The beautifully chaotic mess that is Scene Police

Trust magazine review ‘The Scene Police Story – A Story of Rebellion, Passion, and Financial Ruin’ by Dennis-P. Merklinghaus with memory boosts from his friends.

Dennis Scene Police with Colt, Tupamaros and Planes Mistaken For Stars

"Scene Police was a label/organisation that was alive for six years in the late 1990s, some of the bands it had connections with: Hot Water Music, Planes Mistaken for Stars, Tiger Lou, Strike Anywhere and many more. They disappeared and left many disappointed and more. Or as it says on the back cover: “...dive headfirst into the beautifully chaotic mess that was and is Scene Police. This is the story of a DIY punk rock empire (heavy on the DIY, light on the empire), run by a bunch of sleep-deprived misfits, who thought it was a great idea to ignore all rules, lose money on records, and still challenged the status quo and created something truly unique.“ Now they are back and DPM looks back on what was going on then, in this book. Many photos, many stories that are a good read. The difference to many other labels that came and went, Scene Police is back now and this book presents their story from the past to hopefully fuel their future". 

(Dolf – Trust)

The fool that is DPM re-creating an image at SCP HQ

You can pick up a copy of ‘The Scene Police Story: A Story of Rebellion, Passion, and Financial Ruin’ by Dennis-P. Merklinghaus from most good book and records shops, online or direct from Earth Island Books, where we send it out with extra punk and HC goodies.