Interview w/ Gary Mundy from Ramleh

Not much info that wasn’t already said in the Grudge for Life book. Taken from Nick C’s interview with Gary Mundy.

Nick: I also noticed that “Grudge For Life” was part of the Vis a Vis Audio Arts catalogue which is run by Juntarō Yamanouchi from The Gerogerigegege and Nihilist Surfin' Group. I honestly think that most Ramleh releases would feel at home in that catalogue, however I must know how this arrangement happened!

Gary: Juntarō contacted me and asked if he could release the next Ramleh album. He didn’t know what he would get and amazingly was happy with what we gave him, even though it didn’t sound much like previous versions of Ramleh. He used to phone me late at night to discuss the record but he spoke virtually no English and I spoke absolutely no Japanese. It was very difficult to communicate but somehow we got through.

Nick: Seems like Juntarō was and probably still is a big fan of yours. In return, what are some of your personal favorites of his?

Gary: I usually like the first things I hear most. I think the first was “Senzuri Champion” which is great.