"Subsource: A Dubumentary" - Band Documents Their Journey On Film
It was at least three years ago when I first heard the sound of Subsource. Rhythmic, dubstep-laden punk with harmonious, electro beats was a combination something slightly different to my ears. I only heard a couple of tracks but they were excellent and I continued to look out for them. I saw them at the Glastonbury Festival Of Contemporary Performing Arts, I tracked them down on the net, joined their social networking pages and watched them grow. I love their energy, the passion and the vibe that the band emit whether listening to their work through my headphones, my speakers or seeing the band perform live.
Seeing the progression from this side of the fence is one thing but to able to see the efforts and anguish first hand is another. That's why we watch documentaries on the box. To catch a glimpse of the real-life tribulations of the base topic. To feel the joy and watch the occasional horrors of the adventure of our TV heroes. Subsource have actually done that very documentary on film and I talked to Stu Henshall, the lead vocalist and mohawked double-bass player of the band to get the up-to-date lowdown on "Subsource: A Dubumentary":
Joe: "How's it all going at the moment?
Subsource: It's going really well at the moment cheers. This year has already been a rollercoaster and doesn't look like any sign of a rest bite yet. In the studio at the moment working on the follow-up to Tales From The Doombox and it's sounding so live and heavy we're all rubbing our hands like evil geniuses. We're definitely not geniuses but this is definitely our darkest work to date. Mwah hahahaha!
Joe: How's the feedback been from the album release?
Subsource: TFTD was our debut album, both as a band and also for our label. We had very little money so we're pretty hyped at the response we got in the press and taking it out live. We're constantly evolving and when the record was finally released we were all a bit tired from the process so getting the reviews really helped give us a bit of a boost. We were touring it all last year and now it's time to get the next instalment done.
Joe: This "dubumentary" that you guys have made, did you set out to make a movie of your exploits or was the initial intention just make a short film as some touring bands do? How did it all come about?
Subsource: We didn't make the movie. We were approached by Surgery Productions who had put out some great work, and the main man Colin Arnold is an absolute legend. He directed our two single videos for Doombox, and said he'd like to come on the road and seeing what happened. As it turned out, it was a pretty eventful year and it's all there in the film.
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