Albums of Purgatory Interview Rabies Caste's Dave K
Albums of Purgatory: Firstly, whats the band up to?
Dave K:WE'RE JUST BACK FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WITH DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN.
AoP: How would you describe the Rabies Caste sound?
Dave K: DARK SLUDGE/DOOM.
AoP: the band has a very original background. Do you think
that has helped towards the sound of Rabies Caste?
Dave K: PROBABLY YES. I WOULD SAY THAT WE'VE BEEN KIND OF ISOLATED FROM THE MUSIC SCENE
FOR YEARS, SO WE'VE CONCENTRATED ON WRITING OUR OWN MUSIC AND EXPERIMENTATED WITH
THE SOUNDING.
AoP: How did the band begin in 95 as Cradlenoise?
Dave K: ME AND DALE (drums) STARTED IT AS A TWO PIECE IN LATE '94. INSPIRED BY A LOT OF
NOISE/FEEDBACK KINDA THING. WE HAVEN'T PERFORMED LIVE THROUGH THE SHORT CRADLENOISE
EXISTANCE, BUT I THINK WE RECORDED A SHORT DEMO...I MUST HAVE IT
SOMEWHERE.
AoP: Where did the name Cradle noise come from?
Dave K: THIS NAME HAD TWO WORDS WHICH WERE THE OPPOSITE TO EACH OTHER.
"Cradle" IS SOMEWHAT A PEACEFUL THING WHILE THE "Noise" IS SOMETHING
CHAOTIC.
AoP: Where did the name Rabies Caste come from?
Dave K: "rabies caste" IS A MEAN NAME AND THAT'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
IT DESCRIBES THE LUNACY IN US ,AS THE GUYS IN THE BAND.
AoP: What are your favourite Rabies Caste tracks?
Dave K: "GOT IT FROM BLAKE" FROM THE NEW RECORD, AND "ORGASM" FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE.
AoP: What are your favourite all time songs?
Dave K: "HOOCH" BY THE MELVINS, "BOILERMAKER" BY JESUS LIZARD, "SORE" BY BUZZOV*EN.
AoP: What was the first record you bought?
Dave K: "DEATH-scream bloody gore" WAS THE FIRST METAL CD I BOUGHT.
AoP: What would be your dream band line-up?
Dave K: DON'T REALLY KNOW...THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT MUSICIANS, I'M JUST NOT SURE WHO I'D IMAGINE COLLABORATE WITH WHOM.
AoP: What do you think of the position of metal and music in general
today?
Dave K: HARD TO TELL BECAUSE I AM NOT REALLY INVOLVED IN THE MUSIC SCENE/BUSINESS. BUT IN GENERAL I THINK IT'S QUITE GOOD. THERE ARE A LOT OF MAGAZINES, RADIO SHOWS AND STUFF. ALL YOU NEED. YOU EVEN HAVE THE MTV2 NOW.
AoP: Do you have any funny stories about the band you can share with us?
Dave K: RABIES CASTE ARE CONSTANTLY FIGHTNING WITH EACH OTHER.
AoP: and finally, what do you see in the future for Rabies Caste?
Dave K: MAYBE ANOTHER RECORD?.......THANKS FOR THE INTERVIEW AND GOOD LUCK TO YOUR WEB-ZINE.