Golden Section Interview

Golden Section
Interview

Tuesday 4th of September 2007

Interview

By Haydon S

Golden Section are shockingly talented. Everything about them seems to be just right, from the invention of the rhythm section, to the dual attack provided by guitars and synths, to some tremendous vocal interplay.
All this is laced together with songs which twist and turn in unexpected, yet pleasing, directions, never quite going where you think they will, always ending where you wish they would. With debut album ATTACK // DECAY // SUSTAIN // RELEASE out now on This Charming Shop Records, the Chichester scene has another bunch of blokes of which to be rightly proud. Here's what they had to say for themselves:
Can you tell me a bit about how the band started?
The band started about 4 years ago when three of the members were jamming at a house party and got a warmer reception than the band that were actually playing. From this the guys decided that it may actually be worth forming as they all had similar tastes in music and were friends already, always a bonus! They contacted me (Adam) a short while later and the line-up has remained the same since.
Your album's out soon, excited?
Yeah very excited. We put so much hard work into the album and feel it's a real achievement to actually have it being released in HMV and on iTunes alongside our favourite artists. We'll probably go into the shop to take pictures of it on the shelf!
What have you been your favourite moments in the band's life so far?
Our favourite moment has to be supporting Scouting For Girls at The Joiners where it was sold out and we were mobbed by people wanting CDs and to chat right after the set. People were coming up to us saying that they could literally feel their teeth chattering in their heads because the bass was so strong. We're still yet to find that frequency that makes people have accidents though.
And the least favourite?
Least favourite, turning up at an old man's pub being expected to play a 2 hour set of covers. There was no-one in the place under the age of 40 and our electronica didn't go down too well. Plus my amplifier blew. I wasn't impressed.
What bands/labels do you like/respect?
We've always been fans of the indie labels but one in particular would be Fierce Panda, one because they expressed interest in us a long time ago and two because they've got Art Brut on their roster. Can't go wrong with that can you!?
How would you describe your sound?
It's changed quite a lot since we started but has finally levelled out at a cross between electronica, rock and pop. At times we try to go a bit arty and do something odd and hopefully there will be more of that to come in the future. It's definately important not to repeat yourself and write the same songs over and over again and we'll try as hard as we can to do something different each time. Hopefully each recording session will be an improvement on the previous one.
What are your future plans for Golden Section?
There's one or two sneaky things in the pipeline. You'll just have to wait and see!

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