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I think of us as a space noise band that makes rockish, sometimes dubbish, sometimes whatever noise... like the lovable drunk uncle everyone has that makes lots of weird noises when he comes over for Christmas and stirs things up.
--Will Bradford |
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Describe SeepeopleS' sound for someone who has never heard your music.
Dan Ingenthron :: SeepeopleS |
That is the most impossible question I get asked all the time. I honestly have no idea how to answer it. I used to be a huge Floyd fan and loved The Orb as well; both are bands that seemed less concerned with what they were playing versus what was coming out of the speakers. I just loved the concept of space and noise, so I think of us as a space noise band that makes rockish, sometimes dubbish, sometimes whatever noise. So maybe we are just a fun band that makes lots of different noises, a lot like the lovable drunk uncle everyone has that makes lots of weird noises when he comes over for Christmas and stirs things up.
Aside from Pink Floyd and The Orb, do you have any other obscure musical influences?
My favorite band in grade school was 2Live Crew.
Your stage show has been called "intense." How do you achieve so much sound on stage?
I think the real key is that I've found three other guys who love making noise as much as I do. It also helps to not be lazy, which means setting up six keyboards, samplers, guitars, and the lot.
What do you think about the Corn Syrup Conspiracy's success? Has anything in your lyrics caught people off guard?
I'm glad people like it... I'm sure that some people don't. I definitely worked hard on it though, so it is gratifying when they do like it. I didn't even know people listened to lyrics; I thought that was so "1960's!" Occasionally we play a song called "The President." It is going on our next album. People have definitely walked out on us playing that song, in a hurry too. Other people love it. It feels good just to get any reaction from people when you are not a TV.
What was the concept you were going for with Corn Syrup? The girl on the cover is grinning with pure evil.
I've always been taught to work hard, and stay on course, and someday I might get a taste of the "sweet life." Corn Syrup is really about the sweet life and why it looks so good. Why we're driven to know it and to live it...that was sort of loosely the theme. Honestly, there's a lot more to it, but you'll have to come to a show and buy me a drink or two before you can trick me into ranting that long.
Where do your political influences come from? If you could sum up your brand of anarchy, how would you present it?
Will Bradford :: SeepeopleS |
Ouch! Are you trying to get me in trouble! Well, since you've got me in a hole already, the anarchy that I see in my dreams is probably a lot like that of indigenous people of the Earth that lived for thousands and thousands of years before the plague of civilization. I think I'd have a much easier time dealing with the laws of nature than those of any government, so I guess Natural Brand Anarchy sounds good to me! As far as political influences, I'd have to thank people like Tolstoy, Gandhi, and Howard Zinn for helping me to see that "politics" is a load of crap.
Do you have any favorite news publications?
I'll have to give a plug here for the Asheville Global Report (agrnews.org), an absolutely awesome little newspaper that really has great International coverage.
You often include a variety of instruments on your albums, from cell phones to kids' toys. What are some interesting things you've used to make noise in the past and what can we look forward to hearing in the future?
I just love noise, like I said before. We have used coffee makers, toy keyboards, bags of chips, Styrofoam containers, sitars, baby toys, and of course cell phones. As far as the future goes, my cousin rebuilt a beautiful pedal steel for me, and if I ever get off tour long enough I'll learn how to play it.
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