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DIEHARDS - it has been a long, long road to the mill getting this zine together, if you have been following the previous 4 issues this new issue will be like 4 issues in 1 with the volume tuned up to 11! If you are a dis-maniac this is the mania enducing read for you! - a true d-beat odyssey - don't miss out!

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A Quick Interview with Headless Kross

Headless Kross will be returning to action for the first time in a couple of years this weekend as part of an Our Future shakedown. Here's a few words from the lads about what they've been up to and what they have instore for us tomorrow!

2nd Feb will be your first live outing for quite sometime – what have you got in store for us?

Aye, it’s been a while since we were gigging due to various circumstances including Tommy’s touring commitments with The Cosmic Dead last year but we have a new album, Projections 2 finished and ready to go for mastering and we’re excited to get back in action in 2019. We’ll be playing material from the new LP as well as Projections I at the gig in Sleazy’s. Expect it to be very loud, psychedelic and heavy, of course


The second volume of your Projections project is nearly complete, what is the philosophy behind these albums, what should we expect from volume II and have you given any thought to volume III?

We had the idea to do 3 albums, and the way they would be linked seemed to evolve from that. The songs for 1 and 2 were recorded together and we put all the titles in a hat and drew them out to decide the tracklist for both albums (it might have been an upturned bongo rather than a hat). The lyrics have a common theme relating to things Derek was reading and thinking about at the time. Things like The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, or Genesis P. Orridge's Thee Splinter Test essay. We have 2 monolithic songs ready for vol 3, along with a possible cover version/interpretation. We're particularly excited about the new songs. In terms if the words, it will probably be more of the same- Pretentious ideas and bits stolen from other people's writing. Business as usual.

Will 2019 see you back on the road? Any plans to head out on the highway?

Yes, we’ll definitely be gigging more this year with Kozfest in Devon already confirmed for the end of July with our good friends Skeleton Gong, Acid Cannibals and Wild Rocket also making the trip south. There’s another festival just confirmed but we can’t say anything about it until they announce it but we’re pretty excited do be doing it.


The gig in Feb is at Sleazys, a staple of the Glasgow gig scene which seems to be back in fashion of late – what does Sleazys mean to you? Any gigs that really stand out in your mind?

Nice’n’Sleazy’s is a brilliant venue to play. The sound engineers know their stuff and the PA is excellent. Members of Headless Kross have been playing gigs there since as early as 1993 in various guises. The Pigsx7 gig there a few weeks back was the busiest we’ve ever seen it in all the years of going there and it was an amazing atmosphere. You literally couldn’t get in the door if you showed up late. Hopefully it’s a sign that the Glasgow scene is alive and well.
 

A quick interview with Brain Anguish

Brain Anguish is a new Scottish hardcore group made up of members of legendary groups such as Sedition, Scatha, Disafect, Quarantine etc. The band will be taking part in the Our Future promoted concert at Nice and Sleazys on Saturday 2nd February together with Bratakus, Five Thousand, Headless Kross and EMS - the link to the Facebook event is at the bottom of the page - a gig not be missed!

The tribal rhythm is out in full force with BA – what bands were influencing you when you started working on the project.


Brian – I think the main influence was the drive with Angus and me to get something together that we could perform live. We had several other ideas over the years that never made it out of the kitchen and beyond the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. I think with Brain Anguish we wanted to do something worthwhile and this is why it has taken such a long time from concept to actually playing the songs live. It was a deliberate decision to sound the way we did. We wanted a stripped down basic rhythm with repetitive chord structures, using the imagery of anarcho punk. I would say key musical influences would have been Flux of Pink Indians, Killing Joke and Antisect.

Did you always plan to have a drum machine over a live drummer? Aside from logistics, what is it that drove you in this direction?

Yeah it was always the plan. The decision was probably in part due to the logistics of it all as well as what I said above in that we had an idea of what we wanted the band to sound like and a drum machine fit those needs. Getting together to rehearse with just the 2 of us is difficult enough so adding an additional member to the mix would have made that even more problematic. Plus it’s great that we easily fit in a car without having to worry about carting a drum kit all over the place.


Obviously, its early days but what do you have in mind for 2019? Do you feel any pressure given your background with other groups?


I would say the main focus is to get a proper recording done and get something physical released to try and get the band out there a bit more. Hopefully this will allow us to play more gigs. I can’t speak for Angus but I personally don’t feel pressure. I’ve always see this as Brain Anguish; it’s a different band which sounds different to the other bands I have played in in the past. People will either like what we do or not. I can’t change that outcome so as long as we are happy with how things are going then it will be what it is. However, in saying that though, there is pressure coming from a different side in that we are still trying to grasp all the different jobs we’ve given ourselves whilst playing. For example, Angus has never played a bass in his life, never mind play and sing at the same time! I’m still in the infancy of learning how to use a looper pedal properly and we’re still trying to grasp the concept that if we make a mistake the ‘drummer’ keeps on playing.

 

The gig in Feb is at Sleazy’s which has been enjoying a bit of a renaissance as a key venue for punk gigs in Glasgow over the last few years. What does Sleazy’s mean to you guys? Any gigs from the old days that really stand out for you?


I’ve played and watched numerous gigs at Sleazy’s from the 90s to present. It’s a great venue and probably doesn’t receive the recognition it deserves in supporting the DIY scene by allowing people like us to organise gigs and play there. I think as well with people like James T doing gigs there now it’s even better. Like us, James comes from the DIY scene and knows what’s what and it’s made for gigs there being a great experience in general.


Gigs of the past that stand out? Hmm Jawbreaker, Lungfish, Health Hazard, One By One, Hiatus, Post Regiment, Unhinged. There have been tons of great gigs. Recent great memories have been Mob 47, Active Minds, Mwstard and Fit to Work. Long may it continue!

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