ZMIV- Banzai! Here’s ZMIV beware! 7″EP (selfreleased, Holland, 1982)
Tough Punk from Holland, leaning towards the Hardcore side. ZMIV also had three tracks on the mandatory second “Als je haar maar goed Zit” comp. LP, but these songs were really really weak. It’s like the guitar wanking, which fits perfectly on this EP and is still very moderate, got totally out of hand.
But on this very hard to find EP, you’ll get the full dose, including really dumb lyrics: You’ll be able to make out most of “Lay down” yourself. “Wir haben es nicht gewusst” (”We didn’t know it” - one of the most heard phrases coming from Germans after World War 2, in face of the horrors of the concentration camps) compares the death of one rioter in Germany (got rolled over by a cop car) to the 6 millions in the camps - only Punks can get so fucking dumb. I guess you have to be dumb to make really great, wild, primitive music.
Don’t feel like writing more at the moment, but since there seems to be a decrease in the readers commenting, I guess it’s just fair. Yeah, Peter from KBD Records had posted a few songs of this before and there’s an official repress with a dramatically ugly cover. You should however order it, I think, because I like the idea of people doing things I told them to do.
The original track list is a bit messy: I corrected it, putting the songs in actual order in which they’re listed on the labels, I think that is how they were intended to be arranged.
Lay down.mp3
Alive.mp3
Why.mp3
Wir haben es nicht gewusst.mp3
Fame.mp3
Beware.mp3
G.B.C.mp3
Dave wrote:
This band is new to me , and I thank you. Don’t feel bad about the comments Erich. You’re pretty much the only person who ever comments on my blog… lol…and your comments are always much appreciated. I guess thats what I get for posting Thor singles haha…
Posted on 05-May-08 at 1:52 pm | Permalink
fernando wrote:
“Lay down” appeared in a comp called “Reanimated by life” vol 2 made by a certain Megawimp… I recently found this elsewhere but I’ll download your renamed good quality rips anyway, thank you! And the quality scans!
About the comments, I have no idea, but since you introduced that log-in machine I’ve had a couple of problems trying to comment (I tried 2 times answering Joe on Deadbeats post and I couldn’t, some day I’ll try again), I mean, maybe other people are having trouble too? Anyway, it’s strange that, with all the FOG headbangers around here, there were so few comments on the D. Phillips post (which I loved). Hmmm…
Posted on 05-May-08 at 4:48 pm | Permalink
justin wrote:
Dave, I know what you mean man. Most of my comments these days come from fellow music bloggers. I went ahead and added your link, great site.
Fernando, you are the music blogger’s best friend. Intelligent, insightful, informative comments always coming from your direction. I haven’t had any trouble commenting here but I don’t log in. I suppose there will be a time where I will need to though (Erich?). I really dug the Dave Phillips post too and was surprised at the scarcity of comments.
Erich, I liked this one, pretty catchy stuff. Yet another one I would have never heard had it not been for you. Thanx for that little peice of history about, “Wir haben es nicht gewusst”, we didn’t know it. Kind of human nature to let others go down around you and then pretend like you didn’t know it was happening. Inspiration for my pessimism concerning the human race. I had a psychology professor in college who was a Polish concentration camp survivor who taked about the “Altruistic Personality”, where people who help others put themselves at risk. Truly a rare human trait. I have felt the sting of decreased comments as well but I think it’s my fault because of boring posts. There is always the disese of those who are exclusively downloaders. Anyway thanx for posting this.
Posted on 06-May-08 at 9:02 am | Permalink
Admin wrote:
Thanks guys for the thoughtful comments!
I had no idea there were problems with the comment function. I suggest everybody to use Firefox for this site. It seems like Firefox works best.
I’ve noticed a certain decrease in commenting on every blog I regularly visit. Maybe people are just fed up with the countless blogs. At the moment, I’m thinking of taking a longer break from running this site. I’m not bitching, but the effort I’m putting into this is only justified when there’s communication going on. I don’t care about the constantly high number of hits I’m getting, that’s not a goal for me.
Posted on 06-May-08 at 11:00 am | Permalink
justin wrote:
Erich I don’t like the sound of you taking a break. I mean do what you gotta do, this is your thing. I have my ten or so blogs that I visit daily and another ten every so often. There are blogs all over the place but not that many of them make it very special or interesting. This is an everyday, interesting, special site. I would comment on every post if I didn’t think I would be making a nuisance of myself. I will do so if it will keep the posts coming. I know it sounds like I’m tossing your salad but yours is just way too important of a site. In reality you have something like 20 or 30 people that comment regularly on this site. I am encouraging them now to do some commenting because I think this is just a lull. Thanx for your time and energy.
Posted on 06-May-08 at 11:27 am | Permalink
shovelhead wrote:
take a break. forever.
Posted on 06-May-08 at 11:59 am | Permalink
fernando wrote:
I second that (e)motion, Justin! And ditto about making a nuisance of myself, sometimes I stop commenting on intention for a while, because of that…, haha
Yes, there are countless blogs but few of them (GBM and Justin’s Mustard Relics included of course) do really communicate something apart from sharing music.
Maybe a bit of polemics are needed. “only Punks can get so fucking dumb”, now, that sentence needs some furious comments!
Posted on 06-May-08 at 12:52 pm | Permalink
Dave wrote:
Justin…thanks for linking me to your blog (I will return the favor) ,and for introducing me to it, I saw a bunch of music on there that I want to check out asap. Erich…I agree with Justin’s previous comments as well, your blog is top notch and honestly the only blog on the net where I download every single thing that’s posted. That’s how much trust I have in your musical taste, and respect I have for you. Thanks for all you do !
Posted on 06-May-08 at 1:51 pm | Permalink
Admin wrote:
Thanks guys - it’s good to hear you appreciate the effort. But in the end, I don’t do much. “It’s the music, the music”, like that voice says in the run out groove of the “Kings of Punk” LP. Still, I must say that a longer break from posting new material doesn’t seem unrealistic at the moment.
Posted on 06-May-08 at 2:04 pm | Permalink
Pär wrote:
this was pretty darn great, I get a feeling of a punkier Beyond Possession with bad english. Good good stuff, thanks alot!
And about you taking a break, it would make my musiclife a much more boring.
Posted on 06-May-08 at 9:28 pm | Permalink
Frank Mossi wrote:
What??? Taking a break?????? Break from what??? Don’t you dare!!!!
Posted on 07-May-08 at 12:20 am | Permalink
Jan wrote:
erich, mach ma weiter da!
:love:
Posted on 07-May-08 at 4:10 am | Permalink
Jerry B wrote:
Tss the “Als je haar maar goed zit” tracks are nicer then the 7″ imo, but thats just personal. Still a cool release.
1st post by a longtime lurker, if we all step out of the shadows maybe we can appeal to herr Erich’s vanity enough to make him keep up with this awesome blog!
Posted on 08-May-08 at 4:44 am | Permalink
Admin wrote:
VANITY???????????????????????????
Posted on 08-May-08 at 5:30 am | Permalink
Slurkodan Burker wrote:
I have too seen a decrease in interest generally and comments specifically on all blogs recenlty, not sure if this is due to the time of year or because people are getting bored with blogs overal.
Posted on 08-May-08 at 6:12 am | Permalink
d. wrote:
Just came across this blog, and I’m glad I found it. Some very cool stuff here, and I look forward to combing through the archives. Also, from my perspective — you’re doing real damn good in terms of readership and comments. I’m lucky if I get 1 comment per post. Just added you to my blogroll, hope it leads some more people to your site.
Posted on 09-May-08 at 8:43 am | Permalink
Admin wrote:
Thanks D.!
If I really came across whiny - I’m not. I see this from a rather simple point of view: If there’s not enough interest, then there’s no need to keep on doing it. That’s pretty fair, methinks.
Posted on 09-May-08 at 10:31 am | Permalink
Lee wrote:
Great post. Very aggressive, but catchy. Check out my blog!
Posted on 09-May-08 at 5:17 pm | Permalink
sibel wrote:
You’re not taking a break now are you??? Come back immediately. Kisses.
Posted on 10-May-08 at 2:41 am | Permalink
fernando wrote:
One comment about the vanity issue introduced by Jerry B. I wonder how many people think like that. Blogs are intended as tools for communication, as oposed to the old-style websites which were one-way things. So, when there’s no feedback, where’s the point? Where’s the vanity in that? On the contrary, exposing your views to objection and criticising is more like modesty. Of course you can say everywhere there’s vanity, like old Salomon in Ecclesiastes (Qohelet) book or La Rouchefoucauld. Like the vanity of those who download without even saying thanks… haha
Posted on 13-May-08 at 5:39 am | Permalink
Maikoholic wrote:
Hi Erich,
I’m surprised that you don’t like the Als je haar maar goed zit tracks.
And i’m sorry to hear that the blog ‘íst im frage’.
Posted on 13-May-08 at 10:12 am | Permalink
Peter - KBD Records wrote:
I really used to dig Zmiv. A LOT! A couple of years ago(actually when posting it on the KBD site) I realized it wasn´t for me anymore. Off it went to a nice man in Belgium. Still a couple of good tracks on it.
Posted on 13-May-08 at 4:21 pm | Permalink