AOA / OI POLOI: Unlimited Genocide Vinyl LP

Two bands. One island. Zero tolerance for the state, the military, or anyone telling them to calm down. A.O.A. and Oi Polloi never had much use for compromise, and Unlimited Genocide is the proof of that in pressed wax.

Edinburgh's Oi Polloi have been flying the anarcho-punk flag since the mid-80s with a consistency that would embarrass most career politicians, their hardcore punk shot through with genuine ideological conviction rather than aesthetic posturing. A.O.A., their labelmates in righteous noise, bring the same energy from a slightly different angle. Together this split reads like a document from a moment when UK punk still had teeth and wasn't afraid to name names. This remastered pressing makes both bands sound like they're playing your lounge room, which is either exciting or alarming depending on the lounge room. Essential for anyone serious about anarcho-punk and the British hardcore punk lineage.

Vinyl LP, remastered. Hardcore punk / anarcho-punk / D-beat. Origin: Scotland, UK. Available through ALT CVLT.

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