What do you have coming up for our eyes and ears to behold? I’m working on a project with John Doran of The Quietus called Minor Characters. It’s a musical exploration of minor characters within literature, theatre and film – the untold stories of the bit parts, the unnamed roles, the small cogs, each with an entire life-story waiting to be heard.
Photography by Christine Macaulay
Then, there’s the Record Store Day faces. After the viral success of the first eight, I’m making plans to do up to another 50! I thought I’d cast my net out to the Lone Taxidermist fans for some requests. I’m not sure what the final outcome will be but I’d like something physical, perhaps some postcards or fridge magnets – I’d quite like to exhibit them in a record store, maybe Rough Trade?! My other plan is slightly more ambitious, I want to
paint the faces of the bands whose sleeves I’m covering. I know that Ed Droste from Grizzly Bear is up for it. Reckon this may be a bit more of a logistical nightmare but its worth considering. Recording-wise; we’ll be at Benjie Edwards place, Memetune Studios, just off Hoxton Square. Benjie is Mr Analogue Synth and his underground studio is like stepping into a 70s sci-fi film! He’s recorded our previous tracks but lately there’s been some developments and Benjie’s bought a house in Cornwall – so it’s been rather tricky to pin the bugger down. There is talk of us going down to his Cornish Thunderbird den to finish recording but this all needs to be confirmed.