Chris Zusi

Mr. Zusi jest czescia sceny hardcore od lat 80tych. Jego polem manewrow bylo glownie NJ gdzie zaczal na powaznie od RELEASE, przechodzac pozniej do RESSURECTION, slizgajac sie przez THE JUDAS FACTOR aby skonczyc na FLOORPUNCH. Zawsze bardzo bezposredni i prostolinijny nie rzadko swoimi komentarzami mogl przerocic we labach tym bardziej wrazliwym. Straight Edge pelny ryjem.

That’s actually a very good question, and probably something that a lot of people don’t think about and just take for granted. If I had to try to quantify it I’d say it’s the feeling of being a part of something special, something that was real. It’s like having this great secret that only you and a few other people know about. Back when I first got into hardcore, including me there were 3 kids in my high school (out of 1800 kids) that knew what hardcore was. You’d go to school on a Monday after a weekend of seeing Judge at the Anthrax and Agnostic Front at CB’s and just think to yourself “these kids have no idea what’s up”. I remember going back to school for senior year after Summer break – I had just been on a US tour for 3 weeks and these kids were talking about spending a week at the beach with their parents. Even though hardcore has gotten more exposure over the years, being involved in the scene has always given me that feeling of being like “I know something you don’t know”. To this day I could be at a sports event, wedding or some other public place and I’ll think to myself, “these people never saw the Cro-Mags, they have no clue”.

Christopher Zusi 2005

After The Storm

fota: Koszmarek aka Face Of War

Blog troche inny niz wiekszosc bo znajdowac sie beda na nim raczej same videosy, ktory ten typ powyzej z wloskami a'la fan Manowar wlasnorecznie montuje. Wychodzi zaskakujaco interesujaco zwazywszy, ze to jego rezyserski debiucik. Lokalne i nie tylko wrzuty na tym blogu pewnie beda pokazywac sie tam regularnie bo to gosc sumienny.


AFTER THE STORM

Ewcia wspiera PETA?

How did you come to get involved with helping animals? Did you have any animal companions growing up?
I love animals, but I hadn't had a pet since I was a kid. I recently got a dog and he's not only made me a happier girl--he's made me much more sympathetic to animal rights. I look at my beautiful dog and think, "Of course I'd never eat him or skin him for his fur, so why would I be okay with eating a cow or wearing a cheetah?" It's just not right. It's a contradiction.
Do you have any animals? Can you tell us about them?
I recently got the most beautiful dog in the world! He's the sweetest thing ever. He's fully trained and all his commands are in French. Too cute! So I'm learning French and he's learning Spanish!
What drew you to the idea of working with PETA on our "Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" Campaign?
I wasn't familiar with PETA early in my career. I remember having my first premiere in New York City and being so naive that I didn't have a coat with me. My stylist sent me a fur wrap for the evening and I ignorantly wore it.

A teraz pytanie: na ile to swiadoma decyzja, zeby wspierac PETA a na ile zaplanowany ruch marketingowy? Wywiad powyzej pokazuje, ze Ewcia moze i jest hot ale bystrzakiem to moze niekoniecznie. Tak czy inaczej milo...

Crush The Demoniac

Ignorant fools don't believe in the truth
They are doomed to live in illusion and fear
Cut loose the doubts that arise in your heart
The time of redemption is near

Now in these times of frustration and anger
We've come out of the darkness that kept us blind
With the torch and wisdom and the sword of knowledge
We'll leave the corruption behind

Gotta kill, gotta fight, gotta crush Demoniac
Gotta wipe out, gotta destroy, gotta crush Demoniac

Demoniac reigns in their hatred and anger
And all of the sin that they bring
In the lie that "true" happiness can be found
In the pursuit of material things

Polluting our minds and corrupting the masses
With pride false attachment and greed
We've seen through their lies and there's no compromise
We know that it's time we were freed

The Demoniac who are lost in themselves and have no intelligence
Engage in unbeneficial, horrible works meant to destroy the world

No we won't, no we won't, no we won't ever serve their demands
Cause we know, cause we know, cause we know the Lord and his plans

Gotta kill, gotta fight, gotta crush Demoniac
Gotta kill, gotta fight, gotta crush Demoniac
Gotta kill, gotta fight, gotta crush Demoniac
Gotta kill, gotta fight, gotta crush Demoniac

PAIN still RUNS DEEP

Szczerze mowiac nie myslalem, ze wlasnie konczacy sie rok obsypie mnie wszystkimi tymi zmianami, przez ktore musialem przebrnac. Oczywiscie wieksza czesc z nich wydarzyla sie na polu osobisto-jakims tam... Spora czesc tego roku spedzilem w Polsce probujac sprostac miedzynarodowej biurokracji, ktora potrafi popsuc radosc dokladnie ze wszystkiego.

Bedac na ziemi Slava nieco dluzej niz zwykle chcialem nadrobic troche zaleglosci natury towarzyskiej kiedy tylko moglem probujac uchwycic pare osob, ktory nie widzialem dlugi czas.

Znajdujac dosc banalny powod zadzwonilem do Damiana, z ktorym stracilem kontakt pare ladnych lat temu. Ostatni zespol, w ktorym razem bylismy to byl PAIN RUNS DEEP i sposob w jaki sie on rozpadl ciagnal sie za nami troche niesmakiem przez dlugi czas. Spotkalismy sie i milo spedzilismy pare godzin. Obwiniam za to swoj wlasny sentyment i tesknote, ze tym co bylo ale po tym spotkaniu dlugo myslalem, ze wspaniale byloby zagrac cos znowu razem. Wszyscy sie zmienilismy odrobine i kazdy z nas zdal sobie wczesniej czy pozniej sprawe, ze warto bylo doceniac to co sie mialo. Kochalem grac z nimi i w HEALING i w VP/PRD ale kiedy jest sie mlodym i glupim robi sie rzeczy, ktore najchetniej bym wykasowal jakims ukrytym "delete".

Kilka dni pozniej wymienilismy maile i Damian zapytal, co mysle zeby zagrac jakies koncerty z PRD. To tak, jakbysmy obaj mieli te same pragnienia... Majac w glowach i sercach te same rzeczy obaj zgodzilismy sie, ze warto zagrac pare koncertow. Ten zespol rozpadl sie zanim wyszla plyta/kaseta i nigdy nie mial szansy, zeby rozwinac skrzydla tak jak powinien. Bardziej dla siebie niz dla kogokolwiek innego, z troche innym nastawieniem i priorytetami ustalilismy, ze koncem kwietnia zagramy 3 lub 4 koncerty. Dokladne info gdzie, kiedy i z kim podamy na tygodniach. Jestem zajarany.

PRD pic by paolo slavsky

Jedno pytanie...

Cala ta idea, z ktora zapoznam Was ponizej narodzila sie pare lat temu, kiedy po raz kolejny postanowilem zrobic nastepnego zine'a. Jako, ze nie jestem specjalnie tworczy przyszlo mi do glowy, ze zamiast robic standardowe wywiady zadam parunastu osobom jedno identyczne pytanie: "Dlaczego hardcore jest dla Ciebie tak wazny?".

Zainspirowal mnie do tego prosty wniosek, ze wciaz spotykam sie z osobami nie rzadko starszymi ode mnie, ktorym od wielu lat udaje sie z powodzeniem zarazac miloscia do the core kolejne pokolenia dzieciakow. Nie wiem jak Wam, ale mi coraz trudniej odnajdywac tu inspiracje z uplywem czasu. Zacieraja sie powoli horyzonty i mniej chce mi sie "dawac z siebie". Entuzjazm tez nie ten a priorytety lekko zmieniaja swoje kierunki. Sa jednak charaktery, ktore podkrecaja moja pasje lekko w gore czy to poprzez swoje nowe hordy, czy projekty czy nawet wytwornie.

Zine oczywiscie nigdy sie nie ukazal. Typowe. Mialem zamiar zrobic juz pewnie z 10 roznych ale nigdy nie starczylo mi zapalu i czasu, zeby skonczyc porzadnie choc jeden. Wspomniane pytanie zadalem niemniej kilku typom. Czesc z nich zapostuje na tym blogu. Cos wydaje mi sie tez, ze zadam je jeszcze pare razy.

Vogel sprawia, ze pysk mi sie cieszy za kazym razem, kiedy sie spotkamy. Jego milosc do tego co robi zdecydowanie wybija go ponad przecietniego frontmana. Pasja i enegria moglby spokojnie obdzielic cala mase nastolatkow, ktorym wydaje sie, ze hardcore to ich middle name.

hardcore is truely everything to me and this is one life hc truely saved..............it has given me a home, a family , best friends, an outlet, let me travel the world, its let me be myself and always accepted me for who i am.....but mostly i am thankful for all the values and convictions it has taught me........thats what im most thankful for.....

scott v 8 Sep 2003

p.s. Rhythm Amongst The Chaos wlasnie wyszedl w Reaper Records. TERROR to wciaz solidny hardcore. Duzo lepszy niz 80% obszczymurkow z Twoich ulubionych messageboardow.

Bhakti 2008

Sam nie wiem co mam o tym myslec. Wlasciwie nie powinno mnie to tak bardzo dziwic bo tzn action figures maja pewnie teraz nawet redaktorzy TVN ale to ponizej troche mnie zaskoczylo.

Owy jegomosc nazywa sie Hare Krishna Zombie. Jak na wielbiciela to raczej zaufania nie wzbudza. Takie czasy...

VEGAN REICH

Nie potrafie pomyslec o niczym co byloby silniej napedzajacym hardcore w latach 90'tych niz Swiadomosc Kryszny i Hardline. Nic wczesniej nie odbilo sie takim pietnem na tzw. moralnosc w hc niz obie wspomniane filozofie. I nic do tej pory nie dalo nam takiego kopa.

Ta pierwsza narodzila sie tysiace lat temu i oparta o Wedy mowi o Bogu i o naturze duszy. To kompleksowa nauka, ktorej mozna rzecz prosta konkluzja jest fakt, ze kazdy z nas jest niesmiertelna dusza a jej natura jest sluzba Bogu.
Hardline powstalo w zlosci i z checi izolacji. Stworzone w bardzo waskim kole przyjaciol rozwijalo sie stopniowo od szczekajacych wkolo dzieciakow aby w koncowym swoim etapie okreslic sie mianem filozofji laczacej elementy szerokiej ekologii, mistycyzmu, praw ludzi i zwierzat.

I Swiadomosc Kryszny i Hardline wnosily na scene hardcore nowe spojrzenie na zycie. HC przestawal byc oaza plytkich tematow i taniej rozrywki. Pojawilo sie przeto pare typow, ktorym nie wystarczylo juz granie prostej muzyki.

Nie znam nikogo, kto bylby zaangazowany w scene w latach 90'tych i nie mial swojego zdania na te dwa tematy. Nikt tez nie zaprzeczy, ze dwa pierwsze zespoly odpowiedzialne za ten caly balagan to SHELTER i VEGAN REICH.

How does the word 'reich' fit into the name?
It leads one to think you follow the beliefs of Nazi Germany's military state.
Do you justify violence to get the desired outcome, as in "ends justify the means"?.

Many years ago, before the band was in existence, and many of our crew were still quite active in the anarchist community, we got a reputation for being extremely fanatical concerning animal rights.
For this reason, some of those who didn't share our firm position on the subject began to think of us as Nazis (as we wanted to "deny them their right to eat meat").
We took the name both as a joke, in response to their accusations, and also because it described what we were about.
Hitler just happened to use the word "Reich', but it is not inherently a Nazi word.
Reich just means 'empire'.
Vegan Reich means an empire of vegans.
Although the Nazis can be respected for their organizational skills, and extreme discipline, - they were pure evil, and we consider them to be our enemy!
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How does the band feel the role of Veganism should be in Straight Edge, - should being a Vegetarian be an essential requirement?
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The only way veganism actually fits into the traditional Straight Edge idology of not having a crutch, and being clear minded would be from a health point of view, as meat and dairy products have many hormones, (both from an artificial source injected into the animal, as well as from the animals sex glands), that do in fact act as drugs once released into mans bloodstream.
If one wants to be free of addictions, it seems only logical that they would give up one of the most mentally addictive substances there is, - animal products, - because, obviously, since their consumption is not a necessity, and in fact is detrimental to one's health, - it can only be addiction that keeps people eating such things.
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But relating animal rights to Straight Edge, (trying to tie the first into the later), is really a backwards proposition anyway.
The movement one should be concerned first and foremost with is that of animal liberation.
Too much emphasis is placed on being Straight Edge for Straight Edge's sake.
Having a clear mind, free of intoxication, etc., only has value, and serves a purpose if one uses that heightened awareness and strength in a quest for something greater, be it animal liberation, class struggle, or environmental action.
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To center a whole movement over the issue of abstinence from drugs is just in one way too broad based.
Too many people with totally different views, (that are completely antithetical to each other), become falsely aligned in such a situation, and their various agendas get pushed onto a back burner, for the sake of some contrived unity.
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So, should Veganism be an essential requirement of being Straight Edge?
Well, from a health and anti-addiction point of view, this would make sense, but beyond that, we shouldn't try to make Straight Edge more than what it is.
It is just one component that goes into making a complete person, and it should be treated as such.
If someones into animal lib, being Straight Edge should just be part of that, (as in "I'm a Vegan who is Straight"), rather than "I'm a Straight Edger who happens to be Vegan").
That applies to all other movements, - from an Albanian Nationalist, to a Greek Anarchist, being Straight will serve each cause well, but it will not and should not unite opposing sides.
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After many people are exposed to the diet, and philosophy, of Vegetarianism, why do you feel many declare that "vegetarianism is just not for them?"
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It has to do with alot of different factors.
The main one is that regardless of ones race or religion, most people are raised with an anthropocentric outlook on the world.
Which is to say that they see everything revolving around man, with all life only existing for his, or their, needs (thinking that they are the master race, and have a right to chose the fate, be it good or bad, of other life forms).
Even most people who become vegetarians still believe in such a concept.
They just happen to feel guilty about their treatment of the 'lower lifeforms'.
Consequently, their whole approach on the matter is still from an anthropocentric perspective.
They are just arguing for the masters to treat their slaves with kindness, rather than arguing to free up the slaves from their position.
To be forever out from under their masters hand, be he holding a whip, or a reward.
Subsequently, the message people receive from these vegetarians is that, "if you're truly a kind person you should live without taking an animals life".
It is never one that says, "you have no right to kill an animal" as most vegetarians in that catagory still think it is up to the human to decide.
They still hold onto the illusion that man is superior.
They personally just choose to be nice to their slaves, like the 'NICE' plantation owners in the Old South.
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Since the mainstream, non-vegetarian, element of this society is so entrenched with these anthropocentric beliefs, it is no wonder that the modern vegetarian movement has not yet managed to break it's ties with the same anthropocentric beliefs; and had only put forth a weak appeal aimed at peoples 'compassion',.
Never questioning the deeper root of the problem.
The modern vegetarian movement has so utterly failed to promote change on a population devoid of morality and responsibility.
People still don't hesitate to say "vegetarianism is just not for them", when they are unable to discern what's truely at stake here.
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What actions must we take in order to ensure a future nation free of all forms of animal exploitation?
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Immediately, we have to deal with saving lives today; through direct action, in conjunction with a massive educational campaign.
Be it through music, art, or literature, to further enlighten people and gain numbers in our movement.
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With that said, we must not fool ourselves into thinking that the majority of the population, (which fails to even see as equal, members of its' own species; be it women, minorities, or members of different religions), will ever be enlightened as to the righteousness of animal liberation and the necessity of animal rights.
Most people are, at best, amoral, and at worst, immoral.
Accepting that as truth, we must put our energies into creating a situation where they are forced to grant rights and freedoms to all life.
Ideally, that would mean an ecology oriented, vegan moral and ethical code.
Let our numbers increase and govern the streets so that no man or woman shall transress on what is good and righteous.
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Your lyrics strongly attack capitalism.
What sort of political system would you advocate, if any, and can this system be realized in our lifetime, if ever?
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The kind of 'system' we would like to see, would be one that takes from the best aspects of of all political and social thought, to achieve a just and equitable world for all.
One could look at examples of the Anarcho-Syndicalists in civil war era Spain, or to any communal tribal society to get an idea where our roots of thought lie, in regards to building a new culture and society.
We believe in a decentralized body of coordination, where no individual holds any power.
The law shall be morality.
In such a society there would be no interference in peoples daily lives, in so long as they did not interfere with others lives, thus transgressing the law.
That means no exploitation of workers through the practices of capitalism; nor any destruction of innocent life, from animals to the unborn.
It would also mean there would be no tolerance for those who seek to rot away the moral foundation of such a society with filth and perversion.
Our politics would be one of food, clothes, and shelter.
There would be no politicians, - only farms and the harvest.
Living with nature, obeying her rules.
That would be our government.
In harmony with the natural order.
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Is it possible, now or ever, you ask?
Where there is a will ... there is a way.
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What practical method of self control do you use?
In other words, when you abstain from something you have to replace that void with something else.
What helps you?
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I personally thrive on the void.
The more I can do without, the closer I push myself to the edge, the more strength I gain.
I have no faith in any religion, and I gain no comfort from anyone.
My life is the struggle, and that's how I like it.
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What are your plans for Vegan Reich, and Hardline?
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Vegan Reich has got a new line-up together, and will be recording a second 7" in the coming months to deal with some questions many have asked regarding our approach on the first one.
After that, we'll be locking ourselves away for a few months, getting our material finished for our first LP, which will come out to coincide with our U.S. tour this summer.
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Hardline Records is going very well, and we'll be putting out releases by Street Justice, Earth Crisis, Pressure, The 11th Hour, and more.
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Any closing comments?
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Don't trust the Medical Industry, and their unnatural medicines and vaccines.
Build your immunity, and heal yourself with the food and the herbs that grow from the Earth.
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Sean
Laguna Beach, Calif.
1990

Wywiad pochodzi z Face It Fanzine #3...

CHARGE cds dostepne w THE ESSENCE

za malo. chcialo by sie wiecej. tak czy inaczej ta EP jest przynajmniej tak dobra jak poprzednia. ma w sobie wszystkie elementy, ktore wypychaja CHARGE na daleki przod. jest tu wiecej RAGE w riffach niz BURN i pewnie to dobrze bo jak BURN grac sie nie da a czardzowski mix hardcore i funkowych zagrywek pasuje elegancko do tego zespolu.
texty sa za to dokladnie takie jakie spodziewalem sie uslyszec. nic a nic sie nie zawiodlem.
w nowym skladzie nie ma juz orginalnego basisty Shawna a pojawia sie Kingshot znany z nabijania "raz, dwa, trzy" dla FLOORPUNCH. talent.

wlasnie dostalem paczke z cds wiec jesli jest ktos kogo korci, zeby te cudo dostac na cd to prosze o maila. cena pln 35 plus poczta.

grow your locks.

YOU'RE MOSHING!

Who's in control?

mam nadzieje, ze po wysluchaniu tego EP dowiesz sie, kto kontroluje co. zadanie tego pytania zajelo tym panom z NJ pare wiosen i nie jednego czlonka zespolu. teraz, z nowym skladem i w nowej wytworni, CHARGE gotowy jest oglosic kto tak naprawde ustala reguly. bez sciemy wierze, ze ta plyta bedzie lepsza od poprzedniej i przebije wszystkie wanna-be-abso/burn-or-brains zespoliki.

CHARGE "who's in control" wychodzi w tym tygodniu w REAPER records.

THE ESSENCE nie odmowi sobie przyjemnosci dystrybuowania tej plyty w UK wiec w jakims stopniu w najblizszym czasie bedzie mozna ja tez kupic w PL.

http://www.myspace.com/reaperrecordsusa

THE ESSENCE shirts

poswiecenie, krew i pot. zapomnialem jeszcze o nerwach. to wszystko kosztowalo mojego czlowieka Kokota zebym mogl dostac te eleganckie koszulencje THE ESSENCE. zrobionych bylo tylko 30 sztuk- 10 small, 10 medium i 10 large. prawie wszystkie small'e sprzedaly sie zanim byly wydrukowane. jest jeszcze kilka large. prawde mowiac nie dostalem jeszcze medium's bo okazalo sie, ze ktos cos zle wydukowal ale ufam, ze dostaniemy je w ciagu kilku dni. pare osob juz zamowilo sobie po sztuce ale jestem pewny, ze zostanie jeszcze cos dla tych, ktorzy przyspali. po szczegoly mozna uderzyc na maila: theessencehc@yahoo.com . cena 40 pln.

hail Kokot!

WORLD COLLAPSE

jezeli ominelo Cie jakos info o ich debiutanckim mcd to pozwol sobie powiedziec, ze to ewidentnie jedna z najciekawszych plyt, jakie wyszly w tym roku a sam WORLD COLLAPSE jest wszystkim tym, czego w hardcore absolutnie nie ma. i nie to, ze mi zle z tego powodu. to po prostu nie jest muzyka i zespol, ktory wbic chce sie w jakies specjalnie wyrysowane ramy. raczej swiadomie podniesli troche poprzeczke samym sobie.

to takie idealne polaczenie troche tandetnej zimnej fali, DEPECHE MODE i CRO MAGS. tylko szwaby tak potrafia. nie ma w tym nic zlego, ze inne. bo ten mix i caly vibe tego projektu jest inny niz wszystko, do czego hardcore nas przyzwyczaja. nie sadze tez, zeby WC chcial w jakis sposob swoja tworczoscia nawiazywac do owych przyzwyczajen scenowych. funkcjonuja i pewnie beda w duzej czesci funkcjonowac jako jednostka poruszajace sie gdzies na skraju tej tzn sceny bo zwiazani sa z nia i korzeniami, i wytwornia, i mentalnoscia.

nie wiem czy prorokowac im swietlana przyszlosc czy podobnie jak ich poprzedni zespol rozpadna sie by po kilku latach obwolano ich jako tych, ktorzy wyprzedzili swoje lata. grzechem nie mniej bedzie przynajmniej nie posluchac tego, co maja do zaoferowania. a jest to cos, do czego Twoje uszy pewnie nie sa przyzwyczajone.

po wiecej informacji udaj sie na profile THE ESSENCE.

Praca zabija.

prosta prawda. stara prawda. i najprawdziwsza prawda. pracujac tyle ile ja nie wystarcza czasu na rzeczy, ktore do pewnego momentu byly najwazniejsze w moim zyciu. lapiac sie na tym, ze babilon podstepnie siada mi tylkiem na pysk w ostatnich tygodniach usilnie probuje wydrzec jakos co mi sie przeciez slusznie nalezy - odrobina cholernej uciechy.

postaram sie tez uaktualnic nieco ten zaniedbany kawalek internetowej przestrzeni.

enjoy.