James Hofer (Burn Your World - guitar, Extract - vocals)
1. What are your top five albums that were released in 2013? (In order 1-5)
- Incendiary - Cost Of Living
- Cold Cave - Oceans With No End
- Down To Nothing - Life On The James
- Pity Sex - Feast Of Love
- Downpresser - Don't Need A Reason
2. What band did you discover in 2013 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? What made them significant?
I can't choose just one, this has been a year where I've grown and discovered a lot musically. Notably My Bloody Valentine, Cold Cave, and Territory. MBV has pretty much driven me to love a completely new genre (to me). Territory is inspiringly hard and heavy and as for Cold Cave, Wes Eisold as an artist in general is very inspiring.
3. How will you remember 2013? (In terms of music)
I think it's been a great year for hardcore and music in general. I'm not sure what I'll remember specifically but I know I'll remember this year fondly in terms of music.
4. What can we look forward to from you in 2014?
Both Burn Your World and Extract are recording in early 2014 so material will be released by both bands in some way. Not sure about the details of either yet. I'm also working on a darker electronic project on my own called Will To Power. I will be throwing up music from that in February 2014.
5. What records are you looking forward to most in 2014?
Code Orange Kids, Withdrawal, and Fire & Ice are all putting out records in 2014 I'm pretty sure. Can't wait for any of those!
6. There is a lot of debate over streaming sites and royalties, namely with Spotify. What is your stance on the economic policies behind the current streaming services? Do you have a preferred one?
I'm not up to date on the economic policies behind current streaming services, so I'm hesitant to comment. Generally I think the work of artists is becoming increasingly undervalued but I don't know enough about specific policies to weigh in on the debate.
