-Rafael: DISPEPSIAA began in 2004, had a lot of line - up changes, broke up for 4 months in 2007 and now it is Gordo on mic, Ivan on guitar and me on drums.
2. Does the fact that ROT have a big history helps DISPEPSIAA as a band or does it make things difficult for you to handle?
-Rafael: That's a lame question, Pavlos!!! OF COURSE THAT IT DOES NOT HELP DISPEPSIAA WITH ANYTHING THE FACT THAT I'M IN ROT!!! Let's get things straight..DISPEPSIAA is DISPEPSIAA and ROT is ROT! Besides, ROT is out of activity and we don't even have an idea if we'll play or not again ..so all my effort goes to DISPEPSIAA right now.
3. You are a pure D.I.Y. old school band. Why is that?
-Rafael: There's no reason for it and really don't think about it and why should i!? That's a thing that all of us are involved since we were teenagers and we're still fucking excited with it so far. That's enough for us.
4. What is your opinion about the popularity and the commercialism that exists in the grind core scene the last years?
-Rafael: I prefer QUALITY than quantity!! Trends comes and goes...and there's nothing that we can do about it! People are people, and people at their majority, are FUCKING stupid! Our "lovely - sweet" scene is not an excpetion. But we can not forget, that are a lot of people doing great things!!!! Fucking great things! Anyway, friend...i prefer to do my things without worrying if it'll please the scene insetad of wasting too much time thinking about how everything got out of control..and for fuck sakes! IT'S BEEN A FUCKING LONG TIME AGO THAT PEOPLE FUCKING DISTORTED WHAT IS ALL ABOUT!!! You got it!? In every segment of extreme music, there's some crap! 'Cause like i said...people are people! What can we do about it, uh!? So yeah, with the growing interest in grindcore...it brings a lot of people, bands and labels who doesn't know a fuck about anything...but that's not a reason for you to stop doing your thing, i think! So if you hate all that crap in the scene, i say...START TO DO YOUR FUCKING THING IN THE WAY YOU LIKE!!! That's what hardcore means!!!
5. Tell me a couple of things about your lyrics. What are the subjects that interest you and are reflected in your lyrics.
-Rafael: Life itself.
6. How is the music scene at Sao Paulo? Is there any support by the people in the D.I.Y. phase?
-Rafael: I think we can not complain about it that much, you know...but it doesn't mean that it is pretty fucking cool or something. There are a lot of bands...a lot of gigs, some labels..but as nothing is perfect..there are some bad things on it as well. A thing that lacks here in my opinion, is more places for the gigs. I mean..places that ARE INTO underground. There are two places in that way overhere that are Espaço Impróprio and Estúdio Noise Terror. If we'd have more places like that ones it'd be just great! Another thing that it is fucking important and it fucking lacks..is festivals! There is a very nice festival that is called Musical Destruction Fest that happens around each 2 or 3 monts. Another festival that happens here is called Verdurada that happens each 2 months. These are the only festivals that happens regularly here in São Paulo. Now about brazilian scene as a whole..a thing that fucked underground labels right in the ass overhere, is that the only vinyl factory on the whole damn Latin America was closed sometime ago..so labels can NOT release their stuff on vinyl!!!!!!! That's a pretty fucking bad thing!!!! So labels only release their stuff on cd/cd-r or tape overhere! These are the bad things on the scene overhere in my opinion. Yeah..we got a lot of friends on the scene but we're not that kind of band that everybody wants to have in the gigs they are setting up, you know! But people are being very nice with us so far.
7. What do you have to say about the nowadays (european mostly) grind core scene?Are there any bands that you prefer?
-Rafael: From what i hear from friends who lives there, Czech Republic for example seems to have a very nice/active scene, but in countries as Serbia for example, it is very small. So i think we can not talk about the "european grindcore scene" as a whole and by the way, i could tell you something better if i'd lived overthere. About the bands, i prefer not to talk about only grindcore bands...i love bands like LE SCRAWL, DISTURBANCE PROJECT, NONSENSE which are back on its activities and it's doing great things, SAKATAT, NEEDFUL THINGS, VIOLENT HEADACHE, GRUUTHAAGY, AGATHOCLES is playing a fucking killer stuff once again in my opinion, ATENTAH NA SLUH, CAUSE FOR EFFECT, NETJAJEV SS, DEAD PENI, OBLITERATION, NAPALMED, NASHGUL, MASSGRAV, DAVE PHILLIPS, RABIES is a fucking blast, KUOLEMA, POPE ON ACID, BIZARRE X, DEATH TOLL 80K, HAEMORRHAGE, VOLITION (doomsters from Englad), INFAME, ENTROPIJA, MACHETAZO, GRIDE, LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER, RAS, MOBCHARGE, YACOPSAE still basting everything, DEAD INFECTION, SEWN SHUT, VOMIT FOR BREAKFAST, ACTIVE MINDS is back with a FUCKING great new record and many more, friend! Those bands are the first ones that came into my mind and i know that i'll be very sorry to forgot to mention another killer one that is not on this list. Is AUTOPHAGIA still active!?
8. What are your future plans? Is there a possibility to ever perform live in Greece?
-Rafael: It'd be AWESOME to tour over the "Old World" and Greece would be fucking interesting to know since it is a very beautiful place..to be honest, i don't know almost nothing about the greek scene, but just the fact that how it is a FANTASTIC place, it's enough for me. But unfortunately this is total out of question at least for now. Really hope to tour over Europe and every fucking part of the whole world someday!
9. Thanx a lot for the interview. The last words are yours to choose.
-Rafael: Thanks for your support, Pavlos! It is really appreciated! A split 7" with AXED UP CONFORMIST will be out on BRINGER OF GORE RECORDS (Belgium), GRINDBLOCK RECORDS (Italy) and JERK OFF RECORDS (U.S.A.)...it was supposed to be out already, but according to JOR, it is already on the pressing plant. Very soon, a split 7" with our mates of SUB CUT will be out on RESCUED FROM LIFE REC. (U.S.A.). For all those ones who are interested in friendship, trades or buy, my e-mail is (tngtbr@gmail.com).
If you don't know the band and want to hear something, our myspace page is (www. myspace. com/brutalgrindcore). Many greetings!!
(Interview done at 01/10/2008).
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