FIRST OF ALL, I THINK THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO START THIS
INTERVIEW SINCE PEOPLE HERE, PROBABLY DON`T KNOW MANY THINGS
ABOUT NOISE RATCHET. SO, WHEN, WHO, HOW AND WHY STARTED THE
STORY OF NOISE RATCHET?
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Jon: Noise Ratchet started about three
years ago with a desire to make music that we loved.
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ON THE LEAFLET WHICH YOUR RECORD LABEL, THE MILITIA GROUP PRINTED,
THERE WAS WRITTEN "Emotional and melodic, these boys prove themselves
like seasoned veterans of the rock scene. Stunning musicianship
and mature songwriting make them a band to watch out for!".
AND I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. BUT YOU GUYS SEEM AS A REALLY YOUNG
BAND. WHERE DOES COME ALL THIS MUSICAL EXPERIENCE FROM?
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J: We have all been in bands for years. I (Jon ) am only 18 but the
ages go as high as 26. We all started young and maybe that makes
us kinda veterans (?).
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CRITICS WOULD DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC
AS A "EMO/POP PUNK" BAND, BUT I THINK IT WOULD NOT BE CONVENIENT
FOR SUCH A COMPLEX MUSIC WITH ORCHESTRATED GUITARS, ALWAYS WITH
SO MANY DIFFERENT MELODIC PARTS AND NICE POP-INFLUENCED SINGING.
HOW DO YOU SEE YOUR MUSIC AND DOES IT FIT IN ANY USUAL MUSICAL
GENRES?
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J: We try to classify as little as possible. If people
ask we just say we are a rock band. Labels are bad.
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THERE ARE COMPARISONS WITH BANDS LIKE SENSEFIELD, JIMMY EAT WORLD
OR, I WOULD SAY FALLING FORWARD, RIVAL SCHOOLS…DO YOU THINK
YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE YOUR OWN SOUND AND SOME DAY BE A BAND WITH
WHOM CRITICS ARE GOING TO COMPARE NEW, YOUNG BANDS?
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J: It is
hard to do something fresh and so many bands try so hard to
be original but I think we just focus more on being goo at what
we do and we write the music that we feel.
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SINCE WE ARE TALKING
OF COMPARISONS, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT BANDS WOULD YOU LIKE TO
PLAY LIVE WITH AT ANY TIME AND ARE THEY YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCES
AT THE SAME TIME?
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J: I love U2, KENT, SWITCHFOOT, and many others
from all corners of the music world. We have been able to tour
with some great bands like JULIANA THEORY, PIEBALD, THE KICK,
SWITCHFOOT, HOT ROD CIRCUIT, COOL HAND LUKE and DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL.
There are so many bands I would like to tour with.
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LET`S GO TO TALK ABOUT YOUR ALBUM. TILL WE HAVE FACES SEEMS AS AN
ORGANIC ALBUM, ALMOST LIKE YOU DID IT LIVE. WHAT I LIKED MOST
IS THE FACT THAT SOMETIMES YOU DON`T FIT IN USUAL CONCEPT OF
SONG MAKING "FIRST PART-CHORUS-SECOND PART-BREAK OR SOLO-AGAIN
CHORUS". FOR ME IT SOUNDS LIKE ONE VERY GOOD SONG WITH SO MANY
CHANGES AND UNUSUAL BREAKS THAT YOU MUST LISTEN FROM BEGINNING
TO AN END. I NOTICED THAT YOU DIDN`T USE ADDITIONAL SOUNDS,
EFFECTS. BUT SOUND IS FULL, LIKE IT WAS MADE TO SOUND THE SAME
WAY LIVE. TELL US MORE OF HOW QUICKLY THIS ALBUM CAME TOGETHER?
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J: You tottally have it. NOISE RATCHET is a live band. That
is where we feel the most comfortable. Till we have faces was
recorded in a beautiful studio but there was not a lot of production
alotted. So the album came out very organic as you say. I definitely
feel that it is solid from front to back. We tried to avoid
filler at all costs. Next time we will do a little more production
though.
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HOW DOES THE TOUR GO ON? ARE YOU SATISFIED
WITH THE WAY AUDIENCE RECEIVE YOUR MUSIC?
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J: People always receive
us very well we just have to work on getting more people out
to see us. We have been blessed with some good tours lately
and future looks bright.
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SINCE THAT AT THE MOMENT ALL THE
BANDS WITH WHOM CRITICS COMPARED YOU ARE RELEASING FOR SOME
BIGGER RECORD COMPANIES, DO YOU THINK THERE IS ENOUGH SPACE
FOR NOISE RATCHET TOO IN THE WORLD OF BIG BUSINESS?
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J: We have no desire to paly something that we don`t believe in so if someone
wants to change us this will not happen, but if someone will
help us get our music to more people and help us build career
out of what we love to do we are all for it.
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DO YOU KNOW ANYHTING ABOUT MUSICAL SCENE IN MY COUNTRY, SERBIA? ABD, ARE
THERE ANY CHANCES TO SEE YOU ROCKING HERE SOME DAY?
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J: I have never until now heard of a Serbian music scene. But it excites
me that there is one and we would love to come there one day.
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ANY CLOSING WORDS?
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J: Thank you so much for playing us and
I hope your scene flourishes over there. Peace and God bless.
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