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Not For Sale

Release Date: June 2, 2014

Artist: Da Primitive Future
Duration: 49:34
Lyricist(s): Anup Thami, Sandip Limbu
Producer(s): Garbage Production Darjeeling
Record Label: Independent

A wave of ska, skate punk and punk from Darjeeling - Da Primitive Future's offering starts off with a false pretense making you question the first line of this review with an alternative intro that finally gives way to frantic snare rolls, booming bass, power chord galore and a straight up rampage on "Cry For What". "Bhatkiyeko Yatri" comes in as a sweet punk nostalgia track reminiscent of King Prawn or even old school NOFX and Suicidal Tendencies. The bass tone and lines are lovely and each instrument adds on to each other creating the beautiful mess that this band is all about. An aggressive chorus this one has. "Walk The Line" comes in next and is a sweet melodious one. A nostalgic feel to this one with the song sounding almost happy with a sing along part as well. "Me N My Wise" is fire from the get go. The band sounds like a cross between Sum 41's Chuck days mixed with Bad Religion on this one. The fifth track "Release Me" hits you with a swerve in the form of a harmonica in the intro. A ska feel good melody on this one and a nice change of gears on the album. The band's playfulness is seen in the almost whimsical bend at the end of each intro riff. Lovely. "Ballot's Fest" comes in next and switches back to the aggression we were delving into. This is a punk record properly done. I'm a leader not a loser and I need to win this game. "Ma Mero Pahichan" comes in next and might be the most identity hungry song on the record in terms of being Nepali/ Gorkhali with an almost SOAD feel on the intro. The sonic assault on this one is fun. "Loose Motion" comes in next and is a fun filled tune just as the title suggests maybe? The band shines in their fun mix of ska and punk just like on this one and is one of the highlights of this record. Sounds proper old school and fun this one. And then they come up with "Fuck The Satan" to follow it up and is an anthem to its core with blistering drumming - riffage - carnage and even an almost thrash feel. "Don't Bother Me" comes in next with a traditional skate punk guitar and vocal intro - and we have to mention here that the second half of this album has such a memorable quality to it. In other words, the album gets even better as it progresses. "Tik N Spike" and we finally get the Oi Oi Oi - and it brought a smile to our face. A fun tune this one. Fun punk tunes with proper parts and instrumentation without losing the roughness or grittiness, that's what this album is. "Frontline" is the second last track and it sounds like a battle cry if the armies had mohawks and spikes and BAM!! The classic guitar and drum switch midway this track is kickass. The album closes off with "Abused Generation" with an experimental intro playing around with a repeat noise repeating and phasing building up to an almost old school Lemmy tune. And that lovely bass run before an almost western square dance sounding little fill. A fun, energetic and non-repetetive release this one. Kudos to this bunch.

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1 Cry For What 3:19 Add To cart Rs. 99.00
2 Vaatkiyeko Yatri 4:22 Add To cart Rs. 99.00
3 Walk The Line 2:40 Add To cart Rs. 99.00
4 Me And My Wise 3:00 Add To cart Rs. 99.00
5 Release Me 4:22 Add To cart Rs. 99.00
6 Ballot Fest 3:26 Add To cart Rs. 99.00
7 Mo Mero Pahichan 7:19 Add To cart Rs. 99.00
8 Loose Motion 3:24 Add To cart Rs. 99.00
9 Fuck The Satan 3:09 Add To cart Rs. 99.00
10 Don't Bother Me 3:47 Add To cart Rs. 99.00
11 Tik And Spike 3:40 Add To cart Rs. 99.00
12 Frontline 2:53 Add To cart Rs. 99.00
13 Abused Generation 4:08 Add To cart Rs. 99.00

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