IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

New tunes from Diskonto, Djävulskap, Vicious Irene and more

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:33:42 -0700

I don't have the time to listen to all of this stuff myself to filter out the good from the bad, aside from those Desperat tracks which I already posted, so head over to Mosher to check out a round-up of new Swedish punk/hardcore tunes: http://www.mosher.se/musik/nytt-fran-desperat-diskonto-vicious-irene-och-mycket-mer/

Desperat split 12" preview

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:28:57 -0700

Split w/ Deathraid - 12" by Desperat

Stream a couple brand new tracks from Swedish råpunks Desperat off their upcoming split 12" with Deathraid.

D-takt & Råpunk presents "Made in Japan"

Tue, 29 May 2012 22:46:56 -0700

D-takt & Råpunk quietly released a new 12" comp featuring 20 tracks recorded live at Earth Dom, Tokyo from acts such as Mob 47, Desperat and more: http://dbeatrawpunk.blogspot.com/2012/05/made-in-japan-live-12-dtakt040.html

Desperat - Läggdags för mänskligheten

Tue, 01 May 2012 14:20:07 -0700

Fresh mangel from Desperat off their upcoming 7" "Början på slutet", due out late May/early June via Hardcore Victim. Also on the way, a split 12" with Deathraid and the band's much-anticipated full-length debut LP which will be out this fall.

Mob 47, Desperat to play Scum Fest

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:28:45 -0800

Mob 47 and Desperat will be heading to London to play Scum Fest on May 26.

Turist i tillvaron vol. 4 lineup confirmed

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:59:22 -0800

Artists are now confirmed for volume 4 of Mikael Sörling's Swedish punk comp "Turist i tillvaron": http://sirling.blogspot.com/2011/12/alla-band-till-turist-i-tillvaron-vol-4.html
A few of the names you may recognize: Makabert Fynd, Burning Kitchen, Asta Kask, Crash Nomada, Gamla Pengar and Desperat.

Desperat to join Mob 47 for Japan tour

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:12:26 -0700

Desperat will be joining Mob 47 on their upcoming Japanese tour in October, which of course makes perfect sense as they share multiple members: http://desperathardcore.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/4-sma-ratter-japan-tour-2011/

D-Takt & Råpunk 3x7" split now up for preorder

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:46:10 -0700

D-Takt & Råpunk has finalized the artwork and is now taking preorders for the upcoming 3x7" split box featuring Swedish hardcore punk/crusties Anatomi-71, Bombstrike, Desperat, Giftgasattack, Makabert Fynd and Tortyr. : http://dbeatrawpunk.blogspot.com/2011/08/3x-long-awaited-split-7-box-soon-to-be.html

Desperat - Den obligatoriska "Upp till kamp" dängan (video)

Tue, 03 May 2011 16:30:54 -0700

New music from Desperat, posted in honor of May Day. Direct link: http://youtu.be/um31R4RkHKs

D-Takt & Råpunk to do 3x7" split box

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:55:56 -0700

D-Takt & Råpunk will be doing a 3x7" box featuring splits between Anatomi-71 + Bombstrike, Desperat + Giftgasattack and Makabert Fynd + Tortyr. 200 hand-numbered copies only (with "bonus stuff" included) plus 300 standalone copies for those folks that don't want the whole package.

MP3: Desperat - Garanterat mangel

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:07:20 -0700

I've given up on doing mailorder at this point (and will probably be doing a clearance at some point soon), but I did recently do a coop buy of Desperat's excellent "Hardcore deluxe" 12" and have a single unclaimed copy left. You want it, it's yours for $32ppd in the US. Or you can wait to buy it on eBay for significantly more, if that's your choice. No doubt this one's gonna be a future bonzer, especially with an already (nearly?) sold-out run of a mere 300 copies. As for those of who wondering why you should care, Desperat is a new Swedish hardcore band with members from Mob 47 playing classic Swedish d-beat punk, just like the title of the song proclaims: "Guaranteed mangle". No need to reinvent the wheel here, just proof that old dudes often rage way harder than their younger counterparts. 'Nuff said.

New Desperat 7" coming via De:Nihil

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:03:03 -0700

De:Nihil will be putting out a new six-song 7" from Swedish råpunks Desperat, preview here: http://denihilrecords.blogspot.com/2011/03/desperat-denihil-release.html

A lesson in hardcore

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:39:50 -0800

A lesson in hardcore, courtesy of Desperat. The band just recorded a new record this past weekend and you can read all about it at their website: http://desperathardcore.wordpress.com/ (assuming you can read Swedish)

Desperat - DIS - Vad är det för krångel?

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:33:03 -0800

Swedish hardcore punks Desperat are back in the studio and have already posted one new track online for preview: http://dbeatrawpunk.blogspot.com/2011/03/dis-vad-ar-det-for-krangel.html

Ghettoblaster from Hell vol. 1

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:31:48 -0800

Skippers Corner is now moving beyond virtual mixtapes and is now putting out an actual 30m cassette compilation of Swedish punk: http://sailorpunk.blogspot.com/2011/01/omslag.html
Featured acts include Desperat, Glöm Dä!, Beyond Pink, Spotlicks, Headons and Kronofogden.

Grattis Victoria och Daniel

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:16:16 -0700

Why settle for this nonsense...

When you could have this?

Y'know what I'm saying? For Desperat's lyrics and commentary, go here.