The other night, In the heat of the moment, I didn't even think twice about going to the car to get my recorder, but i did see the show, what could be seen since it was so packed and kids were climbing on the stage almost completely hiding Matt and Kim.
A lot of peepz came out, but that was a weird show for me the entire time I felt like i was high...I was getting weird for only sleeping two hours the night before.
So last night Matt and Kim was awesome, as for today I met some kidz in Oceanside to see tropic thunder which btw, is one of the most intensely hilarious to any extent of which our minds can fathmon movies I've seen. All tyler could say was that he couldn't accept the fact that it was actually the Scientology God Tom Cruise dancing to Ludacris at the end. I actually thought he wasn't too bad at it. Judge for yourself. But once you see Tom Cruise on BET, you know thats the end.
So, anyhow, today's train ride was the best, that route accompanied by music always nearly brings tears.
Their site is interesting, an actual updated blog by a band?
Adam and Juan have been raving about the glory of Matt and Kim, and since I've heard the self titled album, again this reinforces my love for background synth music--because there's something about that melodic synth that makes you undoubtedly move, regardless of your mood. Here's a favorite song, Yea Yea. My personal fave is Frank.
Maybe I'll bring my tape recorder to the show, and put something up here later if they can share a word with me.
The Faint, an electronic punk paranoia attack, sending impulses to the nerves in your body to move or as they say "danse" to. First emerging in the nineties, all raised in Omaha Nebraska the boys Joel Petersen, Clark Baechle, Dapose, Todd Fink, and Jacob Thiele have reached an independent high with the recent relase of thier new album Fasciinatiion; (Aug 5th). Find out more about the boys athttp://www.thefaint.com/
For all you kiddies who wore neon, polka dots, and stripes, all you girlies who wore clip on bows in your hair as you walk down the school hallways with the faint on your mp3 players..your green ipod mini. This is for you. I remember what it was like to really be a cat's shadow, and how walking to first period math wasn't so bad if you were jamming to "Worked Up So Sexual" at 7am.
And now, the moment you've all been waiting for...
The Q&A with Jacob Thiele, synth god of The Faint. Just in time to read before their show this Saturday at Soma.
Enjoy.
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A:How is the tour? What places have you hit up so far, and where are some hot spots you’ll be playing soon?
J:We've made our way up to the Pacific northwest and now we're heading down the west coast. Des Moines, Sioux Falls, Denver, Boise, Vancouver, Spokane, Portland, San Francisco and Pomona tonight.Los Angeles and San Diego are definitely hot spots for us, and they're up next!
A:Returning to SD, your shows at Soma always sell out fast—are you excited to come back? Your fans missed you!
J:Yeah, Soma is always a great place for us to play. I know some adults wish they could drink there, but whatever! Take a night off!
A:Speaking of your fans, the dedicated ones are fully aware of the upcoming album, tell me aboutFasciinatiion.
Is there any theme tied in with this new album?
J:There are a few themes -- Science, philosophy, relationships between the two, relationships between people.
A:What is your favorite song on the new album, and what is it about?
J:Lately I have been liking the song Mirror Error a lot. It's about self-perception and self-expression. It can be very deep, but fundamentally it's a pop song, so it's great for just rocking out or dancing to. I really like the way it turned out, production wise, and the melodies are lovely!
A:What were your last two albumsDanse MacabreandWet from Birthabout in comparison to the upcoming album?
J:Danse Macabre was about living and dying, or dansing and working and the dichotomoy between those two halves of life. Wet From Birth was about all sorts of different things. We really just wanted to make an album that sounded like a mixtape of all the different styles we like to play in. There are songs about love, pharmaceuticals, propaganda, and pirate radio stations! It's quite a grab bag.
A:August 5this your release date! Your first self-released full length album outside of Saddle Creek Records, how do you all feel about that?
J:We feel great about it! We like to do things ourselves and this is just an extension of that. I think we get more out of everything by trying to do be in control. Or maybe we're just control freaks!
A:Ten years and now it’s the entire bandwritten, recorded, produced, art directed and released, was this more challenging than you thought?
J:Yeah, I suppose it is. We finally hired a manager, which we did without for way too long! But we enjoy every aspect of it, whether it's writing or touring or doing interviews!
A:Its been a good four years since the last albumWet From Birthin 2004 with Saddle Creek Records, has self-recording given you due time to focus on the music?
J:Yeah, that's part of it. We also built a studio which took a lot longer than expected, which gave us more time to work on the songs and make sure that we liked the ones we were going to put on the album.
A:How is working and recording out of ENAMEL compared to your previous location The Orifice? (From what I was reading was actually a rented warehouse.) Explain.
J:Well, Enamel is a space that we renovated, as opposed to just making due with the Orifice space. We hired a designer named Wes Lachot who was already in town doing the new studio for Bright Eyes. So everything is acoustically engineered to sound nice. The building Enamel is in is 100 years old, so we stripped the carpet and asbestos off the floors and there were these really thick maple wood floors underneath. You can't buy a floor like that these days, and I think it gives the sound and look of the place a lot of charm and character. The building was once a morgue, and one of the engineers we recently rented the space to thinks that it's haunted!
A:What made you guys decide to record the new album in this new space you call ENAMEL? From what I understand, it’s your own studio? Tell me about ENAMEL.
J:Again it's just that DIY attitude. We're punks at heart. But we also like being able to work on our music all day and all night if we feel like it. You know, when you're on a roll you just want to go with it!
A:Do you think the new album in a way reflects the change in studio in other words what has self-recording done for your music or yourselves for that matter?
J:I think it's more rewarding. And we know every little detail of how the album came together. Plus, if anything didn't turn out right, we only have ourselves to blame!
A:Was it much more enjoyable if at all less stressful to be on your own terms recordingFasciinatiion?
J:It was completely more enjoyable, but recording is always kind of fun and stressful at the same time. The only way it was less stressful was that we knew we didn't have to be done by a certain time because the next band was coming in or whatever, which is what you deal with when you hire an engineer at somebody else's studio.
A:What brought on the desire for your own label? The blank.wav imprint instead of your previous label Saddle Creek Records? (& the title “blank.wav”?)
J:Well, I don't think we're technically an imprint. We're completely independent. We knew we wanted to do something different for this album, and Saddle Creek knew this as well. We figured that since we did everything else on our own, we might as well put it out too! Plus with the music industry in the state it's in, and digital sales growing as they are, it seemed like the right time to start something for ourselves.
A:Describe what you feel when you play your music.
J:Personally, I feel creative and expressive. We have a lot of fun playing together and trying to play off each other in ways that make all the individual parts sound cooler than they do on their own.
I love just making noises with synths too. I'm about to head over to Noisebug and stir up a racket!
A:What genre is The Faint, or if none how would you describe your music?
J:We usually say that it's electronic rock for punks to danse to, or something like that.
A:Tell me an exciting, funny, or interesting story you remember encountering while on tour or with the band.
J:Well, usually these stories end up with somebody being naked. Which is not the way it should be! Why is nudity funny or interesting? It should just be natural and commonplace. Anyway, yeah, once Todd got arrested for getting naked on No Doubt's stage. Also, once the singer of the band Services got arrest for getting naked on stage before we played! In our hometown, no less! My parents didn't know what to think.
A:Did you ever think you’d ever be this famous starting out? (What about those first albums? What were you thinking about your music then?)
J:Fame was never a motivation. We just wanted to make music that hadn't been made before, and explore new and interesting sounds.
A:What music/ bands/ artists do you feel influenced you?
J:David Bowie.
A:Which are your current favorites?
J:Late of the Pier, MGMT, Sissy Spacek, The Kills, SebastiAn, Boys Noize, Mr. Oizo. There's so much good music being made these days!
A:Talk to me about your lyrics, who writes your lyrics? Is it collaborative?
J:Well, it's mostly Todd's job. But he likes to feel as though what he says represents the band as well. So he'll ask us what we think about a line, or if we have a word that fits the meter.
A:What’s your favorite song to perform live?
J:Paranoiattack is really fun for me. I get to twist a lot of knobs and play the big riff!
A:What song are you most satisfied with out of all the albums you’ve done?
J:That's tough! Right now, it's Mirror Error or Fasciinatiion. Or maybe Fulcrom and Lever.
A:Anything else you’d like to add?
J:Come to the show, and bring your dancing shoes! It's going to be fun.
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You hear the man be there Aug Sat 9th Night @ Soma San Diego
The other night, In the heat of the moment, I didn't even think twice about going to the car to get my recorder, but i did see the show, what could be seen since it was so packed and kids were climbing on the stage almost completely hiding Matt and Kim.
