NEWS 2021/04/07
Israeli-born punk Ishay Berger, best known from Fat Wreck band Useless ID, has launched his solo career with a new single and video, “HaMuzika Shel HaYeladim” which roughly translates to “Kids Music”. Spending 25 years of his life recording and touring with Useless ID, now aged 42, Ishay found himself bumping into people from his youth, now all grown up with families, houses and ‘real jobs’ – cynically asking Ishay if he’s still doing ‘Kids Music’ (referring to his punk rock). This became the basis of his first solo single, with ‘HaMuzika Shel HaYeladim’ acting as something of a bittersweet self-affirmation of completely dedicating your life to punk rock, knowing thyself, mentoring and shaping troubled youth, creating an expressive and posit...
Most Useless Songs [Analog]
Vinyl LP pressing. Useless ID's greatest hits collection, Most Useless Songs, spans the longtime ambassadors of Middle East punk rock's twenty-seven year history and includes two brand new exclusive songs. From producing albums in torn up studios in Israel to making albums at The Blasting Room in America, Useless ID has experienced it all. "Our band is more obsessed with this music than ever, collecting every album from every corner of the world, keeping in touch with the local scene and totally happy to be a part of the worldwide hardcore scene," states guitarist Ishay Berger.