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“I’m in the middle of Liverpool…”
And the Notting Hill Carnival’s just been dropped atop the city, presumably. That, or Liverpudlians conduct regular conversations at
screaming levels. Turn it down, you Scouse barkers.
Digression:
Friendly Fires are Ed Mac, Edd Gibson and Jack Savidge. The former of the three is on the other end of a telephone connection suffering from ulterior assault, passer-by vocal chords evidently the size of Transformer voice boxes. He hears me; me, I’ve a recording device plugged in, thankfully. Transcribed: as follows momentarily.
First, background. The St Albans-spawned trio’s releases to date number three and are the
It may not seem like the most sensible way to play to 200 people, but
Friendly Fires are performing a show on Monday in complete darkness. Too many questions arise from this. Is there a risk of a guitar being accidentally shoved into unwanted places, for example? Bum notes indeed. We spoke to the Friendly Fires Jack Savidge about the logistics of it all, their preparation for
Pitch Black and a second album.
DiS:How re you rehearsing for this Pitch Black gig?
Friendly Fires: We ve been wearing blindfolds around the house, eating carrots and attending seminars given by moles. We ve also been sharpening our noses since the only way we re gonna be able to play the music is by smelling the notes.