Saturday, November 29, 2008

Destrozo!

Peru has never really been the country known for amazing punk records, but when I heard Narcosis' 1985 cassette Primera Dosis (First Dose), I was instantly strung out on their lo-fi presentation (no bass), infectious songs and the absolutely endearing voice of singer "Wicho" García. Oh, and perhaps the best and only Spanish language cover of "I Wanna Be Your Dog" Punk!

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14 comments:

  1. GRK.November 29, 2008 at 9:00 AM

    Thanks for this one! The Ataque Frontal EP (recently reished on Burrito) is good & messy too.

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  2. NICKTHRONENovember 29, 2008 at 5:17 PM

    Killer!!! does this band have other releases????

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  3. AnonymousNovember 29, 2008 at 6:11 PM

    Def. getting this for the Stooges cover.

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  4. BenNovember 29, 2008 at 6:21 PM

    this is great. have you heard autonomia from peru? also awesome. their section of the 3-way with axiom/church of nihil is great

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  5. AnonymousNovember 29, 2008 at 7:45 PM

    I appreciate this blog...seems you've been around longer than mine...and somehow I'm pushing 2 years??? DAMN! Only a year for you?

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  6. AesopNovember 29, 2008 at 8:08 PM

    Thanks, Sean, Damaging Noise was, and remains an inspiration.

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  7. Roger CamdenNovember 29, 2008 at 10:12 PM

    Your posts are becoming a daily (or whenever) download for me.

    I don't know if commenting still has a meaning at that rate.

    Thanks all the same!

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  8. MilesNovember 30, 2008 at 2:30 PM

    While it isnt an exact cover "Me gusta ser una zorra" by the spanish vulpess is basically I Wanna be your dog with different lyrics. Love your posts! Thanks for doing the blog.

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  9. AnonymousDecember 2, 2008 at 7:44 PM

    YEAH check it out
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGP7qMpv4D4

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  10. Jesse CarterDecember 3, 2008 at 12:47 PM

    I haven't listened to this yet, but Narcosis have a few tracks on tape comps, including the Syfillis nr 2 comp (w/the great Demilitarize).

    I believe there is a Mexican band that covers "I wanna be your dog" in Spanish, if I can find it I'll upload it.

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  11. ignacio brownDecember 5, 2008 at 10:59 PM

    The sad part here is that vocalist Wicho Garcia would go onto sing for a band called Mar de copas, which is one of the most succesful pop acts from Peru. They claim to have substance, but after listening to them more than a few times and accidentally checking them out live a few years ago I'll bet my ass they have none whatsoever...

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  12. ignacio brownDecember 5, 2008 at 11:13 PM

    oh yeah, and then there was Spain's Paralisis Permanente also covering I Wanna Be Your Dog...

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  13. AesopDecember 6, 2008 at 2:35 AM

    Shows what I know, thanks Mr. Brown.

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  14. Jesse CarterDecember 11, 2008 at 11:50 AM

    SS20 from Mexico covered "Now I wanna be your dog" in Spanish on their LP which is I think from....88? I can upload it if anyone is interested.

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