| Born out of the London-based F-IRE Collective, jazz-punkers Acoustic Ladyland formed in 2001, releasing their debut album, 'Camouflage', inspired by various Jimi Hendrix songs, in 2004. However, it was their second album, 'Last Chance Disco', which made their name, leading them to win the BBC Jazz Award for Best Band in 2005. They gained further notoriety when the debut album by another F-IRE band, Polar Bear, which also featured three members of Acoustic Ladyland, was nominated for the Mercury Music Award in 2005. And if that wasn't enough, drummer Seb Rochford was Babyshambles' original drummer. The band recently recorded their fourth album, 'Living With A Tiger', which was released on 6 Jul. We caught up with band leader and main composer Pete Wareham to get the lowdown on the band via the medium of our Same Six Questions.
Q1 How did you start out making music?
My parents organised flute lessons for me at school when I was six.
Q2 What inspired your latest album?
Our latest music was inspired by everything we've done before, with a healthy smattering of hip hop and grime.
Q3 What process do you go through in creating a track?
I write all the music and then we take it apart and rebuild it in the rehearsal studio - with the other band members writing and arranging bits - before gigging as much as possible and adapting the songs as we go.
Q4 Which artists influence your work?
I'm influenced by anything that's original, colourful and exciting, but for me it has to be substantial too.
Q5 What would you say to someone experiencing your music for the first time?
Let me know what you think!
Q6 What are your ambitions for your latest album, and for the future?
I'm releasing our new album on my own label, so I'm looking forward to creating a look and general vibe for the music and label which will reflect how we sound and feel.
published july 2009
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