Well it's been a while since i wrote something, but let's look at the bright side of life, it gave me time to get a nice bunch of new (and not so new) records, so let's cut the bullshit and start with the music right now.
And what better way to start than with the latest hype in the scene (these guys are actually good friends, so I can joke/provocate a bit can't I ?), namely Paris' latest Oi! combo Rixe. By now you'll probably already know about their debut 7" Coups et Blessures, but whatever. The band is made of nice lads from Lion's Law, The Sultans and Youth Avoiders (just to name a few, all of them are involved in like a million bands). Please note that Rixe doesn't sound like any of the band quoted in the last sentence. No melodic modern Oi! here. What we have a raw early Oi!/hardcore sounding band. Let's get done with the name-dropping, think Negative Approach, 80's french Oi! and, maybe the best influence possible, the mighty Nabat. I get kind of 90's NYOi! vibes as well (Oxblood and the likes). Straight to the point, no bullshit, dirty-sounding but yet fantastic songs is what you'll get here. They also in a way remind me of their fellow countrymen Outreau. And that bass sound, please yes !
"Razzia", "Infatigables", "Larmes de Crocodile" and "Coups et Blessures" are brilliant songs, the two last ones being my favourite, with lyrics dealing with smashing the fuck up people in the streets, hanging like wolves at night (do yourself a favour and translate the lyrics, or learn french and fuck you). Fitting pretty well with the sound and the concept of the band if you ask me. No complex shit, simple but yeat hitting you right in the face. The only think I don't like is that 4 songs are just fucking to short, I want to hear more !
Everything in that record has a authentical and vintage feeling : the thin DIY-looking cover, the big central holes and the xeroxed lyric sheet. The whole thing comes with a bunch of stickers of the band (always nice with a few goodies). The hype is well fucking deserved for that band. Once again I can't say how happy I am with this kind of going-back to the basics Oi!. More of that please !
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