzerland), Heads and Heads (Spain), The Plague Sermon (UK), and Virginia on Duty (Malaysia). It’s a collaboration between several labels including *ahem* mine. Yes, I’m posting my own record on here. I’m having a hard time moving records before I move to Melbourne, cut me some slack.

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Transistor Transistor – Transistor Transitor Vs. Wolves Split

Jeff Baertsch — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 02:15:51 +0000

Transistor Transistor and Wolves alike are two very memorable American Screamo bands. Transistor Transistor brings to the table a very abrasive, somewhat Metal inspired sound to the table (in my opinion, better than both of their LP’s). Wolves is possibility one of the best Emo bands the genre has seen during it’s tail end of existence. They broke up in 2004 after a great run of releasing consistently solid records, and having played with such acts as Orchid. Transistor Transistor still remains to this day, albeit they appear to be inactive.

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Sirs – Vas Deferens

worldpolice — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 07:00:14 +0000

New music usually ceases to have an effect on me but a string of tracks such as the ones on this EP is something that I’ve been needing to hear for a while now.

Really posi, upbeat stuff – and think Cap’n Jazz and Algernon Cadwallader.

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Lion of the North – The Compass Calls E.P

Jeff Baertsch — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:41:44 +0000

More Screamo/Math Rock hybrid that has been popping up all over the midwest of the United States. Think The Reptilian. Enjoy it.

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World Police is Not a Cold Dead Place

Jeff Baertsch — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:41:21 +0000

Readers of World Police… I am sorry. How we have treated our readers is abysmal. Speaking for myself, I don’t have much to excuse myself with except for a mere apathetic lapse in the blog. Please accept our apologies. My resolution for this coming year is to perhaps get in a one-post-a-week habit (but please don’t hold me to that too hard).

The Jesus Years – Are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

worldpolice — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:05:41 +0000

Posi British math-rock which may or may not be a Christian release. Nevertheless don’t judge unless ye be judged, good music deserves a bop to and this delivers. The Jesus Years have since disbanded and now have a new moniker Crash of Rhinos. I’d say it’s definitely worth checking out when they release their LP/start playing shows.

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