Dysnea Boys is a really good band which comes
from Germany and do music in the American way….april
2019
Dysnea Boys are:
Jason Honea – lyrics and vocals – from Sunnyvale
California
Chris Frey – melodies / Guitar – from Vancouver
Canada
Tom Fanore – Drums – From Germany
Dave Maule – bass guitar – From Aberdeen
Scottland
Please tell me a little about every member in
the group right now, age, family, work,
interests and something bad about everyone?
Earlier bands? Many wellknown bands? Other
bands on the side?
-Tom: I love music, i teach music and i
usually get up with some jazz and proceed to
more alternative music throughout the day. I
have a beautiful wife and 2 awesome kids. i like
most spending time with them at my little hut in
the woods. I also like watching soccer with a
cold beer. I played in all sorts of bands from
irish trad to Balkan/Klezmer and crossover
stuff. This one is especially great. No
side projects, we meet usually twice a week,
that’s enough workout.
I can hear much different influences but early
punk and hardcore in the American way seems to
the most influence? Favorites from the past?
-Jason: RF7, TSOL, Rik L Rik, Woundz
Dysnea Boys are you satisfied with the name? How
did it came up? ? You weren’t afraid that some
other band would be named like this? Which is
the best bandname you know?
-Tom: Most certainly not afraid that anyone else
would come up with this name. I still like it.
We are the Dysnea Boys and you can meet the
Dysneas
i do think that “Giant Sand” is a pretty cool
bandname
What´s the best thing with playing live? Or
don´t you play live?
-Dave: free beer.
Tom: the best thing is to feel the energy and
the power we can have on stage. Very cool to
blow this stuff out and see how it lands.
Jason. The best thing about playing live is that
it has more to do with the band’s welfare
although the audience benefits as well. Playing
live is important for our psycho /emotional
hygiene in that hones our sense of purpose, fine
tunes our focus and keeps us in heightened
communication not only with each other but also
with those who choose to see us or spend any
amount of time around us.
And where is best to play? And the worst place?
-Tom: you can play shitty or great in any place.
It’s nice when the people running the gig are
not all over the place and on top of their
logistics.
How would you describe your music in three
words?
-Tom. Raw, dense, sweaty
Dave: Really really good.
What does punk mean to you, is it only a word or
is it a lifestyle?
-Tom: I play some sort of punk and I love doing
that. Being a drummer in a (post?) punk band
does not change my lifestyle too much. Most
music i listen to right is pretty far away from
punk, I am not sure if that disqualifies me as a
punk. Playing in punk venues is fun and the punk
bands i listen to now and before are making me
feel pretty good.
Jason : Punk is all that which I’ve gathered
within me after everything I’ve experienced and
have decided to keep. It serves me in that it is
a vessel more primal in nature that allows me to
communicate with the culture around me and
reaffirms constantly everything in my heart,
mind and soul and gets me as close as I possibly
can to the divine while still inside my body.
How is it to live in Germany right now?
Politically? Fascists?
-Tom: I like living here. Berlin is not exactly
the typical Germany but for me and my
international family (Canadian/German) it’s a
great place to be. it’s not too hard to track
down fascists in any place in Europe
Dave: Dumb question
Is there any good bands from Germany or USA
right now? Is the punkscene/metalscene/hardcorescene
big? How is it in your hometown?
-Jason. Diät, Sick Horse, Life Fucker, Stink
Hole,Urin, Idioto Civilizzato
What do you know about Sweden? Have you
been here sometime?
-Tom: I have been 1 afternoon in Sweden when I
was around 12
Dave: too expensive
Have you heard any good bands from Sweden?
Dave: Are Refused from Sweden?
Tom: I love Fireside.
Jason : Ebba Grön, Crude SS
Your lyrics, who does them and what influences
you?
-Jason: I do! Quest, Transformation,
Transcendence, Atmosphere. They’re not always
supposed to tell you what the song’s ‘about’.
Do you think that music (lyrics and so on) can
change anyones life, I mean people who listens
to music?
-Jason: Lyrics are the song within the song.
They’re written independently of the song and
they completely stand on their own and apart
from the song and I use my voice to animate
them. Working on what I think lyrics can do
always gives me the feeling that I’m still
experimenting with what I think works about
music and that alone has certainly changed my
life!!
Tom: Oh yes big time. Both. In my case it’s more
the music. I don’t pay too much attention to
lyrics usually. Yes i know i should but that’s
just the way it is.
Chris: I do think music and lyrics have the
potential to affect people’s lives. Music and
pull you out of a depression or help you wallow
in one. Music and inspire you to be kind to
Animals or punch villains in the nose. Music can
enlighten you about injustice or fill your heart
with warmth. The entire point in making music to
share (there is also music that is made to
remain secret) is to touch the listener and
connect on some level that you might have in
common.... there's also situations where the
song can move individuals profoundly in ways the
the artist never intended. You never know how
the message is going to land
Your favorite recordcover alltime? Who
does your covers? And do you have any good
recordstores in your hometown?
-Jason: Frantic city by Teenage Head, Led
Zeppelin II’s gatefold interior praphic of the
monument, The Fall-early Fall 77-79
-Chris- the cover of “Forgot How to Read” was
done by my friend Shay Semple from Vancouver
Canada. The cover of “I Scare Me” was also done
by me friend Jeffro Halleday, also from
Vancouver Canada. Check out these guy's work
online, brilliant artists.... Berlin is no my
hometown and the record stores I like here are
Static Shock and Do Do Beach. Though I mostly
buy used records at the flea markets....
Tom: Best record store ever: “Plattenlädle” in
Reutlingen. I might have to mention that i
worked there for 12 years. Impossible to say
what cover I like most. Too many out there.
Is it important to get out physical records of
your stuff? Why or why not? Vinyl, CD, cassette,
what do you prefer if you could choose whatever?
-Tom: I like record most but I don´t mind CD´s
either
Jason: Yes. Our records answer your prayers.
-Chris- Vinyl is king, I always hated CD's.
Cassettes are still pretty cool....
Dave: Yes
How does your audience look like? Which people
do you miss on your concerts? Which is the
biggest band you ever have played together with?
-Tom: I played with the Hooters once (not so
good).
Please rank your five favoriterecords, five
favoriteconcerts and five most important things
in life?
-Tom: Records: I once tried to narrow it down to
10 but ended up with around 50. today`s pick:
Barkmarket: Gimmick
Chris Whitley. Din of Ecstasy
PJ Harvey: Dry
Avishai Cohen: Gently disturbed
Songs Ohia: Didn`t it rain?
First, last and most expensive record ever
bought?
-Tom: First: Teens: 1, 2, 3, 4 red light (1980)
Last. GoGoPenguin Man Made Object (Yesterday)
Most Expensive: Probably a Motorpsycho Box Set
Jason: Rik L Rik
Is it boring with interviews? Is it much
interviews?
-Tom: No that´s actually fun. Makes me think
about stuff
Dave: yes and yes
Do you care about reviews? Which is the most
peculiar you ever had, with this band or any
other band you have been to?
-Jason: I like to know that people are checking
us out. I don’t want to know the reviewers
opinion but I do want the reviewer to describe
the record for other people who might be
curious.
Dave: No
Which bands do people compare you to, is it
boring that people compare you to other bands or
is it understandable?
-Tom: I don’t think there is anything wrong with
being compared with other bands and music. In
our case i do not believe that a big number of
songs sound like the same band. We come from so
many different backgrounds and we also have
different tastes. How we sound is just the
result of throwing all that into a rehearsal
space. If any of us is replaced by another
musician it automatically sounds different
If you could choose five bands from the past and
the history and nowadays and both dead and
living bands to have a concert together with
your band. Which five have you been chosen?
-Tom: Barkmarket, Fireside (Or not, the one time
I saw them live they had a pretty bad day…, Bob
Marley, Doors, No Means No
Is music a good way to get out frustration and
become a nicer person outside the music??
-Jason: Frustration isn’t really an issue with
me anymore. If anything playing music keeps me
connected to my real self and helps me
understand why I behave like I do.
Tom: i get grumpy when I don’t play enough drums
so the answer is most likely yes. Definitely a
way to let go of stored negative stuff i am
carrying around.
Which is the question you want to have but you
never get. Please ask it and answer it?
Tom: Are you interested in opening for “no means
no” (that would have to come from their actual
promoter and i don’t think they are still
playing)
-The answer is: Yes
Futureplans for the band?
-Dave: world domination
Tom: I think if we keep on having fun we’re all
good
For yourself?
-Tom: Same
Something to add?
-Tom: thanks for the thinking about so many
questions