mardi 14 juin 2022

Total Sham


picture by Marley Kennaley

 If you've been around this page a bit you probably know that I'm fond of the Kansas City hardcore punk scene and I've written enthusiastic reviews about Loss Prevention, Beta Boys / Electric Chair and D.Y.E... well D.Y.E is dead but came back under the name of Total Sham (an expression widely used by the right wing media to describe the last US presidential election if I'm not mistaken) and that's what I'm going to briefly talk about today.
Yes I really enjoyed D.Y.E last year tape, I actually enjoyed it so much that I included it in my year end's top list so I was utterly excited when I understood that Total Sham was nothing less than D.Y.E!
 
 
 
 
  So no surprises here, these nine new tracks are in the pure lineage of the 2021 tape: mean and ugly furious hardcore punk! These guys are really good at making you feel a strong mix of rage and disgust for the modern world: Total Sham are your dirty fingernails scraping your sore throat when you force yourself to vomit all the disgusting goon / cheap beer that you and your loser buddies have ingurgitated all evening...
Mostly fast-paced, Total Sham tracks can also have heavy and dirty mosh parts that feel like kicks in the guts while you're puking blood in fetal position, lying in the mud. Definitely a "feel good" record!
 
In my November post about D.Y.E I mentioned Glib and Discovery, some aspects also make me think of the less power violence-influenced band from John Cardwell from Portland: Suck Lords. There is the same kind of sloppy "I don't give a fuck" attitude in the way it's played and the way the anger and rage are displayed literally all over the place. To a lesser extent I can also think of The Bug from Chicago who've managed to take the mess to an even higher level. 
You got my point anyway, if you're into dirty, sloppy and mean as fuck US hardcore punk, this is exactly what you're looking for.
 
 
 
  N,J'Oi!
 
 
 
You can listen to Total Sham on RAF#35
 
 
 
 

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