The Cramps - Smell Of Female LP usedlp Tumour and Dharawal’s resident metallic

Tumour and Dharawal’s resident metallic hardcore 6 piece

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with several nods to classic Finnish Hardcore Punk bands such as Varaus

All original members gathered to conjure the peculiar hybrid of the the ancient and the contemporary unique to the band

I was in my twenties and had spent some time wondering why the city I was surviving hadn’t offered much in the way of genuinely engaging and affecting ‘experimental music’ (all terms used advisedly) during my tenure

The Cramps - Smell Of Female LP usedlp Tumour and Dharawal’s resident metallicReleased in 1983 after a lengthy court battle with IRS Records, Smell of Female originally contained just the first six songs. These, plus out of control ad lib freakouts Beautiful Gardens and She Said (previously omitted due to legal restrictions) were recorded live at New Yorks famous Peppermint Lounge. There is nothing like the sound of The Cramps, and this set distills that cross of swamp water, moonshine and nitro down to a dangerous and unstable