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Thursday, February 23, 2006
Bloc Party get experimental!
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Gordy has hinted that the sound of the new album may surprise a few people, naming TV on the Radio and Radiohead as inspiration for the band during the songwriting process.
Bloc Party are set to head into a London studio next month to begin recording. Speaking about the direction of the new songs, Gordy says "...we've retained some of that jerkiness [from Silent Alarm] but we didn't want to do anything that we've already done. There's a lot of gentle stuff, but we don't want to have a gentle record." Some of the new material will employ electronic processed beats and Gordy also adds that the band hope to make a textured record, creating music out of quite difficult sounds.
Don't expect a 'Kid A' though - Bloc Party haven't forsaken the dancefloor quite yet! 'Uniform' will be a people-pleaser, 'Atonement' has been mentioned as a possible centerpiece of the album and 'Wet' is described as "a brooding dancefloor-type thing, and quite druggy." The latter track might even feature some strings!
Thanks to Rodney Resella for pointing me to the article.
Those lucky fans who managed to get hold of tickets will hear the fruits of Bloc Party's labour on the intimate fan club tour, which begins a week today in Brighton.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Gordy has hinted that the sound of the new album may surprise a few people, naming TV on the Radio and Radiohead as inspiration for the band during the songwriting process.
Bloc Party are set to head into a London studio next month to begin recording. Speaking about the direction of the new songs, Gordy says "...we've retained some of that jerkiness [from Silent Alarm] but we didn't want to do anything that we've already done. There's a lot of gentle stuff, but we don't want to have a gentle record." Some of the new material will employ electronic processed beats and Gordy also adds that the band hope to make a textured record, creating music out of quite difficult sounds.
Don't expect a 'Kid A' though - Bloc Party haven't forsaken the dancefloor quite yet! 'Uniform' will be a people-pleaser, 'Atonement' has been mentioned as a possible centerpiece of the album and 'Wet' is described as "a brooding dancefloor-type thing, and quite druggy." The latter track might even feature some strings!
Thanks to Rodney Resella for pointing me to the article.
Those lucky fans who managed to get hold of tickets will hear the fruits of Bloc Party's labour on the intimate fan club tour, which begins a week today in Brighton.
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