Topla je skoro pa proljetna večer i uhvatila me neka mješavina inspiracije i nostalgije i volio bih napisati za ovaj webzine neku kolumnu, odnosno članak. Kao i mnogo puta u zadnjih 20+ godina napisati ću nešto o hardcoreu, odnosno hardcore punku i mojoj ljubavi prema toj muzici i tom životu.
Ustvari, ne mogu reći da se radi samo o ljubavi prema muzici, istina je, volim je i to svim srcem, ali to je već toliko isprepleteno i živi duboko unutar mene da se muzika i taj način života nekako više ne mogu razlikovati i identificirati, u stilu aha, ovo je muzika, a ovo je život! Ne.
Hardcore je nekako uvijek bio uz mene. Od prvog dana, odnosno taktova i liriksa prvih bendova koje sam čuo na loše snimljenoj kazeti, toliko izlizanoj od slušanja da je kazić prožvakao traku, do dana današnjeg i modernog doba, odnosno diskografija bendova dostupnih na praktički jedan ili dva klika mišem. Sjećate li se dana, kada ste mislili da ste nepobjedivi, kada ste cijeli dan čekali večer da izađete sa ekipom na vrući gradski asfalt, popijete, zapjevate, a dani su bili dugi,a noći još duže i uz braću/sestre/crew život je bio bajka i nitko vas nije mogao poraziti? Često šetam duge šetnje ulicama u današnje doba i naviru mi na raznim mjestima sjećanja koja me nasmiju, ubediraju, zbog kojih oko postane vlažno ili se glasno nasmijem. Duhovi mi ne daju mira. Vidim neke ljude kojih više nema živih, a još hodaju uz mene, smiju se, sjećam se kako smo urlali pjesme, voljeli, bunili se i zazivali anarhiju i pobjeđivali laž. Sjećam se još svojih prvih parolaških anarhoidnih kolumni u prvom fanzinu kojeg sam radio sa mojim prijateljem Igorom. Isto tako, sjećam se svog prvog koncerta kao pjevača punk benda i svih bendova nakon toga, odličnih i dobrih momenata, loših nije bilo. Cijelo to vrijeme hardcore je bio u meni i uz mene, nisam ni slutio, a ni danas mi još nije jasno ta simbioza.
Hardcore je bio uz mene i u trenucima kada me život spustio nekako na zemlju iz oblaka djetinjstva, kada mi je poginula sestra, umrla nakon toga majka, a život mi je pokazao da postoje i ružne strane. Nekako si mislim, da nije tada bilo te simbioze mene i hardcorea, možda me danas ne bi niti bilo da radim ovaj webzine i pišem ovaj tekst. Parolaške fraze su možda prošle, neke stvari prihvatiš s vremenom da možda ne možeš promijeniti, ali ostanu u tebi te crte, taj Force, ta sila koju ti je hardcore donio. Vjerujem da sam uz simbiozu mene i hardcore uspio ostvariti tu osobnu revoluciju i postati bolji čovjek. Imam puno mana, nekad sam seronja, ustvari često, nisam anđeo kao što nije nitko od nas. Ali, hardcore mi je pomogao i naučio me da budem bolja osoba, da počnem brinuti za sebe što je normalno, ali i za ljude oko mene, jer jednom kada prestanemo brinuti, kada nam postane svejedno, mrtvi smo iznutra.
Skoro će mi biti navršenih 40 godina. Kako je moj frend Piter rekao, mi smo liferi stari moj. Ne vrijedi uopće to spominjati. Put života me doveo ovamo i osjećam se aktivnije i više motivirano nego ranijih godina. Ima još puno što imam za reći, što imam za učiniti i napisati.
Prije nekih godinu dana sam objesio mikrofon o klin i prestao pjevati u bendu. Taj zadnji gig je za mene bio jako bolno i katarzično iskustvo. Kada smo se pripremali za svirku, gitaristi se spajali, bubnjar slagao činele i tako to, na razglas je sjećam se svirala pjesma ” Slowdown” od Ignite. Kroz glavu mi je proletjelo tih 20 godina po binama, klubovima, festivalima sa svim bendovima u kojima sam pjevao. Hoćeš nećeš, trnci su mi išli po kičmi, oči su se zarosile. Dečkima iz benda nisam mogao to pokazati, jer neki od njih nisu znali za moju odluku do pred sam kraj seta odnosno zadnje dvije pjesme. Odluka se pokazala ispravnom. Radim ovaj zine i volim odnosno obožavam raditi zine. Kao što sam rekao, osjećam se aktivnije i energičnije no prije i zahvaljujem svakom od vas što čitate i podržavate ovaj zine i moja baljezganja.
Na kraju, je li sve skupa vrijedilo, sve ove godine? Naravno! Jel bi opet? Naravno! Hardcore i ja smo simbioza koja se ne može prekinuti i koja je neraskidiva. Kreni sa mnom naprijed, bez straha! Peace and Love.
When I first heard of this band from Nashville, USA, I immediately fell in love with their mix of melodic but dirty punk. The guys will soon be on European tour so if you can, go and see/hear them live, you wont regret it!
HI AND WELCOME TO MY WEBZINE. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE EL ESCAPADO TO THE READERS OF THIS ZINE THAT HADNT HEARD FOR YOU YET?
Abe: Picture Karl Marx snorting cocaine while tossing Molotov cocktails into an EDM festival. Viva la revolución!
Elliot: If you like fast music and intricate vocals, this might be for you.
Joey: Fast,drunk,and fun punk rock.
KD: Hmmm. Fast, drunken punk rock I guess? Think fast NOFX songs, but with less talent, shittier gear and slightly smaller crowds.
Toby: Chuggity guitar riffs over really fast drums and intense driving vocals.
YOUR NEW ALBUM „HERES TO ETERNITY“ CAME OUT A WHILE AGO. HOW IS THE FEEDBACK? WHERE CAN WE HEAR/BUY YOUR MUSIC? YOU ALSO MADE A VIDEO RIGHT?
Abe: Our fans love it and the reviews have been outstanding. We are keeping the momentum going. We’ve already started writing songs for the new record. You can buy a copy by driving to Madison, Tennessee and personally picking it up. Yes.
Elliot: Feedback for the first recording has been mostly positive. You can find us in all the usual places online- iTunes, Bandcamp, Redtube…..wait, maybe not that last one. Only KDs solo work is featured there.
Joey: You can hear it on spotify iTunes band camp YouTube and yeah the video was a lot of fun to make and came out great!
KD: Its been pretty good for the most part. A few places hated it in their reviews, but they probably suck too. Most of the bands and people at our shows seem to dig us though, which is what counts to me. Yeah the new video just came out for “Downtown”, it was really fun to do. I think we are doing another one soon.
YOU GUYS PLAY DIRTY BUT AT THE SAME TIME MELODIC PUNKROCK THAT I LIKE A LOT. WHERE DO YOU DRAW YOUR INSPIRATION FROM?
Abe: I get my inspiration from far too many areas, which makes it difficult to narrow down. I used to believe that I was the bastard son of Greg Graffin. Turns out…he doesn’t know me and thinks I’m strange.
Elliot: It’s always funny to me to hear what other people take from our music. I don’t see us striving to create “dirty but melodic” music. That’s just what comes out. We all have different backgrounds, and when we come to the writers table, a little bit of everyone comes out. I don’t think we ever consciously set out to create a certain sound. We just play loud and fast punk, like every band we’ve all ever loved- but our style.
Joey: Drums from Travis Barker,Jimmy Chamberlain,Davey Calabrese, Tre Cool and Keith Moon.
KD: I’m into bands like NOFX, Bad Religion, Propagandhi, Bigwig, etc., so I guess bands like that, but I probably listen to more regional touring/local bands we play with than anything. Hopefully I don’t rip off any of their riffs .. haha I just like to play fast and I want to have as much fun on stage as NOFX and tour as often as Motorhead did.
Toby: We mostly just like to play music that we want to hear which all of us are into the fast punk rock from bands like NOFX, Propagandhi, Strung Out.
YOU ARE PREPARING A EUROPEAN TOUR THIS SPRING. WHICH COUNTRIES WILL YOU PLAY? DO YOU GO ALONE OR AS A PART OF A BIGGER PACKAGE? IS THIS YOUR FIRST TOUR? BIG FESTIVALS VS SMALL CLUBS, WHAT IS BETTER?
Abe: Big package…haha. I enjoy jamming in front of energetic crowds in small clubs – nothing beats playing to a rowdy group packed together like a sweaty Vienna Sausage can. I like to see everyone’s smiling faces and hear them singing along. Although, festivals are nice too. A crowd of a few thousand usually affords a band the chance to eat things other than Vienna Sausages.
Elliot: KD is the mastermind behind everything that we do. I’m not even sure where we are going. I’m just going to show up, play my guitar, and eat whatever awesome food each country has to offer. We’re flying kinda solo on this venture. The Manchester Punk Fest is our kickoff, and then we fly into the great unknown. Big venue. Small show. We bring the same energy and enthusiasm either way. We’re just happy to play.
Joey: Small clubs are better to me,I prefer house shows haha. Not our first tour but first time in Europe I’m stoked!
KD: Yeah, we are doing a quick 20 day tour in Europe. We play Manchester Punk Fest in the UK to start, then we head to Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Italy and France. Its mostly just us with local bands, but we have a few dates with the band F.A.V.L. from Italy that we meet when we played with them on their US tour in 2016. This will be the 3rd tour for El Escapado, but our first outside of the US. I just love to play live, I don’t care if its to 500 people or 10, although the energy you get from large crowds is pretty amazing, especially when they are there for your band and really get into the music.
Toby: I’ve never played a big festival so I have no idea.
IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GIGS AND CROWD IN EUROPE COMPARED TO AMERICA?
Abe: I guess we’ll find out. I sure hope so.
Elliot: Ask me in June.
Joey: I’m not sure from what I hear European crowds are more into it.
KD: I’ll tell you after our tour ..
Toby: I’ve heard that European crowds are way cooler than American crowds.
WHAT KIND OF LABEL IS STIK MAN RECORDS? ARE YOU SIGNED ON THAT LABEL? ARE YOU HAPPY? WOULD YOU SIGN FOR A MAJOR IF OFFERED?
Abe:It would have to be a unified decision amongst the bandmates. It might be difficult to tell the Stikman owner that we were leaving. Though, he would understand and is cool with us being open to other opportunities.
Elliot: Stik Man is KDs label, so we’re kinda stuck with him. But in truth, there’s not a better place for us to be. Stick Man is all about putting their all into bands that they believe in. We share a label with other bands that we respect and love. There’s nothing better than that. With that being said, if you hear that a major label has interests, they can reach me at evirulajr@gmail.com.
Joey: If anyone wants to pay me to play drums for a living I’m down cough Fat Mike. Stik Man is great all my bands but two have been on it.
KD: It’s horrible. I hate them. They rob us blind, fuck us over and send us on shitty tours. Plus the owner is a fucking drunk who likes to give people shit. Oh, I own Stik Man btw, so I guess we are technically self released? Being on a bigger label would mean more exposure and less work for me, so I would be down for it. Plus we could use the extra money to tour and drink more often. Fat Mike? Brett W. Gurewitz? Mike Park? Any of you guys reading this?
Toby: I don’t know about a major label, but a larger independent one would be alright with me!
CAN YOU EARN THE LIVING WITH THE BAND? DO YOU GUYS HAVE REGULAR DAY TIME JOBS?
Abe: Ah, it’s nice to fantasize.
Elliot: Fuck, I wish. My daytime job is a recording engineer at my studio- Shed Recordings. I get paid to make other peoples records so I can go on vacation with my friends in our band.
Joey: Yeah we all work the regular jobs for now..
KD: The band pays for itself for a lot of things, but touring and doing videos can get expensive, so we all work jobs.
Toby: I drive forklifts in a warehouse. It’s kinda cool because it’s all glass bottles and I get to “accidentally” grass glass every now and then.
HOW IS THE SCENE IN NASHVILLE? ARE YOU INTO THE UNDERGROUND BANDS AND SCENE FOR A LONG TIME PERSONALLY? CAN YOU STILL REMEMBER THE FIRST PUNKROCK GIG YOU ATTENDED?
Abe: Nashville is known for country music. The punk scene has had its ups and its downs. Honestly, the scene kinda sucks. There used to be a time when we were all unified and it was a large tight group, but then the dominoes fell. But there does seem to be a resurgence with the younger kids. I went to see FIDLAR play a couple of months ago. There was a whole new group of lil-punkers, from the Y-generation, at that show. It was packed with kids that would dig anything Stikman Records is dishing out. I guess they just miss the big marketing campaigns.
Elliot: The Nashville scene is small, but very much like a family. We all try to support each other’s endeavors. But I can’t speak to the old days. I grew up in LA. My first punk show was the VooDoo Glow Skulls at the Olympic theatre. A girl’s hair got torched. I saw a dude stab a security guard. It was intense, and I was all in after that.
Joey: Yeah! My first show wasn’t until I was 18-19 i think it was Dirty D And The Sweaty Meat.
KD: Nashville can be tricky. Certain large bands can get a lot of people out and a few smaller touring acts can do ok, but its a hard city to get into if you don’t know someone or have played here a lot and can get a following. We have good shows some nights and other nights we are lucky to get 20 people out, so it varies for us. I’ve been playing in bands for about 15 years. My first punk show was at a place called Lucy’s in 1995 or 96 maybe? It was some friends band from school and some other bands that I dont even remember. It was a whole new world for me because I was mostly into Hip Hop at the time, Wu-Tang, Gangstarr, NAS, Biggie., etc. I still have more Wu tattoos than any other band .. haha.
Toby: The scene here is okay. There are some cool bands. I moved here in 2008 but there were some bands that I listened to since before then. Like our friends in Stuck Lucky. I remember seeing band names and listening to their music on MySpace (way back in the MySpace days.) that turned out to have band members that I play with now. My first punk show was in a small town in Michigan called Battle Creek. I was friends with the co owner of a skate shop that threw shows in the back and this band VDB played. The singer was hitting himself in the face with the microphone making himself bleed and the band was just fast and loud. They had the power turned off on them in the middle of the set but I still loved it and bought a cd from the guitarist that was recorded in a garage. I still have that cd and it’s awesome.
HOW IS LIFE IN AMERICA NOWADAYS? IS THERE A LOT OF POLITICAL TENSION DUE TO TRUMP CONTROVERSIAL DECISIONS? THE NEWS THAT WE HEAR IN EUROPE ABOUT THE RISING DICTATORSHIP ARE NOT GOOD.
Abe: How long is this interview?
Elliot: #fucktrump #pizzagate #fuckhillarytoo #mandelaeffect shit is fucking nuts right now. Just like you guys in Europe, I’m baffled that this is happening. I’m just trying to move forward and create a positive environment for our son and my family. I come from a family of immigrants. One of my closest friends is Iranian. The new regime is a big threat to all of us. We just try to stay positive and look for the good in the world. No one is being silent over here. You don’t have to look far to see the people that have your back.
Joey: I try to stay out of it in conversation because It gets me worked up too much Trumps a womanizing racist sexist homophobic idiot. I hope he’s impeached in the future.
KD: Honestly its scary and I’m not sure if we can take 4 years of him. I have no fucking clue how he got elected or why. I feel like we are moving backwards in so many things that I use to love America for. For the first time in my life I feel embarrassed to be from my country, it’s sad really and I hate even thinking about it. I can’t wait to come see everyone in Europe! haha I’m sure Abe has more to add to this ..
Toby: I personally don’t pay much attention to politics. Besides, I’m sure Abe had enough to say about that.
THATS IT FOR NOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY AND I DIDNT ASK YOU?
Abe: Can we come move in with you? At least until the next election? We’re clean, I promise.
Elliot: My favorite color is blue and ferrets are my favorite kind of pet. Salvia is a fun recreational drug. I enjoy taking long, hot baths. Fighting rush hour traffic to take my son to school every morning is the pits. Fuck the new Nashville. Move back to Milwaukee, why don’t you?!?
Joey: Thanks for liking us enough to do an interview!
KD: Thanks for interviewing us, hopefully we will make it to Croatia next time. I like food, beer and wear a medium size shirt for anyone who is reading this that wants to buy me things on tour!
You can catch the guys on the following tour dates:
April 21st – Manchester Punk FEST
April 22nd – Manchester Punk FEST
April 24th – Belgium @ TBA
April 25th – Netherlands @TBA
April 26th – Emmen, Netherlands @ Huize Spoorloos
April 27th – Berlin, Germany @ Wild At Heart
April 28th – Poznan, Poland @ Alternativa Club w/ F.A.V.L.
April 29th – Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany @ Club Steelbruch w/ F.A.V.L.
April 30th – Dresden, Germany @ TBA w/ F.A.V.L.
May 1st – Hof, Germany @ Punkrock Partykeller
May 2nd – Turin, Italy @ TBA
May 4th – Viterbo, Italy @ TBA w/ F.A.V.L.
May 5th – Munich, Germany or Switzerland or Southern Germany
May 6th – West/South Germany or Belgium or North France
Meni najdraži punk bend iz Čakovca svih vremena, Bez Panike opisao je svoj put vlastitim riječima u četvrtoj epizodi serijala o čakovečkim bendovima. Bruno, Rodi, Špica, Šokre, zahvaljujem na svemu što ste napravili kao bend za ovu scenu!
Bez Panike čakovečki je punk bend nastao u prvoj polovici 90-ih godina prošlog stoljeća. Nastanak benda obično se veže uz kraj 1995. godine, no, postoji i nešto starija povijest. Naime, prvi počeci sežu još u 1993. godinu, kad su četvorica prijatelja Zoki, Krešo, Danijel i Rodi počeli nešto sviruckati sa polovnom opremom u nedovršenoj Rodijevoj kući. Još uvijek bez nekakve posebne definicije glazbenog izričaja i imena benda, dečki su samo znali da žele svirati. Body Count, Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers…bili su to bendovi koji su se slušali i najviše utjecali na ekipu željnu svirke. Bubnjar Zoki bio je prijatelj s Brunom, gitaristom iz zajedničkog death metal benda Deformed Carrion koji su se upravo raspali, pa im se Bruno ubrzo pridružio. S obzirom da je Bruno ustvari bio panker, a nitko nije znao svirati dovoljno dobro da bi mogli skidati bendove poput Rage Against The Machine ili Red Hot Chili Peppers, nekako je bend počeo više naginjati na troakordnu pankersku glazbu. Legendarna “Izgubljeni” Leta 3, bila je prva cijela odsvirana stvar nadobudnog benda. Bend je ubrzo počeo raditi i svoje stvari. Dečki su se nazvali Bez Panike te su uslijedili i prvi nastupi (gitarijada „Psi u prostoru“, Školska priredba u Graditeljskoj školi Čakovec). Bile su tu i obrade tada mega popularnih Green Day, Offspring, a iz tog vremena postoji čak i demo snimka sa par autorskih alter/punk pjesama koja se nažalost izgubila. Šteta, baš bi bilo zanimljivo čuti Bez Panike s muškim vokalom i dvije gitare. No kako to obično biva, nakon nekoliko nesuglasica bend su uskoro napustili pjevač Krešo i bubnjar Zoki, dok su preostali članovi pokušavali naći njihovu zamjenu. I našli su je, pa se tako bendu pridružuju Špica i Nicki, donedavni članovi benda Death Fish. S postavom: Špica (vokal), Rodi (bas, back vokal), Bruno (gitara) i Nicki (bubnjevi), bend okreće novu stranicu u svom životu (drugi gitarista Danijel također je u međuvremenu otišao) i tu ustvari započinje ono što svi znaju da je Bez Panike. Ako je dotad i bilo pokušaja koketiranja sa drugim stilovima, u ovoj postavi bend definira svoj glazbeni izričaj čvrsto se okrenuvši punokrvnom punk zvuku i filozofiji, dok njihova glazba pod utjecajem tada sve popularnijeg kalifornijskog punka postaje brža i melodičnija.
(Bruno-gitara)
Svoj prvi nastup u novoj postavi, Bez Panike su odsvirali na legendarnom koncertu „R`n`r nightmare“ u prosincu 1995. u tadašnjem još legendarnijem čakovečkom the Clubu sa bendovima Wasserdicht, Verbalni Delikt, Debeli Precjednik, Najveribest, Panty Waists i Raspaliot. Iako im prvi nastup i nije bio baš nešto i s većinom odsviranim obradama, bend je odsvirao i svoju prvu autorsku pjesmu u toj postavi, “Naša pjesma”.
(Špica-vokal, u pozadini Nicky-bubnjevi)
Uskoro je uslijedilo još nekoliko lokalnih koncerata, a pod utjecajem d.i.y. filozofije i suradnja s čakovečkim bendom Grassohoppers u vidu zajedničke kasete koju su nazvali „E čoveče, ova činela“. Kazetu su izdali Špicini i zajednički frendovi, ekipa iz čakovečkog Eržikej fanzina. Jedna od njih, Neda, pisala je i tekstove koje su Bez Panike uglazbili i kasnije nastale pjesme izdali na njihovom prvom “pravom” studijskom izdanju „Stvarnost“. Za bend, to je bila dugo željena „demo“ snimka, ali s obzirom da je dobro ispala svi su je tretirali kao nekakvo d.i.y. izdanje, gdje riječ „demo“ baš i nije imala nekakvo posebno značenje. Uglavnom, „demo“ ili izdanje ili kasetu, članovi su distribuirali vlastoručno, na cesti, po simboličnoj cijeni od 10 kn, a naklada je bila 100 komada. „Stvarnost“ je snimljena u lipnju 1996. godine a na njoj se našlo 10 autorskih pjesama i jedna obrada pjesme „17 godina“ grupe Hari Mata Hari. Ovdje su se našle pjesme poput angažiranih “Rasisti fak of”, “Naša pjesma” , “San” ili nešto laganije poput “Danas” ili “Za sve nas”. Izdanje je prihvaćeno jako dobro a bend je dobio i super kritike u Heroini Novoj, tadašnjem glasilu nezavisne i underground scene u Hrvatskoj. Koncerti i festivali počeli su se nizati kao na traci i bendu je krenulo odlično. U jednom trenutku Nicki je zbog drugih interesa odlučio napustiti bend no na njegovo mjesto uskače Shokre iz preloških Panty Waists i ta se postava nije mijenjala sve do raspada.
(Shokre-bubnjevi)
Bend je uskoro zamijetio i Sandro Ptiček, iz poznatog fanzina Živjela Komercijala te im ponudio suradnju, a što je rezultiralo prvim internacionalnim izdanjem, zajedničkom 7″ pločom sa njemačkim bendom MARS MOLES. Ploča je izašla 1997. godine za izdavačke kuće Živjela Komercijala i Rabauz Records. Autoru ovih redaka ovo je neobično drago izdanje zbog specifičnog zvuka i štimunga na ploči, dok su osim crnih primjeraka 7-inchera postojali i nešto atraktivniji, oni u zelenoj boji. Na ploči je bilo šest pjesama, po tri sa svake strane od svakog benda a što se Bez Panike tiće to su bile „Da li…“ s dema i dvije nove („Posljednji krik“ i „Think“). Bend se također našao i na različitim internacionalnim kompilacijama, poput „Punk rock makes the world go round“, „The Survival of the Nettest“, i sl.. Period od 1996. do 1998. bio je nekako najaktivniji period u životu benda sa puno koncerata, turnejom po Njemačkoj i period najintenzivnijeg druženja sa ljudima s underground punk scene, stvaranja novih prijateljstava i zajedničkih fešti. Jednom riječju, vrijeme najvećeg uzleta. Bilo je to ustvari zlatno doba za Bez Panike.
(Rodi-bass)
No uskoro je Bruno dobio poziv za vojsku, Špica se odselila u Zagreb pa se i razina aktivnosti benda nekako smanjila. Probe su imali kad god bi našli slobodnog vremena tako da se do kraja 90-tih ipak nakupilo materijala i za novo izdanje. Pa tako 2000. godine bend izdaje cd pod nazivom „Pankmobil“ sa 14 pjesama, gdje su se uz 11 novih našle i jedna obrada Trini Lopeza „If I Had A Hammer te dvije pjesme sa „Stvarnosti“. Ovo izdanje izlazi za Živjela Komercijala te Nice Guy Records iz Njemačke. Na ovom albumu više dominiraju pjesme osobne tematike nauštrb onih angažiranih, međutim bio je to odraz osobnog života članova benda. Neki članovi benda u slobodno su se vrijeme ustvari bavili i aktivizmom na području ljudskih prava i prava životinja, no, onaj, za hc/punk značajan politički angažman na ovom izdanju u dobroj je mjeri izostao. Album su članovi iz zezancije posvetili starom Rodijevom automobilu Polonezu, s kojim su prošli puno zajedničkih tura i koji je konačno zasluženo otišao u mirovinu. Na izdanju su se našle stvari poput „Sjećanja“, „Ne reci nikad“, „Put“ , „Savršeno sretna“ i sl. Album je bio prilično brz i pomalo sterilan. Usprkos tom novom izdanju, svirke su se ipak sažele na nekoliko u godini, što je u stvari, s obzirom na logističke poteškoće i angažman članova benda u nekim drugim projektima (Bruno je npr. jedan od osnivača HC/crust benda Outré, a kasnije i garažnog punk benda Heena) i bilo očekivano.
U tom periodu pa sve do raspada 2008. godine, bend je održavao probe na relaciji Čakovec-Zagreb i to u Čakovcu većinom bez Špice. Zbog toga su i nove pjesme nastajale sporije, no nije tu ni bilo nekakve žurbe. Bend ustvari nikad nije živio u iluziji da će ikad živjeti od svirke ili barem zarađivati od toga, jer to bi ubilo i kreativnost i onu nekakvu slobodu bez zacrtanih rokova, svirki i svega ostalog što ide uz ozbiljan glazbeni angažman. Punk je ljut, neuhvatljiv, krivuda neiskrčenim putevima, istražuje, upoznaje, uči, viče, skače i bend je odlučio ostaviti stvari baš na tom mjestu. Sedam godina bilo je potrebno za napraviti osam novih stvari koje su na kraju 2007. ugledale svjetlo dana na d.i.y. cd-izdanju „Bez Panike“. Izdanje na kojem su se ujedno i najviše lomila koplja između članova benda zbog finalnog zvuka, za autora ovog teksta najbolje je i najzrelije (i audio i vizualno) izdanje benda. Produkcija je prljava, punkerska, pjesme su angažirane, emotivne i osobne dok omot sa slikom osobe na čijem se mjestu srca nalazi upitnik a srce iznad te osobe zatvoreno u krletci, daje osobnu, snažnu poruku o razočaranosti ovim depresivnim svijetom. Ovo izdanje i nije nešto bilo zamijećeno, promocija je bila prilično slaba, ali Bez Panike su ionako bili u laganom raspadu te su odlučili završiti svoju priču.
Trinaest godina benda prošlo je brzo poput munje ali je i trajalo dugo i ostavilo zasigurno neizbrisiv trag na trojici mladića i jednoj djevojci koji su odrasli i izgradili se kroz bunt protestne glazbe učeći se tako kritičkom razmišljanju kojeg toliko danas fali kod mladih ljudi.
(Bruno-gitara)
(Špica-vokal, u pozadini Nicky-bubnjevi)
(Shokre-bubnjevi)
(Rodi-bass)
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