| Mitch the outspoken Punkette from Sunny Blackpool UK is the editoress for the now very well established UK punk fanzine 4 MINUTE WARNING. She interviewed me in issue #2 of her zine and now it's time to turn the tables. Mitch in case you don't already know is also a contributor to these pages via the 'collaborators' page. So without further ado lets get down to business... |
| Interview sent November 2002 - got it back March 2003. |
| I was reading your childhood piece in 4MW #4 about how you got into punk via Siouxsie and the local punkette which I found very interesting? You were an early starter! What was it about Raven black hair that fascinated you? And what do you think you'd have gotten into if that meeting never happened? Is Siouxsie still an icon to you and if so why? Whats she got that others havne't? What do you think about the Banshees reforming after vehemently denying they would in 96? And tell us why 'Nightshirt' is your favourite track? |
| Siouxsie's image was very strong and powerful, unlike other girls in the music industry in the 70's and 80's. She was'nt scared to speak out,or express opinions on things she disapproved of like the way the music industry used and manipulated bands signed to major record labels, then spat them out again once they'd run their course. I can remember her saying "I would'nt piss on the record company building,if Polydor was on fire"! How many other girl singers would dare come out with a provocative statement like that ? Even today? |
| Of course her look/image was striking with the heavy kohl/massacred eyes, very theatrical and raven backcombed spikey crimped hair.Nobody looked like that before Siouxsie.She was a figurehead of the female/punkette scene and just as important as Johnny Rotten or Sid Vicious was at representing punk in the early years. The mystery side to the Banshees also appealed to me, They were a band most people stayed clear of, Steve Severin always seemed super cool as Sioux's song writing partner, a lot of people forget what an important part he played as the Banshees began to evolve, past guitarists like John McKay and John McGeoch played a major part in shaping what the Banshees came to represent sound wise with their eerie chiming guitars, as did drummers Kenny Morris and later Budgie on albums like'The Scream'(78),'Join Hands '(79) and 'JuJu'(81), All of which spring to mind and bring back fond memories of my early teenage years. |
| I'm convinced I would have got into the Banshees at some point as I used to read the music mags like Sounds, Smash Hits, Noise, N.M.E, Melody Maker, Flexipop and Punk Lives. Plus I was getting into the next generation of punk bands which were springing up in 81 onwards.When I moved to Nottingham late '81 a Siouxsie look-a-like did live two doors away from me. She lived next door to a mate of mine. It turned out the punkette's father was the chairman of the local Conservative club.That we did find amusing.'Yes we used to talk to her, Her boyfriend had a great leather jacket which had 'JuJu' queen and Sioux's head painted on the back of it. Her records used to blast out at weekends until her father kicked her out. So I've met a few Siouxsie look-alikes around that time. |
| Yes I still like Siouxsie.Sadly I missed the Graham Norton show.I heard she was on it.If anyone reading this has a copy of it on video I'd love a copy of it (Grovel ! Grovel !).Fd trade something for it in return.I see Sioux's not tamed with age as in that interview you sent me she mentions wanting to put the head of the culprit who tried to deface the 'Body Worlds'exhibition on a spike in the Tower of London,! quite agree.It's good to see She's lost none of her dark macabre humour Tee Hee. |
| Yes I was surprised as much as you were at the Banshees reforming.They have a cult following in the U.S.A and recently completed a big tour there.I say good luck to them.At least they've aged better than some of then-other fellow punk peers.Budgie looked smart on 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' and unlike other guests didn't make a prat of him self.He's from St Helens like My late Gran(R.I.P).Just heard Nils Stevenson's died.That's sad as he was a good manager with the Banshees( 77-82).As yet I've not seen any articles about his death. |
| 'Nightshift' is a great song and captures the Banshees at their best back in 81.What with Severins deep bass,McGeoch's eerie chiming guitar,very haunting and Sioux's vocals are quite bewitching,sort of mesmerizes you,especially when played live.The bit in the middle of the song were Budgie's drums bang repetitively and McGeoch's guitar chords screech higher.lt sends shivers down my spine whenever I hear it.The song is based on the Yorkshire Ripper murders in 1980,well spooky! |
| Now your a respected zinewriter what would you say is the purpose of your zine in the 21st century? Do you find it hard to cope with bands who just don't seem interested or don't even bother to write back with answers to your questions? What have you learned most since putting out yer zine? Is it easier or harder work than you anticipated? |
| The purpose of 4.Minute Warning is to keep those punky people who are'nt hooked up to the internet,like myself,informed of what's going on in the present day punk scene.A lot of people still like reading printed zines.It's always good to flick through a zine as opposed to looking up at a computer screen and getting square eyes. Sometimes its frustrating when you send out interviews and some bands cant be arsed to reply,or even acknowledge what you've sent.They plea for support,then wonder why nobody shows interest in them when they act like this,which is slightly contradictive don't you think? Luckily for the few who can't be arsed,there's always other bands who are eager to respond and do interviews like Active Slaughter and FistFuck. |
| What have I learned since starting 4.M.W, an awful lot,whether it's deciding what articles and reviews to write,or how to lay out and paste together items on each page to make it look good and stand out.As you know I like putting photos in with reviews to give them that finished touch.Yes I'm photo mad HA !HA !Yes doing a zine can be time consuming and involves a lot of hard work but it's worth it when you see the finished zine.lt amazes you what you can do when you put your mind to it.sometimes I amaze myself HAIHA! it makes it worthwhile whenever I get feed back from people who've read the zine. |
| Have you ever had to include donated articles etc. in your zine coz you felt obliged to if they were sent it in, but in reality you would rather have not used em? |
| No I've never felt obliged to do that, contrary to what some people might think Tee Hee'. I pick the best reviews, drawings, articles and poems out. I even bin some of my own stuff if I'm not satisfied with it. A few things failed to make 4.M.W. #5. I've already got interviews for issue six. An article/report about Proffessor Gunter Von Hagens controversial 'Body-worlds' art exhibition and live autopsy shown on channel 4 (I watched it last night) will be featured in it, so be prepared if you're of the squeamish nature'. Did you know Mick Duffield ex-Crass did/shot video visual footage for the programme 'Anatomise' shown earlier in the year about 'Body worlds'. |
| Whats the worst chore in producing a zine and what gives you the most satisfaction? |
| The biggest chore in producing a zine is deciding what to put in it and where to start from scratch ,but it always comes together bit by bit though and you're not sat around pulling you're hair out TeeHee!As I've said before ,the biggest satisfaction,achievement is when you have a copy of the finished/copied zine in your hands. |
| Any advice for kids just getting into punk or wanting to start their own zine? |
| Go for it !If you wanna have a crack at producing your own zine,as there's never enough printed zines about and we must keep printed zines alive and not become rare species because of computers,modern technology and the internet etc. . .Though I'd imagine in the modern climate most young punk pups might be swayed more towards creating their own zine website.I can understand that as it might not cost them as much as it cuts out photocopying,printing and postage costs. |
| I personally can't tolerate zines like Fracture. Whats your view on the more mainstream kinda zines that supposedly represent British punk? |
| Like yourself. I'm not keen on mainstream music mags, I still read Kerrang! as sometimes they feature punk album reviews and interviews with Rancid and Jello Biafra. Gave up on N.M.E ages ago, though I did recently buy the issue with Pistols 1 page gig review in. In the 80's and 90's I used to buy all the music mags to read about bands like Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Damned, Jesus and Mary Chain etc... or special features. Only Record Collector seems to cover latest punk albums and band histories now. Those Punk special mags by N.M.E and Q were good, but one criticism I had was why did they feature so much Elvis Costello, Police, Blondie etc.. they were'nt punk, they were new wave. As for Fracture mag, I'm not keen on it, the layouts too clinical for me and it's so full of record label ad's for emo and straight edge bands. I can remember Fracture slagging Suffragette off in one issue and completely missed the point, they don't get it where punk is concerned,most of the bands interviewed are either indie or fall in the nu punk,baseball caps and baggy chained pants category,you can't get further away from punk than that. Have you noticed how many bands interviewed in Fracture end up in Kerrang!, maybe they're in joint partnership. Also Fractures layout reminds me of an 80's indie mag called 'The Underground' Has anyone else noticed that? |
| Do you think Trev Hagl sold his soul for a bigger readership by letting his Fracture columns get censored or do you think he tried to infiltrate from within? |
| To be honest I did'nt even know Trev HAGL still wrote columns for Fracture. He told me he no longer did it coz the editor objected to his un P.C. columns, so someones telling porkies? I certainly would'nt stand for anyone censoring anything I wrote, I'd tell them to get stuffed in no uncertain terms Tee Hee! I mean Trev recently had the nerve to say some reviews in 4.M.W were too fair (soft). So that's a bit hypocritical if he's writing for the satan crew! I suppose he wants me to tear a few heads off and cook them on a spit! could quite easily slag the fuck out of everything but it gets a bit predictable.Issue 5 Grandpa Johnny Rotten got a slagging off and so did the new dance mix of 'God save the Queen'but he failed to mention this in his review in the latest issue of Savage Amusement and seemed more concerned in praising some right wing fuckwit who supports hunting/blood sports and the country alliance shit bags. Maybe he's a spy in the punk camp and works for the MI5 and Special Branch (A. series on this subject appeared on T.V recently) Maybe we should get Professor Gunter Von Hagens to pay him a visit HA HA HA. |
| Whats your views on Foreign Legion now? You gave em a helluva lot of publicity, only for them to go and blank you big style at HITS? |
| Well Marcus has been in touch since. He said he was gutted at not meeting me, though we did chat on the phone when they were travelling on the motorway. Too be honest it was chaos outside Winter Gardens, taxi cabs parked every where and traffic passing by it isn't the best of places to meet people and with hundreds of foreign punks stood in the way it was hard to attract Foreign Legions attention, especially when there's drunk punks swaying about. The security (Nazi Heavies) stopped you from meeting bands unless you had a pass, though I know one local Business fan blagged his way backstage and hung around with Micky Fitz and co,fuck knows how he did that. Infact Foreign Legion got lost in the motorway traffic somewhere in Manchester and later in the day Marcus' little girl had a bad fall in the school playground and was taken to hospital,so the Legion had to rush back to Wales once they played. |
| I was more annoyed that day with arseholes who started throwing full pint glasses at people's heads.They must have money to throw around,! don't mind tenners and 20 pound notes thrown in my direction. Most of the foreign punks had been drinking since early morning and were well pissed by mid day.some of them ended up on crutches and arms in slings,possibly including the young Swede punk who slammed into my elbow and felt the full force of it as he crashed back in the crowd.I had a fever that day and possibly if I'd have been fitter I would have slammed harder into him and his cronies as I used to do a fair bit of slamming and pogoing in my younger years. |
| I know you had a pretty dismal time at HITS 2002 with everything all told, what were the biggest problems and do you think it had any good points at all? |
| H.I.T.S is just about making money, a lot of bands reform for it then disappear again until the following year.I don't mind people making money cos it costs a fair bit to higher a bigger venue,they don't come cheaply,but I think H.I.T.S has created a monster for it's own back.Winter Gardens isn't the right venue to put on a big event like that,the P. A sound verges on sounding like something out of the Victorian age and air conditioner-ventilators are non-existant.I don't think even a gas mask could save you from a Chemical Germ Warfare attack. Even Tony 'crony' Blair complained about the lack of air conditioning at Winter Gardens and caused a stir in our local paper about this subject,would you believe it's the only time I agree with him on something.No I'm not going soft, I still think all governments are shit !(This was during the Labour conference). |
| On a more positive level it was good to see a lot of Punkettes like myself stood at the front of the stage but I felt sorry for some of the idiotic shit they had to endure,at one point I thought I might have had to practice some first aid on a few people,including a skinhead who got hit on the side of his bald head with a glass,if the glass was'nt plastic it would have cracked his skull open and made his head look like treacle toffee.lt was good to meet loads of colourfjil foreign punks and the Scottish ones were a laugh and very friendly,! hung around with some Danish punks, one of which, Steen, used to front The Zero Point, an interview with him will appear in 4.M.W #6. I'm still in contact with them. Hello Suna! They'll probably see this interview on the net. Also met Bazzy of Blown to Bits zine. He filmed some of the bands sets. I wish I'd seen The Varukers,Subhumans,Bus Station Loonies,Virus and M.D.M. though I'm glad I missed Special Duties set coz from what I saw on video they were fucking awful.They should drop the childish 'Bullshit Crass' stance as it's a bit old hat these days and slag off someone like Oasis instead. |
| Have you discovered any new bands recently?, who you think the world should know about and could change the punk scene for good? Or has punk truly had its day? Whats on your current playlist? |
| South Londons Anarcho punks Active Slaughter spring to mind,Their 'Smash H.L.S' e.p is really good,They also put a lot of thought into the subjects they write about like animal rights and piss over most of todays street punk scene. We need more bands with hunger,aggression and passion for what they believe injn my opinion this band have it. Anyone reading this interview check out the 'Direct Action,Animal Rights' Benefit compilation for S.H.A.C and H.L.S that Jake and J.J put together as it covers all styles of punk from Conflict to Vice Squad. I look forward to hearing more of this band in the future.When I interviewed them for 4.M.W #5 they put a lot of thought into their answers. I've had some good feedback concerning that interview. |
| Another new Welsh punk band to watch out for is FistFuck,They're big Disorder and Chaos U.K fans. Their bassist Martyn writes to me .Martyn's leather jacket back with Disorder painted on it is featured on the front cover of 4.M.W #5,They've just got a new guitarist, you might have seen them playing at one of the Midlands punk picnics.check out their C.D.e.p 'It's not my ring,It's my wrist watch' I hear some zines are whinging about their un.p.c name, so they must be doing something right. Both the above bands top my current play list alongside the new Discharge album which is a return to form and Cal's dropped the wanky spandex metal vocals. The Restarts-Slumworld album is good too and (Your pet hate) Foreign Legion's new album 'What comes around'is a good one with ex Clash guitarist Mick Jones on production control. Also local punksters Sick 56's new album 'Recipe For Disaster'. |
| How do you think punk today in general differs now from when you first got into it? |
| Well today's punk scene is a lot smaller than say 77 or 82 but at least the fakes and band wagon jumpers have been kicked into touch and those that got into punk to pose have long since scarpered and gone back to their boring normal livestyles.I've met many ex punks,some have gone to the other extreme and turned into new age hippies and grown their hair down to their arse and these days only seem to listen to crappy old Pink Floyd CD's, you see them in Saddle Records (My mate Malcom's shop) stoned out of their skulls, how sad!). |
| I get a lotta of American readers to my site and I gotta admit most of the punks I've met be them in bands or through other sources are genuine in what they say and do. Who do you rate on the current American circuit and why? |
| For you yankee doodle punksters here's a list of bands I rate from your scene, Aus Rotten (sadly these Anarcho punks split recently),The Casualties (shame they did'nt play at H.I.T.s this year),The Unseen (crossover Anarcho Street punx),Resist n'Exist, A-Political, Defiance, Virus, Distraught, Atrocious Madness, Agnostic Front, Social Distortion, Youth Brigade, Oppressed Logic, Left for Dead. On the whole anything noisy and angry, does'nt matter whether it's Anarcho, Street punk or Discore/Crust. What I don't like is Nu punk, Emocore, Skacore or Straight Edge. Lastly I forgot to mention Rancid (Especially Lars HA!HA!) Mrs Armstrongs band,The Distillers and early Total Chaos. |
| Do you think the reformed Dead Kennedys are worth our attention without Biafra singing? I've heard both sides of the story, just wondering what you think about it? |
| I think you should ask Vitek that as he interviewed Brandon Cruz and talked to Pedro Negro. Klaus Floride and East Bay Ray for 4.M.W #5. I was surprised he managed to blag that interview and they agreed to do it and even posed for photo's. So you can make what you will of them reforming without JelbBiafra. I can remember Biafra getting beaten up by some punks in the late 80's for turning his back on punk and instead moving in a more avant guard direction. Mind you more recently he did appear on stage with multi millionaire punk darlings -The Offspring and that's just as hypocritical as the remaining members trying to flog 'Holiday in Cambodia' to a multi national jeans company. Funniest story I heard concerning Alternative Tentacles is that a Christian punk working at that label objected to printing the lyrics of an Amebix album 'Arise' they contain references to paganism...talk about pathetic!!! |
| Do you feel left behind by not having internet access? I know you've had sessions on there and wasnt too impressed in what youve seen, its also not everyones thing and punk can survive without it! But I personally find the net a great tool for worldwide punk and have discovered so much since. So any plans for a web presence from 4 Minute Warning in the future? |
| Not really. I'm just not mad on comptuters, I've had a few twinkles on the net, of course I checked out 'Nihilism on the Prowl' one occasion it crashed when Hog tried to download some pictures on your punk portraits page Tee Hee!!! (Vengeance is swift to plunderers - Don't Care) With Nick and Alex Brooke I went on the body piercings site for a laugh and there was some wackos on it,one guys private parts looked like a studed wrist band.he had that many piercings,mostly spikes.god knows how he sits down during the day without doing himself any injury.The Funniest had to be the queer/gay' Italian stallion'that one cracked us up no end.We also tried car crashes and autopsy sites but had no luck.Though I bet the 'Body worlds' site is an interesting one, all those Plastinated bodys. Most people only use the net for chat rooms which I think is a bit sad especially when kids are preyed on by some middle aged pervert, it must be a nightmare having kids and watching or keeping an eye on what their surfing onto. That does seem to be a down side to the net, a few kids have already been murdered coz of this. You can't get onto the internet at our Library coz the old people are always on them, they seem permanently super glued to the seats. No plans at the moment for a 4.M.W website. A few years ago one ex 4.M.W contributor was gonna set it up and I agreed to him doing it but he's since disappeared off the face of the earth, I haven't heard from him in over a year now. So god knows what he's up to these days, so don't hold your breath... |
| I know Conflict are a big favourite of yours. So do you think Conflict have become Hipocrites singing about Anarchy while running lucrative businesses in private life. The rumours are rife but quelled by fears of intimidation, so a lotta smaller Anarcho bands won't spill the beans for fear of comebacks, whats your view on their reformation and what lies behind their real motives? |
| Too be honest a lot of punk bands can be accused of being hypocrites. You've got anarcho punks training to be Lawyers,Teachers,Computor consultants or working for Social Services and even Civil Service.I've even heard of one or two punks working in job centres (Traitors). There's nothing more absurd than that. Others work in multi national businesses and nuclear industry. Conflict are an easy target for some to slag off and it's a bit lazy and old hat, I personally take most of the Conflict rumours with a pinch of salt. lt gets boring and there's more important things to worry about. Most of the recent gig's they've played were benefits for A.L.F, Arkangel, S.H.A.C and memory of Barry Home (R.I.P). You don't see many Street Punk/Oi or '77 influenced bands doing this. No one slags the Subhumans off for playing H.I.T.S two years running even when Dick Lucas says in interviews he's dead against H.I.T.S type festivals, so why did he change his mind, was it the money? More recently Citizen Fish released their album an a bigger major type U.S.A label and sold the Bluurg label to it. I could go on and on but I won't, l'll just say it's a shame bands can't get on and work together instead of stabbing each other in the back. I know some zines thrive on this sort of shit but I aint interested in it, I mean it was bad enough in the 80's with Special Duties V's Crass (onslaught in Sounds) or N.M.E's The Clash V's Sex Pistols and more recently Exploited V's Conflict. it's all a bit childish really, grown people fighting like ten year olds, we should be fighting the real enemy....the Government, Police, System, Animal and child abusers, not each other!! |
| As for their re-appearance I personally welcome it as they liven the punk scene up a bit, what with all these non-political bands swamping the scene. Apart from Conflict and Active Slaughter who else sang about the foot and mouth crisis and government propaganda concerning the barbaric way the gunmen chased and shot those petrified animals? I know I'm going against the grain here, but I'm not gonna start hating a band cos some P.C mafia says so. I did'nt get into punk to follow the sheep mentality and not do as I say, but as I do! That sounds just as fascist/Nazi to me. Phew I better get off the soap box now HA! HA! |
| Who do you rate in todays current UK punk scene and why? Any new hopes to bragg about to the rest of the world? |
| As I said earlier U.K bands I rate today are Active Slaughter. Fist Fuck, and erm...Bus Station Loonies, Anarchy Spanky, Dogshit Sandwich, In The Shit, Hotwired, Kismet H.C, M.D.M, Sick On The Bus, Contempt, The Restarts, Sensa Yuma.and Out Of Order,Veteran bands The Varukers, Conflict, Riot/Clone, Oi Polloi, Disorder, Chaos U.K, G.B.H. Why, coz they're all noisey fuckers to blast your eardrums to and they also help inspire me when I'm working on 4.M.W zine, I've probably forgot some bands but my memory ain't what it used to be at 34 HA! HA! Senile punks, Yes it catches up on us all sometime in our life. |
| I've been given a STRONG tip from Jake outta Active Slaughter that the Inciters are a fucking great new UK band to look out for (and those claims are very true - Don't Care), have you heard of em or are familiar with em? |
| No I'm not familiar on The Inciters,You'll have to tell Jake of Active Slaughter to give me the lowdown on them, or your good self, Mr Don't Care Tee Hee! (go to the review to your left - Dont Care). |
| I know this sounds a very pessimistic kinda of interview but we live in dark times especially in the British winter so for a bit of light relief what really cracks you up in todays punk scene? |
| Loads of big fat punks with bright large day glo mohicans with their arses trying to fit into designer tartan bondage pants,one of the funniest sights I saw at H.I.T.S was a 30 stone punkette in micro mini stage diving and crashing into a load of young punks,they all collapsed like dominoes and the security guys were huffing and puffing as they tried to pick her up I thought one of them was gonna have a heart attack at one point. |
| Did you know young Harry Potter has gone punk,it was revealed exclusively in The Sun.apparently his favourite band is the Sex Pistols and he never stops playing Never Mind The BollocksI Maybe by the time of the next film he'll have a large 3 ft day glo mohican/spikes and be slamming to Conflict, well you never know, stranger things have been known to happen. |
| What does life hold for a punkette zinewriter in todays macho lazy scene? Can your zine and your idea of punk survive in the current climate without feeling even more dissolutioned? Who's in the next issue? And if your not doing one what are your plans next? |
| Well I'm already itching to start on issue 6, as I said previously I've already got five interviews back for it,with a bit of luck I might also have that Conflict one sent back soon. You'll be pleased to know I ain't packing it in,I might have up and down days but that's down to personal events that have taken place in my life.I mean the thing that kept me going after two members of my family dying was doing the zine and the feedback I got off people within the punk scene.especially support, it's much appreciated it's always good to share experiences as another punk/punkette could be going through the same shit I went through right now. Punk should have a community spirit about it and stick up for each other instead of pulling each other to pieces,especially in times of a looming war. |
| The only way my type of punk won't survive is if this Nu Punk/Metal shit kills it off or 'Blunkett Plunkett' brings in a new law to outlaw it. Talking of which here's a crap joke for you 'Where does Saddam Hussain' keep his C.D's?.... Answer: 'ln a Rack!'.. .Awful ain't it but who cares?! |
| Finally what does the punk scene need to make it more accessible more fun and a lot more interesting or are we forever destined to be stuck in our sheep like ghetto for musical eternity? |
| More anger, Aggression, Noise and Humour thrown in for good measure. Some would say a good kick up the arse, especially the Street Punk scene which is getting a bit stagnant and predictable at the moment.Thank fuck for Active Slaughter! Most people seem to think us punks belong in the gutter, but do we care about the snooty elite and their glass house views?No!! We're a hundred times better than any of that lot. Money or Royal prestige don't make you a better person! 'Remember that, we are, what we are punks 100%. Be proud of it!! THE END |
| THE INCITORS 'Still No Future' CD DEMO 2002 Brand new band here (to the Wolf's Lair at least), from the wilds of Norwich, UK. The Incitors were highly recommended by Jake from Active Slaughter, and you know what he's dead right! They're a fucking very unhealthy snotty addition to the current tame UK punk scene. And on this 5 track demo release alone, prove we are still capable of dishing out the dirt now and again. Talking of which, they kick of with an anthemic Dirt sounding duel male/female vocal attack, called 'Mummy Said'. But unlike Dirt, the Incitors possess a really big beefy guitar sound to add fuel to their very snotty salvos. And if you've heard Dirt that makes all the difference. Even the camp comic intros before each song are very well chosen too. This is a band with a lotta shit to to kick, as well as a dry sensa yuma hidden beneath the rage. Now if like me you were a champion of that classic early Discharge guitar sound, you'll fuckin love these, as they mix big riffs with big digs of Anarcho protest, so you get the best of both worlds. This really comes to the front on 'Live On CNN'. See even the song titles conjure up interest. The snotty male vocal sounds like a very pissed off Malcolm Owen (The Ruts) in places and takes precedence as they chug into their best track of the bunch, the really impressive 'Sadist'. Were dragged like a piece of shit through an animals viewpoint of the torture they dish out in these vivisection labs. It's got a fucking great catchy chorus of "Sadistic Sadistic Sadistic Scientist", that'll have ya singing along to before you've even lit the petrol bomb outside H.L.S. The Incitors are a band who hate coppers too, which won't lose em any brownie points in this neck of the system. But what I like best about em is their heavy style. They can incite a tune as well as a riot, and that ability together makes for a very lethal cocktail on record. As the high pitched female vocal swaps tales of CCTV invasion of privacy and high profile policing on our streets, the male vocals spits out very fittingly "they're gonna get'cha!" They close proceedings with a frantic cover of the Partisans 'Police Story', just to show they got pedigree too. Impressive debut and a band to look out for. Got no bands details or address?, but I'm sure a web presence is only a matter of time! WORTH A LISTEN |
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