INTERVIEW

An Interview With Kieran Hebden

Written by Paul Hawkins
Published April 25, 2007
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Okay, no singing then! What was it like performing on the new Nigel Godrich curated Live From The Basement show?


It was good fun. A different experience for us, but really nice to be involved in something like that where you wouldn't normally expect to see improvised instrumental music.


Cool, so how did you and Steve meet?


I had the idea of an electronic and drums duo and was looking for a drummer to do this with. We were put in touch by a friend of mine, Antoine, in France.


That gig you played with Steve and his full Ensemble in London at The Koko in 05, I read somewhere that it was burning rubber of people's feet! What do you remember of it?


It was a beautiful moment in my experiences of music in London. To see such passionate and wild music being played at a peak time to a young audience that had probably never seen anything like this was really special. It was a unique experience for everyone there and a really important night I think.


Did it get put on tape?


It wasn't recorded unfortunately. It really felt like a special occasion at the time though.


Looks like 2007 will be a busy year for you; new album, with more dates to be added to the tour in Europe, more recording, are you planning any more gigs in America?


Yes, we are trying to sort some shows for the summer at the moment. I don't like to plan too much, but there will be more collaboration with Steve Reid for sure, and there is a new Fridge album out in June.


Do you have any particular way of keeping yourselves sane when touring?


We try and look after ourselves, make sure we have plenty of time to relax so we can be as fresh as possible for the shows. if we are playing music then we are usually feeling perfectly sane and happy.


So, spill the beans Kieran, what's on your rider?


Ideally, it would be the killer meatball sandwich they once gave us at a club we played in Greece!


Many thanks to Kieran Hebden and Fiona at Domino Recording Company

 

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Paul H has been interested in popular culture, music, and all of life's rich themes and contradictions for most of his life. After some time living in his car and on friends' sofas, Paul is now re-housed and re-armed with a sawn-off laptop. He likes nothing better than a cup of tea and a roll-up whilst chewing over the proverbial lump of global fat with anyone who will listen. He writes for The Brink, Outsideleft, The Handstand and anywhere else that will have him.
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Published: April 25, 2007
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Section: Music
Filed Under: Music: Electronica
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#1 — April 25, 2007 @ 17:38PM — Shannon Sims [URL]

Hey! My name is Shannon and I'm doing a project for school where we have to choose five careers and that we would like to do and get info on them by interviewing people who do these things and I was wondering if you would answer some questions? Please hurry! It's due tommorrow!

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