Interview: Banzai the Earth
March 13, 2023
Photo credit: Noel Heroux
today, story new york city rock band, Long live the earth (founded by musicians in 2003) Noel Hello), sharing electronic duo covers autekerA tribute to the 2013 original, the Heroux version of the track adds layers of sweeping synths, angelic crouches, and distorted, noisy riffs, making for a compelling experience. is added.
In connection with the new release, The Big Takeover briefly chatted with Noel Heroux for an exclusive interview about cover tracks and the future of Hooray For Earth.
How did you approach making ‘jatevee C’ your own?
NH: It’s my own in that I recreated everything I heard in the original using my voice, guitar and live drums. It is very mechanically built from what you collect.
Does this new release hint at what’s next for Hooray For Earth’s sound?
NH: Oh I don’t know! It probably makes sense. If you’re doing what you want to do, you’re avoiding guitar/composing/whatever expectations. So re-recording the Autechre track with what I have works fine.
You recently ran a Bandcamp live stream and most recently opened for Modest Mouse. Coming back on stage, how did you approach that process, both physically and online?
NH: Wow, it was kind of good, and it was also really stressful. Ever since the modest Key came out of an eight-year hiatus, I’ve only taken Hooray For Earth outside when invited. For such occasions, I wanted the show to be unique. It’s okay to try something and it doesn’t work. To the love of each – I love to leave a show/performance/whatever and not know how it ended.
Do you have any other exciting plans to share for the rest of the year? Is there anything you’re particularly excited about going forward?
NH: Yes, Hooray For Earth full length. I started in 2019 and spent as much time as I needed. I hesitate to describe it other than to say that it is a very detailed, careful and vengeful piece of work. <3 <3 <3
Hooray For Earth was, at first, just a placeholder phrase/name written on the CD-R of Noel’s solo recordings, later leaving the disc to find the band members. Jessica Zambri, Christy Joe Zambri, Seth Kaspar, Joseph Ciampini, Gary Benakistaand Christopher Principe, Noel’s dear childhood friend and occasional emergency contact.BBCMaid Vale, Radio One, BBC6, KEXPSirius, NPR) and studio collaborations (Zambri, Twin Shadow, Autre Ne Veut, Oh No Ono, A Place To Bury Strangers) before going on hiatus in the fall of 2014 due to the amicable breakup of the band. Previous releases include Cellphone EP (2008), peach EP (2010), True Loves (2011), Never/Figure (single 2012), Racy (2014).
After eight years apart, Hooray For Earth takes shape to help modest mouse Touring in summer and winter 2022. This year, they also shared a reissue of his 2011 LP True Loves (featuring the tracks “True Loves,” “No Love,” and “Realize It’s Not the Sun”), now out on Bandcamp. Along with an unreleased track from the original recording session titled La Que. The True Loves reissue is out now on Bandcamp and available on vinyl. here.
Stay tuned for new music from Hooray for Earth coming soon.
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