Mastering U.K. Subs “Ziezo”

When UK Subs released their debut album Another Kind Of Blues in 1979, no one could have predicted that the band would still be going strong in 2016, let alone still led by Charlie Harper, now 72 years old. And as for clocking up 26 albums, one for every letter of the alphabet? Hardly. Those early, incendiary shows with explosive guitarist Nicky Garratt should have seen the band burn out before D.

But with early 80s bassist Alvin Gibbs, guitarist Jet and drummer Jamie Oliver – the band’s longest running line-up – UK Subs are as strong as they’ve ever been, and it’s almost a shame that they’ve reached the end of their quest with Ziezo, as it’s a monster of an album.

Jamie’s super-precise hardcore beats and Jet’s modern metal-tinged riffs give the album a contemporary edge, with blisteringly crisp production from Pat Collier, while Charlie and Alvin ensure we’re still listening to the Subs. It’s a winning combination. Opener Polarisation pummels the senses, spitting out the aforementioned beats and riffs, though Dope Fiend is more traditional Subs fayre, and City Of The Dead is a jaunty reggae rocker in the Clash vein, but This Machine is positively corrosive – brilliant.”

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