Another Bullet in the Cake?

Another bullet in the cake? No, this time I eat theabout this, yes, like a spinster teacher, because the
cake.attempt was really promising and mature this time!
I finally saw "Hate Rock" the long awaited - actuallySo, sincere congratulations!My experience on the set
23 hours download - documentary about us. Theand the comments of the old aunts...
presentation of the documentary seems much harderI have to award the professionality of those who
than what the video says in reality. Before watchingworked on this documentary, obviously in particular
this video I asked for impressions to people whothose 3 nice guys I mentioned on "Gloucester Road"
saw it on the cable in the US and all their comments(I don't know the others...).
have been very negative. I was caught days agoIt was not my first time on tv and on press in
while answering to some questions on the phone. Igeneral. Apart from right-wing press stuff, my
classified this documentary as antifascist propaganda,relationship with the out-of-the-ghetto press has
because this is what it seems reading the introductionalways been quite stormy...
on the websites (SMG productions and Discoverydo you remember, folks, for example, my pics with
Times) and this is how people described the show tothe bottle or when (on Italian satellite tv) a
me. I have to say instead, after watching the work,prestigious reporter aggressed me and cut my hair?
that it is a "documentary" and not the ultimate showI have to say this time I was treated like a princess.
about the "absolute evil".ContentsLength limitationI spoke, answered to questions, I was not
(about 1 hour) and lack of time make also the bestaggressed, never interrupted and I have eaten and
of the videos a marginal work. You must have askeddrunk.I was shown on the screen like a normal girl
yourselves: what to include and what to exclude?with a guitar during a possible ordinary moment of
How to delineate the whole documentary? So, this ismy life - ok, Magnus and Katana are still laughing on
the section in which I will list (I will exceed!) yourthe floor saying I walk like a duck. Also all the other
"made 30s, why not 31?", all good advices forpeople in the video are "men and women".
someone who'll try to write a book - maybe - aboutI received some complaints via email about what I
hate rock in future, and I guess many of the things Ididn't say in the video...
will write down here were maybe consciouslyyou have to know, sometimes I speak too much
excluded, not just forgotten.I have seen you pointedand I had promised my close mates of Ashtree
your attention to our more or less extreme faces,things about defence topics and scientific reseach
the "interface", so how music is spread, howand paganism, because these are important themes
concerts are organized, what different images wein our struggle here at Ashtree Records.You didn't
use, the persecution we get and so on...it's a verychoose anything of this and ok, it's your choice.
good video, but I think sometimes it is tooTo those who say I'm shown for a too short time
"aesthetic", it often proposes some songs withon this documentary I reply:
"impact" lyrics but does not get into their deepI have always tried to fill my music with hidden
meaning, imaging people outside already know aboutmessages and now I appear on this video as a
our beliefs (only in Detroit instead you captured asubliminal message, so I don't see the
good deal of explanations about some aspects ofproblem!AudienceSome people said your documentary
white power music or when you talked about the 14is too British. Well, in my opinion since you are British
words) and sometimes it escapes too much towardsand the documentary was first produced for Five
descriptions of political organizations forgetting it is aand then distributed overseas, I think you might have
documentary about music and it confines the "whitesome British audience.
power" movement into the racist thing tooI would like to write down some personal
much.Question number one: what is a racist? And onobservations and I would like to propose some new
a higher level: what is a nationalist?It would havehint for reflection and curiosity.Before investing
been interesting to know how a song is born, in whatmoney on any television production, you must have
situation. From the documentary we seem to wantan idea about the audience to which your product is
ethnic cleaning mostly or only and above all... and youaddressed. It's hard - believe - it's hard to find a man
sent my song "Don't go round with the Jews", forwho's got no interest or simply never heard of "hate
instance (I'll take myself as example, because I knowrock", who sits down in front of the tv and watches
myself), which is not a song about that topic, buta show like this. It's not ignorance... it's a situation like
about the problem of social integration. You chosegoing back home, tired from work and just relax with
from my interview my declaration "I say I'm not asomething pleasant which depends on tastes. You
nazi, I'm a fascist, I must defend my italian history"... Iknow, television is still not "programmed" by audience
must comment, with or without that sentence my(even digital terrestrial, which is sold like "power in the
position doesn't change: I'm a so-called "white power"hands of the spectators!") anyway the man, who's
songwriter anyway, so the statement - extractedGod with the Remote Control, could choose a
from a long discussion - is redundant in thisdocumentary about lions rather than sieg heil sieg
context.You talked a lot about persecution againstheil...You talked about "arising hate rock". Do you think
our music, absolutely daily life. I think you fullyhate rock is arising alone or is it accompanied by the
described what happens to our bands and organizers.number of people who are interested in watching
Shawn made very clear arguments about it andyour documentary on tv? (Remember, we sell cds
Erich of Resistance added that music sales help thebecause there are fond listeners)
activities, but what's missing between these parts?I'll try to be clearer. I have the curiosity to know,
It's quite clear that people like the Big Jews or thewhether you considered to produce this video
Communists persecute us (Death to ZOG! Peoplebecause there are a lot of people who would like to
shouted.), but no one clearly expressed someknow more about the topic.
opinions about the reasons. Hegemony for example?Somebody shouted "another jewish thing!"... no, I
What does it mean? What could the interests be?think, instead, as Orwell's Big Brother teaches, the
(I'm aware it's impossible to talk largely about it inunwanted truth is hidden! You DO show hate rock,
such a video without falling out of the circle of theso I see no jewish conspiracy.MacIntyreDonal, what
topic, but maybe a little idea could be given)kind of name is that? Anyway, I thought MacIntyre
I think the most important reason is implicit, but atwas much worst, according to what my nice
the same time fragmented, in your documentary: thiscooperator from our Press Room Neil Rush said:
kind of music is engine for activities!Really there are"George Clooney on holiday". Oh, God, I thought,
harder crimes than "loving your own folk" in thisWhat is it?
world, but they are not persecuted. Is recruitment aI'm watching from far away Italy. The times I was
possible reason for this persecution? You talked a lotin Britain I never had the opportunity to see this man
about it, but you did not say it is - surely it is - ain action on tv, so this is my first time. I read his
reason why we are persecuted, or better, there arename and I searched on internet. His photos on his
opposite forces pulling people from other sides intowebsite don't make good impression of him as
their own gardens.professional figure... I'm not becoming a bigot...I would
Very good...In total simplicity you expressed so welllike to focus again on the introduction written for this
the moment "before the concert" in Verona (also indocumentary. As I said above it seems a factious
Britain showing true rehearsal). It's direct, it's clear... I'llintroduction, referring to words like "disturbing rise of
write more about it later in the editing section.the racist and anti-semitic music industry". It's true, I
Another good note about the concert in Germany (itshould not connect the man with the words reported
was like you were there ready to be arrestedabove, but - this is an advice - pay attention, Mac,
together with the skins!).I saw you noticed howbecause you may fall into the well known tv trap of
internet increased the sales and the spreading of our"kindness", a disease attacking media... nobody's
music... this is real. Anyway, you didn't investigatesafe!The history of times has taught: good-looking =
about how our music is technically and artisticallykind.
produced. (You must have seen that artisticAnyway, Mac, I know you too little to go on
production is almost completely missing in this scene!)discussing this.
You showed a recording studio... but what aboutI found the location where you spoke adeguate. It
other solutions, live recordings and...distancewas very "hip hop" style and in a certain way
recordings? You also talked too little about executive"opposed" to white power and since you are an
production: if you look carefully you'll find deep gapsexternal viewer (I'm not saying you're hip hop or
among labels! You touched the MTV topic, but whichblack) the thing unconsciously matched somehow.I'm
are the requisites for being on MTV? And do wesure, I bet 50 pounds, you didn't think about this, but
want to be there or are we avoiding? (I personallythe location was chosen because it was more
was on the charts for most downloaded songs on"streetlife" and more "bad macintyre".Video & Sound
mtv.it...eheh! I'm terrible!)EditingI cannot say much about filming, because I
Or did you ask yourself: in terms of numbers doeshaven't got the requisites to talk about it, but I can
the white power movement produce and prefersay something about the editing, since it is a bit my
more musically skilled bands or lyrically orientedcup of tea.
bands? Which is the balance among these twoThere's not much to say in reality. It's a professional
aspects? (Erich just mentioned something about it) Iswork and done by masters.
there any kind of attempt/effort for an industrialI'm a little (some one would rather say "short")
product? Prussian Blue have an organization behind,beginner - even though somebody has the courage
they "aggressed" the media, they have a tv crewto pay me for editing stuff - but I think I should
supporting them, a network of advancers...you talkedexamine.I already talked about it, but I should add in
about them, but did not notice this! And how would athis section that the times used to describe the
music industry based on political groups makedifferent moments of the Verona event are as
difference from current mainstream industries if itprecise as a clock.
takes off? What consequences does it take?Sometimes too much "tourism" (indispensable, I don't
You talked about bands, some in political groups,deny!) cutting time for significative information. A
others external, but which are the differences"tourism" like the one in Detroit with explanations of
between a band in politics and a band which is not?places and local fauna is the good solution.Sometimes
Is music more transversal when outside the party?maybe too long zoom in, zoom out on still images
What about the "fans"? How much do they spend?and...I don't remember,
How do top seller products change according to age,I maybe took note about some too slow transition...
country, income...of buyers?but those are choices and strategic "fill holes" and
What about peer-to-peer and how does it damagepauses, change of rhythm...
our scene? How do fans interact and cultivate theirThe "futuristic" images + music leading to title "Hate
interest (forums, mp3-video-photo uploads, blogs andRock" after the introductive speech are like putting
original websites...)?Madonna's "American Life" as soundtrack for a
The Turner Diaries: cutting that part there was placedocumentary about nuns. I don't know if this intro is
for all these aspects or for another band... I wouldstylistically in common with other documentaries from
have chosen Kolovrat or some other band fromyour series, but really here it is a punch in an eye.
Eastern Europe.I appreciated the fact - and now I'llI think the introductive speech was enough, since it
be killed for this - that you didn't mention Ian Stuartwas a sort of well done summary, it could lead to
so much, but your analysis of "hate rock" has beentitle "Hate Rock" perfectly.The last 20 minutes of the
contemporary.I liked a lot the line you followed,show are much slower than the first part. Is it my
visiting the concerts and their backstages asimpression?
self-talking environments.What's really missing? I'mToo long uncut videos, less movement... in my
not the only one who states this: I think you didn'topinion, after about 40 minutes play, such a video
focus at all on the metal scene, such as Burzumshould get a faster rhythm because it's like the
(whose cds are sold at your local Virgin Megastore!),audience - I don't want to say it falls asleep - is
or neofolk (I'm considered neofolk, but I'm not oneeating 300g of pasta and after all this food you may
of the exemplary artists who play this genre). Youget enough of it.Sometimes different speeches of a
didn't talk about the pagan and christian subcurrentssame person taken in different places, with too
and their struggles (oh, so wrong to have religion anddifferent noise backgrounds, are attached like a
politics together... but this happens!).continuous speech but the contrast is too evident.
And what else... you didn't see there are someYou should have overlapped or attached more
professionists who make this music and who arecarefully or tried to show the video (even half a
trying their way outside the movement. (I won'tsecond, don't need much) from which the
nominate, because I'm not sure I am allowed)environmental noise is taken.
I'm sorry to say this final thing, because your workYou may wonder "You, right you are telling me
really deserves many honours, but this documentarythis...have you ever seen your own stuff?"
is still a "flouring" of white power music. I'm very criticYes, I have and I don't want to remember.