British band Enter Shikari combine hardcore metal, complete with riffs that make you want to jump up, memorable choruses, and unlike most metal bands, a large dose of Electronica, trip hop elements. Their new album "A Flash Flood of Colours" is released Jan. 17 and their first single "Sssnakeput" is already gaining them much deserved attention and praise.
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We caught up with lead vocalist Rou Reynolds for an interview. Hope you enjoy.
The single Sssnakepit is gaining lots of momentum and well received by fans. Tell us about how the song came about and what it's been like playing it live so far.
Sssnakepit was one of the last songs to be written for the new album but it felt right for the first song to be released. It's obviously a real fast moving, feel good song, and hopefully an injection of positivity for any listener. The song came from feeling down in some sort of dip in your life, feeling like your surrounded by snakes only caring about making money or material things etc, it's about concentrating on compassion and treasuring friendships and bouncing back. It's been great to play live, not only for it's ferocity but it's a very visceral track lyrically too, so it's a great outlet.
There are 2 remixes of Sssnakepit on the release. How much control do you give the remixers?
If someone's remixing one of our tracks they have total control. I think it's quite important to let go at that point. Obviously we'll tell them if we aint feeling something but at the end of the day we only pick producers/DJ's that we respect anyway so they usually come up with the goods without any debate.
Has the band ever been asked to remix songs from other bands? Would that interest you?
Well i have my side project 'Rout' which is more straight up Drum & Bass and Dubstep. I've been lucky enough to remix a whole host of bands and other producers/DJ's. I really enjoy it, there's obviously a little less pressure with things like these.
What other songs on the album are you expecting a crazy reaction on the live set?
I really can't wait to play every song on this album live. I think with a bit of work they're all going to translate really well to a live show. I think 'Gandhi Mate, Gandhi' will particularly send the crowd nuts though, as well as 'Hello Tyrannosaurus, Meet Tyrannicide'.
You have been touring with bands that have a slightly different sound and feel than Enter Shikari. Can you describe the reaction of the fans between
yourselves and the other bands?
We've always felt slightly out of place on almost every bill we've played!
That's not something that's ever really bothered us though. The reactions usually the same from the people that are there to see us, heaps of enthusiasm and energy. If people are watching us for the first time though it usually means a sea of confused faces almost to the point that they look slightly constipated, but we can deal with that now, it was a little strange at first. And if they truly were constipated, it's nothing a little of our sub bass couldn't help 'free up'.
Personally, I am a fan of certain electronica and acid jazz artists. Can you touch on some of those artists that have influenced your sound, or that you simply enjoy listening to.
Well obviously there countless artists but at the moment i'm listening to a lot of more chilled out stuff being at home and relaxing...
The outstanding progressive classical guitarist Erik Mongrain, some delicate clever electronica from Alphabets Heaven and some truly inspirational awesomeness from our favourite producers Noisia.
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