this electronic group point from a side project to a full-fledged ban capable of
project to a full-fledged ban capable of
project to a full-fledged ban capable of producing epic pop opuses hi I’m Rebecca
producing epic pop opuses hi I’m Rebecca
producing epic pop opuses hi I’m Rebecca Britain and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Britain and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Britain and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with metronomy so
today we’re speaking with metronomy so
today we’re speaking with metronomy so tell us the origin story of Metronomy
tell us the origin story of Metronomy
tell us the origin story of Metronomy the origins of metronomy and by now
the origins of metronomy and by now
the origins of metronomy and by now slightly kind of convoluted in one way
slightly kind of convoluted in one way
slightly kind of convoluted in one way or another mythical yeah I mean like the
or another mythical yeah I mean like the
or another mythical yeah I mean like the group or the kind of the music started
group or the kind of the music started
group or the kind of the music started when I was when I was like 16 or 17
when I was when I was like 16 or 17
when I was when I was like 16 or 17 years old and I was just I’ve got a
years old and I was just I’ve got a
years old and I was just I’ve got a computer and was beginning to like learn
computer and was beginning to like learn
computer and was beginning to like learn how to write songs cuz I the drum of
how to write songs cuz I the drum of
how to write songs cuz I the drum of before that and then I kind of moved
before that and then I kind of moved
before that and then I kind of moved into a city in Brighton in England and
into a city in Brighton in England and
into a city in Brighton in England and met people that were into the music and
met people that were into the music and
met people that were into the music and so I got a bunch of people to play it
so I got a bunch of people to play it
so I got a bunch of people to play it while I bunch like I’ve got three two
while I bunch like I’ve got three two
while I bunch like I’ve got three two other people I got Oscar and M Oscar is
other people I got Oscar and M Oscar is
other people I got Oscar and M Oscar is my cousin and friend of ours called
my cousin and friend of ours called
my cousin and friend of ours called Gabriel and we started touring and
Gabriel and we started touring and
Gabriel and we started touring and playing the music live and then about
playing the music live and then about
playing the music live and then about three years ago Gabriel left and we
three years ago Gabriel left and we
three years ago Gabriel left and we decided me and Oscar decided to turn
decided me and Oscar decided to turn
decided me and Oscar decided to turn what was like a pretty simple electronic
what was like a pretty simple electronic
what was like a pretty simple electronic band into a prophet like a real hand and
band into a prophet like a real hand and
band into a prophet like a real hand and so we went on the hunt for a bass
so we went on the hunt for a bass
so we went on the hunt for a bass guitarist and a drummer by now it feels
guitarist and a drummer by now it feels
guitarist and a drummer by now it feels like the last three years as touring and
like the last three years as touring and
like the last three years as touring and playing like this is kind of the most
playing like this is kind of the most
playing like this is kind of the most realized version of it all
what did you find most influential when
what did you find most influential when you were coming to create the bed I mean
you were coming to create the bed I mean
you were coming to create the bed I mean for me when I started making the music i
for me when I started making the music i
for me when I started making the music i was listening to a lot of work just
was listening to a lot of work just
was listening to a lot of work just intelligent house bc i was listened to a
intelligent house bc i was listened to a
intelligent house bc i was listened to a lot of like quite a complicated
lot of like quite a complicated
lot of like quite a complicated electronic music often made by this kind
electronic music often made by this kind
electronic music often made by this kind of solitary men in their bedrooms around
of solitary men in their bedrooms around
of solitary men in their bedrooms around the world and that’s kind of what i
the world and that’s kind of what i
the world and that’s kind of what i thought i was heading toward but then
thought i was heading toward but then
thought i was heading toward but then since i was young you know you always
since i was young you know you always
since i was young you know you always listen to the beatles and listen to two
listen to the beatles and listen to two
listen to the beatles and listen to two bands and you have this idea of what
bands and you have this idea of what
bands and you have this idea of what band is after i got a little bit more
band is after i got a little bit more
band is after i got a little bit more kind of mature i just started to embrace
kind of mature i just started to embrace
kind of mature i just started to embrace much more there the stuff that I used to
much more there the stuff that I used to
much more there the stuff that I used to love which is it which is kind of
love which is it which is kind of
love which is it which is kind of everything
Thank as you get older you’re more
Thank as you get older you’re more relaxed about being like actually
relaxed about being like actually
relaxed about being like actually Fleetwood Mac are right you know it’s
Fleetwood Mac are right you know it’s
Fleetwood Mac are right you know it’s not it’s not all about a text when and
not it’s not all about a text when and
not it’s not all about a text when and Manitoba like as cool as that music is
Manitoba like as cool as that music is
Manitoba like as cool as that music is it’s like I think one year when you’re
it’s like I think one year when you’re
it’s like I think one year when you’re younger you feel a bit more like you
younger you feel a bit more like you
younger you feel a bit more like you need to show your credentials by being
need to show your credentials by being
need to show your credentials by being like here listen to Allison’s beats
so how do you like to describe the music
so how do you like to describe the music that you make I don’t know how you feel
that you make I don’t know how you feel
that you make I don’t know how you feel what the whole genre thing the thing is
what the whole genre thing the thing is
what the whole genre thing the thing is I’ve always imagined it as like pop
I’ve always imagined it as like pop
I’ve always imagined it as like pop music really you know you can get such
music really you know you can get such
music really you know you can get such varied music do you’ll find in like the
varied music do you’ll find in like the
varied music do you’ll find in like the rock pop section whatever H&B some of
rock pop section whatever H&B some of
rock pop section whatever H&B some of that nowadays especially they seem to
that nowadays especially they seem to
that nowadays especially they seem to really like to have a place to put it
really like to have a place to put it
really like to have a place to put it there isn’t just like rock pop and so
there isn’t just like rock pop and so
there isn’t just like rock pop and so often people are like oh it’s like
often people are like oh it’s like
often people are like oh it’s like electric pot or stuff like that but i’m
electric pot or stuff like that but i’m
electric pot or stuff like that but i’m not really i think i don’t know how to
not really i think i don’t know how to
not really i think i don’t know how to describe it I think laughter the first
describe it I think laughter the first
describe it I think laughter the first record of 13 was kind of electronica
record of 13 was kind of electronica
record of 13 was kind of electronica after the second one day feels like new
after the second one day feels like new
after the second one day feels like new ray and and after the third 1 i’m not
ray and and after the third 1 i’m not
ray and and after the third 1 i’m not sure let’s definitely electro-pop fun it
sure let’s definitely electro-pop fun it
sure let’s definitely electro-pop fun it changes which is good and eventually
changes which is good and eventually
changes which is good and eventually will end up in rockport
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