FUCK YEAH!

the KALI / ULTIMATE BLOWUP split 7" made it into the Führer's corner in the review section of PLASTIC BOMB # 76 which I find very amusing for different reasons in spite of the fact that the records that appear in the Führer's corner are considered to be the worst records that have been reviewed during the 3 months it takes from one issue to another.

ANOTHER REVIEW

Kali / Ultimate Blowup 7"

Genre: Fastcore/powerviolence
Origin: Canada vs. Turkey
Released: 2011
Website: Kali, Ultimate Blowup
Label: 7Degrees Records, Spastic Fantastic Records, Idoneum Bello Records, Incursion Records, #1 Dad Rexxx
Uploaded: 24.05.11

I had no relation to either band on this split, having never heard of them before. Since Kali’s name was first on the cover I gave their side a listen, not knowing what I was about to hear. But I can tell you I didn't anticipate anything this rad. From the first spastic blast and frantic scream I fell in love with Kali. At one moment it’s slow hardcore with a touch of aggression, only to turn into aggravated assault in the blink of an eye. The main vocals actually remind me of a mixture between those of Macabre and Agoraphobic Nosebleed, and as soon as I started thinking in those terms I realized it carries even more similarities to the latter of the bands; also song structure wise. And as acts like Boycot, xBraniax, Fatal Nunchaku, Kung Fu Rick and whatnot goes through my mind the result couldn’t be anything but fantastic. A keen sense of riffing, quick tempo changes, tons of diversity in such short songs, excellent vocals and just a buttload of energy and intensity. This is what fastcore should sound like (or is it powerviolence? I don’t know, but either way it kicks some major fucking ass).
Looking through Ultimate Blowup’s thanks list I found two bands that really caught my attention; Burial Invocation and Sakatat, two awesome bands from Turkey. So without looking them up I figured these guys were Turkish too (now I know they are, but I just assumed at first). That’s really a scene on the rise, and there seems to come more and more great acts from the country, be it grindcore, death or black metal. And with Ultimate Blowup I have to add fastcore to the list. In many ways it carries similarities to Boycot and such, but as Kali had a more frantic blasting touch these guys seem to focus a little more on the hardcore side of the matter. It feels like some form of positive youth hardcore as a base, but with the added flair of blasting and brutal aggression. The dual vocal recipe works really well, one of which is quite harsh, the other unfortunately sounds a bit like a stale distorted background shout. It takes away a bit of the intensity, but since the material is too strong to ignore I can’t help but dig it.

taken from: http://www.mylastchapter.net/frame.htm

KALI // ULTIMATE BLOWUP - SPLIT 7" REVIEW ON AVERSIONLINE

Kali / Ultimate Blowup - Split 7"

Posted on Monday, May 2nd, 2011 @ 6:46am » permalink

More explosive grind from Germany's 7 Degrees Records (this time with the help of #1 Dad Records, Idoneum Bello Records, Incursion Records, and Spastic Fantastic). Kali (Canada) kicks things off with six tracks generally powered by frantic speeds, high/low vocals, and a couple of slower, pounding tempos for good measure. There are no gaps in between the songs either, they just cave in to a bit of feedback and then keep going. The primary vocals are snotty, bitter high-end yells, and that works well with the overall energy of the tracks. Ultimate Blowup (Turkey) then follows with eight songs of their own take on an extremely similar sound. There's a little more differentiation between the high/low vocals, and both vocalists have a little bit of an unusual ring to their voices, but otherwise the approach is damn near the same, so it's a great match-up. Both bands also utilize production values that are perfect for this style: Balanced yet rugged, unpolished without losing detail, etc. At 14 tracks in only 11 minutes, I'm not sure what more to say here. If you're a fan of fast, energetic, grinding hardcore/punk that likely would've been right at home on Slap a Ham Records 15+ years ago, I see no reason why you wouldn't enjoy the hell out of this split…

Kali "Bloodsport"
Ultimate Blowup "Fact and Resolution?"

The 7" is limited to 310 on black vinyl, 110 on blue vinyl, and 110 on green vinyl, and as always you can contact 7 Degrees Records directly for ordering information in addition to using the links below…

Purchase:

@ Incursion Records
@ Just Say No! Records
@ Per Koro Records
@ Spastic Fantastic

KALI // ULTIMATE BLOWUP - SPLIT 7" FROM C.F.M.D.

KALI // ULTIMATE BLOWUP – Split 7”

Knüppel aus dem Sack!!! So und nicht anders lautet die Devise dieser Split-7“, die eine Spur der Verwüstung hinter sich herzieht. Absoluter Wahnsinn! Angetreten zu der antimusikalischen Keilerei sind zum einen die (vermutlich) frei nach der hinduistischen Göttin des Todes und der Zerstörung (nach das passt ja…) benannten KALI aus Kanada und ULTIMATE BLOWUP aus der Türkei. Tja, was soll ich sagen? Beide Knüppelkommandos schenken sich nichts und gehen entweder heftig oder aber sehr heftig zur Sache. Knöpfen wir uns zunächst mal KALI vor, die uns mit 5 Granaten (+ Intro) verwöhnen, welche sich irgendwo zwischen schädelspaltendem Fastcore/Thrash (teilweise hart an der Grenze zum Grindcore!) ohne Speedlimit und furios vorgetragenem Powerviolence bewegen. AnhängerInnen der Materie fliegt hier garantiert das Blech weg! Killen tun KALI aber nicht nur im Highspeedsektor, sondern auch immer dann, wenn sie mal ein bis zwei Gänge zurückschalten – Hölle! Das alles wurde dazu noch verdammt knallig und mit jeder Menge Druck in Szene gesetzt, so dass eigentlich keine Wünsche offen bleiben. An der Vocalsfront rult hysterisches Geschrei (kommt übrigens sehr geil!) und/oder kehlig-heiseres Gebrüll, wobei mir scheint, als ob da wirklich jemand verdammt wütend und angepisst gewesen ist, als er das Mic malträtierte. Warum, das wird angesichts der in den superben Texten (lesen!) verarbeiteten Themen deutlich und ist (zumindest für meine Wenigkeit) durchaus nachvollziehbar. Großes Kino jedenfalls und zwar in allen Belangen! Davon will ich unbedingt mehr! Auf der Flipside ballert der Splitpartner ULTIMATE BLOWUP dann nicht minder heftig, wenngleich in antimusikalischer Hinsicht etwas andere (und trotzdem artverwandte) Wege beschreitend, los. Schnell (bzw. sehr schnell) sind die 8 Songs allemal. Ganz so knüppelig wie KALI gibt sich das türkische Trio dann aber doch nicht, denn ULTIMATE BLOWUP haben sich eher dem alte Schule Stop’n’Go Thrashcore-Sound verschrieben, Powerviolence-Anleihen inklusive. Dass dabei die göttlichen INFEST des Öfteren Pate gestanden haben, ist für mich genauso sicher, wie der nicht zu überhörende Einfluss von SPAZZ (check out the vokills!). Muss ich da jetzt noch großartig Worte zu verlieren? Ich glaube nicht! Was die Texte anbelangt, so findet man lediglich die Lyrics zum Song „Disillusioned And Cast Out“ im Booklet und die weisen drauf hin, dass sich da durchaus jemand ’nen Kopf macht. In diesem Sinne: Thrash to the max, play fast, die slow!

[veröffentlicht via 7 Degrees Records, www.myspace.com/7degreesrecords (in Zusammenarbeit mit Idoneum Bello Records, Spastic Fantastic Records, Incursion Records & # 1 Dad Records / Bandkontakte: www.myspace.com/kalialberta bzw. www.myspace.com/ultimateblowup] Gerste

IDONEUM BELLO REC. 014 - KALI // ULTIMATE BLOWUP - SPLIT 7"

the KALI // ULTIMATE BLOWUP split 7" is good to go and I'll start shipping it today. Canada's KALI rip through 6 tracks in not even as many minutes and Turkey's ULTIMATE BLOWUP only need 5:30 minutes to berserk through their 8 tracks.

6 € / 8 € postpaid (Germany/World)

released in cooperation with: SPASTIC FANTASTIC REC., # 1 DAD REC., INCURSION REC. and 7 DEGREES REC.

ULTIMATE BLOWUP SHIRTS

you may already know that the ULTIMATE BLOWUP Europe tour got canceled one day before the start and therefore you can buy the shirts that were supposed to be sold on tour from me.

10 € postpaid (Germany)

12 € postpaid (World)

as you can see on the pic the shirts are available in 3 different colors, namely red, white and sand-colored.

available sizes: S, M, L, XL and XXL

ULTIMATE BLOWUP TOUR IN FEBRUARY!

ULTIMATE BLOWUP will tour in Europe in February. the pic on the right shows the design of the t-shirts they'll have with them. black screen print on (most likely) red, white and sand colored t-shirts.

the dates so far:

1st Feb - Liege, Belgium
2nd Feb - Köln
3rd Feb - Bielefeld
4th Feb - Brussels, Belgium
5th Feb - Amsterdam, NL
6th Feb - Tilburg, NL
7th Feb - Mainz
8th Feb - Tübingen
9th Feb - we should fill this date
10th Feb - Linz, Austria
11th Feb - Leipzig
12th Feb - Berlin

IDONEUM BELLO REC. 014 - KALI // ULTIMATE BLOWUP - SPLIT 7"

the KALI // ULTIMATE BLOWUP split 7" is back from the plant! as you can see on the pic it will be available in 3 different colors - black (310 copies), blue (110 copies) & green (110 copies).

TO KILL TIME...

... I made a special cover for the test presses of the KALI / ULTIMATE BLOWUP split 7". if you don't know which cover I spoofed you definitely haven't done your homework and should be ashamed and embarrassed!

IDONEUM BELLO REC. 014 - KALI // ULTIMATE BLOWUP - SPLIT 7"

the test-presses for the KALI // ULTIMATE BLOWUP split 7" have been approved!