Dara Puspita

Life has been getting in the way, for better and for worse...I won't bore you with the details, because two hand injuries in two weeks is making this incredibly difficult to type.  Dara Puspita was a garage pop band from Surabaya, Indonesia from '64-'72.  They toured the world for three straight years (holy hell) and as a result, didn't last too much longer after returning home.  This has been my jam lately.  It's groovy.

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Vaarallinen

Alright, I love Finnish punk!  Here we have Vaarallinen, a Finnish-named band who sing Finnish lyrics, and who live in....Singapore?  Okay...any concerns I might have immediately vanish when the first song kicks in.  This demo is abusively aggressive, 10 tracks of hardcore, thrashing punk that never slip below the "totally-in-your-face" level of intensity.  The vocals are drenched in reverb, melding in with the music and the result is a pretty oppressive assault on your poor ears.  I like this.

Lion City Punx!