Conducted by Andy Gourski

GCDC: I think 'Human 2.0' is rather a successful release and Relapse has done everything to let people hear it. What can you say about the reaction of people cause many had the opportunity to contact you via e-mail and during your gigs?

ANDERS: The reaction has been very good, (laughs) extremely good I would say, both from ordinary people and magazines, from everyone actually. It?s very flattering to hear so much pleasant words about your recording. We?re very pleased with the reaction so far. We get lots of e-mails with people saying good stuff and give lots of interviews. It?s really great!

GCDC: I haven't found the explanation of the album name Human 2.0 in your lyrics. Maybe you have something to say on this spot just to make things more clear?

ANDERS: The title has multiple meaning and our idea is that everyone should have their own interpretation of what the title means. There isn?t really an explanation for the title but some of the ideas that we have is that in the future humanbeings might not be what humanbeings are today controlled by machines, living a totally different kind of life where you have to rely on machines and computers.

GCDC: Then the artwork on your album really makes sense, cause progress is already deep under our skin like those wires on the cover and we can?t live without all those gadgets round us. Is that what you wanted to show?

ANDERS: Yea, in some way. I mean, we in the band can't live without our computers and other electronic stuff, but you have to be careful not to become a part of the machine.

GCDC: What's your attitude to progress?

ANDERS: There are many things to improve. For example people use only 30 percents of their brains? abilities. Like they don?t use the biggest part of the brains. I'd like human beings to progress in that way, try to use brains more not machines.

GCDC: You know, progress also brings destruction, for example the invention of the nuclear bomb and stuff like that?

ANDERS: There are always bad and good sides.

GCDC: Your bio say that you didn't want to be some sort of porno/gore band, but wanted to play straight political grindcore. What are your political views?

ANDERS: Well, I wouldn't say that we are anarchists.

GCDC: So you're interested in politics?

ANDERS: To a certain point, I think. We try to make clear what our views and opinions are in our lyrics, but on the other hand the lyrics exist only for those people who are really interested in them. It's not necessary to read and understand our lyrics.

GCDC: Can you say some words about Miezko Talarchyk? You know, his last name sound Slavic to me. He's not a native Swedish guy, is he?

ANDERS: No, he's originally from Poland. His parents fled from Poland due to some political differences, I think, when he was like seven years old.

GCDC: You worked with Dan Swano. How did you like working with the underground legend?

ANDERS: When we started a band in '92 we did our first recording with Dan Swano. We have worked with him for ten years or so. But when it comes to his work on Human 2.0 the only thing he did was letting us use his equipment and he wasn?t a part of the production for the sound in any way. He just finished editing and put the songs in the right order. Dan Swano is a great guy, ha-ha!

GCDC: Grindcore isn't very popular in Sweden is it?

ANDERS: On the other hand, there are many bands playing other kinds of music to take influences from - like death metal has some grindcore elements and hardcore has some grindcore elements too.

GCDC: And what made you form a grindcore band in such a non-grindcore influenced country?

ANDERS: When we formed a band we listened to grindcore for quite a while, we really liked the sound and we wanted to play that kind of stuff, so we did. Our main influences came from NAPALM DEATH, TERRORIZER, REPULSION and so on.

GCDC: And what about CARCASS?

ANDERS: Yes, CARCASS is also a great band and it was a great influence. But we actually listen to all kinds of music and take influences from all kinds of music too. Because if you listen to a certain style all the time you'll repeat yourself or somebody else.

GCDC: Do you think that concept is really important in music? So, compare your band and those porno/gore grind bands.

ANDERS: Those kind of bands can be fun as well to listen to in spite of their lyrics as well as satanic don't make any cense to me. But that doesn't keep me from listening to those bands because music is always number one I think. And when you listen to a band you don't really get the lyrics most of the time. The only thing I don't listen to is bands that have racial or nazi lyrics.

GCDC: What do you do besides music?

ANDERS: I'm a web-designer?

GCDC: And you've designed NASUM's page?

ANDERS: Yea.

GCDC: Looks great, I like it!

ANDERS: Thanks. I work at a local newspaper designing its page and on a regular basis I also write for the newspaper, some reviews, interviews and other stuff like that. Miezko has his own recording studio.

GCDC: Sound Lab?

ANDERS: Yea. He's like 100 percent in music all the time. And our bass player works with old people at the moment. I don't really know what he's doing, ha-ha.

GCDC: Can you say some words about Swedish life and mentality?

ANDERS: I think Swedish are always complaining about everything. Like everything is expensive, it's a shitty live out here? that kind of stuff, but I do think that it's much-much better to live in Sweden then in some other country. We have social security that really works. Living in Sweden is actually pretty good. Some things are expensive, but I like Sweden.

GCDC: Do you have any dreams or goals?

ANDERS: A dream or goal? For the band or for myself?

GCDC: For the band and for yourself, if you don't mind.

ANDERS: For myself, it's to be happy in some way. I want to live my own life based on the money that I've earned myself. I'd like to live an ordinary life with someone I love and not ot depend on the social security? For the band, it's just to keep on playing as long as it's possible.

GCDC: What are you going to do after playing in the band?

ANDERS: Oh, I don't think about that right now.

GCDC: You know, some people think that real grindcore should be played in garage without any mastering, the sound must be raw and you do just the opposite using high technology?

ANDERS: Exactly. I can enjoy the music recorded that way (I mean garage grind). Sometimes that shows some kind of energy, I don't know how to put it? I like it! But for our band we want to have the best sound and we try very hard to make everything sound as good as possible.

GCDC: And you succeeded in that.

ANDERS: (laughs) Ok!

GCDC: What are your plans for future?

ANDERS: We are going to play some gigs here in local clubs but in October there are plans for a real tour and I hope it's going to happen because we want to play for people.

GCDC: And what's about a new album?

ANDERS: Well, we'll certainly record a new album during the next year. Actually, we are looking forward to another album because it?s a great fun to write lyrics and compose riffs, then listen to the final sound, rehearse and record songs. I like this crazy process!

GCDC: What does your band name mean, is it Swedish?

ANDERS: (laughs) No, the true meaning of NASUM is a well-kept secret I won't tell you, ha-ha. But it's Latin actually.

GCDC: So, I'm going to have to look it up in my dictionary. Maybe some words to our readers?

ANDERS: Well, I'd like to say to all the readers that they shouldn't be afraid to contact us via e-mail or stuff like that and tell us what they think about our music because it?s nice to see people's reaction. They shouldn?t be afraid if their English isn?t good because our English isn?t perfect either. Just write to us and tell us what you think. Actually I was very surprised when I heard that I would give an interview for a belarusian magazine(sister magazine) because I had no idea that our records are sold there.

GCDC: I think Belarusian grindcore fans will like your music.

ANDERS: Hope so. And from time to time everybody should check out our website at http://www.nasum.com for the latest news.

GCDC: Thanks for the interview, good luck.

ANDERS: Good luck!

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