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In honor of the Wave Gotik Treffen and Gothic Pogo festivals which are happening in Germany more or less right now, we bring you an English subtitled version of the in-depth interview with Toll and Genet of Auto-Mod that was published in the Galaktika DVD magazine back in June 2006. In the interview, Genet discusses how he formed a friendship with Toll, and his first impressions of Buck-Tick's music, when he first went to see the band play during the 13th Floor with Moonshine tour. If you dispute what I wrote in my article So You Want to Be a Goth, here's a new angle - the opinion of Genet, Japan's Gothic Godfather. Translating and subbing this video took us quite a while, so be sure to share it with your friends!
Fun fact: Tokyo Dark Castle is still going strong. If you like goth clubs, be sure to check it out when you come to Tokyo - great bands, great DJs, strong drinks, lovely people and beautiful costumes!
Another fun fact: this interview took place at a small live house which Cayce has had the good fortune to visit many times. The tiles on the floor of this live house are patterned exactly like the tiles on Buck-Tick's stage during the 13th Floor tour. The bones are real, and still embedded in the wall.
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Schaft live report coming soon!
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Another fun fact: this interview took place at a small live house which Cayce has had the good fortune to visit many times. The tiles on the floor of this live house are patterned exactly like the tiles on Buck-Tick's stage during the 13th Floor tour. The bones are real, and still embedded in the wall.
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Schaft live report coming soon!
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Thank you for translating this! It's great how Genet is so chill about everything. [Well, except for B-T's sets..] And interesting how he jumped from goth to industrial, they seem to at least be cousins. Hadn't given it much thought before.
ReplyDeleteThe goth and industrial scenes have been side by side since the very beginning, and most goth club events include both types of music. But there's always pointless factionality in subculture, and Genet deserves a lot of respect for rejecting that kind of pedantic categorization.
DeleteThank you for translating that. I love the idea of Zeppelin as a goth band!
ReplyDelete'we just through dark things were cool' - brilliant
ReplyDeleteI have to say that Genet doesn´t come across as sympathetic at all (in my opinion), but I like what he says.
ReplyDeleteI´m glad to hear that "Fetish Daddy"(this self-chosen nickname is probably the unsexiest term ever :3) has a more open-minded opinion on what goth is than you. I´m sure that if he allows business men into his house, he´d be fine with people who wear crocs as well ;D
Thanks for translating this long video btw!
Damn, I´d like to post with my Google account but it doesn´t work anymore.
I suppose you know who I am anyway :P
The gushing rivers of haterade gave you away instantly, Juli :)
DeleteHaha right? Well, I can´t help it
DeleteSure you can! You just don't want to. But it must be said that the more glasses of haterade you drink a day, the faster you'll age into a wrinkled old prune.
DeleteBut what exactly was negative about this post anyway? :3
DeleteImo there's nothing "gothier" than businessmen.
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