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Post by travis on Apr 14, 2011 18:34:42 GMT -5
Freedom Assault - Welcome to 1984
"War is Peace, Slavery is Freedom, Ignorance is Strength" and so are the warnings from George Orwell's classic novel of global slavery under fascist rule. That dude was a prophet. So much of what he wrote of has come true and every day we inch closer and closer to the world he warned us of. As soon as the needle entered the first groove I said to myself, "Media Children". Remember that band? They were classic 90's anarcho punk from Orange County. Female/ male vocals trade off over basic hardcore punk in the CRASS style. I am really excited about this band as there is a lot of potential but a lot of power is lost in terrible lo-fi production. On the first side the bass is mixed up front and drives each song whereas on the flip side the bass is non-existent and on a few songs the drums are missing too. Freedom Assault are from Maine and Arizona (lots of good stuff out of there lately). They have a song called 'DIY Pride" and I hope that they don't confuse DIY with low-quality as it would be a shame for Freedom Assault to be passed over because of that. I love where they are going with this record and their sound. I just want to hear it and enjoy it. The more I look at it I think the back is silkscreened too. The front cover depicts an apocalyptic city being nuked in the distance as military helicopters fly over "Zone 2" which is filled with burning buildings and barbed wire fences. Brutal. But...It looks like my 8 year old drew it, which is kind of cool in its own way too. Way cool if a little kid actually did draw it.
Clusterfux Josh Profane Existence issue 61/62
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Post by travis on Apr 16, 2011 11:15:50 GMT -5
Anybody that has heard it, is the production on these really that terrible? It seems to be the most common complaint. Also you can download it for free at freedomassault.bandcamp.com if you haven't heard it.
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Post by joanne on Apr 23, 2011 6:54:10 GMT -5
thats really awesome!!!!!!!
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Post by travis on May 7, 2011 2:42:12 GMT -5
another review
this cd(originally a 7 inch record) contains 7 songs of pure f-minus type screaming male and female vocals.music outta tune alot and vocals out of whack so kind of a turn off.i really liked some of the other stuff i heard from freedom assault in the past but this not as much.the music and the vocals just aren't fitting as well as they did last time for me in certain songs especially with the female vocals.but this band is very politically centered and they tell it like it is in songs like"diy pride"with lyrics like"we play what we want you can't tell us how"love their balls to the wall fuck you attitude!,the song"live this life"is pop punky and very catchy as i am informed it is also originally done by the queers.love the change up of having that at the end of the cd since pretty much the rest of it was like a bomb hitting a sunken ship for me 6 out of a 10.total hardcore poltical punk for anyone into aus rotten,f-minus and even crass but still not my cup of tea.best songs-"terrorize"and"live this life"originally done by the queers also check out freedom assault at the links below punk rock Beth
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Post by travis on May 7, 2011 2:44:50 GMT -5
and yet another one
Welcome to 1984 is a newer (Oct 2010) release from multi-regional (both Maine and Arizona) “peace punk” band Freedom Assault. From the band’s website: “We are a political and socially conscience punk rock influenced band. We play mid to fast paced music with dual female and male vocals. We are Travis, Les, Brand-o and Rob.” The sound is very very garage/lo-fi with distorted hyper-fuzz guitar and drum over low-in-the-mix vox. A very DIY sounding effort indeed. I’m not saying that is a bad thing, I like raw music, but if you like a little more polish, Welcome to 1984 may not be for you.
The lyrics are passionate and topical focusing on things like animal testing, terrorism and, you know, zombies. The tracks are quick almost entirely clocking in at under the two minute mark, just fine for me. Actually you get eight songs in just around 14 minutes. (a bonus Queers cover if you are one of the lucky ones to have the pre-order download.)
Overall, I like the spirit and I like the intensity. However, I would like just a little bit more control behind the production. The mix seems out of balance, way to guitar heavy and way too muddy in a way that it sounds like somebody hit record on a jam box during band practice. That said, Welcome to 1984 is a decent blast of DIY punk rock.
–Jerry Actually
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