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Responses from Jonathan Edelstein - Guitar/Vocals
Lucian Buscemi - Bass/Vocals
And Julian Bennett Holmes – Drums.
OB&B: When does it come out?
Jonathan Edelstein: Early October, I believe the 14th. GET PSYCHED.
Julian Bennett Holmes: Our release show is the weekend before.
OBB: When did you make it?
JE: We wrote the songs in late 2007 and recorded a rough version. Then when we got on Impose they suggested we see what recording our stuff in a studio sounded like.
JH: We re-recorded it at Atlantic Sound in Dumbo, Brooklyn in May 2008.
JE: As good as the engineer was, we didn't think it sounded right.
JH: [So we] re-recorded again in our basement in June. That's the final version that's on the record, although a couple of the tracks are from our original recording in 2007.
JE: It's been a much longer process than any of us thought it would be, but we're pleased with the results.
OBB: Where did you make it?
JE: Lucian's basement.
OBB: How does this stand out from previous recordings?
JE: It's completely instrumental.
Lucian Buscemi: it sounds better because we used more microphones to record and it's mastered by Josh Bonati.
JH: Our last (first) record was punk music and this isn't really.
OBB: Who made the cover? It's very awesome.
JE: Our friend Jack Shannon, an amazing artist. You can see his initials in the corner. Thanks by the way! We think it's very awesome as well.
JH: He makes amazing intricate drawings and we feel like he's the perfect person to represent our music visually.
OBB: Where did you find the inspiration for your songs?
JE: I'd say for the upcoming record we were MOST inspired by the following bands: Lightning Bolt, Shellac, Hella, Don Caballero and Pelican. But we draw inspiration from lots of other music.
JH: Mostly by listening to other music. Sometimes song titles are inspired by things we heard on the street, or things we said, stuff like that.
LB: We all take band trips to an art museum, then analyze paintings and sculptures, then write songs and the music is a metaphor for our emotions when we look at classical art. Just kidding!
OBB: What type of music are you inspired by?
JE: Personally, I'm inspired by just about every genre of music. My philosophy is that there's good music in every genre, you just have to sometimes dig deeper than the radio or TV to find it.
JH: If I really love some music, it makes me want to stop listening and play, so I guess that's what inspires me, just listening to awesome music.
LB: Only rap from the 90's. Seriously.
OBB: How did you start out recording and how do you record nowadays?
JE: Today we record the same way we started; in Lucian's basement using Protools.
LB: We started in a basement, it continues in a basement.
JH: The very first recordings we ever made as individuals were on cassette tape a while back, but we started recording into a computer a couple years ago. Lucian and I made some recordings for fun of us playing a Black Flag song called "I Love You" and also Hava Nagila. Maybe someday we'll put these on a box set or something (just kidding.) I have the recordings on my iTunes still. They're so bad. The loudest thing is this annoying buzzing that's coming from the bass amp, or a microphone or something. I think we stole a karaoke mic from our friend and used that for a while. Now we record into this box called a Digi 002 that we got on Craigslist. It allows us to record from 8 microphones at the same time, which is awesome. It goes into this program called Pro Tools, which is really good. You can like put effects on the audio and stuff. We put on Equalizers and Compressors on most of the tracks usually.
OBB: Tell us about your performances,
Who are some of the bands you've played with?
JE: High Places, Double Dagger, Monotonix, No Age, the Apes, Deerhunter,
Aa, and many more I'm forgetting…
This is a band we play with that everyone should at least know, if not love. myspace.com/nooneandthesomebodies
LB: To add on, The Homosexuals, So So Glos, Ninjasonik, Lionshare, Deerhunter, Michael Jordan, The Crayons, Pony Pants, Pterodactyl, Parts & Labor, Consumer Feedback, Radiates, Abe Vigoda, Le Rug, Starscream, Dinowalrus, Titus Andronicus, Vivian Girls. Neptune, Woods, Bat Attack.
OBB: Best show?
JE: That's a really hard question. Recently, it was this one at the Greenpoint Gallery. Really cool space.
LB: They've actually all been really good recently.
OBB: Worst show?
JH: Red Zone.
JE: Red Zone. Enough said.
LB: Red Zone or that weird AIDS benefit.
OBB: Last but not least, do you have any advice for kids your age who want to start a successful band such as yourselves?
LB: Form a band and play shows.
JE: Play out. A lot. And as lame as it may sound, get a Myspace.
JH: I'm not kidding, make a Myspace and friend people, especially other bands. It sounds really stupid, but every time you friend someone on Myspace, you're essentially telling them about your band. Also I think my biggest piece of advice is that, no matter how good you are, you won't get anywhere unless you try really hard. Go to tons of shows and make friends with other music fans, make friends with your favorite bands, and make friends with the people who put on shows. Also, it doesn't hurt to make friends with your least favorite bands. Play tons of shows! Make all your friends come to every show, this will make it seem like you have a lot of fans until you actually do. Don't make a band Facebook page, no one seems to really care about those. This sounds really stupid, but if you don't care at all about success, you probably won't be successful.
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