J’avais entamé 2011 presque résignée ; mon exil tanzanien, loin de mes disques (restés a la maison), du tumulte médiatique et, surtout, de toute connexion supérieure à du 56K allait me contraindre à ne plus pouvoir suivre le flot : adieu découvertes musicales, téléchargement illicites et achats impulsifs sur le net. Au final,  je constate que rien de ceci n’est arrivé. Il faut dire qu’outre une connexion internet privilégiée, on voit déferler pour le moment une avalanche d’excellents albums et un torrent de nouveaux groupes. Mais que reste-t-il de tout cela ? Pour ma part, une superbe découverte de deux hurluberlus venus tout droit d’Australie. On vous en avait déjà  causé auparavant, maintenant à leur tour de nous tailler une bavette. Civil Civic en interview pour PUCK!
Puck: What’s your current state of mind?
Civil Civic: Loose and ready for anything.
Puck: When you guys started playing, did you have a clear idea of the direction you wanted the music to take?
Civil Civic: Very clear. There are a small number of very strict rules concerning the Civil Civic sound, and deviation is punishable by death. We started out as a 7 piece band. Aaron and I are the only survivors, because we obey the rules.
Puck: What’s been keeping you busy these days?
Civil Civic: Struggling for survival in a cruel world and recording our ground-breaking debut album.
Puck: What’s the weirdest thing that happened on tour so far?
Civil Civic: Well, the time when an old homeless guy got up on-stage and played harmonica to « Less Unless » was pretty strange. He looked about 70 and he smelled like a corpse covered in shit, but he knew the song really well. It’s a pity the venue security staff beat him up. He was just expressing himself.
Puck: On which spot would you love to play a show somewhere in the future?
Civil Civic: We’re looking into a summer tour of Antartic research stations, but the overheads are huge.
Puck: You’ve been making music together for a long time now. After a while – I guess words become unnecessary but maybe for you it’s also a distance problem. How do you solve it?
Civil Civic: Well, we’ve only been making music together for 3 years, so we haven’t gotten telepathy going yet. The distance is a logistical hassle, sure, but we cope.
Puck: Why did you settle on London and Barcelona? Is it the weather? Or something about the music scenes?
Civil Civic (Ben): Aaron moved to London to expand his legal practice and get a cockney accent. I moved to Barcelona because I like mojitos and cheesy deep house.
Puck: Tape or vinyl?
Civil Civic: Two inch tape, that’s going to be the next hip format. Every true hipster will have a Studer A827 in their loungeroom.
Puck: What are your pet peeves?
Civil Civic: We don’t have pet peeves. We only have burning hatreds.
Puck: And last but not least! Who’s your favourite Belgian band?
Civil Civic: That’s easy. Plastic Bertrand. The man is a genius and a very strong influence, both on our music and our personal lives.
Cheers!
//Victoria G.
Civil Civic a sorti le dernier EP Lights On A Leash en décembre passé, c’est par ici que ça se passe!
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