XPOZEZ - DEMOCRAZY EP
This 7” is the first vinyl product from the BCT
re-releases (up until now it’s all been on CD). Of the 170 bands from
17 countries that filled the 27 BCT compilation tapes, XPOZEZ was the only
one from the UK. Amazing but true! And speaking of amazing… have you
heard this? Yes, all four of these tracks were on the “I Thrash, Therefore
I Am” CD but I still think this 7” was a great idea. “Democracy”
and “Skitzophrenia” (sic) are two of the best sing-a-long punk
ditties ever. And you haven’t lived until you’ve heard XPOZEZ
rip through “My Generation”, literally tearing it to pieces as
an anthem of the 60s and recreating it as a war cry for punks of the 80s.
I don’t know how many pressings are planned but this first one is limited
to 300 copies, so start trolling eBay right now, although you may be able
to score it directly from enterruption.com.
-Short Fast and Loud 10
An old band from the North of England, some of whom
later became the INSTIGATORS, released by an old tape [yes, once upon a time
there was a fierce worldwide tape trading orgy going on, and thanks to people
like Chris BCT (Borderless Countries Tapes) no matter where you lived in the
world you could hear bands from Brazil or Finland or fucking Huddersfield…]
label on vinyl, about 18 years later. I used to have a XPOZEZ demo tape and
I really liked it, it’s weird to hear these songs again almost two decades
later. The tracks are “Democracy”, “Nightclub” , “Strategy”,
“Skitzophrenia”, & “My Generation”. Somebody should
release a complete XPOZEZ thing CD. (AD)
-MaximumRockNRoll 202