Street punk
Streetpunk refers to a punk rock sub-scene that emerged in Great Britain in the 1970s. The Streetpunks or Realpunks loathed posers and the extreme marketing of punk and its fashion and favored a version of punk that was “unspoiled” by musical professionalism. The street punk scene set itself apart from the anarcho punk scene that was emerging at the same time and reflected the political views of the working class youth. “Street socialism”, “stadium camaraderie” and “mob choirs” merged into something new. The musical style was melodic, yet aggressive, catchy but full of energy.
The style was marketed as "by the working class, for the working class," although this was not always the truth. A worldwide street punk movement emerged whose voices spoke out in favor of the working class and against racism , state bureaucracy and repression.
While some people in the scene like Garry Bushell are of the opinion that there is no fundamental difference between street punk and Oi! admit, see others like the American fanziner and label maker Felix from Havoc Oi! as an overloaded genre and try to avoid this term and the bands that feel part of it.
Classic street punk
Classic street punk is older than the later Oi! Scene. Garry Bushell counts Sham 69 , Red London , Menace , Slaughter & The Dogs , UK Subs , The Lurkers , The Ruts and The Skids among the classics of the pre-Oi! -Streetpunk . From some bands of the street punk environment like The Exploited and GBH a part of the later UK hardcore or UK82 developed.
Some of the more important labels that cultivated this style and kept it alive include Cherry Red , Capt'n Oi , Get Back and, in the 1980s, No Future and Riot City .
Street punk revival
In the early 1990s there was a street punk revival that was carried by American groups such as The Casualties and The Unseen , as well as by European groups such as Oxymoron . These bands were based on the sound of British bands of the 1980s such as Blitz , The Partisans , The Violators , The Expelled , Abrasive Wheels , One Way System , GBH and Vice Squad . The British band The Business also played a major role in the street punk and Oi! Revival of the 1990s .
Street punk influences can also be found in groups like Rancid , Anti-Flag , US Bombs , Street Dogs and others. Some bands of this new generation are characterized by influences from hardcore and ska . Sometimes the term streetcore was coined for groups that fused street punk and Oi! Influences with hardcore . Some groups like the Dropkick Murphys , The Real McKenzies and Swingin 'Utters also combine street punk influences with folk punk .
Street punk in Germany
In Germany, the street punk style had some audible influence on the development of German pun , especially noticeable in groups such as Daily Terror , Cotzbrocken and Hass , but also Slime , the z. B. wrote the Oi! -Influenced song ACAB , and KFC , who was one of the first German bands to use the slogan Oi! In their song Knülle in the Politburo . Oi! Oi! used. In the 1990s, German bands like Oxymoron or Pestpox referred back to the street punk scene. The fanzine ZAP dedicated a special edition to the street punk movement in the early 1990s, which contributed to the resurrection of the chaos .
"Clockwork Punks"
A peculiarity of many street punk groups is a special affinity to the book and especially the film Uhrwerk Orange . This is not only expressed in the texts and design of releases, but often also in the fact that a number of punks imitate the dress style of the droogs . The clockwork orange reference is mainly found in the street punk, Oi! And suedehead scenes, but not limited to these.
Some clockwork punk bands include: a. The Adicts , Lower Class Brats , Major Accident, and Snap-Her . Die Toten Hosen also dedicated their album A Little Bit of Horror Show with the hit Here comes Alex (later covered by the UK Subs, among others ) to the play for A Clockwork Orange . Also Electropunk -Bands as hunters 90 or XPQ-21 occur in Clockwork Orange outfit.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f http://www.garry-bushell.co.uk/features.htm
- ↑ a b c d e f g http://www.havocrex.com/press/article/1/15
- ↑ The amazing career of a term that changed language and political culture ( Memento of December 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive )