Q. Could you talk about the concept and production of The Only Good Raver Is Dead Raver? What does the album title mean?

THE CONCEPT BASICALLY AN OUTWARD PROCLAMATION TO DIFFERENTIATE THE MUSIC I MAKE FROM BEING CATEGORIZED AS TYPICAL DANCE OR RAVE MUSIC AS I SEE ALOT OF OTHER GABBER RECORDS BEING TREATED. I SEE GABBER AS KILL MUSIC, I WANT PEOPLE TO KILL EACH OTHER TO IT. THE TITLE COMES FROM THE BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES SAMPLE USED IN CROSSED OUT’S SONG “PRACTICED HATRED”, ANOTHER INDICATOR OF THE POWER VIOLENCE INSPIRATION AND MENTALITY I DRAW SO HEAVILY FROM.

Q. What equipment are you currently using for music production? Could you walk us through your creative process?

RIGHT NOW I MAKE ALL OF MY MUSIC USING MY NINTENDO 2DS XL USING AN AMAZING FREEWARE TRACKER PROGRAM CALLED NITROTRACKER! I’VE BEEN USING IT PRETTY MUCH EXCLUSIVELY TO MAKE ALL MY MUSIC FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW AND I LOVE IT! TRACKER BASED HARDCORE, ESPECIALLY PRODUCED ON THE AMIGA, ALWAYS APPEALED TO ME ESPECIALLY IN EXAMPLES LIKE BLOODY FIST, RADIOGRAFFITI, AND EARLY NEOPHYTE, BOTH SONICALLY THROUGH THE AMIGA’S PAULA CHIP BARBING EVERYTHING IN ROUGH, SNARLING 8-BIT MONO, AND ALSO THOUGH THE INCREDIBLY CREATIVE SAMPLE USAGE THE WORKFLOW OF TRACKERS CREATES. THE LIMITATIONS ARE SO FUN TO WORK WITH AND SUBSEQUENTLY HAVE BROUGHT MY MUSIC CLOSER TO MY INSPIRATIONS AND WITH MY DS, IN A WAY THAT’S PERSONAL TO ME AND I CAN PUSH FURTHER IN A DIRECTION I WANT TO HEAR MORE FROM! LIKE MY OWN LITTLE POCKET AMIGA!

Q. Your music is sample-based—what are your thoughts about the sources you choose to sample from?

SAMPLE BASED MUSIC IS THE GREATEST MUSIC EVER KNOWN TO MAN. I THINK USING SAMPLES TO CREATE NEW SONGS FROM IT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL AND AUTHENTIC METHODS OF MUSIC PRODUCTION. IT IS A LOUD AND UNAPOLOGETIC BARING OF YOUR HEART AND INSPIRATIONS AND A DIRECT TRANSLATION OF THAT INSPIRATION INTO SOMETHING NEW, TRANSGRESSIVE AND FULL OF PASSION. LIKE AN AUDIBLE COLLAGE. MY MUSIC IS BUILT 100% OUT OF SAMPLES RIPPED FROM MY FAVORITE GAMES, MOVIES, SHOWS, AND MUSIC, ALL OF WHICH INVIGORATE ME AND HAVE MADE ME WHO I AM AND I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL THEY HAVE GIVEN ME THIS AVENUE OF SELF EXPRESSION.

BECAUSE I AM FUCKING PSYCHO, HERE’S A LIST OF ALMOST EVERYTHING I HAVE SAMPLED OFF THE NEW RECORD:

NASENBLUTEN (DUH)

PASSENGER OF SHIT

⁃ WHITEHOUSE

⁃ TRACI LORDS LOVES NOISE

⁃ SPAZZ

⁃ GRIEF

⁃ EYEHATEGOD

⁃ DEATHPILE

⁃ DJ CHIPMAN

⁃ PICCALO

⁃ GETO BOYS

⁃ THE D.O.C.

⁃ HARD NOISE

⁃ URBAN WASTE

⁃ XYLOCAINE

⁃ NINJAMAN

⁃ RECTAL HYGENICS

⁃ CONSUMER ELECTRONICS

⁃ CLIP OF LENNY DEE TALKING ABOUT MY MUSIC

⁃ TERRY GANZIE

⁃ APARTMENT 213

⁃ ARAB ON RADAR

⁃ MISSING FOUNDATION

⁃ WENDY O. WILLIAMS

⁃ COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG

⁃ TWIN HYPE

⁃ NEOPHYTE

⁃ EVIL DEAD 2

⁃ HEDONIST

⁃ RADIO WARS

⁃ HENRY ROLLINS’ STANDUP ROUTINE

⁃ DODDODO

⁃ TEMPLEOS

⁃ ALIENEYE

⁃ BURMESE

⁃ HARRY PUSSY

⁃ NETAS

⁃ MEMETIC

⁃ SUPPRESSION

⁃ EUROMASTERS

⁃ THORR’S HAMMER

⁃ THE GEROGERIGEGEGE

⁃ FFF

⁃ LEATHERNECKS

⁃ DELTA 9

⁃ DISCIPLES OF ANNIHILATION

⁃ EPSILON

⁃ CROSSED OUT

⁃ PLANET OF THE APES

⁃ WIZARDS

⁃ FRITZ THE CAT

⁃ JUNGLE JUNGLE SAMPLE PACK

⁃ XTORTION SAMPLE PACK

⁃ LILKEVO303 SAMPLE PACK (THANKS KEVO LOL)

⁃ A BUNCH OF RANDOM YOUTUBE VIDEOS

RANDOM RECORDINGS WITH DS MICROPHONE

Q. What is the current music community like in Miami? Is there a scene that supports and pushes the kind of music you make?

SOUTH FLORIDA RIGHT NOW BEING COMPLETELY HONEST COULD BE ALOT BETTER, I SO DESPERATELY WISH THERE WAS A RAVE SCENE OR SOME PROPER REPRESENTATION FOR GABBER AND HARDCORE THERE THAT ISN’T COMMODIFIED UBER POLISHED DESIGN DISTRICT WYNWOOD SHIT. BUT THE HOME I’VE FOUND AND WHO I WILL ALWAYS BE INDEBTED TO ARE THE PUNK / HARDCORE / AND NOISE SCENES WE HAVE DOWN SOUTH. LEGEND PROMOTERS HOLDING IT DOWN LIKE EQUINOX BOOKING, ALTERNATIVE MIA, NO WORK RECORDS, CLASSIC STEEL PRODUCTIONS, AND NEWER PROMISING PROMOTERS LIKE SWAMPDEM, ARE DOING THE LORDS WORK TO KEEP THE GENRES THEY GIVE A FUCK ABOUT ALIVE ESPECIALLY IN A CITY WITH NO DIY VENUES, NO POSSIBILITY FOR RENEGADES, AND SEEMS HELLBENT ON DESTROYING ANYTHING INDEPENDENT AND AUTHENTIC. SOUTH FLORIDA PROMOTING IS NO JOKE. I FUCKING LOVE YALL.

Q. Which U.S. artists, labels, or events do you respect the most now?

ARGHH I COULD GENUINELY GO FOREVER ON THIS BUT ILL TRY TO BE AS BRIEF AS I POSSIBLY CAN. FIRST I HAVE TO SHOUTOUT MY FLORIDIAN SIBLING IN HARDCORE, JAVI AKA FIVE STAR DEATH, GENUINELY ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED AND GENIUS-BRAINED PEOPLE I KNOW AND FOREVER DIGITAL HARDCORE URGENT CARE SUPER STAR, LOVE U BITCH. I ALSO LOVE ALL MY FAMILY IN 909WORLDWIDE, SO MANY TALENTED AND AMAZING PEOPLE KEEPING HARDCORE ALIVE AND HAVE GENUINELY CHANGED MY LIFE. I’D ALSO LIKE TO SHOUTOUT RAVEFURREST, FURRIES MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND, LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH. ANOTHER ACT I ADMIRE IMMENSELY THAT I FEEL IS CARRYING THE DIGITAL HARDCORE / GABBERVIOLENCE TORCH IS MY FRIEND PURITY CONTROL FROM DENVER COLORADO, SHE RULES SO HARD. AND MUCH MUCH MUCH LOVE TO REANIMATED MISCARRIAGE, GENUINELY BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE LABELS SINCE I WAS IN HIGHSCHOOL AND I’M SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE RELEASED MY ALBUM ON THEIR LABEL, THAT’S SOME REAL DEAL WEIRDO FREAK NOISECORE SHIT SUCKA! SHOUTOUT DEEJAY CHAINWALLET, 99JAKES, AND GOVLINK THREE OF MY BIGGEST INSPIRATIONS AND CLOSEST FRIENDS! SHOUTOUT HELLTEKK, SHOUTOUT UJF, SHOUTOUT DEATHBYSHEEP, SHOUTOUT FREAKHORSE, KEV AND WRATH 970, KIMBERLY, SHOUTOUT BREAK THE CHAIN BOOKING, SHOUTOUT FRIDGE FROM TENNESSEE, AND NICK’S PROJECT TYMPANIC RUPTURE EVEN IF HE’S NOT DOING IT ANYMORE LOL. I COULD GO ON AND ON AND ON… BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, SHOUTOUT TO MY CLOSE FRIENDS MARCIE, JOY, TINA, AND SAMUEL! LOVE YOU GUYS FOREVER AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE.

Q. Do you have any specific goals in your music career?

HONESTLY, NOT REALLY! I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT I’D BE PERFORMING OR TOURING OR DOING ANY OF THIS SO ALL OF MY GOALS ARE PRETTY MUCH MET! I GUESS MY ONLY PRIORITY IS TO KEEP DOING IT AND KEEP HAVING FUN DOING IT! WHEN I GET BORED I’LL PROBABLY FUCK OFF AND LEARN TO PLAY THE BANJO OR SOMETHING.

Q. Could you share your upcoming schedule? And finally, do you have a message for the readers?

YEAH! I’M ACTUALLY ON TOUR RIGHT NOW UNTIL THE END OF NOVEMBER! LOTS OF PSYCHO CRAZY RAVES, PUNK SHOWS, GRIND SHOWS, AND NOISE SHOWS ON THE ITINERARY SO I’M SUPER EXCITED!

HERE’S THE REMAINING DATES I’VE GOT LEFT!

⁃ 9/5 - LOS ANGELES, CA

⁃ 9/12 - COLUMBUS, OH

⁃ 9/13 - DAYTON, OH

⁃ 9/16 - CINCINNATI, OH

⁃ 10/4 - NEW YORK CITY, NY

⁃ 10/10 - PHOENIX, AZ

⁃ 10/11 - FORT COLLINS, CO

⁃ 10/18 - SOUTH CAROLINA, FREAK FEST

⁃ 10/31 - PORTLAND, OREGON

⁃ 11/1 - SAN FRANSISCO, CA

⁃ 11/7 - AUSTIN, TX

⁃ 11/8 - DENTON, TX

⁃ 11/10 - LOS ANGELES, CA

⁃ 11/28 - PHILADELPHIA, PA

FUCK COPYRIGHT. NO RIGHTS RESERVED. NO SOUL GUARANTEED. SAMPLE EVERYTHING. STEAL EVERYTHING. KILL ALL DJS. ANTI-CLUB. ANTI-RAVE. ANTI-DJ. ANTI-BPM. ANTI-GENRE. ANTI-MUSIC. EAST COAST GABBERVIOLENCE. DIY OR DIE. DONT WAIT FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO DO IT FOR YOU. MAKE THE SHIT YOU WANT TO HEAR. KILL ALL BANDS. DEATH TO GUITAR MUSIC. TRUE SHEER ELECTRONIC TERROR MURDER MUSIC. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO GIVES A FUCK URGENT CARE RECORDS. 909 WORLDWIDE. HARDCORE WILL NEVER DIE. BUT YOU CERTAINLY WILL. I LOVE MURDER CHANNEL.

⁃ ASHLEY GATERROR

2025.09

MDC Interview#70 " GATERROR "