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| Michael Miller Fourth Floor Collapse Q. The Fourth Floor Collapse live show is a great thing to be seen. Audiences that I have seen really seem to get into the music. Is getting a crowd involved important to having a good show or do you just concentrate on playing great music and the crowd is blocked out? I think it's important for the crowd. I know when I see bands I like them to keep me interested and make me feel something... excited, angry, ecstatic, depressed, reflective, nauseous... Anything's good. When I'm an audience member I think a bad gig is one were I don't notice a band is playing. It's just some background music I'm finding it hard to talk over. So when we're playing we put all our energies into it, emotionally and physically. We want the crowed to feel something. So yes the crowd's reaction is important. Especially if they're not reacting... That makes us work even harder. Q. Are there plans for an EP or album to be released soon? Have you recorded yet? Our new Album "From The Cold" will be out in October. We've just put out the second single from it (the first being sun) which can be downloaded from our website www.fourthfloorcollapse.com(.) The second single is called "Night Under Lights" Q. I believe your first album "Half Deserted Streets" was recorded by the band themselves. Will your next release be the same? Does it make it easier to record your own music with complete control or can too much control take away your focus on the music? Both albums have been recorded at Congregation Studios, which we run. It's very cool to record your own stuff. It gives you a great deal of freedom with time. It allows you to experiment and be creative without worrying about the bucks pouring out of your pocket. It does have its down side. It means more work, but it's all worth it. Q. Are there plans for a tour either around WA or over East? We should be making several appearances in N.S.W, Victoria and obviously WA over the rest of this year and the beginning of next year. It's more likely we'll be doing quite a few small trips than one large tour. Q. The band has won a heap of WAMI awards in their time. Do you think the Kiss My WAMI's are very important to the Perth bands? And are they are important to the Perth community? Kiss My WAMI's are very valuable to W.A music. It gives W.A original music a huge publicity boost both in W.A its self and the rest of Australia, thanks to the support given by JJJ and ABC TV. Q. What is the song writing process for the band? As lead singer do you write all the songs or is it a collective product? Do you write the lyrics and music together or one first and then the other? We've created songs in a lot of different ways. The new album is made up quite evenly of songs Originated by either Dan, Rhys or myself. I write most of the lyrics but Dan also contributes occasionally in that department. At the moment I'm writing Lyrics and chord structures at the same time but in the past we've mostly constructed the music before I've added the lyrics. Q. What bands have had the greatest influence on you and who are your favourite bands at the moment both from Perth and from elsewhere? My favourite band from Perth is probably The Fergusons. I particularly love their first E.P. Early on we were definitely inspired by Perth bands such as Spank and Bucket And cinema Prague. It wasn't a musical influence... more of an attitude thing... a respect for how hard they worked in Perth. We looked up to them. Internationally the band loves so many different artists it's not really worth going through the list... just use your imagination. Q. What is your favourite live music venue in Perth? Do you prefer small pub shows with a small audience or bigger shows with lots of people cheering you on? The Rosemount has become a premium venue over this year. It's a very cool room... nice and big to be filled with people... does that answer the other part of the question. Interview by Justin For more information visit Fourth Floor Collapse's official site. |
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