With keeping the 'Do it yourself' attitude, Fred started his own label called Green Vomit Records. With support from Oi Polloi, and money raised from their gigs, Toxik Ephex entered Pier House Studios in Edinburgh to record their 'Punk as Fuck' single. the original singles were handmade and sold out very quickly, so they were repressed, but with printers this time due to popular demand. The three song titles: 'Fallout Shelter', 'Always Skint' and 'Nothing's Permissive' pretty much summed up what the band's views were of contemporary life.
In 1987, Toxik Ephex teamed up with Oi Polloi and released the split L.P. 'Mad as Fuck'. The record was recorded the exact same way the one before it was. It was featured on Fred's label and recorded in the same studio. The record gave the band yet another boost, and they soon began working on their next E.P.
1989 saw a split E.P. release by Toxik Ephex and Shrapnel on the Words of Warning label. During the same year, the band recorded their debut album 'The Adventures of Nobby Porthole the Cock of the North'. The band carried on, but the unemployment and lack of money were starting to get the best of the band. They could had signed on to big labels, but the band refused to sell out which led to their demise.
Fred left the band to play elsewhere, and Chiz followed slightly after. This is when Toxik Ephex disappeared. Fortunately, every now and then the band reappears to play random one-off gigs around their area with a constantly changing line-up, and still do to this day. 2006 saw a new 7" titled 'Civilised' release. In 2007, their retrospective double CD was released titled 'Punk as Two Fucks'.
"Fallout Shelter"
Everywhere you go,
there's a black cloud hanging low
its mushroom shaped,
but it's all in your mind.
But what are you going to do
when your nightmares come true
and you find you've got no place left to hide.
I'll play no part in the world today.
I wanna go lock myself away
from you,
and your wicked world outside.
Do you think I care what happens to you?
I wont come out whatever you do.
I'll build myself a fallout shelter and hide
from you
when your dreams come true.
I can see it through.
I'll build myself
a fallout shelter
and hide.
What's gonna happen to you,
when the warnings come through,
and you find you've got 4 minutes left to die.
You'll come crawling to me.
You'll be begging on your hands and knees
You can do what you like,
but this is what I'll say.
I'll play no part in the world today.
I wanna go lock myself away
from you,
and your wicked world outside.
Do you think I care what happens to you?
I wont come out whatever you do.
I'll build myself a fallout shelter and hide
from you
when your dreams come true.
I can see it through.
I'll build myself
a fallout shelter
and hide.
I'll play no part in the world today.
I wanna go lock myself away
from you,
and your wicked world outside.
Do you think I care what happens to you?
I wont come out whatever you do.
I'll build myself a fallout shelter and hide
from you
when your dreams come true.
I can see it through.
I'll build myself
a fallout shelter
and hide.
"Nothing's Permissive"
You want to make me go to war
because it's good for my country.
it's good for me,
I DON'T WANT TO!
Got to get up at seven o'clock
five days of the fucking week,
I DON'T WANT TO!
Nothing's Permissive.
It's just a prison.
That's what you tell them
but they wont listen.
Nothing's Permissive.
It's just a prison.
That's what you tell them
but they wont listen
to you.
Make me a killer with a gun in my hand.
Trained to kill for the good of the chance,
I DON'T WANT TO!
You want to make it all compulsory.
Youth unemployment without asking me
I DON'T WANT TO!
Nothing's Permissive.
It's just a prison.
That's what you tell them
but they wont listen.
Nothing's Permissive.
It's just a prison.
That's what you tell them
but they wont listen
to you.
Mother tells me that my dad
never had the freedom that I had
Too bad.
I want to be just how I feel,
not just some Cog in Society's wheel,
I DON'T WANT TO!
You want to make me go to war
because it's good for my country.
it's good for me,
I DON'T WANT TO!
Got to get up at seven o'clock
five days of the fucking week,
I DON'T WANT TO!
Nothing's Permissive.
It's just a prison.
That's what you tell them
but they wont listen.
Nothing's Permissive.
It's just a prison.
That's what you tell them
but they wont listen
to you.
Soon to come Downloads:
'Police Brutality' Bullshit Detector 2 track 1982 Crass Records
http://www.box.net/shared/1c6d0mlgo1dnout1lkd2
http://www.box.net/shared/1c6d0mlgo1dnout1lkd2
Punk as Fuck 1986 Green Vomit
http://www.box.net/shared/p2v21gglxmimekf1zcm7
http://www.box.net/shared/p2v21gglxmimekf1zcm7
Mad as Fuck 1987 Green Vomit
http://www.box.net/shared/lbpgk02b96er0y7fdz0c
http://www.box.net/shared/lbpgk02b96er0y7fdz0c
Civilised 2006 Runnin' Feart Records
http://www.box.net/shared/965l5ly3mujvxzmxj76m
http://www.box.net/shared/965l5ly3mujvxzmxj76m
