Tracklist
1 | Kontrole | 4:39 | |
2 | En toen was er niets meer | 4:38 | |
3 | Twijfels | 4:13 | |
4 | ??? (aka Ik wil eruit) | 1:37 | |
5 | Pijn | 3:00 | |
6 | They Wanted Us Away | 3:55 | |
7 | Sick in Your Mind | 5:18 | |
8 | The Scream | 6:25 | |
9 | He Lives in His Dreams | 5:10 | |
10 | If There Is Something | 3:49 | |
11 | Neo I (Rise and Fall) | 4:20 | |
12 | Neo II (I Wanna Be on My Own) | 4:14 | |
13 | Neo III (Living on the Edge) | 4:13 | |
14 | Neo VII (Lean on Me) | 6:48 | |
15 | I'm Not Afraid of You | 4:03 | |
16 | The Last Time | 5:44 | |
17 | I Lost Control Again | 5:19 | |
18 | My Night | 6:20 |
De Brassers were one of the most notorious bands in the Belgian new wave/punk history. With their no nonsense attitude they scared the shit out of the local catholic community of Hamont. De Brassers were a local mixture of the Sex Pistols (in the lowest gear) and Joy Division (they always performed a cover version of Joy Division’s Shadowplay), combining a criticism of bureaucracy and politics with experiences of psychological and existential tensions. The doomed sound they produced tells a lot about the dark atmosphere of the late seventies and early eighties: the fear of atomic bombs, cold war pessimism, police violence against squatters, the first cases of AIDS, and the grim years of Reagan & Thatcher.
This compilation takes you back to that time. All tracks from their first 7″ "En Toen Was Er Niets Meer” & their self-titled 12″, plus rare & unreleased tracks taken from various live performances & the cassette “Levend”. If you’re in for a raw slice of Belgian history let de Brassers immerse you in a cold wave of punk.