annah: So we’re vocal heavy - not many bands have two vocalists.
Jim: Not many bands want to convert people either.
John: What are we converting people into?
Jim: Whatever their mind allows them to be converted into. Any access point and it will be utilised by the band. Ah, yes, the shows are exciting because there’s two people up the front. It’s a bit more exciting than just having people tucked behind their instruments.
Hannah: It’s quite hard to communicate the feeling that you’re trying to express with your vocals when you have to stand in the one spot.
Craig: Do you think hearing Spider Vomit recorded is much different to seeing us live?
Hannah: I think that now with our newer songs – we’re trying to play without having breaks and trying to make it a whole piece.
Gill: It’s getting more improvised as well.
Hannah: It’s hard trying to get that same feeling of playing a live show onto a record.
Gill: I think recording at our house and recording it pretty much live helped that. I think we captured the energy.
John: I think that we write songs as a band together and it’s kind of broad but I think that’s where the intensity comes from rather than sitting down and thinking about it. It’s just about playing music and trying to make the most of what we’ve got as a band.
Jim: Quite often the more constraints you put on it the more of that live energy that you lose. Primarily people play music to enjoy themselves but when they have to play songs again and again and again and have to record those songs then some of that energy can go. But I guess the band tries to keep it in the live shows. A bit more of that inclusive, its time to have fun, to enjoy it and that’s why we have certain songs that try to include the audience and make it into a bit more of a cult happening.
Hannah: So we all play or have played in different bands. We’re busy.
Gill: Creative people.
Jim: Craig, how did you first start playing music?
Craig: I wanted to start a long time ago but could never do it but then my friend taught me how to play bass and then I moved in with you guys and started singing.
Hannah: What about you Johnny?
John: I think I first started playing guitar because Gillian started playing guitar.
Gill: Yeah, Johnny was always just jimboing in on what I was doing.
John: But I was listening to different stuff.
Jim: Since you’re younger does that mean you’re a better guitar player than Gillian?
John: Yeah of course, cause I can learn from her mistakes.
Hannah: How much younger are you than Gill?
John: Two years. She was the big nasty sister.
TO BE CONTINUED
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