HEAVY
WATER
Heavy Water is the kind of
the band that earns your respect immediately. They are a band that is not
afraid to innovate and renovate the music and expand its horizons with
their genuine and original sound. "Angry Ballerina" is their first demo,
so here we have Markus, the band's drummer saying a few things about Heavy
Water and the current socio-political and environmental situation...
1.FIRST OF ALL CONGRATULATIONS
FOR "ANGRY BALLERINA"!
2.SO, HEAVY WATER IS A REALLY YOUNG
BAND CONSISTED OF VETERANS IN THE MUSIC SCENE. CAN YOU POINT OUT THE MOST
IMPORTANT MOMENTS OF THE BAND'S HISTORY AND TELL US A FEW THINGS ABOUT
YOURSELVES?
YES THE BAND IS YOUNG, I'M NOT
SURE ABOUT ME THOUGH. I'M NOT EVEN SURE AT THE TIME I'M DOING THIS WHO
OR IF WE HAVE ANY NEW MEMBERS. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ME SO FAR IS
FINDING SCRUFF AFTER 20 YEARS AND DOING THE FIRST DEMO.
3.IF I ASKED YOU TO PRESENT THE ALBUM
YOURSELVES, WHAT WOULD YOU TELL TO THE FANS? HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE IT?
GIVE US SOME INFO ON IT PLEASE...
TO ME IT'S JUST A COLLECTION
OF MUSICAL NOIZES THAT I WANTED TO DO AT THE TIME. I'M NOT GOING TO DEFINE
IT OR LABEL IT COS I'M AGAINST THAT,TO ME THAT'S A CRIME AGAINST MUSIC.
THAT'S WHY I WANT US TO DO FAST AND SLOW SONGS, NO LIMITS.
4.WHY DID YOU NAME THE ALBUM "ANGRY
BALLERINA"? I MEAN THERE IS NO SONG UNDER THAT TITLE... WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO SUGGEST WITH IT? I CAN'T SEE THE CONNCETION AMONG THE LYRICS AND A BALLERINA.
PLEASE CLEAR THINGS OUT FOR ME...
YOU'LL HAVE TO ASK SCRUFF IT
WAS HIS IDEA.
5.WHY DO ALL SONG TITLES HAVE THE WORD
ANGRY IN THEM? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO STATE WITH IT?
WELL, THE SONGS ON THERE ARE
WHAT MAKES ME ANGRY, RELIGION AND WARS AND THE NON STOP PLUNDERING OF OUR
PLANET IN THE PURSUAL OF FUEL AND POWER.
6.I WROTE IN MY REVIEW THAT YOU ARE
A RARE BAND. A TRUE ROCK BAND THAT MAINTAINS THE RADICAL, UNCONVENTIONAL
AND REVOLUTIONARY ELEMENTS, THAT I THINK ARE THE TRUE AND MAIN ESSENCE
OF ROCK MUSIC. I THINK THE REASON ROCK MUSIC WAS CREATED WAS TO AWAKEN
THE PEOPLE AND HLP THEM CONFRONT THE OBSTACLES OF LIFE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE
TO SAY ON THAT COMMENT? DO YOU AGREE?
I AGREE TO A POINT. I REMEMBER
IN THE YEAR 1976 OR 7 A PUNK GUITARIST AT THE TIME SAYING "GOOD ROCK MUSIC
COMES FROM THE PLAYGROUNDS AND THE SLUMS" WHICH AS A WHOLE MOST GOOD ROCK
MUSIC DOES, ROCK AND ROLL DID, THE HIPPY MOVEMENT AFTER THAT ETC ETC. I
THINK IF YOU HAVE AN UPBRINGING WHICH INVOLVES VIOLENCE AND POVERTY YOU
USE THE TOOLS AROUND YOU TO EXPRESS AND EXPLOIT THAT. SOME PEOPLE USE GUNS
AND WEAPONS AS A TOOL. I USE MUSIC, AS MY WEAPON TO EXPRESS HOW I FEEL.
7.WHERE DO YOU DRAW INFLUENCES MUSICALLY
SPEAKING AS A BAND? COULD YOU MENTION SOME BANDS YOU REALLY LOOK UP TO?
I LOOK UP TO CRASS AS MY MAJOR
INFLUENCE. THAT GOT ME GOING AND ASKING "WHY DOES THIS DO THAT" ETC. I
LIKE FRANK ZAPPA AS HE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL AND WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME,VERY
CLEVER. I DO LISTEN TO A LOT OF DUB REGGAE AT THE MOMENT, RUDIMENTARY PENI.
BUT LATELY THERES VERY LITTLE OUT THERE THAT TURNS MY EAR OR OPENS MY EYE.
I FEEL MOST PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR SOULS. I DON'T LOOK FOR ANYTHING MUCH
NOW AND THAT'S NOT LAZINESS, IT'S JUST I GAVE UP ON IT. I'M TRYING TO CORRECT
THAT WITH THIS VENTURE, HOPEFULLY.
8.I FEEL THAT HEAVY WATER WOULDN'T
EXIST IF MUSIC AND LYRICS DIDN'T WORK TOGETHER, WEREN'T COMBINED... I STRONGLY
BELIEVE THAT MUSIC AND LYRICS REVEAL AND EXPRESS THE SAME BELIEFS AND IDEOLOGIES
IN DIFFERENT WAYS. BOTH YOUR MUSIC AND YOUR LYRICS ARE REALLY ELOQUENT.
SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH US...
YES THE LYRICS HAVE WORKED SO
FAR, I HAVE NOTHING MUCH TO DO WITH THEM THOUGH ASK SCRUFF HE WRITES MOST
OF THEM SO FAR.
9.NOW, LET'S GO TO A HUGE CHAPTER..
THE LYRICS... I KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT AND WHAT I SEE ARE YOUR
MAIN INTERESTS AND THE TOPICS YOU DEAL WITH IS THE CURRENT SOCIO-POLITICAL
SITUATION, THE WAR, THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.. HOWEVER, I FEEL
IT'S BETTER IF YOU SPOKE FOR YOURSELVES. PLEASE ANALYSE ALL THE SONGS ONE
BY ONE...
ANGRY ART/RELIGION AND WAR,
THE TWO GO TOGETHER AND THE HYPOCRISY SICKENS ME. ANGRY FLOWER/THE MIDLESS
DESTRUCTION OF OUR ONLY WORLD IN THE PURGE FOR PROFIT BEFORE PEOPLE. ANGRY
MENIAL WORKERS/HOW MOST OF US (ABOUT 98%) ARE FORCED INTO AWFULL NO WHERE
JOBS JUST TO KEEP A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS. BUSH/THATS OBVIOUS.
10.YOU HAVE A TRACK NAMED "ANGRY BUSH".
THE LYRICS ARE TAKEN FROM KONTRABAND.COM. WHAT'S THE CONCEPT OF THIS TRACK
FOR YOU? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SHOW?
I FOUND THAT ON A SITE MEANT
TO BE FOR FUNNY EMAILS (VIRAL EMAILS). I THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY THE WAY THEY
CHOPPED IT AROUND BUT,THEN I THOUGHT MAYBE THIS IS NOT TOO FAR FROM THE
TRUTH AND, IT TURNS OUT SO FAR NOT TO BE. I WANT TO SHOW HOW THE USA GOVERNMENT
(NOT THE PEOPLE) ARE TRYING TO TELL AND MAKE THE WORLD LIVE THE WAY THEY
WANT US TO OR ELSE AND I THINK FUCK OFF! I'LL LIVE THE WAY I WANT TO. THEY'VE
TURNED MOST OF OUR COUNTRY INTO OBESE IGNORANT COKE SWILLING
ROBOTS. THE USA PEOPLE DESERVE FAR BETTER THAN WHAT THEY HAVE, A CHEATING
DUMB CHIMP IN CHARGE. HELLBENT ON WAR AND DEATH.
11.BY THE WAY WHAT DO YOU THINK OF
THE WORLD POLITICS AND THE ROLE OF THE U.S.? THE SITUATION IS DISGUSTING
AND UNBERABLE I THINK? MASS DESTRUCTION AND DEATH OF INNOCENTS... WHAT
DO YOU THINK OF ALL THESE? I AM VERY INTERESTED TO LISTEN TO YOUR POINT
OF VIEW, SINCE YOU COME FROM ENGLAND AND YOUR COUNTRY IS THE ONE THAT HELPED
AND SUPPORTED THE U.S. AND BUSH TO BRING ALL THIS DISASTER ON THE WORLD...
I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
AT THE MOMENT. SADDAM INSANE NEEDED TO GO BUT THE EXCUSE AND THE LIES THEY
MADE UP TO DO SO HAS KILLED MANY INNOCENT PEOPLE AND MADE THE WORLD A FAR
MORE DANGEROUS PLACE. I HAVE SEEN FOOTAGE OF WHAT SADDAM DID TO HIS PEOPLE
AND IT WAS HORRIFIC BUT THE WAY THIS WAR IS GOING JUST DUMBFOUNDS ME AND
MAKES ME EXTREMELY ANGRY. AS LONG AS THERE IS DEATH THROUGH OUR STUPIDITY
AND MISS-DOINGS I'LL RANT ABOUT THEM IN THE BEST WAY I CAN AND KNOW.
12.IF YOU COULD BE AN IMPORTANT PERSONALITY
FOR A DAY, WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE AND WHAT PERIOD OF HIS/HER LIFE WOULD
YOU LIKE TO HAVE A TASTE OF?
13.WHICH REVIEW YOU READ DO YOU THINK
DESCRIBES YOUR MUSIC THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY? WHICH REVIEW, ACCORDING TO
YOU, HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR SOUND AND YOU FEEL IT'S UNFAIR? IS THERE
A COMMON STATEMENT YOU READ IN ALMOST ALL THE REVIEWS YOU RECEIVE?
BOTH YOURS AND MARCY MILLERS
OF ROCK BOTTON FANZINE. THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES I'VE READ. MOST PEOPLE I'VE
SENT CDS TOO LIKE IT, THAT'S REALLY GREAT TOO!
14.WHICH WORDS DO YOU THINK COULD DESCRIBE
IN THE MOST IDEAL WAY YOUR MUSIC AND WHICH PHRASE CAN SUM UP THE BAND IN
GENERAL?
15.YOU ARE AN UNSIGNED BAND... WITH
WHICH CRITERIA WILL YOU SELECT A LABEL? WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO OFFER?
WILL YOU SETTLE WITH ANYTHING AS LONG AS YOUR ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED?
JUST TO BE FAIR AND HONEST WITH
US AND PUT THE BAND'S INTERESTS BEFORE THEIRS, BUT HEY I'M DREAMING AREN'T
I?
16.YOU ALSO PRINTED SOME TSHIRTS. COULD
YOU TELL US A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THEM? HOW MUCH DO THEY COST AND HOW
CAN THE FANS OBTAIN THEM?
17.THANK YOU! HAVE I FORGOTTEN TO ASK
YOU ANYTHING AND YOU'D LIKE TO MENTION? LEAVE YOUR MESSAGE TO THE READERS
ALL AROUND THE WORLD...
THANK YOU! THANKS TO MARCY MILLER
OF ROCKBOTTOM FANZINE AND THANK YOU CHRISTINE.
Christine Parastatidou
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