Blue Vomit
Demo '83

THE REVIEW

Talking about Blue Vomit, it's almost impossible not to draw a comparison with Nerorgasmo, a legend of Italian hardcore born precisely from the ashes of BV in 1983. Unfortunately, too often they are dismissed with the label of "first band of Abort"; a gem for completionists, and nothing more. In reality, in the evolution of the Italian punk scene, Blue Vomit played an almost equally important role as their more famous heirs.

Born in '79 in Turin, Blue Vomit perfectly positions themselves halfway between the rawness and nihilism of the early punk and the fierce impetuosity of hardcore, which during that period was just beginning to show signs of life. The context in which this demo is released (the band's only official work if we exclude previous appearances in the compilations "Torino 198X" "Torinoise" and the inevitable posthumous anthological reissues) indeed places them among the pioneers of the fundamental Turinese scene, along with Peggio Punx, Declino, and the neighboring Indigesti: released in 1983, just before disbanding, it consists of 7 songs for a total of ten minutes, all of which have become classics (only the legendary "Non mi alzo in pullman" is missing).

We have "Mai capirai", the most famous because it was later covered by Nerorgasmo, three eloquent anthems such as "Fotti il mito", "Vaffanculo", and "Vivo in una città morta", two hardcore bombs like "Non sopporto" and "Facile", and, in conclusion, the sharp irony of "Operazione Macapà". Seven tracks where hysterical speed and iconoclastic urgency are dominant, and the dark, introspective despair of Nerorgasmo is still a distant shadow; the only exception is "Vivo in una città morta", not surprisingly the longest song of the batch (even if it still doesn't reach three minutes).

The rest is history: Nerorgasmo, after releasing the self-titled milestone in '93, disbanded, and Abort met its end at the dawn of the new millennium, as we know. Recently, they reformed for some concert tours, both them and Blue Vomit, the former with Gigio from Arturo on vocals, the latter with Massimo Campis; but without Luca Abort, of course, it's not the same thing.