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I had not visited the Datacide website for quite some times, so i was positively surprised to find not only a new layout, but also an interview i did with Christoph Fringeli back in 2004.

Since you believe that the act of producing music makes sense according to the context, do you see similarities between the music you release and the punk of the 1970’s?

There are many parallels, but more in the method of putting out one’s own stuff, and distributing through networks of like-minded people, as well as taking elements (in punk times of rock, now of more extreme dance music) and mangling them through a distortion box, maybe adding a sarcastic comment, cutting things up and rearranging them. In social terms actually the similarity is more with the early 80’s hardcore/anarcho-punk scene than with the original punk scene which used different strategies, including using the mass media and corporate record deals. At least at the time it was still possible to do this, I don’t think at the moment something like the Sex Pistols (or even like the KLF later) could be pulled off – the spectacular system is too controlled.

Go check it out, there are some more good bits in it.

Oh yeah, for the Fuckparade 2010 last Saturday, which was nice.

And for the hottest work phase of the year (now until end of November).

*sigh*