SHEEP ON DRUGS - Lee Fraser
18 April 2007Britain's nihilistic industrial punksters Sheep on Drugs visit Bulgaria's capital Sofia for the very first time in their career on April 20, 2007, for a joint show with the one-off reunited local avantgarde cultsters Babyface Clan, the energy waveВ vampires Lovers of the Bomb, and the London-based duo Imbeciles & The Poison Umbrella. Two days before the show Babyface Clan's vocalist Nasso Ruskov conducted a friendly conversation with Sheep on Drugs' mastermind Lee Fraser...
Nasso Ruskov: What's the weather like in London?
Lee Fraser: It's a beautiful day. It's like the middle of July.
N. R.: What are you doing at the moment, besides this interview?
L. F.: Well, I'm just packing my stuff, getting ready to leave for the gig.
N. R.: Give us an update on what currently Sheep on Drugs are up to. We know that the album "Best of a Bad Bunch" just came out, and...?
L. F.: We had some problem withВ our record company, Invisible Records, and I'm trying to solve it out. The next album is nearing completion - something like 2/3 of it is done - and whether or not it's up to Invisible, it will be out by the end of the year.
N. R.: Since you've never played in Bulgaria, some people here are curious regarding the actual name of the band, Sheep on Drugs. You know, some think it advocates drugs...
L. F.: No, no, not at all! Think of the name - who wants to be a sheep? So if Sheep on Drugs means anything at all, it's antidrugs. It's about provoking thought, aboutВ you making your own mind up of what you think about drugs.
N. R.: Looking back up to this point, what were the best times of your career so far?
L. F.: It's difficult to say, as they all have been pretty good. I think the best time is yet to come. I'm really looking forward to this new album and... Really, I can't think of what isn't good.
N. R.: We know that Duncan X (Sheep on Drugs' co-founder) has a tattoo studio now, so the band at the moment is you and Johnnie Borden. Where did you find her?
L. F.: Basically, I found her in a night club a long time ago. I befriended her first, and she looked great and it turned out she's a good keyboard player...
N. R.: Do you follow the current UK scene - rock or electro or whatever? Do you have any favourites?
L. F.: Well, I heard this up and coming band The Shanklin Freak Show... But most of the mainstream stuff is rubbish, mainly because of what happened to the music industry - record companies are losing money because of downloads, etc. The mainstream is very incestrious, I mean they sound like what was numberВ one the previous week, so there is no real mainstream scene. It's the underground scene which I'm quite into.
N. R.: Your crowd is very colourful, with a lot of so-called freaks, etc. Where do you think this comes from?
L. F.: I think all our fans outcast the society, and they can relate to our music, beause it's quite... not anti-society, but alternative society, I'd say.
N. R.: Are you gonna play all the goodies here in Sofia?
L. F.: Yeah, we'll play all the old favourites and some new stuff, too.
N. R.: We look forward to see you on Friday night!
L. F.: I look forward, too!
Copyright: Tangra Mega Rock
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