20 Friday April 20 2001 Standard-Examine- INC puts its political opinions to music punk-roc- k Swedish band to perform in SLC with Rocket From the Crypt r PREVIEW WHO: The International Noise Conspiracy opening lor Rocket From the Crypt WHEN: Doors open at 7 pm Wednesday WHERE: Club DV8 a private club at 1 5 S West Temple Salt Lake City k TICKETS: $1395 available at Graywhale CD stores 539 8400 By MARK GUAY StatKtanl Csnmtnnr corrpsfcMHkMit ineinbers of Kane While The Machine voiced political opinions music they may pate m comparison to Sweden's The Inlernatumal Noise Conspiracy The INC was fused together m 1998 with Dennis Iyxzen the tend sinner of the now defunct Refused and five oilier members from such hands as Separation and Dounhnuts 1 future Iyxzen the former head of Refused said he’s not sure what image his former bund's last album left on the punk world "I have no idea I don't really think about It 1 never really thought ubout what I did I'm not really gixid at looking backward I guess we wanted to put political ideas into music and mukc people recognize people think differently That’s what set us apart" Although Iyxzen is the leud singer he and the bund don't huve the lead singerleader of the band mentality Once again that's attributed to their anarchist views "I always think (politics) played an important part in shaping the punk-roccommunity" said Iyxzen in a phone interview from Boston And The INC with lead singer Iyxzen spread its political voice in Salt Like City Wednesday at Club l)V8 with punk-rocpioneers Rocket l'Vom the Crypt The INC's style of punk rock is completely different from other punk bands The band blends a Beach Boys’ bass sound with a punk-rocguitar and an almost techno beat all while singing their The band's views of record label Epitaph says on its Web site that INC is a mix of The Who and Guy Dcboard will “The point of this band was to play music that was very recognizable with people play music that we like that’s really danccahlc and movable” said anarchist and lyxcn a socialist The International Noise Conspiracy consists of Inge Johansson Dennjsjtyxzen Stromberg Ludvig Dahlberg and Sara Almgren (clockwise from Most of the inspiration comes from bund itself a punk-nic"I'm not in thut scene" Iyxzen firmly k surroundings "We’re all consumers of culture" he said "We bring in us much culture us we cun every day We don't confine ourselves to any two bunds It's a big big mix of cultural settings" Iyxzen doesn’t like the direction punk music has been going the last few years "It's unattractive and dull music" he said "I hope punk rock will just fade away and then become creative again I lopefully it will reinvent itself or hope It sort of fades away" Of course The INC doesn't consider big-tim- e 1 The band doesn't necessarily get Its influence from other bands lyxcn said Lars left)' "leaders arc there for Stupid people to follow them around I'm not interested in having a leader There are five individuals on the same level (in the bund) We are all 20 percent Without the five of us this bund wouldn't exist" I le doesn’t sec an end to this bund anytime soon The band plans on releasing more albums to follow l(Ws “The First Conspiracy" and 2000's "Survival suys “We don't really cure about scenes We just wunt to play music" The INC isn't likely to end up on any local radio station The band members are probably too politically extreme for commercial success although Refused developed a big fun base with Its technopunk sound Some in the underground Industry even say Refused's "Thu Shape of Iunk to Come" Sickness" "We’ll continue to spread our political-- ' ideas and spread music We have a lot left to give" manifesto more than a record may chungc the way punk will be in the a ‘The Embassy Tapes’ is punk rode in its truest untainted form lyrics sung In a fashion "The Fmbussy Tupes" is punk rock us u detonation fuse to the destruction of all contrived notions of theory punk rock thut celebrates the power of music by destroying any semblance of it Words full to describe the crude Punk rock "The Fmhassy Tupos" The Nation of Ulysses In un era when punk rock Is often as overproduced as a Boston record It's easy to forget the days when it was an unrefined forum of expression Marly pioneers such as the Germs and Minor Threat recorded albums that showcased exact- ly what they were: loud ruw garage bands that stripped rock of all its pretensions filing It down to its primal core In the early '90s Washington DC’s Nation of Ulysses spent time playing politically charged hard-corpunk that wus in direct contrast with the more grunge prevalent at thu time The band released two highly acclaimed albums before breaking up in 1992 but the band recorded u handful of songs on u e snotty-nose- four-trac- k In 1990 that never saw the light of day Those trucks huve now been compiled In "The Fmbussy Tupes" and these nearly lost gems serve us a testament to a time before punk wus just another marketing term for bands with multicolored hair From the opening Introduction NOU set the stage for a chaotic rampage that would make members of Blink-18wet their punts In fear and disbelief choThere ure no s no ruses no catchy 2 sing-ulon- g pop-hisik- d energy this record exhumes This Is punk rock In its truest und untainted form plain and simple Onu could compluln ubout thu l sound quality of the "Embassy Tupes" or the fuet thut the songs uren't quite us strong as those on the bund's officiul albums but that would be missing the point "Fmbussy Tupes" is a remurkable album thut serves as a reminder of what punk rx:k once wus und whut it still has the potential to be Grunted un album this unpolished might not druw In any new lo-f- funs but those who understand the difference between reul punk rock ana corporate rock posing us punk should find “The Embassy Tupes" a rejuvenating blust Ryan Hall Standard-Rxamlne- r correspondent Rock "Live In New York City" Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Bund There ure few surtwo-Cset prises on the recorded lust summer at Mudi-soSquare Garden This is arena rock guitar nx:k classic rock -every kind of rock thut suggests rock is dead us a rock It's to thu artists' credit thut they cun breathe life into the old geezer g D of "Murder Incorporated" und the chestnut "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out- " with one of those priceless Springsteen a killer version monologues The new song "Izind of Hope und Dreums” is undermined by rugged harmony vocals and the world doesn't need yet another recorded rendition of "Born to Run" (Clurcnce Clemons duplicates his sax solo n Highlights include un authentic opening "My Live Will Not U't You Down" a gentle lovely rendition of "The River" or "Junglelund" But Springsteen live Is more than a nostulglu trip His energy and pusslon ure undcniublc and his songs will remain relevant as long us we have fantusles and fears Steven Wine The Associated Press