Digging Deep
Robert Gluck from The Aquerian cought up with Mike Bordin to talk all things Sol Invictus and the tour.
At what point did you guys begin actively working on the record?
Individually, we did not stop writing at all. We all had our own things that we were working on. But in terms of getting together as a band and working on new Faith No More material, it started before we embarked on a South American leg. We took some time in our rehearsal room and worked out one of Bill’s [Gould, bassist] demos. That song would become “Matador.” We were really curious as to how that would transfer over into the live environment. So, later on during that tour, we decided to play it in a few of the shows without any sort of introduction. It was a really good experiment to write something together again and immediately test it out on the stage. What we were doing felt really great, so we continued on from there.Did you approach it any differently compared to your other LPs? Was there more pressure because of the break?
The beauty of this album process was that it was natural. It was very organic and it almost seemed like there was no work going on. There was zero pressure on us, so everything seemed to come together really well. You know, the five of us are all pretty different and there were a lot of opinions and perspectives being thrown into the pot. Because there were no outsiders checking in on us, we were able to work without distractions. So, we were isolated, unified, excited, and confident in what we were doing. And we all really loved what we were coming up with, so there was built in encouragement in that aspect as well.I noticed when you were in the UK you were able to record a session at Maida Vale. That must have been exciting! How did that go?
Oh man (laughs). It was a total honor to do it. It was certainly a special moment for us as a band.What can fans expect for this coming U.S. tour?
Well we take a whole lot of pride in our live shows. That will never change. There is always going to be a lot of energy and passion on the stage. And you can’t forget a little humor as well (laughs). You gotta keep the mood light and everybody relaxed. As far as the setlist goes, you can expect a lot of older songs. Of course, we will also sprinkle in a number of new tracks from Sol Invictus.You can read the full interview here
Billy Gould Interview
Next up, Jason Rockman from CHOM97 7 has interviewed Billy about the rebirth of FNM, the stage show, Sol Invictus and the tour...
Maor Appelbaum Interview
Can you please tell us a little bit about how you got involved in this record?
I have known Billy Gould (bassist, producer and engineer of Faith No More) for some years now. We like to talk about gear and music, and he asked me if I would be interested in trying out mastering the first single he had produced, engineered and mixed for a limited edition 7” vinyl called “Mother****er”. A few months later, I had mastered the second limited edition 7” vinyl “Superhero”, which he produced and engineered as well, but had mixed in collaboration with Matt Wallace. It featured a B-Side remix by Alex Hacke of Einstürzende Neubauten.
Around February I got to master the whole “Sol Invictus” album, which was produced and engineered by Billy Gould and mixed by Gould and Matt Wallace. The two singles were remixed again by Gould and Wallace and I remastered them differently for the album, in order to fit with the other songs. The whole process was a natural progression from mastering the first singles and remixes to the whole album. Collaborating with both Gould and Wallace was very inspiring – both are very nice, down-to-earth, super talented people. I feel very blessed to be the mastering engineer on this album.
Full interview here
Billy Gould Interview #2
Billy Talks talks to Kreative Kontrol with Vish Khanna about Sol Invictus, Living in SF, music consumption and more in this audio interview. Check it out. Interview starts at around the six minute mark.Check it out via audioboom.com