Interview with Soulwax

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Hello, How is everyone today? TIRED How long have you been together? FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS OR SO...STEVE WAS OUT OF THE BAND FOR SEVEN YEARS,BUT WHEN HE CAME BACK,ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO,IT WAS AS IF HE JUST NIPPED OUT TO THE DELI..WE ARE A WEIRD,UNIQUE BUNCH I HAVE TO SAY. What were some of your early influences on the band? KYUSS,PRINCE,KRAFTWERK,BOWIE,SMALL FACES,MONSTER MAGNET,MASTERS OF REALITY,GAL COSTA...TOO MANY... You're bringing out a new LP called Nite Versions which is a re- working of Any Minute Now. Why did you choose to do it? WE LIKED THE IDEA OF A BAND GOIN BACK INTO THE STUDIO AND RE-RECORD TRACKS SPECIFICALLY FOR CLUBS,THE STORY GOES THAT THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IN THE EIGHTIES (HUMAN LEAGUE,DURAN DURAN) THEY HAD TO MAKE DIFFERENT VERSIONS AND RE-RECORD(NITE VERSION) THEIR SINGLES SO THEY COULD GET PLAYED IN NIGHTCLUBS,WE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE COOL AS A ROCK-BAND TO DO THAT AND TO TAKE IT ONE STEP FURTHER AND ACTUALLY PLAY OUR OWN NITE VERSIONS LIVE AS A BAND... You have done a bit of remixing and your remixes have always interested me. Do you enjoy that whole process? ITS FUN TO REMIX OTHER PEOPLES MUSIC AND VERY SATISFYING TO DECONSTRUCT OR FUCK-UP EXISTING MATERIAL,THERE IS SOME GUILTY PLEASURE IN PUTTING UP THE ORIGINAL MIX AND GO THROUGH EVERY DIFFERENT CHANNEL Why did you choose to cover Daft Punk's Teachers? BECAUSE WE'RE HUGE DAFT PUNK FANS AND IT SEEMED REALLY APPROPRIATE TO START THE NITE VERSIONS RECORD WITH IT.THEY'VE DEFINITELY BEEN AN INFLUENCE,MUSICALLY AND IDEALOGICALLY....IN 'TEACHERS' THEY THANK THEIR 'DANCE'PEERS,SO WE DECIDED TO THANK OUR 'ROCK' PEERS IN OUR VERSION.WE ALSO ADAPT THE LYRICS WHEREVER WE PLAY... What exactly can people expect from your live shows? LOUD SOUNDS WITH HEAVY DRUMS PLAYED BY REAL BELGIANS DRESSED IN WHITE! How was your latest appearance at the Reading/Leeds Festival? Do you like the festival scene? OVERALL,THE FESTIVAL SCENE IS GETTING A BIT TOO BIG AND HOMOGENISED...AFTER PLAYING SO MANY, EVERYTHING STARTS TO LOOK THE SAME...ALLTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME EXEPTIONS,BIG DAY OUT IN AUSTRALIA,BENICASSIM IN SPAIN,ELECTRIC PICNIC IN IRELAND...YOU RARELY HAVE TIME TO SEE ANY OTHER BANDS,THERE'S MUD,NOISE...WE PREFER TO SEE SOMEBODY UP CLOSE IN A CLUB.WE DO HAVE MUCH RESPECT FOR THE KIDS THAT SPEND ALL THEIR MONEY TO GO SEE BANDS PLAY,AND WILL GLADLY GET SQUASHED TO SEE THEIR FAVOURITE UP CLOSE.LEEDS FESTIVAL BY THE WAY WAS A HIGHLIGHT.....2MANY DJS HAD THE WHOLE DANCE TENT GOING NUTS,WHILE NAKED FRIENDS AND BANDS LIKE THE KLAXONS AND SHITDISCO WERE DANCING ON STAGE &ENJOYING OUR FRIEND'S PORTABLE COCKTAILBAR!!!! Are you looking forward to getting on the road in the U.S? ...SEE HOW PEOPLE WILL REACT TO OUR RACKET?ITLL BE INTERESTING AND YES WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT,GOOD TO SEE BACK A LOT OF OUR FRIENDS... Have you been working on any new material lately? YES,JUST FINISHED REMIXES FOR THE GOSSIP,ROBBIE WILLIAMS,WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPLORING YET MORE DIVERSE MUSICAL LANDSCAPES...TOO MANY For more head to the Soulwax Website

By John Siwicki

Soulwax

Interview with Soulwax

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