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They’re purported to have a real interest in Czech
poetry and Eastern European architecture. They share
their stage with an owl, a heron and a hawk (or something
nearby, we’re no experts). They’ve been supported by
a family called The Cooper Family, who are really
a family called Cooper. They could have just met journalists
in neglected, damp North London boozers for interviews
like everyone else does, instead they chose to issue
Ordinance Survey co-ordinates and rendezvous with their
interrogator at a site of environmental or historical
interest. They’re no hippies though. There’s not quite
enough love in their eyes. You may have heard some or
all of these things mentioned before, but some things
are worth stressing. And woe you if you disregard all
you’ve heard before you’ve actually experienced them.
I mean, their press releases makes the hairs stand up
on the back on our neck, ferchristsake! That’s how special
they are. They also have an album called ‘The Decline
of British Sea Power’ which is as deep as it is
wide and beautiful and is released on June 2. Noble,
guitars, (and possibly others) engaged with some technology
during their May tour, to let us know where his head’s
at, roughly.
1. Where are you now and what can you see?
I am on tour in the UK at a computer machine in Warwick
University. I can see a few trees, a blue sky and a
few buildings and about 400 pigeon holes with paper
in them.
2. What was the last thing you ate?
A vegetarian breakfast for £1.25 in the student union.
A bargain. We get a free buffet on the rider, but this
was too much of a bargain to pass up on. I also had
an apple and a nice cup of tea.
3. What was the last thing you hated really quite
passionately?
At the venue in Northampton last night, the first song
the soundman put on was Nickelback. I rushed to the
CD player and turned it off before I vomited.
4. What¹s the next piece of music you intend to buy?
The Clangers album, it's actually really good.
Maybe The Thrills' album, reminds me of the good
time music like Teenage Fanclub. I am going to buy all
The Copper Family's albums because they're great
- a family whose songs have been passed down for 200
years. Tales of tending the land, drinking ale, the
good times of Old England, and walking through the countryside.
I've lost my copy of the Joe Meek and the Blue Men
album 'I Hear A New World'. One of the most amazing
records ever (if you ignore the Pinky and Perky voices).
5. What was the last film you saw?
The Shining again for the fifth time, still scares
the living daylights out of me. Jack Nicholson is a
true mentalist in that film. The bus has a very limited
number of films. Its full of American Pie, Animal
House and South Park which is ok, but you
realise that people are turning into these characters.
It’s scary.
6. What did you dream about last night?
Eamon dreamt about girls as always. Hamilton dreamt
about being chased by a kangaroo.
7. What’s the most important thing you¹ve ever done?
To decide that it isn't important to belong to popular
culture. That popular culture is a tad stupid. Respect
the aged and mad folk. Embrace the ridiculous. Noble
got his Chief Scout award and Chief scout challenge.
He's very proud of that.
8. What one place in the world do you wish you’d never
been?
Temping agencies. They are full of arseholes.
9. Denim, leather or khaki?
Leather underwear. Denim beany hat. Khaki handkerchief.
10. Any plans for tomorrow?
Relax. We are going back to Brighton for the day so
I will take a trip down to the beach with a few ales
and watch the West Pier burning. It's amazing that no
one is trying to find out who the arsonists were, it's
quite obvious that the Council have paid for some cronies
to burn it so the Council doesn't have to pay for it
to be taken apart by man power. There's a huge flock
of starlings that roost there and the arson attacks
will have burnt all the hatchlings and the new nests.
Barbarians.
www.britishseapower.co.uk
COORDINATES interview performed by James Berry for
Crud Magazine 2003©
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