SYA007 - The RIPPERS: '...are coming behind you' 7"e.p.

Their debut full lenght was one my favourite records of last year, so yes: I am biased. I’d probably even say that their farts were brilliantly composed. Normally I’m not all that much into Sonics-devotee-bands – if I want echoos from the past I’d rather jerk off to my own high school pictures. But The Rippers are not only brilliant at playing this stuff, they have created a complete own sound that’s “real garage” and very personal at the same time. So it’s not just a matter of ‘janking the trebble in the red, overdosing on the reverb, and playing the bass like ploink, ploink, ploink’ – oh no. It’s a combination of madhouse songs, total grip on producing in a perfect shithole, and haunting vocals that really do seem to creep up on you. It is all kinda tense, kinda psychotic, but in an almost gentil way, so everybody can relate. O yeah, I love this band. The Rippers make the party cells in my brain go ‘jippy kayo kayeee motherfuckers!’

(...) The Rippers deal in primitive, whining, snotty garage modelled on The Gravedigger V/Morlocks doing 60’s R&B. And they finally have it down to a tee. It’s none too easy on the ear or the slightest bit melodic, but it has phlegm! And I can dig it… One for the perpetual caveteen!
(Jon ‘Mojo’ Mills - Shinding! Sept.2004)

On flaming red wax!! Yeah, this label puts out really great shit. The Rippers are a sixties garage band, reminding me of the Makers. Fast sixties garage, great tunes, great breaks, great screaming, everything's great. For me "Blackeyed Woman" is the killertrack on this on. It's all recorded in their garage and it sounds fantastic. Mono offcourse. These guys are really having fun, I would like to see them on stage.

This rips!!! Really. They do what they do well. Not the least bit innovative, but you should know that by looking at the cover. Always judge a record by its cover. I like how the second song on each side just ends...it doesn't even sound like it's close to being over....okay, maybe close. Kinda like early Makers or a Billy Childish band/British invasion. Great drummer. Got me dancin'. Like my grammar?

Hilfe! Was für ein schauderhafter Schreck, den ich gerade bekam! Ich legte nichts ahnend die neue THE RIPPERS-7“ namens „... Are Coming Behind You“ auf und dachte im ersten Augenblick – ernsthaft empört und enttäuscht – „Was‘n daaas für eine ätzende alte Blues-Kacke?“. Als dann der Gesang einsetzte, fiel mir ein Stein von der Größe der Alpen von der Seele: ich hatte vergessen, den Plattenspieler auf 45 RPM zu stellen. Deshalb das lahmarschige Gedudel. Puhhh! In der richtigen Umdrehungszahl ist diese 4-Track-7“ dann aber richtig geil! Uptempo 60s-Teen-Garage-R‘n‘B-Trash, brillanter und druckvoller Mono-Sound (knackiger als auf ihrer tollen Debüt-LP), ein Sänger, der klingt wie eine super-junge Ausgabe von Mick Jagger, bis zum Anschlag aufgedrehte Instrumente, eine tödliche Blues-Harp, ein verrückt machendes Schlagzeug, drei eigene Songs und ein Cover von der 60s Combo THE DEEJAYS. Doch, das weiß alles zu gefallen! Da im Ox #55 schon eine Story über die RIPPERS drin war, verzichte ich auf weitere Worte und spreche hiermit eine absolute Kaufempfehlung aus! Ach ja: Blutrotes Vinyl! (9)

(...)four tracks dei sardi RIPPERS che si confermano una tra le piu' preparate realta' garage del panorama nostrano. Si parte con " If I Should Catch You", garage punk modellato sulla immarcescibile lezione dei Milkshakes e degli Headcoates dal passo stomper coronato da una grande armonica. "What I Need" e' genuina sguaiatezza punk che mi ricorda la primordiale e senza tempo lezione dei Monks, una perfetta fusione di melodia frastagliata nella sgangheratezza di un urlo giovanile. "Never Tried Before" e' un garage punk dal gusto molto texano che mi ricorda Kit And The Outlaws per il riff ossessivo. La cover degli svedesi Deejays "Blackeyed Woman" diventa un jerk durissimo perche' non dimentica la furia dei fondamentali Pretty Things del primo periodo e dei loro epigoni olandesi, vale a dire i Q65, di cui i Rippers incarnano furore e purezza di suono. Non mollate mai!

Es una edición limitada y numerada a mano de 300 copias.
Parece que conforme pasa el tiempo, se vuelven más salvajes estos italianos.
Comienzan con "If I should catch you". Una animalada de canción , con un ritmo imparable. Armónica, aporreos y guitarrazos a destajo! Tras ésta; "What I need". Aquí se dan cuenta de que no pueden seguir ese ritmo tan frenético y lo solucionan dándole más caña todavía. Ésto es r'n'r primitivo a lo grande.
Pasamos de cara y nos encontramos en primer lugar con "Never tried before", Más de lo mismo. Los berridos se oyen en todas las cavernas de la región. El disco finaliza con "Blackeyed woman". Un tema relajado para clausurarlo. Bueno, relajado si lo pones a 5 rpm, porque como lo pongas a 45, te tienes que salir del país!
Single recomendado para todos los que os guste el r'n'r a velocidades siderales y de calidad.