Our Name Is Chrome-oooo (An Interview)
Written by willshoob on Friday, 26 of September , 2008 at 12:11 pm
So I might have mentioned in my Lollapalooza review that I ran into Dave 1 from Chromeo in Chicago’s O’Hare airport, but maybe I didn’t. Anyways, he was a really nice guy and I eventually contacted him about an interview, and that’s what I’m typing about now. We asked him a few questions pertaining to his band, and a few questions having nothing to do with the band. Below is the interview, and a couple of Chromeo tracks. I’d like to thank Dave for cooperating with us, and for answering the questions with miraculous amounts of grace and poise, ballerina style. Enjoy!
The Tape: If The 80s exploded in a tragic time travel accident, what would you guys sound like?
Dave 1: Late 70s and early 90s. We actually listen to more 70s soft rock than 80s music anyway. Stuff like Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, Toto, Air Supply, Foreigner — you get the idea…
The Tape: Explain your live set-up, and have you ever considered using a live backing band?
Dave 1: It’s me on guitar and vocals, Pee on the talkbox and keyboards, and we both play bass and percussions. We’ve got backing tracks, of course. We tried playing with a live band, but it ended up sounding too much like 90s New Power Generation or the Arseion Hall band. We also tried playing with just a drummer, but the feel of our programmed tracks was lost. So we prefer doing it just as a duo…
The Tape: If you could build a robot, what would it do?
Dave 1: Cook dinner for me.
The Tape: Does the Maklovich family have any plans to take over the world through hipster cred?
Dave 1: Haha… Isn’t hipster cred an oxymoron?
The Tape: Any plans on a new album?
Dave 1: Yes, absolutely. We’re starting on it in November. I want to get it done quick. We can’t wait…
The Tape: What’s the best show you’ve ever played?
Dave 1: There have been a few. But one of my all time favorites was at the Icelandic Airwaves festival last year.
The Tape: What are you guys currently listening too?
Dave 1: The Very Best of Change, Young Jeezy’s latest record, Kid Sister’s album (it’s bananas) and anything by Lil Boosie.
The Tape: What are your all time guilty pleasures?
Dave 1: I don’t really know. We took what people consider guilty pleasures and turned them into influences for our band…so there’s no guilty pleasures left.
The Tape: What is the most badass movie line ever?
Dave 1: Come on…that’s got to be “say hello to my little frieng” (leave the g in there…for the pronunciation)!
The Tape: If you could play with anyone, anywhere, anytime, how would it go down?
Dave 1: We’ve done it! At Daryl Hall’s house. We just didn’t know there would be that many cowboy hats involved.
Chromeo- Fancy Footwork (Crookers Remix)
Chromeo- Bonafied Lovin’ (Tough Guys)
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