Poster KWJ youth centre Breda February 1982 including Waste, Cheap ‘n’ Nasty and Scoundrels concerts
Punk band Waste was founded in 1981 in Oudenbosch village in the southern Netherlands. As this flyer shows, in 1982 they played in Breda. They stopped in 1983. They reformed. Now, they announce their EP, THE NEXT CENTURY IS ALMOST OVER!
February 8th 2023, the day the new Waste EP came out.
Their band biography is here.
Waste band photo
Their line-up was in the 1980s, and is again now:
Bass – Klaus Wunderlich aka René Peperkamp
Drums – Fred Flintstone aka John Konings
Guitar, Vocals – Hans F. Ford aka Hans von Seydlitz
Vocals – NonkelRR aka Richard Schouw
One of the reaons that the band reformed was this interview by the bacteria.nl internet site.
The Next Century EP by Waste, cover
Now. their new EP is out on their own label:
Subunderground Charity Abuse / SUCA07)
TRACKS
1. Everything Is Grey
2. Bugging You
3. Ups And Downs
4. Ex-Neutral Zone
Mixed by Patrick Delabie at his Studio 195 in Wernhout.
Recorded by Koert van den Bosch.
You can listen to it at:
https://waste4.bandcamp.com/album/the-next-century-is-almost-over-e-p
The first track, Everything Is Grey, reminds me a bit of a good fast Buzzcocks song; with Richard’s vocals being lower and rougher than Pete Shelley’s.
Ramones fans may like the second track, Bugging You.
The lyrics of the third song, Ups And Downs, are about optimism and pessimism.
The fourth track, Ex-Neutral Zone, is instrumental.
It is not a waste of time at all to listen to Waste!
Cheap 'n' Nasty 