![]() What would you say were some of the main influences that resulted in your sound? These days Suspects are considered as one of the first new wave bands coming from California. ![]() You released a single ‘It’s Up To You’ and a demo tape back then. Let’s talk about the early days of your time with Suspects. ![]() They’re hardly polished or essential but they do show our penchant for trying out things to help us get in the mood for the task at hand. Now, a lot of those tracks on the reissue box set are covers we did in the studio just for fun, just to blow off a little steam. Finally, we told them we needed to get a record out to get back on the road and keep actually working and they very kindly let us go. As you can hear from the recordings, we were already in full swing, ready to make the record but there was something they weren’t hearing. They had a great studio on the company lot and we had regular access. Would you like to share some insight about those tracks?Ī&M had us do a lot of demos before they would give us the green light to make the record. I find it incredible to hear 34 unheard recordings from your band. It really was a rediscovery for me and, from what I’m hearing, for many of our fans as well. Was the process difficult? How happy are you with the sound? And it was nice to see the interviews in the liner notes-I tend to be the one talking about the band all the time and it was cool to see what everyone else had to say, almost like attending my own wake. I’ve really turned the corner on the album and fully dug it now. But the remastering job was so excellent and stripped the songs down to the way they sounded when we played them. You can hear it in most records of the era. I don’t know, there were things about the way records were made back then-that icy sound of digital reverb and gated drums-that turned me off. In older times I would have said it was my least favorite of our albums. Listening today, what goes in your mind hearing these energetic recordings? Cutler joined the band to when we went in the studio to make ‘Out of the Grey’.įire Records released it in January and it contains rare photos, interviews and extensive liner notes. It really is a great document of the steps along the way from the time Paul B. Steve Wynn: To be honest, we didn’t even know about this recording until a year or two ago when our friend and archivist Pat Thomas found the cassette from the first time he saw us play. What can you tell us about this 1985 album and why it wasn’t released in its time? This newly remastered collection features a 1985 unreleased live album, demos and outtakes. It’s extremely exciting to talk about your new deluxe 3xCD bookback. I ‘ve been a huge fan of your band since the first time I heard ‘The Days of Wine and Roses’. “We didn’t have the chops to resemble the original inspiration, so it all ended up sounding like us” Featuring singer/songwriter/guitarist Steve Wynn, drummer Dennis Duck, bassist Mark Walton, lead guitarist Jason Victor plus their newest member Chris Cacavas on keyboards, plus guest appearances from Stephen McCarthy (of The Long Ryders) and Marcus Tenney’s expressive sax and trumpet work. The Dream Syndicate have moved well past their early Velvet Underground influences and taken on British glam, German prog, and more. ‘Ultraviolet Battle Hymns and True Confessions’ blends vintage ‘krautrock’, Eno-like ambience, Neu-inspired rhythmic groove and a Californian sun baked sheen into their classic psychedelic, melodic, hue. The Dream Syndicate | Interview | New Album, ‘Ultraviolet Battle Hymns and True Confessions’ After several reissues of vintage recordings, The Dream Syndicate recently released a new album via Fire Records.
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