cop _on_ fire
My blogs
| Location | All over, Belgium |
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| Introduction | Born out of Leuven’s activist squatting scene in 2004, Cop On Fire have been putting up festive foundations of pumping drums and sub-bass dub supporting their local scene. Consisting of 4 people who have a heart for dub, ska, punk and protest-songs alike, C.O.F. uses these influences to stick it to The Man, take a stand for Mother Earth, open the bin for bigoted morality and xenophobia of all kinds…Oh, and we don’t like cops. Reclaim The Streets, opening autonomous social centres, Antifascist Action, sustainable living, … action backed up by the flow of drum and bass, a guitar crossing musical boundaries all thrown in a mix of effects and echoes from the underbelly of society – the samples. DIY has been more than a label to the band as we've played just about anywhere, except the mayor's ball or fishy right-wing related pubs. This has meant putting up our own stage to play an activist camp, squatting our own venues, fixing our own van on the road (not seldom with shoelace and gum), fishing the software to edit our samples out of a supermarket's wastebin,... |
