‘Podemos ser todo, Podemos ser nada, Sólo quiero vivir a mi manera, Ya no quiero morir mañana, Sabiendo que puedo ser libre’ / ‘We can be everything, We can be nothing, I just want to live my way, I don’t want to die tomorrow, Knowing I can be free’ (X-Gender)

Al Fin! El Demo! (Finally! The Demo!) is Bondage’s first vinyl release and arrives just as the Santiago band have announced that they are calling it a day.  But as sign offs go, it is an utterly bonkers one, in all the right ways.  The band take the raw fury of Latin America punk, add a generous dollop of off-kilter Japanese noise punk, and then fashion it into something that is very much their own.

The swinging bass and primitive drums are front and centre, while the rhythm guitar lays down a barrage of unrelenting white noise.   The raucously unhinged vocals are absolutely inspired as they explore themes of personal liberty – the freedom of personal expression, escaping the clutches of our technocratic society, and freeing ourselves from the constraints of our own personal histories.

The EP includes a hidden track plus, for the more creative among you, a cut-out insert of one of the band members.