Making Punk a Threat Again by the Profane Existence Collective

Armel Presselin & Stéphane Lempereur, 2 HC-punx from Angers (France) did this zine. I only got to come across one issue; although a second one was appear: perhaps there was merely this i? #1 had besides interviews with 'Freak Show' (band from Malaga, Spain) and 'Nahda' (gig-collective from, Poitiers, France); columns & reviews. Armel played bass in 'Parkaj Mental' (a jazzy punk outfit) and did Palmi/BCT tape-label & distro. I met him a few times at the Vort'north Vis. Stéphane ran Calavera mailorder/distro/label.

In the first half of the 90s I got quite a few publications for Tilt! distro from DS4A (Doesn't Correspond Anything), a big (anarchist) mailorder/distribution located in Bristol (postal address in the Greenleaf bookshop). I think I got to know them (Dave Carter & Dean) through the Read It/Swallow (Sh)It zines (which I distributed after an introduction past C.O.R.'s Tim Bennett or Manic Ears' Shane Dabinett, who I'd met in the St. Pauls park squat in Bristol)…

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Dave of DS4A answered the questions; he takes care of (amongst other things) a huge distribution for books, zines, tapes, records, clothing, videos and CDs (unfortunately!). But I suggest you lot to get the catalog, it will specially interest those who don't merely listen to music: they got a lot of stuff in English language to read! Otherwise Dave besides edits a zine: READ Information technology whose due north° vii is out. (For more details on the zine encounter reviews). I confess that I was in a hurry when I did this interview and that I regret some questions, others might accept been more interesting; a next fourth dimension perhaps…

Very original question: When did DS4A begin? Who started it? How many people are involved?

DS4A was started by Dean in 1988 in a moderate flat in front of St. Paul's [area in the heart around St Paul'due south church building] in Bristol. Dave arrived soon subsequently, he did a zine chosen EAT SHIT; nosotros joined forces! Then Suzy of Active Distro, in London, came to Bristol, she played a big function in DS4A, from the old distro to the monster it is now! Respect to her! At present DS4A is merely Dean/Dave but we're very much connected with Words Of Warning records [label ran by Karl Horton, based in Newport, Wales], co-releasing the LP/CD past 'Blaggers ITA', the 12"/CD by 'Dub War', the Mind Pollution compilation CD [W.O.W. 1991] and with a new mini-LP/CD/tape past 'Dub State of war' to exist expected. This cooperation is very effective and helps to realise the work to exist washed, in the situation that where we are in…! DS4A has a lot of friends who helped us when we needed them. A swell hello to Olly, Andy, Lisa, Martin, Mat, Carl, Bristol Form War, Kirsty and Kelly.

I have the impression that you lot sometimes make profits by selling items, why? Don't you think it's stupid behavior for an anarchist fighting against capitalism?

We never put a penny in our pockets here at DS4A, even though we impress 10.000 big catalogs per twelvemonth, travel across the country to do stalls (where there are no anarchist stalls), pay for pencils, envelopes, tapes and the endless costs of stationery; DS4A must create funds to pay for this. Nosotros are both unpaid and don't have the ability to do all this independently, just DS4A is a unit of measurement that is governing itself. The remaining coin is used as donations to ABC [Anarchist Blackness Cantankerous; political prisoners support], Class War [anarchist group and paper] and anti-fascist groups. And then, not actually profits, simply enough to be able to run DS4A and that it tin go along going. Stupid behavior for anarchists? (Editor'due south note: The second part of the question no longer makes much sense afterwards these explanations.) If we were wealthy, spoiled kids, perhaps we would be able to lose money and give things abroad. We call back it'due south "stupid behavior" when anarchists have to justify themselves whenever they use money to communicate their politics, rather than staying in a ghetto, stagnating.

I noticed that you lot sell CDs through DS4A, why don't you boycott them; they're enormously polluting, it'due south more expensive and Philips/Sony gather the money on each CD sold (they accept the patent), these are filthy multinationals involved with – among other things – military equipment. So why? Practice you think anarcho-punks really need a perfect audio?

Records are made from oil. The oil-companies are not good anarcho-cooperatives! Anyone distributing records in stores in Italy, Commonwealth of australia, Asia, etc. has links with EMI or EFA; capitalism is the problem; after all, aren't records and CDs not consumer-products? We think information technology'due south unnecessary to distinguish a company, or a product, or a land; when information technology'southward capitalism. Anyone employing, anyone taking part in a dirty bearded arrangement that benefits starting time and foremost others. Including your health, the planet (Editor's note: Why my planet?), your life. Anarcho-punk should leave the ghetto and laissez passer on its ideas to other people; we don't remember it should exist 'underground'. It must be everywhere, on CD, on the radio, on Telly, on the front-page of the newspapers and at the base, directly in your face up, not hiding in small dark rooms. 'Making Punk A Threat Again'? (Profane Existence)

Yous seem to be very much involved in Class War. What do you exercise for them, do you agree with all their goals? Why are you against the cops, they're not rich, they don't make a lot of money? (Do non get me incorrect: I can't stand up them, like any sensible person I hate them but yous wanted a provocative question so…)

YES. NO COMMENT. Considering they're the army of the rich, their part is to maintain the social order, leaving us in our identify – FUCK THAT! (Editor's annotation: In any case: good answer.)

Are y'all involved in other good organisations? (similar ABC, ALF,…) Why? How?

We are involved in ABC-groups, anti-fascist groups, squatt-groups. By handing out leaflets, giving money, going to demonstrations, increasing the political contour! ALF [Animal Liberation Front] are middle-grade people with no intelligence (irresponsible) following a false trail! (Editor'due south annotation: Oh, I get the impression that they're not concerned with the struggle for animal-rights, a very disappointing and stupid respond. Information technology'due south office of the aforementioned struggle and at that place are obvious links.)

Do you lot know of anti-fascist organisations in French republic? Which ones?

The just group nosotros've heard of and seen is IWA [International Workers' Association; international federation of anarcho-syndicalists] in France as well equally in a few shops…

(You live in England; I also retrieve this is an important question:) What do you think of the problem in Ireland? Do you concord with the autonomists? With the IRA and its methods (terrorism…)? Why do you retrieve the media wants us to believe that this is a religious conflict when in fact it isn't really one? Tell me all y'all tin can about this trouble…

Ireland is far too of import to hash out here. Northern-Ireland is a police-land. Go and see for yourself. I've never been there. We suggest reading Spirit Of Freedom [volume on the state of war in Ireland (1989)], published by Attack International.

Would you lot participate in actions that you lot think are rightful even if y'all know that they're risky and y'all may become imprisoned for it?

NO.

Now i other original and uninteresting question (ah ah). Do you think you will keep for a long time?

YES.

Y'all seem to concur with trigger-happy action (even if innocents get killed?). Do you remember that violence is the right solution against capitalism, fascism, sexism and all this shit? What practice you think of the commodity in Profane Existence n° 18 on armed punks?

We're in a social club of violence, led by the police, the fascists, anyone who follows society. We're not into terrorism, elitist actions are not for the people but for the 'political party program'. Violence has its place and you shouldn't be afraid to utilize it. "Elitist terrorists are vanguard by very nature." (Editor's note: Distressing nosotros couldn't translate this sentence, if anyone tin can, it would be nice to write united states!). The article in Profane Existence is a very American article, the US has a gun-culture, everyone has one, the police, the nazis, politicians, madmen, anybody has one! It'due south a very different civilization than in French republic and in England; so it is very hard to comment!

Alright. Now you can say anything you desire!

Beginning off: thank yous for the interview (Editor's note: I cheers for everything!) You wanted controversial answers and you got them! DS4A would similar to thank all those who write to us, all those who sent cloth, the bands nosotros work with and all our friends. DS4A plans to publish a few books and brochures; we have already re-pressed Concluding Of The Hippies from the booklet of the Christ anthology by 'Crass', the story of Wally Hope and the Stonehenge Festival. The Read It – Consume shit fanzine hasn't stopped. Issue #7 (the latest) is now available with 'Blaggers ITA', 'Corpus Vile', 'No Means No', lots of political articles and reviews. Await a new zine by DS4A / Words Of Alarm somewhere in 1994… Our next record is a separate with Westward.O.Due west.; a new mini-LP by 'Dub War'. To receive our all-encompassing catalog send an IRC to: DS4A / BOX 8 / Greenleaf bookshop, 82 Colston street, BRISTOL, AVON, BS1 5BB / UK.

INSTRUCT, AGITATE, ORGANISE. Respect!

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