Turn it down
Turn it down! was an information platform of the " Antifascist Press Archive and Information Education Center eV " (apabiz) in Berlin , which saw itself as a "forum for music, culture, against right-wing rock ". However, after the announcement of a relaunch, the site was discontinued in September 2011. In cooperation with the internet portal, a compilation CD has also been released on 13 labels.
The website
The main content of the website were articles on current developments in the field of legal rock . Information was provided about individual bands and labels from the right-wing extremist scene as well as symbols used by right-wing extremists such as codes, clothing brands and merchandising articles. The authors mainly relied on their own research, but also consulted publications from the daily press and other anti-fascist magazines such as “Blick nach rechts” or “Derrechte Rand”.
In addition, various activities against right-wing rock were presented and corresponding event notices published. Attempts have also been made to increase the success of initiatives such as a. I Can't Relax in Germany . Turn it down! networked such initiatives via the website and was also the point of contact for the daily press to provide information about activities and events in the right-wing subculture and their efforts in the mainstream of society. There were interviews and quotes from Turn it down and others. a. in the Frankfurter Rundschau , taz or Süddeutsche Zeitung .
Topics and content
Turn it down! provided extensive material on the following actions by right-wing extremists and neo-Nazis :
- Project schoolyard CD of the Free Comradeships and the NPD
- Right-wing rock events with supra-regional importance such as u. a. the “ Festival of the Nations ” in Jena or the NPD Open Airs “Rock against War / Rock for Germany ” in Gera
- Concerts by right-wing extremist skinheads and appearances by other forbidden bands, especially from the Blood and Honor spectrum
- Establishment of new right-wing extremist clothing brands such as Thor Steinar or Consdaple and coding of forbidden symbols
- The sound carriers indexed by the Federal Inspectorate for Media Harmful to Young People (BPjM) are announced regularly .
Current developments in the field of youth cultures such as the hip-hop scene , metal culture and the black scene were also viewed critically . Bands and labels like Aggro Berlin , Dissau Crime , Bushido and others received special attention .
The compilation
On the solo LP "Turn It Down (Compilation against (Nazi) Subculture)" many bands of the music genre punk , hardcore and emo together with 13 different labels set an example. Including u. a. below average , Alerta Antifascista , time penalty, sabotage and many others.
The vinyl LP contains unreleased tracks by bands such as Duesenjaeger , Jet Black , The Now Denial, El Mariachi or Katzenstreik, as well as an extensive booklet with plenty of background information on the subject of Oi! , right tendencies in hardcore as well as numerous personal statements of the initiators.
Comparable initiatives
A similar project also exists in English-speaking countries. It is also called "Turn It Down!" and sees itself as "a campaign against white power music".
Web links
- www.turnitdown.de ( Memento from May 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Official site, document through the Internet Archive (as of May 16, 2010)
- turnitdown.newcomm.org Website of the English partner project of the same name
Individual evidence
- ↑ last version of the website ( Memento from September 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive )