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Attention System – Interview & Live videos from their “Wait for my Signal” release show
Attention System is kicking ass and better than ever. They continue to gain traction and enlarge their fan base with every show. They play often and continuously around Atlanta and the southeast and their shows, I must say, are some of the most fun shows to attend in our great little big city. They recently released a new full length album titled Wait for My Signal. It includes some of our favorite songs that we’ve been hearing from Attention System as well as some amazing new additions that you probably have not heard, until now…
The show kicked off with Sonen and ATL veterans and greats Slow Earth revving up the audience, preparing them for the onslaught that Attention System manages to deliver, without flaw at every show. By the time Attention System took the stage, fans were swinging and kicking to every tune. Attention System started with a bang hitting the crowd with Radio Silence, a new one titled Drastic Measures and Resistant Transistor. 3 songs perfect for the start of any set.
This was my 4th time seeing Attention System and you can tell that they are growing and really falling into themselves as a band. They’ve always been amazing but they sounded more comfortable on stage and on par with what fans want to hear than ever before. I was smiling the entire set. The tunes they set forth are a great example of what talented and creative musicians are able to produce. They easily cross boundary lines with their original and refreshing system of electronic, computer infused music. The guitars are fluid, wavy and roam through the room, pouncing on welcoming ears. The bass lines are full and dense as the drums beat steadily along. Brian on vocals couldn’t be a better fit to lead this talented group. He croons over the mic like he was born with it in his hands. His lyrics are aware and often dashed with paranoid thoughts of systematic proportions. I asked Chris Edmunds, the bassist, a few questions about the album. Here is what he had to say…
B: How long did it take you guys to record the album?
The actual tracking part didn’t take long at all really, I think we tracked all the organic instruments (guitars, bass, drums, vocals) in 4 days. The digital parts had all been created earlier when we were initially writing the songs, so in the studio all we needed to do was to transfer those over to a new session.
The vast majority of the time was spent in post production working to get the mix right. Getting the balance between the electronics and the traditional “rock” instrumentation to line up correctly turned out to be a pretty delicate process. That took maybe 3 months.
B: Tell us a little bit about your favorite song on the album and why its your favorite?
My favorite is “Nothing In My Head”. It sounds like the kind of music that I want to make. It has the right balance for me. It’s a very dark song but it still has a lot of movement. We normally close with it live and it gets a great reaction from the audience. Brian did a great job on the lyrics on that one, they’re a bit nihilistic which I think fits us well.
B: Does the album have any sort of general theme you guys were going for?
We never sat down and talked it out that way, but I think there’s certainly some reoccurring themes throughout. Those themes really reflect who we are as people more than any planned out storyline. We’re somewhat obsessed with the future and technology at times, both the positive and negative aspects. We’re fond of dystopian books and films, post apocalyptic stuff, zombies, robotic annihilation, paranoia, 1984 style big-brother oppressive states. All of that stuff is such a common topic of discussion when we’re hanging out together that it just seems to work its way into our music.
B: What, above all, do you hope people take away from the album?
That’s a good question, we’ve been so busy working on it that I suppose I never stopped to think about it that way. We’re such a “live band” type of thing, I still feel like that’s the only way to fully get what it is we do.
I hope the record helps get people out of their houses. Get them out from behind the glow of some screen. I hate isolation. If someone listens to our record and decides to get in the car and go out that night instead of staying home? How wickedly seditious!!!
Attention System is Brian Fisher – vocals, keys, sequencing; Joshua Broughton – guitar, vocals, sequencing; Jonathan Davis – guitar, sequencing; Chris Edmonds – bass; Jason Curtis – drums, sequencing
You can read a full album review of Wait for my Signal by Chris from beatlanta here.
Click here to buy “Wait for My Signal” on Amazon.com
