The Quietus | News | INTERVIEW: These New Puritans Discuss Classic Album 'Hidden'
'Time Xone' Jack Barnett: This was always intended as a prelude to 'We Want War' – to lull you into a false sense of security; maximum contrast. It was important to us to avoid the trap of bringing in classical instrumentation to make things sound 'orchestral' or 'authentic'. We were going for the opposite – to make the music even more uneven and distressed. 2D and stark, like a charcoal drawing. I'd taught myself music notation in the preceding six months so this was a new world to me. Graham Sutton: I've always thought the process devised and decided on to make something has a r...
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