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- Loïc, can you explain the music a little bit?
- The fact that we worked on the rhythmic ideas,
using clapping and konokol,
before they turned into songs,
makes a big difference to me.
- Yes, that’s very clear in “The Opposite”,
because the rhythms are such a big part of the composition,
whereas in “By No Means”,
the melody is not as directly connected
to the rhythmic framework.
- Right, even though we worked on those rhythms
before it turned into a piece.
I think that it was very clear
on our very first gig
that we had been working on the concepts
before actually playing on the compositions.
I think we all felt pretty comfortable thanks to that.
- Yes, again, due to the fact that the songs
all started out as rhythmic concepts.
That has been the first step
on each of the ideas, and then,
each thing has taken its shape.
- Another important thing is that
we haven’t just worked on our separate parts.
Rather, we have focused on the complete idea,
and studied and played all its parts.
That makes a big difference,
compared to a lot of situations,
where it’s more about playing your part well.
This way of working gives us
a much better understanding of the whole structure
and how the parts work together.
- I think that it would have been
a completely different thing if I had showed up
with a tune like “By No Means”
saying “here, let’s play this”.
It wouldn’t have felt
nearly as good starting there.
It feels a lot better
starting with clapping the parts
and then writing pieces
based on those ideas.