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Flatcat/Five Days Off
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ESR007
MCD
Released:
December
2003
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This is already the third release from Flatcat
on Eye Spy records. Last year
was amazing for these guys, they rocked every
stage and have set new ambitions for the next
years. One of the goals was to release a high
quality
production... They hit Motormusic Studios with
producer Raf Roesems and the result is impressive.
Nikolas Vanderveken from Janez Detd. is doing
the backings. This CD is a co-production with
Funtime records and has also four Five Days Off
songs on the tracklist, together with Flatcat
one of the biggest punkrockbands in Belgium. |
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Flatcat
1. Hear tonight
2. Nothing to prove
3. Wait and see
4. Anniversary song |
Five Days Off
5. Been there, done that
6. The message
7. Kill the fire
8. Twenty for seven |
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I Am No Hero (B): Damn!
Eyespy and Funtime records sure hit the jackpot with
this one. The two biggest punkrock labels in Belgium
have cooperated to release a split of the two best Belgian
punkrock bands (yeah I don’t like JANEZ DETD,
blow me!) and both bands delivered their best work to
date so far. First band on the split are FLATCAT who
recorded their stuff in the famous Motormusic studios
(.CALIBRE, CAMDEN, …) which is kinda extraordinary
for a punkrockband on an independent label but the result
shows. Their catchy punkrock tunes sounds really clean
without losing any punch. The punkrock tunes they play
are perfect anthemic mostly poppy tunes that might as
well have been released on Fat Wreck even though they
don’t directly rip off any of those bands. Their
songwriting skills are quite refined which results in
great catchy tunes that makes you wonder why a crapband
like NAILPIN ends up on a major label while these guys
hardly get the exposure they so deserve (except in their
own area where they are quite huge. and Brazil, go figure).
Hopefully their contribution to this split-CD will turn
the tide for them. And since a split needs at least
two bands, here’s the next band called FIVE DAYS
OFF. These guys are more well known in Belgium than
FLATCAT. At least that’s what I think going by
all the FDO shirts I see punkrock kiddies wearing. I
can see why. They play melodic rather fast paced punkrock
which is a whole deal less poppy than FLATCAT. I wasn’t
to wild about their last full length but it seems that
these guys have evolved quite a lot. It sounds like
they really thought out the music and brought new ideas
to the table. They sound more aggressive this time around.
It even sounds like they listened to some hardcore records
lately and incorporated that into their sound without
losing their sense for melody which makes their sound
more aggressive without being abrasive. There’s
even some gnarly backup screams and gang vocals. But
along with the more aggressive sound it also seems like
they put a lot of time and thought in the melodies too
which is a good measurement of the progress they booked.
In that way it kinda makes this FDO’s ‘American
Paradox’ even though it isn’t a full length.
Great stuff even though FLATCAT are my favourite on
this split (I’m just a sucker for poppy tunes
I guess). This is a great split CD and a great effort
of the two labels involved. And it comes in a digipack
with a fantastic layout. Thank you Funtime! Thank you
Eyespy!
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