An interview from Sodanukha zine # 3 made by Paul "Pore" Vahala who played in Nisses Nötter / The Nuts. In Finnish but there's a translation made by Ukko Iiris below this text. so don't blame me if it looks weird ;-) Thanks to Yra who sent it to me. Answered by Charlie late 84/early 85
I send letter to Anti-Cimex singer but got answer from the drummer. Who had answered to my letter interview. This is what he write about.
Su= sodanuhka/ questions. Charlie = answers
1. SU: how is your band doing now ?
C: yea, thank you just allright.
2. SU: has your EP (victims of bomb raid) sold well?
C: it has been selling very well, just now it has been sold something like 1300 pieces.
3. SU: do you have new songs? with what name?
C: we have a lot of new songs, what they are you’ll see when our next record comes out.
4. SU: what does ANTI CIMEX mean?
C: Anti cimex means insect, about, it is latin, we helped each other with the name.
5. SU: who makes the songs+ song lyrics?
C: songs Jocker & Conrad makes, lyrics Jonsson & Charlie (me) makes
6 .SU: how many gigs have you done?
C: something like 30
7. SU: where you got influence?
C: just now from nowhere, but when we started I suppose it was Discharge, disorder, chaos uk, black Sabbath
8. SU: Will you have any gigs?
C: We have gigs every now and then, now for example. (February) we are going to Vaasa (Suomi) and play there
9. SU: What will happen in future?
C: we will make one LP NOW AND I SUPPOSE THEN WE ARE GOING TO EUROPE TOUR.
10. Where are you rehearsing?
C: nowhere right now.
11. SU: what are you against of?
C: Nazis, cops and this fucking system that borns that kind of pignecks, and so on.
12 SU: what your songs tell about ?
C: they tell about system and how idiotic war is.
13 SU: when and how was this band formed ?
C: in September 81, Jock, Jonsson and Nillen was playing in a band called Bohman Brinner, then they kicked out the drummer and I came along and then we changed the name.
14. SU: what you think about religions?
C: it’s one of the most horrible things that exists, its just a big lie.
15. SU: what you think about politics?
C: Same thing, just lies.
16. SU: how many songs do you have ?
C: just now we have something like 15 songs that we play in gigs.
17. SU: do you get lots of post from abroad?
C: we get letters from everywhere among England, Belgium, Holland, Italy, and Finland and so on.
18. SU: do you have anything else to say?
C: nothing special at least. ((and then i cant see the rest of it..)
Anti-Cimex interview by: PORE AND CHARLIE
Anti-Cimex interview has gotten old little bit, band made 12” EP for English record company and that’s tough! Now days there is 5 members and new guy is Jean-Louis Huhta, Anti-Cimex will probably get new guitarist soon, and apparently he should be finnish ! Thanks: FOR CHARLIE & ANTI CIMEX
