Die Zwillingsbrüder Zak und Kel Pinchin sind kreative Kontrahenten. Für die beiden ist das Verständnis dieser Polarität zu einer lebenslangen Aufgabe geworden, der sie auch auf dem Debütalbum „Victim Of A Modern Age“ ihrer Band Modern Error nachgeben. Hier ist es sowohl eine kraftvolle Provokation als auch die Quintessenz der zentralen Frage, wie wir unsere Leben leben. Freitag erscheint nun das Debütalbum des Geschwistergespanns und wir stellten Kel Pinchin, dem Multi-Instrumentalisten und Producer der Band unsere „10 Wunderfragen An“. Was wir dabei in Erfahrung bringen konnten, das könnt ihr nun hier lesen.
Frontstage: If you wake up tomorrow and don’t know anything about your band in the morning…
Kel: I would ask why the colour blue? Where is the new record already? What is an oeuvre? And as I’ve forgotten the band I’ve probably forgotten my vocals/twin brother, I would ask ‘Why does he looks the same as me?.
Frontstage: If you could trade places with a musician/band for a concert….
Kel: I would trade with Lady Gaga. I want to know how any artists like that is able to perform such athletic performances, and have a new appreciation to how hard a show can actually be. And of course, the sheer size of the venues she plays, to see how different that experience is.
Frontstage: If you could pick which country you had a number 1 hit in, it would be…
Kel: Honestly I would love a UK number one. I think it would be a big achievement to accomplish in your own country, and almost legitimises your existence amongst the community you are in.
Frontstage: If you looked at your Wikipedia entry 10 years from now, it would say …
Kel: Modern Error, is a experimental rock band from United Kingdom, consisting of twin brothers Zak and Kel Pinchin. Although both have other projects, Modern Error is a project that happens only when the two come together to create something. Upon there catalogue of albums, they reach critical success, bringing a more experimental sound to more commercial avenues.
Frontstage: If you could host your own festival, then….
Kel: I would make it one stage, and there would be no choice in who you watched. I think with a lot of the larger festivals you end up watching all the bands you know you like, and sometimes never get the chance to experience something brand new that you would never usually see or choose to watch. It’s always healthy to do that.
Frontstage: If someone tells you they want to tattoo your logo or one of your song lines, then …
Kel: I would ask why, and thank them for there appreciation towards the project. Probably advise towards certain lyrics I particularly like.
Frontstage: When your biggest source of inspiration tells you that your music is the biggest piece of crap ever, you…
Kel: appreciate what they have to say about it. It would be extraordinarily discouraging of course, but I think they would be able to tell me exactly why it was shit and then would probably fuel me to make changes to almost impress them – although that could be deemed as wrong to do. It would almost be like the best constructive criticism ever from someone I would listen to.
Frontstage: If, starting tomorrow, every human being could travel back and forth to any number of parallel Earths untouched by humans, then…
Kel: there would be absolutely no one left in this one for sure, at least at the start. It would be extremely interesting where everyone would choose to go, I think the ‘if I was famous’ or ‘if I was rich’ route would be extremely popular. Either, people would return to this existence, almost knowing that an alternate reality is not ‘real’ for them, or they would remain lost in where they had decided to go. Not sure where I would go, the possibilities are far to fast.
Frontstage: If your biggest idol asked you for some advice, it would be….
Kel: Trent Reznor asking me how I did a certain thing on a track I produced. He wouldn’t be serious, he would be asking only to be polite in conversation.
Frontstage: If one of you drops out at the next concert, but you have to play, then….
Kel: It would be exactly like the last tour we did with Loathe across the UK. Our drummer had an emergency and had to leave the day before tour. So we were able to contact Aiden from a band called Blanket who we had never met, and we learnt the set within 12 hours and only missed one show. Was a strange experience, but we pulled it off. So unfortunately, no wondering here.
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