All members of the Nine Days' Wonder collective like the song "disembodied" - and Kindred in general - very much. Each of us has his own different reasons to do so. Maybe because of the kick-ass music, the positive spirit, the interesting lyrics, certain memories, whatever,... Our singer tells you his personal Kindred story in this tiny column:
I remember being twelve or thirteen years old when Sven and I went to a show where this punkband called Counter-Attack played. Also on the bill that night was a Straight Edge Hardcore band called Kindred, I must say that I was quite sceptic towards them 'cause the Straight Edge kids were yelling "exploited barmy army" and stuff during Counter-Attack's set. But then these young kids of Kindred got on stage, barely soundchecked and kicked off (with the song "follower" that never got released) what would become the most energetic, intense and rocking set I had ever experienced. They even had something to say as their singer was explaining the lyrics between songs and they were constantly communicating with the crowd. Later on I would interview Kindred for Force Of Words magazine and I would get to know them as nice and intelligent people. That night Kindred played for barely 15 people, later on I would see them play for 50 people and at their farewell show there would be more than 500 people...
Being the pioneers of Limburg Hardcore, Kindred always meant a lot to me, I always supported them and never gave a fuck when they were not a Straight Edge band anymore. For a band with a mentality like Kindred, being Straight Edge was not the most important thing in the world: ten thousand Straight Edge embroidered crewneck sweaters that Good Life is selling are not going to change a thing, what really matters is being critical. And discovering Kindred was a first step towards being critical for me, since knowledge really is a dangerous weapon... (Klaas)