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spring, ALOVE partner band ‘Electralyte’
launched their first EP. It features the track ‘Freedom’
– which relates to the issue of human trafficking.
Electralyte performed it live for the first time
at this year’s ‘Human Traffick’
event at Sheffield, in February. Here ALOVE hears
from the band about the EP and the inspiration behind
the music … |
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What
has been the inspiration behind the song Freedom?
We already wanted to sing about the Freedom
that can be found in God – a freedom
that comes from abundant grace and unconditional
love. We believe this is something worth telling
the world about! Then we started talking to
ALOVE about the issue of Human Trafficking
and it seemed a natural step to adapt the
song in its early stages to sing about their
need to be free.
So,
who is singing in this song?
If you like, you could imagine the singer
standing on a street corner trying to get
the attention of the passing hoards, hoping
they’ll hear the singer’s plight
and plea for help.
How
long did it take you to record?
We started the EP in November and finished
mixing / mastering in January. We did all
the production / mixing in the Sonic Surgery
– the studio of Dr.Levski (aka Paul!).
Paul has been working as a record producer
for 3 years so it seemed a very natural process,
and one that gave us creative flexibility
and total control of the sound.
How
did you get inspired for the other songs?
Of the other songs, “Hope”
is the other true 100% Electralyte creation.
We had spent the Autumn months writing a number
of songs, and Hope captured some of what we
were feeling during that time. We were continually
hearing stories of a fearful and a hopeless
society. And without belittling the issues
of the world today – we believe there
is an eternal hope to be found in God!
“I Love
You” is a song written by lead
singer Matt Leeder, before Electralyte was
formed – but subsequently taken on as
one of our own. It’s quite a personal
song and reflects something of our relationship
with a God who is both a faithful Father and
the King of Kings.
“Sing
Beyond the Silence” is a song
written by Matt and a good friend of the band,
James Vigurs. (We’ll be working with
James at Spring Harvest this year). It is
a song intended more for congregational use
than the others, and sings of the church’s
call to proclaim God’s truth in a barren
land.
How
do you work together as a band to write and
create songs/music?
Often Matt will come will pre-formed ideas,
riffs or tunes and we play through it, change
it, groove it, mangle it, alter the key and
time signature and spit something out at the
end that sounds pretty fresh and exciting.
Other times, Matt will have spent a good while
writing a song that is fairly complete when
it’s brought to the rehearsal and all
that’s left to do is some creative arranging
and fleshing out. |
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has influenced you musically? |
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Why
is it important that ALOVE is aware of the
issue of Human Trafficking?
There are many important causes to get involved
in – and there’s a lot of suffering
and injustice in this world – but
the issue of Human Trafficking is both current
and on our doorstep.
What did you
enjoy about playing Freedom live at Sheffield?
We have played it so many times in rehearsal,
and we’d played the CD to a few friends
and the guys at ALOVE, but it is very different
to actually play in front of a crowd –
especially a youthful crowd! There is always
the nervousness of “will or won’t
they like it!!” There was a real buzz
in the place that day and to perform and
sing about such a real issue, along with
the imagery on the video, was very special.
It felt quite powerful and significant.
What are your
writing plans for the future?
Well, we’ve been working hard since
the turn of the New Year to develop some
more material and negotiate our recording
contract. Hopefully during the summer we’ll
be in the studio recording our first album
to be officially released later in the year. |
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| For more about
Electralyte click
here and to order the EP or visit - www.electralyte.net |
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