1. What is audio kollaps’s latest news?

Jens: We don't play at the FTC Festival in May and our Show in Coburg is cancelled by by the organizer

Björn:… but will be repeated soon. At the moment we are spending a lot of time writing new songs.

2. Can you give me briefly about audio kollaps’s history?

Björn: Formed in 1998 after Recharge split up. 3 people from Recharge and a new singer. We wanted to perform more extreme music than before.

3. Can you list me audio kollaps’s influences?

Jens: Me personally I'm mainly influenced by (old school) Death Metal, Grindcore and Dis- Punk/HC.

Björn: Napalm Death, Discharge, Bolt Thrower.

4. What is audio kollaps sounds like?

Andreas K.: Being nerved by the environment I think.

Jens: Like the name promises.

5. Can you tell me what do you think about the Malaysian Scene?

Andreas K.: Isn´t this punk/hc thing “halal” to the Islam at all? I really don´t know much about your scene. Have you got a fanzine? Send one.

Jens: No I can not because I don't know anything about your scene.

Björn: I heard that you have a massive tape distribution in your country and that gigs sometimes start very early with lots of bands. Also that you have a very diverse scene with lots of small groups.

6. What is punk according to audio kollaps?

Andreas K.: Punk ist KRANK!

Jens: Being anti Establishment.

Björn: Think for yourself and listen to punk music.

7. Can you give me audio kollaps’s discography?

Björn: Split 7” with Wolfpack from Sweden, Ultima Ration LP and CD, Music from an extreme sick world LP and CD. All released on Epistrophy and other licensing labels.

8. Why do you called yourselves audio kollaps?

Andreas K.: I ask myself the same question.

Jens: Because the meaning of the name is the same in English as in German language and because it descibes the kind of music we make.

9. can you give me a briefly report about your scene?

Björn: We live in a city called Hannover, it´s near Hamburg. The punk scene was quite big in the 1980´s, we had big punk meetings called “Chaos Days” where punks from other cities and other countries met to drink and have fun. Nowadays there are a variety of punk styles since there is also a variety of punk music. We also have some youth clubs and alternative centres where gigs can be organized.

10. what really you wrote in audio kollaps’s lyrics?

Björn: Personal subjects to make the listeners think.

11. What is audio kollaps’s future plan?

Jens: recording a new, more radical and brutal sounding album in the end of 2006.

12. A shout out to the Malaysian Scenester

Björn: Kids unite! Oi! Oi! Oi!

13. Can you tell me your opinion about these issues-
-War by the Americans

Andreas K.: US now a superpower. China is the next superpower. Beware! US armed forces are going to the limits on the military side.

Jens: Absolutly illegal. A crime against humanity according to international law. They will probably pay for it in future. The war is exteme expensive and they are not able to save/steal the oil they started the war for. The day will come and they will be nearly bankrupt without getting the goals of the war. I hope so.

- police brutality

Andreas K.: It would be better to elect the cops in our neighbourhoods. I would vote for my uncle Harry.

Jens: fight back if possible.

- Anarcho punks

Jens: It seems like you have a differenciation of chaos and anarcho punks that I don't know. So please understand that I don't want to answer this question. I don't want to disrespect any Punks because I misunderstand this differenciation.

- fanzines

Jens: there are good ones, there are bad ones.

- chaos punks

Andreas K.: See question number 5.

Jens: See answer about anarcho punks.

- World Trade Organization

Andreas K.: Monstrosity

Jens: A (to my opinion criminal) organization to represent the Western interests in the world and to control the poor countries.

- Major labels

Andreas K.: Major rip off.

Björn: Sometimes bands get a better deal with majors than with pseudo diy labels. It´s up to every band to decide on this. I wouldn´t have a problem being broadcasted on MTV, because it´s still our music and our lyrics. Why perform only for a small scene that knows nearly everything anyway. When punk started most of the bands were on major labels and no one gave a damn.

Jens: Many good bands are on a major labels. And we live in 21st century: You can burn on CD what you want and what you can not pay.

- anarchism

Andreas K.: Utopic.

Jens: A nice thing in theory..