Free Noise #30
Artist: The Dicemen
Title: Sitting On The Tarmac
Source: Vinyl 12" LP
Bitrate: V0 VBR
Running time (h:m:s): 00:31:38
Size (mb): 64.9
Label: Peasants Revolt
Year: Early 90's (anyone know the exact year?)
With spring slipping inexorably into summer, and long hot days wandering lazily towards warm balmy nights (yeah, right), I can sense the fields beckoning me to them for a right royal knees-up. Ah yes, that good ol' festy feeling is creeping slowly but surely back into my bloodstream. Now I'm a bit longer in the tooth, that doesn't usually translate itself into an immediate desire to run off to a mudhole for many days and nights of limb-flailing drug-fuelled madness (although on occasion it still happens that way). These days the more sedate environs of the back garden, mingling with a few mates, some cold whatevers in hand, a smoke or three in my lungs and some skankin' sounds generally suffice very nicely.
So it's time to bust out (as I believe the yoof say) an album that should help me and you slip easily into the mood, even if it's lashing down a monsoon outside, and 'Sitting On The Tarmac' is just the ticket. Underpinned by some lively ska'd-up punky beats and chops, and overlaid with a bit of East End knees-up keyboard plinking, the whole album bounces headlong into the welcoming sun and invites you to do the same. The vocals are quirky and add a fresh and cheeky feel to the whole thing. Lyrically, it's green-tinged anarchy that's angry without being aggressive and doesn't forget to take time out just to smile and dance.
The Dicemen were contemporaries of all the old-skool festival heads, popping up alongside the likes of RDF, but seemed to come and go over a pretty brief period of time. As far as I know, this is the only record they released and I've never come across anyone else with a copy. So, in case the band passed you by while you were unconscious in a ditch somewhere, here it is.
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I could swear I saw these once but for the life of me I can't remember where? My memory of it is in a field (where else?) in Ireland. Unfortunately, listening to this, good as it is, isn't reactivating those grey cells.
Thanks though!
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thanks
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irishdave, say hello to Paul. Paul is involved in the Lithuanian punk site you've just found (as well as singing for Pendelis and playing for FC VOVA).
Glad you both liked this. I've had a request to put up some RDF so I'll be doing them next. If it's sunny outside, it may take me a little while to get round to it though!
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I think *sunshine day* is scheduled for May 25th this year?
Ah - did you ever hear that band 25th Of May? I think that was their name? Damned good they were.
I'll get in touch w/ Paul through the website.
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I've put it in my diary and have my skimpies on standby
The Twenty Fifth Of May were indeed a fine bunch. I've got the only album that they put out (Lenin & McCarthy) - Class War, Arthur Scargill, the DHSS, the SWP and 'drugs in general' all get a mention in the thanks list! I'll rip and post it up here soon.
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thanks, the dicemen rulz!
it would be great to see posts of RDF, AOS3, Scum Of Toytown, HeadJam & maybe early Guts Pie Earshot releases 'cause all is sold out and hard to find
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Your a fecking star. Me and my mate have been after this for a good 10 years. I got RDF/Military Surplus plus loads of other rare-ish punk stuff if you want the favour returned. Mail I. You've made my weekend - cheers.
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Excellent quality as well mate and just as good as I remembered. Seriously thanks mate wicked
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Final message, honest. Dicemen did actually do another album but can't remember what it was called. I can actually only remember a line from one of the lyrics which went something like 'Its a lovely country on a sunny day, I'm a city planner lets build a motorway'. As I remember it was a good follow up but this one is the better of the two.
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here we are in the middle of nowhere!!! yaaarrrrrrr! top, me & marv been on the hunt for this for yonks. was around 91/92? blatting about in dan's truck looking for free festies.
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Danijel, some of the bands you mention are still available from Words Of Warning for a very good price. I'll get round to ripping some RDF soon, but I'm spending as much time as possible in the sun at the moment 'cos you can never be certain how long it'll last!
Cheers for the info Marvin, I didn't realise they'd done a second album Good to learn something new, now I'll have to put my third-rate detective skills to the test and see if I can find out more…
And I'm glad I'm helping you and Clive both relive your mis-spent youth!
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I got yesterday RDF Wasteland LP (!!!) + The Dicemen "Sitting…" LP from UK (am from Croatia). amazing!!
Plus, I finally have whole AOS3, RDF, Culture Shock & Citizen Fish discography at vinyls 
Punk dubby mania 
In The Dicemen LP inlay is written that they also have "Can't Play, Won't Play" mini LP (1990). Anybody have this?
HeadJam "wizontic" LP is impossible to find. I have cdr, D/L at MediaFire. My favorite UK punkdubby band
Here is also Rhythm-ites - Integration LP. Vinyl rip is made by stefan at Whitelabel.org
Rhythm-ites - Nation Integration LP
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