SPY KIDS - NORMALS? / Splitt-Maxi / Vinyl / 8 Tracks / Limitiert auf 500 Exemplare / 2010Wenn
ihr an die Thüringer Kulturstadt Weimar denkt, dann vergesst mal für
ein paar Minuten unsere deutschen Klassiker wie Goethe oder Schiller:
HERE ARE THE SPY KIDS! Vier smarte kurzhaarige Jungs aus Weimar, die uns
mit ihrem klassischen deutschsprachigen Oi!-Punk die Thüringer
skinheadculture näherbringen. Und das ist ihnen auf dieser Maxi-LP auch
voll gelungen. Vier ohrwurmträchtige Songs der SPY KIDS (“Keine Zeit”,
“Der Arbeitsegoist”, “Skinhead Rebell” und “Supervision”), deren flott
und schlicht herausgeknallte Melodien und Gesang jedes doitsche
Glatzenherz höher schlagen lässt. Mein Favorit ist natürlich das Lied
“Keine Zeit”! Weniger gefallen haben mir die vier Songs der
tschechischen Streetpunker von NORMALS. Was weniger an ihrem flüssigen
und schnellen Streetpunk liegt, sondern ehr an dem tschechischsprachigen
Gesang.
Spy Kids/Normals?! „MMX“ Split
Split der deutschen Spy Kids und der Tschechen von Normals?!. Beide Bands sagten mir bis dato nur vom Namen her was, somit konnte ich völlig unbefangen an dieses Review gehen... Insgesamt sind es 8 Lieder und die Spy Kids machen den Anfang. Hier gibt es schön gespielten Skinhead-Rock'n'Roll der noch ohne große Soli und Schnörkel auskommt, wie es ja leider immer mehr der Fall ist. Die Jungs scheinen noch Wert auf das Ursprüngliche zu legen und das ist verdammt gut so! Textlich geht es rund um Alltagssorgen, das Leben als Skinhead und die totale Überwachung. Die Jungs sagen mir auf jeden Fall musikalisch und textlich zu! Nun zu den Osteuropäern. Die Mannen spielen druckvollen und melodischen Streetpunk mit tschechischen Texten, was mir leider net viel sagt, aber dazu später mehr... Musikalisch gefallen mir die Jungs echt gut und da ich schon immer gerne osteuropäische Bands mochte, stört mich auch die Sprache nicht sonderlich. Textlich ist man auch sehr sozialkritrisch und rotzt nicht irgendwelche Parolen runter. Es geht u.a. um den Hunger auf der Welt und daß man das schon gar nicht mehr wahrnimmt und falsche Freunde. Die Split kommt mit allen Texten und schönem Fotoartwork im Hintergrund. Die Texte der Tschechen wurden hier auch nochmal ins Englische übersetzt, was nicht nur der Völkerverständigung dient, sondern auch eine tolle Idee ist. Eine echt geile Scheibe und für Warboots Records ein mehr als gelungener Einstand!
Meik
Brand new German label Warboots Rds has just debuted with this excellent split featuring Spy Kids (Germany) and Normals?! (Czech Republic), bands that had shared the stage on their respective countries already. The vinyl format is a 500 copies limited edition and has an insert with photos and lyrics. On this album Spy Kids presents a much more aligned and mature sound if compared to their 7" "Weimar" (2007). Spy Kids evolved from a traditional Oi! to a more skinhead rock music, with nice riffs and guitar solos. Among the 4 songs, highlights to the mighty "Keine Zeit" and "Der Arbeitsegoist". By the way, would be interesting if the girl who plays bass guitar would have a more active role singing some songs (why not?). Regarding the Normals?!, I don't know their previous releases, but I really liked this band from Prag, who plays a massive, fast and no-frills streetpunk, with aggressive and strong vocals. My favourite songs are "Kotva a Kriz" and "Bez války se neumirá", songs that are furious and full of energy. Notice that both bands sing on their native languages, which makes their music to sound even more aggressive. Surely a great release by Warboots Rds., whose vinyl label reminds that classic R-O-R logo.
Track list
Side: Spy Kids
1. Keine Zeit
2. Der Arbeitsegoist
3. Skinhead Rebell
4. Supervision
Side: Normals?!
1. Kotva a kriz
2. Dluhy
3. Bez války se neumirá
4. Falesnej Kamarád
Spy Kids/ Normals?! - s/t
Warboots Records - LP -
After
the gig on 6th January 2010 when both bands played together here in CZ,
come news that the bands are going to record the split album. I was
pleased more when I hear the fact that will be also out on 10 inch vinyl
limited to 500 pieces. Every band has 4 songs on LP and every band also
sings in their mother tongue. So I start with Normals?! Band has
another guitarist now and it has more dense sound than first CD. They
have songs called Kotva a Kříž (Anchor and the Cross) which is dignified
open song with melodic tunes, second is called Dluhy (Debts) and it is
faster and you will know after the hearing that having debts is punk.
Another thing Bez války se neumírá (There´s no Dying without War) and it
is slower song in style of Zona A and it is about that even the things
are bad, somewhere are really worse and last one is called Falešnej
kamarád (False Friend). Band has there also English version of the
lyrics so all can read what they are singing about. Spy Kids has only
one guitar and you can hear it from the sound. First song is called
Keine Zeit (No Time) and it is about how you should forget the problems
from your work and have a nice evening with the friends you like, second
is called Der Arbeitsegoist (Workaholic maybe...) and it is about the
fact that if you work too much your family will hate you and you will
hear good guitar solos here. Third is Skinhead Rebell and it is directly
about that what you are thinking that it is about. The last one and
also best one for me is called Supervision and it compares the Big
Borther of nowadays (DNA, tapping, etc...) and methods of Stasi which
was German secret police during communism. In Spy Kids plays girl and
you will hear her voice in singalong refrains. Their lyrics are only in
German so you should do your best to understand them. LP is possible to
buy for 8 € which is good prize and there aren´t so many copies left and
I thon that CD will not be more expensive. Cover is nice, you can see
coat of arms of Prague and Weimar on it plus paper with lyrics, photos
and contact on the bands inside. Good debut of Warboots Records and nice
work from both bands.
Multiplex-Media:
Spy Kids / Normals
Herkunft: Deutschland/Tschechien
Produzent: Warboots-Records
Spielzeit/Titel: 23:59 / 8 Titel - Spy Kids: Keine Zeit / Der Arbeitsegoist / Skinhead Rebell / Supervision
Titel - Normals: Kotva a kriz / Dluhy / Bez, valky se neumira / Falesnej kamarad
Split-CD der OI! Truppe Spy Kids aus Weimar und den Punkrockern Normals aus dem schönen Prag!
Das
einzige was mich bei den Spy Kids stört ist, daß es kein Vollalbum
geworden ist! Gefällt mir ja mal volles Rohr was die Thüringer da
bringen!! Irgendwie völlig simpel aber melodisch gespielt. Einfach
dahergesungen und trotzdem total im Ohr hängengeblieben. Das Ganze
schafft es einen um Jahre zurück zu versetzen, als alles noch n bißchen
unkomplizierter war (in jeder Hinsicht).
Mit Supervision gibts sogar
noch eine Art Politsong über das Ende der scheiß DDR mit ihrer
verkommenen Stasi-Drecksbande...tja und Potzblitz, - neues System, neues
Glück...Abhören, Orten, Spionage, DNA. Starker Song!
Die Tschechen spielen flotten Punkrock mit härterem Gesang in der Heimatsprache. - auch hier gehts völlig OK und macht Spaß!
Alles
in allem eine echt gute CD - hätte ich so nicht erwartet! Mehr davon -
vor allem von den Spy Kids, die haben es mir jetzt angetan!
After
the split EP with their friends Anti Clockwise come Spy Kids with next
EP called S.K.S. One. On Ep are four songs called S.K.S. (which is their
well known song which isn´t recorded on previous albums but they had it
on their myspace and their played it on their gigs), then cover Chip on
your Shoulder from Cock Sparrer, Freund oder Feind and Tattoo Song. In
Spy Kids plays two girls – singer Anika (which you may know from split
with Anti Clockwise) and bass player Zdenka who comes from Czech
Republic, but you surely know all that. This is their third EP. So when
it come sto the songs - S.K.S. (Spy Kids Skinheads) is anthem of the
band and it is about the band attitude to all left and right wing
activists. Chip on your Shoulder is not necessary to introduce. Freund
oder Feind is classic one about so called friends and the last one
Tattoo Song is about how you want more and more after the visiting the
studio. Band is playing nice oi/streetpunk with some small solos (like
in S.K.S., with nice riff at the end which reminds me Chaos from 4
Skins) and great fact is also changing of the girl in vocals. Freund
oder Feind is most straightforward song from the EP and Tattoo Song is
great singalon – immer mehr, immer mehr. EP is limited to 206 copies (50
copies are with Cock Sparrer rip off cover). Inside is paper with
lyrics and band photo on the background. Photo is also on the backside
of the cover. Straightforward and sincerity this is what you receive
from Spy Kids so buy it or come and listen to them in September when
they hit CZ again!
This
is split EP of two German bands which are well known here in CZ – Spy
Kids from Weimar (with their split with Normals?!) and Anti Clockwise
from Magdeburg (they played on Streetkids 2012). With both bands you may
find an interview here on BB. Spy Kids have some line up changes – on
vocals is now girl named Anika. Anti Clockwise are still playing in
three pieces. Each band has there two songs. Spy Kids has there You Make
Me Sick and Shaved for Battle from Stars and Stripes. Anti Clockwise
has songs Generation Null bock and Oi! Musik. Spy Kids guiter has grea
garage feeling but it is also great in solos. Great is changing of
female vocals in refrains. Lyrics are about the fact that we didn´t come
from the high class and we have to stay on our own feet even the other
above call us scum. Shaved for Battle is well known song which need no
introducing. Anti Clockwise has both songs in German language but under
the lyrics are a few words about the song (but again in German). Their
first song is about the lost of youn people´s identity and modern trends
like TV, internet and mainstream. Second one is simple song about
workers life who is going to listen Oi! music after he came home from
work when other people listen just to radio bullshit. Their music is
grat skinhead rock´n´roll (even they are playing just in three) in
middle rhythm. Spy Kids music is faster on this EP. Inside are lyrics
and band photos. Ep is limited to 160 copies. Good piece.
CD
which maps the end of the first decade of this Oi! band from Weimar
which you may know from split CD/LP with Czech punkrock band Normals!?.
This CD is released also because singer Schmotti is leaving the band. On
Cd you can find 6 songs which are previously unreleased (except Der
Rächer which was on their first EP) except some which were on their
myspace profile. It is songs like Way of Life, Der Rächer, Spy Kids Oi!,
Du bist es, Nicht versteh´n and Kopf hoch. The band is playing nice Oi!
music with punk rock touch in German language (except the opening of
one song when you can hear Czech countdown from Zdenka who comes from
our country and Spy Kids Oi! is mixed with English). CD is opened by hit
Way of Life about being a skinhead forever with cool guitar solo. Other
songs are about revenge (Der Rächer), love which causes you joy but
also pain (Du bist es, which is the best song from album i think),
society standards and laws which tight your hands (Nicht versteh´n) or
about pride (Kopf hoch). The band is working mainly with singalong
refrains which are spiced up with female vocal and also with light
guitar solos. CD is limited to 500 copies (100 are in digipack, which I
have) and handnumbered. Graphically it is collage from poster from many
gigs and band photos from the live shows, lyrics and thankslist. Nice CD
from the band which has bindings to the Czech scene and I hope that
they will play at least ten more years with the new singer and that they
will released more songs (not just 14 during 10 years). [Backstreet Battalion- Zine]
