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2007/01/23 Kvinneguiden: Kaizers' offsprings (excerpt)
| [...] The guitar player is first in the line of Kaizers related releases. On January 29, "Eliksir" will be out, the second album of the Rogaland-punks Skambankt. Terje writes the songs, sings, and plays guitar, and in Skambankt, he goes under the alias Ted Winters. The debut sold 4000 pieces in Norway, but the more melodic successor has the potential to sell much more. What if it goes too well? Can Kaizers Orchestra continue like before if Skambankt achieve a big break-through? - This will be fine, I'm sure about that. Even if you play in a band that is as big as Kaizers, there's always some time off. This year, for example, we don't play a single concert with Kaizers. It's only about planning, Terje Vinterstø Røthing assures. He doesn't see any looming clash of interests. More the other way around. - I rather believe that the different side projects of the band members relieve the pressure in Kaizers. Additionally, I have seen that creativity breeds creativity, and that I can contribute more in Kaizers as well after I started with Skambankt. [...] |
