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What's it like to know that yourmusic, inspired by
social isolation, has spread
so far?
TimFreeborn:
It does blowmy mind that we were able to get the band
together in the first place: most of the people in the band had no
knowledge of or interest in hardcore but agreed to play with us because
they were our friends and probably appreciated having something to do
that didn’t involve sports or underaged drinking.
AndrewBrideau:
I was touring with another band I had formed shortly
after leaving SOI and a childhood friend of the singer came up and said
“Chris says you’re the Andrew in [earlier band] ATB and SOI.” I was still
a teenager then but realized SOI did have an impact on some people.
Maybe due to the area of the world we came from.
DitchDog:
It's humbling to think of others identifying with us worldwide;
there's more small towns out there than cities.
KennyCampbell:
I guess it largely reflects the nature of the underground
hardcore punk music scene. I think that the DIY approach really resonates
with some people.
DidMeaford have its own brand of
“Small TownMentality”?
DitchDog:
Add Red Deer, Alberta to the list of towns where local hicks will
shout obscenities at you because of your looks...the mentality appears to
be widespread.
Andrew:
Meaford wasn’t a great place to grow up looking the way I did.
Tim:
Playing a show in The Soo did involve a chase, but the abuse there
was mutual.
How busywere youwith correspondence?
Did you get a lot of trades for the EP or did
most people pay for it?
Kenny:
I remember that Timwould share any trades with us if one of us
liked it more than him. It’s a great way to get to know other bands at
similar stages. I remember a British band called Napalm Death who traded
their record/cassette for ours.
Tim:
I traded recordswith a lot of people in the States and Europe, and some
of thosepeople helpeduswith showswhenweplayed in theStates during the
summer of ’87. I suppose that I spent a lot of time on the correspondence,
but I was young and at loose ends, so I had a lot of free time.
