The Restarts Actively Seeking Work 1996 to 1998 LP collects the early studio recordings of the influential UK political punks The Restarts from their very inception. This Restarts LP gathers their 1996 DIY cassette Jobclub (which to the band's pleasant surprise was reproduced around the Czech Republic and Poland, translated lyric sheet and all), their debut 7 inch Frustration EP (1996), their 1997 EP ...Just Gets Worse, and their State Rape material (originally their half of the 1998 split LP with London's Zero Tolerance, later re-released as a split with Holland's Fleas and Lice in 2002). 22 tracks total recorded at Zen Arcade Studios. Track listing: Delirium Tremens, Frustration, Fuck The Lottery, New Way, No Confidence, Disconnected, Just Gets Worse, Mind Your Own Business, Dysfunction, Boozin, Gang Mentality, Hate You, Victimization, Contempt, Exterminate, State Rape, Divide And Rule, Fare Evasion, The Ladder, Drunken Voices + more. Taken together these recordings chart the early chaotic evolution of the band as they built the reputation and recognition they now enjoy among the international DIY punk scene. The Restarts formed in East London in 1995 and play thrash punk infused with elements of ska and old school punk - hammering their way through the squats of Europe and venues across North America for over two decades earning a global following of punk enthusiasts. Essential listening for fans of UK street punk, 90s UK punk, anarcho-punk, thrash punk, ska-punk, and the foundational late 90s/2000s DIY international punk scene alongside Fleas And Lice, Aus-Rotten, The Pist, and the wider modern political punk underground.