- Anti System
Anti System were a British
punk rock andanarcho-punk band active in the 1980s. They are regarded as an influential band in the genre ofcrust punk .History
Formed in
Bradford in 1981, with a line-up of Phil(Drums), George(Bass), Nogsy(Vocals) and Dom Watts (Guitar) the band recorded a demo whose tracks found their way onto aPax Records compilation. Their debut release was the five-track 'Defence of the Realm' EP which was followed (on Reconciliation Records after the closure of Pax Records) with the 'No Laughing Matter' album and the 12" 'A Look at Life' EP.Like some other anarcho-punk bands of the time the band were promoters of
animal rights causes, their debut EP being a benefit for animal welfare groups and prior to the recording of the 'A Look at Life' EP there was a necessity for a new line-up as two of the original members had been imprisoned for various animal rights actions.Line up change due to members being imprisoned is untrue. Mark keane (bass)and Michael teale (vocals) were imprisoned in 1986 shortly after recording "A Look At Life".Discography
Recordings
*"82 Demo"(Self Release, 1982)
*"In Defence of the Realm" (EP, Pax Records, 1983)
*"No Laughing Matter" (LP, Reconcile, 1985)
*"A Look at Life" (12", Reconcile, 1986)
*"Live At Sheffield Marples LP" - Unreleased (Recorded at the same gig as the legendary LP byThe Mau-Mau's )
*Split 7" w/MORBID HUMOUR (Reconcile, 1986)Appearances on compilations
*"Punk Dead? Nah Mate, The Smell is Jus Summink in Yer Underpants Innit" (Pax Records, 1982):Tracks - "Man's World, Aftermath"
*"Bollox to the Gonads - Here's the Testicles" (Pax Records, 1984):Tracks - "Schoolboy, Why Should it Happen"External links
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wif1zffheh5k~T2 Anti System on allmusic.com]
* [http://www.havocrex.com/press/article/3/83 Essay discussing Anti-System in paragraphs 4, 12]
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