IAN: Alright this is Ian, talking with Sarah, and I'm sorry, I just saw you perform but what was your [project's] name?
SARAH: My solo noise project is called Wreckage
I: I just saw you perform with Black Cat
S: Yes
I: You guys are very confrontational, especially for a harsh noise act...alot of [acts] are very solo-oriented [to the point of being isolating] but you guys are right in people's faces. Is that a Wendy O'Williams thing or where do you think you get your approach from?
S: Where I get my approach from? It's basically...[pause] I'm sorry...
I: No, I mean obviousely [you're not influenced] by just one thing...
S: Yeah, it's a combination of a lot of different thing, it's combining my love for putting mysticism and ritual with a lot of people who have problems, you know, and seizures and things like that, and [they] can't really hide that. So when you're in a situation where you're at school or something, or something happens where you can't really hide what's happening to you, usually people kind-of laugh at you or whatever. So I like to be able to turn that concept into performance art where no one's laughing, but it's very art-oriented and it's not uncomfortable.
I: That I can definitely see; I don't think anybody's laughing at what you're doing. I really appreciate the way that you approach people in a confrontational yet almost comforting manner. What would you say to that effect?
S: I assess people differently depending on what kind of vibes I get off them. When they seem very uncomfortable and they start trying to giggle or something like that, then I'm more aggressive with them to shut them down immediately. People who look really timid and nervous, I try to be a lot more comforting to them.
I: I saw that, [there were moments where] you hugged people in a way that [made you] seem very approachable; but then there's also that element of unapproachability as well.
S: That's something I deal with a lot in real life. There's the mentality where you love everyone but you don't really like anyone.
I: You don't even know them, but at the same time you've got your heart open
S: Yeah
I: [to Black Cat aka Jimmy] So what I wanted to ask you - you're there behind [while] she's doing this very bold performance. Do you feel in any way overshadowed by that? Obviously you know what you're doing
JIMMY: The way I like setting up is, I kinda do like a back-up soundtrack on purpose. I set I set the mood so you can hear her scream louder than she might actually be. It doesn't end up affecting it but I still get the highs and the lows. I like that ability to have dynamics. I like the [fact] that she doesn't have to use a mic with anything. I make it as easy as possible for her to do that cuz she ends up being the sole [point of] attention, with me being a backing track to it.
I: Right, so are you gonna do anything like a joint release with both of you, or is this more of a live thing?
J: We're doing a release of what we used to do, for the most part live, which is still kinda what we do; the central, kind-of soft-track is passed over. But we don't really have anything other than that planned.
S: We were planning on doing something where we have this set order and routine as to what we do and which songs, where we choose what we play like pretty often, and then release that as an album, and then completely change it.
J: The way I like to view it, I like having a lot of structure in how we do our shows. It's not really improvised, for the most part, because we do have structure with it, which is something I try alot with because [sometimes] we switch over really fast, between completely different sets.
I: So you know what's what [as it changes]
J: Usually we have one more ambient-style thing switching into that softer [style], kind-of just her over a backing sample and then going back into a more monotone piece [which] usually has like a matching beat behind it. It really depends on what we're able to do with the venue.
I: So I'm gonna kinda cut things out right here; I really appreciate you guys taking time to talk with me real quick; the thing I always like to ask people before we're done here - what's your favorite breakfast food?
S: My favorite breakfast food would have to be cake
I: Cake! Any particular type of cake?
S: Well, I really like it when somebody has a birthday in my house or, like, in my dorm, wherever I am. There's always, like, refrigerated cake the next morning. That's like, the best feeling.
I: That does sound good [Laughter] And then Black Cat, I'm sorry, what was your name again?
J: Jimmy
I: For some reason I want to call you Alex, I don't know why
J: That's a first. Usually it's like, Steven, or something like that.
I: Breakfast foods?
J: Pancakes.
I: Pancakes?
J: Particularly the chocolate pancakes they offer at IHOP
I: Oh those are good. Well thank you for your time, I'm gonna include this on my blog and again, great performance. Keep doing what you're doing.
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