Artist: CHOKE
Title: It’s Hard To Talk Shit, With No Fucking Teeth
Release: Tape / Digital
Year: 2020
Label: Goat Power Recreation
CHOKE is an Oakland-based duo that leaves no Nazi jaw unsmashed in their pursuit of punching the fash and pissing off their sympathisers. This is not their first release, but has shaped up to be among the best powerviolence records of 2020!
Throughout the 12 minutes of this record you’ll hear heaps of stomping breakdowns, ruthless blasts of grinding rage and jackhammer California-style powerviolence in its most classic state. If you expect some over the top macho, tough-guy display of power, in addition to the use and abuse of various skits scattered throughout the entire record, you won’t be wrong either. All this is entirely intentional, though. Imagine a mosh-fueled, testosterone-filled version of the HIRS, sharing the hate for cops, racists and authority of all kind, and you’ll love this record immediately.
As far as the lyrical front goes, the record is an ode in support of Black Lives Matter and smashing the fascist scum in the most direct way possible. I’m sure song titles like “Nationalism=Terrorism,” “Blue Lives Don’t Mean Shit” and “Fascist Smasher” are pretty self-explanatory. 17 ripping tracks in total, Apartament 213 and Madball covers included.
It’s Hard To Talk Shit… was released a year ago but is still finding new listeners as the message never goes out of fashion. The new pressing on cassette tape is coming very soon in March through the long-running German grindcore/powerviolence label Regurgitated Semen Records. Act fast!
