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Contents
Masthead
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Loic maurin Apesanteur [Z ero G ravity ]
he Sum O he Parts John Maher
Dropping NamesDon Lombardi
Maximum Break Richard Colburn
Retirement
Bill Bruord
Out On A Limb A conversation with Eddie Prevost
Rhythm As A MediumBen Martin
atsuya Amanoクロスフェイス [C rossfaith ]
Subscriptions/Newsletter
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Apesanteur [Zero Gravity]LoiC MAurin
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Te Drummer’s Journal: It’s been great… Have you always lived here? Y, I 3 . I’ .I .
How did you start to develop an interest in music?I . M I f…
Were you a violent child?(L) Y I ! I ’ . I , I I .
Tat’s quite early!I ! M I . J .
Mainstream British music?M. B A . O F , I B . I’ !
So rom there I guess you got a kit. Did you learn yoursel, or was it moreormal?O I . I I . I 8 988. I W W W, P F,S Q, f . B M .
I don’t know a lot about the French music scene… Y’ ().
Everyone seems to say that! Is that really true though? W, , , . M . B I . T’
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“I tried to teach too. hat didn’t go very well. I was a huge ailure. I hated it. And I could tell the students hated it. But I deinitely hated it more.”
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I think, in all airness, the French have a good reputation or a lot o electronic music. W, I . T 97 JM J, . T D P F . W .
Did you study music at school?N. I’ F . I B A . I ’ F .
Why do you think that is?T’ q. I ’ . O , . W A .
I was thinking about this beore actually. A riend o minespeaks French very well because he enjoyed it at school and thenlived in Lille or a ew years. I took the same lessons but I wasalways terrible. I think my experience o languages is similar tothat o the majority o people in the UK. Our grasp o oreign
languages isn’t great, where as in France it is. Lots o young people in France can speak English uently.I F E , ’ ! B, F ’ E S, , f. T .
When did your English start to get good?I . I E .
Yeah, I thought your English might be better actually…
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Sorry, it was a joke. A bad one. Your English is at least as good as mine.O, , . S, I E A V.
We don’t have many French records to listen to, or much FrenchV.(L) W, I !
Did you enjoy school then?N . I . I , , .I . T .
So, were you trying to become a drummer? Y. T , I , I .
When you let school, how long was it rom then until you joined M83?
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Do you read music?I . I , I z I ! (L) B , I’ z. I’ z .
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Did you try session stu too?I , f .
And that brought you to M83? Y I . I I I . T , . B D , . H’ ’ I .
Was there any inkling o the longevity that the band wothink, as a 20 year old, that you’d still be doing it anoththe line?N . I . W I - f . B A, . I ’ q z . B I’ . W I I’ f A ’ D C I . A . I ’ . I ‘’.
Te critical reception toward M83 has been overwheconsistently so which is quite unusual over so many albI , A f.
In what ways?T . . I , . I B T D, - . B ‘ I ’ ’ ‘ , ’ , .’
“I used to play a certain kind o
stick on a certainkind o kit, then
three weeksinto rehearsals I
thought ‘what theuck am I doing
with this stu? Itsounds like shit.’”
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So did things start to become more band orientated?I , , . I’ -A. I’ , .
I wanted to ask you about your creative input…I’ , .
So Anthony just says exactly what is gong to happen with thedrums? Y, . B, . I ’ ’ . I’ . I ‘, I’ .’ U, I’ ‘, , .’ I . H z f . I . I’ . Y I
A riend o mine used to make tracks in Pro ools and just randomly program in the drums. He’d make these flls up, and
because he was dragging random percussive sounds into randomslots, they used to sound insane, like nothing a drummer could actually come up with. I certainly couldn’t play them.E. T f M83 , ’ M83 . A I ’ . I’ I .
Do you think you’ve learnt a lot during your time with the band,I mean, have M83 now shaped the way to play? Y, . B I I ,
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Do you have stu in the set you enjoy playing more than others?M R S MQ. BI Y O, O UFO. M q , I’ M83 . I .
So the technical aspect is never really something that preoccupied
you?
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Have you listened to any o Dave Weckl’sO. I . A . T , T M V. I’ q
With regards to the electronic elements, had experimented with beore M83 or dthat specifcally?I , . I’ A , I , DX. I .
... using Ableton? Y, A. W A A f . I C – I . T I . B, CV. I’ f I f .
So in terms o the actual sounds, do youand don’t like?
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solo stuff?”
“Once. I had to stop
mysel throwing up. Awul.”
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So has the recording process changed at all?
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Te response to that album was pretty intense. For example, the
review on Pitchork, they can be incredibly brutal…O , , . S ’ . B , .
But they weren’t alone. I honestly tried to fnd a bad review o it but I couldn’t. Tat has to have helped a lot. Y, . W C . N , . A B A . W I. T .
And touring is still something you enjoy? W, . S, . D . W’ , I’ ‘ I ’ I’ ‘I’ I’ ’ I - I -. I’ . B ‘ , ’ .’ W I I’ . W’ , .
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You’ve never ancied it?M! () I’ .
What about London?(L ) L! , ’ . Y’
No, so bad mouth it all you like.I’ . I , , I I’ , B.
Brighton? I’ve never actually been.R
Really.O, , ’ .
Ok, but it’s not exactly French style ‘by the sea’ though is it?N, , I ’ f.
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to 10 hours a day trying to run the
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were looking at Ludwig,Slingerland and Rogers
paying seven, eight or ninedollars an hour when they were paying 60 or 70 cents
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How do you perceive the drum kits role in contemporary musicmaking today?I , . T –S , .N ’ ;’ . Y , , .
Do you still see scope or it to develop urther as an instrument?I
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Do you think that improvisation, as an approach to making music, is sometimes misunderstood or misconceived in any
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So he’s better than his dad now? Y.
Has he always hit the drums so hard?
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Oh, so he speaks a bit on English then?H ‘ Y” “N” E.
Right. So what type o stu did he start out learning?: J J. S!
I imagine he went down a treat with the neighbours then?H , .
So how big is the hardcore scene in Japan?C UK, ’ . I , J P . I’ J . B, .
And is it getting bigger?I , . T J , , , Z E.P ’ , 7 J z.
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I’ve heard that the band enjoy drinking Jägerme: Jä Y!
Is he ever too hung-over to play? W, “H T D
Hit Te Deck? I know it, yeah.O, A. T ’ , .
He has a lovely SJC kit, is that an endorsement? Y, ’ . H SJC E .
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I’m pretty sure he plays on that song, yeah.I ’ !
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Yup, Dave Grohl. ’ . B, T P . S q .
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