dimanche 13 juin 2021

VA - La Masacre Continua

 

Just a few words about this new Colombian punk compilation titled La Masacre Continua: released on the Barcelona based label Chaos-T Records in May 2021 (also available on the French label Symphonie Of Destruction), this tape gathers 21 tracks by 21 bands who decided to react to the violent repression of which a part of the Colombian people is victim since the end of April.
 
 
 
It may be time to make a quick recap of what's happening there: since early 2020 the covid crisis has severely impacted almost the entire global economy, and Colombia has been particularly hard hit. The extremely strict and lengthy lockdown measures may have had a favourable health impact, but they also greatly increased the unemployment rate (from 9% to 16%), obviously affecting the tourism sector very strongly, but also the entire informal sector... The government decided early this year to increase several taxes, including the VAT, "in order to be able to spend and even to maintain vital social programs". Of course the VAT increase hits hard everyone, especially the working and middle classes, and is therefore seen as an inequality increasing factor and is rejected by an important of the population...  
 
Since the beginning of the protests on the 28th of April, the government has decided to repress all demonstrations extremely violently... a totally disproportionate and abusive violence (tens of people have been proved to be killed by the police despite the official denials) against which the Colombian punks could only unite. If you're interested you should watch the two Vice News videos about the protests and the police violence which have happened since then (Colombia’s Deadly Fight for Justice and Colombia Is Rising Up).
 
 
 
  But let's come back to punk music and the compilation:
La Masacre Continua features the cream of the crop of the current Colombian punk scene (but Spanish as well), bands I've already very enthusiastically reviewed here like Ataque Zero, Lumpen and Sublevaciòn but also many bands I've mentioned many times like the super stars of Muro and Primer Regimen but also Alambrada, Trampa or Final. So yes this compilation is mostly composed of killer classic tracks (no unreleased tracks as far as I know) despite a few too grindish or black metallish (or simply of really bad taste) songs that are really not essential. I regret a little the absence of Reacciòn Violenta, Uzi and Abuso but you can't have everything, right?
 
Oh and of course, as the label bandcamp page says: "If you want to download and give out a donation, everything will be donated to the people and the different collectives who are needing our help. We did this compilation with the intention of giving out all the donations received in behalf of the strike and the people requiring our support and solidarity." which is absolutely not a clear description of what all that donation money is going to become but I hope it will be used wisely...
 
Anyway don't be a rat ass, support the fight of the Colombian people against police brutality and treat yourself with a lot of cool Spanish speaking raw punk: buy this comp!  
 
 
 

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