| Any US readers sensible enough
to own a copy, or those in the UK with it on import, already know that it’ll take
a number of seriously epoch defining albums to shift Hot Hot Heat’s ‘Make Up
The Breakdown’ from the higher reaches of 2003’s retrospective lists when
they arrive. Remember when the world and its extended family went stir-fry for
The Strokes’ ‘Is This It’ on the basis of some pretty smart tunes, sharp guitars
and shaggy haircuts? Well, they have all of that. Recall the recent discotheque
frenzy for the likes of Electric 6’s ‘Danger! High Voltage!’ and Radio
4’s ‘Dance To The Underground’? They have an album full of ‘em. ‘Bandages’ may
well have already snared you, that is just the beginning. They have so much more
on top of that, but we don’t have the space to tell you about it all right now.
There is however just enough room left for The Heat’s Paul Hawley to let you inside
his head for a brief tour…
1. Where are you now and what can you
see?
I'm in the front room of my apartment...I see a rainy street and
infinite possibilities.
2. What was the last thing you ate?
Oatmeal and tea!
3. What was the last thing you loved really quite
passionately?
The last and most current thing I love(d) are my friends.
4. What’s the next piece of music you intend to buy?
I think
I'll get some John Cage because I once saw a girl perform 'Silence' and I thought
to myself "I must have this song to listen at my own leisure"
5. What
was the last film you saw?
"Requiem for a Dream" a film by Darren Aronofsky
(he also did Pi). It was brilliant. You can't help but get emotionally attached
to these characters who seem to be good hard working people (or at least decent
hard working drug dealers) who eventually free fall down a methaphatmine mountain.
Disturbing. It affected me quite deeply, which is rare because not a lot of art
affects me that deeply in any direction.
6. Ever had a reoccurring
dream?
I did when I was young...7 or 8. There would be people picking
and harvesting what I could only make out as gloomy fruit. They had no face or
body, they were just lurking shadows. The sky was blood red as they worked under
the constant watch of an ominous black tower. True story. This dream would scare
me.
7. What's the most important thing you've ever done? Why?
This band. For a couple of reasons. (1) Sharing a feeling with people through/with
music. Not everyone understands chords, song structures, drums, noises etc, but
I think everyone can understand the feeling and the spirit. I sound like a hippie.
(2) Learning to have a very, VERY close relationship with 3 other people. Learning
to listen, share, forgive weird smells, that sort of thing. Ya know?
8. Where in the world do you still want to go?
Europe, Africa, Australia,
India, Japan, Fiji, China, Alaska...well, everywhere.
9. Favourite
colour?
Forest green.
10. Any plans for tomorrow?
Band practise, cocktails, maybe take in a show...
‘Bandages’ is out on
March 10 in the UK, the album ‘Make Up The Breakdown’ (which you need to own)
follows on March 24. There will be touring around the same time too.
From the CoOrdinates vaults:
Gratitude
The
Subways
Willy
Mason
Mansun
Turin
Brakes
Hot Hot Heat
The Bluetones
Erlend
Óye
The Mendoza Line
Frou Frou
Stellastarr*
Brish
Sea Power
Moco
The
Warlocks
Ram
Mendoza
Line
StellaStarr*
VUE
Andrew
W.K
Stephen
Malkmus
Urban
Voodoo Machine
Ambulance Ltd
www.hothotheat.com
COORDINATES interview performed by James Berry for Crud Magazine 2003©
From the CoOrdinates vaults:
Hot
Hot Heat
The Bluetones
Erlend Óye
The
Mendoza Line
Frou Frou
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