Epic 45 - Against The Pull Of Autumn (2004) ¡It’s all part of life’s rich tapestry! Interview to Ben Holton from epic45 by Diego Centurión
Benjamin Holton is a founding member of this band of soundscapes music, that on the date of July 27, 2004, they publish this work, beautiful. The 13th Magazine contacted Ben and he tells us about this crystalline album.
Hi Ben, thanks for giving me the opportunity to ask about this album, the tenth anniversary of its launch is commemorated. Can you say "Against The Pull Of Autumn" is the second or third album Epic45? In some respects it could be seen as the second album, as Reckless Engineers was the first ‘official’ album release. However, if you count Secrets, Signs and Threats as the first (which it was), then it would make ATPOA the third album. As you may know though, it ended being released after our fourth album Slides. All very unnecessarily confusing and muddled up! It was recorded in several of their homes. How was work this way? With a few exceptions, most of the tracks started life on my four track tape recorder, which I had set up in my bedroom. Then we’d transfer them onto the computer at either Oli or Rob’s house and build up layers from that point on. From my point of view, this was a great way to work because it got me out of the house and into another environment which can be a positive influence on the recording process.