17 Tracks of Aussie Punk 'n' Ska.
Produced by BLU FM in 2002.
$12.

Tracklist

1. Little more than you - That's life
2. Bagster - 8 o'clock
3. Rubix cuba - No or never
4. Commissioner gordon - Volvo drivers
5. Addiction 64 - Rumples road kill
6. Us and fatso - Last minute
7. The shambles - World is falling
8. Local pricks - Pig skin
9. Gazoonga attack - Cinderella
10. Topnovil - Trash radio
11. No idea - Serial killer
12. Vicious - Been out drinkin'
13. Run for cover - Village bicycle
14. Badanga - Vindaloo doom
15. Neveready - 3 chord
16. Platform 3 - Too long
17. The vagrants - All i know is

Reviews

From the Salubrious Melodies program on 89.1 FM in the Blue Mountains comes a great 
compilation of 17 Australian punk and ska bands. While Area 7, the Living End and 
Bodyjar may have risen into limelight in recent years, the scene that they originally 
sprung from is still as strong as ever. This compilation brings together bands from all 
over the place, and represents the great variety in the underground punk and ska scene.

The compilation starts with ska, represented by such bands as Little More Than You and 
Addiction 64. The major highlight is Bagster’s track called “8 o’clock”, with its infectious 
brass stabs and deep bass. It’s fast passed and loud, contrasting nicely with the 
following track of laid back ska called “No or Never” by Rubix Cuba, all bouncy guitar, 
quieting into a slow and reflective bridge before cranking the guitars up.

Like most Australian ska and punk, the lyrics and feel of each track change dramatically 
between tracks. It’s a mixture of anger, angst, cheekiness and carefree. Serious topics 
are broached, like Commissioner Gordon’s “Volvo Driver”, an inner city tale of the 
salvation of a street girl. At the other end of the spectrum, punkster Neveready give us 
“3 chord”, a brilliantly funny dig at the commercial punk sound of Green Day and Blink 
182. Brisbane’s Gazoonga Attack cranks the guitars up as the girls sneer and scream 
their way through their song of freedon, “Cinderella”, which is as good as anything that 
Nitocris ever did.

This is a brilliant introduction to one of Australia’s strongest music scenes. For any 
stations already playing the commercial hits of Area 7, or even Blink 182 and the rest, 
this is a great place to start if you wish to explore further punk’s current grass roots. 
And those already fan’s will be Skakin’ into the night!
Review from AMRAP


Aussie band sampler with some cool tracks is this one put out by Salubrious Melodies, 
titled skankin', it's not just a ska sampler, heaps of cool punk as well. Opening up with 
Little More Than You, i think this one should've been put towards the end, live they 
were pretty good but recorded it's pretty terrible, especially the vocals, then it comes 
to Bagster who lift the spirit 100% with their awesome track '8 o'clock', skip through a 
few average ska bands to a sydney band called The Shambles, while the recording may 
sound like shit they've got a cool punk song on their hands, then it's WA punk band 
Local Pricks witha cool track 'Pig Skin'. Next up is the cd's highlight, my favourite oz 
punk band Gazoonga Attack with 'Cinderella' this track kicks ass and stands out on this 
cd. After an average start with ska bands to the cd the punks truly kicked in now, 
Topnovil and No Idea have some quality tracks, then to another fave of mine, also from 
qld Vicious with 'Been Out Drinkin' a true anthem. Then theres Run For Cover and 
Badanga keeping the punk up, till pop punk kids Neveready contribute the catchy 
'3 chord' another stand out track. Closing the cd another cool Qld band, The Vagrants. 
So the cd gets better by the end, well worth checking out some local talent.
THE VERDICT - 8/10 - Kickin arse, more punkin less skankin.
Review from Bombshell Zine