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Signup Date: 1/20/2008

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Saturday, April 05, 2008 

HMG001 - Contaminators 7 - REVIEWS

English

Haven't heard these guys in a while, but they've tightened things up considerably. Blown out vocal track, skuzzy recording and loud, direct arrangements throw this into a '70s punk motif, with great success – "Want me Dead" in particular lifts enough of the Pistols/Dead Boys sorta vibes with the bravado required for ownership, or at least a month-to-month lease. Great, dirty sounds. 300 copies, black vinyl.
(Doug Mosurock –
Dusted Magazine/Still Single: Vol. 4, No. 5)


More from Bakersfield's finest. Three non-LP cuts, "Minimal Minds" is the best thing I've heard off this band's numerous records...the whiny-vox match the snotty song well (and I think this tune is commentary on the onslaught of recent "solo" recording artists...), pretty hot kick-down-the-door guitar solo, verse-chorus-repeat punk-junk. Two fillers on the B-Side, the vocals really get grating after a song or two though. If you're a fan, by all means go for this. They've released like a half-dozen records already, and there's probably a good seven-inch or two worth of material out of the bunch. Scum stats: 300 black, 120 pink, 13 test-presses.
(Rich Kroneiss –
Terminal Boredom – March/2008)


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Dutch

Een spin off van dat Shake Your Ass Records is Menotropic Records. De eerste release van dit label is een single van The Contaminators. Deze band is 'gewoon' afkomstig uit de USA. Het bezeten trio bestaande uit Mark V, Neutron Ron en Darren W klinkt alsof het zo snel mogelijk de nummers wil spelen. De drummer hakt door, snel nog even een snelle gitaarsolo en hup, weer een nummer opgenomen. Op kant 2 passen door die benadering twee nummers. Wat er wordt gezongen is nauwelijks verstaanbaar, alleen de woorden 'I'm loosing my mind' komen duidelijk naar voren en daar lijkt geen woord van gelogen.
(Joost Jan Meertens –
Planet Trash – March/2008)

 

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German

Ungestümer Stakkato-Garagenpunk aus Bakersfield, Kalifornien, der mich stark an die Münsteraner HIDDEN CHARMS beziehungsweise deren Vorgängerband SHAKEDOWNS erinnert. Minimale Frühachtziger-HC-Anleihen sind auch nicht von der Hand zu weisen, demnach also charmant kaputtes Tonmaterial, zu dem man hervorragend allein zu Hause Cola mit Brennspiritus trinken kann, um nachher (sofern man noch laufen kann) die örtliche Großraumdisco in Brand zu stecken. (8)
(Berdn Fisher –
OX Fanzine 78 – June/2008)


Saturday, April 05, 2008