V.A. – Failed States // Creative Resistances (review)

Description

Failed States // Creative Resistances is a triple vinyl punk compilation that digs into the punk scenes of Belfast, Banda Aceh and Kosovo, past and present.

Subject

Released in 2023 as part of an academic project by Dr. Jim Donaghey from the Punk Scholars Network, these compilations were launched under the umbrella of University of Ulster in Belfast. The project explores the daily lives and creative output of punk communities in four “punk hinterlands”: Belfast (Northern Ireland), Banda Aceh (Indonesia), Mitrovica (Kosovo), and Soweto (South Africa). Although South Africa wasn’t included in the music compilations, it’s part of the broader study.