On Tape
Armatrak, Demo (Rites Tapes) ($2 from PO Box 8809, Auck) Armatrak are not the sort of band who make countless musical excuses for being "punk”. All four tracks on this piece of musical mayhem are simple, fast and raucous. Vocalist Steve, in fact, has a tendency towards heavy metal screams, which would in most cases sound out of place and laughable but are carried off by the overall anarchic feel of the music. The lyrics are clear, saying what is meant without being overridden with "them and us” cliches. Four songs about religion, the suburban dream, big business and creative use of leisure time make this cassette well worth the money, if not for the faint-hearted. MH
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Rip It Up, Issue 97, 1 August 1985, Page 38
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119On Tape Rip It Up, Issue 97, 1 August 1985, Page 38
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