Switzerland hardly had mentionable Hardcore bands in the first half of the 80s and not even half of them eventually released any trace of vinyl. CRASH COURSE from the city of Biel were one of the very few groups with an EP and a decisive HC sound, much inspired by the mass of rather stereotype UK bands. This four tracker, recorded at the same studio as the so-so DEBILS LP, however has its moments with “Television” being a minor hit. Rumor has it that there’s an unreleased LP from 1983 by CRASH COURSE, maybe somebody has more to tell about this.
Enjoy.
Wanna be like you.mp3
Partisans.mp3
Break down the Walls.mp3
Television.mp3
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This 7 inch is cool. Maybe I’ll have to check out Biel in the very soon future, it doesn’t seem like it’s too far from Bern.
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Pretty damn good! Never heard of this record before. Thanks for posting.
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Television is really good! Worthy a comp inclusion.
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Not bad. Clear, powerful sound and decent songwriting. Vocals are pretty generic, though…
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4 comments? You can do better than this!
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Nobody cares about an obscure swiss hc band, Erich. Too bad…
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You think it has to do with the label “swiss” you just attached to this, Chano?
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Nah…
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In tribute to Crash Course, I am switching over to Biel Mean Time. Is it a political act to call the city Biel instead of Bienne or some hyphenated version of the two?
Since I like the politics of time and because the French brought us the revolutionary calendar, I might prefer Bienne. In the two-person “kommune” where I live with my girlfriend, the year is now 139.
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In my mind this is definitely a rumour. Must have been mixed up with the Attax recordings, the later version of Crash Course.
Those came out on Calypso Now: http://www.discogs.com/Crash-Course-Attax-82-84/release/2132474
BTW: Love your blog!
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