Introducing - Post Paint
March 30th 2011 11:35
It’s amazing how music these days has suddenly become a family affair. There is a multitude of brother/sister, brother/brother, sister/sister, uncle/cousin type bands out there, it got me thinking, the power of the music created when there’s a family bond in the group dynamic. As an only child, I’ll never get this. But it’s something that seems to work real well for Post Paint. So well, they added more family members to the line up. Ailsa and Bligh shared that family love with me discussing recent events, the kindness of strangers and how recording is like home renovations.
What’s been happening?
Blight: Thunder and brimstone, natural disasters totally terrifying everyone, several re-inventions of the iPhone. But in the microcosm of Post Paint, well we bought a van and navigated it up the North Coast stopping (mostly unannounced) at pubs, restaurants and house shows to play for dinner and a bed. We kind of freaked ourselves out by how nice everyone was, and how many shows we got by bartering,
Ailsa: After a lot of venues in Brisbane closed down and we only had two bookings for an eight day tour. We were on the verge of calling the whole thing off. But, as we found out, you really can depend upon the kindness of strangers. All you have to do is ask.
How did the recording process go?
A: Embarrassingly, the recording process is still going. After finally working out a single, we're up to eight tracks now.
B: I guess there is a big parallel between recording and home renovations. Both tend to go drastically over budget and massively over schedule and throughout the process relationships break down and in the end you're left with a massive bill and a stack of divorce papers. Luckily the sound engineers who've worked with us on this have not been dodgy builders.
How was the transition from a two piece to a five piece?
B: Pretty smooth really. Our first songs, originally all written for acoustic guitar and violin needed massive rewrites, but the stuff we're writing now is so much more collaborative. The writing process changed naturally.
Did the extra members being family make it easier to adjust?
A: Sure, you can be more honest, more temperamental if you like, and there will always be someone there to bring you back down again. We've all become a lot closer because of it.
Are they any of the petty family squabbles that seem to come from bands with siblings/relatives?
A: I don't feel that way when we're actually playing. It's more like work than anything else, we try to leave our personalities at the door. I just started playing music with Bligh and everyone else kind of said yeah this is cool, can we play too.
B: It helps that we don't have anyone pushing us into this. We're not like the Partridge Family or the Jackson Five or something where we have these uber controlling parents forcing us to market ourselves so that we build up all these deep seated issues that make us want to jump in a bath of bleach. No, we choose to resolve all our arguments with interbreeding.
Whats next for Post Paint?
B: The release of this EP. One day soon!
What would be the first song you’d put onto a mix tape?
A: Post-Paint Boy by Steven Malkmus. Credit where credit's due.
Want to know where they are playing? Want to hear some tunes? Well you better head here to find out!!!!
all in the family- Post Paint
What’s been happening?
Blight: Thunder and brimstone, natural disasters totally terrifying everyone, several re-inventions of the iPhone. But in the microcosm of Post Paint, well we bought a van and navigated it up the North Coast stopping (mostly unannounced) at pubs, restaurants and house shows to play for dinner and a bed. We kind of freaked ourselves out by how nice everyone was, and how many shows we got by bartering,
Ailsa: After a lot of venues in Brisbane closed down and we only had two bookings for an eight day tour. We were on the verge of calling the whole thing off. But, as we found out, you really can depend upon the kindness of strangers. All you have to do is ask.
How did the recording process go?
B: I guess there is a big parallel between recording and home renovations. Both tend to go drastically over budget and massively over schedule and throughout the process relationships break down and in the end you're left with a massive bill and a stack of divorce papers. Luckily the sound engineers who've worked with us on this have not been dodgy builders.
How was the transition from a two piece to a five piece?
B: Pretty smooth really. Our first songs, originally all written for acoustic guitar and violin needed massive rewrites, but the stuff we're writing now is so much more collaborative. The writing process changed naturally.
Did the extra members being family make it easier to adjust?
A: Sure, you can be more honest, more temperamental if you like, and there will always be someone there to bring you back down again. We've all become a lot closer because of it.
Are they any of the petty family squabbles that seem to come from bands with siblings/relatives?
A: I don't feel that way when we're actually playing. It's more like work than anything else, we try to leave our personalities at the door. I just started playing music with Bligh and everyone else kind of said yeah this is cool, can we play too.
B: It helps that we don't have anyone pushing us into this. We're not like the Partridge Family or the Jackson Five or something where we have these uber controlling parents forcing us to market ourselves so that we build up all these deep seated issues that make us want to jump in a bath of bleach. No, we choose to resolve all our arguments with interbreeding.
Whats next for Post Paint?
B: The release of this EP. One day soon!
What would be the first song you’d put onto a mix tape?
A: Post-Paint Boy by Steven Malkmus. Credit where credit's due.
Want to know where they are playing? Want to hear some tunes? Well you better head here to find out!!!!
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