a cura di  Vito Camarretta  03/06/2006

Di dischi dell'inglese Expanding ne abbiamo già presentati diversi e la nostra perpetrata ammirazione per gli artefatti sonori che escono dalle fornaci di Paul Merrit è unoi dei segni che mostrano le potenzialità di divenire luminare per l'intera scena elettronica. Mossi dalla curiosità di conoscere meglio alcuni fra coloro che siglano le produzioni fregiate dal marchio Expanding, abbiamo raggiunto Dave Miller, il quale di recente ha co-firmato con Fiam (artista di base a Perth, città portuale dell'Australia Occidentale, che ha già prodotto per l'insigne Hefty) un album intitolato Modern Romance, un disco connotato dall'addensarsi di textures elettroniche semplice e delicate, che non mancheranno di sedurre i vostri padiglioni. Miller + Fiam Modern Romance (Expanding Records) 01.Tempest In A Teacup 02.Tired Neighbourhood Bird 03.Armchair 04.Edge Of Midnight 05.Band On The Street 06.Thousand Francs 07.Complex Kisses 08.Wise Coward 09.Too Often 10.I Need A Riverboat 11.Martino's 12.Slowing To A Stop 13.Dead Sea Hi folks! How are you? Good good good. What about your friendship and collaboration? Harry and I have been friends for years. We both make music independantly, but occasionally get together to make music as a duo. Our first EP came together in a few days and was released on Background in 2003 called 'The Other West Coast'. We called it that because, at the time, West Coast techno artists like Kit Clayton, Sutekh, Safety Scissors and Twerk were blowing up around the scene. Its a vastly different record than the one on Expanding, but you get a similar vibe from it. Collaborating is fun when you have similar ideas, but different skills. When making songs together I realized that Harry is all about feeling and sounds wheras I was able to focus more on groove and structure. Thats why I think things worked well. Your music perfectly fits to the sonic equation by Expanding. It's the ability to move "underskin" emotions before capturing ears and hearts... How should you describe it? Interesting, emotive, organic/electronic music, I guess? This record is very downtempo and relaxed and simple. What about the influence of the nice place you're livin in -Perth- on your lovely music? Do you have any fan-base there? I guess its a pretty relaxed and simple place, like the music! We don't have a very big fan base there... whenever we play it's only small crowds. What do you advise for better appreciating your record? An open mind. A lazy morning. Some good speakers or headphones. Tea, beer, and/or some smoke. Is there any space for romance in our society? Do you feel the lack of romance is just an illusion??? There definitely isn't much traditional romance in the common world - romance is done differently now. What about your artistic background? Does it emerge somewhere in Modern Romance? Harry is involved with film, I don't do much artistically apart from music... What about the shot on the cover? Its a photo that fitted the music perfectly. It was taken by Expanding label boss, Paul Merritt. The photo is of a place in Barcelona, one of my favourite cities that I have visited. Are you planning any tour worldwide? We don't have a duo-tour organized, but would love to play around, perhaps we should organize something soon? I play live solo shows reasonably reguarly around Europe though.