# PRESIDENT FETCH

Phew, finally I've managed to get this interview together! Took me a heck of a time to get it translated! I actually don't really know if it's worth much as it was done back in summer '88! But as I couldn't dare think of making a new interview and go through it all again, I have decided to print it anyway. Mainly because Anderz after a lot of problems with this interview deserves to see some results; then I have to pay back the faith, mate! And also because PRESIDENT FETCH is a real great band and therefore there's no reason not to. Their excellent and unique music style I've also got some real good news to hear! PRESIDENT FETCH will soon have their debut LP "The Eternal Need of..." released in the beginning of May on ROCK ON RECORDS, so be on the look-out for that one! I've heard a rough-mixed copy of it and it has a very good feel to it actually; I don't know what style to put, but about 5\% Dk/98, I'd say. So better get in touch with Anderz before you send any money, ok! Well, better get started with this one: Who came up with the name PRESIDENT FETCH and what does it mean?
Anzer: Well originally it was Ant who came up with that name. President does not really need an explanation. Fetch can have three different meanings. It can mean a presidents double/ghost, and the like. It can also be somekind of swindel by a president or another big head, when they say "fetch my business today", and it can also be to be fetched by, to be controlled, like a puppet or something.
W.R.: Then what does it mean to you?
Anzer: It can mean it all. It's up to the individual to decide what it means. We don't say it means THAT and nothing else. It's not permanent. The name? I don't really know why, it's something. But it was also before I joined they got that name.
W.R.: When did you actually join?
Anzer: Ha Ha.. we actually argue quite a bit about that. I mean it was April, but Pete is sure it first was in July. We just say April/July, then it must be the middle of that.
W.R.: Which tracks do you have then and how does they deal with the material you've written after the demo?
N.R.: Yeah, a bit.
Anderz: Well just a moment and I'll find out for you. I've got some old tracks which isn't included on the demo. "Pope " and "Sloth" which isn't included is about media and threaten. People who are good care for mother, god and so. "Them" we've got on the demo, segmenting more to people on about people intolerance. Like if you look at different people disassociate from you and....ehm.... it's hard because Ant sometimes write lyrics which are misunderstood. Like "I Hate Cowboys" and then people think 'oh well, he do not like cowboys and indians' and there's nothing like that. It has a far interesting meaning. It's about those people who gad around in the city playing real macho on Friday/Saturdays nights. Getting girls laid and beat others up with out no sense at all! Then there is "Ill Dog" which a lot just think is about a little dog which is running around biting people in their legs! And again it's nothing like that. Different people reactions gives different things. Which is the subject most of our songs deals with.

PRESIDENT FETCH: An Interview from '88 and Exciting New Album News

Another new one is "Hitler-Jugend-Zirkus" which of course is about nazism. Against nazism that is!!! Then there's one called "Say/ask". This one is also about people judging each other without actually really finding out what it's all about. For example people say mean punk or mean heavy metalller just because of a special type of hair etc. They are only judging by the look: eeh... what else do we have? "Fancied Persecution" which is a bit of a paranoia one. The songs mostly deals with feelings: how people behave to each other and to oneself. Thoughts inside oneself and thought for others - an inside & a paranoia one. Why is everybody just after me and so on? But it's a bit difficult for me to tell the deeper meaning of the lyrics, it all usually goes by gut feeling as attitude towards the lyrics as well as the others. ofcourse I know, what they are about but it's not easy when this sentence means this and this!! There's more to this feeling than just the < particular lyrics. I think that they are about current topics like war/peace, abbercrombie, personal nature. And I think that's the way we wanna continue.

W.R.: Well then you could tell a little about BOSTON TEA PARTY. Why'n't how it started etc.
Anderz: I actually got the idea to do it while I lived in Jutland, coz I could never get music with the bands I wanted to hear and then I thought about making a tape with lotsa danish bands and then I began to get in contact with a lot of bands here in Denmark, wrote to some foreign bands, posted the tapes and then there didn't happen nothing for a long time. Then I moved to Albertslund and there I met a guy who was interested in helping me out. First we made a tape, so it actually started as a tapelabel where we made some compilations tapes at first there was 10 danish bands and foreign ones and later I've made 5 compilations beside at a comp. Even the danish bands.

W.R.: What was that one called?
Anderz: It was called "Noget Pã Dansk" and the 14 bands on it were WAR OF DESTRUCTION, LUZ CRAP, UZI and ENOLA GAY. ENOLA GAY was the bands I played in at that time and we was nafaly in it too! Later I realised it was actually very easy to release records and so I started up a label. The first band called DEFORMED which I had been in contact with for a long time. Which wanted to make a record and it turned out that I'd like to release and found out with them and it seemed to work well. Since I've also released the WE LIVE IN THE CRAP. All the records I had released .. If you heard any of the other friends, people you have known for a long time you will think I'd like to help release all the best my attitude there. I've also released the 2nd MISANTHROPHIC CHARITY. You can may say that's not an unusual thing to be a band the same bands and it would be great to release it on my own label and it WAS fun but on the other hand it's a hell lot of work too. So actually B.T.P. started as a tape label and then I released some records and now I sell a lot of records, tapes and zines!

W.R.: Hmm... then tell a little about MISANTHROPIC CHARITY.
Anderz: Well, that's the band I am playing in and actually have played in for a long time.

W.R.: When did you start?
Anderz: We started in summer, late summer 1984, after my first band ENOLA GAY broke up and then there was another danish band called ELECTRIC DEADS.

Reflections on Judgment and Paranoia

PRESIDENT FETCH

Og nu til et interview med et af Danmarks mest interessante og originale band, nemlig ingen ringere end President Fetch. Læs nu hvad Anderz Nielsen, der håndterer den firstrengede, svarede til mine spørgsmål.

Hvordan blev President Fetch dannet? Ja, helt tilbage i 1986 var det egentligt sådan at Per, der er guitaristen, igennem længere tid havde prøvet og komme til at spille med nogen. Så havde han sat en annonce i en avis her i København, der hedder København, og den så Ant og så svarede han på den, og fandt de ud af at de ville spille sammen. Og så har det været sådan med et vores trommeslager, altså vores gamle trommeslager, så også en annonce, godtnok i en pladebutik, og så fandt de ligesom sammen. Og så havde jeg snakket lidt med Ant om det øg Jeg havde endligt i et andet band på det tidspunkt, men jeg syntes det kunne være meget sjovt at hjælpe dem, indtil de fandt en bassist. Og det har jeg jo så selvfølgelig. Det var sådan nogenlunde.

Hvad synes du om den danske Hard Core scene? Jeg synes, generelt vil jeg nok sige den er lidt for sløv. Der sker ikke så forfærdelig meget i forhold til hvis man ser på andre lande. Jeg tror vi har den scene vi endnu engang har fortjent, det vil så sige at hvis folk er lidt sløve, nå ja, men så bliver det også lidt sløvt. Der er sgu mange der er lidt sløve til at tage sig sammen til at lave noget. Men generelt de bands der er, som ikke er særlig mange, synes jeg er meget fede altså. Og jeg synes de også det er det, men der er nogen der også siger imod nogen nye ting, mens der er nogen der siger det er genialt. Men jeg synes det er lidt for sløvt.

Hvilke bands er President Fetch inspireret af? Vi er faktisk lidt inspireret af nogen punk bands, men jeg vil ikke sige vi er et punk band, vi blander ligesom lidt af hvert i vores musik og derfor endnu flere bands. Også mere rock'n'roll ja i teksten bliver nævnt et par navne, men der er i alt tre bands nemlig; Killing Joke, The Misfits og Aero Smith. Det som vi har lavet nu er kraftigt inspireret af noget lyd fra England, det vil sige Killing Joke og Discharge, sådan nogle agtige bands, men der nævnes også et par danske bands, ja jeg vil ikke sige alle de nævnte blot at vi har talt en del om det for de har også inspireret mange bands allerede. Vi ser på det som en længere proces.

Hvor mange kopier er der solgt af jeres debut-LP? Ja vores har jo nogen herhjemme med sån noget 150 tror den er solgt 1000-1100 eksemplarer.

Er der planer om at indspille en plade? Puha, puha! Det ved jeg sgu snart ikke. Problemet var jo at vi indspillede kun- lige en demo til os selv, men det tog os over et år at indspille den, så den vil ikke kunne handles så hurtigt. Der var mange ting lige som vi ikke var helt tilfredse med i studiet og det blev aldrig indspillet, så vi har ikke nogen demo klar. Jeg håber vi skal til at indspille i studiet her hurtigt engang imellem, så vi kan få udgivet vores første seriøse demo, ja se hvor meget tid vi kan få ud. Til sommer regner vi jo med at have et rimeligt langt nummer. Det er noget af en større udfordring titlerne til numrene findes det er godt ovre vil se.

Hvordan ser I på den danske Hard Core scene igennem andre lande? Ja den specielle kan jeg vel godt kalde den. Jeg vil heller ikke sige den er helt vild sejlig, men selv de store bands måtte eller kunne jo ikke rigtig sige noget og der var ikke kommet nogen specielle numre. Sådan fortsætter det i Danmark. Jeg vil ikke sige det bliver så meget bedre. Men jeg håber det bliver det.

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The Origins and Journey of President Fetch: An Interview with Anderz Nielsen

# PRESIDENT FETCH

Dansk undergrund har de senere år, og med rette mener jeg, været udsat for særdeløs hård kritik. Er der intet tilbage af de gamle idealer, eller er jeg bare en åndsfornottet nostalgiker, der for længst cr blcvet overhalet af nutiden, og som nu forsøger at finde nogle andre ligestillede som jeg kan sidde og drømme om svundne tider sammen med?

Udburd forsøgte at finde et svar hos Ander: bassister President Fetch, der har været med i undergrunden i en efterhånden, temmelig anselig årrække.

Anderz: "Den gamle "Punx unite" holdning er der måske stadigt væk, men ihvertfald i København er den blevet noget svært at finde. Det er som om folk meget har nok i sig selv, eller kun lige er sammen med de venner de drikker sammen med, eller hører hans sammen med, eller spiller i band med.

Folk har det meget godt i den lille lukkede kreds de nu engang færdes i, og kommer der nye til så skal de være socialt enten meget frembrusende for at kunne blive accepteret, og for at kunne blive lukket ind."

Klaus (forsanger i P F): "Folk er meget mistænksomme hvis der kommer nogle nye. Det er meget med at kigge folk an, og det er de lidt ældre så der tror folk straks de er pansere."

Reassessing the Danish Underground: A Conversation with Anderz of President Fetch

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Udb: "Hvis ikke det er "punx unite" holdningen der præger scenen nu, hvilke holdninger gør så?"

Anderz: "Jeg mener egentlig at det er svært at tale om en scene. Der er selvfølgelig en alternativ scene et eller andet sted, men det er som om det hele er blevet rodet så utroligt meget sammen. Der er både Hip-Hop og dødsmetal og punk blandet sammen, hvor det før i tiden var sådan at havde man langt hår og hørte heavy, eller gik med kasket og hørte Hip-Hop så holdt du dig væk derfra hvor der var punk.

Egentligt synes jeg det er meget positivt at folk har indset at man altså ikke behøver at tilhøre en eller anden grønthåret, langhåret eller kasket beklædt gruppering for at man kan mødes. Omvendt er der også kommet nogle ulemper ud af det. F.eks alt det der skete, lige før det her alt blev mere kommercialiseret. Lige pludseligt blev det på mode at rende rundt og ligne folk fra Seattle, eller som folk nu mente at man så ud i Seattle, og så bliver det mode at spille den slags musik, og så er der 1500 bands der spiller det. Der er masser af bands der egentlig aldrig ville have spillet den slags, men så er det pludseligt populært, og så er deres chancer for at score en pladekontrakt, blevet meget større, og det synes jeg er temmelig kedeligt. På den anden side, sådan har det jo altid været. Lige så snart der kommer noget nyt bliver det opfanget af nogle smarte buisness mænd, og så er det faktisk ødelagt."

Om det er frygten for at smarte buisness folk skal komme og ødelægge scenen, der gør at dansk underground var lagt væk at være så anonym så man kan være, ved jeg ikke, men jeg har selv været ret bekymret for det her virvar her i de sidste par år. Jeg synes der et intet mood men også skeptis. Jeg mener tænkt over at se det som artist og god artist. Tænke det er noget du kan se senere, at der kommer næsten endeligt.

Evolution of Alternative Music Scenes: From Subcultures to Mainstream Fusion

PRESIDENT FETCH

As you might have noticed the scene in Denmark is starting to get somewhere and luckily we also have some great punk bands and PRESIDENT FETCH from the capitol is certainly the best of them all. Their style is very close to DEAD KENNEDYS. Actually it’s hard to hear the difference but they are certainly not a rip off band. Junk’s voice is also as close as you can get to Jello Biafra’s voice. The other members in the band are Martin – drums, Theis – bass and Per – guitar. In the beginning of 88 they released a 19 track demo tape of the best songs ever heard in Denmark. The sound quality is also superb. They’ve also been featured in 2 different Danish comp. tapes, “Assel The Fixer”(’88 US comp.) “Oral From Pop”(’89). They also have several live recordings and many different PRESIDENT FETCH supporting. So if there’s any label keen to record a LP or 7" minialb in this kinda style, these guys surely are a potent band but they play helluva lot of gigs live. One of the reasons maybe bankruptcy. Their lyrics are exactly what you want to hear. They’ve many, if present or funny as to the point of absurd. So get in contact with them if you can at the address below where you also can get their brilliant demo. 

Anders Nielsen, Poste Restante K.30, 2200 København N, DENMARK.

The Rise of PRESIDENT FETCH: Denmark's Punk Pioneers

det og jeg kan høre nogen små ting i hvert nummer som måske er godt eller dårligt. Og så er det ikke sådan at jeg synes der er et overordnet nummer jeg synes er rigtigt godt på pladen altså, det er noget andet hvis det er live altså og man står og spiller numrene.

**Har jeres navn nogen speciel mening ?** Nej, ikke mere. Det var Ante der kom med navnet. Altså selve ordet Fetch kan betyde en del forskellige ting på engelsk. Det kan betyde at man henter noget, eller at man er grebet af noget eller holdt tilbage af noget og det kan også betyde dobbeltgænger og det var dette trick man spillede på også på det tidspunkt tror jeg nok han mente at det var meget godt at det var så'n med nogen ord, men nu betyder det ikke andet end at det er et navn. Altså selvfølgelig hvis folk synes at det betyder et eller andet for dem, så er det da helt okay, men altså for os har vi ingen dybere mening med navnet mere.

**Hvilke bands har I spillet med ?** Det skal jo næsten være nogen folk kender, kan jeg regne ud, at jeg skal nævne nu. Altså vi har spillet med Leben Und Leben Lassen, vi har spillet med Sliced Pimples, vi har spillet med Prophets Of Doom, vi har spillet med Bad Brains, vi har spillet med Verbal Assault, vi har spillet med Napalm Death, imorgen har vi spillet med Venom. Og nogen der hedder More Fiends, Store Front. Jeg kan ikke huske flere lige nu.

**Tak for interviewet noget du vil sige her til slut ?** Næ, ikke andet lige, at jeg synes det er fedt hvis du har fået gang i alt det du så'nude ting. Jeg håber der sker meget mere omkring det. Der har ikke været mere omkring København og Odense end Edit koncert med Kamera sydover på et tidspunkt. Det ville være fedt hvis man også kunne få noget der sker noget sveden steder. For der er mange i København der siger; "Hva', sker der noget i København andre steder, hvor sker der noget nye sange". Jeg synes der er noget fedt i det nu og jeg håber der bliver noget fedt omkring i fremtiden. Jeg håber det går godt.

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**ANDERS NIELSEN**  
Poste Restante K. 30  
2200 København N  
  
PETER

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