Which song do you listen to when...
you feel like 1982?Tones On Tail - When You're Smiling
My favorite band when I was discovering sex and drugs.
you take a bubble bath?Bernard Herrmann - Psycho OST
This is the first example time a score was put to just string orchestra. And consequentially it was indirectly the first time the world heard ambient music. And the guy did not even realize it! Amazing recording. Although I usually make a playlist and take out 'the murder' from the shower scene, cause that usually kills any sort of chill moment you may be experiencing.
you relax on a beach?
No music needed for this. The sound of the ocean is always better than any terrestrial tunes.
you ride a bicycle?
I reckon I reside in quite literally the 3rd most dangerous city in the world to ride a bike. If I wear headphones during this activity, I will die.
you prepare a candle light dinner?A Winged Victory For The Sullen
I guess it is not very cool to chose oneself in this questionnaire, but I have used my dinner time over the last two years as the de facto AWVFTS listening hour. And it works quite well for digesting food, some introspective conversation, and some potential candlelight dinner that could slowly turn to a serious make out session. Yes, I am biased, but good people of Austria every once in a while you gotta trust an American.
you go to a club?Sparklehorse - Painbirds
I do not know how to dance, but my friend Fedra who is my favorite bar tender in my neighborhood watering hole, has an eclectic taste in music. She was playing «Painbrids» the other night, and it made me very happy.
you cook?Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou - Ethiopiques Vol. 21
you run naked through a cornfield?Richard Wagner - Das Rheingold Vorspiel
Last week when I performed this ritual, I had «Das Rheingold» playing on my iPod.
you prepare for an important date?
This interview seems more suited for high school kids, than old shoes like me.
you drive a car late at night?Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden
you make love?
I prefer to fuck to silence, and the other lovely natural sounds that take place on these occasions.
you sit in a plane?
No music, cause the engines are too loud. I prefer earplugs, two vicodin, some whiskey, and sleep.
you sit by the river?Alexandre Desplat - The Kiss
From the «Birth» soundtrack.
you sit in the subway?
The Brussels metro is one of the smelliest experiences in the world, so I avoid the metro like the plague.
you are on the tour bus?
Have you actually listened to the music we make? No drums, no vocals = no tour bus.
you wake up?
Not so much a song, but a style. I enjoy to turn on one of the Belgian classical stations (Musique 3 or Klara) both have good morning programs.
you work in the garden?Pablo Casals - Cello Suite No. 3 In C Major
a song that reminds you of school
best concert you ever attendedKiss
At Madison Square Garden, NYC 1977.
your boozed up anthemLed Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
best David Bowie songDavid Bowie - Warszawa
From the album «Low». But I guess technically this is a Brian Eno song.
perfect anthem for BruxellesSerge Gainsbourg - L'homme à la tête de chou
a record you fell in love toEnnio Morricone - Once Upon A Time In The West
first record you rememberElton John - Rocket Man
I tripped on a stuffed bear and hit the corner of my bed almost ripping off my bottom lip. I bled profusely, and remember this song playing in the cab on the way to the hospital as it was a HUGE hit in NYC in 1972.
the song to be played at your funeralChopin - Funeral March
a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
I have not had the greatest summer of my life, yet....
your guilty pleasure songBarbra Streisand - Evergreen
your ultimate heartbreak songHenryk Górecki - Symphony # 3
your liberation anthemBee Gees - Holiday
perfect anthem for New YorkFrank Sinatra
Anything by Frank Sinatra. Sounds cheesy, but this guy was so fuckin New York.
your party anthem
As I said previously dancing is not one of my strong suits.
first record you boughtJohn Williams - Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
a song that reminds your friends of you
You should ask «my friends» that.
a song to seduce youFleetwood Mac - Albatross
From the Peter Green era.
best soundtrack everEnnio Morricone - The Invisible Woman
your sunday morning songJudy Collins - Send In The Clowns
a song you wish you'd written yourself
I have never had this sort of desire. When I was young I wanted to be a professional tennis player. I had a tragic knee injury that ended my career at 16. Music is just the back up plan for me. All my feelings of aspiration are tennis, and sports related.
Questions answered by: Adam Wiltzie