TRICK OR TREAT
Having been mates since an intimate Lego session at the age of six, Nick and Alex, two talented lads from NYC have made good with their musical roots, some nifty fingers and loads of creative juice - dabbling with a couple of bands before getting serious with Holy Ghost!, one of DFA’s greatest electronic music offerings this very moment. They’ll be down at The White Rabbit this month to drop some mad music heat and we’re so very excited. Alex shares.

What should we expect when you guys hit our shores to play?
A mix of old disco and house, new edits, and new jams. Don’t expect banging French house or dubstep. The BPM will not exceed 127, tops.

What were your expectations for Holy Ghost?
We didn’t have many expectations for Holy Ghost! It started as a bedroom project where we could explore the dance music we love in a way we couldn’t in previous bands. I don’t think we ever thought, “OK, we’re gonna make an album!” We just kept buying new gear and writing songs and trying to make stuff for ourselves and for our friends.

Did you both have to work on your working chemistry and dynamic?
We’ve known each other way to long to have any chemistry left. We’re more like two grumpy old men who get together for coffee in the mornings.

Your music does recall a lot of retro and disco elements – do you have a special loyalty to that time period or genre?
I’m partial to music made from ‘77 to ‘83, but obviously we don’t limit ourselves to any time period. I love the feel of dance music played by humans through (with analog gear) and I guess that was more common back then…

We’ve heard all of you at DFA are one big family – is it all true and does it aid in your music-making?
Yeah, that is true. Nick and Nancy (Juan Maclean singer) are actually working on a Shit Robot track as I’m writing this. Its great to have a group of friends to bounce ideas off of and to collaborate with when you need a hand. Juan Maclean worked on our record and we worked on his. James Murphy mixed our track “Hold On”, so we played on some of his stuff. Gavin from Black Meteoric star built Nick a custom designed component for his modular synth. It’s great. We’re very lucky. This year, we lost one of our family’s brightest stars and dearest friends - Jerry Fuchs, the amazing drummer for Juan Maclean and !!!, and its been especially great to have each other’s support to get through these tough times.

Holy Ghost! plays The White Rabbit on 20 February and the gig is made possible thanks to Heineken. We know you be there.

www.myspace.com/holyghostnyc
www.thewhiterabbit.com.sg

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