Genre: Crustcore
Origin: Sweden
Released: 2005
Website: Ana Barata, Speedergarben
Label: New Noise Records, Cage Match Federation
Uploaded: 09.04.08

I�ve never heard either band before, although I�ve read their names a few times. And so first out was Ana Barata, and my initial thought was �damn, this is cool�. That�s until I heard the vocals and it sounded like a smurf on acid. So I set the player on 33 RPM and gave it another go. Not so cool anymore� It�s not that it�s bad, just that it was cooler blasting. Anyway, a bit of old school hardcorepunk is what we get here. Quite basic stuff except for the vocals since they have three vocalists, which is a tad unusual. The first three tracks are new, the other two tunes are from the Norrland D-Beat compilation released a few years ago, and it�s the first part that stands out. I don�t really know what to say nor think about Ana Barata, judging by this. It�s just basic old school crust � la early 80ies, nothing really exciting.
So it�s on to the second band I had never heard before; Speedergarben. Now this is pretty much the same deal except for one significant detail � this is really cool! Energetic crustcore with fine humoristic lyrics, although about damn serious subjects. This is definitely something for the fans of our old Swedish crust royalties Anti Cimex, Mob 47 and the likes. Wicked music and musicianship, excellent lyrics and a tad unusual vocals. It all reminds me a bit of early Epileptic Terror Attack - cool!

Tracklist:
Ana Barata:
01. Tj�na f�r att leva
02. Sluta klaga
03. Americano
04. Liv=slaveri
05. UNF
Speedergarben:
01. Sista dansen
02. Dra ner brallan
03. Dj�vulskap
04. Tills d�den skiljer oss �t