If we want to make them dance at this point in the set then we better write a song that grooves well and puts the beat first. Like I said, it’s what reaction we get out of the audience which actually influences the sound in a way. Making people dance is what I’m interested in when it comes to our live shows. We’re actually moving way more towards that area with the stuff we're writing right now. Gross, over the top post-punk with a hint of electronic music in there. If you were to describe your sound to someone who’d never heard you before, What would you say? It’s a dumb “shouting from the soapbox” one-way discussion which I think, unfortunately, makes sense with whenever we try to talk about this subject. But the song is a very cynical, ham-fisted telling of that. And our inability to do anything about it, because even our opposition to negative change is sold to us as part of that change. Both being the solution and being the problem. Lyrically ‘Cull the Culture” is about cultural change, both good and bad. What other themes do you explore in your music?
When you have a concept that dumb, it basically writes it’s self. with a bunch of depraved guys roleplaying as crash test dummies. I wanted to do a silly, tongue in cheek retelling of this very grim turn on. Ballard novel and its film adaptation, directed by David Cronenberg. I became aware of it from “Crash” this J.G. It all stems from symphorophilia, which is this fetish of being part of a disaster like a car crash. What’s the concept behind your video for it? It’s a silly, over the top rock and roll track really which is why it’s so fun to play. It’s actually the outlier in our set, a more conventional, meat and potatoes track for us but that's also it’s biggest strength. Can you tell me a bit about your new single ‘Cull The Culture’? Dan came in as the last piece of this beautiful pie and made us complete.
I met Bart when I moved into the warehouses in Tottenham and we all clicked right away. Me and Toby have been writing together for years and we were looking to start a new project. Our music is post-punk but not the traditional moody kind, it’s more beat-driven, more over the top, and doesn’t take itself too seriously. But we all met in London, we’re mainly based in Tottenham. I’m from Wales originally, Tobys from near the Welsh border, barts from down Devon and Dan's from the far off dreamland of Sweden. Toby on guitar and synth, Dan on drums and Bart on bass and samplers. Can you tell us who you are, where you’re from and about the music you make?
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