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[caption id="attachment_24312" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Photo Credit: John Pesina"][/caption] Hello Russell! It’s great to be doing this interview with you. From what I understand, you and M. Grusha are the core members of the band and you have an ever-evolving line-up of guest collaborators for your two EPs, live show, and upcoming debut album. At this point in time, who is in the band? Hi! It's true; we're the only constants in an ever-changing band...but I am happy to say that we've currently got perhaps our best line-up ever together now. Joining Grusha and I, we've got our good friend ...
Underappreciated Album of the Month: UAM #5 (Spoon – A Series of Sneaks, 1998)
[caption id="attachment_24171" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Spoon"][/caption] With this DOA feature that has been re-vamped, we focus our attention on an album that may not have the recognition or notoriety it deserves. It might be a cult hit, it might be a small favorite or it might even be an album that is just so great, we feel it needs all of the attention possible. Albums chosen will always be at least more than five years old and will be chosen at our own discretion - and hey, if you feel there is an underappreciated gem you wish could get some exposure, ...
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[caption id="attachment_23817" align="aligncenter" width="390" caption="Gentle Giant (with Gary in the middle)"][/caption] First let me say I’m thrilled to speak with you. I’m a huge fan of Gentle Giant. Yeah, absolutely. I’m happy to do it. You guys did some very amazing stuff, man. Oh well, thanks. Sure. So speaking of that, how did you guys write and arrange the music of Gentle Giant? Well mostly the credit for that should go to Kerry Minnear and Ray Shulman, at least for the writing. As for the playing… Very true. Gentle Giant really set themselves apart from contemporaries because of their constant instrumental shifts and ...
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How will the new album, Perch Patchwork, compare to previous releases such as the multiple EP’s you released in past years? I think one major difference came from the process which had been recording songs during tours whereas this time around we decided to go into the studio and record them all very quickly. I think with this album we took a very different approach by spending more time in the studio which allowed the songs to contain a lot more mood and diversity. I also believe the lyrics are a major difference in this album. Would you say that this sort ...
Interview with Ruby Throat
[caption id="attachment_23355" align="aligncenter" width="280" caption="Photo Credit: James Sutton"][/caption] Hello Katie Jane and Chris! I am so thrilled to be doing this interview with you. Ruby Throat’s debut album The Ventriloquist and second album Out Of A Black Cloud Came A Bird are hauntingly delicate and achingly disquieting masterworks of heart-rending suffering and exquisite beauty. Can you go into some details about the differences between the two albums or if they are both cut from the same cloth? Did you use the same instruments and recording processes for both albums? Chris Wittingham: Out of a black cloud...is a continuation of what we started. As a whole, it was done ...
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