No band has ever sounded like Garbochock from Malmö, Sweden, and fronted by Stry Terrarie. Not then, not now. The influences may have been Jim Morrison, the Stooges and the Sex Pistols but the band tore everything down and created something completely new that made them totally unique. With its wild, spiky and murky sound, Garbochock stood out from their contemporaries. They were doomed to be a cult band and nothing for the general public.
Led by Singer songwriter Stry Terrarie earlier in Kriminella Gitarrer, Besökarna etc. "Ritual" was released in 1980 and sold just under 4,000 copies. The following year the band disbanded but the debut remains a post-punk classic. With "Ritual", a swedish "Unknown Pleasure", Garboshock went off the beaten track and they sound as eternally timeless today as they did over 40 years ago.
Colored vinyl, edition of 200 copies.
Busy Bee, 2024