It is a direct way to express an idea as well as a colorful piece of furniture. A classic, well compacted and well directed use of space. It is an end path of drawing and expression in art. What inspired you to pursue painting as an artistic means? It’s pretty common for artists to delve into other forms of expressing themselves. Jazz to keep the thoughts from ping ponging.” “Lately I have been listening to a lot of Bright Eyes, Fleet Foxes, Future Islands and Jazz. A very talented band and Fat Mike is an amazing bass player and his lyrical humor is intelligent and progressive. I loved NOFX when I first entered high school and throughout. ![]() Musically I get inspired by most things I hear, I can always imagine new ideas while ingesting most things musical. A new idea, a play on words, a mash up, and puns fuel my fire when it comes to painting or drawing. “My inspiration is conceptual, it is combining two concepts together to create something new. My name is Andrew, when I was young my Grandmother asked me if I wanted to be called Andrew, Andy or Drew.”ĭo you have any inspirational music recommendations that motivate yourself while you create your paintings and/or music? Drew sets aside a few insta-minutes to chat with us about his inspirations and future for his art and music.ĭrew, did your folks foresee your art career when choosing your name or did you choose your career based on your name? His commissioned work along with his psychedelic painting style keeps the Dredg theme alive, this time with our eyes and minds creating the music for us. Mark with his band Maps hasn’t stopped full throttle, pedal to the medal, rockin’ in out, good times bro! Drummer Dino and singer Gavin? Who knows! But Drew has kept the art in art-rock alive with his paintings for the past decade plus. Good times, bruh.įor the past “ten years strong, it’s much too long’” the guys have been pursuing their own individual endeavors. I remember seeing them multiple times in Petaluma’s Phoenix Theatre and driving down to “the city” (SF) to see their live shows. Their debut album Leitmotif took elements of jazz, acoustic/electric sounds, symphonic middle eastern riffs and of course angsty screams and blended them all together in a concept album like no other.Įl Cielo came next with a milder, dreamy, reverb-drenched approach while retaining the concept album feel. During a time of the Korn, Limp Bizkit, Tommy Lee rap/rock craze, Dredg came along and brought complexity back to the alt-rock radio stations. Regardless, to be able to interview someone I listened to as a budding adult, is a dream come true!ĭredg, for the uninitiated, is a NorCal band who blew up in the pre-and-post-9-11-days, at least for many West Coast residents. Yes I know, quite an eclectic sound without being so eclectic all white, middle class bands with a few Latinos and Europeans sprinkled in. Mine? Oh, thanks for asking! While learning surf rock song pieces on my crappy acoustic guitar at the awkward age of 12, I continued to be inspired, as I grew up even more awkwardly, by artists such as the Aussie punkabilly band The Living End, West Coast punks NOFX, Sactown nümetal headbangers Deftones and South Bay art rock band Dredg. The fact that they both produce music is enough to form an opinion.Who’s your inspiration? …nice. So don't say that you can't compare Dredg and KC. Look mom, I made a comparison! And brittney spears is even more different from KC than Dredg. ![]() On the other hand, the complexity of a band like King Crimson makes repeated listens more enjoyable with time. While it may be ok to listen to once, when given more in depth attention and criticism, the music becomes stale and even annoying. While many of her fans would disagree with me, I find that manufacturing of 'hits' detracts from my ability to take interest in her music. I believe that King Crimson is better than Brittney Spears. Bands don't have to sound the same to be compared. Why is everyone so close minded to comparison? You can compare any 2 things. There's absolutely no basis upon which to compare them whatsoever, though I personally would take El Cielo over In the Court any day, this is merely personal opinion. More people have heard In the Court, thus more are able to reach the conclusion that it is a masterpiece! The conclusion that they don't like it as much and have been able to More people have heard In the Court, thus more have been able to reach
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