HAMMERSHOI We love both.Our voices fit into these registers naturally. We have two distinct comfort zones that complement each other quite well! Why did you make a cover of Visage’s “Fade to Grey”, does this song have any special meaning for you? There’s no particular reason,just that we like this song! What I can just see is that even if it doesn’t have specific feelings for us, this Visage song is timeless and pleases everyone, right? You can listen to it with your grandmother or your children I think. It’s minimal wave for the general public. What gear have you used for the albums? © thypa_photographie (continuation of p. 25) How do you think that the duo has evolved musically with their sophomore album? Already, it’s obvious that we’ve made progress! I think we mostly knew where we wanted to go! Which wasn’t always the case with the first one.We also thought of this album as a whole with a single subject: us. It’s very egocentric but it was also a way of exorcising what we had experienced as humans.We thought a lot about rhythm and continuity.The first song,“I see you” talks about our meeting and the last offers an opening to the future. Between these two songs,melancholy, storms, happy mornings… Ben’s voice gives to the songs a more EBM sound meanwhile Anne gives a more synth/minimal vibe. Is it something natural or is it linked to your musical tastes? www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be - 26 - For the albums we used a Roland SE-02 for all the basslines and a groove box Roland MC-505 for all the drums. We used a lot of synthesizers around this basic configuration. I’m not going to list them all but the most important thing to know is that we never use a computer in the design of themusic.We are from a school that programs each button movement step by step. It’s long but it’s our method. What are the plans of the band for the future? We have a lot of projects coming up. Already, for Ombra Festival,we produced an EPwith our Italian friends fromZUG (Zona Utopica Garantita).We are really proud of this project! It was hard but the result is a very interesting mix of our musical approaches. They play on Sundays, go see them, it’s always a show on stage! Then we have to finish an album, more minimalist. We already have a lot of songs and it won’t be much longer. Finally,many collaborations will arrive very soon. https://hammershoiband.bandcamp.com François ZAPPA Published with kind permission of www.elgarajedefrank.es
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