Bio
Cut Copy are set to return in 2008 with the shimmering timelessness of In Ghost Colours. Haunted with machines of the past and sounds of the future, In Ghost Colours inhabits the kind of space in time where trends are irrelevant and music is about feeling rather than following and 1969 is just as relevant as 2020. At once both jacking and jangly, electronic and organic, Cut Copy have crafted a record filled with glorious sounds and moods and that unashamedly pops with hooks and melodies for eonsS
In Ghost Colours traverses genres effortlessly, from already-anthem Hearts On Fire¹s epic sax-house to the noisy blissout of So Haunted. For Cut Copy the record was an exercise in drawing parallels between favourites old and new and trying to find a meeting point in between - from the vocodered robo-pop of French house to prog¹s soaring harmonies to the texture of shoegaze, In Ghost Colours lands at some sort of trans-galaxial intersection between these disparate planets.
This idea was something that appealed to Tim Goldsworthy, DFA¹s inhouse producer, programming guru, synth mogul and eventually ³muse² for In Ghost Colours. Goldsworthy was enlisted to get nerdy on the project after a series of conversations with the band, who were admitted DFA fans, and when frontman Dan Whitford found he had found an equal to his obsession with ELO¹s Time record. When it was revealed that Goldsworthy had dropped out of school to follow My Bloody Valentine around England in the 80s and could pinpoint every pedal that was used for every sound on Loveless the contract was signed in blood. And so the band travelled to New York in early 2007 to spend 6 weeks tracking In Ghost Colours at DFA¹s Plantain Studio in the West Village, geeking out on DFA¹s collection of vintage analogue equipment and on an endless hunt for decent coffee.
The songs that Cut Copy had collected in the period since Bright Like Neon Love arrived in New York as promising bones of a more assured, song-based follow up. Upon encountering Goldsworthy¹s approach to recording, which Dan revealed involved ³a lot of experimentation. A lot of the time it was a matter of listening to where a track was at, then going over and picking up a random piece of gear, or messing around with pedals and filter, and seeing what you could get from it. Whether it ended up in the finished track or not, it was all a part of the process, and it was a fun and experimental one.² This approach meant some sounds you hear on the record are entirely unique and impossible to replicate. From the epic trance breakdown in Far Away, to the sawtooth synth bass on Out There On The Ice, to when an old radio receiver was plugged direct into the analogue desk for Voices In Quartz, these sharp, succinct pop arrows to the heart are benefited from an array of special sonic sparkles.
The progression from Bright Like Neon Love to In Ghost Colours is brazenly apparent from opening track Feel The Love, an acoustic guitar led stomp of a space rock tune, instantly unforgettable and with recognizable Cut Copy glow. Where Bright Like Neon Love was charmingly vague and hazy, In Ghost Colours is directly to the point and efficient in it¹s songcraft, with vocals much more apparent and Whitford¹s imprint all over every track. The record is sewn together with passages of woozy dreamscapes between the straight up jams.
The Cut Copy legacy continues, In Ghost Colours set for release March 22.
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TRACKLIST
1. Feel The Love
2. Out There On The Ice
3. Lights And Music
4. We Fight For Diamonds
5. Unforgettable Season
6. Midnight Runner
7. So Haunted
8. Voices In Quartz
9. Hearts On Fire
10. Far Away
11. Silver Thoughts
12. Strangers In The Wind
13. Visions
14. Nobody Lost, Nobody Found
15. Eternity One Night Only |
Q+A |
My
name is Dan
But you can call me The Captain
I arrived on this planet called
earth 27 years ago
I play flute in a Cut Copy cover band
The first record I ever bought was 'The
Magic Tree' but Patsy Biscoe
The most recent record i bought was The
KLF 3am eternal 12" but it was melted on the edge so I can only play it from half way through.
My favourite 5 albums are
1.The KLF - It's Grim Up North
2.GBV - Suitcases 1 to 4
3.New Order - Power Corruption & Lies
4.Beck - Stereopathic Soulmanure
5.Daft Punk - Homework
but I'll probably look at this tomorrow and change my mind.
I make music because I'd get bored otherwise.
It sounds like 'an experimental blend of hip hop,
house and 80's electro'... no just kidding that's our old press release. It probably
sounds like my top five albums combined.
My 3 primary inspirations are
Beck
Beck's friends
Beck's grandfather
I live in Melbourne but i'd rather be
in Paris in the mid-eighties hanging with Grace Jones and Andy Warhol.
Today is a good day because I
am about to have a coffee.
When i'm not making music i like to float
my future earnings on the stock exchange, and hang out at Alter...
My best friends are Vegetarian
Friday nights are for hitting
the town or hitting the game
It was so funny the time Mitchell
opens his passport and the person at the airline checkin counter does a
big double take at his weird photo where he looks like a hippie. God knows,
I wouldn't let him into the country if he used to have hair like that.
The last time i cried was watching
some film... I cant remember... but I'm pretty sure Tim cried during Finding
Nemo.
The most famous person I have met is
Mark from Jet. I found out we're practically neighbours so I'm planning
to go around to his place and do laps of his pool.
I just want you to know that I
have run out of interesting things to say and that I'll probably replace
this answer at some later date.
My
name is Mitchell but you can call
me Anytime
I arrived on this planet called earth 26 years ago
I play drums in Cut Copy
The first record i ever bought was Bros - Push
The most recent record I bought was Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk
My favourite 5 albums are
1.Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
2.Ramones - Ramones
3.My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
4.Stone Roses - Stone Roses
5.Bananas - A Slippery Subject
I make music because it feels weird not to - kinda like sleeping
It sounds like good
My 3 primary inspirations are eating, sleeping, and the possibility
of time travel
I live in Melbourne but
I'd rather be in the future
When i'm not making music I like to think about things like sleeping
My best friends are people who i can hang out with and talk to for
years and years, but never quite figure out
Friday nights are for revelry
It was so funny the time Dan rampaged through the streets of Perth
on Crutches
Today is a good day because DJ Jeff Starship is readying his arsenal
of tunes to unleash upon the sparkle party tonight
The most famous person I have met is boring
The last time i cried was two nights ago watching a kids movie
I just want you to know that this interview is over - luv Mitchell
My
name is Timothy J Hoey
But you can call me that guy from
Grinspoon
I arrived on this planet called
earth 25 years ago
I play all the good stuff in Cut
Copy
The first record I ever bought was
INXS-kick
The most recent record I bought was
my Ipod
My favourite 5 albums are
1.Sonic Youth-Experimental Jet Set Trash and No Star/
2.Daft Punk-Homework/
3.Hungry Ghosts-Alone Alone/
4.Gang of Four-Entertainment/
5. Beach Boys-Pet sounds.
I make music because washing
dishes didn't work out.
It sounds like wolfmother mixed
with Dr Dre circa 95.
My 3 primary inspirations are Dan
Whitford/Richard Prince and the comedy of Chris Rock
I live in Melbourne but
i'd rather be in Slough
Today is a good day because we
finally get rid of that lame green drawing of us on the website
When i'm not making music i like to finger
paint
My best friends are Murphy.
Modular people... i need to get out more
Friday nights are for Bang
Gang
It was so funny the time we toured
with Presets/Wolfmother
The last time I cried was Finding
Nemo
The most famous person I have met is P
Diddy
I just want you to know that we're
your friends and you'll never be alone again
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