Also worthy of posting for the ace song by Patrick Watson that soundtracks these immense feats!
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Tally Ho Interview - Patrick Flegel of Women
With their second LP due for release in t-minus 21 days, Tally Ho thought it was as good a time as any to hassle Patrick Flegel, guitarist and main vocalist with Canada's premier art rockers Women.
Anyone who has heard leaked track Eyesore knows that Women aren't simply going through alt rock motions. They've added more layers, further exploring the sometimes uncomfortable industrial sounds they channeled on their debut, as well as creating some dust covered chamber pop with truly thrilling and unexpected moments of blissful escape, a rare find in an increasingly commercialised alternative scene.
Sibling rivalry, Chad Van Gaalen's nether regions and a monster's penis, its all here...
Can you introduce yourself for Tally Ho readers…
My name is Patrick Flegel.
Can you pinpoint any significant event that inspired you to start playing music?
Possibly listening to the Supremes and later Beck, on the radio.
You’ve mentioned in previous interviews you all played in a number ofdifferent bands together before you recorded the Women album, do anyof you still play in other bands and if not, is it something you’d be open to?
Our friend Eric Hamelin plays in a lovely jazz outfit called 'No More Shapes' who just put a record out called 'Creesus Crisis'. Chris and I have have a group with him called 'Lanyard Skynyrd' or 'No Homo'. Chris records beautiful ambient music under his name 'Chris Reimer'.
Chris and Matt back our friend Jamie Cullen (not to be confused with diminuitive jazz botherer Jamie Cullum) up in a band called 'Church Of The Very Bright Lights'. Matt played electric bass guitar on the upcoming Marnie Stern record 'Marnie Stern' and Michael plays guitar and sings in a band called 'Friendo'.
How did the recording process for Public Strain compare to that of your debut?
It was similar to the first record. Haphazard. . . . Half of them sorted the day we tracked them, including half the lyrics. Chad got this Tascam 388 specifically to track Shaking Hand on the last record and we used that for pretty much every song on this one. Different people playing different instruments on different songs. Solaris was on most of the time with the sound off. His set-up is in a two-story garage behind his house. The basement is all cavernous and concrete so we tracked some down there. I was working the graveyard shift which was nearly a detriment.
It says a lot about Chad that we finished the record, he's a ray of sunshine who will show you psychedelic animation and fill your heart with joy. A chinese harp above the door and a chandelier. When he makes an elimination he finger bangs his asshole and tweaks the pitch.
What was Chad VanGaalen's involvement this time around?
He engineered and mixed the whole thing, played some drums,tambourine, cello, theremin, synthesizer and sang back-ups. His asshole is on there somewhere too.
From previous interviews, it seems the four of you all got involved inthe writing process for the first record, is this still the case or has one member emerged as the 'main' songwriter?
From previous interviews, it seems the four of you all got involved inthe writing process for the first record, is this still the case or has one member emerged as the 'main' songwriter?
Similar to the first record, I typically have a skeleton but the songs change drastically when everyone else is involved. Lyrics and music. There are some songs that were written by the other folks.
The brilliant track Eyesore from Public Strain is currently available online; do you plan to release a single from Public Strain, with a video and the whole promo shabang?
That was actually an accident, the single selection! I think we'll release the other one later. I feel for the most part that videos are promo trash, but I did like that Health video that Eric Wareheim did.This child cuts a monster's penis off in the rain and is left alone screaming ( in the rain ) with blood all over it's face.
You seem happy to play around with your songs live, for instance Group Transport Hall from the s/t LP was almost unrecognisable when I saw you guys live, it was slowed down to a throbbing, hypnotic pace which I thought worked really well. Is that simply about stretching out a relatively short song to elongate your set, or are your songs constantly evolving?
Thanks. We just wanted to 'Chairs Missing' that track. Since we rely heavily on production we change songs around to make them work live. For the first record we just played them like a rock band with a few tapes in the mix. This time around we're going to manipulate the live sound more, possibly even bringing a sound 'guy' into the fold.
How much of your live set is improvised?
There are a few bits where no one really knows what's happening.
Would you ever allow Women’s music to be used in an advertisement?
I just want something for free, for the rest of my life.
You must have played with a fair few bands now at home and abroad, whohave been your favourite supports/tour partners so far?
Azeda Booth, Manchild, No More Shapes, Church Of The Very Bright Lights, Morgan Greenwood, Topless Mongos, Memory Screen, Sharp Ends, Faux Fur, His Clancyness, Deerhunter, Boundary Jim, DD/MM/YYYY, Metz, Freak Heat Waves, Nu Sensae, Shearing Pinx, Mutators.
Bit of a tabloid question but how is it being in a band with your brother? And going back a little, do you think it helped evolve your music taste having someone around that was into similar, esotericmusic?
Matt and I are actually feuding right now. Matt didn't wear shoes for a while and got me into 'Nam music. I started looking into different eras when I was 18.
You’ve mentioned your love of New York groups previously, particularly the No Wave scene; give us your ultimate NY band line-up…
Chris Frantz ( drum solo )
The Static
Teenage Jesus And The Jerks
Red Transistor
DNA
Neon Boys
And finally can you give me one musical and one non-musical influence?
Diana Ross / Jackie Chan
-Women are on tour in the UK in August
Sunday, 1 August 2010
Big Troubles - Bite Yr Tongue
Well as a little teaser for their forthcoming LP on Olde English Spelling Bee (i know, they're all over this blog at the mo!) they've put out a vid for new track Bite Yr Tongue which features a lot of Happy Days style Super-8 clowning, a lot of hear disease inviting fast food, and, well you'll just have to watch the vid...
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Co Co Ri Co
Athens, Georgia has proved a veritable gold mine for us in the last few weeks..... First there was the psychadelic nob twiddling of Sunspots then the pop lanscaping of Qurius and now Co Co Ri Co.The band consists of Andrew McFarland(drums), William Kennedy(keys, glockenspiel), Parks Miller(bass), and Addison Adams(vocals, guitar) are influenced by anything from African traditional music to American hardcore.
Live they like to rearrange their songs, changing speeds and parts culminating in one epic coherrent piece. Much like an episdoe of Lost that had a meaning.
Popsicle - Co Co Ri Co
Popsicle by Tallyho
Monday, 26 July 2010
Black Mountain - Old Fangs
More than a hint of a Electra Glide in Blue, Easy Rider going on here and with some Kenneth Anger style occult love action thrown in for good measure...not that there is anything wrong with that!
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Pigeons - Wrong Man
If you ever find yourself wishing the music on the Wicker Man soundtrack was by a real band, and that that band would follow you round minstrel like, single file through your life forever sound-tracking your trials and tribulations, Pigeons debut album Si Faustine could satisfy your dirty pagan urges.
Sultry Olde English lady vocals lead the charge as all around them archaic instrumentation pounds and pomps its way through some pretty impressive psych folk.
The album is out now on Brooklyn based Olde English Spelling Bee and here's a track for your aural pleasure (and download) courtesy of those fine folks.
RIP Charlie & The Moonhearts -- Long Live Moonhearts
West Coast Beach Beat group Charlie & The Moonhearts have now become simply Moonhearts, and they'll be releasing a great LP on indie label Tic Tac Totally come 9th August.
Anyone who dug on their Tally Ho endorsed single Real Hot Breakers will not be disappointed by the sounds to come. They come on like Sunset Strip era Love with both shoes firmly on, harmonies crash in and out as wild drum fills colour the quiet corners of songs such as I Said, whilst Eat My Shorts is, despite the dumb title, a pretty tight little DC Hardcore/Garage rock hybrid for all the fake Black Flag fans out there to dribble over...
Here's a stream of I Said for a taster...Just when you think you're done with Garage rock, Moonhearts come along and make you wonder why you'd ever need anything else...
I Said by Moonhearts
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Sunspots - Special Secrets
Sunspots is the brand new real world incarnation of Georgian Will Weber's bedroom recording project.
Influenced in it's tiered complexities by anything from the Flaming Lips, The Who and Dr. Dog to more recent envied experimentalists Animal Collective and Oberhofer. This track Special Secrets is so good, we'd like to keep it as just that. Locked up in the Tally Ho vault for our own listening.
But with Will describing the music thus...' The feeling of the songs is very grounded in a love for a nice psychedelic romp outside with your best friends', it's probably best we let this one out, I mean i love a psychedelic romp as much as the next man
Special Secrets 1 by Sunspots
Monday, 19 July 2010
PANDA BEAR - TOMBOY
New track from the inimitable Panda Bear its on Itunes tomorrow, but Tally Ho today!
Is it me, or is the b-side Slow Motion much more interesting?!
Panda Bear - Tomboy Single by Panda Bear
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