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LCR Sulari produces "Kalistani Rock Against Fascism" Compilation
Normally non political bands speak out about totalist ideology
Sulari, Duchy of Suldanor
January 8, 5628


LCR's "Kalistani Rock Against Fascism" Compilation exposes the Political side of music

Kalistan is generally not known for political music.  Most music that has been popular in the last two hundred years has focused on exploring music from an artistic standpoint, rather than from a topical one.  Musicians will experiment with sounds, different instruments, blending genres, and so forth.  But often there is an undertone of social awareness that you also don't see in much of the world's music, and Kalistan has always been open to bands who wish to use music as a platform to make a statement.

Hence it is no surprise that the main Indie label in Kalistan, Last Chance Records out of Sulari, has released an in-your-face compilation of anti-fascist music called Kalistani Rock Against Fascism.  This compilation of 12 songs is mostly punk and hard core, but there is also hip hop, Alt-folk and even a sophistipop song provided by the Davostag Band Wanderlust, which is a mockery of the late Kundrati fascist tyrant Bronislav Sladek.

"We felt it was very important for us to be counted in this group," said Wanderlust singer Elga Nilsson.  "When we moved to Kalistan a couple years ago, we had no idea our own government take such a turn.  We aren't a political band, but everyone in this group thinks that the choice of the President [in Davostag] to trade with people who use slave labor is really pretty disgusting, and we felt that we could say something here to let it be known that not everyone is ok with that."  Wanderlust is currently finishing the recording of their own sophomore record which is expected to be out later this year.

With the exception of Wanderlust, every group or artist is signed with LCR, and releases music with the label.  "We tried to get a lot of different voices on the album," said executive Producer Melanie Calloway for LCR.  "There's lots of punk and Hardcore, yeah, that's mostly what we record.  But other artists are also recording protest music, and we reached out to those we knew would be willing to do some of that."  Calloway said that some of the critique in the very explicitly anti-fascist music could also even be oblique critiques of the Kalistani Government as well.  "I suppose when you adopt a firmly anti-fascist mindset, you might delve a bit into anarchism, and so, all government authority becomes a target of criticism, including our own government's.  But we wanted to make sure that the message was focused specifically at the fascism and racism we are seeing bubbling up in Artania."

The songs on the record primarily critique fascism, but they also take shots at state who coddle fascists.  "The fascists themselves ain't the only problem:  Those are easily contained," said Mike Allistair of the band Mid.  "There's also a problem with people looking the other way.  We wanted to make sure that those f---s who try to pretend 'Oh we're decent people' and then go and help the fascists get called out too."  He specifically mentioned several countries who still trade with the mainland Kundrati regime, despite the world condemning it for being a brutal regime that employs death camps and uses chemical weaponry.  "Like you might be a wonderful person, but if you are buying stuff from a slave owning company, you're just as bad, and we ain't gonna let you represent like you're fine.  Because if you help the fascists, you are fascists too."

Check out Kalistani Rock Against Fascism from LCR right here, and then go pick up a copy and share it with your friends.


Side 1

1. Mid- "That's Incorrect"
   
2. DethLeft- "Die Like the Rest"
   
3. Mind Prophet- "(Turn) Fascists into Soil"
   
4. Brad Jax and Comply- "Inevitable Demise"
   
5. Wanderlust- "Bronislav"
   
6. Radio Terra-  "Artanian Genes"
   

Side 2

1. Bradley Armstrong-  "Third Generation Anti Fascism"
   
2. Multiplicado- "Fascista en llamas"
   
3. The Great Vrassa String Band-  "Union Against Fascism"
   
4. SHARP-  "Anti-Racist Worldview"
   
5. Bootstompers-  "We Ourselves are Immigrants"
   
6. Los Infieles- "¡Basta, Fascista!"
   

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