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ARTIST
TITLE
1979-1982
FORMAT
2LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
OS 005LP OS 005LP
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RELEASE DATE
12/1/2023

2023 repress. Third edition of 500 copies on splatter black-and-white vinyl in a gatefold sleeve. De Brassers were one of the most notorious bands in the Belgian new wave/punk history. With their no-nonsense attitude they scared the shit out of the local catholic community of Hamont. De Brassers were a local mixture of the Sex Pistols (in the lowest gear) and Joy Division (they always performed a cover version of Joy Division's "Shadowplay"), combining a criticism of bureaucracy and politics with experiences of psychological and existential tensions. The doomed sound they produced tells a lot about the dark atmosphere of the late seventies and early eighties: the fear of atomic bombs, cold war pessimism, police violence against squatters, the first cases of AIDS, and the grim years of Reagan and Thatcher. This compilation takes you back to that time. All tracks from their first 7″ En Toen Was Er Niets Meer and their self-titled 12″, plus rare and unreleased tracks taken from various live performances and the cassette Levend. If you're in for a raw slice of Belgian history let de Brassers immerse you in a cold wave of punk.