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(this interview originally appeared as the cover feature in Modern Fix Magazine in 2002).<\/em><\/p>\n

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The optimizing idealism of the breakdown of organized systems to perhaps find a better way and forge a new path. Or maybe just to destroy what we are forced to love. “End Transmission” is a statement of musical growth undeniable. A band that already pushed well past its post-hardcore definitions and straight edge allegiances is now just an entity unto itself. No rules are bothered with restrictions. Mood and impact are favored over speed and aggression. The latter of which is rarely lacking in Snapcase. Ambitious forays into slower, but immensely impacting and well crafted songs shine through their newest release “End Transmission”. A concept album that easily mirrors the trends of the modern world and the general over indulgence in the negatives of our advanced culture. Heady material, which is precisely what draws a Snapcase fan to their mentality. With hardcore beginnings that have grown to ambitious attacks of focused aggression, the band has been presenting their material on levels that has surpassed most labels. Words fall short of the creation, so best to speak to one of the creators, Daryl Taberski.<\/b><\/p>\n

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How would you describe the mental state of Snapcase at end of this 2002 year?
\n<\/b>Daryl: I think we are a little bit exhausted because we finished writing the album, recorded the album, mixed the album and toured for the album, just super busy. I think we are gonna take a month off over the holidays and regroup and then hit the road again in January.<\/p>\n

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How do you feel your band challenges the conventional thought process to making music?
\n<\/b>I hope we challenge people in some way. I think with the methods behind the band, it asks people to think deeper about the things we take for granted.<\/p>\n

Over 11 years, 4 releases all on Victory Records. That is apparently a good home for Snapcase.
\n<\/b>Oh yeah, the label has grown with the band. We have a very high level of commitment and respect for one another, which\u00a0is good with any label, the communication gaps are that much smaller. Not so much to represent us, but to promote the album and get them out and distributed and stay behind what our plans are. And they’ve done that.<\/p>\n

Themes of a systematic decline and control seem to dominate Snapcase. Where do these feelings of oppression through the system originate?
\n<\/b>I can’t really pinpoint any part of my life that spells it all out for me, or makes me wonder about those things. It just must be something with my personality that I don’t always trust the way things are going. I tend to be an optimistic person, but I am willing to go through a challenge and an adventure to get a positive result. I don’t like the easy way. Snapcase, lyrically, has mostly been on a personal level. It’s not so much a societal thing, this record more than others maybe so, but typically the lyrics have been more individual on a personal level. Personal confidence, personal struggle. I think learning to identify from within yourself before identifying with things that are bigger or surround you.<\/p>\n

It seems there is a lot of thought put into the process of how a song is born into Snapcase’s music.
\n<\/b>We’ve definitely never have been able to just bang out stuff. Maybe that comes from our upbringing. We are more patient. We come from a smaller town. We aren’t a New York or LA band. I do think there is a sense of urgency for us.<\/p>\n

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So you feel a lot of contemporary ‘popular’ music (meaning what is fed to the kids on the rock stations) is lacking in anything credible as far as contributing to intelligent music.
\n<\/b>Some of it’s good. Some of it is definitely lacking. And what it lacks is creativity and originality. You take something like Blink182 for example, the next 3 to 5 years are gonna be basically, well produced, well manufactured bands that sound just like them following the same formula of sounds and production and song writing. To me, it’s just boring. ‘We found something that works. Let’s find a couple more of these.’<\/p>\n

Do you think Snapcase is ‘intelligent’ music?
\n<\/b>We are there for people who don’t want to think at all and just want to rock out, and we are there for people who want to dig deeper into the album. If you want to dig deeper, we provide stuff in the album for that.<\/p>\n

You toured with the Refused. You’ve toured with Quicksand. You’ve toured with many bands that have since imploded, while Snapcase has managed to stay focused as a band, releasing more ambitious material as your career went on. To what do you attribute this staying power?
\n<\/b>I think number one, the fact that we never had any expectations. We really started this band in the beginning just to have fun. Something on the side. We were all going to school and working jobs and things like that. And having a band was just something a little bit extra. All these tours and albums are just kind of like bonuses along the way. All the things we never imagined were gonna happen in the beginning. Now that we’ve reached a different level, you have to maintain a certain level. That’s definitely more challenging. We take things one day at a time and don’t take anything for granted. We are not looking for that immediate success. We’ve been a band for 10 years. It’s been a very slow climb, but it’s always been going up. Because of that, it’s kept us moving.<\/p>\n