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How would you describe the album, and what type of music fans do you think it appeals best to?
The album is a fifteen minute aural assault. We packed as much rock as we could into five songs, and really believe we created a tight package of truly good noise. Hopefully, it appeals to those fans still pissed off that Fugazi is on “indefinite hiatus”, Hot Snakes broke up, and are pretty sure that what’s on the radio isn’t really the best of what’s out there. Basically, our album is for anyone that knows good music when they hear it.
How do you feel about the final product? Is there anything you wish you could change? What are the parts that you like the most?
We’re extremely pleased about the final product. It’s an album we actually enjoy listening to in our cars, and sharing with our friends. We feel the album is a good representation of what our sound has evolved into and the energy we cram into our songs. The only thing we would change would be to be able to make the album longer. We have more music we’d like to put out, but for a first effort from a three-man DIY, obviously our options were somewhat limited.
What was the recording process like?
One long 12-hour day. That being said, it was as painless as possible, and Mario Quintero, who recorded it at Black Box Studios, did an awesome job. We were very fortunate to have Mario manning the board, as he’s heard us play since our inception, and knew how to capture the sound we were looking for. Recording is easily the worst part about being in a band, but this time around, we managed to get it all done with relative ease.
What can fans expect at your live show, and how have fans been reacting to your music?
No pyrotechnics. Yet. Our music is pretty high-energy and we’re definitely a band that loves to play live, so our show is fast and loud, and we play hard. What else do you need? So far the response from friends and fans has been pretty positive which has been really cool, and we’ve gotten a little air time on some local and college radio stations. Music is our main outlet and we bring a lot of different influences into the mix, so it’s really cool when people can latch onto that and enjoy what we do. We focus on making music that we’d want to listen to ourselves, which is why we enjoy playing it so much, and hopefully why people like watching and listening to us.
As a new band, do you think the music community in San Diego has been supportive in helping you guys get the ball rolling?
San Diego definitely has a great scene once you are able to find your niche and meet the right people. We’ve been practicing at Black Box which is a great community of bands in itself, and though booking a show might not be as easy as it was in the cities we all came from, we’ve felt a lot of support from the bands we do get a chance to play with.
What’s next for the band?
We’ve been tossing around the idea of a 13-nation world tour for the summer, but we’ll probably just play Chasers on Saturday, July 7th, with our good friends Cinder Cone from Los Angeles.
Anything else you’d like to add?
We think we’re pretty good. We hope you’ll listen to us and agree. You can pick up a copy of our EP at M-Theory Records in Mission Hills. Oh, and if you come across anyone selling a Marshall JCM 900 2x12 combo and happen to overhear them saying something about it being stolen, let us know, it’s probably Rob’s.
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