Rebeliant 12 Lat Walki Z Wiatrakami LP
This interesting retrospective pulls together 34 tracks from Poland’s REBELIANT, a long-running, eclectic hardcore punk outfit. Active from 1989 until the early ’00s, the collection features cuts from various cassette releases throughout the ’90s, along with some live material and previously unreleased studio captures. Given all of this, the sound quality is surprisingly consistent. The tunes themselves are also quite consistent in terms of quality, which shifts the emphasis on how the band evolved over time. The sound they cultivated is unique, but unashamed of letting their influences shine through. Smash the CLASH, NOMEANSNO, and DEZERTER together, and the results of that alchemy have to resemble REBELIANT. Although they don’t sound that much alike, I tend to think of REBELIANT as a spiritual sibling to CITIZEN FISH. Worth a spin for anyone interested in the more experimental side of punk.