Apple Shakers
Apple Shakers are an Alt Indie duo from East London. They pull inspiration from Indie, Psychedelia, Punk and Alt Rock which combine to create an honest and powerful guitar driven sound. ”When we‘re writing we don‘t think duo, we think big and make it work for us on stage.” -Basil-
Their sound consists of octave guitar, punchy drums and a fat bass synth which gives us that something special that’s subtle enough so people won’t be able to pin point what exactly it is that they like about it. ”Our live sound is big, powerful and unique, coupled with our energetic stage performance.” -Rory-
Honey
Begrüßen dürfen wir heute ebenfalls ein Indie Duo aus East London namens "Apple Shakers" welches gerade eben ihren neuesten Track "Honey" auf den Markt warf. Bei "Duo" wandern die Gedanken meist recht schnell Richtung Electro Sound, weitgefehlt kann ich da nur sagen. Apple Shakers, das bedeutet "Alternative Garage Punk Rock", enorm druckvolle Drums in Kombination mit kraftvollen Gitarrensound.
Inspiriert wurden sie dieses Mal von Nothing But Thieves und deren Album Moral Panic. Genau in diese Richtung sollte es gehen und genau das haben sie auch gemacht. Der Sound welchen sie durch die Boxen jagen klingt roh, wild und aggressiv, wird aber von der Band quasi gezähmt um uns einen hymnenhaften Punk/Rock Leckerbissen zu servieren.
"Honey" by Apple Shakers and their departure to a new horizon, Punk meets Rock meets 2022, Apple Shakers on a journey, one step back for an unbelievable impressive new sound. Um ein wenig mehr über die Jungs aus East London zu erfahren, gibt's im Anschluss wie so oft einen kurzen Q&A part. Thanks for your time!
Q&A
Apple Shakers are...?
Basil: Hi Wolf, thanks for taking your time to chat with us. We are an Alt Indie duo from East London formed by the end of 2019.
Who inspired you to make music in general?
Basil: I think it was my mum/parents who also gave me the chance to play different instruments when I was very young.
Rory: My parents as well. I don’t remember one moment growing up where there was no music or the radio wasn’t on. Constantly hearing music meant that it was the obvious thing to persue in my life.
What's the story behind your latest song "Honey", respectively what was your inspiration?
Rory: Honey is a song that inspired a lot of our next singles, it unlocked a door. After listening to the Moral Panic album by Nothing But Thieves we were inspired to write a song as powerful as some of those tracks.
We sat down and played through some guitar parts and progressions, and quickly came up with the guitar riff which we instantly knew would be backed with those huge gang vocals.
What's in your opinion the most time intensive part of "writing a song"?
Basil: For us writing a song does not necessarily feel time intensive. We usually write in the studio where we immediately record the ideas and form them into a complete song. This takes slightly more time but afterwards, we have a product which we can use for post-production.
Basil, what's typical "Rory"?
Basil: He is obsessed with football and calls every day "what a day!"
...and of course, Rory, what's typical "Basil"?
Rory: He never seems to stop, so much energy for life! He also loves tapping into his ape ancestry with bouldering on a regular basis, this guy should’ve been a monkey!
What do you prefer, the stage or the studio?
Basil: We really do love both very much. Spending time in the studio and writing is very intense especially since we produce ourselves.
Playing live is where we can project all our energy without feeling exhausted so I guess I would call us a live band.
At this moment what would be your "All time Top 3 Songs"?
Rory: Top 3 songs at the moment are
Mad Visions by Royal Blood,
Car Crash by IDLES,
Blood in the Water by Don Broco.
What are your most useful talents besides music?
Basil: Rory makes delicious Pizza from scratch 😋
What’s next for you?
Basil: We have a bunch of shows planned in London & the UK and will bring you couple more tunes this year.
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