Sean Gray (No Paris/ Fan Death Records)
1. What are your top five albums that were released in 2013? (In order 1-5)
- Lebensfaden – Desnos
- Jail Solidarity - Any Space, Whatever
- Box Hundreds - S/T
- Chain Rank - The Grip (Demo)
- Ron Morelli - Spit
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?
Discovering some Alice Coltrane recordings I never really got to. One of them being the amazing Turiya Sings cassette. Completely beautiful. The Rita box sets from Total Black are great, and extremely intense. Sacher-Pelz was something I skipped over for a long time, finally dove right into the Mutation For A Continuity box set and it was completely worth it. Also, Clean Girls are one of the best bands on the planet right now.
3. How will you remember 2013? (In terms of music)
I didn't listen to a lot of LPs.
4. What can we look forward to from you in 2014?
New Terence Hannum cassette, Technicolor Teeth LP, York Factory Complaint LP, Hive Mind Reissue of Sand Beasts Cassette
5. What records are you looking forward to most in 2014?
Clean Girls LP, Hysterics 7" Bad News record (I think something is coming out next year?), Lust Vessel "Ten-Jin" LP compilation, Hive Bent, and I hope more Longmont Potion Castle.
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 support any place that makes it easier for the listener to hear music. I would hope as an artist and/or label you use Spotify as a way to preview your physical releases. If you are relying on the service to make you money, you will be disappointed. You can't rely on any one thing; hard work pays off.
