Hej Detachments!

Londonbaserade synthbandet Detachments har blivit jämförda med både New Order och John Foxx. På lördag gör de sin enda spelning i Skandinavien, och det på Jazzhuset. Vi snackade lite med sångaren Bastien Marshal som lovar ett mörkt trippat gig som ska ta oss på en resa i musiken värld.

2012-10-18 14:02 2012-10-18 14:02
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Hey guys, how are you today?

– Hej! Hungover, we met the Pet Shop Boys last night and hung out with Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

Thats sounds like a really good time! For those who don't know about Detachments, who are you?

– We're a nouveau Cold Wave/Minimal Wave operation based in London led by myself, Bastien Marshal.

How would you describe your music?

– Early 80s style, Factory Records-esque, dark synths with production from James Ford of ultra-modern Simian Mobile Disco.

Are you excited about your Gothenburg gig on Saturday?

– Yeah man, definitely well up for it. It's a great place, we intend to get drunk – berusad ja? I've been there before though, I used to go out with a Goteborg flicka for 4 years.

Berusad is the correct word yes! I have a feeling that the synth genre isn't as big as it used to be, at least not in Sweden, why do you think that is? Or am I completely wrong?

– I think anything goes nowadays, in this post-modern era, everything coexists.

What can we expect from your gig this weekend?

– A live trio. Quality danceable live drums, bass guitar, synths, slightly punky edge vocals. The set swells to something darkly trippy about 3/4 the way through. The set is a journey.

And what do you hope that the Swedish audience will bring?

– Well, in Stockholm last October we felt a great energy from the crowd, really enthusiastic and on our wavelength. I know that specifically Gothenburg's Romo Night is on our frequency, exactly the right mentality.

Thanks and I will see you on Saturday!

– Hej så länge!

Sebastian Linderoth

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