CRIVITS was a band I got into very early on while I was still a teenager, around 1999, bought the Eye To Eye CD out on LOST AND FOUND Records and used to skip the slow songs (lol). Then I had a hard time trying to find the rest of their releases for years! Surely there must be others on the pursuit as well so it's time for another discography from the vaults.
Hailing from Rotterdam (NL) they started in 1987 and has become a legend in the European hardcore scene, influenced by Lärm and US-bands like Gorilla Biscuits, Unity and Turning Point, CRIVITS kept the Dutch straightedge alive for another decade. They stopped recording albums in 1998 but live appearances happens occasionally.
At the time the band was active they shared members with other cool bands such as X-MEN and Guidingline. Afterwards they could be found playing in new projects such as ECHOES, BIRDS OF A FEATHER and more recently in ONCE I CRY.
For download I got hold of virtually everything in the highest quality, the 4 LPs plus the 2 EPs that were later added in the Eye To Eye album, a compilation of their first 3 albums.
Musically they progressed from a raw old school youthcrew (making Pressure from 1992 their best record to many fans) to melodic hardcore already on their 3rd album Drive (1993) which, in times, can even be considered as post-hardcore. As I aged these post tunes became much more pleasant to my ears as opposed to my younger me.
Nevertheless they still produced some hard edge tunes even in the so called "melodic-phase", tracks like Point Of View, Live Your Life and Rotterdam Posse are memorable!
Hailing from Rotterdam (NL) they started in 1987 and has become a legend in the European hardcore scene, influenced by Lärm and US-bands like Gorilla Biscuits, Unity and Turning Point, CRIVITS kept the Dutch straightedge alive for another decade. They stopped recording albums in 1998 but live appearances happens occasionally.
At the time the band was active they shared members with other cool bands such as X-MEN and Guidingline. Afterwards they could be found playing in new projects such as ECHOES, BIRDS OF A FEATHER and more recently in ONCE I CRY.
For download I got hold of virtually everything in the highest quality, the 4 LPs plus the 2 EPs that were later added in the Eye To Eye album, a compilation of their first 3 albums.
Musically they progressed from a raw old school youthcrew (making Pressure from 1992 their best record to many fans) to melodic hardcore already on their 3rd album Drive (1993) which, in times, can even be considered as post-hardcore. As I aged these post tunes became much more pleasant to my ears as opposed to my younger me.
Nevertheless they still produced some hard edge tunes even in the so called "melodic-phase", tracks like Point Of View, Live Your Life and Rotterdam Posse are memorable!
DOWNLOAD the following records:
199X - Live In Berlin 7" (Old World Records)
1995 - Stare LP (Lost And Found Records)
1996 - Once Again LP (Lost And Found Records)
1997 - Eye To Eye : Contains "Pressure" LP, "Back With a Message!" EP and "Drive" EP (Lost And Found Records)
1998 - The More The Truth Hurts... The More I Learn About Myself LP (Ignition Records)
For unreleased CRIVITS stuff, like demos and live versions, go to this post on OLD FAST AND LOUD!!
I attended the old school
Remembering all that is said
Still holds true to what feels right
The Rotterdam posse is NOT DEAD!
199X - Live In Berlin 7" (Old World Records)
1995 - Stare LP (Lost And Found Records)
1996 - Once Again LP (Lost And Found Records)
1997 - Eye To Eye : Contains "Pressure" LP, "Back With a Message!" EP and "Drive" EP (Lost And Found Records)
1998 - The More The Truth Hurts... The More I Learn About Myself LP (Ignition Records)
For unreleased CRIVITS stuff, like demos and live versions, go to this post on OLD FAST AND LOUD!!
I attended the old school
Remembering all that is said
Still holds true to what feels right
The Rotterdam posse is NOT DEAD!
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