CRASHCOURSE INSCIENCE leasing it? Howwould you describe this“possible album”? There are many recordings and phases of Crash Course in Science. We experimented with different types of instrumentation and wrote a lot of material over the years. In addition to our unreleased studio recordings, we have wellrecorded tapes ofmost of our rehearsals and live shows.The rehearsal tapes contain spontaneous material that I would love to see released at some point.We may include some of this material as bonus tracks in an upcoming release. During these years that the band wasn’t active, did it happen that you listen to your tracks in clubs? Yes,we did here our tracks in the clubs occasionally. Howwere your lives in the years before 2009? We focused on our careers and continued to create artwork and music individually. Whydid the band reunite in 2009?Youwere asked to perform live, right? Yes,we were asked to perform live at Bimfest in Antwerp in 2009 and once we started working together again we just kept going. Howwas your approach to SituationalAwareness? Did you try to keep a similaritywith the sound of the past or were looking to do something different? The songs for Situational Awareness were written after we began working together again. We continued to use the home-made gear, but we experimented with different percussion,working methods and sounds. Michael, you also were part of KMZwith Ken Montgomery back in the 80s, right? What can you please tell us about this? You also were part of Disturbed FormTheater, right? KMZ was a collaboration between Michael and Ken Montgomery. They were neighbours in the east village in the early 80’s and performed in NYC at the Pyramid club, in Philadelphia and in Berlin. After finding common ground working together in Ken’s apartment on music, they began to play live.Michael also did the soundtracks and slide projections for Disturbed Form Theater, a performance art group with collaborator,dancer and set designer Greg Reeves.They were inspired by Bauhaus theater design and Alwin Nikolais dance theater.The industrial soundtracks were raw and utilized additional home-made synthesizers, tape loops and percussion. www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be - 18 - The producer of the band, John Wicks, is nowmember of the band. Is he touring with you? Do you think it has changed your way ofworking? John does tour with us as a musician and he helped devise the technical aspects of performing the live show.His work as a producer has been important during recording as well as performing live. Other Side is the debut solo albumbyMichael Zodorozny. What can you please tell us about this? Michael composes and writes other material in addition to his work with Crash Course in Science. The material created for the Other Side LP explores themes that are raw and more personal and seemed better suited for a solo release. The album was recorded at Michael’s home studio and was produced by Matia Simovich at Infinite Powers Studio in L.A. Other Side is released on the Electronic Emergencies label. What can we expect in the future of the band? We will continue to create music and art and explore the possibilities of both. François ZAPPA © Published by the kind permission of El Garaje de Frank www.elgarajedefrank.es Instead, Dale and Mallory had a couple of side band projects “Green Ghost” and “The Flaming Bango Bangos”. Now it’s your turn to tell us more about this. When Michael was active in NYC with Disturbed Form and KMZ,Mallory and Dale created Green Ghost. It was a band with a theatrical edge that utilized stage sets and eerie lighting. As mentioned above Mallory and Dale collaborated in the Flaming Bango Bangos project with Stick Men guitarist Pete Baker. It was a wild project with Mallory as vocalist,Dale on electronics and fragmented guitar playing by Pete Baker. © Christina Del Barco
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