Livin' In The 80s: 80s Hardcore On Bandcamp

Iowa Basement Tapes As mentioned in the SDT/ Suburban Death Trip post, Iowa Basement Tapes is a project started by Kristian Day to catalogue the Iowa music scene using out of print releases from the period. There’s a lot to find here from the 80s scene, so instead of doing separate review for each release I got from the label, I decided to do one big entry with all of the 80s HC/punk I found here. The SDT post is separate because I really like the band, and also they’re are four releases from the band on this label. I’ll include a link to the label itself, and let you have some fun digging through it. A pretty good mix of styles can be found and range a few decades. Link: https://iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com/music Stiff Legged Sheep - S/T 7”, 1985: Very interesting structures and time changes make this a surprisingly interesting and enjoyable release that suffers a bit in the vocal department, as the singer seems to want to be a jazz singer in a punk band. Would still recommend. Pen...

Suburban Death Trip Mind Shattering Power Blasts Demo Iowa Basement Tapes Originally released: 1985 Connecticut had several great record stores, one being Record Breaker in Manchester. There, I found an original copy of this very rare gem by Iowa’s own Suburban Death Trip (later Sonic Disruption Theory, or just SDT) Years later, I vaguely recall parting with the tape on eBay or something like that, something I’ve regretted ever since. In stepped Iowa Basement Tape Archives, a project from Kristian Day, who also runs the radio show component to these releases. As the disclaimer states, Kristian does his best to secure approval for releasing the records. Finding this again was amazing. But what does it sound like? Original, spastic, slightly metal sounding hardcore with some fun bits, and themes of anti-religion, war and farting in the bathtub.   Link: https://iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com/album/mind-shattering-power-blasts-demo Suburban Death Trip Psychodelic Discore Iowa Basement ...