| they were active in animal rights issues and had even an animal rights song (Captured from the wilderness). This was followed by two other animal rights songs in their second CD (The sad smile, What's going wrong). Subculture are not the type of band which sings about useless topics or endless love songs, though, as Crass say in Yes Sir, I Will, "In attempts to moderate, they ask why we don't write love songs. What is it that we sing then? Our love of life is total, everything we do is an expression of that, everything that we write is a love song". This perfectly describes the Subculture lyrics. Musically, I would put Subculture in the anarcho-punk genre, which is not saying much though, since the anarcho-punk movement is influenced by several music genres, though the music is often loud. But to anarcho-punk bands, it's the message which counts most. Members of Subculture are also active in various social issues and have taken part and organised several public protests (including animal rights protests) and charitable events, thus turning words into direct action. Learn more about Subculture and support the band by going to their gigs and buying their CDs. Kenneth Cassar |
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| Subculture former line-up Ray (Il-Bahri) - Guitar, vox Simone - Vocals JP (Iz-zghiru) - Bass, vox Steve - Drums |
| Subculture - the band, the movement. Myself having become a vegetarian and an animal rights activist in the late 1980's through the anarcho-punk movement, from listening to bands like Crass, Conflict, A Flux of Pink Indians, Poison Girls, Karma Sutra and the like, Subculture immediately struck a chord with me. Here was a band which was not in it for the money, for popularity or just for fun. Here was a band with a genuine social message. It was only a matter of time until I discovered |
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| Ray (Il-Bahri), Simone, Woody, Ray (Hamiemu) |
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| Listen to 30 second samples of the songs in A lifetime of disappointment |
| 01. Subculture 02. Creme de le creme 03. Drowning 04. The sad smile 05. Red light street 06. False hopes 07. Scumbag 08. Anybody 09. Planet moron 10. Don't remain silent 11. What's going wrong |
| Listen to 30 second samples of the songs in From the garage to the streets |
| 01. Casualties 02. Black/White/Yellow/Red 03. Listen to the voices 04. Hard to be happy 05. Bullets 06. Political fornication 07. Captured from the wilderness 08. Human germ 09. Alternatives |
| Simone Niro - Lyrics and vocals Raymond Schembri (Il-Bahri) - Guitar Steve Attard (Lombardo) - Drums Jean-Pierre Debattista (Zghiru) - Bass Subculture (2004) |
| Simone Niro - Vocals Ray Schembri (Il-Bahri) - Guitars, vocals, keyboards Woody Aki - Bass, vocals Ray (Il-Hamiemu) Micallef - Drums All songs written by Subculture except "The sad smile" - Lyrics by Kenneth Cassar, music by Subculture. Subculture (2006) |