A Chat With Der Bomber(UK)

A few weeks ago we featured Der Bomber on the blog. Lately, they’ve been pretty busy watching the Euro 2008 soccer games and getting deep into songwriting sessions. However, now since Euro 2008 is over and Spain won , they were able to answer a few of our questions.

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Der Bomber, is that German?

‘der bomber’ is indeed a German name, literally meaning ‘the bomber’, it was a nickname attributed to a 70′s German footballer called gerd muller who had a phenomenal goalscoring record, the name is a nod to all of us who support lower league clubs and christen our treasured star striker with the name (eg nicky ‘der bomber’ maynard), our politics our probably summed up in that concept, pride in squalor.

Who are you rooting for in Euro 2008?

I watched euro 2008 as a complete neutral but enjoyed watching Holland the most.

Your songs have a load of energy! Have your songs always been this energetic?

‘hard and fast’ has always been the rationale, i believe we are still yet to hit our top gear. the energy and passion are derived from the fact that we mean absolutely every word we say, chord we play, we were once described as ‘viciously intelligent’, that’s the best description of der bomber i’ve heard.

My favorite is “Swimming of Sinking.” What is this song about?

the ‘swimming or sinking’ lyrics were written by another band member so i couldn’t say for sure what they’re about, i suppose it’s all down to interpretation, i interpret it to be about the chancers and fakers who latch onto indie culture now that it’s fashionable, you can walk into any high street clothes shop and come out looking like a member of the klaxons without actually understanding it or ‘meaning’ it

Say you could do one thing to change the world, what would it be?

That’s quite an expansive question, people write 4 billion word essays on that sort of shit and I’m not nearly informed or qualified enough to answer it but i will say that greed, waste and religion probably contribute to 99.9% of the worlds problems and are possibly more linked to each other than you’d think

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