The Khayembii Communique (Self Titled)

Emo/Screemo.   Past my active time in the scene, and I was never much of an emo fan, so I really don’t know much about them.  This guy seems to though.

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Wallow in Squalor

From Profane Existence #27:
State of Fear are a bunch of fucking goons that hang around the PE office entirely too much. Having no better space-filler and nothing better to do on a cold December evening, I decided to do the following interview. I guess I will reluctantly point out that State of Fear are Jay (ex-Disrupt) on guitar and vocals, John (ex-Deformed Conscience, etc) on Bass and vocals, Bracken (ex-Sasquatch) on guitar and Fred (ex-Human Greed) on drums. This all-star cast of clowns have two excellent ep’s available. Their first released earlier this year on Reiterate Records, and the newest "Wallow in Squalor" just out on PE Records (released exactly 31 days from the date of recording. Im-fucking-pressive or what?). Enough of this boring introduction crap.. on with it…!

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Father Time

Featuring former members of the Midnight Evils.  Mighty balls out rock.

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Cleveland Bound Death Sentence CD

Aaron Cometbus & Paddy from D4 team up for some good old punk rock.  Put out by Lookout Records, I believe this was a compilation of the early singles.

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Five Story Garage
Easily my favorite of the two MSA records. This one just kicks some serious ass. One the phone, can’t get enough….this record is full of great early 80’s midwest punk. If you liked the first record, or the Kitten tracks, you’ll love this!
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Self Titled LP
I’ve been looking for this record, and their second offering “Pink” for quite some time. I used to see them both in the record stores back in the day, but for some reason, never this one (I do own Pink, but haven’t listened to it in decades). From what I remember, Pink just wasn’t my thing (probably why I never bought this one) but the bass player from Ground Zero went on to play in what is possibly Minnesota’s first straight-edge hardcore band…Outcry (went on to release on EP on Positive Force, and a single on Red Decibel).

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Match/Mismatch 7”
Minnesota’s first punk band, with what I believe to be the first release on the label soon to be knows as TwinTone. If you don’t know of the Commandos, then you haven’t been paying attention. A lot of people credit Husker Du and the Replacements with being some of the earliest punk bands, but they were still in Jr. High when there guys started rocking it. Must own for anyone that likes 70’s punk. Must own for any punk-rocker Minnesotan that wants to know where it all started.

Match/Mismatch
Mark He’s A Terror

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White (Made in France)
More Rifle Sport. 1987 Ruthless Records. From the guys that also brough you the “Big Money Inc.” record label.
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Twin Cities hardcore mix tape vol. 1

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Next Time 7″
Misery are Minnesota’s longest continuously operating punk band. 22 years and still counting! Minneapolis crust punk.
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