The German punkband Organic Fat is really a band worth looking up. After some months they have answered my questions for an interview. April 2026

Please tell me a little history about when you started and why?

-Because the world needs some FatStuff, hahaaa…

Please tell me a little about every member, age, instrument, bands before and on the side and something bad about every one?

-Steff, 45 years old, does the vocals for now 20 years at OF. Before there were many other music projects for acoustic music, singing at church and a small Punkrock project.

Marian, 39 years old, plays guitar for OF also for now 20 years, before that he plays at a Skatepunkband.

Christian, 39 years old, plays the bass guitar for OF for now 7 years. Before that he plays at school at a rock project.

Felix, 32 our youngest member, plays the drums for OF for now 5 years, before that he played drums at a great Metalcoreband called „I see no god up here“.

Female Fronted Fattypunk? What is Fattypunk?

-What is Fattypunk? THIS is what we do ;-) Please just listen - then you understand, hahaaa… Its maybe a bit of word gaming with this really crazy Bandname, hahaaa…

But when we ralk about punk, what does the word mean to you, is it only a word, only a music style or is it a lifestyle?

-Punk is a little bit of everything what you told before, a bit of style, a word…strong and old - and also a lifestyle. You look much better, when your getting old, when you’re tattooed, hahaaa… In these times of 2026 is Punkrock enough, to have a art project and do it, without thinking about money, only because it must be born to the world.

To play this sort of music in Germany, how is that?

-In Berlin, Germany’s Punkrockscene a very small and unpopular one. Your better with gigs when you’re a techno DJ, hahaaa… The Rock / Punkclubs 2025 are rare but golden.

Why don´t you sing in german? You have never done a song in german or?

-Steff: Why I wrote al the songs in English? We got some songs in German but when your mother comes to you and asks not very nice questions about your feelings in cause of love songs a long time ago, you’ll better be not understood, hahahaaa… And also Marian looks not very happy if I try it again ;-) German is a very strong language, no secure place - everybody understands you, it’s getting really intimate - then better in good old english.

Please tell me a little bout following lyrics?

Joy peace and pancakes

A fight I must win

Behind the scenes

-Steff: Joy, peace and pancakes - is a direct translation from typical German saying. „Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen“ - This means something like everything is perfect. This song includes a recipe for better wellbeing if you got a hard day. Take a breath is also a way to find a way to handle situations, breathing is always a great way to start everything. Take a breath before you answer, take a breath before you want to hurt someone - maybe nobody gets hurt.

Behind the scenes is a song for everybody who support us, to our families, our partners, all the people who are always by our side. Our FatCrew, you’ll see them when they wear their FatCrew shirts. Our Light & Soundmaster, the Graficguy who never ever wants money, you know? Without these great souls we were nothing. It’s so important to say THANK YOU. We do it this way.

Political songs isn´t anything for you, have you done any political song?

-Steff: We only represent the politics of bubbles and gold times. The world gets crazy enough, time to spread love, no more anger.

You release your record yourself, isn´t it any label which is interested, or is it better to release them yourself?

-We just released our music by ourselves, in our past we’ve heard so many crazy story about working with labels, it was better to do this alone, till now. But nobody knows what’s happens in the future?!

Happy Fatty meditaions, tell me a little about the albumtitle?

-Steff: The Albumtitle is the opposite of everything what’s surrounds us in these days, in media - in also real time, enough of hell & hate - time for balance. More LOVE, more inner peace and work.

The name Organic Fat, any deeper meaning with that?

-No deeper meaning, it happens 20 years ago between a lot of guys and a lot of beer, haha… we were looking for a nice sounding name without any meaning, it’s so boring to hear long stories about meanings of bandnames, important is the music, nothing more ;-) And after all these years, it fits best.

You have released your first vinyl now, how does it feel to have your music on vinyl?

-Steff: It’s so iconic to have a vinyl from your very own band. It’s amazing, the sound, the haptic, the look - everything. I hope it’s not the last ,hahaa…

What do you think about releases which is only released digitally, isn´t that boring?

-Oh yes, I really got crazy about this. You only see on social media ultra nice refrains, which never been a real song - just for the catch, it is so different - you’ll better wrote your songs in running time for 2 minutes it’s better for streaming services, really crazy times. A Vinyl or a CD is something you can touch, you can feel, it belongs together. You have to take time to put it on, to listen and to enjoy - this kind of art deserves this.

Is there any good bands from Germany you want to mention?

-Steff: Oh yeah - please check out „Kontoinhaber“, you will like their sound!

Any good swedish bands you like?

-Steff: At first I will call out for Abba, my mom and brother love their music, I personally like more technoid singer project from Sweden called „Robyn“, I love her music and enjoyed few years ago a concert in Berlin.

To live in Germany today, with politicans, war in the world etc, how is the feeling to live in Germany right now?

-Steff: In Germany it is crazy like every place on earth in these times I think. Crazy politicians, war, terror, everywhere the same. I try not to go crazy about this and work for better times in my little own space, which can be controlled by myself, maybe just a little, but better then nothing.

Is it much place to play live for you in Germany?

-Steff: In Germany there are many clubs - not that much for Punkrockshows, you’ll better be a DJ, again,..haha…In berlin we got our homebase, two places we only play shows. Berlin is tired from live music in these days.

What is the best with livegigs and what is the worst? ’

-Steff: The best for live gigs for me, is to catch new souls who’s enjoyed our music and come back, again and again and again. The worst: No water, no food. No good sound on stage, so simple, hahaaa…

Have you only played in Germany or have you played anything outside Germany?

-We never left Germany till now for a gig. A little tour - and another dream will come true, hahaaa…

Please write down your ten favorite records all-time?

-Steff: Amy Winehouse: Back to black live at Berlin

AFI: Black sails in the sunset

Misfits: Static age

Millencolin: Life o a plate

The Distillers: With the same called album

The Distillers: And the great coral fang in one breath

Ignite: Call on my brother

Boysetsfire: After the eulogy

Rise Against: Siren songs of the counter-culture

NoFX: So long an thanks for all the shoes

Which type of people comes to your concerts?

-Steff: When we play at daytime - also kids come to visit and enjoy a FAT show with bubbles an sunshine in the air and in the evening the parents and grandparents could have a dance. Everybody come to see, sometimes. hahaa…

What is the most chaotic thing which ever have happened during a Organic Fat-concert?

-Steff: I remember a very funny scene in which our guitarist leave the stage, while the concert is running - he goes to toilet and: nobody recognize that he’s away.

Whichs is your favoritesong to play live? And which is the song is most popular in the audience?

-Steff: I think the favorite song from our community is „long time no see“, but I love „major/minor“ the most.

Do you do any covers live if you do , which songs?

-Oh yes, in our past we do a lot of covers, Amy Whinehouse, Rise Against, Alphaville, but today we got so much output in our beloved practice room for our own stuff, that we don’t got no more time for new covers, but when, then we cover only from dead artists that’s a fat rule.

I love beer and do my own brew. Any thoughts of doing a Organic Fat-beer, if you do , what type of beer will do and what would you call it?

-Steff: Yes we got great ideas for nice beer names: at first Brutus-Pils with 5,6 promille, and the FatBrew collection with 3,6 promille..hm..can we got some of your beer?!

I support Arsenal i England and GAIS in Sweden, do you have any favoriteteam in football?

-Steff: I don’t like football games, my brother loves berlin Hertha BSC ,but we already play in the stadium from the other famous football team in Berlin, Eisern Union, this is also the favorite team of our guitar player :-)

How do you listen to music, is it vinyl, CD Spotify, what is the perfect format?

-Steff: I love to hear music over headphones via Spotify, but I love to binge our first own vinyl because it is so beautiful, hahaaa…

Do you buy much records yourself?

-Steff: I only buy vinyls, very old ones. I prefer nice jazz voices for the special minutes with me, myself and I.

Wisdomword?

-Steff: My wisdom word: „be the change you want to see“.