Bernays Propaganda (Macedonia) Interview
Autor: Alan | Publicado: 2012-10-21T14:57:00-07:00


I'm not sure when i did this interview, maybe two years ago. Just when i started with the zine stuff. So, Vasko (guitar) sent me the questions last week, and now you can learn a little about this really nice band from Macedonia.&nbsp;






Check this out:




Miséria: So, the band
members &nbsp;are: Kristina Gorovska-Vocal, Vasko Atanasoski-Guitar,
Dzano Kuc-Drums, and Nenad Trifunovski-Bass. When the band started?
&nbsp;already had some change from the original line-up? How did you
know each other?


Vasko: It was a long road to
this line up, which is is stabile in the last 2 years. We’ve
started 5 years ago. There was bass player’s changes, but all close
friends of ours. All of us played together in other bands in the past
so we are friends and we know each other very good. We are playing
together in the last 10 years in bands like FxPxOx,This Home is
Prepared and SmartxBomb.



Miséria:&nbsp;Can you tell
me about the records that you already released?  When it was
released, the labels, countries… What was the main reactions so
far?


Vasko:&nbsp;We’ve
released 2 LP’s  and 2 EP’s so far. Vinyl version is always
collaboration between couple of labels ( moonlee-slovenia,
prugelprintz-germany , thrashbastard-germany, crapoulet-france,
narshardaa –germany).Our own label Napravi zaedno (
www.napravizaedno.com
) is always participant. Speaking about CD’s , Moonlee is always in
charge here. Also we’ve worked with PMG for Macedonian cd versions.

The reactions are great.
We are selling most of our records on our tours.

I am glad that people
recognized our own interpretation of post punk which sounds kind of
unique.



Miséria:&nbsp;Do you know
some Brazilian label/distro that has selling Bernays Propaganda
records?


Vasko:&nbsp;No, but hope that someone
is doing’ that. If someone is interested can wrote us. Also if some
Brazilian label wants to co-release our next record is welcomed.









Miséria:&nbsp;What is the
main difference about writing music in English and in Macedonian?


Vasko:&nbsp;Writing on Macedonian is
way easier and more natural because that’s the language on we are
thinking. English is good because almost everyone can understand
you,so because of that we are doin’ compromise with singing 80% on
Macedonian and 20% on English.




Miséria:&nbsp;In Brazil we
have a politician called Paulo Maluf,  he is a famous guy here, a
symbol of corruption, he was elected as a congressman for São Paulo
with a large number of  votes in 2011. In Macedonia have guys like
this?

Vasko:&nbsp;Yeah, Macedonian is full
with this kind of examples. There was criminal privatization goin’
on when we split up from Yugoslavia in 1991 which made criminals
economical and political power in this country. Factories were
literary stolen from workers hands and that process made armies of
poor people. Even now, unemployed rate is around 40%!!!

Miséria:&nbsp;Why the name
Bernays Propaganda? Are you going to manipulate mass opinion
usingunconscious?
I’m not sure, but after listening “happinness machines” and “my
personal holyday” I started feeling strange stuff, I don’t know…
things seems to be wrong…

Vasko:&nbsp;Yeah,you’ve
got it.Just check this and everything will be clear:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyPzGUsYyKM


















Miséria:&nbsp;Do
you think that capitalism crisis is good because it makes us create
good music? Don’t you think that if we had a society based in some
kind of real humanism, we wouldn’t have nice subjects?

Vasko:&nbsp;I
believe that art should be reaction of the society.Let’s say,some
kind of mirror.

It’s
true that the good music comes from the mud and pain.

Miséria:&nbsp;Do you have
some political preference?

Vasko:&nbsp;Yeah, we are anarchists.
We believe in equality based on diversity.

Miséria:&nbsp;Do you know
something about Brazilian music/bands? Here we don’t know that much
about Macedonia…

Vasko:&nbsp;We love some Brasilian
bands as: Discarga, Mukeka di Rato ,Sepultura and Ratos di Porao.I
know that Brasilian scene is massive and creative.







Miséria:&nbsp;As i saw, the
music style of the band can be described as a “danceable new
wave/post-punk” isn't it? Can you tell me about the influences, and
what lead you to play it?

Vasko:&nbsp;Before everything we are
diy band. We believe that the point of punk was: everyone is
different and should do what they want. We stick to those principles.
Our inspiration were always hard working honest bands like: Fugazi,
Dead Kennedys, Gang of Four, Big Boys...

Miséria:&nbsp;can you tell
us something about the underground scene in Macedonia?

Vasko:&nbsp;The scene is really small
but there was always good bands coming from here.

In
80’s bands like: Mizar, Padot na Vizantija,Badmingtons,Arhangel…in
90’s: Anastasia, Suns, Last Expedition, Kiborg…and 2000’s are
also great with bands as: Culture Development, Midless Violence,Siz,
Fonija….You can also check some cool bands on our local label:
www.napravizaedno.com

Miséria:&nbsp;Do you
have any closing comments?&nbsp;

Vasko:&nbsp;Thanks
so much for the interview. Please say hello to great football player
Ziko if you see him. Feel free to write us on: junkcola@gmail.com