HMRL016 BERNAYS PROPAGANDA Happiness Machines cd / lp / download | release date: 06.04.2009

Macedonian band BERNAYS PROPAGANDA could be shortly described as danceable new wave/post-punk band with charming and attractive female vocal. Firm drum beats accompanied with thick and groovy bass lines are the base upon which layers of funky and broken guitar chords are placed, and above all comes unique, strong and remarkable female voice as a cherry on the top. Were lunatic enthusiasm, bursting energy and catchy atmosphere already mentioned? BERNAYS PROPAGANDA praise the postulates and attributes which many post punk and new wave revivalists have forgotten. With their best intentions they maintain the ideas and attitudes of a long line of bands such as Gang Of Four, Slits, Fugazi, Submission Hold, !!!, Gossip, LCD Soundsystem… Their edgy lyrics subtly avoid Edward L. Bernays’ school instead of being hypocritical and agitprop-direct. Their danceable fpunk doesn’t try to escape reality, but also refuses to accept status quo. BERNAYS PROPAGANDA don’t want escapist entertainment – they’re utopistically but honestly fighting for a better world. Dance, clap, sing and celebrate civil disobedience, human rights and freedom!

Tracklist:
1. Kill Me!
2. Are You Enjoying Being in Your Own accompaniment?
3. Safe Left
4. A Day Before I Disappear
5. Everything Will Fall Apart
6. I Don’t Want to Know
7. Anonymous Enemy
8. Homo or Sapiens
9. Yuppie Dream
10. No Translation

12 EUR postpaid

CD / LP available at:
Bandcamp
Interpunk, US
Plastic Head, UK
Code 7, UK
Ammonite Records, SRB
cd1d, FR

download available at:
iTunes
eMusic
Amazon
ShockHound

Happiness Machines reviews:
Freemusic / 80% / in Czech
Czechcore / in Czech
Storm Inside / 9.5 out of 10 / in Slovenian
Terapija / 10 out of 10 / in Croatian
Truepunk / In English
Rockline / 4.5 out of 5 / in Slovenian
Mikrofonija / in Croatian
Absolutzine / in Spanish
Soundguardian / 3 out of 5 / in Croatian
Barikada / 10 out of 10 / in Croatian
Wltu-Music / 8 out of 10 / in German
Miusika / in Italian
Pot Lista / in Croatian
Muzika.hr / 3 out of 5 / in Croatian
Noise.fi / 3 out of 5 / in Finnish
Tportal.hr / 8 out of 10 / in Croatian
In Your Face / 7 out of 10 / in German
Rockonnet / in Slovenian
Lammas Zine / in Finnish
Mass Movement Magazine / in English
Soda Pop / in Italian
Popbooks / 6 out od 10 / in Serbian
Monochrom / in English