Like, we were just eating up My Bloody Valentine early on – these bands from England that were reconfiguring psychedelic music for the ‘90s era. “Quicksand was very influenced by early shoegaze stuff. Beyond the wah-wah, it’s the most ‘70s, yet futuristic pedal you could have. “Of course! The Phase 90 is one of the ultimate pedals. The title to Phase 90 is a reference to the MXR pedal, right? “When we want to do something more chill, or something nuanced, that’s exciting too. We wanted to be heavy in a way that suited us, and that we could have fun with. If one of your skills is being heavy, and you’re resistant to that, then that’s a real Catch 22. “Heaviness is a part of what Quicksand is, always. Of course, what makes the record great are songs like Brushed or Phase 90, but I think what kind of energizes is how they contrast songs like Inversion or Colossus. Could you sense that it was going in a more aggressive direction? There are some atmospheric moments on the record, like with Brushed and Phase 90, but overall it feels like a heavier record than Interiors. That lead riff on Inversion locks into one of the album’s leaner, nastier grooves. The record isn’t all like Inversion it’s got a lot of different looks, but I felt confident going into those based on this very simple song.”
“After that song came together, I felt confident with every other aspect of the record.
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“ Inversion just sounds like, ‘Let’s crack our knuckles and do this!’ It hearkens back to some of our earlier stuff, like that initial idea of what Quicksand would be, but at the same time it’s contemporary and honest to ourselves, to the time that we’re living in. Interiors was more of an expansive record – there’s more effects on it I feel like it’s more psych-inspired. “I think the one that really got us, like, ‘OK, this is the mission statement,’ is Inversion. What was the song that started these sessions? What do we want to say, and how do we project it out into the future, beyond the nostalgia? I felt this was more fun. “The other side of it is this is not just, ‘Hey, we made this reunion record! Isn’t that cool?’ Now we’re a band we’re a contemporary group. “Having played around the world on, we have a better understanding of what we do – what’s good about us from the past, and where we want to go in the future. Having now gone through that whole thing, you know, it was a very successful thing.
It could feel disconnected to that in a way that could alienate fans. “You’re kind of fucking with that by putting out a new record. Inversion just sounds like, ‘Let’s crack our knuckles and do this!’ I think with the first record, you have this thing, Quicksand, that fans love and have a relationship with – to the records that came out in the ‘90s. Did you feel more pressure this time around, or less? This is the second album of Quicksand’s reunion phase. “It was just, like, ‘I think that vocal can come up here.’ Nothing amazing, but in just in a general way, I think this record’s good!” If a record can keep your attention as you’re running, that’s a good sign.”ĭid studying the record with that different kind of a listening experience reveal anything about the songs that you hadn’t considered before? “Running is definitely when I listen to a lot of music, although right now I’m off of that. I thought about the things that could be turned up, or lowered I was deep into it. “Absolutely! We finished the record in the middle of lockdown, so I had nothing else to do but run, listen to the raw tracks, and think about mixes. Davies re-joined Youatt in a new band Alkatraz who recorded one album Doing a Moonlight for United Artists.(Image credit: Daniel Boczarski/Redferns)ĭid you listen to any early mixes of Distant Populations while running? The band ceased to exist in 1975 when Davies formed Alkatraz with Youatt.Īfter the band split up Collins became a sound man, initially for Man, but later for such people as Eric Clapton. A second single "Time To Live"/"Empty Street, Empty Heart" was released in 1973 and was soon followed by the album Home Is Where I Belong later that year. Hooper also left and Phil Davies (bass) then joined the band. Youatt left to join briefly Piblokto! then Man. This line up recorded one single "Passing By"/"Cobblestones" (both written by Youatt) in 1970. Originally formed in 1969, they featured Michael "Will" Youatt (bass) (1950-2017), Jimmy Davies (guitar), Jeff Hooper (guitar), Robert Collins (keyboards) and Anthony Stone (drums). Quicksand were a Welsh rock band from Port Talbot who were active from 1969 until 1975.
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