ADHESIVE

The Swedish punkrock band "Adhesive" is back touring the world in 2017/2018. We managed to get an interview with them.

 First of all it´s a truely honour to have you back and playing this year of 2017, how are you doing?
Adhesive: Thanks a bunch, we’re all doing great!


Not many people saw this reunion-thing coming, what was it that made you take the decision to do this comeback?
Adhesive: Basically a reason that makes us fall asleep, with a somewhat pure conscience every night. We had never done this if it had not been for the charity-part of the whole reunion-thing.


You will tour Canada, Spain, Holland in 2017 just to mention a few countries. How did you book the tour and is there any country in particular that you are looking forward to play in again?

Adhesive: Most of all communication/booking has occurred through the internet (facebook in particular). We’re basically all excited about everything, every country I’d say.


You have been playing in other bands since "Adhesive" called it a day. Now with this reunion can you see yourselves keeping "Adhesive" alive, or is it just focus on 2017 that you will keep the old "corpse alive" and then "re-bury" it again so to speak?

Adhesive:  We will do Adhesive for a year. Summer 2017 to Summer 2018. All profits will be donated to charity such as refugee-aid / catastrophy-medicine in affected areas around the world.


Can you please give us some memories from the good-old early and mid-90´s of "Swedish Punk Wave"?
Adhesive: Oh, not really apart from that it was an active scene back then, with many bands popping up everywhere and fanzines who documented it. It was a fun time!

"Sideburner" is perhaps your most epic and beloved release, can you please give us some details on how the songs camed together and how and were did you record the album?

Adhesive: There aren’t really any exciting stories or details that go beyond the usual I’m affraid. We were / are close friends who all loved to hang out outside and in the rehearsal room. We always found an easy way to agree about the certain structures of writing songs together. Sideburner was recorded in Studio Indocaptor in our hometown Katrineholm.


How would you describe the difference between recording in a studio vs. playing live?
Adhesive: Tough and easy question, I guess. Studio – as many takes as it takes. Live – only one take.



Now the un-avoidable question. What is your views on the current "political climate" in the world?

Adhesive: Oh, I’ll try to keep this short. We live in a world where capitalism endures regularly in recurring crises. Some of these crises are quite “easy”, while some really shake the economic system in its foundations. But still, the bourgeois economy has always failed to provide a satisfactory, coherent explanation for the phenomenon - and do not really want to do it either - as long as “the people” pave the way by paying the crisis, through unemployment, social disarmament, poverty, and in worse cases war and starvation. We really need to look upon a more sustainable way to organize society, economy and the world in general.

What "Adhesive"-songs do you think is as equal important now as back then in the 90´s?
Adhesive: That’s a tricky question. I’d say pass. What do you think?


What bands did your grew up listening to before you started "Adhesive"?
Adhesive: Tons of bands! Misfits, Bad Religion, Minor Threat, Discharge, Ramones to name a few.

Can we expect some swedish dates in 2017?
Adhesive: We already played Göteborg. Malmö coming up in December. Hopefully there will be more dates.



Now to the "democratic part" of this interview. 
What kind of question would you like to be asked, and could you please answer it for us now?

Adhesive: Which one of our records do we like best? Answer is "From left to right; Adhesive".



If you would to meat your 20 years younger "you´s" what advices would you "give yourselves" now?
Adhesive: Keep on keeping on. Do your best at all times, but failure is also a part of life. Do not take yourself too serious.

Thank you very much for taking your time to talk to us at "ICIT Webzine". Is there any last words and reflections you would like to mention to all of your fans and supporters out in the digital world?

Adhesive: Thank you so much for taking the time to writing to us and thanks a bunch to all our fans around the world. You are all the best!

Thank you once more "Adhesive" and hope to see you on the road in 2017 and 2018!


FOR MORE INFO:

Kommentarer

Skicka en kommentar

Populära inlägg i den här bloggen

IEM-TAPING

Except for ordinary audience recordings made with external microphones and mostly digital recorders or DAT-recorders these days, there´s also some tapers that also focus on so-called "IEM-Taping". We got the chance to ask some questions from a "IEM-taper" located in USA. Here´s what the taper had to say about IEM-recordings. How would you describe “In Ear Monitors” (IEM) for  those who doesn´t know what it is?  Most amplified live music has an onstage monitor system for band members to hear themselves.  In traditional settings, there were wedge monitor speakers at the lip of the stage, each with a mix  specifically designed for an individual player. Guitar players often monitored their guitars by the sound  coming from their amplifier. However, this can result in a very loud and chaotic stage volume as each  band member struggles to hear himself or herself through the wall of sound. Also, consider band  members that walk around the stage; as they ...
Läs mer

Mammatus

Bild
American alternative progressive rockers of Mammatus has been on our radar for quite a while and finally we had the chance to do this interview with them. Sit back, relax, and read further on...   First of all, could you tell us why and how you started the band?   Mammatus originated from a collective passion for crafting expansive, immersive music, fueled by a shared vision among us.  Guitarist Nicky (myself) and drummer Aaron, bound by a blood connection as brothers, share a unique bond that traces back to our formative years of growing up and playing music together. This familial tie not only solidified our artistic connection but also infused Mammatus with a shared history and musical language that is deeply ingrained.   Adding to this familial dynamic, bass player Chris entered the picture as a brother from another mother. Chris became an integral part of Mammatus, joining forces with Aaron and I after high school. Our shared experiences forged a camaraderie tha...
Läs mer

Trallskruv

Bild
Trallskruv är ett melodiöst svenskt punkband med många fina låtar. De spelar snabbt och de spelar med fart och fläkt. Vi tänkte att det var hög tid att få veta mer om detta eminenta band, så här kommer ett gäng spontana frågor:   Först av allt, tack för intervjun och hoppas ni har det fint! För oss som inte vet när ni började spela med Trallskruv, kan ni ge oss en historielektion?      - Hej, tack detsamma! Idén kläcktes 2014 efter att Farbror och Pråper hade spelat visor tillsammans ett tag. Vårt första släpp kom 2015 och efter ett par uppföljare, medlemsbyten och några pauser hoppade Drängen in på gitarr under pandemin. Nu är vi mer aktiva än någonsin, vilket är kul för vissa.   Trallskruv spelar ju oftast snabb och melodiös punk, även detta som man ibland kallar för ”Trallpunk”…hur kom det sig att ni började spela en sån här snabb och fartfylld typ av punkrock?      - Det är musik samtliga medlemmar har lyssnat på under uppväxten, och...
Läs mer