Multinational Corporation is an aspiring Grindcore / Hardcore / Crust bands from Lahore Pakistan . We had talked with Hassan Dozakhi. here we go with what we has to say ... to know much about Multinational Corporation You can go through their band page
https://www.facebook.com/multinationalcorporationspakistan
You can even go through their EP http://multicorpgrind.bandcamp.com/album/jamat-al-maut-2
OR
DOWNLOAD IT :-http://www24.zippyshare.com/v/5370280/file.html
https://www.facebook.com/multinationalcorporationspakistan
You can even go through their EP http://multicorpgrind.bandcamp.com/album/jamat-al-maut-2
OR
DOWNLOAD IT :-http://www24.zippyshare.com/v/5370280/file.html
Before we
begin can you say something about Multinational Corporation?
Multinational Corporations (MxCx for
short) is a 2 piece grindcore/crust punk/hardcore band made by me and Sheraz
Ahmed. We both also play for thrash band Foreskin but I guess this band is to
express our grind side and to discuss the politics of Pakistan
Can you
say us about the scene their in Pakistan ?
I wouldn't call it a
"scene" as such since it's pretty much a bunch of guys playing in a
bunch of bands haha. In terms of the music, the quality is good and always
improving. We have bands like Dionysus, Irritum, Tabahi, Myosis,
Marg,Necktarium, etc who hold it down well but we don't have much gigs
happening here. Maybe one gig once a year, where we have a lot of fun, but its
far too less for people like me haha.
One gig a
year that’s an unusual thing to hear.
Yeah. Unlike India , Nepal
or even Bangladesh and Sri Lanka , we
don't have many venues to do gigs at. The last concert that happened in my city
was in a swimming pool last year. Lol. All the pubs, bars, and venues got
banned in the 80s due to the Islamic leadership of General Zia so we have that
motherfucker to blame.
That’s a
bit unusual thing to hear. Honestly for the 1st time i am hearing such thing.
Yeah. But we're trying to make
things better. Let's see what happens
Well the
only thing we can say is best wishes. So Hassan before we Come to Multinational
Corporations, we will like to know about yours and Sheraz's journey in this
genre of music which still many society considers PAIN IN EARS?
When I and Sheraz met, he had just
formed Dionysus and I had just formed Foreskin. We played a show together and
we became good friends after that, forming Multinational Corporations with some
other friends of ours. We later on kicked those useless kids out and went on
our own route. In the meantime, Sheraz also joined Foreskin on guitar, while
continuing to dazzle audiences with his high-powered doom metal band Dionysus
along with other side projects such as Marwolaeth, Flaw, Ilhaam etc. I also
have other side projects such as Nihilist Holiday and Kafir-E-Azam, both play
different kinds of grind.
Coming
back to Multinational Corporation how did the name came?
It was inspired by the Napalm Death
song. We just randomly named the band, didn't think about it much lol.
Ahh Previously
n 2013 July you guys had launched a promo can you say us something about it?
Yeah it featured 2 songs - Salaab
and Advertisement Overdose in unmastered forms. Advertisement Overdose in fact
had a different mix than the final EP version. Before the promo 2013 we also
had a demo in 2011 called Equality with our original lineup.
Talking
about the EP Jamat -al-Maut , must say its a 12.43 minutes of brain crushing 8
tracks . I really liked the entire tracks but if i had to choose one track
Jamat -al-Maut will be on my 1st choice. Can you say us actually what does it
means?
Jamat-al-Maut means Congregation of
Death. It's actually a mix of the Urdu and Arabic language. If it was pure Urdu
it would have been called Jamat-E-Maut, but we put an 'al' in the middle to
mock the people who look at Saudi
Arabia and Al Qaeda as their heroes. The
album was named by the artist, Aneeq Zaman, who also has a killer
grind/hardcore band called Throttle Instinct that you should check out
For sure
will check them . By the way Hassan Apart from being part of many bands you
even conduct interviews and as well as you are contributing for the upliftment
of scene in Pakistan as well as in Global scene through your writings which is
infact a real good thing and must say i respect you personally for that...
Thanks bro. I'm flattered. No one
earns anything from this metal/punk/grind/etc shit dude. We just do it for the
fun of it, and my reason's the same. If people read my interviews and reviews
and got to know about Pakistan 's
scene then I'm happy. Personally I don’t give a fuck about the country, I'm not
patriotic at all, but I do care about wherever I live and I want things to be
relevant to my interests.
Yeah but
many people take it as a earning source which sometimes i face as well when i
have talk with some people. They directly merge it with earning without
understanding that its passion that drives us to write and play the music..
Yah exactly . We have other shit to
earn money with. We don’t want to corrupt our art with money. We earn money
through real jobs and shit haha
Yes
whoever i meet and have discussion on this topic i say them that its our passion
that drive us to work rather then any fringes and benefits. If we go in depth
we can even see that how materialistic and money oriented people have become..
By the way i have portrayed this saying with White collar Communism while going
through the track and lyrics..
Thanks man, that's a very personal
track to me since I've always felt that the rich people and upper class in Pakistan always
fuck the lower class. And in Pakistan
a lot of them do it while using the communist and socialist rhetoric of Marx,
Lenin, Mao etc. Absolute hypocrisy - talking about equality while drinking
expensive coffee.
Exactly .
By the way Hassan talking about Grind/Hardcore / Punk it is a kind of genre
having sarcastic and double meaning lyrical themes . Awaring and talking about
wrong aspects in society in a sarcastic way is the theme of grind but nowadays
we see direct insult of people or things do you think that is fare enough or
justic to GRINDCORE?
I think the lyrical themes of pure
old school grindcore should always stay concerned with society, and politics.
But as far as directly insulting people goes, it's not my sort of thing, and I
don't know of any bands who do it (directly insulting politicians is another
thing, I welcome it haha) but whatever floats people's boats. I'm not a
preacher here to tell people what to do.
So Hassan
can you say us which albums (any genres) are you tuning nowadays?
I'm listening to a lot of classic
garage rock by Velvet Underground, Iggy and the Stooges, New York Dolls, as
well as Gothic Rock like The Sisters of Mercy and Bauhaus. Also some 80's punk
bands like Husker Du, Naked Raygun, Black Flag.. even some electronic like
Aphex Twin and Die Krupps. I have a very varied music taste! Haha.
Any gigs
or any new demo launch from your projects as well?
Yeah. Kafir-E-Azam is working on a
split with Matka Teresa, Nihilist Holiday is doing a split with Zombie X Incest
and Snuffx, and some big news from Foreskin is incoming.. also, I'm looking to
start some black or death metal projects when I have the time hehehe.
Multinational Corporations has plans to do some splits, we have had some offers
but let's see.
Can we
expect gigs from Multinational Corporations?
YES we are looking into playing some
brutal gigs. Foreskin guitarist Amar Ali will join on drums for our live set.
I am sure
its going to be insane, and hoping to know about the dates of gigs soon as
well..
Cheers bro. If there weren’t so many
visa regulations in our region we'd already be touring Nepal and India haha
That’s for sure haha. By the in the talk i forgot
to ask you regarding your articles as well So when can we get to read your
upcoming article cause going through it once never quenches me?
Soon! I’ve gotten free from
recording so I'm going to interview and review some bands soon..
Will be
waiting for it. By the way we are almost at the end now any thing you want to
share with the upcoming bands. I am sure you have a way lot of resources which
will help way lot of upcoming bands to grow?
Yeah. Don't wait around for people
to help you. Do shit yourself. If you don't have money, save them and get
better equipped. It may take years but it will be worth it - just compare our
first 2011 demo with our latest EP. Also, always be honest with music and keep
discovering all sorts of music. Don't limit yourself in anything!
Any
message to your fans and followers? I am including myself in it as well because
i really get to learn and implement some ideas from your writing?
Just work hard and enjoy yourself.
Always improve yourself. I'm just a fucking lowlife so don't look up at someone
like me haha
Haha for
sure . Lastly a space for you to say if we SNRMB have forgotton to ask you or
we forgot to mention?
Nope, this was quite an extensive
interview! haha
Thank you
Hassan for your time..
Cheers!
A Really Good And Detailed Interview. Good One
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