In Interview With Reptar
Alicia: Please introduce yourself and the part you play in Reptar.
Reid: Hi, I’m Reid Wagner. I used to be the manager known as Poof Daunghty, but now I do percussion stuff and odds and ends such as keyboard and tambourine.
Graham: My name is Graham, I sing and play guitar and saxophone and also operate a sampler.
William: Hello, my name is Col. Moog-Tron Kennedy and I play keyboards in the band and tambourine and stuff.
Andrew: Hello, my name is Bartemis Artemis McClellan and I play the oboe/wind synthesizer and the cajon.
Ryan: And my name is Ginger Bear, I'm the spiritual advisor of the band as well as playing bass and other analog synthesizers.
Alicia: Your latest EP, Oblange Fizz Y'all, comes out in July. What should people expect to hear from it?
Graham: on the EP? Well, fun and cat noises. There is a LadySmith Black Mambazo sample, I don't even know if I can say that. Some jellybeans. It's a five song EP, I don't know.
William: We consulted the Moog-Tron Crystal for this one and we came up with a new batch of songs and they're really, really stellar. It's kind of like taking a journey to the moon and back again in a van and again and again and again.
Alicia: How was working with Ben Allen?
Reid: As former manager of this, he really had some fine outfits here and there and provided a nice plethora of climates.
Graham: He's a really cool guy.
William: We played his wedding, he just got married. It was fun.
Andrew: we also just played his bar mitzvah, ironically enough, which was more fun than the wedding.
Ryan: We also played at the reception the first time he was launched into space.
Alicia: Who are some of your musical influences?
Graham: African love songs. As far as influences, I don't know we all listened to different music. So that's good. But, I mean we can all dig a little bit of everything.
William: Specifically, we’re from Athens, so we like a lot of bands from there. International influences sometimes. Andrew’s from Brazil, so he has some Brazilian folk.
Andrew: Yeah Gil Gilberto, Antonio Carlos, there's a bunch of folks. Asian food, Chinese food.
Alicia: How would you describe your sound to someone who has never listened to you before?
Ryan: So imagine you take a giant stuffed panda bear and you animate it using ultraviolet rays. You also take Big Bird. You put them in a room to fight to the death with marshmallow swords. But then you realize that there is no such thing as death and so really they're just hitting each other, and every time they hit each other rainbows come out and little pieces of marshmallow fly off. Until eventually the whole room is plastered with rainbow marshmallow bits and then you melt it down and turn it into a soup and everyone eats and we cure world hunger like that. That's kind of how it sounds.
William: The most chaotic relaxation you have ever felt.
Alicia: What do you think the greatest issue in the music industry today is?
Graham: The greatest issue in the music industry today is record label suck, that's the main thing. And it's great to see people making music on their own and not having to go through large Corporation to put it out and have people hear it. That's what I'd say. Or sleep.
Alicia: If a zombie apocalypse were to occur while you are on stage, which instrument would you want to be closest to and why?
Andrew: Probably my EWI wind synth cause it doubles as a sword. It kind of has sort of a sword shape and I think it would be really good for head slashing.
Alicia: So if you were abandoned on Mars with a ukulele and a toaster, which would you use to defend yourself in case of alien crusaders and why?
William: Wait a second, are they evil aliens or something?
Alicia: Well, you're invading their territory.
William: First off, I first believe that if there's any interspecies contact between our species and another species, there shouldn't be warfare, there should be love. I would use the toaster to make them some toast and tell them that I am the son of Zomdar, one of their own, and we would have some really deep conversations on the origin of the universe. It's going to be kind of hard to talk to them, because I doubt that they have mouths or any other bodily orifices. They might even be octo-spiders, although I think it's too dry there for them to be octo-spiders. More like mermacats, I think they might be mermacats because they're in a good climate. I think if we encounter any other intelligent species, though they're going to be friendly towards us. I think we’re the only dangerous ones here.
Alicia: What does the rest of the year hold for Reptar?
William: A chalice.
Graham: In that chalice are some shows, we’re trying to record a record. Hopefully we’ll get to play as many places as possible. We’re playing Lollapalooza in Chicago, were playing Austin City Limits Festival in Austin, and were playing Governors Ball in New York in a couple weeks. And a lot of hopeful happiness.
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Reid: Hi, I’m Reid Wagner. I used to be the manager known as Poof Daunghty, but now I do percussion stuff and odds and ends such as keyboard and tambourine.
Graham: My name is Graham, I sing and play guitar and saxophone and also operate a sampler.
William: Hello, my name is Col. Moog-Tron Kennedy and I play keyboards in the band and tambourine and stuff.
Andrew: Hello, my name is Bartemis Artemis McClellan and I play the oboe/wind synthesizer and the cajon.
Ryan: And my name is Ginger Bear, I'm the spiritual advisor of the band as well as playing bass and other analog synthesizers.
Alicia: Your latest EP, Oblange Fizz Y'all, comes out in July. What should people expect to hear from it?
Graham: on the EP? Well, fun and cat noises. There is a LadySmith Black Mambazo sample, I don't even know if I can say that. Some jellybeans. It's a five song EP, I don't know.
William: We consulted the Moog-Tron Crystal for this one and we came up with a new batch of songs and they're really, really stellar. It's kind of like taking a journey to the moon and back again in a van and again and again and again.
Alicia: How was working with Ben Allen?
Reid: As former manager of this, he really had some fine outfits here and there and provided a nice plethora of climates.
Graham: He's a really cool guy.
William: We played his wedding, he just got married. It was fun.
Andrew: we also just played his bar mitzvah, ironically enough, which was more fun than the wedding.
Ryan: We also played at the reception the first time he was launched into space.
Alicia: Who are some of your musical influences?
Graham: African love songs. As far as influences, I don't know we all listened to different music. So that's good. But, I mean we can all dig a little bit of everything.
William: Specifically, we’re from Athens, so we like a lot of bands from there. International influences sometimes. Andrew’s from Brazil, so he has some Brazilian folk.
Andrew: Yeah Gil Gilberto, Antonio Carlos, there's a bunch of folks. Asian food, Chinese food.
Alicia: How would you describe your sound to someone who has never listened to you before?
Ryan: So imagine you take a giant stuffed panda bear and you animate it using ultraviolet rays. You also take Big Bird. You put them in a room to fight to the death with marshmallow swords. But then you realize that there is no such thing as death and so really they're just hitting each other, and every time they hit each other rainbows come out and little pieces of marshmallow fly off. Until eventually the whole room is plastered with rainbow marshmallow bits and then you melt it down and turn it into a soup and everyone eats and we cure world hunger like that. That's kind of how it sounds.
William: The most chaotic relaxation you have ever felt.
Alicia: What do you think the greatest issue in the music industry today is?
Graham: The greatest issue in the music industry today is record label suck, that's the main thing. And it's great to see people making music on their own and not having to go through large Corporation to put it out and have people hear it. That's what I'd say. Or sleep.
Alicia: If a zombie apocalypse were to occur while you are on stage, which instrument would you want to be closest to and why?
Andrew: Probably my EWI wind synth cause it doubles as a sword. It kind of has sort of a sword shape and I think it would be really good for head slashing.
Alicia: So if you were abandoned on Mars with a ukulele and a toaster, which would you use to defend yourself in case of alien crusaders and why?
William: Wait a second, are they evil aliens or something?
Alicia: Well, you're invading their territory.
William: First off, I first believe that if there's any interspecies contact between our species and another species, there shouldn't be warfare, there should be love. I would use the toaster to make them some toast and tell them that I am the son of Zomdar, one of their own, and we would have some really deep conversations on the origin of the universe. It's going to be kind of hard to talk to them, because I doubt that they have mouths or any other bodily orifices. They might even be octo-spiders, although I think it's too dry there for them to be octo-spiders. More like mermacats, I think they might be mermacats because they're in a good climate. I think if we encounter any other intelligent species, though they're going to be friendly towards us. I think we’re the only dangerous ones here.
Alicia: What does the rest of the year hold for Reptar?
William: A chalice.
Graham: In that chalice are some shows, we’re trying to record a record. Hopefully we’ll get to play as many places as possible. We’re playing Lollapalooza in Chicago, were playing Austin City Limits Festival in Austin, and were playing Governors Ball in New York in a couple weeks. And a lot of hopeful happiness.
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