Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2004–2012
14 posts
What approach do you take to writing music? I don't really have so much an approach, the music usually just writes itself. I listen to the music that I favor at the time and get inspired by what I hear, though I don't usually just tell…
What plans do you have, once your full-length is released? We have opted to put out an EP before full length plans (The Letter Grade EP) After this is finished, we are going to play as much as possible in an attempt to shove it down…
Barsuk, 2006 Makers is Seattle-based Rocky Votolato's latest album, and, as one would expect, supposing foreknowledge of the man's catalog, is remarkably mellow and an overall easy -- yet no less important or enlightening -- listening…
How do you think your live performances fare when compared to your recorded material? live is better. you're in the room where the sounds are actually being made. so it's likely to sound more impactful and possibly be exciting on an…
From where do you draw your influences -- and how do you manage to combine them in a way that remains true to your intentions? this is exploding writes its music together as a group. Sometimes one person will bring in an idea and we'll all…
Where do you draw inspiration for your music? From a combination of sources both musical and spiritual. Spiritual in the sense of the interconnectiveness of art w/ the Universe, not spiritual in the sense of dogmatism. I think there is a…
You have a unique method of creating a live sound -- how did it develop? A few years ago I was playing in a band, all the guys I was playing with were great musicians and friends, but also in other projects. I was ready to tour and not…
Somewhat obviously, you seem philosophically inclined. Do you hold a philosophy as your own, or are you, like many others, still searching? I personally don?t think our music is ?philosophically-inclined? at all, and if we ourselves are…