as with all music trends ska has come and gone but the planet smashers are
and gone but the planet smashers are
and gone but the planet smashers are here to stay hi I’m Rebecca Braden and
here to stay hi I’m Rebecca Braden and
here to stay hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with lead Smasher Matt about
speaking with lead Smasher Matt about
speaking with lead Smasher Matt about the band and its place in the sky seen
you weren’t studying music or even
you weren’t studying music or even business when you started stop can you
business when you started stop can you
business when you started stop can you just tell us about how the record label
just tell us about how the record label
just tell us about how the record label came to be doing engineering and a few
came to be doing engineering and a few
came to be doing engineering and a few other friends of mine were also in
other friends of mine were also in
other friends of mine were also in school and were like this big band was
school and were like this big band was
school and were like this big band was kind of a joke we’re just having a good
kind of a joke we’re just having a good
kind of a joke we’re just having a good time and slowly after a while it became
time and slowly after a while it became
time and slowly after a while it became more serious and we recorded some music
more serious and we recorded some music
more serious and we recorded some music one wanted to put it out so we made our
one wanted to put it out so we made our
one wanted to put it out so we made our own label that’s pretty much it and how
own label that’s pretty much it and how
own label that’s pretty much it and how do you think that you know you and the
do you think that you know you and the
do you think that you know you and the record label and the band have evolved
record label and the band have evolved
record label and the band have evolved in that time I’m like this mattress it
in that time I’m like this mattress it
in that time I’m like this mattress it for the Fall Ball has been the same this
for the Fall Ball has been the same this
for the Fall Ball has been the same this isn’t you know good time Scott man but
isn’t you know good time Scott man but
isn’t you know good time Scott man but the label has involved a lot it became
the label has involved a lot it became
the label has involved a lot it became much more serious i’m the first I don’t
much more serious i’m the first I don’t
much more serious i’m the first I don’t know five years of its existence it
know five years of its existence it
know five years of its existence it wasn’t really label you know I’d go on
wasn’t really label you know I’d go on
wasn’t really label you know I’d go on the road and we just you know be making
the road and we just you know be making
the road and we just you know be making a few phone calls he tried having a
a few phone calls he tried having a
a few phone calls he tried having a store for a while we added a lot of new
store for a while we added a lot of new
store for a while we added a lot of new bands who are roster def very serious
bands who are roster def very serious
bands who are roster def very serious some of the bands did really well like
some of the bands did really well like
some of the bands did really well like bedouin soundclash it doesn’t feel like
bedouin soundclash it doesn’t feel like
bedouin soundclash it doesn’t feel like it was such a massive endeavor it just
it was such a massive endeavor it just
it was such a massive endeavor it just feels like we just kind of slowly built
feels like we just kind of slowly built
feels like we just kind of slowly built a little little Lego toy we want to call
a little little Lego toy we want to call
a little little Lego toy we want to call it stomp records
and maybe for those members of our
and maybe for those members of our audience who aren’t really familiar with
audience who aren’t really familiar with
audience who aren’t really familiar with Scott can you just tell us about what
Scott can you just tell us about what
Scott can you just tell us about what skies and maybe the third wave as well
skies and maybe the third wave as well
skies and maybe the third wave as well which I think you guys are part of it
which I think you guys are part of it
which I think you guys are part of it came from Jamaica before before reggae
came from Jamaica before before reggae
came from Jamaica before before reggae just before reg it but it’s it’s very
just before reg it but it’s it’s very
just before reg it but it’s it’s very similar form it’s a more up-tempo
similar form it’s a more up-tempo
similar form it’s a more up-tempo version of reggae you could say
version of reggae you could say
version of reggae you could say basically when Jamaica became
basically when Jamaica became
basically when Jamaica became independent was very joyful time so they
independent was very joyful time so they
independent was very joyful time so they have happy for me music came out and
have happy for me music came out and
have happy for me music came out and then things started slowing down third
then things started slowing down third
then things started slowing down third wave is uh what they called everything
wave is uh what they called everything
wave is uh what they called everything that happened in North America after the
that happened in North America after the
that happened in North America after the British two tone waves so there was this
British two tone waves so there was this
British two tone waves so there was this Jamaican wave in the sixth season there
Jamaican wave in the sixth season there
Jamaican wave in the sixth season there was late 70 a two tone from Britain
was late 70 a two tone from Britain
was late 70 a two tone from Britain Britain and then I sorted out reinvented
Britain and then I sorted out reinvented
Britain and then I sorted out reinvented in America and hyphenated into many
in America and hyphenated into many
in America and hyphenated into many different forms and of blending things
different forms and of blending things
different forms and of blending things from swing to jazz to Punk to launch its
from swing to jazz to Punk to launch its
from swing to jazz to Punk to launch its terrible ending
do you credit any of your success too
do you credit any of your success too good timing a little bit I mean in 95 we
good timing a little bit I mean in 95 we
good timing a little bit I mean in 95 we were sort of riding that third wave of
were sort of riding that third wave of
were sort of riding that third wave of Scott we did a fair bit but we didn’t
Scott we did a fair bit but we didn’t
Scott we did a fair bit but we didn’t get over exposed like a lot of the u.s.
get over exposed like a lot of the u.s.
get over exposed like a lot of the u.s. bands did so there was there was like a
bands did so there was there was like a
bands did so there was there was like a anti Scott movement in the states from
anti Scott movement in the states from
anti Scott movement in the states from about 2,000 to it’s pretty much over now
about 2,000 to it’s pretty much over now
about 2,000 to it’s pretty much over now no one really cares in Canada there
no one really cares in Canada there
no one really cares in Canada there wasn’t a lot of bands playing Scott at a
wasn’t a lot of bands playing Scott at a
wasn’t a lot of bands playing Scott at a time let alone touring let alone putting
time let alone touring let alone putting
time let alone touring let alone putting out CDs so yeah it was good time
now when I was doing my research I found
now when I was doing my research I found something about cat man I know you guys
something about cat man I know you guys
something about cat man I know you guys have been featured in a few shows too
have been featured in a few shows too
have been featured in a few shows too much tell us a bit more about that three
much tell us a bit more about that three
much tell us a bit more about that three series of animated Japanese shorts
series of animated Japanese shorts
series of animated Japanese shorts essentially of this is cat that’s pretty
essentially of this is cat that’s pretty
essentially of this is cat that’s pretty dark he’s a dark character he gets into
dark he’s a dark character he gets into
dark he’s a dark character he gets into trouble of time goes taste by the the
trouble of time goes taste by the the
trouble of time goes taste by the the bad cats or whatever I don’t know but
bad cats or whatever I don’t know but
bad cats or whatever I don’t know but it’s really really well done it’s
it’s really really well done it’s
it’s really really well done it’s awesome he used all of our music for
awesome he used all of our music for
awesome he used all of our music for every single episode it’s just our music
every single episode it’s just our music
every single episode it’s just our music in it and they recently relaunched it in
in it and they recently relaunched it in
in it and they recently relaunched it in Japan DVD came out and CD came out on
Japan DVD came out and CD came out on
Japan DVD came out and CD came out on fuji TV they plated stuff I don’t really
fuji TV they plated stuff I don’t really
fuji TV they plated stuff I don’t really know what happened but we went over to
know what happened but we went over to
know what happened but we went over to japan and we hung out in school
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