 How did the band come to be?
I was not a cover band guy...never saw the point. I mean, I can put on a CD of the band playing the song (this is 1995, so yeah...CD's) better than any other band. I'm not much of a dancer, and I felt like the time I would have spend learning other people's songs would be better spent writing my own. So I did! My previous band in 1996, Tweed Quickly, broke up and I had written a bunch of songs. They were, um, a good effort. But that eventually turned into the abomination known as Transmountain, my first album. Decent songs, actually, but terrible production, mediocre playing, and poor singing. I was clueless. But we toured around the southwestern US and I kept playing, and that hooked me. So I stayed with it, thankfully. And I think I got better as the years rolled on. Do you have any releases coming up in the new year? Occam's Foil just came out, so we are waiting until the middle of this year to decide. I have a new song done (musically, anyway) that I love, so I may release that as a single. I don't really like to do that...I am old school and like the concept of a whole album that stand on it's own. Something about the cohesion of sounds, lyrics, artwork, and really just what is going on in that moment in time that makes collections of songs more attractive that just an individual track. So it's gonna be a tough call. With the Coronavirus and a very questionable economy, though, we will have to see if it's more prudent to keep recording or to hit the road. It's all up in the air right now, to be honest. I wasn't touring during the last recession, so this is new territory for me. What is something you want listeners to take away from your music? When they listen to the new record, Occam's Foil, they will know that I give a shit. I care about crafting songs, arrangements, lyrics, a message. Never ever gonna mail it in by any means. My legacy is in my music, in large part, and it's too important to treat with anything but the utmost care and consideration. Little King may not be your cup of tea, but it's A cup of tea and it may not be your flavor. But that cup of tea took time and care to brew, dammit! With everything that is going on in our world what is one cause or organization that you are passionate about? I am passionate about kids, animals, and human rights. But those are pretty non-specific, right? At this moment, as I am talking to you, I am having a sidebar conversation about health and the obesity epidemic in the USA. We have lost 100 people to the Corona Virus in our country, to date, and everyone is in full PANIC. 40,000 people A MONTH die in the USA from obesity-related illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, related cancers, etc. That's totally preventable. Diet and exercise lead to better health, both mentally and physically. Put down the phone, put down the sodium and sugar and booze, and figure out how much better you'll feel if you start putting the right oil in the engine. Let's discuss, too, how lobbying in this country dictates legislation. Have you seen a typical school lunch lately? Get them hooked on sugar and crap early...they'll mainline it for the rest of their lives. Gross. What is your writing process like? It's virtually unchanged from back in 1996 to now. I get inspired and I pick up my Washburn acoustic guitar that my dad gave me in 1988. I use it as an extension of my heart and mind, really. Sometimes songs are born from an exercise, like alternate picking or an odd time scale. Anything to get the juices flowing. From there, I string together riffs that make sense, smooth the transitions, make sure that nothing sounds gratuitous or redundant, and then take it to my band mates. They are awesome in their own right! They make suggestions, learn their parts, and then we track the music all at one time. Drums, guitar, bass, extras...in that order. Once the music is done, I go back into the woodshed and write the words. THAT is a fucking process! Gotta make sure I can sing to the meter I've written in, and make sure the key is working for my voice. I used to sing in a higher register, but whisky and children have beaten that down. But once I have the lyrics where I want them, I go into the studio and cut them and make sure the phrasing makes sense. To follow up with the last question, what inspires your sound? I will take "My Sound" to mean what Little King comes across as. I am inspired by my heroes like Rush, David Byrne, Roger Waters, Donald Fagan, and more. Inspired by my friends and band mates, too. I strive to never rehash my old riffs and words, and when you've been at it for 23+ years, that can be a challenge. Little King has always bee me + 2. It probably always will be, so I want to make sure that our live set as well as our albums are diverse. We bring a lot of dynamics to a 3 piece sound, sort of like Rush and The Police used to do. I cannot stand listening to an album where every song sounds the same! Just stop! So key changes, time signatures, tempos. You can make songs and albums that don't all sound the same but still have a through-line. That's what I try to do. With success, I think. Again, the songs and singing might not always work, but by no means will anyone accuse me rightly of not TRYING to keep it interesting. Any tours coming up soon? I've just gotten word of 3 cancellations TODAY of shows in DC, Nashville, and LA. All gone. We had a festival tour planned, but that is all up in smoke at this point. Not sure what's gonna happen...I mean, when Coachella postpones, what follows? I am down to play some clubs and go on small weekend jaunts. We are now based in Delaware, which is an odd place to based out of! But it's literally 3.5 hours or less from NYC, DC, Baltimore, Philly, Virginia Beach, Atlantic City, and the surrounding areas. There are more than enough people and potential Little King fans in that corridor to keep us busy. So we will get to those folks without question. Go another 3 hours in either direction and you're in Boston or Raleigh, NC. We've got plenty to do in our backyard. Anything you would like to tell our readers? Visit our web site at www.littlekingtunes.com and have a poke around. Our last 5 albums are all available to stream for free from YouTube on the Music Page, and Apple Music and more on the Streaming Page. Lots of interviews, too. I obviously have a lot to say and take these things fairly seriously, so if you wanna know what we are about and what my brain sounds like, give it a whirl. I think you might have a new favorite band to turn your friends on to. And we will see you on the road!
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Mondo Bear as a project began late in 2018, as the culmination of another project by our drummer Vebjorn and singer/guitarist Erik. With two new members, Anders on guitar and Sondre on bass, we quickly started writing these longer, slow songs based on jams. These jams suddenly started to make sense, and before we knew it, we had a handful of songs that we thought were too good not to share on a live stage. Do you have any releases coming up in the new year? We just released our debut album “H, as in Hollywood” in February, through the Oslo based label High Ten records. The album is a collection of the first songs we’ve written together that we thought sounded good enough for an album. It’s an amalgam of our different tastes and styles in music. “H, as in Hollywood” is available on most streaming services. What is something you want listeners to take away from your music? The feeling and atmosphere. Hopefully you find yourself on a little journey while listening to the songs or the whole album. There’s a lot of detail in this kind of music, so it might require a second listen to digest it properly. That’s the type of music we like, where you can listen to an album a hundred times and always find some new minute thing that surprises you. We hope people have some of that experience with our music as well. With everything that is going on in our world what is one cause or organization that you are passionate about? With COVID-19 spreading rapidly the Norwegian government and our Department of Health have set guidelines and regulations in an attempt to limit the spread within Norway. These new limitations have effectively postponed or cancelled every concert and show in our hometown Trondheim, including our own release concert for “H, as in Hollywood”. This shutdown has adverse effects for musicians and artists all across the world, how bad is yet to be determined. We hope that the entertainment industry can ride out this storm, and reschedule cancelled dates when we get that “all-clear” from our government. In the meantime, we´ll listen to music, practice and continue making songs for our second album. What is your writing process like? Our songs start off as a riff or a chord, most of the time we just start jamming and having fun with it. By adding some kind of ambiance and atmosphere to them, and then running it through effects pedals until the song sounds like Mondo Bear. To follow up with the last question, what inspires your sound? Most of our influences for this band are the greats of the 60s and 70s. Though our personal preferences are quite varied. Erik, our singer/guitarist has an affection for Lana Del Ray and Pink Floyd while the rest of the band is into anything from vintage heavy metal to jazz, krautrock, fusion, soul/rnb, etc. We also get inspired by the people we meet and the relationships we have with them. By combining elements from widely different parts of music, arts and life in general, we create music that hopefully can inspire others to create and enjoy. Any tours coming up soon? We were planning a release tour to promote “H, as in Hollywood”, but the COVID-19 pandemic has put that on hold. Hopefully we´ll be able to organize a promoter, and take our music outside of Norway this fall. Anything you would like to tell our readers? Check out our music, give our album a few good listens from start to finish, and then let us know what you think about it. Hopefully we left you wanting more, and better yet, made you want to see us live. Spotify: “H, as in Hollywood” Instagram: Mondo Bear (@mondobearband) Facebook: Mondo Bear - Home  How did the band come to be?
Lead Guitarist and Lead singer actually met at a band night, we were on the look out for other band members and we stole them from other bands once we had found the right guys, a selection process I guess Do you have any releases coming up in the new year? Yeah we have just released a song in January called Just Another Girl. We are constantly working on our music, we have new music coming out in the summer with a single launch followed by an EP launch! So lots of exciting stuff ahead. What is something you want listeners to take away from your music? They can take anything they like from it, it’s our passion and it’s open to interpretation. We’re grateful for anyone that takes the time to listen to it! With everything that is going on in our world what is one cause or organization that you are passionate about? Good question, there is a lot going on in the world today, maybe we have written a song about some current world affairs. . . maybe you should check out our new single in the summer and see what you think its about What is your writing process like? Songwriting is done one of two ways usually. We either have some lyrics that we like and try to write around them, matching the type of song to what we're trying to say. Or we would come up with a cool melody, or riff and try to write to the song. If we catch on something we like we then experiment around it and see if it can work. Songs develop over time usually. A song can be about anything you like – that’s the beauty of it! Anything at all that’s on your mind that day! To follow up with the last question, what inspires your sound? We want an element of Rock n Roll to run through our music but also to write good words not just good sounds. We have influences across all decades but ultimately we want you to feel the beats through the floor when you turn it up. We try to write real words, with meaning. Any tours coming up soon? Yes we will be touring our new single and our new EP this summer. Please check out our Instagram and facebook for upcoming dates, we're looking forward to getting out and about! Anything you would like to tell our readers? Yes you are awesome  How did the band come to be?
Karlo: We come from other bands and we already knew each other. I knew Mark because we had played together at a festival and then we became friends and I knew Fra because he played in a cool band and then we also became work colleagues. Diego became a member of Blacklava because he knew the former bass player! Mark: Karl and I have been friends for a long time and we have always tried to create a band. before we played hardcore in two bands. Diego joined on drums through mutual friendships. First I played the guitar, then I went to the bass. Francesco joined the solo guitar later but I have always considered him a member of the band. He has always helped us in live and recording. I've always hoped it would sound fixed with us and now here we are! Fra: I’m the last one who joined the band. BlackLava is a project born in 2014 and I engineered almost every song of the band! In 2018 I became the 4th member! Do you have any releases coming up in the new year? Karlo: Within 5 months we released 3 songs. in September “Devil inside me”, in November “Drunk Like Joe Cocker” and in late January “Woman”! Our latest release is woman. it has a vintage zeppelin-like flavor! it is a song that you can dance, sing and in the end you can discharge all your energy! a video will also be released soon! In the upcoming months we will release a remix of our song “Bones”! What is something you want listeners to take away from your music? We want the listener to have fun, to dance, to feel the energy! What is your writing process like? Karlo: I usually come up with an idea or main riff. Then in our rehearsal room I make it heard to everyone and then we play on it. After we have gained confidence I throw random words to create a vocal line and if everyone likes the piece then we define the structure. I have been to various bands and in some of these everything was decided together. For me it is something that does not work! there must be someone more influential. I always try to listen to everyone's opinions and understand what's best for the group! Mark: Karl usually writes the main riff and the vocal melody. The piece takes shape together in the rehearsal room without impositions. In my opinion this formula works well. Diego: Karlo composes and writes the pieces. We all participate actively in the project thanks to a strong motivation Fra: About writing music, karlo always comes with the main melody and the rhythm or the guitar riff. During the rehearsals we find together all the necessary arrangements, then I take care about the final touches, recordings and mixing stuff. Everyone has their own tasks in the band: Mark cares about booking, Diego cares about some graphics, Karlo writes songs and cares about socials and talks contacts with our new label (Frozen Heart) then I take care about all the tech stuff and help Karlo with socials. If someone proposes some ideas, we will discuss it as soon as possible, even if the last word comes from Karlo, whatsapp chats helps a lot for this!!! To follow up with the last question, what inspires your sound? Karlo: in 2014 we started playing stoner / rock / metal! After a year I discovered a group that inspired me a lot: Royal Blood! The bass played with the octaver! This inspiration contaminated the group up to what we play now! powerful rock with octaver and vintage influences Any tours coming up soon? We hope that the COVID-19 situation will be resolved soon! it's a very difficult time for the art world! We had two dates but they have been canceled for precautionary reasons. It all seems quite extreme! the artist has always been a job that allows you to keep working! we want to hug all the people who are experiencing a difficult artistic and economic moment! Anything you would like to tell our readers? Thank you Black Serpent and your readers! you can find us here on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblacklava/ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_blacklava/ thank you and see you on stage!  How did the band come to be?
For a case! We just met…and it happened we have a similar approach, it works! So here we are! Do you have any releases coming up in the new year? There will be something, even though we don’t know exactly what yet…we are demoing new stuff at the moment and few days ago we just released DUE an ep that is the second part of our full length project…so… we will see… What is something you want listeners to take away from your music? Life enjoyment!....I don’t know if or what we want to say in our songs…anybody can read (and sing them hopefully!) how they prefer….but we are very happy if they enjoy them for their own reasons. Music help people live better I think…so that is what we hope for With everything that is going on in our world what is one cause or organization that you are passionate about? We are passionate and really surprised about the human being: despite all the wrong we are able to do, there are also a lot of people that are amazing like Red Cross or generally all Hospital Crew around helping for sanitary matters now in Corona Virus time…for example.... What is your writing process like? All takes off jamming, the live thing is the most important one…the focus of what we do…then, of course, we reach some point where we have to sit a rethink to what we did and give it a sense in order to complete full songs… but the best ones are still the ones where you can still find or feel that original live vibe, y’know To follow up with the last question, what inspires your sound? Life in general and what we listen to of course…but it is all unconscious…even if you can hear some R&B in our sound….that does not mean we do R&B only…we can say we are a pop band yeah…but we like to think to a wide spectrum Any tours coming up soon? Yeah! We are working hard to add gigs from now to May when we are going to play The Great Escape Festival in Brighton…and then more over…touch wood! Anything you would like to tell our readers? Try and give us a listen….we hope you enjoy our music as we do! Stay tuned. http://www.youtube.com/lucifourm http://www.facebook.com/lucifourm http://www.twitter.com/lucifourm http://www.instagram.com/lucifourm  How did the band come to be?
Justin - I met Brandon in 2013. I was picking up some acoustic strings from a local music store before a gig one day and I mentioned to the salesman that I was trying to start a band. He got me in touch with Brandon and we’ve been together ever since. We’ve gone through a few lineup changes over the years, but we really cemented our sound and focus when Jalen joined us in 2018. Do you have any releases coming up in the new year? Brandon - We just released our new single, Ashes (January 2020), and we’re finishing up an EP. We’re working on a few collaborations with different artists and we’re hoping to have those released this year. What is something you want listeners to take away from your music? Justin - That there is always hope. You’re important. You have value and you matter. There’s too much negativity in the world and my hope is that our music has a positive impact on the listener. With everything that is going on in our world what is one cause or organization that you are passionate about? Justin - I really like to limit the amount of single use plastic I use. There are a lot of opportunities to create waste for the environment and I’m trying to limit how much I’m contributing to that. What is your writing process like? Justin - Typically, Brandon and I will get together with a few acoustic guitars. I’ll either already have lyrics and a melody, or will add one after we have a rough outline of the song. We’ll get with Jalen to add the rest and finish it up. To follow up with the last question, what inspires your sound? Brandon - It's a constant struggle trying to play and create what pleases us all individually. We all have cool ideas that we're trying to mesh together through our own individual influences. At the end of the day, I guess magic happens. We blend pop styled vocal melodies with heavier, slightly progressive music. Any tours coming up soon? Jalen - We’re touring with Silvertung in February and Ventruss in April and June. Really looking forward to them! Anything you would like to tell our readers? Jalen - We appreciate you checking us out! Hit us up on social media and see if we’re something you’re into.  How did the band come to be?
All members of Until I Wake have worked with one another on music at some point in the past but none of it’s members have been available at the same time to work on a single project as a group until now. Finally the band had the opportunity to get the group of like minded and motivated individuals to all combine their efforts into one project together. Having such a solid core group who want nothing more than to create and play music we knew we had something huge in the works. Do you have any releases coming up in the new year? Until I Wake will be having pretty consistent releases throughout all of 2020. Our debut music video released January 25th, our follow up release is March 20th and we have at least 4 more releases planned out to follow. We have pretty big plans for the whole year and won’t be slowing down! What is something you want listeners to take away from your music? We want our listeners to understand our lyrical content, we want our music to help them through any obstacles in life that they’re going through. A lot of the music that we’ll be releasing following our debut will all relate to dealing with struggles in life and overcoming them and if anyone can relate to our songs, we hope that it helps them through their own battles. With everything that is going on in our world what is one cause or organization that you are passionate about? There’s plenty to be passionate about and to support. We need to support each other and lift our friends who are suffering from depression. Its way too often that young lives end to soon and we need to make sure we are there for our friends and others in need. Any organizations dealing with suicide prevention. What is your writing process like? Our writing process would be Until I Wake in the studio writing out our instrumentals, creating a vibe that everyone feels. Once we have our instrumentals all written out we’ll create melodies for the vocals. That wraps up our instrumental sessions. Following a studio session to write our instrumentals we return at a later date after Cody writes out lyrics fitting to the vibe we all create for the tracks! To follow up with the last question, what inspires your sound? Our sound is inspired by a lot of different variables. Of course we have a bunch of different musical influences that inspire our sound alongside whatever we’re feeling while writing in the moment. Our lyrical content is inspired by life, experiences, struggles, overcoming struggles and obstacles. Any tours coming up soon? We have not lined up any tours or shows. However we have been in contact with booking agents who have shown interest in working with us in the future! We have a lot lined up that we want to knock out before we start booking tours, but when we do start touring we’ll be playing everywhere that we get the opportunity to! Anything you would like to tell our readers? Our second music video will be releasing on March 20th! So stay tuned and get hyped on that and much more to quickly follow through the rest of the year!  How did “Bleeding Raven” come to be?
Dean Mason of Bleeding Raven: More or less “Bleeding Raven” ‘evolved’ from the ooze of another project, “Gnostic Gorilla”. With Gnostic Gorilla, I did mostly Gothic/Industrial/Dark Wave type music but then I really wanted to pursue something more abrasive and creepy…a blend of a Black Metal sound (without the philosophical trappings) and industrial and I guess they call it ‘aggrotech’. I hate having to categorize things but hey…if we must. Actually, there may be some elements of ‘noise-core’ in “Bleeding Raven” as well. I call it “dungeon trash”. So, in May of last year, I decided to begin this project, and I recorded “Darkness Consumed”. Cleopatra Records has released it in October, and I’m very grateful for that. It hit the “WTF is this shit charts” at Number 1. Hahahahahahahaha Do you have any releases coming up in the new year? Dean Mason: Not as “Bleeding Raven” I’m afraid. But there will be a new Gnostic Gorilla release this year, on Cleopatra Records which has already been recorded. (2017) What is something you want listeners to take away from your music? Dean Mason: Well, I don’t write ‘love songs’ or ‘quickies in the sleeping bag’ songs. I write about the human struggle. I mean, there are plenty of artists writing about the other stuff. So, I guess, I just hope people appreciate the honesty in the lyrical content. Now, the music is not for everyone. It’s abrasive and it is even creepy and bizarre but it’s authentic. With everything that is going on in our world what is one cause or organization that you are passionate about? Dean Mason: Hmmmm. Well, anything to do with helping people with mental health issues and homelessness. You know you have on one hand these bible thumper types who are going around trying to make people feel like shit and focus on their ‘sins’ (sins of the flesh) and yet do fuck all to actually BE THERE for the suffering ones…and then you DO have others like some Franciscans or Brothers of the Good Shepherd or whatever who ACTUALLY focus on being there for the down and out. Where am I going with this? Oh yeah…so…I feel passionate about calling out those who claim to do “God’s work” but are actually just adding to the problem in society with their poisonous rhetoric and I admire those who actually do something for the suffering ones…regardless of what they wear around their neck or believe or don’t believe for that matter. What is your writing process like? Dean Mason: So, I usually set out to record with a general idea of what kind of track I want to do. Then I start messing around with different beats/drum parts or synth lines or atmospheres or bass riffs…it all depends. Then I start to build a track and I allow it to take on a life of its own…sort of like how a First Nations wood carver allows the wood to “speak to them” …and follow through. Sounds strange but it works. Then, I usually add good and raunchy guitar or synth riffs or strings and then strange FX and so on. Sometimes a track has a clear ‘chorus’ and other times not. I don’t always write songs that have a chorus because that’s a bit too ‘pop’ for me. I like more experimental…I like that feeling of “where the hell is this going now?” and then surprising the listener. When I have a basic ‘demo’ finished I then write the lyrics and record the vocals. I decide what style I want to use. For “Darkness Consumed” it was a mix of my deep growl sounds and screeching bitch (lol) sound. Then the worst part…mixing. It’s such a pain in the ass to get the vocals mixed in right so that they’re not too pronounced…or too faint. It has to be just right. Then I usually finish off with adding some FX or at times, wild percussion sounds or whatever. Sometimes I get to a complete track and I’m like… “nope…that’s no good”. And it get’s trashed. To follow up with the last question, what inspires your sound? Dean Mason : For what I’ve done with this album, I like a creepy intense and haunting mood, almost like something out of a horror movie like “Underworld” or “Queen of the Damned”. Any tours coming up soon? Dean Mason: No, sadly, even if I was a live act, doing live shows is not even possible now because of the extreme hearing loss. I mean, I lost COMPLETELY and TOTALLY the hearing in the left ear. It’s gone save for enough nerve activity to create unbearable tinnitus which is awful…brutal actually. The other ear is quite compromised. I am more or less deaf. The right ear does function enough for hearing speech with a hearing aid but even then…in crowds especially…I don’t hear a blessed thing. So, even if I were a live act, I’d have to call it quits. Anything you would like to tell our readers? Dean Mason: Well, more or less...as regards my own musical offering “Darkness Consumed”…it’s not for everyone. It would be dishonest to claim otherwise. But if you are interested in something a bit risqué and strange and abrasive…almost semi-disturbing…you might like Bleeding Raven’ “Darkness Consumed”. https://bleedingraven.bandcamp.com/releases https://open.spotify.com/artist/0f0TNu9WymksAcpNnOwOVg?si=IYdcCPvOT0- http://www.bleedingraven.com/ https://www.facebook.com/bleedingravenofficial  How did the band come to be?
The band started in 2016. I met Tex through some mutual friends at university when I needed a guitarist last minute for a small tour and the rest is history there. Kurt and I actually grew up together - there’s photos of us in school when we were kids. We lost touch over high school but came back together through the music scene around home. Ruby is the freshest member. She was playing in another band that was opening for us at a show on the Gold Coast, and it worked out well because we were looking for a new bassist to join. Do you have any releases coming up in the new year? Yes! We have a new EP coming out March 20th. It’s called ‘A State of Living in and Objective Reality’. What is something you want listeners to take away from your music? Whatever they connect with. The thing I love about songwriting and music is that everyone listens and connects with it in a different way. I love reading comments from people explaining what the songs mean to them, and it’ll be completely different to the situation that inspired me to write the song. It’s really cool. With everything that is going on in our world what is one cause or organization that you are passionate about? Something that has hit too close to home is the Australian Fires. A very large portion of our country suffered. People lost their homes and millions of animals were affected. Donating to any of the organisations like Red Cross or the RFS is very important at this time to help rebuild. What is your writing process like? The writing process has changed a lot for us over the past few months especially between releases. A lot of the songs on the new EP started with myself in my room with my guitar and then were developed the more we played them all together. But a lot of the newer stuff Kurt and I have been super collaborative on. I think it’s going to be the next step for the sound of the band. To follow up with the last question, what inspires your sound? Any tours coming up soon? We’re just about to finish up a tour with Silversun Pickups, which has been the best time. Everyone is so lovely. After that we’ll be heading to Austin TX for SXSW, and then out on the Sirius XM Advanced Placement tour with Beabadoobee, who’s also one of our favourite artists. Anything you would like to tell our readers? Just a big thank you to anyone who’s come to a show or listened to our music over the past couple of months.  How did the band come to be?
Inspired by Punk in the late 70’s I started a music fanzine in 1979 – Alternative Sounds – but I always knew it wasn’t going to be enough, and then started ATTRITION in late 1980 with my then girlfriend Julia and her brother Ashley… the fanzine finished in 1981 (apart from its 2017 rebirth as a local music series of CD’s) and ATTRITION has been putting out albums and touring the globe ever since… Do you have any releases coming up in the new year? Yes…We have just released our new CD single, The Great Derailer, with accompanying video…and there will be a full album later this year (The Black Maria)… https://attritionuk.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-derailer at the same time we have various reissues in the pipeline… What is something you want listeners to take away from your music? I primarily write music for myself… in the same way I painted or sculpted at art college before I ever got into making music…I “see” music as much as “hear” it… so my music can be very sound-scapey… (a reason I have also made a number of film soundtracks)… and if someone can relate to the atmosphere I create then I hope that can help them, in the same way my favourite music has helped me so much over the years… perhaps that feeling that someone else understands the things we go through… art and music is such a good way to express ourselves in that way… With everything that is going on in our world what is one cause or organization that you are passionate about? I was always involved in animal rights in the early days (we appeared on the PETA “Animal Liberation” compilation in 19876 alongside Siouxsie, Nina Hagen, Lene Lovich, Chris n Cosey, The Colourfield etc etc) was involved in the anti-Nuclear movement around the same time… as a Vegetarian/vegan for most of my life that is something I am very passionate about too… and that relates to climate change too… there are so many things going on we need to pay attention too… What is your writing process like? In all of my work… regardless of the final piece or style… I start with abstract atmospherics… electronics usually… and gradually rhythms and melodies emerge… alongside the words if there are to be any…. Much like order from chaos…. I believe in that… I write the basics of a song myself and then bring in guest musicians if I need them….it keeps it flexible and creative…. To follow up with the last question, what inspires your sound? My life. My everyday experience. And of course that includes music I listen to… and I have taken on influences over the years… from the initial punk and post punk to experimental industrial sounds in the eighties then neo classical influences and later dance influences (drum n bass fleetingly..)…I use whatever I need to… Any tours coming up soon? Yes I am setting up shows and tours for this year now… so far confirmed are… April 3rd- The Tin, Coventry, UK June 13th: Woodgothic Festival, Sao Thome Das Letras, Brazil June 17th - Gothic Ba, Buenos Aires, Argentina June 19th - Producciones Mortem Collections, Santiago de Chile June 20th - Tumbas Eternas Producciones, Lima, Perú August 19 - 22– Feketa Zaj festival, Hungary August 30th – Infest festival, UK November 28th: Winter Ghosts Symposium, Whitby, UK December 5th – Face Bar, Reading, UK Anything you would like to tell our readers? Yes do check out our websites where you can find a lot of music, news, interviews, photos and videos… and drop me a line…always love to hear from people… my best friends have always come from music…it’s a wonderful thing to be a part of… Thank you for the interview.. www.attrition.co.uk www.facebook.com/ATTRITIONMUSIC http://attritionuk.bandcamp.com/ www.youtube.com/user/attrition https://twitter.com/attritionuk https://sptfy.com/attrition www.thecagestudios.co.uk |