alchemy records. 001 / 18 tracks / 1989

Compilation from the label that had a pretty good lineup in the late 80's, but since they had a distribution & manufacturing deal with Rough Trade USA I guess they - like many other labels - were dragged into the black hole of bankruptcy when Rough Trade folded. This is a selection from songs from the albums they released during their short life time; the music is fast and powerful hardcore, all bands have some sort of a rock or speed metal connection. It's a good overview, but of course you'll want the full LPs of the good bands, and who's interested in the bad…? [7]

Alchemy-Sampler mit Songs aus ihrem Labelprogramm; zumeist schneller und kraftvoller Hardcore mit Speedmetal-Kante (oder umgekehrt). Die guten Songs kennt man von den LPs, die schlechten will man ohnehin nicht hören, trotzdem ist das ein recht guter Einblick in den Katalog des kurzlebigen Labels.

Tracks: Clown Alley - the lie / Paranoia - death sentence / modern problems / Melvins - glow god / big as a mountain / heavyness of the load / Guillotine - pitch black / The Grim - mannequin factory / Poison Idea - push the button / steel rule / Rich Kids On LSD (RKL) - alone inside / one light, one mind / Virulence - sleep / Neurosis - self taught infection / dominos fall / Spiderworks - futurekill / Sacrilege b.c. - time to die / Sacrilege - cold