For “No Punk Més”, FOROGORE have clearly done their RIOT GRRL homework. The influence of pioneers like Kathleen Hannah and Courtney Love is proudly on full display.
“AAA” kicks off the EP with a hyper noise punk burner. “Porno de Netflanders” marches in with a groove reminiscent of The Stooges sexier side before blasting off into high energy Le Tigre territory. “Feto Sin Parir” is reminiscent of the germs to my ears (think “lexicon devil”).
The closing track “Mercurio Retrogrado” has a psychedelic guitar noise vibe that echoes Les Rallies Denudes, with a haunting vocal that could match Mizutani. But, that’s not all. The track also dips into Aimee Mann/‘Til Tuesday new wave and sprinkles in some Hole style vocal agony to round things out.
Sadly, the iteration of the band for this recording is no more, but I’m grateful we at least got this solid debut EP. As of writing this, there’s a video on YouTube that captures the four piece bringing palpable energy to a room of engaged young punks. [NOTE: Video was sadly removed.]
The non-binary duo of Klem (vocals/electronics) and Sacra (guitar/electronics) are now going by “Forogore y el Glich del Sistema”. If they can maintain the live energy of their previous configuration, they should go far.