CPI Archive 2008: In Fathead Bohemia. Andrew Hamilton caught up with Brent “Fathead” DeBoer of the Dandy Warhols and chats about recording pressure, the mysterious Odditorium and the love/love relationship with My Bloody Valentine.
GREAT conifers give way to concrete at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. There, in the shadow of the green mountains, lies Portland - town of many horizons. Over rock to the north is Seattle and the cold razors edge of grunge and post-punk. Yet, a short migration south brings San Francisco, with the heavy heat of Golden Gate Park and a flower on every musician. The baby bear in this musical Goldilocks zone, Portland is neither too hot nor too cold. It may rain all year round but, musically at least, the weather there is just right. There, from the cold steal of the Fremont Bridge, the great Odditorium comes into view. A mass of amps, video cameras and ashtrays - the Odditorium is a meeting ground for the creatives and home of the Dandy Warhols. “There was the same pressure recording this album as it always has been - it’s just a constant stream of decision after decision. I mean we are always trying to make the grooviest record that we possibly can,” said Brent DeBoer of the Dandy Warhols.
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