Distant Early Warning is the follow-up to the acclaimed 2012 House of Hayduk release, City of Quartz, featuring Mads Heldtberg, Billy Gould, Charles Hayward, and Anders Trentemoller.
The record is slated for a 2015 release.
Composer Mads Heldtberg tell us more...
Will this new record differ from City of Quartz?
Will this new record differ from City of Quartz?
Im in another place mentally than I was during COQ, and I think it will reflect that. In fact, its going to be considerably different, but the core will remain intact.
Will you be following the same process of making the record in the way you totally dissemble all the parts and then purposely arrange them together or will this record be put together differently?
I love that way of working, but I really feel Ive explored it last time around. So, no- Not this time. I always want to be challenged and move forward. It is still going to be instrumental though, and just two tracks- an A and a B side. No 3:20 min. songs for the radio single.
Apart from yourself who else will feature on the record?
Billy Gould, Carla Azar and Dean Hurley so far. And the always incredible Jim Monti is engineering again. Maybe a brass section. But it will definitely be a smaller unit than last time.
A brass section? That sounds interesting..
Yeah, Im definitely hearing it conceptually. We’ll see.
Why Dave Lombardo on drums for this new record?
Just as Charles was the absolute dream drummer for the last one, Dave is for this one. I am beyond fortunate to work with these guys.
Ah yeah, Charles was immense on the last record, was it a purposeful decision to get a different drummer in?
Only in the sense that I thought of a direction to go with it, and then Dave came to mind. Id love to work with Charles again down the road.
With the addition of Lombardo can we expect a 'heavier' sounding record than city of quartz?
Most of us are used to seeing Dave in Slayer, Fantomas and now his new band Philm, did he take much persuasion to jump onboard HOH something which is a lot different to what we are used to seeing him in or was he straight up for the challenge?
I got in touch with him, we spoke on the phone, then met up and hit it off. He was totally up for it. Great, great guy, very adventurous and uncynical.
With the addition of Lombardo can we expect a 'heavier' sounding record than city of quartz?
You know- Dave is really versatile. He’s been pigeonholed as a metal drummer through his brilliant work in Slayer, but the reason I really wanted to work with him, and what makes him so unique, is his swing. He has this really natural ebb and flow in his timing that Ive always loved. So, it could go whereever it felt appropriate with him. But to answer your question, yes- its going to be heavy as fuck.
Most of us are used to seeing Dave in Slayer, Fantomas and now his new band Philm, did he take much persuasion to jump onboard HOH something which is a lot different to what we are used to seeing him in or was he straight up for the challenge?
I got in touch with him, we spoke on the phone, then met up and hit it off. He was totally up for it. Great, great guy, very adventurous and uncynical.
Will the record be a limited vinyl only edition again?
Its definitely going to be released on vinyl, but not as limited as the last one. Ive recently signed with Waxwork records, and we are currently working out the details.
So will there be no plans to release it on cd? Not for now- Im not really interested in CDs these days.Id much rather do a high quality digital release along with the vinyl again. Escho is releasing another album I did recently with Jonn Ollsin soon on cassette though
Are you considering taking HOH out into a live setting?
Absolutely! Looking into possible dates next year now.
So can we expect more House of Hayduks?
Yes- this is a series. I already have the next one after Distant Early Warning planned.
Do you know yet how many HOH will be in the series?
Ill continue as long as the ideas feel relevant.
Mads Heldtberg, Dave Lombardo, Carla Azar, and audio engineer Jim Monti laying down drum tracks in classic Studio 2 of the historic Sunset Sound Recording Studios.
Mads Heldtberg, Dave Lombardo, Carla Azar, and audio engineer Jim Monti laying down drum tracks in classic Studio 2 of the historic Sunset Sound Recording Studios.