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Thursday, November 05, 2009 
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12" free download:
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Monday, March 09, 2009 
***22.10.2009***_______________________________________________

hier unser interview aus der aktuellen ausgabe vom OX.

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***13.10.2009***_______________________________________________


back from the uk, back home now.
the tour was a blast for us in many ways. we had a lot of good shows - but more important we experienced what it means to be part of the d.i.y. community! when we stood with our grounded van in a place called ashford, between the beefeater pub and the "yellow fisherman"-fish and ships, we knew, that a lot of people doin a lot of phonecalls to help us out. in the end it worked out pretty well. but seriously, without the help of daniel, george (and all the great people in brighton) or whisky-rich our gear would still be anywhere on the island.

bands touring the uk and europe - do a weightcheck with your van!!!! overweight can cause you serious trouble!

so thanx a lot daniel, george, mikey, hammers, fall of efrafa, all people at the brighton house, pat and molly, pats grandma, mick, matt, the other matt, ruth, henry, kef, whisky rich, battle of wolf 359, algernon cadwallader and teenage coolkids (those bands helped us lot - later they had the same overweight-problem), all bands we played with, all people who gave us a place to sleep and of course everyone who tried to help us in any way!

so whats coming next?! the last shows we play this year will be stuttgart and lustenau (austria). we are now writing new songs and will enter the studio together with jack in the end of december. new records will come out next year!
stay tuned for more news - check our blog.
btw - we have new shirts and stuff like that!


***21.08.2009***_______________________________________________


hello there. well everythings a bit quiet the last weeks. we all decided to have a little break this month. but while the jetlag-knight and our drummer are doin lazy vacation trips, me and sam are bored to death. good to see that at least daniel is doin some essential work for us in the u.k., check out our tourdates, we have some minor changes and still some dates left. get in touch with us or daniel (the hammers-dude, which is an awesome band btw!). sam is working on new designs for shirts and i have bought a new bass...interesting eeh? ouh, this is important. there will be limited tape-version from our record. it will be out on gaffas del rigor (the name...there is a logic in it). only 66 will be made, if you know gaffas del rigor tapes you what you should expect - check out: http://www.myspace.com/gafasdelrigorcassettes.

now for german speaking readers. it's now months ago that we made a little interview with vice-germany. you will find it this months issue or here: http://www.viceland.com/germany/v5n8/htdocs/maulwurf-mayhem-111.php

or read it here:


MAULWURF MAYHEM

Bei Glasses sind Dioptrien und Dezibel das Gleiche


Foto von Christoph Voy

Schlimmer als der Mythos des Comebacks ist eigentlich nur der Mythos der Supergroup. Mitglieder von Bands, die irgendwann mal aus irgendeinem Grund Geltungscredits eingesammelt haben, um sich anschließend untereinander zu zerstreiten und aufzulösen und eine oder einen Sparkassenangestellte/n zu heiraten oder eine Kombination aus allem, finden in anderer Konstellation zueinander und klingen wie ein Haufen abgetakelter Versager, die ihrer Jugend hinterherrennen. Glasses sind glücklicherweise das genaue Gegenteil davon. Sie setzen sich aus Leuten von The 244GL, Trainwreck, Perth Express und The F.A. zusammen und sie schaffen es tatsächlich, das Beste ihrer alten Bands in die neue zu übertragen und aus der Mischung ein Monster zu kneten, das sogar einer Armee aus Entombed, Tragedy und From Ashes Rise für fünf Minuten den Hintern versohlen könnte. Sie klauen ihre Artwork-Ideen bei Ümlaut, die ihre Artwork-Ideen wiederum wie jede zweite Band im Crust- und D-Beat-Sektor bei Motörhead klauen und sie sind allesamt auf die eine oder andere Art sehbehindert. Ohne hier maßlos übertreiben zu wollen, aber wann gab es so was schon mal?

Vice: Wie kommt es, dass ihr jetzt zusammen als Glasses unterwegs seid? Habt ihr zu viel Langeweile neben euren anderen Bands?
Benni (Bass):
Mit meiner anderen Band passiert gerade nicht so viel, Perth Express gibt es nicht mehr, Sam ist auch gerade ohne Band, es ist eigentlich nur Marc, der mit Trainwreck zweigleisig fährt.
Rocko (Drums): Marc fragte mich, ob wir nicht mal was zusammen auf die Beine stellen könnten, dann haben wir überlegt, wer als Bassist in Frage kommt, dadurch war dann Benni mit dabei.
Sam (Vocals): Ich kannte am Anfang eigentlich nur Rocko, er hat mich gefragt, ob ich Bock habe, in einer neuen Band zu singen.

Wie hat er dich überzeugt?
Rocko:
Ich hab gesagt: Mach mal, das wird geil.
Sam: Ja, so einfach war das. Ich war mir am Anfang nicht so sicher, kannte die Leute ja nicht. Es gab ja am Anfang auch noch einen Nebenbuhler. Aber ich ging dann zu der ersten Probe und das hat den Jungs auch schon gereicht.
Benni: Eine Probe angesungen und dabei. Fertig.
Marc (Gitarre): Die Konkurrenz direkt ausgestochen, ohne dass sie je da war.

Was ist die wichtigste Erfindung der Menschheitsgeschichte?
Marc:
Gitarre.
Sam: Waffen.
Benni: Und schnelle Autos.

Bezieht sich euer Bandname eigentlich auf die Tatsache, dass in der Band ein paar Hardcorepunkopas zusammenkommen, deren Augen langsam schwach werden?
Benni:
So ungefähr. Aber eigentlich hatte die Idee eine Freundin von uns.
Marc: Blöderweise stand der Bandname schon, bevor Sam dazukam. Sie ist ja die Einzige, die keine Brille trägt.
Sam: Ich habe das Konzept über den Haufen geworfen. Ich bin aber auch sehbehindert. Ich bin übersichtig.

Was bedeutet das denn?
Sam:
Das bedeutet, dass ich in den Sehtests auch die ganz kleingedruckten Sachen erkennen kann, bei denen andere Leute mit normaler Sehkraft aufgeben. Ich sehe auf der Autobahn zum Beispiel die Schilder als Erste. Ich kann weiter und schärfer sehen als der Durchschnitt. Mittlerweile kann ich damit nicht mehr so angeben, weil wir ein Navi haben, aber früher war das immer ganz praktisch.

Vielleicht hättest du Scharfschützin werden sollen, gerade bei deiner Affinität zu Waffen.
Sam:
Das ist Plan B, falls das hier nicht funktionieren sollte.

AR


***28.07.2009***_______________________________________________


what a great weekend! it was absolutely great to play fluff fest, even it was an early start for us on sunday. we were stunned how many people decided to get up this early coming to see us - thankyou very very much. we've met a lot of old and new friends and had a great time and saw a lot of great bands. there was only one big drawback - those assholes stealing stuff from other peoples tents. a lot of people there actually saving money for having just 3 nice days - and we are not talking about people with big bankaccounts (in most cases anyway). even worse, violenting the privacy of other people by stealing stuff while there are sleeping in their tents is quite unbelievable. still - it was great festival, great burgers and a lot of nice people. thanks to ralph, jenny and claude spending the whole weekend with us, helping us with everything. and by the way, hugs to graf orlock and ghostlimb. we played some shows with them the last months, hung out and had a great time. really hope to see all of you soon! we're now doin holidays and are back on the road (and in our practiseroom off course - new stuff is already in work) in september. i'm really lookin forward to our uk-tour in october.


***22.06.2009***_______________________________________________

back from trashfest - and it was amazing (even thow one of us suffered a very heavy "jetlag" one moring and this not the TW-dude). we missed seeing raming speed, stuck in traffic, came too late but saw a shitload of great bands. hey, if you are one of those bloody idiots, unaible to use a simple doorhandle in the middle of the night in a room packed with sleeping people, please get in touch with us. anyways thanx to theun and all the folks at trashfest giving us this cool festival.

an extra hug to chris denial!
here we go:




btw - our friend kenneth from gent made an interview with us for vice-belgium - its dutch only unfortunately.

TECH ISSUE EXTRA - EEN INTERVIEW MET GLASSES OVER DE VOORDELEN VAN EEN BRIL

GLASSES

Jullie dachten dat hardcore vooral een sausageparty was? Misschien, maar gelukkig zijn er de geweldige uitzonderingen op de regel. Als Henry Rollins twintig jaar later was geboren, borsten had gehad en Duits was geweest – geef toe, niet zo moeilijk voor te stellen – stond hij nu waarschijnlijk bij het Duitse Glasses te schreeuwen. Behalve de nodige decibels produceren, kunnen de heren en dame ook een eind weglullen over brillen en andere spitstechnologie, wat geheel toevallig perfect bij het thema van dit issue past.

Vice: Glasses, wiens glasses?
Marc: Een vriendin van ons kwam op het idee. Benni, Rocko en ik dragen alledrie een bril. Toen ik haar vertelde dat we samen in een band zouden spelen, zei ze: 'Dan kunnen jullie hem meteen ook gewoon Glasses noemen'.
Maar jullie zangeres draagt geen bril.
Benni: We hadden de naam al voor dat Sam er bij kwam. Ze houdt er dan ook niet van. Net als de kerel die onze plaat uitbracht trouwens. (lacht)
Marc: In Duitsland zeggen ze dat zij ‘het plan heeft’, omdat wij niets kunnen zien als we onze bril afnemen, maar zij wel.
Sam: Ik zie eigenlijk beter dan de meeste mensen. Ik weet echt niet waarom.
Met laserbehandeling en dergelijke zou dat voor jullie toch ook moeten lukken.
Benni: Die moderne technologie is een schande, want het vernietigt de looks en de designmogelijkheden van een bril.
Marc: Ik had vroeger contactlenzen, maar als ik gitaar speel en het zweet loopt in mijn ogen ontsteken ze. Dus ik ben min of meer verplicht een bril dragen. Ik doe hem wel af als ik aan het spelen ben.
Benni: Ja, dat is het grappige er aan: we spelen altijd zonder bril.
Met welke andere moderne technologie houden jullie je wel bezig?
Benni: Ik ben een fan van grote Zweedse auto’s. Ik heb thuis een Volvo. Om je een geheim te vertellen: wist je dat Volvofans een degout hebben van Belgische Volvo’s? Ik weet alleen niet waarom.
Mark: Ik ben nogal into gitaren. Ik zou niet zonder kunnen leven, ik ben een echte gearfreak. Ik maak mijn eigen pedalen en mijn doel is om op een dag mijn eigen versterker te ontwerpen en in elkaar te steken.
Rocko: Euh.. telefoons. Ik telefoneer heel vaak.
Sam: Ik ben into computers in het algemeen eigenlijk. Ik hou van mijn MacBook en maak vaak artwork en dergelijke met programma’s als InDesign en Photoshop. Zonder die tools zou ik veel dingen niet kunnen doen. Vaak maak ik een ruwe schets met de hand verbeter die dan met de computer.
Benni: Daarnaast hebben we vooral het internet hard nodig als groep. We wonen ver van elkaar en communiceren gebeurt meestal via e-mail.
Sam: Het is vaak moeilijk om af te spreken om te repeteren, dus alles moet goed georganiseerd zijn.
Wat vinden jullie van de hele mp3-cultuur?
Marc: Het is wat vreemd dat er nu één groot bedrijf is dat een monopolie lijkt te hebben op het hele mp3-gebeuren. Aan de andere kant, dankzij mijn iPod kan ik mijn hele collectie platen meenemen op tour.
Benni: Ik ben nooit gestopt met platen te kopen omwille van mp3s. Eigenlijk ben ik er juist opnieuw mee begonnen daardoor. Het is gewoon veel makkelijker om nieuwe muziek te leren kennen.
Jullie lp is pas uit, maar was al een tijdje op internet te vinden. Vinden jullie dat vervelend?
Marc: Het is een middel om meer mensen in aanraking te laten komen met onze muziek. Wanneer je het hele album kan beluisteren krijg je sowieso een beter beeld van waar de band eigenlijk voor staat. We hopen natuurlijk dat de mensen die het goed vinden de plaat dan ook effectief kopen.
Nu we toch bezig zijn: wat denken jullie over voortschrijdende technologische evolutie en het lot van de mensheid in het algemeen?
Marc: Het ligt er aan hoe je de technologie gebruikt. Dat is het hele punt. Je moet je bewust zijn over wat je hebt en hoe je het kan gebruiken voor een goed doel.
Benni: Behalve wapens, die hebben maar 1 doel.
Samn: Sport?

KENNETH VANHOUTTE


***06.06.2009***_______________________________________________

sorry - but this one is german only...

okay, keine frage - mir reviews angeben is oberpeinlich. beim folgenden muss ich mal eine ausnahme machen. wer's liest wird wissen warum und genauso herzlich lachen wie wir.

"soviel namedropping muss sein: glasses ist die schnittmenge aus 244 gl, trainwreck, perth express und the fa
und in sachen ( meist ) mittelschnellen, düsteren, ultra-intensiven post-hardcores mit sicherheit das beste , was dieser tage aus deutschland kommt. die produktion ist so dampfwalzig, dass das auch ein herr brannon nicht besser hinbekommen hätte. frontmann sam, von dem übrigens auch das artwork der einseitig bespielten 12" ( auf der b seite gibts etching ) stammt, hat eine bedrohliche, kehlig-rauhe stimme, die verzweiflung und wut ausstrahlt, dass dagegen jeffrey eaton von modern life is war beinahe mädchenhaft klingt. ein mächtig beeindruckendes album, das in meiner gunst derzeit gleichauf mit dem von defeater liegt." ( 9 )


***25.05.2009***_______________________________________________

UK-Tour!!!!
dudes and dudettes - were happy to made our first longer trip outside germany to the u.k. in october! we cant wait for it - and we will come together with November 13th from hannover. our friend daniel is helping us with booking the tour - if you are interested drop us a line and we will give you daniels contact since he has the best overview regarding the routing. so if you want to have us idiots - let us know :)
the dates are between oct. 2th and oct. 11th - but we expect the last day in the u.k. will be the 10th.

the ghostrider-shirt is available again - same story with our 12", the 2nd press arrived here two weeks ago.


***25.03.2009***_______________________________________________

sascha made some videos from our last aachen show! thanx btw to jenny and ralph - and off course sten, kenneth and furnace!!!!









***09.03.2009***_______________________________________________

it just sucks to be back home, sitting at work after having an awesome week on tour! it just sucks! anyway, we had great days on the road, we met lots of old and new friends and had great shows. so thankyou to everyone involved - we really appriciate it! d.i.y.-sucks? no way!!! it is still way better than all this guestlist-hardcore-business idiocy!
hugs to hannes (hennessy, herr nasty, schwannes) our driver and guru, to CAVE CANEM and TRAINWRECK!







Wednesday, February 25, 2009 



ihysm 
so this is the last action from the jaded nothing but a bundle of blah. the good
of mankind, your deceits. narcistic, hateful, your speech. things won't
change and shut up talkin about those „good old days“. please blame
others and let me know i'm a piece of shit. you don't need to reflect
with that cynical wit. show me again how small i am. count me out with
facts, literacy, empathy what? life is competition. what a tricky cloak!
i'm so sick. just leave me alone. you fucking bastard. i wish you all
the worst! the worst !the worst !the worst!
 
 
your terms 

what the fuck is wrong with you? this is just in pretence. and you dont think about
you could be the one who is wrong. i don't get how someone could be
so unempathic. you're putting up brave front. so this your ideals. your
terms i never use. your perfect deceits. your boastful talk i won't
get. your glossing things over and over. those are the terms il'l never
use. this is not me and i am everything you'll never be.
 

 
i laugh blood 

What was it worth to deceive oneself? How good it feels to borrow the phrase. Thanks for having binary. You’ll never get the world is not that easy as
you wish it to be. no matches found as it was written between the lines.
i laugh blood while you think it's all black and white. pigeonhole me,
call me what you like. pee in the sink and say it was me.was it that
worth to deceive yourself? and did it feel so good to repeat those phrases?
how good we have binary and again things are as easy as you wish them
to be.
 
 
the calm before the storm 

what is this for? you just walked in that door. it's again wanting, needing and letting  go. i fucking had it too  many times before. you think you're all
like me. you know waht? it's just the calm before the storm. doing harm
is what i lke you know. my circuitous  me is calling you to cicatrize
a bit of me. two times destruction won't make a good couple. so do me
no good and i like it quiet before the storm. so was it my fault or
is this the fault you did to me? and yeah you  might not know,
you might not know. i'll keep that black box. always. always and forever.
ja lubie cie. you're too much of me. you're too much of me. was it my
fault? was it your fault?
 

disaccords 

today is green and tomorrow is blue.  it's always the same with things wanting
and running at full tilt reversive ways. give me another filler to make
this another wasted night. to feel that bitter aftertaste. to ask myself
again if this is me. fuck what i told myself yesterday, today was blue
and tommorrow it'll all be grey. i make this another morning to regret.
living a permanence that i so much can't stand. i'm giving a smile to
being at odds with myself. it's me at fast forward drowning. i'm drowning
in a contradictory me.    fuck what i told myself yesterday,
today was blue and tommorrow is grey. today is green and tomorrow is
blue. i ask myself again if this is me. swaying in disaccords, things
to face but not willing to see. fuck what i told myself yesterday. today
was blue and tommorrow it will all be fucking grey.
 

destination regret 

sometimes i feel like not  having a glimpse of good in me and it's nothing
more than  going the easiest way. what if i did too much wrong
and if this is destination regret? what if honesty sways with all these
questions in my mind? it's those replacable doing rights. and i can't
see why thinking this way should be a gift and i'm fucking sick of it.i'm
on fire, i got cold. i hunger for and i'm tired all at once. „you
messure with double standards“.„oh no i weigh, i weigh, i weigh“.
and i promise i'll do better while pressure has taken it's toll on me.
restlessness became my dearest friend. and there's something on my side
that won't leave me in peace. and again i got cold. kept locked away,
kept locked away. i hungered for. lock it away. lock it away.
 

the trashcan ode. 

wore a fake leather jacket. drank too much and slept in pissed jeans. this is vacation in my head. it's as fake as me. well you never dared, so you will never
see. teenage kicks will last even if you're not 16. damn material and
trashcans rolling down the street. caught up and this is still the thrills
i need. you say i have to grow up. kids at heart will be the ones who
loose and i still think of if this could be something i'd rather choose.
well you never dared, so you will never see. teenage kicks will last
even if you're not 16.


all from our 12", released on vendetta records.





Monday, February 09, 2009 



***31.03.2009***_______________________________________________

good news - the 2nd pressing will be in the plant tomorrow!
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

***16.03.2009***_______________________________________________


if you want a CD-version of our record get in touch with us! comes with a silkscreened cover...5 euro....cheers


***14.02.2009***_______________________________________________

finally it's done:



get it on tour or order via vendetta records or here www.bisaufsmesser.com/store!

so thanx to everyone who helped us with the record and all the usual bandstuff, just to name a few: klose (this brave man done it without checking any song - klose it could have been ska-punk!), Z, jack, paul, planks, hannes (what a helping hand, probably bennis personal assistant) and merch-matthias.
we are still stunned about alle the nice feedback we've got the last weeks - so thankyou again and again...

ps: and now listen to that new dominic/the third memory split (end of man = awesome song!)

***12.02.2009***_______________________________________________

hello boys and girls,
looks like our records is on the way - so here is a picture of the artwork made by sam! we just cant wait to hold the record in our hands!



shirts will be soon available here from our site.
hugs!

***10.02.2009***_______________________________________________

i can hardly believe it myself, but it seems like all preorder records are already gone! sorry mates!

***09.02.2009***_______________________________________________


ok, first record-blog,
the preorder for our first 12" has started - preorders get white vinyl limited to 100 copies, to order please e-mail to: vendetta@bisaufsmesser.com or contact the webshop: www.bisaufsmesser.com/store

we will post some pictures of the records as soon as possible here in this blogsection. stay tuned fellas!















Monday, January 05, 2009 

Current mood:  busy
001. 28.12.08 Aachen, Az (w/ One On One, Worldpeace, Fargo) 
002. 16.01.09 Mainz, Haus Mainusch (w/ Slump, Planks) 
003. 17.01.09 Gießen, Ak 44 (w/ Fargo, Planks) 
004. 28.02.09 Göttingen, Juzi (w/ Pete the Pirate Squit, Planks) 
005. 01.03.09 Münster, NB 12 (w/ Union of Sleep, Planks) 
006. 02.03.09 Hannover, Stumpf (w/ Brick of Dispair, Cancer Clan) 
007. 03.03.09 Darmstadt, Oetinger Villa (w/ Golden Gorilla) 
008. 04.03.09 Leipzig, Zoro (w/ Furnace, Trainwreck) 
009. 05.03.09 Dresden, Meschwitzstr. (w/ Brick of Dispair, Trainwreck) 
010. 06.03.09 Berlin, Kastanie (w/ Unquiet, Cave Canem, Trainwreck) 
011. 07.03.09 Bremen, G18 (w/ Unspoken Promisses, Trainwreck) 
012. 08.03.09 Hamburg, Rote Folra (w/ Cave Canem, Trainwreck) 
013. 23.03.09 Gent, the Frontline (w/ Millions of Them, Down Bite, Teenage Lust, Furnace) 
014. 24.03,09 Aachen, AZ (w/ Furnace) 
015. 26.05.09 Göttingen, Lumiere (w/ Oiro, Balboa Burnout) 
016. 21.05.09 Osnabrück, Bastard Club (w/ Union Of Sleep, Endbringer) 
017. 22.05.09 Potsdam, Black Fleck (w/ The Process) 
018. 23.05.09 Eisenberg, H2O Tower (w/ Failed Suicideplan, Sniffing Glue) 
019. 29.05.09 Mannheim, JUZ (w/ New Bruises, Golden Gorilla, Trainwreck) 
020. 30.05.09 Chemnitz, AJZ Talschock (w/ Trainwreck, I Walk The Line, Just Went Black) 
021. 31.05.09 Plauen, Schuldenberg (w/ Trainwreck, Hungry Lungs) 
022. 19.06.09 Steenwijk, Trahfest (w/ a lot of great Bands) 
023. 21.06.09 Gent, Frontline (w/ Ghostlimb, Graf Orlock, Millions Of Them) 
024. 16.07.09 Mülheim, AZ (w/ Resurrectionists, Mio) 
025. 17.07.09 München, Café Kult (w/ Celeste, Ghostlimb, Graf Orlock and 100 great Bands) 
026. 24.07.09 Köln, Underground (w/ Kingdom, Shipwreck A.D., Rise & Fall, Have Heart)
027. 26.07.09 Rockycany, FLUFF (w/ Death is not Glamouros, An Albatross, Ratosde Porao, As We Fitght, June Paik, Daymares, Shipwreck A.D., Rise & Fall, Have Heart)
028. 05.09.09 Schweinfurt, Stattbahnhof (w/ Cloak/Dagger, Antitainement, Gold Dust, Idol Hands + more)
029. 27.09.09 Wiesbaden, Kulturpalast (w/ Actress, Man the Change)
030. 02.10.09 Groot-Bijgaarden, JK de Paddestoel (w/ Midnight Souls, A Strength Within, Link, November 13th)
031. 03.10.09 Brighton, Cowley Club (w/ Fall of Efrafa, November 13th)
032. 05.10.09 Hull, The Ringside (w/ Closure, Hang Them, November 13th)
033. 06.10.09 Edinburgh, Henrys Cellar (w/ Bottomfeeders, Altars, November 13th)
034. 07.10.09 Glasgow, The Flying Duck (w/ Altars, November 13th + one more)
035. 08.10.09 Leeds, The Cardigan Arms (w/ Cry Havoc, November 13th)
036. 09.10.09 Nottingham, The Chameleon (w/ Dead in the Woods, November 13th)
037. 10.10.09 London, The Grosvenor (w/ Battle of Wolf 359, Armed Response Unit, November 13th)
038. 11.10.09 Kortrijk, The Pits (w/ November 13th)
039. 06.11.09 Stuttgart, Juha west (w/ Pessimistic Lines, Man The Change)
040. 07.11.09 Lustenau, Culture Factory (w/ M. Corvin, Arktika, Rumpeln)