They’re back. And we’re not talking about some kind of fleeting reunion show either. No, they’re really – really – back. Turns out post-punk legends Spasmodique’s mystifying (so-called) “one-off” performance at Rotown’s 25 anniversary bash was more than just some awesome aberration. Moreover, there’s still plenty of things for Mark Ritsema and his crew to antagonize. So much, in fact, that the band has decided to reform permanently, with a brand new LP on the way. Six will finally be unleashed next March.

Acting sentimental about Spasmodique’s return to the stage would be a tad patronizing. Yes it’s true: without them, the contemporary influx of Rotterdam-based noiseniks, like Rats on Rafts, The Afterveins and The Lumes, would’ve never manifested itself. As a matter of fact, Spasmodique has plenty of ammunition of their own that needs to be discharged. So there ya have it: this new Spasmodique-era with new music is simply a matter of sheer, unbroken necessity.

From their genesis on out, Spasmodique has embodied the sound of regression, paranoia and discontent in the city of Rotterdam. They’re one of those bands whose music’s urgency and emotional thrust abides to no particular time or place, much like contemporaries like Nick Cave, Swans, Killing Joke and Neubauten have done the same. With more savvy, more repressed frustration and more restraint, Ritsema, Reinier Rietveld, Martin Docters van Leeuwen and Arjo Nijland are primed to give us an unforgettable performance once again.