Condemned 84

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Condemned 84
General information
origin Ipswich , England
Genre (s) Oi!
founding 1980
Website www.condemned84.com
Current occupation
Kevin
Demon
Gunk
mark
former members
Drums
 Cliff Warby

Condemned 84 is a British Oi! -Band from Ipswich . Due to various statements and the collaboration with controversial bands and record labels, the band is occasionally assigned to right-wing extremist music . Officially, Condemned 84 describes himself as apolitical.

Band history

In the fall of 1980 the band was founded as Criminal Tendencies. Three years later she renamed herself Condemned. When their first demo appeared in 1984 , the number 84 was added to the band name. The band played various concerts, mainly in the UK. In 1986 their debut MLP Battle Scarred appeared , which, like the following EP, was able to place itself in the British independent charts.

Several albums followed, including on the controversial labels Rock-O-Rama and Dim Records in Germany . The band is still active today.

In July 2014, the album Face the Aggression was indexed by the Federal Testing Office for Media Harmful to Young People (BPjM) and placed on List B of the indexed carrier media.

Music genre

Condemned 84 play tough British Oi !. The texts deal with everyday topics and have a tendency to glorify violence.

criticism

Condemned 84 was considered an apolitical band despite years of collaboration with right-wing rock labels such as Rock-O-Rama and Dim Records. However, she positioned herself strongly anti-communist and rejects the punk movement. Its members were also patriotic . In recent times the band has been looking to get close to British RAC bands. According to Mark Noah of the US gray area label GMM Records, they refused to play with The Templars and Pressure Point because they had black band members and this would make their right-wing fans in Europe angry. In addition, some concerts are documented at which there were Hitler salutes , as well as appearances in the Hammerskins environment.

Cliff Warby, a former drummer for the band, moved to the United States and joined the far-right scene there.

Discography

Albums

  • 1988: Face the Aggression (LP / CD, Grade 1 Records / Rock-O-Rama , indexed)
  • 1991: The Boots Go Marching In (Rock-O-Rama)
  • 1993: Storming to Power (Rock-O-Rama)
  • 1995: Amongst the Thugs (Step-1 Music)
  • 1999: Blood on Yer Face (R 'n' B RECORDS)
  • 2004: No One Likes Us… We Don't Care (CD / LP, Hit Records / Dim Records )
  • 2011: In from the Darkness (Haunted Town)

Live albums / compilations

  • 1989: Live and Loud (Link Records)
  • 2005: The Best Of (LCD / LP, Step-1 Music / Dim Records)
  • 2014: Singles Collection (Rebellion Records)

EPs and singles

  • 1986: Battle Scarred (MLP, Oi! Records)
  • 1986: Oi! Ain't Dead (EP, RFB Records)
  • 1987: In Search of the New Breed (EP, RFB Records)
  • 1995: Euro '96 (EP, Grade 1 Records)
  • 1999: Bootboys (single, Hammer Records)
  • 2003: Battle / No Way In (Single, Haunted Town)
  • 2010: The Real Oi! (EP, Haunted Town)

Demos

  • 1984: The Original Tapes (Approved)

Videos

  • 1988: We'll Keep the Faith (VHS, Grade 1)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Condemned 884. Killfromtheheart.com, accessed on 20 August 2014 .
  2. ^ History. Official website, accessed August 19, 2014 .
  3. ↑ BAnz AT July 31, 2014 B6
  4. ↑ Florian Puschke: Condemned 84 - In From The Darkness. Pressure Magazine, September 8, 2013, accessed August 19, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Right- wing bands on the German market ... and their evaluation . In: Dieter Baacke , Michaela Thier, Christian Grüninger, Frank Lindemann (eds.): Rock von Rechts . Society for Media Education and Communication Culture , Bielefeld 1994, ISBN 3-929685-05-1 , p. 74 f . (Media educational handout 3).
  6. ^ GMM Records . In: Ox-Fanzine . No. 44 (September / October / November), 2001 ( ox-fanzine.de ).
  7. ^ A b Sleeping With the Enemy: Condemned 84's Affair with the Extreme Right. condemned84.wordpress.com, May 23, 2013, accessed August 19, 2014 .