quinta-feira, 23 de outubro de 2008

20 Questions with… Ratatat


1. Describe your sound in 3 words.
Abungent, parnch, Franco.

2. What was the first record you ever bought? And where did you buy it?
‘He’s the DJ, I’m the rapper’ by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. I bought it used on cassette from a shop in Ohio where I grew up.

3. What’s the best cure for a hangover?
Fruit smoothie, punch in the face.

4. What’s on your rider?
PB twix, bubbly water.

5. How do you get ready for a live show?
2-3 hours meditation.

6. What’s your favourite song to play live?
Endless drum solo.

7. What’s your guilty pleasure?
Ryandan.

8. Who would win in a fight, a stoat or a goat and why?
The goat’s got size on its side, although I don’t really see why these 2 should be fighting.

9. Who’s your favourite new band at the moment? Tell us a bit about them.
White flight aka moses aka justin.
Justin travels all over the world following inner visions and mystical guidance. He mediatates for weeks on end, participates in medicine ceremonies and then brings all his knowledge and experience back home and
puts it into supercharged pop songs.

10. Who would play you in a film based upon your life?
Ice cube.

11. Dead or alive, what 5 acts would you have play with you at a festival?
Chemirani
White flight
E*rock
Boredoms
Bach

12. If push comes to shove, what is your all-time favourite album?
Arthur by The Kinks.

13. What’s your most memorable on the road story?
Mike snorting like a pig in the back of the van for an hour straight on the way to the hotel.

14. If your life flashed before your eyes, what would be the highlights?
The moment each of my little children were born.

15. What’s the best piece of advice someone has ever given you and did you take notice?
Buy the SPF 40 sunblock… no I didn’t.

16. If you had to leave a body part to science, what would it be?
Knuckles.

17. What’s the best book you’ve read and film you’ve seen in the last 6 months?
A collection of maori folktales: The Man Who Loved Women - Truffaut.

18. What three things could you not live without?
Knuckles. Fruit smoothie. Tips.

19. Tell us a fact about yourself we probably don’t already know.
I used to be a pro ice-hockey player.

20. And finally, we’d like you to make us a mix-tape. Pick five tracks with a theme of your choice.
HAMGLIDE SWITZERLAND
White Flight - Pastora Divine
Piero - Mi Viejo
Squarepusher - Journey to Reedham
Kinks - Mindless child of motherhood
Springwater - Stone Cross

Interview from http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/

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