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Mecht Mensch - “Acceptance” 7″

Here’s some ripshit, 2nd rate but still GREAT early 80’s USHC.  I’ve always dug this 7″ and sadly didn’t buy a copy when it wasn’t worth nothing to nobody. Mecht Mensch released a demo or two (one is a split with the Tar Babies) before they unleashed this little slab. It strikes me as a less severe take on the Die Kruezen lp. Still this is totally psychotic stuff for the early 80s, right up there with United Mutation and the like.

Opening with the title track, you hear stings of a dissonant guitar chord which continues through the song, almost reminding me of No Trend, but also a lot like Die Kruezen. The drums hammer along in classic hardcore fashion and the singer spits it like it’s ‘82 and he’s just waiting for his big chance to open the local Necros show which gives everything a nice tension. It’s not a totally smooth gelling between guitarist and singer, but that makes it better. When the chorus hits things get mean with some really guttural screaming for ‘82/’83, the guitar here takes a descending Ginn style pattern as the drums get a little slower before charging ahead again. “Grinder” starts with a creepy open chord section that kind of makes me think of zombies in a slam pit. The hardcore part comes next, but the slow zombie mosh part is what I like, and what you as a listener remember. When it kicks back in there’s a great reverbed dive-bomb that sounds like a motorcycle engine. Total creep jamming. Land of the Brave has a Dischargy flavor especially with the drummer taking it in the “No TV Sketch” direction. A bit standard compared to the first two songs but a good way to close the side.

Funny I mentioned zombies already because side b opens with a classic 80’s style dirge, entitled “Zombie”. This one’s got all the shit you expect: a crawling pace, tasty reverb effects, growling and moaning. I’ve always thought this was a great one and it’s my favorite cut on the record. Total teenage obnoxiousness proto-noise rock. Speaking of noise-rock… the producer/engineer on this record is none other than Butch Vig. Maybe you’ve heard his band Garbage? Or perhaps you know his work on the albums Nevermind and Siamese Dream. Jimmy Chamberlains drumming notwithstanding, I like this 7″ better than either of those. 

“Whats Right” finishes the record, a bit more standard hardcore, with a little bit of rock soloing even (but just a little). Maybe they should have closed with Zombie, still this is a cool track, the looseness and bad recording almost make it Venom-ish, but not quite. 

Anyway if someone wants to trade this EP, look my way because I actually would really like a copy.  

PS - I’m selling some (mostly) newer records on ebay, you can probably pick something up cheap that you missed the first time around. Lots of BARGAINS.

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