By: Chris Stead
There is a new sound emerging in the music world and it sounds like a little piece of vintage goth/punk heaven. This sound is being produced by a group called The Horrors. A little bit punk, a little bit electro, dressed in black and made up to look like the children of the 60’s british invasion and the 80’s new wave, The Horrors are making noise like something that hasn’t passed through the scene since the early eighties.
Perhaps we will see a drive back toward the sights and sounds of the 80’s Goth culture with the advent of bands that are looking backward as well as forward. Although it is highly unlikely that the Horrors will be heard in any dance clubs in the near future, They have a lot to offer to the Goth community as a whole. There is something very punk in Faris’ attitude which is also very reminiscent of the 80’s scene. This, undoubtedly, will draw fresh blood into the scene as they see that it isn’t a bunch of people in their late 30’s and 40’s bemoaning their difficult lives that have long stopped being angst-ridden. The face is fresh again
Gothic Angst Webzine (GAW):It sounds like you draw a lot from the eighties punk sound. What groups were most influential in the development of your sound?
Faris: My Bloody Valentine, Jesus & Mary Chain, James Chance, Mars, Joe Meek
GAW: Your sound has a particular retro feel. Was this intentional or did it just
work out that way?
Faris: We endeavour to take influences from all decades and try and make something
new and relevant in response. We don’t believe in regurgitation.
Faris: Does your visual style carry a message?
Faris: Our image reflects the music, high impact and striking. Equally, like our music it polarises opinion.
GAW: Do you feel that the early Goth sound is being lost to the new
Goth/Industrial movement?
Faris: We don’t really feel we have any affinity with Goth as a genre. We are much
more interested in industrial music like Einsturzende Neubaten, DNA, and
Cabaret Voltaire.
GAW: With the name “The Horrors” are you trying to appeal to the Deathrocker camp
or is there another idea that underlies your name?
Faris: Our Grandparents used to call us “Little Horrors” when we were children,
chiding us for misdemeanours.
GAW: What else would you like listeners to know about your music?
Faris: Seeing our live show is pretty key to understanding what we are about.
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