Bromsen On the Making Of “Read About It”
What was the initial spark or idea that led to the creation of "Read About It?"
Karlo- the initial idea came when I was sitting in my living room, watching a montage of heck. I was grabbing my guitar and there it was. Sometimes (not that often) it’s these magic moments where everything is there at once and just seems to float out of you like it was always there and for that theme everything else would have not suited.
What was the creative process like for this particular "Read About It?"
I was sending the rough structure to Richard and he was extremely enthusiastic about it, feeling a kind of “Irish Songwriter in a pub” atmosphere. We initially created a rather intense & pure version, which we both love as well (and maybe we’ll release it someday). It was clear for both of us, that this song would need to be on the album and Richard said “let me give it a try and add some electronic magic to it”. I said “magic sounds great” and then Richard created these mesmerizing synth soundscapes and that amazing drum pattern and we both loved it at once.
What impact do you hope "Read About It" will have on your audience or the music industry?
We both love the song, we don’t know what impact it will have but it is our tribute to all these genius artists & songwriters we admire, so we hope some people can connect to the picture we’ve created.
Can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you got started in music?
We're two guys in their mid-40s who strangely decided to follow dreams from 20 years ago. It was a crazy time in the mid 2000's and we shot ourselves in the leg back at the time. If either of us had been a talented novelist at least there would have been the perfect story for an incredibly charming, funny and tragic novel. But since we're not the best novelists, we have to rely on our strength, the songwriting and finally wrap it up - that's our mission. Richard and I both found rock music through Nirvana. Kurt, Krist and Dave kind of pushed the button and then we both dived into the world of music and through a long journey we got to what we are today.
What are some of the biggest challenges you have faced as a musician, and how did you overcome them?
You won’t believe it, but it is the fucking hardware and software issues, which can really kick you off the road, especially when you are producing everything yourself, like we do. Out of nowhere, while you are in the middle of a very creative process of recording a song, something does not work anymore. We are in the final stages of completing our album and it happened again to us…..These things require taking a deep breath and re-confirming with yourself that it is just a long and winding road and everything will be fine in the end.
