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 Forgiving Past Sins
06.09.04
For those of us old enough to have grown up during the 80's, A Faith Called Chaos is engaged in a noble endeavor: distilling the quality from the much-maligned-mush that was "Hairband" Rock 'n Roll and mixing it with some bone-splitting post-hardcore irreverence. If their album, Forgive Nothing, is any indication of the hybrid they've created, then CCS says "Gimme more!" We caught up with Logan, the band's spokesman for the day, and grilled him with some pesky Q's. |
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CCS: You guys are going to be part of the Vans Warped Tour. What do you expect from it?
AFCC: The chance to play for tons of people, party; spend time with our best friends (each other), and the opportunity to show people what we are about.
CCS: How have you enjoyed the touring experience? Does it get tiring?
AFCC: We haven't done much touring. Really not any. Our first 2 years together we played a 100+ plus shows in the Dallas area, just getting our shit together and having fun. We all have pretty aggressive personalities so I am sure that we will wear on each other a little bit, but as a band we have already overcome a lot so I'm not anticipating much horror.
CCS: Is there a lot of partying on tour? Care to share any experiences?
AFCC: If we are together, anywhere, in 5 minutes there is a party. We go to each other's houses to have some drinks and hangout and all of a sudden 20, 30 people are there. When we played a couple dates on warped tour last year... things got... krunk.
CCS: Besides the rad bands you've already hooked up with, who else would you like to tour with in the future?
AFCC: Geez... We all have different favorite bands, some of the bands I like the rest of the band may think suck, and vice versa. If it where up to me, we would play shows with really cracked out bands. Bands that are substance over style.
CCS: If you could tour with any one band from the past, who would it be?
AFCC: Man, this one of those questions you can't answer without looking like a tool. We'd tour with Yes. The "Fragile" line up.
CCS: What are some things you guys like to do when you aren't playing a gig?
AFCC: We party a whole lot. I have a lot of pet Geckos and a dog and cat. We spend time with our girl friends.
CCS: How did the band first meet?
AFCC: Austin and Zach have known each other for years, I (Logan) met them over the InterNerd, and we hit it off, formed a band, and AFCC was born. We have been adding the best people we could find ever since - aka Dan, Adam and Joe.
CCS: Who are your biggest musical influences? Non-musical?
AFCC: We like 70's rock. We like hardcore. We like southern rock. We are into "A Clockwork Orange" like we have a fetish for that movie and "Pi". Some of us are fairly literary, there will be piles of books in our R.V. this summer.
CCS: Who were your biggest influences from your local scene(s)?
AFCC: Dallas. Hah. There are bands we respect from Dallas, some of those are; Letter Twelve, Blood ties, Kill the Client, A Dozen Furies. And of course everyone knows about the Toadies, the Polyphonic Spree, and the Paper Chase. I also met a guy recently by the name of Salim Nourallah, local singer/songwriter in the vein of Jim O'Rark, he is pretty rad.
CCS: How long did it take to cut the album?
AFCC: We recorded it over 3 months, just going into the studio whenever we had a free moment. That to me was the only downside to our recording experience, it wasn't like a giant creative orgasm, it was a lot more punctuated and clustered than I would have liked. But it was fun and we are happy with the album.
CCS: Were any tracks harder to put down than others? How long does it generally take?
AFCC: We had been practicing and playing these songs for a year before we recorded them. And before we went into the studio we made demos of each song, so by the time we were in the recording booths we knew what we needed to do. For me, the hardest part was cutting vocals. It's always a pain and the results are dependent on so many factors. But again it was fun and we are happy with how everything sounds.
CCS: What are your favorite tracks on the album? Why?
AFCC: "Circa '98", its just a good straightforward punch in the throat, and "We Woke Up a Fire." That song just has all the elements that we enjoy playing live.
CCS: Which do you prefer cutting an album in the studio or jamming in front of a crowd?
AFCC: Definetly playing out. This year we are doing the entire Warped Tour, almost 50 dates. Then in the fall we are recording an album titled "Teeth Like Constellations" for Counterintelligence Recordings. Around December, we are going to be recording our second album for our beautiful label Volcom.
CCS: Have you ever tripped on stage?
AFCC: No, but I have thrown up a whole lot. I'm talking a lot - like sea food bisque parting of the red sea type barf. I made Bush 41's look like an amateur.
CCS: What's the best stage experience you've ever had?
AFCC: We played this show in Dallas and every thing just clicked. We've been lucky enough to have a few of those, where everything is perfect where everyone is on. Nothing is better.
CCS: Do you guys already have stuff brewing for the next album?
AFCC: Yes. Tons. This time next year we will have 3 albums under our belt. We want to be one of those bands that are out of control in the studio.
CCS: What are some things you guys hope to accomplish when you look back over your music careers, say twenty-five years from now?
AFCC: Be proud of what we have done. Be able to look in the mirror and say, "We had a great time and it was worth it," or be able to look up on our shelves and see 6 or 7 cds and be able to think back on our irresponsible youth.
CCS: Any parting words?
AFCC: Buy our new record "Forgive Nothing" out on Volcom. We are poor. Every album sold helps fill our gas tank and gets us a couple feet closer to your town. Oh... and if anyone has a mint condition Alien workshop Dot-Matrix Slick... get in touch.
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