Reviews

Ansiax / Bakounine split LP

ANISAX is crusty hardcore, some D-beat, some good riffs, even a song that reminds me a bit of the way D.R.I. plays. Most of the time, they are playing music influenced by a lot of classic crust bands. I like this, it reminds me of the 1990s. BAKOUNINE is a good match for this split. Similar in style, but a little more D-beat. Both bands give us some nice hooks that really make this a good listen.

• Reviewer Bill Chamberlain
• Label Aback Distribution / Abnegat / Bourdoule / Creepozoïd Productions / Crustatombe / Deviance / Emrenadur / Ruido Total Discos / Subversive Ways
• Issue MRR #503 • April 2025

Guns’n’gänseblümchen Perspectives LP

Big, rich sound from a drum/guitar duo based in Germany and France. The vocals really shine through here, dueling from female to male, from tenderness to grit on both sides, evoking that peace-punk hope and despair all at once. Perspectives is the sophomore album from this true DIY, no-profit outfit—that’s right, free download on their Bandcamp page, so get it in ya!

• Reviewer Willis Schenk
• Label Donnez-Moi du Feu / Emrenadur / Entre Chien Et Loup / Et Mon Cul C'est du Tofu? / No Way Asso
• Issue MRR #462 • November 2021