What bought the band together in the first place? And who is in the band
these days?
In '97 we were in the same highshcool,in the same class,we
shared same taste of music & culture. After school time, we often had
our jamming session together in the studio. In '98 we took next step by writing
our own songs & lyrics and we then recorded all the songs before new
year. I believe we had our great time during this period. And memories remain
til now. Honestly,only me left in this band as all the bandmembers now made
their own ways. I am depending on musicians who gladly chip in to lend a
helping hands.
How is the skin n punk scene in Malaysia? Do skins n punks
get on?
There's a lot of gigs. I believe many newcomers are coming
to the gigs,bOi!s and girls,they can get along. No matter who they are,what
they believe in. The panorama is not like the old days where you could see
skins fought with punks,there was no unity amongst the kids in the scene,violence
in their minds & hearts burned their spirits to make enemies all the
time. Now at least I can breathe normally
How important is the British Skin sound to local bands? Is
there a
distance Malaysian sound?
Malaysian Oi! has gone through revolution.More rock n
roll,some of the bands appeared with new style of music,
rough & hard like Roots & Boots,more relaxing style by newly reformed
of A.C.A.B (now known as The ACAB). New generation bands like Dollface similarly
looks alike Devotchkas etc. Too many of them here to be listed.What matters
most is we still pay a respect to Brit-bands and their sounds. Without them,we
would never exist.
I have read you have a new album coming out. What is the working
title,
when is it due out and what can people expect?
The plan is to work on a re-package project. It's a D.I.Y
project. No title yet and hopefully the product can be released next year.
People can expect new sound and style of our music.
What process goes into writing the songs and lyrics? And
what track are
you most proud of?
The situation I go through during the process? If that's
what you meant,it depends. Sometimes when I watched news on TV,the ideas
come across my mind.I travel to many places and I get the ideas and steadily
proceed writing the lyrics.The song I'm most proud of is Teenage Skinhead
Girl becoz I got so many good feedback from the fans throughout the nation.
Do you do any covers when you play? How many people attend
gigs?
Yes,I always like to do cover songs when my band acts
on stage. It's a must I guess. Big crowd or small crowd is depending on how
big or small the event is. We have to look at the criteria of people. They
look at the bands, theme of the gigs,venue,promotion and even the organizer
of the gigs! 100 people and above at one gig is normal
in Malaysia.
What is the first record each member of the band ever bought? How easy is
it to buy oi! releases in your country?
Oh,during our time,when we first started playing in this
band,we could only buy the 'xerox' photocopy of demos or album from the music
shop. Hardly we could buy the original cassettes or CDs unless if I travel
to Singapore.Only when local talents the likes The Maniacs & The Official
secured recording deals with this Indie label, Strange Culture Records then
we finally could get the original copies of record in the market. 'Oi! The
Tin' is most popular I guess. The
first record I bought was Cocksparrer Live & Loud.
If you could see any band play live, either of the past or present who
would it be?
Deadline!
Plans, gigs and releases planned for 2006.
Plans - Release a re-package album. Gigs - No calls yet.
Hopefullly we can make a comeback after we had to go
through a long break for 2005 season.
Any final comments?
A : We would like to wish Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year to all of you. Cheers!
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