Klaxons On 'Myths Of The Near Future'
One of the most eagerly awaited debut albums of 2007 is given the full track by track treatment in this exclusive interview with John Kennedy.
Having emerged just over year ago through posting three excellent demos on their Myspace page, the Klaxons have become one of the countries best loved new bands.
Fusing electro with rock, soul and strong pop sensibilites the Klaxons have gone way beyond their original and false incarnation of being dubbed 'New-Rave', a label the band invented themselves to describe a couple of their more club friendly tunes and was quickly adopted by lazy journalists who needed a latest buzzword.
Their debut album 'Myths Of Near Future' displays a huge range of styles and influences all cut and pasted together to create a record that is truly original and likely to be one of the year's best releases.
Half-way through headlining a sold out NME Awards Tour and just before they take Klaxons stateside, core members Jamie, James and Simon spoke at length to John Kennedy about the bands roots, laying down most of the album in three weeks and why recording can be like rehab.
Read highlights below and hit the [listen] links to hear Simon, James and Jamie's commentary in full.
'Two Receivers'
"It had this real sombre mood to it..which we liked, kind of euphoric and kind of sombre at the same time.."
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'Atlantis To Interzone'
"It's a sample off a cheap keyboard..the kind that's in every school in the country.."
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'Golden Skans'
"We wanted to have a crack at making a great pop record, but our own interpretation of pop.."
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'Totem On The Timeline'
"I just love getting those names and lyrics into it...'Being in Majorca with Princess Diana'..ha ha.."
[listen]
'As Above So Below'
"We all bring different pieces of music in and then we cut and paste togther."
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'Isle Of Her'
"Your sitting on a boat, on the way to meet the Cyclops..like you do..."
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'Gravity's Rainbow'
"It was song we had to re-record which was worrying as we were emotionally attached to the original.."
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'Forgotten Works'
"This came from going into the studio late at night and doing it completely off the cuff.."
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'Magick'
"The label and managment turned up at our studio wanting to hear what we'd been doing for two weeks and we'd literally just finished this track.."
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'It's Not Over Yet'
"A lot of classic debut albums have included a cover and we thought it wood be a good track to inlcude.."
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'Four Horsemen Of 2012'
"It's a documentation of exactly what's happened over the last twelve months."
[listen]
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