mordam records. mdr 1 / 10 tracks / 1985

+ printed inner sleeve

First release on the Mordam label, and from the beginning you can tell that they were aiming for a slightly different sound. FNM might be a household name by now, but back then this synth-backed blend of metal, rock, punk and “new DC” hardcore annoyed a lot of people. Even today it’s hard to categorize, but the title track is definitely a hit (probably their most popular song), and the rest of the LP is great, too. Unique record. (They went major label for their second LP and were firmly placed in the metal/alt rock scene so I won’t review their other releases although some of them are definitely worth owning). [8]

Erste Platte des Sahne-Labels Mordam. Recht ungewöhnliche Klänge, stampfende Drums (nicht der HC-übliche off-beat), durchgehender Synthi, mehrere Sänger etc. Der Synthi nervt beim ersten Hören etwas, schafft aber zusammen mit der etwas kühlen Atmosphäre durch den “Gruppengesang” einen ziemlich einzigartigen Sound. Gleichzeitig gibt es auch Anklänge an den DC-Sound… sehr schwer zu erklären. Auf jeden Fall eine sehr gute und originelle Platte. Reinhören oder gleich kaufen.

Tracks: we care a lot / the jungle / mark bowen / jim / why do you bother // greed / pills for breakfast / as the worm turns / arabian disco / new beginnings