1. What does the word Speck mean?
Speck is the german word for bacon. in english it also stands for a little
dot or a tiny piece of something like for instance a fly-poh-poh. In Poland
there is a town called Speck and there's a serial killer named Richard
Speck. There's a bakery in Switzerland called Speck and they make the finest
Specklis. Specklis are similar to doghnuts but without the hole and the jam.
But gosh are they sweet!
It can also stand for Systematic Provocation Expands Cultural Knowledge.
2. I saw goes live in the Netherlands and you kicked as with your hectic
hardcore, where do you get your musical influence from?
Manly from German schlager music and Tahitian folk music. Also life can be
quite influential at times.
3. How's life in Swiss?
Good. Thanks.
4. Do you snowboard?
Our guitarplayer does snowboard quite well. The drummer doesn't. He actually
doesn't even ski, neither does the bass player. Our singer though has broken
one or two bones by skiing.
5. How's was the touring throughout Europe, is it difficult/easy to set up a
tour like that?
It is super hard work to set up a tour, specially when you do it all by your
self. You're confronted with malnutrition on a daily basis, all the money
that you make at the shows goes directly into the gas tank and the van
rental. You start to stink and after a while you look like a zombie. The
upside to the whole thing is that every once in a while you meet a friendly
face.
We're actually in Frankfurt right now waiting for our final show of the tour
with Bolz'n from Berlin. It has been a swell week indeed, for Bolz'n are a
bunch of interesting individuals and also great musicians. We promoted the
new Speck E.P. "FURIA" (www.atreeinafieldrecords.com)
6. How's the hardcore scene in your country?
There is probably a scene but we don't care to much. We know of one or two
cool bands and one or two nice record labels, but a hardcore "scene" never
had much influence on us.
7. Where are your lyrics about?
Collecting vanilla in the jungle in the 18th century. Horses. Animals in
general. Public toilets. Childhood memories. Bram Stoker's Dracula. The
sound of planets. Henry Miller. Maybe a tick of Kafka, but then that one's
actually a bit of a twat. Prisoners of Ultra Love.
8. Futureplans?
Go home - take a shower/bath - getting physical with the
girlfriend/boyfriend/cat - read a book - watch Magnum p.i. on DVD.
visit www.speck.li or don't
mini cd Speck «Furia»
out in april on
www.atreeinafieldrecords.com
Speck Tour: 30.3.–8.4.2006