We are pleased to offer you in this article an interview with a French band that plays Heavy Rock and Space Rock. We welcome Last Quarter.
Hi, how are you?
“Basically we are all sick, under pounds of medication to be ready for our upcoming show in 3 days“
You play Heavy Rock with Blues and Space Rock influences, where does your passion for these sounds come from?
“Actually nowhere specific, we were just guys jamming with each other. We all had slightly different influences. (Blues, Classic rock, Funk). There was no choice in the style, it’s only based on moments of playing where smiles are drawn on our faces. Eventually the singer bought a powerful Fuzz Pedal and attended Stoner Rock shows which influenced our style.“
You have released a few singles incorporating different genres and styles, how would you describe these works?
“The First EP was a draft, before engaging into our musician life we just wanted to do thing whatever it would take (organizing our own gigs, no matter if it was legal or not, being recorded, even without finishing the composition of the songs). We were crazy dudes who wanted to play. Now we have evolved and made our way to a whole different kind of approach. Every song that is yet to be released is a facet of a larger Tale. You should see it as a soundtrack.”
Granitic songs and very intense lyrics, what themes do the lyrics of your works deal with?
“The entire narrative is driven by a single source of inspiration: the Space Bee Keeper. Between Science-Fiction, Fantasy and Steampunk, this is the tale of a hero and his crew crossing the galactic immensity to protect the hope of all humanity: the last bee colony in the universe. They cross a violent, warlike and anomic world where the laws of nature no longer apply. Only force and coercion reign supreme. This concept revolves around the search for hope. This is a metaphor of the human distress of living in an anomic world.”
Your music is full of contaminations of different genres and styles, how do you compose the tracks?
“We explore every idea, record it as a demo, and then we throw away 80% of it to keep the interesting part.“
Each song has its own distinctive character, is there one to which you are particularly attached?
“Space Bee Keeper, it was a big shift for the band. When done live, It’s one of the most epic music to be played and audience really interact with this one.“
We got to know you through the tracks that have been released, do you have a full-length planned?
“An EP is on it’s way!“
Many of your fans and our readers wonder if there will be a chance to hear your music live, do you have any plans in this regard?
“Yes, we are based in Paris. We however want to explore another side of our music by doing more intimate psychedelic acoustic music.“
You have released several tracks, how has your sound evolved over the years?
“We are more thigh and Heavier. Vocal changed a lot as well, more mature, more powerful.“
In an ever-changing music market, how do you see the future of your genre?
“It will remain a niche but will include a bigger variety of people. A niche because a band is costly and over consumption and production of music leads to a bigger diversity of taste that may reflect in listeners habits. That’s alright as long as people meet at gigs, and some of them smile while listening to the music.“
The music market has changed a lot in recent years, how difficult is it to establish yourself with a more sophisticated music genre like yours?
“Extremely difficult but this is alright. The only people who are forced to listen to our music is ourselves and we pretty much enjoy it. I think the goal is to find our audience, not push it to people. There is a charming part of honesty when it comes to engaging with the world as a musician.“
What advice would you give to a young band approaching the modern music scene with Psychedelic sounds?
“Don’t try to compete. It’s pointless. Give room to each other, the market is clearly over saturated so it doesn’t even make sense anymore to use music as a mean for success. Music is the only thing that matters, enjoy it for what it is. Statistically you are doomed as a musician so enjoy playing for you, your audience and others. Also, when it comes to psychedelic sounds. Ask yourself if your song is actually good or if it’s good because you smoke too much.“
I thank Last Quarter for the interview and wish them all the best in the continuation of their musical career.