Here we got the fukkin’ Norwegian noise! TEPPEBOMBE from Oslo has just released a impressive demo-tape on August 12, 2022. This is damngood crazy weirdos, so fukk you check it out!!!
- Interview by Atandistorted (August 25, 2022)
1: Hello. How long has Teppebombe been around and why was the band formed? Who is the line-up of this band and how did you guys meet and agree to form Teppebombe?
Nekrodusjer: We started right after covid hit under the name Krigshisser (War-monger). Originally it was just me, Oschardt, Døden and Bobben, but Julle joined us when we were recording our demo in May. I guess we just agreed that there weren’t enough hardcore punk bands active here, especially with younger members (we’re all in our early/mid 20s).
2: What are your reasons for this band being named as Teppebombe? How does this name relate to your stance and identity as a band?
Nekrodusjer: It means carpet-bombing in Norwegian. I guess it can be taken as a bit of an anti-war thing but we originally just thought it was a good band name.
Oschardt: We went through many band names, many great ideas, but “Teppebombe” was the one that stuck.
3: I have listened to your “Demo” Tape and found it to be a really great attempt. Tell us a little bit about the demo-release in terms of songwriting, music arrangement, recording process, artwork and such?
Nekrodusjer: I think we made most of the songs by starting with a riff and then going from there. Most of the lyrics are just kinda slapped on top and not really that impressive, but we like punk music to be a bit stupid. Oskhardt made the tape-design, I made the logo and insert.
Oschardt: in the riffing department we all came with some great riffs, and some not so great riffs that we later fixed. Bobben came with the war-drumming, and later found places to add fills and other cool additions.
Julle: When I first met Teppebombe it was only supposed to be a one time thing, adding some saxophone to the last track on the demo, but that soon turned into mixing the record and joining in as the 2nd guitarist in the band. As for the mixing/recording it was a really straight-forward setup as far as I remember, then we just added a ton of 1176 and nice distortion to the drums, and some really crazy fx on the vocals and sax…
4: First edition cassettes limited to 20 copies. Do you think it is a sufficient quantity to spread the name Teppebombe? Will you sign or cooperate with any label for wider production & distribution?
Nekrodusjer: Nope! That’s all we could come up with. Going to do another edition soon. I highly doubt we will sign anything in the near future. We’re working with a tiny-tiny “secret” cassette label for the moment, I’m not sure if you can even call it a proper label at this point haha!
Oschardt: Personally I’m kind of happy for the independence we currently got, but I’m hoping we will get to sign a record deal at some point, that would be really sweet.
Nekrodusjer: We’re selling out!..
5: I like your music very much. It’s raw, full of ideas, enraged & radical! You also have inserted saxophone. What is the accurate definition for the music of Teppebombe? Where do you get your influences & inspiration from?
Nekrodusjer: Thanx. You could say there is some Painkiller-influence with the sax, but I think most of it comes from other hardcore punk bands that we like. I guess you could say there is some black metal influence on the vocals, maybe some Siege even…
Oschardt: yeah, we haven’t really put a label on the style, we just sort of play shit that sounds hard.
Julle: jup - a carpet-bomb of sound… With the sax, for example, I just play what I know how to play, and there’s probably some jazz and experimental music in there, but it’s not like something you could easily put a label on. Personally I think the sax on the record sounds kinda mafia-esque haha!
6: Why did you choose to sing your songs in the Norwegian language? What topics & messages are written in your lyrics?
Nekrodusjer: I think there are more and more bands singing in their native language which is great. Punk in Norwegian sounds cool, especially the 80s stuff (Fader War, Betong Hysteria, Svart Framtid etc etc). The lyrics in our songs are mostly just nihilistic, not much in terms of meaning or positives. Most of the songs are two-three sentences, not exactly all that thought-out stuff. Considered for a while not having any lyrics at all just for the hell of it. It’s all about the noise baby!
7: Briefly tell us about Teppebombe’s involvement in gigs and tours? Besides your own songs, what are some cover songs that you often perform?
Nekrodusjer: We played our first show in an Oslo backyard recently together with Guff and Assistert Sjølmord, as well as Tazer from Aarhus, Frisyr from Gothenburg and Parasite Dreams from Vienna. Planning some shows for the future, probably doing a tour next summer. None of us have much, if any experience with booking or touring so it will be interesting!
8: Give your opinions on the latest movement of the hc/punk scene in Oslo? Recommend us some good bands, labels & fanzines from your area?
Nekrodusjer: The Oslo scene was a bit dead during the pandemic but I’m getting the feeling that it’s blossoming a bit right now with more people booking great shows. Very little fanzine and label activity in general unfortunately. Draümar and Assistert Sjølmord are new bands worth keeping an eye on. They definitely have been on the forefront of pushing the Oslo scene, so a big shout-out to them! I’d also recommend Problems, Purple-X and Guff which are all still active.
9: What are your plans for the next recordings/releases and how do you expect the future of Teppebombe?
Oschardt: We plan on writing new songs in the near future, we want to incorporate some more sax into the mix. We also plan on making an EP or LP.
Nekrodusjer: We’re re-releasing our demo-cassette at the moment. Maybe we’ll do a live cassette at some point.
10: Thank you for taking the time and your feedback for this interview. Viva La Punk zine is from Malaysia so hopefully Teppebombe will start getting attention from the region here. Do you have any last words?
Nekrodusjer: Don’t shoot!
Oschardt: Don’t drink and drive folks
Julle: Sweet dreams and don’t sell ‘em.