Deuter: Demos 1981-1984 12″

Description

Deuter, along with Dezerter and TZN Xenna, was the driving force behind the second wave of Warsaw punk in the early 80s and one of the most significant bands in Poland. Both at a musical and lyrical level, Deuters songs carried a huge emotional load, and even after more than 30 years since they were recorded they havent lost any of their power. Kelners brilliant lyrics perfectly and accurately described the bleak and aggressive reality of the Peoples Republic of Poland. They are a valuable testimony about finding oneself within an oppressive political system, gaining back the free space taken by two military blocs that were heading towards an inevitable nuclear confrontation. The band, telling it like it was without hesitation, automatically deprived itself of the ability to release a record in the unavoidable clash with the office of censorship. At the time, their strong anti-system message left a big impression, and although it is related to a specific time and place, it is nevertheless timeless and remains relevant even with systems, governments and politicians that are constantly changing. Their collages, manifests, flyers, zines or experiments with performance art and theatre are proof of the formations’ multidimensional character. “Demos 1981-1984” contains the following material: a four-track demo recorded at the Riviera-Remont Club in 1981, two songs recorded at Oklnik in 1982 and five songs recorded in the basement of the Hybrydy club in 1984. The instrumental track from this session was recorded for the Akademia Ruchu (Academy of Movement) and used in one of their performances. Because there are many songs in the band’s repertoire that were never recorded in the studio, also included are fragments of two Warsaw shows – three songs from 1982 and two from 1984. The sessions included on this album were never released on vinyl before (except two songs appearance on “Victim of a safety pin” comp.LP) , and some of them have never been published before on any format. LP contains insert/poster and 20-page booklet w/ collages, manifests, graphics, translations of lyrics and lots of archival photos by Micha Wasnik and Ania “Ada” Lyons, among others. Attention! Put on your gas masks! Here is the great world of the nuclear era – 1 9 8 4!