Street Voice UK

This is the latest book from David Gamage covering many of the bands that went through Engineer Records. It’s a pretty cool read too! Some of the bands I enjoyed especially Kent boys Call Off The Search. I have a feeling that I put on said band or maybe it was Mikee’s other band The Sketch?

Anyway this is in a similar style to the Punk books that fellow author Ian Glasper compiles. However What Mr Gamage covers are post-punk bands made up of all off-shoots of punk including Emo, Alternative Rock, Power-Pop and Ska Punk too! In fact Mr Glasper pens for foreword to this book.

Bands include the aweesome 3dBs Down, Barbed Wire, Her Only Presence, I Like Allie, Piledriver and The Strookas. In fact there’s well over eighty bands featured in this book over 600 pages telling their stories. As well as words there’s also some cool photos too!

The Strookas are another band I vaguely remember. I believe I reviewed their debut single many moons about and I believe its still sitting their in my record collection!

To be fair this is more than a book. It’s a well written encyclopedia and one I’ve enjoyed reading as I’d seen a fair few bands listed as well as dealing with some through gig promotion, fanzine reviews etc.

If you’re into post-punk bands and the offshoots of that genre then this book is a must!

You’ll love it! 10/10

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