Making Punk Compilation A Threat Again!: "In Our Time" comp LP

"In Our Time" comp LP

True of form, CrimethInc. has cast its latest effort to demonstrate that resistance to the status quo still exists in an ironic light by describing it with the same words British prime minister NEVILLE CHAMBER used to declare, upon his return from negotiations with Germany in 1938, that he has arranged for "peace in our time." Perhaps they mean that "fighting standardization" with mere music is a doomed venture. On the other hand, they did release this record, so... In any case, the first side features some European metal and hardcore, while the second side is ugly, scary music from the US. The insert contains the usual CrimethInc. exhortation to quit your job and live on stolen stuff, so we can fight the evil system. The cover art features images of damage done to US installations in the Vietnam war. I guess that, at least, qualifies as resisting standardization (TY)
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(This review was taken from MRR.)

FIRST PROGRAM
Congress - What We Need
Timebomb - Flames of Disorder
Systral - Narrow-Minded Criteria
Final Exit - Fuck Your Cowboy

SECOND PROGRAM
Damad - Head Heart Hell
Jesuit - Smooth Talking Son of a Bitch
Gehenna - Testimony / Divine Rewards

THIRD PROGRAM
Standardization- And How to Fight It
a CrimethInc. propaganda reader

人がその個性に気づいていなければーー個性に反した今日の仕事における支配力への抵抗はむろんーー可能なのである。もちろん絶望と退屈は生じる。だが、このようなますます単調な時代にさえ、忠実に考え創造し、挑戦的な方法を取ろうとする個人がいる。このレコードの音楽はクリエイティブな仕事の少しばかりの例である。同封されている読み物は、我々の生、我々の精神や感情、我々の世界を標準化しようとするそのような支配力に対する抵抗の可能性を書いたものだ。

"お前は死人だ" - George Orwell, 1984

Released by CrimethInc. (1997)