1979-1982

TRACKLIST A1 Kontrole A2 En Toen Was Er Niets Meer A3 Twijfels A4 ??? (aka 'Ik Wil Eruit') A5 Pijn A6 They Wanted Us Away B1 Sick In Your Mind B2 The Scream B3 He Lives In His Dreams B4 If There Is Something C1 Neo I (Rise And Fall) C2 Neo II (I Wanna Be On My Own) C3 Neo III (Living On The Edge) C4 Neo VII (Lean On Me) D1 I'm Not Afraid Of You D2 The Last Time D3 I Lost Control Again D4 My Night INFO De Brassers were one of the most notorious bands in the Belgian new wave/punk history. With their no nonsense attitude they scared the shit out of the local catholic community of Hamont. De Brassers were a local mixture of the Sex Pistols (in the lowest gear) and Joy Division (they always performed a cover version of Joy Division™s Shadowplay), combining a criticism of bureaucracy and politics with experiences of psychological and existential tensions. The doomed sound they produced channels the dark atmosphere of the late seventies and early eighties: the fear of atomic bombs, cold war pessimism, police violence against squatters, the first cases of AIDS, and the grim years of Reagan & Thatcher. This compilation takes you back to that time. All tracks from their first 7" En Toen Was Er Niets Meer› & their self-titled 12, plus rare & unreleased tracks taken from various live performances & the cassette šLevend›. If you™re in for a raw slice of Belgian history let de Brassers immerse you in a cold wave of punk.