Bringing to you this week another entry in my ongoing interview series! This week, we catch up with Torino, Italy based electro-rock outfit F.O.O.S. The band has received coverage here on the blog previously and we touch base with them to find out a little more about them, how their name originated, and what they have to offer you musically. Here is the transcript from that interview:
Can you give your names and your roles in the band?
Hi everybody, hi Pete, it's a pleasure to be again your "guest" on this kick-ass blog. We are a duo: Fabrizio and Simone. Concerning the live set, Fabrizio plays drums and controls part of the electronic sounds and he also sings as backing vocals; Simone is the lead singer and plays guitar and synths.
How did you guys meet and when did the band form?
We've met thanks to common friends and something like a year later we started working together on this project. We've been in tune with each other since the beginning: same views on how music should be written and played. It's quite rare, especially in Italy! We can say F.O.O.S. were born in late 2010.
How did you come up with the name F.O.O.S. for your band name and what does it stand for?
The story of the band name is quite funny. At the beginning it was "Four Out Of Seven", because we had rehearsals four days a week, but we didn't like it that much so we started looking for something more engaging, snappier and more connected to our music. Many names came out of our minds, like "Flunked Out Of Society", "Fallen Out Of Space" and well... suddenly we realized that all our options were made of 4 words starting with F, O, O, S ! And, since we found very hard to choose, we decided to keep them all in one acronym. So the name means really a lot of things! This is why we prefer to be known just as F.O.O.S., we don't want to give a meaning more importance than to another: each one of them is a face of our multifaceted identity.
Describe your music for those who may not be familiar with you guys.
Ouch... We honestly find very hard to talk about our music, you know, we play songs to avoid using words to express our feelings and ideas. Anyway, we'll give it a try! We'll use the words everyone can find in our biography on the official site (http://foos-official.com): "a hybrid genre of rock with strong electronic elements". We love the energy of rock, but dislike the old sounds. We love the sound of electronic music, but don't want to lose the power of a live band. So we decided to mix the pro of both styles to create a new one. Let us know if we hit the bullseye, rrrrrrrreaders! We think so.
What bands and/or artists does your music draw influence from?
Listeners say they notice a taste of Nine Inch Nails, Prodigy and Radiohead in our songs, which are all bands we love. But we've also been compared to bands we do not listen to that much, like Rammstein or KMFDM.
What is the music scene like in Torino, Italy where you guys originate?
Mmm... Torino has several cool bands and it's the same for many other cities in Italy... yet we have many problems in our music scene. One is there is no real cooperation between bands. Generally the relationship between bands here tends to be much more similar to rivalry than mutual support. But the biggest problems are the lack of organization of the venues and the reluctance towards new sounds. And it gets even worse if you sing in English... This is why we had the best live experiences outside Italy (UK and Germany) and we're focusing the promotion of the project on the UK and the US. We find it harder to get gratification in Italy than in other countries. Just think almost 4000 of the 12000 views of our video "The Monster" on Youtube (http://youtu.be/X_obHuu4DvI) are from the US and almost 3000 from Russia. Italy is at the 4° place with 1500.
What are some of your favorite songs that you've written?
Talking about our new album "Showcase", let's say the songs that best represent the concept behind the work are "Showcase", "G.O.L.", "Modernmorphosys", "Mirror Labyrinth". But the funniest to play live are "Hot Coals" and "The Monster" without doubt. We cannot really say we have favorite songs, each one of them is an essential piece of the album.
What do you guys like to do in your spare time away from recording?
All our spare time is given to music. And we consider music not only a passion but a job as well, we're very serious about it. So... actually we do not have spare time. And our girls love it.
Do you guys have any new music coming up on the horizon?
We've just released an album, but we're already writing new stuff. Anyway our priority is the promotion of the album right now.
Any last words to your fans who may be reading this?
Hell yeah: listen to our music. That's all we ask, the rest will come. If you like what you hear and want to buy the album on iTunes or its physical limited edition or just add us on facebook and twitter, well, all you have to do is visit our official site (http://foos-official.com). You'll find all you need rrrrrright there! Thanks, readers! Thanks, Pete! We loved the interview. Hope we'll get a chance to repeat this with another album in our hands as soon as possible. Bye everybody! Stay F.O.O.S.
Thanks once again to Fabrizio and Simone for taking out some of their time to do this interview! For more information on F.O.O.S. 'Like' them on Facebook right here and follow them on Twitter right here.
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