somethingalittlebitoutof theconfines of that genre.


Ialways thinkaboutpost-dubstep whenthatwasathing.Post-dubstep peoplealways saidtheyhatedthat termandIdon’tnecessarilyhatepost- punk,because I lovealotofpost-punk music,but I justdon’t reallyknowwhat itmeans.Peoplejustneedsomething categorisedinorder tounderstandit I guess,whichis fairenough.But Idon’t know,wegetaskedthatquestionquite abitandI justdon’t reallyknowwhat to say.As longas theylikethemusic, I don’t reallymind. Onthealbum, Inoticedsome meditativeelements,andLouis curatedaregularplaylistcalled SquietPlease.Onthealbum, that ambientdimensionreallycomes through.WhenIfirst listenedtosome ofyourEpsandsingles, itdidn’t reallycomethroughasmuchasit doesonthealbum. Yeah, I thinkso.Mostofus intheband, especiallymeandLouis inthepast few yearshavereallygot intoambient music. I thinkthat it is sodifficult todo well. Imeananyonecanputakeyboard throughadelaypedalandit’llmakea drone. It’ll soundnice,but it’llbehardto haveahugelevelofemotionthroughit. I


thinkthat’s somethingwedefinitely wantedtodo,andhopewehavedone withthealbum.We’dreallylovetonail it, maybedoawholeambientalbumor something, that’dbecool. DoyouservetheconceptofSquidor doestheconceptserveyou?Orisita giveandtake? I thinkwe’reaproductofourparts. It’s definitelyacaseofallfiveofourminds togetherbeing stronger thaneachofour mindsontheirown. Ifyoutookanyone ofusoutof theband, thentheband wouldbeshite.So,Squidservesus. Hasisolationmadeyouthinkmuch differentlyaboutyourmusic,or changedyourapproach?Asaband, youseemquitefrenetic,andquite ‘live’.Andobviouslyforthepastyear youhaven’tbeenallowedtobelive, sodoyouthinkthat’saffectedthe wayyoumakemusic, thinkabout musicandworkasamusician? Definitely, I thinkit’sprobablyonething that thiswholetour iskindofdoing.We haven’t reallymovedaroundthismuch inalong timeandI thinkitdoeshelp withthat creativeoutputalittlebit.But it hasbeenreallynicebeing inoneplace forquiteawhile. But that’s lessofawork thing,andmoreofapersonal thing.


I thinkwereallyvibeoffmoving round andseeingdifferentplacesandmeeting newpeopleandstuff.But thenIdothink thatbeing inoneplaceandnotbeing abletoroadtestnewmaterialhasbeen reallygoodforour songwritingbecause weknowwewouldn’tbeabletotryout newsongs live.So,youhavetostart theminaroomandfinishthemina room.Thatwasquiteanicething. I meanwedidthatwithlikethreeof the


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tracksonthealbum,wedidn’tplaythem liveatallandjustfinishedtheminthe sameroomthatwestartedthemin. Aweekorsoago, Iwatchedavideoof youplayingRobertWyattPigs(In There)…HasWyatthadabigeffecton theband.AssoonasIwatchedthat, everythingkindofmadesense,andit seemedverynatural tome Yeah,hedefinitelyis.Laurie,whoplays bass, isahugeRobertWyatt fan, through hisDad. Idon’t reallyknowtoomuch abouthim.But I thinkthroughLaurie he’sbeenahugeinfluence. I thinkwe justquitelikethat sortofeccentric Englishmusic, likeXTCandRobert Wyatt.Thepeoplewhodon’t lookthe part,but theyplaythepart. Whataresomeofyourother influences?Asaband,Squidseem incrediblyeclectic,youseemtolisten toalotofdifferent typesofmusic. It’salwaysquitedifficultbecausewe don’t reallytalktoeachotherabout what typeofmusicwelistento. Iwas listening toalotofabandcalled Unwoundwhenweweredoing the album.Quitedark,andsortofpost- hardcore. Didyoualwayswant tobeinaband, wasthisalwaysdrivingyou forwards? Idon’t thinkso,no. It seemedlike something thatneverhappenedand nowit’shappened. Itwasahappy accident.


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