his unique brand of psychedelic electro-pop transcends genre and culture
electro-pop transcends genre and culture
electro-pop transcends genre and culture hi I’m Barbara with watchmojo.com and
hi I’m Barbara with watchmojo.com and
hi I’m Barbara with watchmojo.com and today are going to be speaking to dan
today are going to be speaking to dan
today are going to be speaking to dan snaith better known as caribou give us
snaith better known as caribou give us
snaith better known as caribou give us the origins of caribou what originally
the origins of caribou what originally
the origins of caribou what originally made you gravitate towards music it’s
made you gravitate towards music it’s
made you gravitate towards music it’s hard to say I remember just if when I
hard to say I remember just if when I
hard to say I remember just if when I was four or five years old always like
was four or five years old always like
was four or five years old always like banging on stuff always having like some
banging on stuff always having like some
banging on stuff always having like some sort of a thing was acting as a drum and
sort of a thing was acting as a drum and
sort of a thing was acting as a drum and then I started playing piano when I was
then I started playing piano when I was
then I started playing piano when I was a kid and that wasn’t voluntary I think
a kid and that wasn’t voluntary I think
a kid and that wasn’t voluntary I think that my parents kind of courage just to
that my parents kind of courage just to
that my parents kind of courage just to play an instrument of something like
play an instrument of something like
play an instrument of something like that and I took a long time to become
that and I took a long time to become
that and I took a long time to become interested in music again maybe when i
interested in music again maybe when i
interested in music again maybe when i was a teenager so but but it’s always
was a teenager so but but it’s always
was a teenager so but but it’s always been around what kind of music did you
been around what kind of music did you
been around what kind of music did you listen to growing up and how has that
listen to growing up and how has that
listen to growing up and how has that changed over the years the first time i
changed over the years the first time i
changed over the years the first time i got really excited about music was when
got really excited about music was when
got really excited about music was when i was a teenager I lived in dundas which
i was a teenager I lived in dundas which
i was a teenager I lived in dundas which is a little hippie town Ontario and so I
is a little hippie town Ontario and so I
is a little hippie town Ontario and so I was really into like really overblown
was really into like really overblown
was really into like really overblown 70s progressive rock like yes and I’m
70s progressive rock like yes and I’m
70s progressive rock like yes and I’m recent like power and rush all those
recent like power and rush all those
recent like power and rush all those kind of bands and that got me really
kind of bands and that got me really
kind of bands and that got me really really excited and then and then I mean
really excited and then and then I mean
really excited and then and then I mean that a big big change for me was like
that a big big change for me was like
that a big big change for me was like hearing kind of electronic music and
hearing kind of electronic music and
hearing kind of electronic music and technolo various kind things like that
technolo various kind things like that
technolo various kind things like that for the first time and it was just the
for the first time and it was just the
for the first time and it was just the opposite of everything that i was
opposite of everything that i was
opposite of everything that i was listening this really technical kind of
listening this really technical kind of
listening this really technical kind of virtuosic music and this is repetitive
virtuosic music and this is repetitive
virtuosic music and this is repetitive and simple and I was like how do I I was
and simple and I was like how do I I was
and simple and I was like how do I I was a real it really kind of challenged how
a real it really kind of challenged how
a real it really kind of challenged how I thought about really your music has a
I thought about really your music has a
I thought about really your music has a very unique flavor to it how would you
very unique flavor to it how would you
very unique flavor to it how would you describe it to people who have never
describe it to people who have never
describe it to people who have never heard of before I have a tendency to
heard of before I have a tendency to
heard of before I have a tendency to like really dense music where there’s
like really dense music where there’s
like really dense music where there’s like lots of layers and things going on
like lots of layers and things going on
like lots of layers and things going on tell us about swim what were you working
tell us about swim what were you working
tell us about swim what were you working towards in this album I was kind of
towards in this album I was kind of
towards in this album I was kind of excited by dance music so I wanted to
excited by dance music so I wanted to
excited by dance music so I wanted to make something that is somehow
make something that is somehow
make something that is somehow influenced by their music
influenced by their music
influenced by their music use those kind of ideas repetition and
use those kind of ideas repetition and
use those kind of ideas repetition and thinking about it as being played in a
thinking about it as being played in a
thinking about it as being played in a club rather than on headphones or
club rather than on headphones or
club rather than on headphones or whatever and I had this idea of making
whatever and I had this idea of making
whatever and I had this idea of making liquid sounding dance music so that
liquid sounding dance music so that
liquid sounding dance music so that every all the elements are kind of
every all the elements are kind of
every all the elements are kind of washing around behaving a fluid way were
washing around behaving a fluid way were
washing around behaving a fluid way were there any types of world cultures that
there any types of world cultures that
there any types of world cultures that affected your music because my musics
affected your music because my musics
affected your music because my musics always kind of incorporates lots of
always kind of incorporates lots of
always kind of incorporates lots of diverse things there on the track bowls
diverse things there on the track bowls
diverse things there on the track bowls on the album there tibetan bowls being
on the album there tibetan bowls being
on the album there tibetan bowls being played that i bought i was in southwest
played that i bought i was in southwest
played that i bought i was in southwest China for a month a year that I was
China for a month a year that I was
China for a month a year that I was recording this and I got those there but
recording this and I got those there but
recording this and I got those there but I mean I’ve always approached things in
I mean I’ve always approached things in
I mean I’ve always approached things in a very aesthetic way first you know I
a very aesthetic way first you know I
a very aesthetic way first you know I like the sound of that and then kind of
like the sound of that and then kind of
like the sound of that and then kind of learn about culture that comes from or
learn about culture that comes from or
learn about culture that comes from or whatever but my initial excitement comes
whatever but my initial excitement comes
whatever but my initial excitement comes from just the you know the way it sounds
from just the you know the way it sounds
from just the you know the way it sounds and not really the contest described to
and not really the contest described to
and not really the contest described to us a typical live show what would
us a typical live show what would
us a typical live show what would someone see at a caribou concert I want
someone see at a caribou concert I want
someone see at a caribou concert I want to get as far away from as possible is
to get as far away from as possible is
to get as far away from as possible is the typical presentation electronics is
the typical presentation electronics is
the typical presentation electronics is a guy behind the laptop so you want to
a guy behind the laptop so you want to
a guy behind the laptop so you want to make it covers overwhelming as possible
make it covers overwhelming as possible
make it covers overwhelming as possible to drum kits going at the same time all
to drum kits going at the same time all
to drum kits going at the same time all the time and a visual projections that
the time and a visual projections that
the time and a visual projections that are tied in with the music synthesizers
are tied in with the music synthesizers
are tied in with the music synthesizers and guitars keyboards and I want it to
and guitars keyboards and I want it to
and guitars keyboards and I want it to be kind of spontaneous and live I
be kind of spontaneous and live I
be kind of spontaneous and live I suppose so people get that sense that it
suppose so people get that sense that it
suppose so people get that sense that it could fall apart at any moment which
could fall apart at any moment which
could fall apart at any moment which would probably good well thank you very
would probably good well thank you very
would probably good well thank you very much thank you
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