Ruin Nation Records

30/05/2025

Ten years ago today, I went with my Partner to the cinema to see "Mad Max Fury Road" at a late night screening. When we came home i had several messages from Verena (Kleister's partner) on my answer phone tear-stained and shaken. I knew instantly something very bad must have happened and tried to call back several times but it was almost 2 am and i didn' reach her.  I knew something was not right and could not sleep a second.

The next morning I heard from Verena that Kleister had an accident in a quarry in France, where he was going to pursuit his hobby of digging old fossils. He was taken out by a falling 50kg (110 lb.) heavy rock that got loose. Like switching the lights off he was gone.

Since the very early nineties Kleuster and me have had a very strong connection and we considered ourselves best friends. We had hourlong telephone conversations on an almost daily basis talking about DIY Punk, the scene, politics, and what not. When Kleister passed I couldn't really fully grieve and process the whole situation because I also wanted to be there for his Family, taking care of the remains from the Label and distribution. I think in a way I am still processing. There's not a single day I didn't think of him at least once.
I miss him dearly. One of the most genuine and dedicated Punks i ever knew. A monument of the European DIY Punk/Crust scene and my best Friend. I have far too few photos of you.

Rest in Happiness Oliver "Kleister" Schmid. (21.09.1967 - 30.05.2015)

"THE POWER REMAINS..."

20/05/2025

WORLD CHAOS on March 7, 2000 at the General Guisanstr. in Wintertur, Switzerland (I think?) - What a crazy tour that was... Miss you loads Køk (RIP 2006), check out Pappes follow up band named “Profit & Murder” still going strong in 2025!

19/05/2025

MOSSURAYA (ex-Headache, NNY, J’m’en Fous etc) at the Friese, Bremen in 2010 - Words cannot even rudimentarily describe that Live experience but if you take a hint from Roberto’s and Titi’s previous Bands you might get an slight idea. Members are now underway in a band called BOF. Watch out for them.
Punk has never been freakier, better or sexier… apart from everything I played in. Of course.

19/05/2025

18/05/2025

aaand some more photographic DIY Punk memorabilia coz. I’m old (but sexy):

FINAL WARNING (US) at the Friese, Bremen. 30th April 1995… many moons ago. Stacy (Mankind?), with her back towards the camera, was doing Vocals on that (final) DIRT Tour as far I remember. Here helping out Neil with „Electrodes“ (NAUSEA Cover)… Russ from DREAD MESSIAH / SCREECH ROCK on Drums. Tom (Guitar) passed away the same year.
Are Steve and Stacy still around ? I meet Russ in 2022 when we did the Dread Messiah gig at the Friese.

18/05/2025

VISIONS OF WAR at the Friese, Bremen - 14th of July 2011 - Rest in Power W***y and Yvan!
🖤🖤🖤

18/05/2025

Read: TOURETTE SYNDROM, August 25th 2004 at the Schlachthof, Bremen. No one can blame us for not having some sense of the latest fashion... haha. Miss that band. Or... some of it.

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17/05/2025

Read: ANGER OF BACTERIA / WORLD CHAOS Merch-table at a Squatgig in Milano, Italy 2000… have mercy and free us from the merchandise so we can place more beer cans on the table…

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16/05/2025

Read: ACCION MUTANTE, 1997 in Hanau, Metzgerstr. - we (AOB), Suffering As Universal and Cluster Bomb Unit where also on the bill? Rossi seen here ordering one more Licher Pils ... I think?

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16/05/2025

READ: D.D.I. (Degenerazione D’ Incubo or transl. “Nightmare Degeneration”) was an Italian hardcore punk band from Pavia, noticeable for the DIY attitude and activism and absolute unrestrained LIVE energy! Live at ZORO, Leipzig 1997, not sure about the date because I saw them twice at ZORO, AOB played with them once along with “FRAMENTI”... thanks Smeagol for the photo.

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13/05/2025

Yo, this month requires some rather unfortunate extra payments and annual Vet-bills for the two fur-machines... - with a heavy heart i am getting rid of some more T-shirts from my never ending shirt-fund... with love to the initial donors...

For Sale, all new...

AARGH F*CK KILL (L) (Sol’s) : 15.00
A COP IS NOT A FRIEND (L) (Stanley/Stella) : 15.00
AK Kraak (M) (FOTL Super Premium) : 10.00
BORN DEAD ICONS (S) ( Grrl Size) (Devil Machine) : 5.00
CRESS (L) (Gildan Ultra Cotton) 15:00
EXTINCT EXIST Bird (Color) (L) (Gildan Ultra Cotton) 15:00
EXTINCT EXIST Bird (B/w) (L) (Gildan Heavy Cotton) 15:00
FLOWER / P.E. (L) ( Next Level) : 17:00
HELLKRUSHER Wasteland LS (L) (FOTL Value) SOLD*
HELLKRUSHER Human Misery (L) (Gildan Heavy Cotton) : 15.00
HIATUS Brasil Tourshirt (G...Grande?) : 15:00
LÁI Pontianak (L) (Gildan Ultra Cotton) SOLD
LOBUSCH STRASSE No Pasaran (M) (Gildan Ultra Cotton) : 13.00
MURO (L) (B&C) : 15.00
PART 1 (L) (American Apparel) : 15.00
QUARANTINE (L) (Gildan Soft Style) : SOLD
SIN DIOS Guerra a la guerra (L) (Original Tour Shirt) 17:00
VICIOUS IRENE “Bird” (XL*) (Neutral) : 15.00
VICIOUS IRENE “Cat” (XL*) (Neutral) : 15.00

Sorry for crappy photos...
PM if interested.
I can ship everywhere!
All T Shirts are NEW**
All prices are negotiable!
If you think you should pay less, just let me know. I don’t bite. Usually.
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* XL (ish)... rather a longer L.
** All shirts are new but have been on the shelf for a long time and I do have two cats. Siamese, so usually no problems for allergy sufferers

25/04/2025

„O.U.“ (Onesnaževanje Uma, Slovenian for „Mind Pollution“) is a new D.I.Y. label from Ilirska Bistrica in Slovenia and this is its first vinyl release. KPAX! (pronounced „Krah!”) hailing from Belgrade in Serbia and hence this is already their second album, they still reside most likely on the more obscure side of punk rock.

Now, their obscurity might be based on the fact that vinyl releases in the Serbian DIY punk scene don’t come that often and are not as widely distributed. This means a lot of people probably miss out on a lot of really really fantastic Bands. KPAX! are one of them for sure!... They describe themselves as „post-punk from another dimension“ and in that dimension we find a massive amount of musical diversity and creativity within their songwriting. They don’t give too much about the current hipstery trends of imitating retro values like the UK82 sound and that’s really refreshing!

Literally every song has its own mark. There’s quite some 90’ties touch that indicates that there’s for sure some DIY punk veterans at work, deeply rooted in the Anarcho/Squat Punk scene of Belgrade.

Not so sure about the „Post-punk“ seal, or at least don’t give it too much weight as KPAX! drift back into straight Punk Rock roots from time to time. In my opinion at least. It’s best to give it a listen… from song number two on, it just gets better and better.

In conclusion… this is a great Band and Album and absolute must have if you look for some quality (Post-) Punk from another dimension…

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