Purgen - 1992-1999 (MP3 & MPG)



"Purgen are a Russian punk rock band from Moscow. Ruslan Gwozdew and Gennadij Filimonow, alias 'Tschikatilo', founded the band in 1989, inspired by bands like The Dead Kennedys and The Exploited. From 1989 to 1991 the band called itself 'Lenin-Samotik'. During this period, the third band member was the drummer 'Akkumulator', who probably left the band before 1991. The first album 'Brezhnev Lives' was recorded at home and with instruments borrowed from the 'Palace Of Pioneers'. The second album 'The Big Stench' was recorded in the assembly hall of an unnamed Moscow school, where students were taught how to carve tombstones out of marble. At the time of admission, Gwozdew was a student. The third and last album before the band was renamed was called 'Good It Is, Where We Are Not.'

The name Purgen came about when the band was supposed to play for an American delegation one evening. However, the appearance did not take place. The reason for this was that Gwozdew wanted to appear in a t-shirt by the band Dead Kennedys and Filimonow with a self-designed t-shirt and the inscription Brezhnev Lives. The shocked school management forbade the performance and expelled the band from the school. Both band members then met with other punk bands, including the band 'Punk Rats', which at the time consisted of Yevgeny Arjenov and Oleg Buchtijanow. The members then became part of the band Purgen. With this line-up the first three albums were re-released under the band name Purgen.  In the 28 years of the band's history there have been various crew changes that have resulted in 21 former band members. Ruslan is the only remaining founding member. Guitarist Oleg 'Diagenz' Sobolew joined in 2008 and is next to Gwozdew the member that has been with Purgen the longest."

Disturbed MN - "Don't Expect Any Miracles" Demo 1990


"Some killer, violent & complex thrash here by Minneapolis's DISTURBED from their sole demo [2nd or 3rd. --S], released in 1990. Similar to SACRIFICE's 'Forward To Termination' & ATHEIST's 'Piece Of Time' albums, with some hefty mosh parts too. Great quality, awesome musicianship & inventive delivery. 4 tracks in 20 minutes. Restored & mastered by Mahler Haze, June 2021."

Sigillum S - "Trance Flexure" Tape 1986 (320)



"Sigillum S is an experimental music project from Italy. The style is post-industrial , especially ritual. They started on December 23, 1985 in Milan. Founding members were Eraldo Bernocchi, Paolo Bandera and Luca Di Giorgio. The musicians completely reject the term 'band'. Instead, they see themselves as a kind of open collective in which everyone is invited to contribute their work and deal with different topics musically. The two core members Bernocchi and Di Giorgio worked there with musicians of Ain Soph, The Sodality, Gerstein, Iugula-Thor, Dive, Current 93, the sculptor Milo Sacchi, the multimedia artist P.M. Koma, and many others. During the first ten years after its founding, Sigillum S toured extensively through Europe and Canada. The performances were extensively accompanied by multimedia elements such as videos, slides and other works of art. The use of these elements should increase the impact of the music. In addition, the members of Sigillum S themselves work in the field of visual art and in the field of literature. The interest in permanent exchange between art and music led to the foundation of the artist group 'Verba Corrige Productions'.

After a relatively high number of published records in the first 15 years, the output then decreased noticeably. After abstraction in 1999, apart from occasional contributions to compilations, nothing was published for years. From 2000 to 2006 the members devoted themselves more to solo careers and other music projects, such as Black Engine, Ashes, Somma, The Sodality, Helix, or Koma. In 2007 a publication called '23/20' appeared again, in which a review of the work of Sigillum S and the numerous collaborations was given. Since then there have been isolated appearances again. As of 2010, most releases have been republished as a digital file in popular digital music formats for download.

The music of Sigillum S consisted of very dark noise structures mixed with various influences from the ritual at the beginning. In addition, sounds from ethnic music and the flat structures of the dark ambient were used. The use of a large number of instruments is typical for Sigillum S, in addition to guitar, bass and keyboards, these are also samples, ethnic instruments, shortwave generators or a guitar synthesizer. In the more recent publications, the sound became significantly more rhythmic, sometimes even danceable, under the influence of techno. In terms of content, Sigillum S rejects any kind of taboo and often deals with political, religious and philosophical aspects and structures. The main purpose of the sound is to discover the forbidden areas of the subconscious. Occult symbols and signs were often used in the design of the sound carriers. Another design variant are morbid images of corpses, skulls, etc."

The Disturbers / The Sextons (Pre Larm) - 1980 Demos


"Me, Olav & Jos started our very first band in 1980, that band was called THE SEXTONS which was soundwise a punk band with me on guitar, Olav on drums, Jos on vocals & Alex on bass. None of us could actually play or tune an instrument, still we wanted to start a band, and so we did! This band was short-lived we did like 2 demo's and 1 gig. After that we had 2 other short-lived bands from 1981 till 1982: THE DISTURBERS and TOTAL CHAOZ. Total Chaoz was to some extent (soundwise and playing faster stuff) the band that would lead to LÄRM. We already did play some songs with Total Chaoz that would end up in the LÄRM setlist. With both bands we did record some demos but none of the bands ever played a live show. Around the end of 1982 we started LÄRM." --Paul 2017

Obliterate - "Prices Of Superior Life" 1993 Demo (With Scans)


Sub-fi Slovak grind with a single sprig of death (it's more Post-Lee N.D. than blastbeat-metal)...

Vietnam - "Full Of Mistake World" 1989 Demo



C.F.I. - 1988 Demo / C.K.N. - 1985 Demo / C.N.T. - "Mitaleja" 7" 1986


Turbo thrashrock / hella-fast hardmosh / phenomenal phinnishness...


Rapid Eye Issues 1 & 2 '89/'92


"British RE/Search"

20kbps Records Labelography 2002-2021


"20kbps is an online label specializing in lo-fi underground noise, ambient, breakbeats, techno,
and much more, all specifically encoded at 20kbps, instead of at normal higher bitrates."

331 Releases / 1+ Gigs...