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own independent label so their politicisms were directed
to .....well their own audience !!!!!! Unlike the peace loving Crass-sters Crisis favoured the more direct
approach often fighting pitched battles with moronic nazi
boneheads. When that wasn't available they fought
themselves. If you want to hear more of their tales read
Stewart Homes' book Cranked Up Really High. They are favourites
of his and there are some good anecdotes though perhaps a little
worrying that any sort of world these political sonic
stormtroopers ( somewhere in the middle The Socialist Workers Party
and the International Marxist group) would usher in would not be
a good place to be.
Like Crass, Crisis
ended up all in black uniform as well. Well 2 of them did
as Doug P and left Crisis to form the enigmatic Death In
June. Swapping International Marxism, revolutionary
politics, direct action etc etc they re-invented
themselves in an unsettling electro acoustic band that
people really didn't know how to take as they flirted
with nazi imagery in look and record covers and vague
lyrical references in songs such as 'She Said Destroy'
and 'Till The Living Flesh Is Burnt'
You might be
thinking I don't like Crisis (or even Crass) but you
would be totally wrong. They never sold me their vision of the world and
I just wonder what did they
achieve ? But music is what we are talking about and as a
single The
No Town Hall
EP
(Peckham Action Group Records 1979)is excellent and very approachable
musically. the stand out track is Pc1984.... pure
punk....But that whole first single is essential and
makes 'Belsen Was A Gas' by The
Pistols seem worthless. The second
single White Youth is just as good. Hell I even like Death In June.
Click
to hear audio clip of 'PC1984'
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From highly
motivated International Marxists giving the clenched fist
salute to playing with Nazi imagery and lyrics in Death
In June... From one graveyard to another !!!!
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