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25 : FEB :
07 In German clubs electronic sounds dominate the floors - are the people in Australia as crazy as the German crowd? Have you ever been to German Industrial clubs? Which impressions did you take with you? ZooG: We haven’t had the pleasure of being in a German club yet…but we hope to in the very near future! We’ll be over there for WGT – so we are very excited about going to as many clubs as we can. We have heard crazy things about German clubs from our friends that have been there.
Destroyx: Australia has a small population comparatively, so our clubs are therefore quite small. The clubs are generally quite mixed with a variety of subcultures often being mixed together, such as Goth, fetish, industrial, punk.. etc. I don’t know if you could call Australian Goth clubs as being crazy, but people here do know how to have a good time. People here enjoy a variety of music, so it’s probably not as electronically based as Europe may be.
Combichrist did a remix for you? Where did you get to know Andy? ZooG: We got to know Andy through our record label. Andy is a mighty talented guy and is amazingly hard working. He gave us a really good remix – we’re lucky that many of the remixes on our Special Edition remix CD are NASTY! Destroyx: We’ve always been a huge fan of Andy’s stuff, especially Combichrist, so it was totally humbling that he could appear on our remix CD.
Lovers of guitar sounds often say that Industrial music is no art at all - what does this kind of music mean to you? Destroyx: Regardless of the instruments used, music must be a passionate and sincere form of communicating. It doesn’t matter what genre the music is classified as, industrial, death rock or whatever… if music expresses emotion and energy it should be regarded as art. We really love industrial music, because of its combination the organic and electronic- there isn’t any better metaphor for the 21st century. ZooG: I think the problem is that people are writing music to fit a formula or a genre, hence people saying there isn’t any art to industrial music. The important thing is it must crank and deliver power. People are writing too much music today that is placid and insincere. We’re just trying to write music that reflects our fucked up world… we include elements from hard rock, metal, indie, powernoise… anything that sonically expresses our concept. We’re not defined or limited by our musical industrial genre.
Where do you get your inspiration from? (According to music, style) ZooG: Living like a worker ant
in a giant hive called ‘Consumerist, Capitalist World’.
Frequently asking myself what my worth is apart from my earning
and consumerism. Constantly listening to my friends bitch about
how much THEY HATE THEIR JOBS. We’ve grown numb to the sounds
of hearts and dreams being shattered. It’s almost expected
that out deep inner desires are snuffed….and when they are
not, our friends gently whisper failure into you until you crumble. Destroyx: We draw much of our inspiration from everyday life. The limitations of being a very creative person in a money oriented world constantly reminds me of the shallow consumerism that engulfs humanity today. We’re not defined by what we feel, but what our spending power is- which I think is an utterly perverse concept which underlies much of the anger behind our music. Visually I’m inspired by many artists, such as J.P. Witkin, Orlan (French performance artist), Mathew Barney, David LaChappelle and Bill Henson to name a few. Musically, our favourites at the moment would have to be Sonic Youth and Skinny Puppy.
What are your expectations / wishes for 2007? ZooG: To meet motivated, people who love art and love to create! We are both going to be playing more gigs and working on new material. Destroyx: We’re going to be working on our new album, and of course playing as many insane gigs as possible. I’m also going to be working on a new video, website and a heap of visual material to accompany the music.
Are there any music idols you would love to tour with or doing a remix exchange? ZooG: Skinny Puppy, Sonic Youth or Strapping Young Lad! Heavy, driven passionate music!! Destroyx: There are probably too many bands that I admire to talk about here, but I’d love to go on tour with KMFDM and Combichrist. I’d love to do a remix with Converter or Panacea. We are very lucky enough to be touring with the Cruxshadows and Ayria in February, which is pretty much a dream come true.
Music as the pulse of life - which is the message of your musical pulse? ZooG: Life is short. You are a creative being – make art and live! Destroyx: We make angry music for people that are aware of the screwed up world in which we survive. We’re trying to tell people to look below the surface and search deeper to find a scrap of reality in our overly simulated materialistic society. Life is precious, don’t waste it on negativity- dream, desire and create! Sonic Seducer Magazine. (Interview printed
in German)
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