Band Interview: Bar II
Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you an interview with high-powered, stoner-tinged rock band, Bar II.
1. How did you get started as a band?
Bar II is the reunion of Mr Du Penfast and BARThom, two accomplished musicians who discovered that they were both not satisfied with their previous production experiences, but had complementary skills to make something cool, which resulted in their debut EP ‘Wake Up’
Mr Du Penfast, headphones on, QOTSA intravenously, shaggy hair, passed his thirties, recording and producing albums for others, realises that rock can still surprise. But to him, an artistic void persists. Between brutalizing his guitar, attacking his drums, or going mad on his bass, he’s looking for something.
BARThom, dealing branding and media between the Brussels Leopold Quarter and Reyers, is called “El Mediator”. He appears to be calm on the outside, but has a storm raging inside him. It is while screaming in front of a garbage can that he crosses the paths with Mister one October night.
The inner anger they mutually recognize will turn out to be the foundation that will bind these two, apparently very different, lads together.
2. How would you describe your sound?
I think it’s rock, stoner maybe, a bit of metal somewhere punk or garage by bits but definitely power melodic rock for sure. It has to smack the brain.
3. What bands/artists would you say have influenced your style of music?
A lot in a wide range from The Beatles to QOTSA, Arctic Monkeys, Royal Blood or more recently The Blue Stones.
4. Has the rise of YouTube & music streaming helped or hindered you as a band?
Nope we are two musicians with a lot of live and studio experience behind us so streaming or not. Music at first!
5. What do you enjoy doing when you’re not making music?
Walking in the streets, Hanging out with friends in bars …listening to music, and quite fast we need to go make music!
6. What are your future plans musically? Tours?
We’re working on new songs right now. We have 3 more nearly finished and some others in stock. They’re promising. We’ll get closer to the listener with these ones.
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