Disco Assault- Demo (2006)

So I guess the point of this thing is to delve into the past a bit and make older music available to a new generation. Well, I like this demo and the band is breaking up soon, so you’re getting a recent release instead. Disco Assault play fast 80’s style hardcore/punk, whose sound/ content/ authenticity hasn’t been seen around these parts in some time. Listen, learn, and when you’re done, check out their ‘Saturday Night Bleeder’ seven inch.

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Dave Dubois- Polaroids & Other Little Visions (2004)

Dark, haunting roots music intertwined with spoken word/poetry pieces on this remarkably realized concept album of sorts from current Locusts Have No King front man. Dave has released solo material since, but this is a great snapshot of a younger man fleshing out rough sketches of some eventual LHNK tracks. Imagine Morrison reading ‘An American Prayer’ between Black Heart Procession records. Top notch view of what was to come.

Related: the Locusts Have No King, Theory of Everything.

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Kill Everyone- XXX (2004)

Windsor’s first and only straight edge band? It’s midnight and my memory is shit, but I really can’t think of any other straight edge band in our city’s history. Face Down vocalist Ozzy and guitarist Lear switched duties, recruited two Americans, and Kill Everyone was born. The FD breakdowns are still present, but the metal riffs have been toned down a bit and mixed with fast, pissed, late 90’s hardcore not unlike Path of Resistance.

Related: Face Down, Evolution of the Kill, Apathemy, Dumpster Drunx, Counterfeit, xTyrantx, etc.

Original recording that appeared on the CD release:
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Redux version with (better quality) music re-recorded by Chris (Lodown) and Lear:
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Closed Casket Funeral- A Special Thanks To The Man Who Invented The Wheel (2005)

CCF took what was going on in the Windsor metalcore scene at the time and elevated the level of technical proficiency... considerably. This three song ep was recorded in the band’s infancy when the Dillinger Escape Plan, and Between the Buried and Me were obvious influences. A few split releases followed, but the real lost gem is an entire LP worth of new material (recorded by Antoine of Ion Dissonance, at the top of the band’s game) that remains unreleased to this day.

Related: Monolith, Cleansed by Fire, Woods of Ypres, the Burial Surface, Corprophemia, etc.

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Clusterfuxx- Peace E.P. (2001)

Usually seen out front with a mic in hand, this was a brief project that saw Posers front man Rayny Forster behind the drum kit instead. I could be mistaken, but I believe this ep (with clever double entendre title) was their complete recorded output. For a basement recording circa 2001, the production is solid, and packaging is great diy work. Fast paced songs about Jason Voorhees, anti-racism, war, & the religious right; your usual punk rock meat and potatoes.

Related: Repetitions, the Posers, the Paranoid, Hulluus, Deadite, etc.

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Lager Lads- Rose City Boot Boys 7" (1996)

The Lager Lads played a mix of early UK style street punk/oi with some ska influences, that blended lyrics akin to English reggae singer Judge Dread, and vocals reminiscent of Sheer Terror’s Paul Bearer. The undisputed leaders of the street punk/oi renaissance that took place in Windsor in the 90’s, this was the first in a series of 7” vinyl releases after three self released cassettes. Like many of their vinyl releases, this was released by a European label, and later collected on the ‘the Good and the Bad’ CD.

Related: the Posers, Tension.

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Big Daddy 'A' And The Merves- We Stole Your Wallet (1997)

Yet another release from 1997, can you tell when I was a teenager? A sense of humor can sometimes be hard to come by when you’re talking about ‘artists’ and ‘musicians.’ Part Dead Milkmen, part Village People, Big Daddy ‘A’ and the Merves knew how to entertain and put humor first. Costumes, props, and classy song titles like ‘piece of shit’ were their trademarks, and the boys live show was a celebrated spectacle. Fun, energetic alt-pop, that varies in influence from song to song on this massive 25 song CD release.

Related: the Vaudevillianaires, the Golden Hands Before God, the Unsettlers, etc.

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