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Death In Vegas
22nd October 2002
"If you wanted one person in particular whose influence was greatest, it was Dr Subramaniam - he influenced the album more than anyone else."
After the critical acclaim of the Contino Sessions album Death In Vegas have returned with a very different, eclectic album in Scorpio Rising. When Richard and Tim came in for a live guest chat ahead of their One Live in Nottingham gig you got the chance to ask them about the new sounds of the album, guest vocalists and their inspirations from film...
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Kim:What promoted you to change the name of the band from Dead Elvis to Death In Vegas?
Richard: A record label called Dead Elvis in Ireland. Someone mentioned it and I think we changed it before we were asked to. It was quite a long time ago. We'd done a remix under the name of Death in Vegas so we used that instead.
Justin: Do you think people have approached this album differently because the vocalists are associated more with mainstream music?
Richard: I think some people are a bit more cynical and others latch onto the curiosity of people who are into bands like Oasis. We said we'd take risks on this album, and that's the risk we're taking.
Rembrant: How did you get Liam Gallagher involved and did he make any contributions to the Scorpio Rising track - apart from singing that is?!
Tim: If you wanted one person in particular whose influence was greatest, it was Dr Subramaniam - he influenced the album more than anyone else. We met him early on, before making the record, and discussed our plans. We met him quite a few times over making the record, and he also plays the very last note on the end of the album.
Richard: He's one of the greatest Indian classical violinists, known all over the world. He's worked with people like Herbie Hancock.
"I was into Detroit techno, and Tom and Ed, the Chemical Brothers, were into what they are into, and Jon Carter - lots of different stuff, a mixed bag of DJs. "
Shonagh McLaren: Which artists or bands do you listen to at the moment and do they inspire you when making records?
Tim: At the moment I'm listening to the first Buzzcocks album, but I listen to all sorts.
Richard: I've been listening to a lot of Carter Family, old Bluegrass, country. I always listen to a lot of dub and techno and stuff. In the studio we listen to different things.
Tim: Also, there's Electralane who are supporting us tonight - a four piece all girl band. They're brilliant.
Richard: How does DJing at The Social compare to the DJing gigs you do now?
Richard: At the Social people tended to think there was one particular type of music, but there were all kinds being played. I was into Detroit techno, and Tom and Ed, the Chemical Brothers, were into what they are into, and Jon Carter - lots of different stuff, a mixed bag of DJs. So it's pretty much the same thing now.
Lee: What do you think of all the bootleg records in the last year, are you playing these out when you DJ?
Richard: I think about 99% of them are pants really. But one I did play was, I think, Richard X - the Sugababes one on 7", but that was quite a while ago. That's been done for years in hip-hop, although not so much two completely different records.
Tim: Someone did an acoustic version of Scorpio Rising before the album came out, and posted it onto an Oasis website. Our bassist who is on the internet a lot found it. It's quite funny cos he couldn't work out all the lyrics.
DayBeat: Which was your favorite festival this summer?
Tim: I didn't get to any this summer. If I'm not actually working at them I feel faintly embarrassed to be there - you always feel like there should be a moment where you get the butterflies and that's when you look forward to finishing so you can enjoy yourself. Hopefully we'll go to most of them next year.
Richard: I went to Benicasin in Spain - it was mental.
Death In Vegas guest chat continued on page 2...
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