1/28/2024 0 Comments Rayman weber![]() It used to be a bit messier, there were too many instruments, and we were trying to do too much onstage. LE: As far as playing live, is it a weird transition from making music in a studio or basement and then have to play it live for people?īW: I guess we just thought to make the live show a bit similar and a bit different from the records. I don’t think I have all the answers myself, and if I make things all myself, it sounds too much like me. The process that often happens is I’m starting out with a drum loop of some kind and maybe I’ll throw a bass line or another melody on, and they’ll come in sometimes together or sometimes one by one – like not every song features everyone, it’s just sort of the way it works out. Angus comes from a bit more of a pop rock background, I played drums in a band with him like ten years ago – he was just writing a lot of, like I guess back then, Smashing Pumpkins-y kind of stuff, which evolved for him, and Dan is just good at making crazy awesome sounds and really interesting melodies. Now we’re a three piece, because our friend Clint left to become a dad. Is it difficult to make music together that feels fresh for everyone?īW: I guess there’s some complementing skills in there. LE: You guys were all part of different musical ventures before coming together. I listen to old Colombian and I got really into Turkish Pysch a couple years ago. ![]() LE: Do you intentionally try to put earthy and organic sounds into your music?īW: Yeah, I love organic music, I listen to a lot of Afrobeat and African music. I like blending the worlds and leaving it up to the interpretation of the listener. The idea at first was, there were four of us, me and Clint Scrivener, Angus Fraser, and Dan Roberts, we decided to make dance music with lots of acoustic drums and percussion, and other acoustic instruments. I just wanted to start something new, and was sort of into the idea of making something more dance music-y. Laura Eley: Can you tell me about how Pick a Piper got started?īrad Weber: In the fall of 2008 I was looking for a new creative outlet, a way to get away from making music entirely solo. Incorporating a labyrinth of instruments that are alternatively soft and bombastic, members Brad Weber (of Caribou), Angus Fraser, and Dan Roberts (and previous member, Clint Scrivener) are crafting, if we must use labels, electronica-tribal-dreampop music that is not only unique in sound but curious in nature.Ĭurrently on a cross Canada tour with scheduled stops on both the West and East coasts, we caught up with Brad Weber in Toronto for the recent NXNE festival. ![]() Toronto’s own Pick a Piper have gained a steady following since releasing their debut, a self-titled album filled with heavy, electric rhythms and organic beats. By Laura Eley | photo by Samuel Engelking
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