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Ash Latest
Melody Maker 28 August 1999
Live at Fuji Festival, Japan
Time to move on for a chat with Ash.
This is their fifth visit
to Japan, so drummer Rick McMurray's well primed for
the
forest locale.
"This is really cool, we're getting to see the other side
of Japan, cos usually we're stuck in the big cities like
Tokyo and Osaka."
Guitarist Charlotte Hatherley chimes
in: "Yeah, it's got
a real Switzerland vibe.
Ash have built a remarkable following in Japan over the
years and the kids outside are beside themselves with
anticipation.
"The fans are all pretty nuts, they're really intense," nods
Rick. The first time we were here, it was just ridiculous,
there was (sic) 40 or 50 people standing outside the hotel all
night. Nowhere else in the world will that happen.
Any new songsfor the faithful?
"Still writing," Rick says. "We've got roughly 20 to
25 ideas kicking about.
This starts Rick and Charlotte playing verbal ping-pong.
Charlotte: "We'll probably retreat back to Ireland and get the songs together."
Rick: "Record in the new year."
Charlotte: "In America, probably."
Rick: "Probably getting Butch Vig to produce it.
He's got a real cool studio up in Madison. Last time we were in America we played a few shows
with Garbage and he said when we get to
Madison we should have a look around the studio."
There's a pause, so I guess that was the final volley.
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