BRICKNASTY
IMAGE CREDIT: CONOR DUNNE
4AC: PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF. WHO YOU ARE, WHERE YOU'RE FROM & WHAT YOU DO
BRICKNASTY: WE ARE BRICKNASTY, WE'RE A VIOLENT GANG FROM BALLINASLOE AND WE ARE EXPERT FOREX TRADERS.
4AC: PLEASE SHARE THE BAND MEMBERS FIRST ARTISTIC MEDIUM THEY HAD THE MOST FUN WITH AS KIDS... DANCING, COMPOSING, RAPPING, INSTRUMENT PLAYING (INCLUDING VOCALS), ETC.
BRICKNASTY: THE FIRST MEDIUM I THINK A LOT US HAD WAS DRAWING. WE ALL LOVE GRAPHIC NOVELS AND MANGA. I'M SURE IN SOME WAYS THAT COMES ACROSS IN THE VISUAL IDENTITY OF THE BAND.
4AC: WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE RECORDING SESSION FROM "SUNDAY 21" TO "DUCKS IN A ROW"?
BRICKNASTY: PRAZSKY. ME AND CILLIAN NEARLY WOUND UP PUNCHING THE HEAD OFF EACH OTHER.
4AC: WALK US THROUGH THE JOURNEY OF INTEGRATING YOUR MONTHLY LISTENERS WITH YOUR REAL FANS
BRICKNASTY: OUR FANS SEEM TO LIKE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE LIVE SET AND RECORDED MUSIC. IF YOU WERE TO FIND THE MUSIC ONLINE AND GET A TICKET TO SEE US PLAY THE SET WE ALWAYS WANT TO GIVE YOU A TWIST OR DIFFERENT TAKE. SO I GUESS THAT “MONTHLY LISTENERS” BECOME “FANS” AT THE LIVE SHOWS.
4AC: THE SPONTANEITY & CLEANLINESS IN YOUR PRODUCTION SEEM TO ATTRACT OTHERS WHO ADD THOSE QUALITIES IN THEIR OWN MUSIC, ABY COULIBALY, F3MILI - WHAT'S IT LIKE COLLABORATING WITH THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALLY?
BRICKNASTY: CLEAN ISN'T A WORD I'VE EVER HEARD USED TO DESCRIBE OUR PRODUCTIONS HAHAHA BUT WILL TAKE IT. THE DIY NATURE OF IT IS WHAT I THINK WE HAVE IN COMMON WITH ABY, HER PRODUCER MOYO AND FEMI, THERE'S LOT OF PROCESSES AND WORKFLOWS I'M SURE WE DON'T HAVE IN COMMON BUT THE IDEA OF GETTING IN THERE YOURSELF HANDS ON I SEE IN BOTH OF THEM. WE HAVE KNOWN FEMI WELL FOR YEARS, HE'S JUST A GREAT ENERGY TO HAVE AROUND WHEN MAKING MUSIC, HE JUST LETS IT FLY VOCALLY AND IDEA WISE, LOVE HAVING HIM AROUND. ABY IS THE SAME SORT OF JOB, SHE JUST GETS IN THERE AND SMASHES WHATEVER WE SEND HER WAY, IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN BUT SHE JUST GETS IT.
4AC: THE WISE LADY NEAR THE END OF INA CRUELER (THE SINGLE TRACK) LEFT US WITH SOMETHING QUITE PROFOUND - EVEN WHEN THEY GET ON YOUR VERY LAST NERVE, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LOVING YOUR LOVED ONES EVEN MORE DOES FOR YOU?
BRICKNASTY: THAT'S ME MA AND YEAH SHE'S RIGHT. I GAVE HER A LOT OF TROUBLE WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER DOING DRUGS AND GETTING ARRESTED, GARDA KNOCKING AT THE DOOR, BEING COLLECTED FROM CELLS AND ALL. AND SHE JUST CHOSE TO LOVE US EVEN MORE DESPITE MESELF. GOOD MODUS OPERANDI FOR WHEN I'VE ME OWN KIDS WRECKING ME HEAD.
4AC: WHAT ARE SOME TRAITS YOU THINK YOU COULD BETTER ABOUT YOURSELF PERSONALLY THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE BETTERMENT OF YOUR MUSIC CAREER?
BRICKNASTY: WE'RE ALL TRYING TO HARBOR A MINDSET OF ROLLING INTO THE NEXT THING, SO CONSISTENCY, I SUPPOSE. TRYING TO FIND THE JUICE IN THE TANK AND PUT ROUTINES IN PLACE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE WHAT WE’RE DOING WITHOUT EXPLODING.