As we all know that LRT is the
most effective form of transportation for the past few months. They give
us many benefits such as to get rid of the traffic jams that we are facing
right now and we can get to the destination shortly and safely.
But your eyes are closed! Are you really sure and satisfied with the train
fares? For your information I'm not threatening or trying to boycott. What
I'm trying to say is, think and consider the bad side of the system. Actually,
we don't have to protest if a system goes wrong.
We see the community as of crucial importance to everyone. It is obvious
now that any major industrial battles will not succeed without massive
community support. Crime and other anti-social behavior, racism and sexism
must be fought from within our communities.
I felt extremely disappointed because there're some people who can't afford
to pay such high fares for example, people with low income.
Capitalism (an economic system run purely for profit) has nothing to offer
us except for endless of war, famine, recession and unemployment. It is
not inevitable that it will die of it's own accord. It could linger on
for centuries yet, lurching from crisis to crisis. Therefore it must be
destroyed. I have said to you earlier. I'm not an activist or anything
like that who is trying to boycotts this LRT system.
However, the only thing I'm asking you to do is "Think Clearly" is the
fare appropriate.
What is your type of musical and influence band?
Categorizing is not what we achieved. We play what we
want and I don't want to categorizing my band into a category like Anarcho,
Crust and Grind. It's up to people to judge what style of music we play,
to know better get our latest EP thru Broken Noise Records. About our influences,
there a lot but to name some like DropDead, Confirmed Kill, WolfPack, Crucifix,
Mind Continue, Battle Of Disarm,and many more(to much to mention).
What the lyrics are about and who wrote it?
We write a lot about injusticeness of the system. The
corruption of polices, the war, animal liberation and many more. We are
strongly opposed of what is in the negative site like homophobic, sexist
and racist shit. About the lyrics, it's me who does the lyrics and the
songs. Nothing to be proud of.
Besides in the band what are you guys doing? Any side project?
Yeah! Me, Wan, Wan Senget and San are playing for my
grindcore band, "Insurrection". We had also released a 10 trax EP under
Broken Noise Records. I'm doing a zine called "Express Your Outrage" and
will be releasing my second issue on early January. To get it please send
US$3/RM5 to my address. San is doing his National Service. Jali, Wan and
Wan Senget are still studying. That's all.
What does Punk meant to you?
Punk is about what you feel and what you don't like about
what is happening. It doesn't meant that wearing a jacket full of studs
and patches makes you a Punk or even spiking your hair. It's about peace
and love. For those who think Punk is just about chaos and violence, you
better leave this scene and join the mainstream. One more thing what you
wear reflects you. Doesn't mean your wear all those patches and studs make
you a knowledgeable guy. What counts is in your brain not what you wear,
but just don't wear designer things coz if you wear them, it's mean that
you are a rich bastard! Punk doesn't mean. For those who have a band play
more anti-authorian songs and you will know what Punk is all about. I have
more to talk but I don't think it is necessary. If you want to know more,
give me a call or write to me.
Do you think the band like The Exploited is an anarchist band and
the great Punk band? Why?
No. The Exploited is not an anarchist band. They're racist/fascist
band. It's better that you listen to Crucifix of Conflict coz they sings
more about the govt, system and etc. I don't see any anarchist lyrics on
Exploited. For those who still listen to Exploited, wise up. Order things
from DIY label and you will know why being Punk is not just about listening
to Exploited. There still more Punk bands in the world! Not just Exploited.
What is your opinion on Punk on major label? "Major label should
be boycott". Agree? Why?
For me those Punk bands on major label should not be
labeled a punk band but a sell out, money minded band non-political shit.
You don't need the help of major labels to help you released your songs
or EP. We still believe in our DIY ethics that don't support the major
label like Epitaph and SCR. Don't support those bands coz they just rip
off your money buying CD's and they sings about shits! Yeah, I agree major
label should be boycott coz they are not to what you want to spread or
say but just for the music and most important thing these greedy business
profits wankers want……$MONEY$! Don't be rip off by the profits making labels.
Your comment about the nuclear test in India and Pakistan. And USA/Britain
attacked Iraq.
To me it's their war. It's their fuckin business. For
me peace no war coz war just kills more and more innocents. Stop these
war and reunite or we will die from it! This racist government like USA
and Britain just want to show their power in nuclear and weapons shit but
innocents suffer. Fuck all these war coz we are suffering you are gaining.
Do you guys doing any project like collective works, label, distro
etc. Please tell me more.
Like I told you before, I'm doing a fanzine called "Express
Your Outrage". The others are just helping me out. We are planning to give
out leaflets about boycotting McDonalds soon and we will be releasing new
stuffs for Desecrate and Insurrection. We are looking for bands to do split
with us. Coz it's better to hear 2 or more bands in one tape. In meanwhile
u can hear 2 bands spreading their massages!
Do you see any different between Chaos Punk's and Peace Punk's?
Tell me about peace punk and chaos punk means to you.
I know some chaos Punks are just into the scene to kill the Punk scene.
It’s like they don’t know what Punk mean. They think punk are you got to
do bad stuff like drinking, drugs and bashing people faces. To me this
kind of thing will kill the punk movement. Every where I go; I see the
same thing over ad over again. A lot of punk nowadays they are more into
fashion and trend Its like they are in the scene just to get attention
from people all around. To show that they are young and dangerous and everyone
else are suppose to be scare of them. Beating people up is just a normal
thing to do. Beating without a reason, sometimes because they are drunk
or maybe just for fun. Everyday makes more and more fights and enemy It
is not that we can’t fight. We fight, but for a reason, for a course. If
there is a reason to fight, we fight together, unite as one. Actually I
really don’t understand chaos punks. Why they are in the scene the first
place? Because punk are cool? To be in gang? To get people respect? There’s
no point beating everyone you don’t like. You only end up with lots of
enemy. Even if we fight, we fight for a reason for a cause. If there is
the reason to fight, we will fight together because we all brothers we
must help one another. We work together. We fight together and we must
stay unite(to me the word umite is bullshit. What happen to you claiming
to be a peace punk but are into bangla bashing and beating innoncent people.
You’re claiming to be Anti Racism and anarchist but you’re doing the wrong
thing. Sometime I think back why did I choose to be in the punk scene if
I know that it will be kill by the Punk itself. Peace is the way of life
and this kind of people that will keep the scene alive. to me punk doesnt
means chaos and violence its bullshit.............be a peace punk cos it
will help u to bring more communications and friends!
'Hardline is just another form of fascism. Hardline ideology is against
gay and lesbian. Kill all people who smoke and drink. Hardline is anti
choice'. Any comment about this. Why?
Well hardline is just another form of fascism and racist
bullshit! We don't support hardline cos the way of what hardliners are
doing are abusing and disrespecting people way and that's bullshit to us.
Its just another form of violence which we don't support HARDLINE IS JUST
ANOTHER FORM OF BULLSHIT VIOLENCE!
Do you guys support any animal liberation, earth liberation and human
liberation?
Yeah, We will always support this kindda movement, we
are trying to make any kids of movement here secretly, coz Singapore system
is bullshit! By the way…lets us strive for human liberation first before
we strive for animal liberation!
Tell me your opinion on abortion, capital punishment, and prostitution.
Abortion is another form of criminal act and inhumane.
Mostly those who undergo abortion are losers and can’t face the society.
Unresponsible men are responsible for the rise of abortion. Men who just
want some fun but in the end making the female to get pregnant! But we
can't blame those who undergo abortion in the case of being a victim of
rape. They are forces to abort these innocent beings. Capital punishment-well
can’t say much about this but those whom undergo capital punishment has
also the rite to say back for their rites. Capital punishment is necessary
but not killing and abusing. Yeah it may seem weird in the form I say...
Now u tells urself...must a rapist or a planned murderer be spared for
what they done? Think for urself? Prostitution is another thing, which
should be abolish...but most of these involved are forced.... Because of
being unable to pay their debt and etc....Prostitution just bring more
sickness and we must abolish Prostitution cos women are abused...
People fight the capitalism but the fact is they also sometimes contribute
to the system, how do you feel?
Yeah it's true. We cant run away from the system cos
the system u hate is the system u support! For me...we still need a government
to govern us but a govt based on justice and equality... Let me ask the
readers this question... What will happen if we are to abolish the govt?
Who will take care of us? Think again!
How is the punk scene in your country?
To tell u the truth... Its fuck up. Punks here condemn
punks like us...they say that crusty and punks are different and etc....To
me I don't support this kindda people cos to me they are just bringing
down the scene...into the scene just for fame and glamour.
Please list 10 your favorite bands.
Ok this is just my own list not the others...DROPDEAD,
ACCION
MUTANTE, BATTLE OF DISARM, DAHMER, DEMISOR, CONFLICT,
DISAGREE, UNGOVERNMENTAL, TOLSHOCK, ANTISCHISM, ENEMY
SOIL, RIOT/CLONE...bla…bla…bla… Too much to mention.
Any future plans after this.
Yeah we would be releasing new materials soon but I would
like it to be forming a split release coz you get to hear 2 bands in one
tape or vinyl. It's more worth the money!
Last words to the readers especially to all punk out there.
I would like to thanx Azmie for interviewing us. All
those who supports Desecrate, we would be glad if people can call us us
to play for gigs even for free cos. Massages is to spread in the form in
the form of music as music also a form of movement. To all those into the
scene, read more and to those who are doing a band play more anti-authorial
songs! Thanx also to those who reads this interview…
Well here the brief about the foundation.
The KOOF FOUNDATION is a sub-organization of coalition of retaliation youth,
which concentrate, and sincerely in hipe of making things better of the
aborigines. With no racial excluvities involve...the activities are in
no hope in modernizing and centralizing their social live...for a start
KOOF tends to concentrate more on the specific problems that the local
aborigines ara facing...it seems that the aborigines are considered as
a sub-race of Malaysian although they are the first settlers of the land.
If not a sub-race maybe less. These unjustified living conditions will
help to ease by lending a hand to those needed. By doing this we can hope
to extend it too more helpful, organization, local and global. It is no-hierarchic
and decentralized body. Well I think that's enough for the intro of KOOF.
Peace// Lee Ai
Shah Alam Do-It-Yourself Scene Report.
Assalammualaikum kepada semua
Muslims dan salam sejahtera kepada semua non-Muslims readers. Aku disini
menulis bagi pihak scene Shah Alam kat sini. Sebelum itu aku nak mintak
maaf bebanyak jikalau report ini menyinggung perasaan korang. (You know
who you’re). Ok lah tanpa membuang masa lagi mari kita check it bersama.
Shah Alam ialah iibu negeri Selangor yang terletak di antara Petaling Jaya
dan juga Klang. Sebuah kawasan yang tidak seberapa besar sangat. Scene
u/g kat sini dah lama bertapak tapi tidak menyerlah sangat dan kalau tak
silap aku ianya telah bertapak dari tahun 1989 hingga sekarang. Masa dulu
–dulu nak cari stuff pun skit punya susah, zine, band kat sini kurang.
Boleh di kira dengan jari lagi. Dahulunya scene kat sini bergelar “Shah
Alam Underground Scene” dan dua tiga tahun kebelakangan ini ada timbul
sedikit krisis dan akhirnya nama “S.A.U.S” telah bertukar menjadi “S.A.D.I.Y.S”
(ed-seperti tajuk di atas) tidak ada leader di antara kita dan kami boleh
co-operate di antara satu sama lain and not to compete among us! Boleh
dikatakan semua bebudak satu kepala.
Oklah, cerita pasal band – band kat sini pulak sekarang dah banyak bagaikan
cendawan tumbuh selepas hujan. Band – band yang ada ialah The Dirty Dogs
(dahulunya dari K. Lipis) yang berkonsepkan Raw-Punk, Red Enforce Head
band yang berkonsepkan Melodic HC, Fighting ’94 iaitu band Oi!, 2 Faces
band HC, Over Tuned (Punk Rock), Conflict Of Anger (HC), 8096 (tidak diketahui),
Sweet Insect (indie), Conflict Of Emotion (HC), Blindrage (HC+sk8 Punk),
Vertebrate (Industrial), F.S.F. (Punk Rock dari Kedah), Undermine Consumer
(band projek yg berkonsepkan Grunge), Your Generation (Punk Rock), The
Spit (Punk Rock), The Uncure (tidak di ketahui), Arayzia (Klasik Black
Metal), Sphinx (Indie Punk Rock), Pink Houri (Indie Punk), Psyco
War (Ska+Punk) dan banyak lagi yang mungkin aku tak ketahui. Setiap band
mempunyai style atau konsep music yang berbeza. Kat sini dah release 2
demo kompilasi dan ianya dibuat secara DIY iaitu SAUS part 1, band-band
yang main ialah Over Tuned, Red Enforce Head, Sweet Bitter Pills, 2 Faces,
Pyscoduke, Fighting ’94, dan juga Conflict Of Anger. Demo kompilasi yang
satu lagi namanya ialah “Born In Shah Alam” dan band – band yang join-venture
dalam demo tersebut ialah Vertebrate, The Spit, Undermine Consumer, Conflict
Of Emotion, 8096 dan juga band Sweet Insect.
Sekarang ni kita certa pasal zine pula. Untuk pengetahuan korang zine kat
sini tak banyak, cuma ada 4 – 5 zine sahaja atau ada lebih lagi yang mungkin
aku tak tahu. Dulu pun cuma ada satu zine sahaja yang wujud iaitu CORMS
mag. (RIP). Oklah ini dia pulak senarai zine yang ada kat Shah Alam ni.
Piss Of Mine, Lavazza zine (RIP kot?), The Oppressed zine, Circa Malee
zine, Anarchy and Chaos zine, dan juga zine low – profile ni iaitu zine
aku sendiri.
Ok la, aku rasa itu sajalah yang boleh aku buat untuk korang semua. Aku
berharap korang semua berpuas hati dengan apa yang telah aku sampaikan
di sini dan jikalau tidak berpuas hati jugak, cuba ikhtiar buat sendiri
dan buat scene report sendiri. Ok! Come out and support your local underground
scene, do keep it strong and alive! Segala kesilapan dan juga kesalahan
sama ada disengajakan atau pun tidak disengajakan amatlah dikesali. Harap
korang betulkan aku! Aku mengucapkan bebanyak terima kasih kepada editor
fanzine ini kerana memberi sedikit ruang untuk aku menulis serba sedikit
tentang scene report yang tak seberapa ini untuk korang readers semua.
Chow….
By: Kia.
“Very Fresh Underground”
Segamat terletak di utara Johor
dan agak terpencil dari segi pembanggunan dan kemajuan tidak seperti beberapa
bandar di Johor ni. U/g scene di sini telah mula bertapak sejak tahun 1992.
Pada masa itu, hanya segelintir sahaja follower u/g. Mengikut cerita pioneer
di sini, sejarah u/g scene bermula dengan follower trash/death/metal dan
hanya sekadar follower sahaja, tiada sebarang band, zine, activiti dll.
Sehingga pada tahun 1994, beberapa buah band dan zine telah muncul. Antara
band yg terawal ialah Spitrap, sebuah band Grunge yg di anggotai beberapa
nak muda dan Snugarage, sebuah band garage punk yg paling aktif ketika
itu. Pada tahun 1995, scene kami kembali mengorak langkah dengan kewujudan
gig pertama yg di beri nama "First Of All". Beberapa band telah muncul
utk mempraktikkan bakat mereka antaranya ialah, Snugarage, Sound Pollution
(Grunge), Mystry (street punk), dan beberapa band lagi. (Aku terlupa lak..sowie).
Dan pada tahun ini juga beberapa buah zine telah muncul antaranya ialah
S.N.F.U, Nocturnal Slave (pure metal magazine), Butter Trade (punkzine),
Logam Maut (pureDIY metal zine). Pada tahun 1996, gig kedua telah diadakan,
"Second Slam". Antara band yg perform pada gig ni ialah Bombsquad(grunge),
Mystry (street punk), Rumble Paradox (street/Britpunk), AkuGemoJoe (punk
Rock), Bat Spink (Punk Rock), The Creeps( indie), dan sebuah band jemputan
dari Kluang Johor, iaitu No Security (PunkHC/80Brit-style). No Security
telah membuka mata crowd semua dengan cara persembahan yg amat baik sekali.
Pada tahun itu juga gig yg ketiga telah, "Rebel With A Cause", kali ini
kami telah memberani kan diri utk menjemput band luar seperti The Bollocks,
NET, Boot Off, Submarine. Tapi sayang sekali kerana The Bollocks dan NET
tidak dapat menghadirkan diri meraka utk menjayakan gig ini. Dan juga sebuah
band telah muncul, iaitu Subversive, sebuah band HCPunk yg paling aktif
di Segamat. Tapi amat menyedihkan pada tahun 1997, banyak band dan zine
telah RIP. Dan tak aktif. Tetapi tidak bagi band Subversive, ia masih aktif
hingga ke hari ni. Tapi pada tahun 1997 scene kami dilanda pembaharuan.
Scene kami telah di beri nama kepada "Segamat Town Underground".Beberapa
movement skinhead dan punk telah wujud ketika itu dengan followers yg agak
ramai. Dan mereka amat aktif dan mempunyai hubungan rapat dengan beberapa
daerah dan negeri. Ini adalah pertumbuhan yg amat memberansangkan. Dan
beberapa band, zine, gig telah wujud. Juga sebuah perancangan untuk membuka
studio sendiri telah di laksanakan. Tetapi akibat beberapa masalah rancangan
itu tidak dapat di laksanakan. Utk tahun ini, 1999 adalah tahun paling
baik sekali, dan movement kami di beri nama,"Very Fresh Underground". Banyak
kemudahan utk mengaktifkan semula scene kami. Beberapa projek telah di
rancang. Dan penubuhan band yg aktif dan bermesej telah wujud seperti Hell
Army(NoiseHC), OffSide(HC), Subversive(HCPunk), dan beberapa buah band
lain seperti Roots Rules(ska), Battlegrounds(Grunge), Spykids (oi!), Do
Riang Tembagarr (Punk Rock) dll. Zine pula ialah Vocalize Theory (skinzine),
Nonsense(Punk…RIP), Excallater Zine, Nuctornal Slave (pure matel zine and
distro) dan beberapa distro dan projek seperti MIND.A distro (RIP), Eksyen
Newsletter, Very Fresh Underground Distro. Ok, bagi sesiapa yg berminat
utk datang melawat scene kami, anda amat di alu alukan. Tapi jangan lupa
hubungi kami dulu. By Pisspang