INTERVIEW WITH ZAK OF TSC
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[ interviewed by Def KLF of M. V.


] KLF: Zak , you are a new member of the
]Syndicate.  The Syndicate  used to be a
]Swedish band,you are French...  Can you
]present yourself  and tell us  what you
]are supposed to do in the band...

 ZAK: I'm in the Syndicate  since  menu
50. I'm fifteen, I own my ST since  87,
and I'm also known as Slayer/Lightnings
I'm supposed to make some menus.

] KLF: TSC  is  not  anymore an union of
]Swedish bands,but an autonom band ?  Do
]relations between  French  and  Swedish
]departments be a easy thing ?  We heard
]that some menus were released in France
]and Sweden under the same numbers...

 ZAK: TSC is a single group  and  we're
now in the ESC..Yes relations are quite
okay, the post is quite fast. 51 and 52
were released in France  and in  Sweden
but these were my first  menus  and  we
were not organised at this moment. Now,
as long as we ring up each  other  when
we  release  some stuff  there  are  no
problems.. 

] KLF: Have you heard about  the opening
]of an Amiga TSC section ?

 ZAK: Yes, I know an Amiga  swapper  in
France who is in the group  but  that's
all...  Babydock has an Amiga  now  but
no originals for the moment.

] KLF: You  are quite young , ZAK.  What
]motivation is there to be a member of a
]computer group ? Don't  you  think  you
]are loosing your time on the ST ?

 ZAK: I  think  you  can't  improve  by
yourself  you  have to know other guys.
If you stay alone, you  stay  a  lamer.
No I don't think I'm loosing my time on
the ST, I think I'm loosing my time  at
school!

] KLF: Do your parents  know what you do
]on ST ? Are they interesting in ?

 ZAK: Yes  they  are. But as long as  I
do not have troubles with the police or
the Telecoms they don't care.  

] KLF: Many people told me,you were very
]drunk at the  MEGA FUN PARTY 2  held by
]TSB/ESC.Do you think drinking is cool ?

 ZAK: Yes, I know Zx, Docno, Spy 3  and
some others told to you I drunk.  There
are  even  some  rumours  about  myself
creeping on the floor ! This is crap!..
I wasn't too drunk ( I  mean  I  didn't
puke) and anyway I was not alone.  hehe
Joker / Fun Vision ( write me ! ) drank
with me.  When  I'm supposed to release
an intro compil for TSB / TLS,  I think
drinking is very, very  cool. I  always
feel depressed when I have  to  release
those compils...

] KLF: Everybody is crying,right now in
]France. Many bands left the ST;many ST
]freaks say the ST is dying. Are you so
]pessimistic ?

 ZAK: Yes I am.. the ST is dead.  There
is no more scene in  France, some  have
troubles with the police (i.e.Bastards)
or are fed up (i.e. maxi).  There is no
more good cracking group in France.
 
] KLF: Who are the persons who certainly
]deserve  to  be  called living legend ?
]and why ?

 ZAK: I think Dom and Maxi deserve  it.
Dom because he was one of the best  and
first crackers on the ST, Maxi  because
he was one of the best and fastest.
 Level 16  and  Nick/TCB deserve it too
because of the coding  techniques  they
found.

] KLF: Why  this  name  ZAK ?     Is  it
]influenced  by  any  lame  american  TV
]shows. Or does it mean ,music is a very
]important thing for you ?

 ZAK: I took this pseudo because a  lot
of peoples had my address but now I  do
not care much and my name is Slayer  in
both groups (Syndicate  and Lightnings)
No, it's not  influenced  by  the  very
lame 'Saved by the bell' (I really hate
those  tv  programs  with  pre-recorded
laughs... )  but  by  the  game  Zak Mc
Kracken. Yes  music  is  important  for
me, I  run my own  music-group,  but  I
can't see any link with Zak..

] KLF: About music what kind of bands,do
]you like to listen to ?

 ZAK: My fave music  group is Slayer...
My fave album is Reign in Blood, Slayer
is the best thrash metal band !  I also
listen  to  Metallica,   Sacred  Reich,
Nirvana, Anthrax, Pixies, Ramones..


] KLF: I will write down some words  and
]expressions  and  you  just  write down
]what strike you right away...


[YOUR HARDWARE:
1040 STF with old Roms!

[STE:
Should  have  been released  two  years
before.

[FRANCE TELECOM:
Kill them.

[SCHOOL:
Student bored to death!

[TELEVISION:
There's never a good movie.

[FAVE FOOD:
Big mac, pizzas, and so on.

[BEST CONCERT:
Monsters of Rock 91.

[BEST C.PARTY:
Trans 2, MF2.

[PARISIAN SCENE:
I'm not in regular contact with  anyone
in Paris except Babydock. 

[OVERLANDERS:
If you listen to them their gfx men are
better in code than Nick/Tcb.
I don't like their attitude+mentality.

[RTEL:
The best Minitel service I know.

[FUZION:
Well...eh.. no comments!

[FUTURE MINDS:
they're dead !

[RUTHLESS:
A lame ripper who don't even deserve to
be fucked!
          
[MODEM TRADING:
Cool business but it's risky in France.

[CRACKED GAME SELLERS:
They kill the ST.

[YOU IN TEN YEARS:
No idea!
 
] KLF: Is it a question  you'd  like  to
]ask yourself ?

 ZAK: What's up with Caribou ????

] KLF: I thank you a lot,ZAK.And you are
]welcome in the next AMAZINE issues.