COMRADES [USA]

[post updated on September 27th, 2011]


2008-PRESENT
OK, this is not a band. That's a collective. And i love that idea!!!
"The Comrades Collective was conceived between miles of abandoned farm lands and the always-tempting concrete jungles that make up home."
This is, actually, Lancaster & Allentown in Pennsylvania.

They play in lots of styles and even though there are only two songs that can be called Angry Ska i want them be here and join "Angry Ska collective")) This music is awesome, i like almost everything! Crack rock fans should love em. Started with acoustic songs and later progressed into more powerful sound.

Members:
kviza comrade - vocals, guitar; eric d - drums; todd fasucnacht - bass; ashley dlc - bass; ez dirt - lead guitar; rza rae - violin/vocals; (A) dave - banjo; van sicle - banjo; ashley q. - bass/vocals; brenden black - drums; saint mary - drums; colby brown - drums; aelos - cello; steve xvx - drums; dan plain awful - trumpet.

COMRADES ON MYSPACE



I left the other sides of the splits, cause have the permissions by all of the bands.
Talking about those two bands, i like a lot Becoming The Change and Ballot by Amrev II.



2010 - Time To Split! [Split with Amrev II]

160 kb/s, 32 mb, 4(8) tracks
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2010 - Bombshell The Split! [Split with The Snails]

160 kb/s, 51 mb, 4(8) tracks
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2011 - WHAT IT IS!!!

320 kb/s, 73 mb, 10 tracks
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other versions of Diary Of Decay and Police Genocide
320 kb/s, 24 mb, 3 tracks
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(thx to Harrison de Bord, Kviza and all the bands)

Jakal [UK]

2002-PRESENT
5–piece DIY ska/punk/dub/reggae/hardcore band out of London. Started with oldschool raw ska punk, then added some dub to the sound and went into more melodic and sweet stuff with their last EP. No horns, dub is great. Concerning the last release, it's nice, it reminds me Sonic Boom Six, but still have a feeling like smth is missing. I guess, the sound could be more intense. Panopticon and Kingdom are my favorites. Earlier albums are good too (maybe even better for my taste), especially, Force Fed track from Nation Infection E.P.

Members:
Plug - vocals, melodica; Lawrence - guitar; Tali - bass, vocals;
Joe - bass, guitar; Daz Reject - drums.

JAKAL ON MYSPACE



2003 - Nation Infection E.P

320 kb/s, 40 mb, 5 tracks
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2006 - Utopia [Single]

320 kb/s, 13 mb, 2 tracks
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2009 - Community

320 kb/s, 75 mb, 12 tracks
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2010 - Kick The Debris [EP]

320 kb/s, 50 mb, 5 tracks
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(thx to the band and Rufus)

Edge Up [France]

2004-2008 [RIP]
It was a DIY band from Paris. Im not sure in dates, hard to find any info cause they were locally known. Edge Up sometimes reminds me Union Jack, but with horns. So yeah, i can call em riot ska) or ska punk/ska-core/crack rock. Songs in english. Listening to them for a long time, still catch me.

Members:
Samy - vocals; Florian - guitar, vocals; Vincent - guitar;
Frank - bass; Julien - sax; Clément - drums.

MYSPACE



I couldn't contact them yet (even wrote to the street punk band Salvation City Rockers two of them are playing at right now) to get the permission to put this up, but as i don't see any possibility to buy the release, i hope, that should be fine with them. And i promised you all something special, so enjoy)



2007 - Edge Up

128 kb/s, 39 mb, 16 tracks
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The RedLights [USA]

2009-PRESENT
A DIY band from Grand Rapids, Michigan. They play ska punk with keys, main female vocals are quite specific. They also have guest horns on They Stay Rebel (imho best track). I really enjoy first half of the EP! Last 3 songs are kinda boring for me.
The RedLights are planning to release a split 7" with another Michigan-based band in a few months and full-length next spring.

Members:
Rigga - vocals; Kole - guitar, vocals; Glew - bass, vocals;
Eric Abbey - keys; Jessica - strings and things; Ahmed - drums.

THE REDLIGHTS ON FACEBOOK



I'm glad more and more bands realise that the main idea of music is not about selling it =)



2010 - This Is Control [EP]
Red Vulture Records

128 kb/s, 24 mb, 7 tracks
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(thx to Kole)

Where to buy:
You can buy CD here.
Only $5 + shipping!

Manitoba Lights [USA]

OK! Hell0 everyone! Angry Ska christmas(?) starts early!
Im preparing a bunch of exclusive posts to put up this week and maybe next too.
I know i was a bastard last months... but cause of some shithappening in my life i have an extra time now))
SO STAY IN TOUCH! This post should be the start.

2008-PRESENT
Nice ska-core band coming out of Eugene, Oregon. They even sound a lil cracky. Great screaming vocals, lots of offbeat and quite specific horns (trumpet) which sometimes sound kinda latin (like in A Thousand Times). Not only punk and ska here, u can also find some metal riffs (In My Mind). The whole album sounds pretty solid. Only Rock The 40 Oz has no ska and stands a little aside. Must admit I like all the songs on the album, but the favorites would be Shot Down, Rock The 40 Oz, Broken World, In My Mind, Fade Away. First of all these guys reminded me of awesome canadians True Trout. And I had the same thing here, while listening to them in a wrong mood. So don’t be too lazy to check em out for the second time, if the first one wasn’t successful. Also second song In My Mind reminded of Stuck Lucky. Manitoba Lights have managed to surprise me in a good way and I think they do bring something fresh into the scene. Further work on back vocals and adding trombone or sax can improve the sound.

They've just started selling this CD!

And were glad to let me put this stuff for free here=)



Members:
Nick Gray - vocals; Tyler McFarlane - guitar; Kelan McFarlane - bass;
Timmy Casey - trumpet; Reid Ness - saxophone; Sean Meesey - trombone;
Cody Lamb - drums.

MANITOBA LIGHTS ON REVERB NATION

2010 - Flavor Country

128 kb/s, 37 mb, 11 tracks
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(lots of thx to Tyler and Nick)

Where to buy:
For ordering Flavor Country CD write to manitoba_lights@yahoo.com.
They sell it for $7 (+ shipping for worldwide orders).

The Fractions [UK]

~2002-PRESENT
They are from Manchester. Play positive and energetic ska punk/ska-core tunes. First i thought vocals are too sweet for my taste, but later then i really liked them a lot. Finally got everything together. I think the newer stuff the better. Last Release is tremendous, support em if u can.

Members:
Joe - guitar, vocals; Graeme - guitar, vocals; MJ - bass, vocals;
Ewan - trombone, vocals; Alec - trumpet; Matt - drums.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Matanza [EP]

128, 224 kb/s, 26 mb, 5 tracks
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2008 - Music By People Who Drink Cider In The Gutter [Compilation]
TNS Records

274 kb/s, 5 mb, 1 track
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2008 - Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man Vs. The Fractions [Split EP with ROTPM]
TNS Records

160 kb/s, 10 mb, 3 tracks
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2010 - Release
TNS Records

VBR, 51 mb, 9 tracks
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other songs
probably that was their first self-titled demo EP
128, 224 kbps, 19 mb, 4 tracks
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(lots of thx to Sam! and to Kev)

Where to buy:
CDs and merch from their online store.
Or from TNS records webstore

Husbands AKA [USA]

~2007-PRESENT
Burlington, Vermont.
Earlier this year one of these guys contacted me, got back to them just now.
Nice ska punk, some songs reminded me of The Good Skamaritans (especially Fall Down) but mostly their music is angrier and more old school and that's good. I really enjoy most of the songs. They've also released lighter EP Swift Street, even though i don't like it, u can still check out the songs from it on myspace.

Members:
Dylan - vocals; Sean - guitar; Tyson - guitar, keys;
Chris - bass; Alex - drums.

MYSPACE



2009 - Husbands AKA [EP]

256, 160 kb/s, 31 mb, 7 tracks
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