'Junkfood Generation' is a tremendous opening track and reborn from its prior life in which it masqueraded under the name 'Better Off Dead' for me this revamped version improves on what was a great song and results in a veritable classic. It's one of those moments that galls me to the very epicentre of my punk rock soul as this could end up one of those songs that could be another on the list of overlooked belters. I fuckin' hope not and highly recommend this gargantuan punk rock moment to all and sundry who consider themselves ingrained with the spirit. From the commencing bars the trip is of excellent composition and each and every note contributes to a highly organised song throbbing with style and talented application. The entwining of the female and male vocals is of such stature you feel that the pursuing tracks will be of the same standard and guess what, they are!

Smooth bass opens 'Friends Like You' and is accompianed by true guitar, a hefty drum beat and the expected she-gob snarl. Again you have 4 components complimenting each other as well as generating enough opposition to create a cock-solid sound of the highest order. This is a band on productive overdrive at the moment and it is more than apparent we are dealing with more than adequate players to say the least.

The high fuelled urgency of 'Foxtrot Oscar' is well timed and the duelling double sexed vocals triumph in this amphetamine rush that ends with a burst of climactic rage and leaves a very sweet taste indeed.

'Petrol Bomb 2008' closes this 4 tracker (which is nowhere near enough for me - aaaggghhhh) and is once again a fuckin' treat. The chorus is an absolute peach and finishes off a winning track in utterly fantastic style. A few tangents are thrown in and all succeed rather than confuse and again reflects genuine ability.

A real class band here and one which has graced the SAS Tour and hopefully will do so on many more occasions. The argument I promote about people listening to the same old shit is refuelled here as with bands like this around there is no reason to be stuck in the past. Over and over again as a reviewer I am uncovering proper punk rock played with passion and convincing expertise and here we have one of the best examples of this. If you can't be arsed to buy this CD after reading this then please feel free to blow your brains out and slump on your sofa of apathy because I really don't know how I can help you

Fungalpunk OMD July 2008

PUNKY! RADIO - 23-06-2008

Armed only with our wits and Cake we come forth again to do battle by bringing you some great music from The Flying Donuts, The Joystix, Mispelt 2.0, Death Zone, Gonzo and Plastron. Bargain cake, Paul is quite european, Paul's on his way to Spain, planes with propellers, we have your Myspace/PodcastAlley comments, this is show 150, Amber, Paul is still Laptop Killer, Pauls Random Facebook Adventures, "Izzatwat" - you big emo bear, Ad Break: Don't forget to visit GoDaddy.com for all your internet and web hosting needs and quote code punky1 (or punky2 if you live in the UK) for your discount, phrase of the week from the side of a dirty mountain, where are Death Zone from?, Home Bargains, those crazy Hungarians, the European Championships, our quick movie reviews and Tonys fear of flying - will it ever end? Song 1: The Flying Donuts - Make Loud Records Song 2: The Joystix - New Generation Song 3: Mispelt 2.0 - Foxtrot Oscar Song 4: Death Zone - Day To Day Song 5: Gonzo - Underground Song 6: Plastron - El Gato

SAS (SLIT AND SAWDUST) Halifax 7 bander 26/04/08

So to the headline act - The Mispelt 2.0 and lucky me was having the good fortune to be the promoter to give them their first gig in this new and exciting format. A sneak preview at a recent SAS whet my appetite just nicely and gave promise to a revitalised band ready to be reckoned with. Boy how right my instincts were!

This was a perfect headliner and the band were really functioning as a quality unit despite this being an embryonic outing. Quality bass lines were escorted with some superb melodic guitar work and a waterfall of rat-a-tat drum work. A talented trio and now with the supremely excellent frontlady this is one of the best bands so far this year that I have had the pleasure of viewing. Despite the emphasis on melody there is a superfluity of attitude here and each song is an individual pleasure. Tonight I was almost knocked of my feet by the metamorphical result of that classic ditty 'Drive It Like You Stole It' - wow! Also a song called 'Superhero' stood out from an array of high class offerings and really did make my night.

Overall a positively excellent evening with again an overspill of talent on show at a free SAS gig. Many a statement is said by the underdog and duly ignored by the critical masses of the punk scene but on evidence like this one must ask how much longer can these bands be ignored.

by Fungalpunk/OMD
28/04/08

 

SAS (spit and sawdust) Thatched House Stockport 12/04/08

"A band I was really anticipating tonight were The Mispelt and they didn’t disappoint. Very tight and with oodles of melody this quality unit breezed through their set with professional ease and ‘Drive It Like You Stole It’ was just fuckin’ awesome. It’s all change in the Mispelt camp with a line-up and name change imminent [MISPELT 2.0]. A sneak preview was given tonight when the frontlady let rip on a couple of songs and ‘WOW’ what a difference it made. Already impressed I had no idea where further improvements could be made but this bold risk I feel will pay massive rewards and the future is looking mighty rosy for this band. I have them on again in two weeks at Halifax [26/04/08] and am looking forward to it no end where I hope the frontgirl does the whole show. A quality band soaked in experience and a must see."

Fungalpunk OMD 17 April 2008