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im most likely going to go see them tonight...it's a free entry, so why not :) here's an very recent interview (i think...i haven't read it yet), if anyone is interested: What is happening with Plaid at the moment? We have been playing live a lot recently and writing in between. We have done 2 surround 'shows' presenting some ideas from a DVD project we are working on with Bob and plan to do more. We will stop playing live after the summer. How's your relationship with Warp. You've been with them for a number of years now . It has, on average, been really positive and helpful. They are a good bunch of people and we have dealt with other labels who are no where near as dedicated and organised. We do ok for them and they do ok for us! You've been working together for quite some time now - were there any chrisis periods? Plenty of arguments and doubt but ultimately we feel very lucky to have a chance to do this 'full time' even if its just for a while. The biggest crisis was the black dog split which was awkward at the time. How did you get to meet the Warp people anyway - was it via Black Dog? They contacted us after we released the first plaid album on black dog productions, our own label at the time. This led to us doing a compilation of b.d.p artists for them, 'bytes'. Black dog- the group were signed to a dodgy label called GPR so we had to do a compilation. Do you still consider yourselves a part of the IDM scene - if it still exists? The name IDM is pretty stupid but yes it still exists, probably more international than ever and we are connected to one of its tentacles! You have some more upbeat stuff on your last few records - is that the path you are taking at the moment? We didn't have an exact stategy on our last few releases, they are made of up of material written over years so represent various phases we go through in that time. Not really what we are doing at the moment though. How important is hip-hop for you at the moment. You basically started with hip-hop |
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How important is hip-hop for you at the moment. You basically started with hip-hop and it was sort of allways present in your music. It is still thriving and innovating despite its commercialisation. It will go on forever and is still a source of inspiration. Do you still breakdance and revive the good old days? Every now and again but we need soft surfaces nowdays and not too many new school breakers to show us up.. How was the beginning of the nineties for you - detroit, acid house, the whole rave thing. How did you respond to that? It was very vibrant in england and opened up whole new styles of music for us. Made us want to make music really. There were plenty of good pirate stations at the time ans so much original music to fire us up. How did you two get into electronic music and what did you relate to before techno? We got into it by hearing it on these stations and going to parties and eventually buying the records in london when they arrived. We had been into electro as part of hip hop since the early eighties, techno for us was a stylistic extension of electro, whereas house music was an extension of disco. Techno always appealed more because of its syncopation but house became interesting when the 303 arrived. Your meeting with Ken of Black Dog is somewhat funny - what really happened? Ken had lived in London for a while and was messing around with music, we met through and ad in music technology magazine in 1987. We had already been making tracks but Ken had a bit more gear so we decided to try it out. |
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Was producing Black Dog tracks different to what you are doing now as Plaid. We had very basic gear and used computers far less. We worked as a threesome on most things but essentially it's the same process now, maths-rhythm-frequency. How does the studio work look like ? 2 people in front of computers with midi keyboards. How much of technology freaks are you? Its part of the enjoyment of electronic music but we do get sold the same thing over and over again, there are very few real breakthoughs in music technology. The main leaps have been with dsp power that allows realtime processing, most of the algorithms behind these processes have been around for years. Generative sequencers and acoustic modeling have lots of potential though. Do you keep up with the british hip-hop scene? Not much but it seems healthier now than its ever been. Sometimes you do productions for other artists like Nicolette -are there any other collaborations? We do occasional collaborations, nothing for a while though. How was working with Björk and would you be prepared to do it again? It was different and fun. If it felt correct we would do it again. You've been upgrading your music with video lately. What/who got you interested in the visual side of things? We have been touring with Bob for 3 years now, he has made our live stuff much more cohesive. How does the A/V live act look like - did it take a long time to set it up? It takes about an hour to set up, it is fairly basic, lots of cameras and a big screen but we feel its good considering the budget and travel restrictions! What do you thing about the so called >laptop |
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What do you thing about the so called >laptop |
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wtf?? What do you thing about the so called >laptop |
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It has lost a bit of its charm because its not 'new' anymore but some are better than others, it comes down to music, if its good its good no matter what it comes from. |
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Do you enjoy performing live and how much do you improvise? Its become much more enjoyable, we used to be very shy about it and felt it was a compromisen on being in the studio but now we apprecicate the difference and the chance to try things out. It has been amazing to travel so much. We improvise on 3 or 4 tracks out of say 10, our music doesn't allow for much though, it generally has integral structure that would ruin the track if it was lost. We haved the opportunity for much sonic improvistatio though and that depends on the night. that's it. |
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just go and enjoy! |
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what a boring interview...heh, almost as boring as their music :) |
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go tolstoyed! and tell us your brand new opinion about plaid being bored |
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Ho ho! I thought it was just me for a moment but, bloody hell! That was really boring! |
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hahaha |
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I liked that interview |
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How does the studio work look like ? 2 people in front of computers with midi keyboards. haha. hahahaha |
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Which present music get's you really excited? dunno.... |
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wish i could go see them. =*[ |
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Oh damn, I didn't know they were making music all the way back in 87. Decent interview....it's always nice to hear about their Black Dog days. |
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i would have prefered a link to the 7-8 posts in a row :) |
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much better, if i wasnt listening to FSOL- live ISDN 1996, id be listenig to plaid p-brane is next then !! |
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