Start of #VMusicV buffer: Thu Dec 02 19:57:34 1999 *** SneakerPimps has quit IRC (goodbye) *** sspinsugar has joined #VMusicV *** roblyn54 has joined #VmusicV *** roblyn54 has left #VmusicV *** StNewcylas has joined #VMusicV *** Vnet1 has joined #vmusicv *** Vnet sets mode: +o Vnet1 *** SneakerPimps has joined #vmusicv hey #VMusicV Cannot send to channel *** Vnet sets mode: +o SneakerPimps Hi everyone - we'll be up and running very soon! ciao! #VMusicV Cannot send to channel *** mandy has joined #VMusicV *** sspinsugar has quit IRC (goodbye) *** Gem has joined #VMusicV *** Gem has left #VMusicV *** billycorgan has joined #VMusicV *** sspinsugar has joined #VMusicV We won't be long now Just waiting for Chris and Joe to settle in... Just another moment or so... *** Looking_4_lo has joined #VMusicV *** Looking_4_lo has quit IRC (goodbye) They've just arrived - getting miked up... *** Little-G-Man has joined #VMusicV Hi everyone - virgin net welcomes Joe Wilson and Chris Corner from SneakerPimps! Ray from Clapham: When Becoming X came out you were instantly labelled as trip-hoppers? Did you expect that response to your music? And do you think that Splinter has enabled you to escape that label? C: not really - not at the time we werent really involved with that scene at the time more on the fringe - we didn't really like the label too *** Screamer has joined #VMusicV now, we've dispelled that myth! Jackie: How do you think that changing vocalists has changed the music of the Sneaker Pimps? What are the most significant sonic developments between Becoming X and Splinter? C: definitely has connected the lyrical content more the first album was maybe a little colder not as intropective - more observational now Im involved with writing - Kelly wasn't maybe now its more REAL J: yes that's fair Lallie: When the latest album came out people didn't seem to get the message that Chris was always bound to take over the vocals. How important was Kelly as the face of the Sneaker Pimps? *** punker has joined #VMusicV *** Tifaaa has joined #VMusicV J: the face of any band is usually not the person who actually controls the band if youre the singer you have to appear as the face of the band for us, the vocalist was always another instrument - like guitar or drum *** Looking_4_fu has joined #VMusicV just another sound! Fran: Chris Corner: had you always wanted to be the singer in your band? Or was it an idea that grew on you and the rest of the musicians as the Sneaker Pimps and their sound developed? In that sense it wasn't really that important as the actual music C: for that time and that music it worked really well we felt very good about Kelly's vocal - it worked *** clubs has joined #VMusicV Now what we have makes a lot more sense! *** pez has joined #VMusicV Fran: Chris Corner: had you always wanted to be the singer in your band? Or was it an idea that grew C: Deep down - i think i always did want to be although maybe I didn't realise until a year ago *** punker has left #VMusicV *** clubs has left #VMusicV while we were X I sang while we were doing demos and stuff too I do feel very relaxed! *** pez has left #VMusicV *** Looking_4_fu has quit IRC (goodbye) C: Im 25 - my birthday is in January A question to Chris Corner: Hi! How old are u and when's your birthday? *** T1M0T}{Y-^ has joined #VMusicV 23rd January - will you get me a present? *** T1M0T}{Y-^ has left #VMusicV Karen from Birmingham: How important is music technology to your music? Could you play Sneaker Pimps songs on 'real' instruments alone? J: we could play on a comb and paper! Technology is inadvertantly very important but only in the sense that anything we use is just another tool whether its a computer or an instrument! C: we've done acoustic sessions often the foundation is built from traditional instruments and techniques anyway we can play our instruments, but technology gives it that edge! *** Little-G-Man has quit IRC (goodbye) Are you in touch with kelli now? C: Not really! Weve seen here a few times and its a bit delerious and tense! We are probably more relaxed and happier the way things are now some of your b-sides are amazing, really dark and disturbing sometimes...is marilyn manson a bit of an influence? *** Zara has joined #VMusicV *** monkeyboy has joined #VMusicV C: Not at all (laughs!) J: whata strange idea! C: Maybe its the hair! Sneaker Pimps.....First: I love u!!!!!!!! Second: what's the story of the B-Side music "Diving"? It's so beaultiful! *** twiggie has joined #VMusicV *** billycorgan has quit IRC (goodbye) *** FILA has joined #VMusicV *** Littlegreenm has joined #VMusicV C: Thats one of Joes songs *** Screamer has quit IRC (goodbye) J: at a simple level its a love song! *** Tifa has joined #VMusicV With a heavy handed swimming analagy!!!! Sneaker Pimps: When are u coming to Brazil??????? C: there was talk of that with Echo and the Bunnymen theyve just come back - it hasn't quite come off yet J: we'd love to go.... J: we've never been to South America - it would be great Brian from Devon: Do you feel that using computers to make music makes it less authentic in some way? Could you not use real sounds as opposed to sound effects? C: We do verymuch do use real sounds *** Ewok has joined #vmusicv we do break them down, build them back up, sample tehm etc *** FILA has quit IRC (goodbye) maybe thats alittle more creative than just playing the instruments straight! are u coming to italy/sweden ? J: Maybe early next year we're doing a European stint C: We're going to Greece tomorrow!!!!! *** rootsgirl1 has left #VMusicV *** Littlegreenm has quit IRC (goodbye) Kev: What new things can the band do with this new vocal sound? *** rootsgirl1 has joined #VMusicV J: We can push what CHris does a bit harder maybe C: we're trying to bring it all back to basics away from superficial things - maybe a bit more hard core *** roblyn53 has quit IRC (goodbye) C: A bit more REAL - heartfelt - authentic! J: The direct connection between singer and writer is strong a wider range of places, emotions etc Kate Caswell xxxxxxxx: Do you prefer being a frontman or simply a guitarist and does it seem strange to have made the transition? I saw you play at my uni (Wolverhampton) and it was one the best gigs ever - thanks for a wicked night C: OOH, thank you very much! *** andy_ has joined #vmusicv *** roblyn53 has joined #VmusicV C: Things on the guitar I did were never that complicated really J: which is why I can do them now! C: yes I wasn't into that wanky virtuoso stuff *** roblyn53 has left #VmusicV I was more interested in the guitar as a tool to present the music Paula: How's it going with you new record label, Splinter Records, have you got any releases or artist events lined up yet? C: Its very early days we have about 5 acts we're working on right now We'ver looking for more too if anyone wants to send stuff in please doQ" *** andy_ has left #vmusicv Viv from North London: With a band, a label and a club night do you feel that you might be overstretching your involvement in the music scene? Do you feel a need to be involved in as many areas as possible of the industry. If so why and if not why not? J: most bands are pretty lazy.. there are times we think that we're killing ourselves *** roblyn53 has joined #VmusicV if we're in the studio producing ro remixing another act as well as touring and playing - you can get exhuasted Record companies try to keep to the same routine 6 months to make a record C: yes, then piss around and make another record C: we keep motivated when we're busy! J: we don't know what to do if were not busy! whats all this about "home taping"? J: Home taping is a club we run at the ICA in London we ask celebs and non-celebs to compile tapes the point being to recapture some of the nostalgia you had when young about making a compilation for someone else as a frienship or love-letter You stop doing that when you get older and jaded! C: we ask celebs to make something personal Sometimes they make the tape themselves, sometimes they just give us a list C: It can be really hard to put lists together for people - but its FUN J: Ive already done a tape of my own C: there's a Xmas special coming out! We often put our own favourites on too 4 celebs and 4 non-celebs on average J: its good whent he people there don't notice Have u helped on Maximum Reality work? J: Its good when you seen them looking to see who's tape it is C: Do you mean Maxim? C: That's a solo project Oh my God!!!!! I'm talking to the Sneaker Pimps! Are u going ton release Splinter in America? C: I hope so!!!!! C: as usual there are a few delays *** rootsgirl1 has left #VMusicV a few changes happening too we hope to get over next year and get things moving *** Tifaaa has quit IRC (goodbye) *** Tifa has quit IRC (goodbye) C: good to hear from you! *** andy_ has joined #VMusicV Pob: have any of the celebrities' "home tapes" made you laugh, or cry? *** rootsgirl1 has joined #VMusicV *** layra has joined #VMusicV *** Tifa has joined #VMusicV C: yes - one tape Gary Barlow's - was full of Gems such as mike and the mechanix, toto, elton john We're not taking the pissat all - we must make that clear we're not slagging anything off *** Bennetti has joined #VMusicV *** layra has left #VMusicV *** Lucie has joined #VMusicV C: Back to the Maxim question *** Bennetti has left #VMusicV C: yes we have just finished a collaborative session with them we've done one track - Very interesting - he's great J and likes prawn cocktail crisps!!!! *** Lucie has left #VMusicV C: my favourite dinosaur is a raptor (answering Clare's question) J: stegosauros is mine! C: we both like Jurrassic Park *** clare has joined #VMusicV C: the first record I ever bought was by Sly Fox - lets go all the way it was dreadful - I used to breakdance to it J: Mine was Dougal and the Blue cat A magic roundabout story Olive Oyl: You've been compared to a lot of bands. Radiohead, Portishead, Massive Attack. Who are your musical idols and inspirations? C: NOne of them! Mine fluctuate -we have so many different influences the first band I got into was japan (1983ish) *** tash has joined #VMusicV C: suicide kraftwerk - all sorts J: its a hard question - lots are influential although you woulnt necessarily hear the influence in our music David Butt: ok, This one's for all of the pimps......I don't know if you realize how much you've touched my soul with your surrealistic sounds.....but I was just wondering what kind of mood you guys have to be in when you write your music. I've been following you guys since day 1....Haven't missed a beat..... C: We love you! C: Im very moved by that... C: Usually we are very drunk by the time we get round to writing we do lock ourselves away and become hermits J: some songs are written in tricky situations well recorded at anyrate *** andy_ has left #VMusicV Destroying Angel, for instance, was a very low time it was messy and difficult C: yes we were all jaded from touring *** mandy has quit IRC (goodbye) *** andy_ has joined #VMusicV have they ever had any probs with over-obsessive fans and the like? *** clare has quit IRC (goodbye) C: the whole album splinter was written as a kind of cathartic therapy! C: sometimes you get people coming back stage when youre knackered J: its the ungrateful pop star syndrome! We want to be famous, but we don't want to be hassled!!! *** mandy has joined #VMusicV Pimps and Bjork are my love! there will ever be something together ??!??!! please say YES!!!:) C: I do know bjork - spent a little time in Iceland too, *** tash has quit IRC (goodbye) But in terms of collab - I can't really see it working Chris what is your middle name? We do all respect her as a great artiste C: Anthony! Do u like to hear your own stuff? One of my fave musics are Spin Spin Sugar and 6 Underground. What's your fave songs of your work? C: Usually they are the ones noone else takes much notice of! Waterbaby maybe on this album - maybe Empathy J: Empathy is mine - by a long way! *** andy_ has quit IRC (goodbye) On the first album -Johnny *** surreyfella has joined #VMusicV Angel girl: How do your songs develop and come together from an original idea. Do you all have your own songs on the album or do you all work together on making things work? C: Angel Girl! *** Ewok has quit IRC (goodbye) Where's that name from for a start?! Generally, we have the seeds for a song and then it develeops from there with us working together But one of us will have ahve a specific focus lyrics or music There's usualy a core - or kernel where it begins! Curry and rice: What do you most commonly write about? What inspires you? C: Curry! *** WELSHlad2 has joined #VMusicV *** emske has quit IRC (goodbye) J: I write about Rice! C: No, being incompetent and Human! *** rootsgirl1 has left #VMusicV and never being quite able to realise your ideas.... J: Sometimes songs are just ways of communicating things which are not easy to express in normal conversation! C: yes, its a cop out from being normal"! *Sarah x: Your new album Splinter is a lot darker and more twisted that Becoming X, what in particular inspired you to change your style? I saw you at ULU last month.... you were fantastic..so cool... Chris where did you get your coat that you were wearing from and how much did it cost? Love to you all *** emske has joined #VMusicV C: one at a time! *** Wolfrik has joined #VMusicV Hallo Sarah - Inspiration came from a massive touring hangover and a change in our views and way of life *** rootsgirl1 has joined #VMusicV we became more mature, grew up pretty quickly on tour It wasn't avery jolly time! C; the coat is from Dillon - I think there's a shop in Covent Garden C: there things are very reasonably priced I believe! *Marquis: Is your musical career now more under control, do you feel, and is the band happy with the darker turn for your music? Is it more expressive of your emotions? J: its more expressive this time but not necessarily darker we are more in control this time *** Lucie has joined #VMusicV last time it was a record which we only ever planned to releas 1,000 copies then we'd go and do something else instead there became a huge momentum over it which meant we were touring one record for a really long time C: now we are trying to build a solid foundation to build on *** carpey has joined #VMusicV last time it just happened so quickly - we werent really prepared J: you cant anticipate these things really You only realise it too late C: its about whats in your head - and at that time we didn't really feel we were being successful I read something that said u make nowadays goth-hop like gothic trip-hop.....What do u think about it? *** Zara has quit IRC (goodbye) C: are you trying to coin a phrase? C: Laughs - No * WELSHlad2 asks "Do you like Green Day?" C: not at all - sorry J: no! Please please tell us when you're coming to america!!! *** KIN-ROB has joined #VMusicV C: as sson as we can J: hopefully next year C: I've a sort of love-hate thing with the US - but we are really looking forward to it J: we won't leave anything out *** rootsgirl1 has left #VMusicV Furball: You claim to have four producers. Is that not too many cooks? C: - we are the producers *** carpey has left #VMusicV so we act in the same way as we do in the band *** KIN-ROB has left #VMusicV its the same sort of way of working - discussions - working together things are inter-twined C: Line of Flight is our production company - we do other people's things too C: we had mixing engineers on the 1st album as an extra pari of ears Greg: Do you think the Internet is an important resource for musicians now? Do you or have you used it yourselves? *** rootsgirl1 has joined #VMusicV C: we will be using it it is very important J: its a great way of bypassing the bureaucracy of major industry *** Lucie has left #VMusicV J: we havet really used it as a resource C: because we haven't really got our record company into gear yet C: the danger is that a lot of shit will end up on the internet the record industry acts as a kind of filter *Chris S, Garforth nr. Leeds: I've got a question for the Sneaker pimps: During the summer, you played a gig in the splendid northern city of Leeds In a club called "The Warehouse". I though your new setup was Ace. Definitely a refreshing change! I have to ask you though: "What was the name of that other band that supported you?" (They were a six or seven piece dancy type funk band). I was wondering if you'll be touring with them in the near future? And do they have a CD out at all? If so, when are your n C: Oh no!!!! - I can't remember!!! They were local, I believe J: sorry, we just can't remember the name, sorry! *** monkeyboy has quit IRC (goodbye) C: we don't organise who we tour with, wo thats kind of out of our hands! *Roberta Williams: I have a question-I just found a good American fan site (sneakerpimps.freesevers.com). I was so happy that other Americans were so into the band. When do the guys plan on making it to the US? C: there seems to be an undercurrent of fans in the US which is great! Stick with us and we'll be out there! Leather D: How different is the response from fans in America and in Europe to that of UK fans? And are you really Madonna's mates now? C: Americans are generally pretty enthusiastic where Europeans APPEAR to be more reserved you have to work hard to impress them Americans just seem to be up for it regardless! C: Japanese are different altogether - we went out there to play a gig which was quite cold and reserved - quite hard work Maybe they are just too polite! C: Ohhhhh - I was waiting for that one She's a lovely girl and very into the music which is nice *** Frenzy has joined #VMusicV J: she's been very supportive C: there was talk of us changing label - but we have so many ties contracutally we are boudn at the moment C: she's been very friendly to us and supportive When is the next Home Taping? You say Thurs 12th Dec but that is a sunday! J: 16th December - a christmas special! with a dirty santa!!!! J: probably our bus-driver! rootsgirl is from Tennessee *** flare has joined #VMusicV C: can we kip on your floor?!!!! *** Wolfrik has quit IRC (goodbye) Chris: What's on your headphones at the moment? C: what am i listening to at teh moment? J: Earl Bruce *** DJNRG has joined #VMusicV *** Frenzy has quit IRC (goodbye) C: its hard - Ive recently brought a record from '64 or somethin called Soothing Sounds for Baby!!! *** Looking_4_fu has joined #VMusicV Music for babies 3 different records for age-bands - its interesting electronic music *** Matt has joined #VMusicV you can buy it in These Records in Elephant and Castle - its someone's front room! J: they may be on the net! *** WELSHlad2 has quit IRC (goodbye) David Butt: Chris....I must say, I'm damn proud of what you've become as lead vocalist. and (here's a question that Robert Smith from The Cure was often asked) "how do" you get your hair like that anyhow?? C: Oh dear! - I do it myself Usually when Im off my head! C: I use any product which I can find - wax, then hairspray J: we don't endorse Mousse as a band!!!! C: Laughs! Chris who had the idea of u lickin' the mirror on Spin Spin Sugar clip? Is that video-tapes available of that clip?? C: Oh my God that takes me back There are tapes - you could write to one little indian - 250 York rd, battersea *** Matt has quit IRC (goodbye) SW 11, I think! End of #VMusicV buffer Thu Dec 02 19:57:34 1999 SW 11, I think! Or call my mum up J: CHris's mum is a great source of hot speakerpimp merchandise!!! C: I was off my trolleyk, anyway there was strawberry milkshake on the mirror! Pob: do you go clubbing yourselves and, if so, what kind of music and what DJ's do you like? C: I never go clubbing! *** surreyfella has quit IRC (goodbye) J: I go to Mass in Brixton, I really like cheesey house music and any music from Detroit! Norm: And you come from different parts of the country? Doesn't that put you at a disadvantage compared to bands that are under one roof? C & J: NO!!!! C; it gives us an adbantage because we have different perspectives on the world C: Thanks for having us *** DJNRG has left #VMusicV J: Yes its been fun - goodbye and thank you! *** yoko has joined #VMusicV *** scooterboNet has joined #VMusicV *** tetsuo has joined #VMusicV *** scooterboNet has quit IRC (goodbye) *** Mossup has joined #VMusicV *** Mossup has left #VMusicV *** flare has quit IRC (goodbye) *** emske has quit IRC (goodbye) End of #VMusicV buffer Thu Dec 02 20:01:12 1999 that's it they're leaving now *** Zara has joined #VMusicV *** mandy has joined #VMusicV *** rootsgirl1 has left #VMusicV *** carpey has joined #VMusicV *** yoko has quit IRC (goodbye) *** Vnet1 has left #vmusicv *** DJNRG has joined #VMusicV *** carpey has left #VMusicV *** icicle has joined #vmusicv *** mandy has quit IRC (goodbye) *** DJNRG has left #VMusicV *** yoko has joined #VMusicV *** Zara has left #VMusicV *** MRSMCFADDEN has joined #VMusicV *** B-BOZ has joined #VMusicV *** tetsuo has left #VMusicV *** B-BOZ has quit IRC (goodbye) *** MRSMCFADDEN has quit IRC (goodbye) *** Looking_4_fu has quit IRC (goodbye) *** yoko has quit IRC (goodbye) *** SneakerPimps has quit IRC (goodbye) *** Spacehopper has joined #VMusicV *** Spacehopper has left #VMusicV *** tetsuo has joined #VMusicV *** tetsuo has left #VMusicV *** StNewcylas has left #VMusicV *** Funkifi has joined #VMusicV *** Vnet sets mode: -m