{"id":629274,"date":"2024-07-30T17:21:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T14:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/speeds-vision-of-a-swaggering-communal-future\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T17:21:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T14:21:25","slug":"speeds-vision-of-a-swaggering-communal-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/speeds-vision-of-a-swaggering-communal-future\/","title":{"rendered":"#Speed\u2019s vision of a swaggering, communal future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<style>\n<p> article.custom .custom-title, article.custom .custom-media .caption {\n   color: #1161e8;\n }<\/p>\n<p> article.custom .custom-attribution, article.custom .custom-attribution a {\n   color: #1161e8;\n }<\/p>\n<p> article.custom .content_block blockquote.pull_quote {\n   color: #1161e8;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262846\" class=\"content_block flush title center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"custom-title\">\n      Speed\u2019s vision of a swaggering, communal future\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-description\">\n      The Australian hardcore band pride themselves on empathy, self-belief, and \u201cgoing hard as fuck.\u201d\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-attribution\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">David Renshaw<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-media\">\n<div class=\"triple_gutter_left triple_gutter_right image center_align\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20240224_0004-Edit_b39luk\/speed.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20240224_0004-Edit_b39luk\/speed.jpg 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1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20240224_0004-Edit_b39luk\/speed.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20240224_0004-Edit_b39luk\/speed.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Speed\u2019s vision of a swaggering, communal future\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Speed<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      James Hartley<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_share_buttons_top \" style=\"\">\n<div id=\"new_socials_bottom\" class=\"new_socials_footer  \">\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/FDR_SocialSharing_Facebook-747312c39722d47504a80f02500b8d4ad2e36acf922bad1c83799db1bc77f605.png\"><br \/>\n      <!-- <span>Share<\/span> --><\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefader.com%2F2024%2F07%2F30%2Fspeed-only-one-mode-interview%3Futm_source%3Df%26utm_medium%3Dtw%26utm_campaign%3Dshare&amp;text=Speed%E2%80%99s%20vision%20of%20a%20swaggering,%20communal%20future&amp;via=thefader\" class=\"new_social_footer_button twitter new_social_share_button\" data-ga-event-category=\"Social Share\" data-ga-event-label=\"Twitter\" data-ga-on=\"click\" data-ga-event-action=\"cilck\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/FDR_SocialSharing_Twitter-8d78f695280aa3f8a4461702c68e9fcbfd6042af1600c62d49fdec4b735fb57a.png\"><br \/>\n    <!-- <span>Tweet<\/span> --><br \/>\n  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/logo-snapchat-5f1563935ac089d0cf1773f642ddbfb6cdb16e8c4ac14fec95a3c11b6f963389.svg\"><br \/>\n        <!-- <span>Snap<\/span> --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262847\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            The good thing about warning lights on car dashboards is that they\u2019re clear no matter what language they are written in. Jem Siow does not speak Polish. But he can tell there is a problem with the van he and his bandmates in Speed are using to drive around Europe this summer. The van is parked outside a north London venue, and Siow is texting their driver as he stares at a flashing red light. On the other side of the tinted glass is a line of fans waiting for the doors to open. Tonight, Speed \u2013 Siow, his bassist brother Aaron, plus Joshua Clayton, Dennis Vichidvongsa, and Kane Vardon \u2013 will cause carnage on stage. But right now he\u2019s trying to establish what \u201cnag\u0142y wypadek\u201d means. (It means \u201cemergency.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>            Siow has a calm and reassuring presence. He is dressed all in black and the figure on his T-shirt, a skeleton in the shape of the nuclear disarmament symbol, doesn\u2019t distract from the biceps pushing at the edges of his sleeve. The tour bus is small and tidy, but there must be room for barbells somewhere.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262848\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left embed\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPEED - THE FIRST TEST (OFFICIAL MOVIE)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OO4TZcWDUO0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262904\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262849\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Speed\u2019s debut album <i>Only One Mode<\/i>, released this summer, is a milestone the group never imagined breaching. \u201cI used to think the idea of a hardcore album was dumb,\u201d Siow laughs, nestled in the backseat of the van. \u201cWho wants to listen to a band for 10 songs?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            It wasn\u2019t long ago that Speed didn\u2019t have 10 songs for people to listen to. After gaining early scene attention during the pandemic with the joyfully brash single <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a_x6jOX4RwA\">\u201cA Dumb Dog Gets Flogged,\u201d<\/a> the band was flown to L.A. to play Sound &amp; Fury festival \u2013 essentially a hardcore AGM where the scene\u2019s biggest and most talked about bands play to thousands of devotees. That was 2021; it marked just the sixteenth time Speed had played together. Their set was just the handful of songs they had written at the time. Having such a quick rise in popularity is something that weighs on Siow\u2019s mind, he is keenly aware of discussion around the band and voluntarily brings up criticism the band has faced  &#8211; essentially that they are overhyped &#8211; as explains how it motivates the group. In many ways that first Sound &amp; Fury show set a mission statement for Speed moving forwards: embrace those who believe in you and work twice as hard to prove the haters wrong. <\/p>\n<p>            Right now Speed are arguably the most talked about band in a hardcore scene that\u2019s grown beyond recognition and begun to interact with the mainstream. It is, as Emma Garland wrote recently at <i><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/article\/2024\/jul\/26\/hardcore-punk-outbreak-festival-plastics-have-heart-harms-way-incendiary-soccer-mommy\">The Guardian<\/a><\/i>, at least partly down to the genre becoming \u201cless rigid,\u201d creating \u201cmore points of entry.\u201d Bands like Militarie Gun and Fiddlehead have ushered in a wave of melody driven hardcore that sits neatly alongside the indie rock bands they often share festival bills with. Groups like Scowl, Soul Glo, and Home Is Where\u2026, meanwhile, are helping diversify the image of what a hardcore musician looks like. Then there is Turnstile, whose glossy, groove-laden album <i>GLOW ON<\/i>, may have always been primed for a breakout moment, but still exceeded all expectations and saw them pick up multiple Grammy nominations in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>            What\u2019s impressive about Speed is that they have made huge leaps with an uncompromising and heavy sound powered by a community-based attitude that guides their every move. That\u2019s not to say Speed don\u2019t experiment; one of the most unexpected moments on <i>Only One Mode<\/i> is when Siow plays flute on \u201cThe First Test.\u201d It\u2019s surprising and a little funny. But, crucially, it still sounds hard as nails.  <\/p>\n<p>            <i>Only One Mode<\/i> is a much more considered collection of songs that wraps its arms around Speed\u2019s blunt-force message of friendship and self-acceptance. It wasn\u2019t created in a vacuum, though, and Siow admits the early praise and attention around the band has added weight on their shoulders. \u201cThe overwhelming thought I had was that the hype of the band was superseding the substance,\u201d he says. It\u2019s rare to hear a musician admit that the discourse was getting away from the music, but to Speed that just created a bar to clear. \u201cWe saw the album, finally, as a chance to put everything on the table and create something to justify the noise.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262850\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20230406_168_mc6qrb\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20230406_168_mc6qrb\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20230406_168_mc6qrb\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20230406_168_mc6qrb\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20230406_168_mc6qrb\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20230406_168_mc6qrb\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20230406_168_mc6qrb\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20230406_168_mc6qrb\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20230406_168_mc6qrb\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20230406_168_mc6qrb\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20230406_168_mc6qrb\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Speed\u2019s vision of a swaggering, communal future\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      James Hartley<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262905\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262851\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Speed\u2019s mission since day one, Siow says, has been to \u201cpromote Australian hardcore culture.\u201d There is no sound or musical style that is inherent to the scene but more \u201ca pulse that guides the way we interact with one another.\u201d He underlines \u201ccompassion, acceptance, and understanding\u201d as the three key tenets the band and their crew all believe in. Though this isn\u2019t specific to Australia, Siow sees his country being forgotten or overlooked when it comes to hardcore fan\u2019s attention and wants to put it back on the map.  <\/p>\n<p>            The album title, <i>Only One Mode<\/i>, is another mantra the band lives by. \u201cIt&#8217;s my life philosophy,\u201d Siow explains. \u201cThe way I\u2019m wired I have to do everything at 100%. Go hard as fuck and don\u2019t look back. When you trust and have faith in what you\u2019re doing? Only good can come from that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            That earnestness is enough to suggest Siow\u2019s other stated aim \u2013 that \u201cthe goal for a Speed song is to psyche you up to lift the heaviest weight you can\u201d \u2013 isn\u2019t entirely tongue-in-cheek. The songs on <i>Only One Mode<\/i> operate in brazen, chest-beating fashion. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/r3STQ1Lpv9A\">\u201cReal Life Love\u201d<\/a> is a quest for connection in a world of fakery and isolation. \u201cShut It Down,\u201d with the line \u201cThis bullshit\u2019s gotta go,\u201d will surely inspire new personal records or, at the very least, get you off the couch. <\/p>\n<p>            While Speed\u2019s rise has been a product of their swaggering and glass-shatteringly rowdy music, the band has also had a couple of unlikely brushes with celebrity and internet virality. Last year, Kourtney Kardashian posted a mirror selfie wearing some of their merch (\u201cHow to get ready in 5 seconds, wear your husband\u2019s oversized jerseys\u201d she captioned the picture; Travis Barker is a fan). Meanwhile, <i>Only One Mode<\/i> single \u201cThe First Test\u201d became meme fodder online when people jumped on the flute parts between breakdowns. <\/p>\n<p>            \u201cI didn\u2019t find hardcore through TikTok or a viral moment,\u201d Siow says on the Sprinter van, focused and present. \u201cWhat we want is for everyone who sees us online to understand what this scene is and what this band stands for. I hope people see the realness that\u2019s in us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            Siow speaks earnestly and passionately about hardcore, like an ambassador for the genre. He says the past few years have been \u201cmind-boggling\u201d and cites quitting his job in 2023 as a milestone. He had spent the previous 14 years teaching flute. The irony of going from woodwind tutor to the subject of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> comments like, \u201cIf you see the vocalist holding a flute, just know you\u2019re about to die in that pit,\u201d isn\u2019t lost on him. <\/p>\n<p>            It\u2019s understandable to be so earnest about the music you love when it helped reinvigorate you like it did for Siow. Prior to starting Speed, he played guitar in a band called Endless Heights. They had a much more radio friendly sound and secured support slots on arena tours in the U.K. and U.S. Despite this, Siow says, they were  \u201cin debt our whole career\u201d (hence the teaching job) and were playing what he describes as \u201cconcerts, not shows.\u201d Walking off stage at London\u2019s O2 Arena in 2018 brought him a unique moment of clarity. \u201cI remember getting on a bus that we were paying all our money to hire and thinking, \u2018I wish I was just playing to 50 people back home.\u2019\u201d The group disbanded shortly after. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262852\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20240224_0001-Edit_r1jkgi\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20240224_0001-Edit_r1jkgi\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20240224_0001-Edit_r1jkgi\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20240224_0001-Edit_r1jkgi\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20240224_0001-Edit_r1jkgi\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20240224_0001-Edit_r1jkgi\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20240224_0001-Edit_r1jkgi\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20240224_0001-Edit_r1jkgi\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20240224_0001-Edit_r1jkgi\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20240224_0001-Edit_r1jkgi\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20240224_0001-Edit_r1jkgi\/speed-only-one-mode-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Speed\u2019s vision of a swaggering, communal future\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262853\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            When he moves away from the beast mode inspiration, Siow reveals a more introspective side. He talks about \u201cchampioning your own identity\u201d but also how hardcore gives him the profound opportunity to \u201cmake change in a world where people feel so helpless.\u201d This was born out on the 2022 single <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EfCROIuI9VE\">\u201cNot That Nice.\u201d<\/a> The song was a response to the rise in hate crimes against people of Asian heritage during the coronavirus outbreak. \u201cI spent a long time watching the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> and feeling completely defeated by the way the world is going,\u201d Siow says, looking back at a time when assaults and racist abuse increased globally. \u201cBeing in a band where I have a voice and can be heard gave me so much more purpose. This music that is so inherently aggressive is one place where I can channel those feelings in a positive way. <\/p>\n<p>            \u201cI was seeing people who look like me and my family being brutalized. In my experience as an Asian-Australian I feel privileged because me and my brother were raised to be confident and outspoken. I was recognising that privilege and using my voice to speak out for people who look like me and might not have the confidence to do so themselves. It was also a chance to write our own narrative. We aren\u2019t all submissive or silent.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>            Bringing people together is what Speed does best. Siow cites the rise in popularity for the genre as being a product of people \u201clonging for the human element in culture.\u201d On a macro level that means \u201cpeople in a room together experiencing real emotions in real time, completely unfiltered.\u201d On a micro level it exists in the way the band are fiercely loyal to those closest to them. <i>Only One Mode<\/i> was produced by Elliott Gallart \u2013 whom Siow jumped into his first ever mosh pit with when they were 13 years old \u2013 and is dedicated to Tahmid &#8216;Lad Street&#8217; Nurullah, a friend and photographer from Sydney whose camera work helped define the band\u2019s early aesthetic and who passed away in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>            \u201cWe\u2019re simply the product of those around us, and Tahmid was one of our closest friends,\u201d Siow says. It is why the band says no to \u201c99.9%\u201d of industry offers that come their way. \u201cWe have received offers from some of the biggest labels in the world and turned them all down,\u201d he confesses. \u201cWe have no aspiration to operate beyond our vision of a hardcore band. We\u2019re taking everyone with us. Otherwise, what\u2019s the point?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            Speed\u2019s vision of hardcore is on display in front of 500 fans later that night. It\u2019s a chest-pumping, death-growling display of unity. Waves of people clamber onto the stage before throwing themselves off it in a variety of ways depending on confidence and ability to gain air. Even though it&#8217;s a hardcore tradition, in an age of paid meet and greets as well as entitled fan behavior, it feels refreshing to see band and audience working in tandem. The destruction of the gap between audience and performer is inherent to Speed\u2019s reason for being in a band. Circle pits spin like whirlpools populated by topless men. Some wear Speed-branded \u201cTeam Hardcore\u201d merch, like a sports jersey for stage divers, while at least one guy is wearing an England soccer jersey (the show clashes with an important European Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>). The show reaches a climax as the band rips through \u201cDon\u2019t Need,\u201d a vicious bolt of a song that makes the idea of putting love out into the world feel spiky to the touch.  <\/p>\n<p>            Drenched in sweat and surrounded by people, Siow delivers another all-caps slogan. It\u2019s one that cuts to the heart of what has pushed Speed from the very beginning. \u201cFind your people,\u201d he roars. \u201cLove them with all your heart. 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