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