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Attila/Bomb Factory split single sleeve

Attila The Stockbroker, Bomb Factory: Baghdad Ska/ Night Bus

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by Anthony Gibbons
  • Type: Single
  • Release date: 15/04/2004
  • Label: R*E*P*E*A*T
‘Baghdad Ska / Night Bus’ is a limited edition white vinyl split seven inch single, released by the legendary R*E*P*E*A*T organisation, to raise money for the ‘Love Music Hate Racism’ campaign.

It finds surrealist rebel poet Attila The Stockbroker and cohorts Barnstormer laying down a skank-tastic backbeat to tell the story of an Iraqi caught up in the war and subsequent occupation of his country. Despite Attila’s politically inaccurate assertion that: "They’re going to take me to Guantanemo Bay", it’s a thought provoking tale.

On the flip side, ‘Night Bus’ by Cambridge based Bomb Factory is an ‘Oi’ punk flavoured tale of “the cattle market experience” of using buses to cross from one side of London to another after midnight. Essentially, it’s not a very nice trip, full of pissheads, stoners, mentalists and muggers all driven around the capital by the bus driver from hell.

So there you have it. Musically it’s not brilliant but that’s hardly the point. In this apathetic age Repeat are to be applauded for raising people’s political awareness using a good old fashioned dose of the DIY punk spirit.

Buy ‘Baghdad Ska/Night Bus’ by sending a cheque or postal order for £3.00 to R*E*P*E*A*T, PO Box 438, Cambridge CB4 1FX

Find out more about the ‘Love Music Hate Racism’ campaign at www.lmhr.org.uk

  • Attila The Stockbroker 6 / 10
  • Bomb Factory 6 / 10

Attila The Stockbroker - Baghdad Ska/ Night Bus

Re: "They’re going to take me to Guantanemo Bay". At time of writing I was working under the impression that the US sent only innocent Afghan citizens to the sunshine prison island not innocent Iraqis so I may be wrong. Hey, I'm not Andrew Marr alright? : )

Re: Attila The Stockbroker - Baghdad Ska/ Night Bu

They send anyone they want to there, actually! Cheers for the review...Attila
http://www.attilathestockbroker.com

Attila The Stockbroker - Baghdad Ska/ Night Bus

Anthony, the New World Order sends anyone its wants to Gunatenamo Bay regardless of nationality - or, indeed, of whether they've actually done anything! Cheers for the comments anyway.
There's 'Baghdad Ska' and a whole lot more on my new album
'Zero Tolerance' - check out the website
http://www.attilathestockbroker.com

Re: Attila The Stockbroker - Baghdad Ska/ Night Bus

Attila, thanks for clearing that up. As I said my grasp of politics is a little hazy - I should make more of an effort really.
glad you liked the review. may come & see you when you play in cambridge.

all the best,

anthony

Attila The Stockbroker - Baghdad Ska/ Night Bus

This record is proper punk. It is God in vinyl form.