Old News by Bad Taste Studio

So, my dear people. "Old News" is here and it's waiting for you to hear it. A small, instrumental pop punk album with 6 tracks. The sound, tone, and style are heavily influenced by bands like Green Day, The Offsprings, Blink-182, and a little bit of Pearl Jam.

I wrote, recorded, and produced this album within 5 days. It was my full intention for the album to sound raw. That means you'll hear mistakes while recording the rhythm guitar; you'll hear me misplaying a note or playing off-key on some guitar solos. You'll hear the drums fluctuate in tempo. I left all of that in to produce an honest album. Regarding guitar solos, I know it's not common to play guitar solos in punk, but since this is an instrumental pop punk album, the guitar solos replace the vocal track.

A lot is happening on our planet right now. The Ukraine war, the war between Israel and Hamas and the resulting humanitarian catastrophe. The global economic recession, especially in Europe. Climate change. The tensions between China and Taiwan. Donald Trump, who will send the world into catastrophe. Putin, who will send the world into catastrophe. The general decline of democracy. People who no longer want democracy. The right-wing radicalization in Germany through the AfD. I process all of this and much more in this album; even if you don't hear a voice, the message is clear. "Old News" means to me that history repeats itself and we make the same mistakes over and over again and don't learn from history. The mechanisms of autocrats are always the same, and these are also reflected in the song titles.

Producing an instrumental pop punk album was a real challenge, always with the thought that die-hard punk rock fans wouldn't like it. But I don't care anymore because I just wanted to do it.

Bad Taste Studio means Music Music Music. For the most part you listen to my own music, which I compose, record and produce myself.

Bad Taste Studio is a music project from Germany. Bad Taste Studio is sort of a one-man band. All instruments in my songs are played and recorded by myself.

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