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Time Off : 6 pack article : The Black Arts Dec 2005
Fans of jjj may be familiar with the Black Arts song 'war on hurricanes'. Not only was it Richard Kingsmill's pick of the week, but it also spent a number of weeks in the listener-voted Net 50 chart. It all happened so fast,"vocalist Channel J says. Ït was written and recorded in September and Richard Kingsmill was playing in it October. He is one guy you really want to impress." While the Brisbane band's sound is influenced by bands like Pixies, The Beatles, Wilco and The Drones, drummer Ruwan De Silva has an interesting take on how he approaches his playing. Ï just try to play whatever feels right, regardless of genre,"he says. "It's like a conversation: if the conversation is stimulating I have no problem taking it further". "We write about suicide bombers, the American Government, drug and alcohol binges, life in Mexico.. that sort of thing. We have this great love song called 'kill me'. It's all relative to the human experience. Life is fucking interesting, everything is backwards, and we're just trying to straighten it out." When asked about the future, The Black Arts seem just a little morbid about it all. "Well I'm planning an early death, "Channel J say. "So all I need to do is put out one amazing album and then i'm done. Hopefully I'm off to another planet to hang out with Bill Hicks and John Lennon." De Silva paints an ever-so-slightly brighter picture. "The future holds the same thing it holds for every band,"he says. Ëp release, album, tour world domination, and then a dramatic and messy break-up due to creative differences, followed by the death of our lead singer."
Taken from Time Off Mag. Issue 1253.....
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