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4th December 2009, 23:49
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My interview with Dee from Gum Bleed.
Hi. Here's first interview from my #3. This is interview with Dee, singer and frontman of Gum Bleed - Chinese Maoist hardcore/street punk. I really liked this band and here's one interesting interview.
Hi, how are you? How was your day?
I am fine, I am still in national day vocation now...
What does GUM BLEED mean and why did you picked that name for your band?
GUM BLEED means: in the battle, the gums in mouth even all in bloodshed. Reflect the brutal of the fighting. So we picked that name.
How long do you play? Can you tell me something about band's history?
2 years, from 2006's summer. We play street and hardcore punk rock music. In these 2 years, we changed many members but will keep playing and fighting.
Are you "popular" band in Chinese punk scene?
Well, we're an underground punk band and we have gotten a lot of supporting and love from people, hope to tour more areas and our scene with more people.
What bands do you like to listen?
Good old school bands: GBH, The Casualties, The Exploited and the Misfits ... Monster Squad, Krum Bums ... Irish folk band such as the Dubliners. Chinese folk music, revolutionary music and all kinds of good music.
What does punk means to you?
Punk is a weapon from the working class, use music to resist and fight.
What can you tell me about your discography?
We have an EP before called "1978 sucks“. We'll release a split EP with another hardcore band soon and March will be available then. And we plan to release our album in October.
How many songs do you have, who wrote them and what are they about?
We have over 20 songs till now, and I (vocal of the band) wrote songs for the band. The songs are about rebel, youth, political, future and a new world ... and we just recorded a love song recently, haha .
You are a political band. Can you tell me something about your beliefs?
We believe truth and social justice fight against the rule of money, class oppression and the racial discrimination.
You are a Maoist band... can you explain you ideology?
We will carried out the Cultural Revolution to the, keep up the theory of continuous revolution and the class struggle.
You sing in English. Why? Don't you think that you are losing credibility as a band by singing songs in English to people in China?
Because it is easy to sing punk rock song with English, but we'll also make some Chinese songs.
Do you think that punk music and contra-culture can still influence the world or it is just a fashion now?
Some bands had become fashion now, but some are not. We don't care about the fashion bands, we use punk as a weapon with the real punks and the proletariats together.
What can you tell me about punk scene in China? I'm from Croatia and Chinese punk looks kind of exotic to me…
Punk scene in China is not very hot over these past two years, but we have the confidence to influence more young people to join us and there will be more punks here in China.
What's your favourite GUM BLEED song?
My favourite Gum Bleed song is the "Utopia song" in our next split EP.
You may think that this is a stupid question but I have to ask you: How can you use myspace in China??
Yes we can use myspace in China easily; everyone could see and use it online here. Many bands here also use it.
Are you active out of your band?
I am a university now, study digital art and other subjects. We will do a university tour around China very soon; hope to tell more young people the truth.
Medias, especially western, make picture of China as a country with no human rights etc. Also, many punx told me that they judge the way that Chinese people treat Tibetans etc. How do you see these issues?
China is a really corrupt police state, but how about those so-called human rights' country (such as US)? Full of shit. About the Tibet, it was liberated by the great people's liberation army leading by the Chairman Mao. Now Dalai Lama wants to do a restoration, to bring the serf system and the feudal system back. Dalai is only a puppet of western imperialist countries. We do not advocate the separatism, we advocate overthrowing all of the reactionary regimes.
You have song against army. Do you think that human society will better function without army and police?
Yes, I agree. I agree to overthrow the class, army, police and fuckin' state.
What do you think about multinational company's which exploit your people?
The monopoly of transnational companies open factories in China, take advantage of China's cheap labors, collusion between the Chinese government to open up all the Chinese market, extract Chinese workers’ blood and sweat... colonialism and monopoly is still going, globalization imperialism has been formed .
Do you think that people will live one day in class-free society aka. Communism?
Yes, I believe that will be happened some day.
How's to be a young man/women in China?
It is easy to be a stupid young man/woman here in China -- take orders from the government, be exploited and enslaved willingly ... It is dangerous to be a punk or a sober young person, but there will be more and more sober young people in China.
How can people from Croatia or Europe get your records?
We'll put our records and merch on eBay for sale soon, and I can send some to you. Many friends from Europe have asked us for the merch, so we should put them on eBay as soon as possible.
Is it expensive to release a record in China?
The problem is, Chinese Radio, Film and Television General Administration do not allow any kinds of political punk rock CD publish. We can only publish CD underground or ask the help from Hong Kong.
Do you have some punk fanzines in China?
There have some rock n' roll fanzines in China, but Punk fanzines have disappeared for some years.
What can you tell about your culture? How did Chinese culture manage to survive in this era of globalization?
The Chinese history is: the ruling class' oppression and people's resistance, the same as the World history. Chinese people's resistance culture will continue to experience in the oppression of globalization.
What do you most like about your Country?
China had set up a socialist state and started a culture revolution from 1966-1976 in the past by Chairman Mao, but now it was subverted by the bourgeois.
Do you want to say something at the end, or ask me something etc.?
We should unit and keep the struggle.
Thx Jurko , stay in touch !
Salute Dee
My interview with Dee from Gum Bleed.
Hi. Here's first interview from my #3. This is interview with Dee, singer and frontman of Gum Bleed - Chinese Maoist hardcore/street punk. I really liked this band and here's one interesting interview.
Hi, how are you? How was your day?
I am fine, I am still in national day vocation now...
What does GUM BLEED mean and why did you picked that name for your band?
GUM BLEED means: in the battle, the gums in mouth even all in bloodshed. Reflect the brutal of the fighting. So we picked that name.
How long do you play? Can you tell me something about band's history?
2 years, from 2006's summer. We play street and hardcore punk rock music. In these 2 years, we changed many members but will keep playing and fighting.
Are you "popular" band in Chinese punk scene?
Well, we're an underground punk band and we have gotten a lot of supporting and love from people, hope to tour more areas and our scene with more people.
What bands do you like to listen?
Good old school bands: GBH, The Casualties, The Exploited and the Misfits ... Monster Squad, Krum Bums ... Irish folk band such as the Dubliners. Chinese folk music, revolutionary music and all kinds of good music.
What does punk means to you?
Punk is a weapon from the working class, use music to resist and fight.
What can you tell me about your discography?
We have an EP before called "1978 sucks“. We'll release a split EP with another hardcore band soon and March will be available then. And we plan to release our album in October.
How many songs do you have, who wrote them and what are they about?
We have over 20 songs till now, and I (vocal of the band) wrote songs for the band. The songs are about rebel, youth, political, future and a new world ... and we just recorded a love song recently, haha .
You are a political band. Can you tell me something about your beliefs?
We believe truth and social justice fight against the rule of money, class oppression and the racial discrimination.
You are a Maoist band... can you explain you ideology?
We will carried out the Cultural Revolution to the, keep up the theory of continuous revolution and the class struggle.
You sing in English. Why? Don't you think that you are losing credibility as a band by singing songs in English to people in China?
Because it is easy to sing punk rock song with English, but we'll also make some Chinese songs.
Do you think that punk music and contra-culture can still influence the world or it is just a fashion now?
Some bands had become fashion now, but some are not. We don't care about the fashion bands, we use punk as a weapon with the real punks and the proletariats together.
What can you tell me about punk scene in China? I'm from Croatia and Chinese punk looks kind of exotic to me…
Punk scene in China is not very hot over these past two years, but we have the confidence to influence more young people to join us and there will be more punks here in China.
What's your favourite GUM BLEED song?
My favourite Gum Bleed song is the "Utopia song" in our next split EP.
You may think that this is a stupid question but I have to ask you: How can you use myspace in China??
Yes we can use myspace in China easily; everyone could see and use it online here. Many bands here also use it.
Are you active out of your band?
I am a university now, study digital art and other subjects. We will do a university tour around China very soon; hope to tell more young people the truth.
Medias, especially western, make picture of China as a country with no human rights etc. Also, many punx told me that they judge the way that Chinese people treat Tibetans etc. How do you see these issues?
China is a really corrupt police state, but how about those so-called human rights' country (such as US)? Full of shit. About the Tibet, it was liberated by the great people's liberation army leading by the Chairman Mao. Now Dalai Lama wants to do a restoration, to bring the serf system and the feudal system back. Dalai is only a puppet of western imperialist countries. We do not advocate the separatism, we advocate overthrowing all of the reactionary regimes.
You have song against army. Do you think that human society will better function without army and police?
Yes, I agree. I agree to overthrow the class, army, police and fuckin' state.
What do you think about multinational company's which exploit your people?
The monopoly of transnational companies open factories in China, take advantage of China's cheap labors, collusion between the Chinese government to open up all the Chinese market, extract Chinese workers’ blood and sweat... colonialism and monopoly is still going, globalization imperialism has been formed .
Do you think that people will live one day in class-free society aka. Communism?
Yes, I believe that will be happened some day.
How's to be a young man/women in China?
It is easy to be a stupid young man/woman here in China -- take orders from the government, be exploited and enslaved willingly ... It is dangerous to be a punk or a sober young person, but there will be more and more sober young people in China.
How can people from Croatia or Europe get your records?
We'll put our records and merch on eBay for sale soon, and I can send some to you. Many friends from Europe have asked us for the merch, so we should put them on eBay as soon as possible.
Is it expensive to release a record in China?
The problem is, Chinese Radio, Film and Television General Administration do not allow any kinds of political punk rock CD publish. We can only publish CD underground or ask the help from Hong Kong.
Do you have some punk fanzines in China?
There have some rock n' roll fanzines in China, but Punk fanzines have disappeared for some years.
What can you tell about your culture? How did Chinese culture manage to survive in this era of globalization?
The Chinese history is: the ruling class' oppression and people's resistance, the same as the World history. Chinese people's resistance culture will continue to experience in the oppression of globalization.
What do you most like about your Country?
China had set up a socialist state and started a culture revolution from 1966-1976 in the past by Chairman Mao, but now it was subverted by the bourgeois.
Do you want to say something at the end, or ask me something etc.?
We should unit and keep the struggle.
Thx Jurko , stay in touch !
Salute Dee