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C’est avant le concert du Club Dunois du 18 décembre dernier que Cynfeirdd a eu le plaisir de rencontrer Douglas Pearce et Boyd Rice, qui nous ont parlé de leurs nouveaux projets; à savoir Kapo!, réunissant Douglas et des membres de Strength Through Joy; et Scorpion Wind formé de nos deux compères. Ces projets simultanés, orchestrés par Douglas P. font apparaître d’une part une musique qui pourrait être labelisée Death In June, tant et si bien que ce qui devait être un maxi de D.I.J., puis un mini-LP est devenu…

Article: Confessions of a Mask Scapegoat: With the various mask you’ve appeared in, what is the message you’re conveying? Douglas: I suppose I could waffle on about how, from the early days of Death In June, we all wanted to turn our backs to the usual rock ‘n’ roll schlock of the pretty boy next door, hung like a doulsay with an I.Q. of over 1,000 and heart of gold, grieving inanely into the camera and dancing around on stage like a gibbon on speed, but, I won’t! Instead I…

Previously this interview (in cut version) was printed in autumn of 1999th year in rostov-on-don newspaper “gorod n” [ n.44 (349), 3rd-9th november, 1999 It is hard to introduce in few words the man has such a large influence on the image of europe at the end of millenium during 18 years of extraordinary sound existence, and who has today a lot of followers and imitators all over the world. Each of his new works becomes an event at the independent music society, and the performance – the passionate cultural…

INTERVIEW WITH DEATH IN JUNE, SUMMER 1999. “THE LAST ACT FOR EUROPA” Death In June represents, from the year 1985 (when the project became a “one-man band”), the artistic-musical epos of Douglas P., personage of heroic fibre in the tragic Wolf Age. The interview invests various themes for then concentrating on the principal ossession of Douglas who, as maybe few others, has not forgotten his own European origin. And they’re his own words to give us, good Europeists and Eurocentrists, a bit of hope. For the last act of the…

Pourriez- vous vous présenter ? Dug: Tony, bass, chant. Richard, synthé, chant. Dug, drums, chant. Pat, drums, trompette, chant. Pat ne vient pas. Il ne veut pas parler, ce que je comprends, vu la journée d’hier. Déprimante. Quelle est l’histoire de Death in June ? Dug: Eh bien, deux d’entre nous viennent de Crisis (Tony – Dug). On a joué ensemble pendant un petit moment, puis nous avons splitté. Nous sommes partis dans plusieurs directions: Death in June – Theatre of Hate. Sur quelles bases vous êtes-vous formes ? Juste pour la musique…

Authentic and true music has the potential to upset people. Good music should provoke. It can provoke emotionally or on a political level. Is there a limit? Is there anybody authorized to set a limit for how far artistic provocation can go? Since the early days of Punkrock, controversial symbolism has been used in order to provoke, to arouse and shake things up. The legendary early punk icon Siouxsie Sioux wore not only rubber stockings, but also swastika armbands. Back then outrageous and scandalous, now a part of music history….

Never has one artist been so afflicted by the downfall of record labels and distributors. Since leaving Death In June in the period following NADA! Patrick Leagas’s work as Six Comm and Mother Destruction has been beset by the fall of Red Rhino and Rough Trade, resulting in his vast back catalog remaining out of print and only sporadic releases maintaining any sense of continued presence on the music scene. After a lengthy hiatus Patrick Leagas has returned to the fold with his first new works in years: a double…

Taken from http://www.myspace.com/6comm66 6 Comm Questions and Answer section here The following information was compiled from e-mail conversations with Patrick during 2006 Ironically and considering that Patrick’s 6comm was perhaps the first artist ever to use the term’ comm ‘ as a band name ,defining communication on all levels. He has consistently declined to use the world wide web to inform of his work , life and activities and also has not made his old works available for many years. The reclusive experimental artist is to make a return to…

An interview with Tony Wakeford Sol Invictus released their first album “Against The Modern World” in 1988 on Laylah Records. From this point onwards Sol Invictus have shown their opposition to this modern world, and to it’s accompanying values, that have resulted in the decline of the modern world. In turn, Sol Invictus, under Tony Wakeford have put forward values and beliefs which they believe are necessary if we are to be able to survive this soulless age. Sol Invictus revolve around main-man Tony Wakeford, augmented by individuals such as…

TONY WAKEFORD: PONTIFEX SOLIS An interview with Tony Wakeford of Sol Invictus by Per Norstrom and Johan Birgander In the spring of 1994, Per Norstrom and Johan Birgander interviewed Tony Wakeford. This interview was supposed to be published in a Swedish magazine (Release). However, the editor changed his mind, finding it more lucrative to put acts like the Human League (!) on the cover. FluxEuropa is very grateful to Per and Johan for now allowing this interview to be published here for the first time. It reveals and clarifies a…

TONY WAKEFORD BROWN BOOK INTERVIEW This interview with Tony Wakeford will appear in the English-language edition of The Brown Book (about Death In June, Sol Invictus and Mother Destruction) by JEAN LOUIS VAXELAIRE. Jean reports (November 1995) delays with arranging other interviews for this forthcoming book. The Sol chapters are almost finished and if all goes well he hopes to publish in February/March 1996. The French edition, meanwhile, is available from Camion Blanc, 6 rue du Cheval Blanc, F-54000 Nancy, France. ISBN: 2-910196-02-X. Jean is also working on a fanzine…

Dieses Interview wurde bereits um 1995 schriftlich geführt, nie veröffentlicht und von der Autorin freundlicherweise zur Verfügung gestellt. Nichts Neues unter der Sonne? Einige Fragen an Anthony Charles Wakeford von der Gruppe Sol Invictus Die 1988 mit der Mini-LP „Against The Modern World“ aus der Taufe gehobene Band Sol Invictus war ursprünglich für den rauhesten Folk-Sound der Neofolk-Bands aus dem Londoner World-Serpent-Label-Umfeld bekannt, entwickelte sich mittlerweile jedoch in die Bereiche neoklassischer Musik. Gegründet von dem einflußreichen Chaos-Magier Ian Read und dem Death-in-June-Aussteiger Tony Wakeford, benannte man sich nach der persischen…

TONY WAKEFORD VOR TRÚ INTERVIEW This interview was published at the end of 1996 in Vor Trú, PO Box 961, Payson, Arizona 85547, USA, which is produced by and for the Asatrú Alliance of Independent Kindreds. Subscriptions are: North America first class mail – $18 for 4 issues; European Airmail – $26 for 4 issues; Australia & New Zealand Airmail – $28 for 4 issues. Please make all payments in US funds to Vor Trú in cash, by cheque, or by money order. How did your worldview change during the…

Solstice d’été .998 era vulgaris. Nous recevions alors dans notre émission radiophonique Le Miracle de la Rose TONY WAKEFORD et SKALD pour un pique-nique improvisé, entretiens et sessions acoustiques. Pour être franc, en relisant (avec le recul) l’entretien qui suit avec le leader de l’infatigable SOL INVICTUS, on a du mal à comprendre où nous voulions en venir… et combien sont loin les sujets d’études qui nous parlaient « alors »… ici et maintenant… toujours est-il que ce week-end contribua de beaucoup à l’élaboration du TOPI, d’où sa valeur sentimentale (d’aucuns diront…

Sol Invictus – The Hill of Crosses Sol Invictus was formed by Tony Wakeford, several years after leaving the ranks of Death In June. In 1988 he began recording music again under the nom de plume Sol Invictus. In the course of 12 years Tony Wakeford has released around 15 albums as Sol Invictus, 2 as L’Orchestre Noir, and collaborations with Nurse With Wound’s Steven Stapleton, the young composer Matt Howden, and the US artist Tor Lundvall. Unlike the preceeding Sol Invictus recordings, on The Hill of Crosses Tony Wakeford…

HH: Greetings Tony. How are you? This November introduces a new Solo release. What can we expect from this album? TW : “Into The Woods” is nearing completion. Its not a concept album but it does in a very superficial way pay homage to some of the music I listened to in my youth. I speak of the music that dare not speak it’s name….. PROG! For me its a very English album reflecting my childhood and youth. Its a strange England populated by out of work hangmen, dubious priests and…

Ian Read ist schon ein schwer durchschaubarer Mensch. Doch wen wundert das, angesichts seiner Label-Collegen bei World Serpent? Seinen Name sollte 1986 erstmals Bedeutung erlangen, als er zusammen mit David Tibets Kultformation CURRENT 93 ein rituelles Stück für “Swastikas For Noddy” aufnahm. Seine pastorale Stimme wird von da an prägnant bleiben. Nach einem kurzen Gastspiel auf DEATH IN JUNEs “Brown Book” gründete er zwei Jahre später zusammen mit Tony Wakeford (früher CRISIS, DEATH IN JUNE, ABOVE THE RUINS) SOL INVICTUS. Auf der ersten LP “Against The Modern World” übernahm er…

Douglas, half a year has passed since the release of “The Rule Of Thirds”. How was this album received? Are you happy with the reactions? TROT was received extremely well, has sold very well and I’m happy and surprised by most of the critical reactions. I thought it would be a ‘difficult’ album for a lot of people at first listen but I had faith in it, like previous Death In June recordings and that was more than enough. In fact, new listeners have been gained and I’ve been reviewed…

Interview with Douglas P. and Tony Wakeford about the Crisis era (Aldo Chimenti for Rockerilla) 1.Why after 3 decades did you decide stopping the blackout and talking again about your early punk experience with Crisis? Well Doug has always handled the Crisis side of things and even after all this time it still seems to have a kind of life of its own. It makes sense to have our perspective on it and I was pleasantly surprised at the quality (not sure thetas the right word!) of the final concert….

Interview with Douglas P. and Tony Wakeford about the Crisis era (Aldo Chimenti for Rockerilla) 1.Why after 3 decades did you decide stopping the blackout and talking again about your early punk experience with Crisis? We appear to have become more relaxed about an aspect of our joint past that was for many years a difficult memory to lose. Besides, with the various CD reissues of different Crisis releases including the new ‘Ends!’ CD of our final concert supporting Magazine and Bauhaus in May, 1980 it also seemed appropriate to…