Magyar Taraj english interview

Taraj: First you should tell me what it was like playing with a broken finger in Oslo...

DD: Actually, we did our best gig ever! It was so cool playing that day.. I even used the bandages to make scratching noises in one of our songs ;)

Taraj: I know very little about Norway, so tell me about your hometown Larvik, what is it like living there?

DD: Larvik is a small crappy town pretending to be more than it is.. And so there are gangs of people pretending to be more than they are, fighting without honor.
Ciggy: Yeah! A town full of shitheads!

Taraj: What is the Norwegian punk scene like? I know you have Gluecifer and this Motorhead-type raw rock`n`roll stuff like the Backyard Babies and Hellacopters in Sweden... Do you have enough people going to gigs, good clubs, radios, zines?

DD: There`s Blitz – an “occupied” building in Oslo (capital of Norway) used by anarchists and other freaks for concerts, and other social events.. Vega – an alternative bar in Oslo booking punk-bands.. A bit small though, but it`s got potential..We have no real printed zines just for punk-music, but we have some underground anarchist zines like GateAvisa. As for radios, we have got lotsa small stations playing rock music, but there is only one radio playing rock across the country, NRK P3.
To tell you the truth, it seems like they use dices to decide what list you`re on. (When you`re from Norway, that is.. Ofcourse Blink-182, Green Day, Offspring etc. enters the lists at once, cuz they`re on MTV, you know.) You`ve gotto be careful not to use too much fuzz on the guitar and so on to get a radio hit in Norway..
Ciggy: Kids today are to used to Machine-music. But sometimes they show up.. You never know...

Taraj: You're progressing with quantum leaps it seems, a record deal at one of the first gigs, then leaving gigs in a limo... What's the secret of your success? What are the short-term objectives?

DD: We play what we feel like playing… We`re just lucky enough to have a sound that fits in today… Maybe the secret is being so tight that when we hit the stage, we can concentrate on more important things, like rocking, jumping and capture the audience in theatrical moments.. Nahhh.. I think we`re just lucky! ;)
Ciggy: I wish more good bands would get a chance like we did. And if they don’t, I hope they don’t give up.
DD: Ehh.. that limo driver was a drunk MC dude..Luckily we survived

Taraj: I read Blink-182 were listening to Algorythms while shagging porn stars. Where did that happen? And what is the Algorythms relationship with porn stars? And who gets the most chicks in the band?

DD: Travis from blink were having a party were some stack of cool people, and pornstars, were invited. Since both Travis and our Andy is sponsored by OCDP, John from OCDP brought our single with him to the party. The whole staff at OCDP digs our music, so hey… A thanx goes out to you guys ;) Our relationship to porn stars is rather one-way, if you know what I mean… Cuz there are about 2 of them in all of Norway… And for who gets the most chicks… There`s a statistic in the AlgoPunx-section on our webpage www.algorythms.com ;)

Taraj: What`s the craziest shit happened to you on tour?

DD: One time between sets, a GG-Allin fan asked if he could do a song, and so we did the music, and he did the “singing”. Suddenly he started knocking the microphone to his forehead between words, and eventually there was a lot of blood dripping to the floor, and on the mike, and we had to take it away from him.. Man, that guy was crazy… Even better, we heared that this guy told his mother it was our fault! He said he was at a concert and the microphone FELL on him while we were playing ;) And I mean, he was THIRTY years old!
Ciggy: But he put on a hell of a show. And Kim, I’ve still got your CD’s.

Taraj: What does the Anarchy sign represent in your logo?
Ciggy: In our logo it represents anarchy.. It really represents freedom.

Taraj: When will the first album come out? What will be the title, how many songs, what else should we know about it?
Ciggy: The album will probably be out this fall. It’s a real punk-album. We use a lot of our own equipment, we even use stuff that doesn’t work properly..like my bass. And we have a lot of fun experimenting with organ through lots of effect pedals.
DD: We are NOT gonna use any album-fillers… The songs will be hand picked from all of our songs since the beginning… I guess there will be about 12 songs. It`s gonna be our “Dookie” ..“Smash”.. Haha… Just kidding.. But it`s gonna be one hell of a debut album, I can assure you! We haven`t come up with the title yet.. The working title is “Who needs Alice Deejay anyway?”.. The album will among others contain the single “When you grow up”, the b-side “Stinking hard”, our next single “Directions”, “Sextoy”, “Phifteen”, blablabla.. Most importantly… We use a Space-Echo! And it`s broken, so it repeats songs we played days ago…

Taraj: You all have quite unique hairdos. Do you go to the same hairdresser, or you make them yourselves? Do your mums love your hairstyles?
DD: Hairdresser? HAIRDRESSER?? HA HA HAH!! You must be kidding.. They charge like 90$ just to wash your hair.. My girlfriend does some of it, and we do some ourselves… cozy, eh? Mums tend to get used to it.. They can even be proud of us.. Did you guys know that Sid Vicious` mom had green hair and chains?
Ciggy: Most of our hairdos are made under the process of heavy drinking.

Taraj: I heard the Hungarian saying "a horse's dick up your ass" sounds as "a whale's dick up your ass" in Norwegian. Is that true? And do you know how long a whale's dick can be? And when it's erect?

DD: I think this goes under the cathegory “weirdest questions you`ve been asked…” “En walpick uppi roompa di!” Thats how it sounds in `wegian. After consulting with Stig “King Hard”, which sings backup on Stinking Hard, I`d say 3-4 metres, and frankly I don`t want that erect up my arse! (Not that I want anything else erect up my ass ;)
Ciggy: I think Andy is the best qualified to answer these kind of questions..
DD: I miss Andy in this interview… No-one`s here talking about farting and asswhiping…

Taraj: When will you come to play in Hungary? What do you know about our country?
Ciggy: I don’t know shit. And I don’t give a fuck.
DD: Only thing I know abour Hungary is that they have cheap beer.. Here in Norway beer cost 2.5$ in the convenient stores, and 5$ in bars… Help! We`d like to come and play in Hungary, but Hungary must make it worth while! I guess we need a booking agent there.. (Hint..)
Ciggy: I hope you’ve got cheap ciggarettes. 20 cigs cost ‘bout 5$ in this shithole.
Taraj: So how did that Britney Spears censored interview happen? What did you say? (We promise Hungarian Mohawk zine won't censor anything)
Ciggy: We told the truth. She can’t sing, can’t dance and her music sounds like the easy-listening version of the sound you’d like to make when your dick get caught in your zipper.
DD: Aooouu… Ciggy? Is there something you haven`t told me?