Helta Skelta Records

10 Molotov Cocktails – COLD MEAT With Furious Debut LP ‘HOT AND FLUSTERED’

Posted on by JL

30 May 2020

Band: COLD MEAT
Who: Four furious punks from Perth, Australia led
by stormy spit and sneer frontwoman Ashley Ramsey
Album: HOT AND FLUSTERED
Smashing debut LP via Helta Sketla Records
Released: 20 March 2020
Pitchfork says: “The Perth punks are more interested in recording immediate, energetic punk rock than becoming experimentalists, and they’ve certainly nailed the former. Cold Meat have much more than shock value on their mind. Cold Meat’s sense of humor is what saves them from the trappings of self-serious street punk, but it’s Ramsey’s outrage that keeps their blood pumping.”

Keywords: trash and slash punk, red-hot-blooded knockouts, Ashley scream Ramsey, razor-sharp uppercuts, kamikaze pace, razor blade racket, Bikini Kill on speed, stunners,
abso-bloody-lutely garage dynamite,  bang-on bangers, ace jackhammers. mental heat!

Key tracks: all 10 Molotov cocktails

Stream/buy here…


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To Hell With Blue Mondays – Here’s Post Punk Force ‘HELTA SKELTA’ From Down Under…

Posted on by JL

Weekly firework to kick Blue Mondays in the ass…


Band: HELTA SKELTA (Perth, Australia)
Who: “After a few full-length records, a few EPs, and a US tour in 2016, ‘Helta Skelta’ are now back with a new 7″. Here, Helta Skelta change things up yet again, never one to let things dull. This 7” sees the band head into a sparser territory, favouring the British and US over the Australian sounds. A much more art rock and post-punk outing this time round whilst still holding on to those aspects of 70s garage punk from previous efforts.”
Track: NIGHTCLUBBIN’ – Lead track of a brand new 3-song 7″…
Score: the track’s repetitive and hypnotizing bass/drums drive, electrified with cracking guitar licks and snippets of an organ in the back, will infiltrate your bloodstream instantly. On top of it comes a kind of punky spoken word rap that reminds me of British actor Phil Daniels ‘s verbal part in Blur‘s 1994 hit ‘Parklife’ and it works here perfectly too. This is a snappy stroke you’ll play on repeat after one spin. Here’s the sticky cut…

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3-Track Nightclubbin’ 7″ – Out Today – Info & order facilities here on here.