An interview with The Ocean Beneath
An interview with The Ocean Beneath
GUNSHIP
What inspired the name of the band? What are your influences?
The name came really easy to be honest, it was a nod to people not always wearing their true feelings for all to see, thankfully we talk about mental health nowadays a lot more but beneath the surface people can be really struggling. The name just fitted and it sounded great! Different artists seem to influence the music in very different ways. Gunship, HVOB and LCD Soundsystem certainly help shape the electronic pallette and grooves but David Bowie and Pink Floyd have really helped with the structures and hooks.
How do you approach songwriting? Are there any themes that you are keen to explore when you start off?
Usually tracks start as little pallets of information, a sound from one of the analogue synths or a rhythmical idea jotted down in midi. I must have a 1000 of these on my hard drive, the ones that stand out get turned in to full tracks. Most of them have a feeling attached for me, something I just have to get out in music form. I think hope, moving on and growth are the three things we always try to convey through music. Positive energy and vibes!
PALLETS
PALLETS
How do you approach songwriting? Are there any themes that you are keen to explore when you start off?
Usually tracks start as little pallets of information, a sound from one of the analogue synths or a rhythmical idea jotted down in midi. I must have a 1000 of these on my hard drive, the ones that stand out get turned in to full tracks. Most of them have a feeling attached for me, something I just have to get out in music form. I think hope, moving on and growth are the three things we always try to convey through music. Positive energy and vibes!
PASSIONATE
Why do you write the sort of music that you do?
I suppose a big part of it was wanting to create something we were passionate about, when me and Rich started The Ocean Beneath we just wanted to give a big nod to the 80’s films and sounds we had grown up loving. As we started diving in deeper and Rich decided he couldn’t commit as much time to the project I just wanted to do more collaborations and carry on what we had started, hopefully taking it to new heights and a wider audience.
How do you decide what songs to perform live and how do you transpose them into that live setting?
With the pandemic stuff stopping all live shows for now we’ve kind of put that idea on ice. We do have live shows planned, we even have the setup and how it’s all going to work mapped out but as things are our energy is best spent elsewhere.
ICE
ICE
How do you decide what songs to perform live and how do you transpose them into that live setting?
With the pandemic stuff stopping all live shows for now we’ve kind of put that idea on ice. We do have live shows planned, we even have the setup and how it’s all going to work mapped out but as things are our energy is best spent elsewhere.
SKIN
What plans do you have for the future?
Well we just released a new single ‘Skin’ ft. Fran Minney. It’s a big hitting track with loads of contrast. Fran brings an amazing vocal to the track and the lyrics really reflect this weird situation we’re all living right now. Getting that in to peoples ears is priority right now. After that we have a full length album in the works, more collaborations and fingers crossed live shows once this is all over.