Before there was B.G.K., there was THE NITWITZ. In my opinion, the band’s best releases are this 12er and the Split LP with GÖTTERFLIES (check this). forget about the two 7″s, they’re very weak and boring. The tracks on the first “Als je haar maar goed Zit” comp LP are great too – the whole comp is amazing. Somebody (who? who?) has to post this soon! Niels doesn’t seem to like the sound of this 12″ (see link above), but I find it quite good with a catchy, nearly non-distorted guitar sound.. Not everything on “Scorched Earth Policy” is great, but especially the A-side smokes. Fave songs here would be the instant-hit “Jet Set”, “Movie Screeens” and “Horrorshow”. Worst are the music critics lamento “Who are you” and “Perfect Girl”.
I couldn’t tell you that much more about NITWITZ but I could about B.G.K. whose ex-drummer now lives in Zurich and plays in a horrible band (same with some ex-MORZELPRONK member).
PS: “Scorched Earth Policy” was recorded in November and December 1981, so I guess it’s safe to say it wasn’t released until 1982 (unlike many discographies saying it came out in 81).
Scorch some earth!
Jet Set.mp3
Movie Screens.mp3
Horrorshow.mp3
Open your Eyes.mp3
Clown.mp3 (plus some weird outra thing)
Who are you.mp3
SS-20.mp3
Needle Freak.mp3
Perfect Girl.mp3
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i like their tracks on “als je haar” best of all. this one is okidoki, but i aggree with Niels on this one.
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Oh I´m perplexed(hint). Jet Set made me think about D.O.A. That´s good or bad??
//SwittenPeter
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wow, that record is really great. I remember them playing show together with SUBHUMANS in Amsterdam in 2004. Thanx for posting this…
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“(…) whose ex-drummer now lives in Zurich and plays in a horrible band”, könnte es sein, dass man im/in Helsinki anderer Meinung ist, haha?
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Anderer Meinung ist man ja hoffentlich sowieso immer und überall und zu jedem Thema – und ich meinte damit auch die Band, die ich mal gehört hab, resp. mit der ich den Ãœbungsraum teilte, vor ein paar Jahren – ich fand sie fürchterbar. Vielleicht macht er jetzt was anderes, haha.
Das mit “im/in Helsinki” klingt nach anspielung, aber ich versteh selbige nicht.
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naja, vielleicht trumpiere ich mich auch, aber ich dachte v.a. und zuerst an das trio from hell, das so als eine art residentband im helsinkiklub zu züri amtet, ja amtet, im sinne von dienst nach vorschrift…, die haben einen hollander am schlagzeug sitzen.
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Tja, ich als passionierter Stubenhocker weiss davon natürlich natürlich nichts. Das hab ich nun davon!
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My blog has a name, you know! Just kidding… I see you linked to my Nitwitz post of a couple of months ago; I’ll re-link the mp3s a.s.a.p.! I’m also glad to announce that as of my next post you won’t get any “file not available” shit anymore (your post about the quality of mp3 blogs made me feel guilty, ha ha…)
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Great to listen to this anyday. I feel welcome! DEATH TO FALSE BLOGS!!!
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Hi niels – don’t feel guilty, haha. And yeah, I know your blog has a name but my grasp of netherlandian is very limited …..
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