Interview with Paul in November 2004
Why did you change the name of the band?
What was "wrong" with The Faithband?
Well originally there was no band just
myself. The first CD was called FAITH?
and after public demand I had to put a band
around it and thought that the
CD title was adequate. It did not bother me
at the time and actually I
thought that it reflected my feelings etc
etc however I grew tired of it and
also the band wanted to call it 'Paul
Roberts'.... which I never liked
although I appreciate my colleagues comments.
Who chose the name Electrascope? What was
the inspiration? What does Electrascope mean?
The name was my choice and originally it was
to be Electroscope but that was
already in use so I thought an 'a' was a
good letter to use
instead....hahaha.....(also many years ago a
guy I knew had - I thought -
used the name for his band but have since
realised that he had used the name
with an 'a' too.........confused??.....anyway
he folded the band - a good
band too - so it really is nothing like a
magical inspired tale....just a
good name).......also I was going to use a
'k' instead of a 'c' ....as in
'Sophocles'......Elektra - well that is the
greek spelling - helped her
brother kill her mother cause she had killed
their father (still with
us?).......adding the 'scope ' gives us a
word that could be construed as 'a
fucked up view of life'! When you imagine
the concept of a band it is an
ideal but in the end a band is a unit of
disfunctional creative people who
co-exist......I hasten to add however in
this band we are very good
mates........... hahahahaha..........
Does the change of the name mean that there
will be a new direction / focus for the
band?
There is always a new direction for
everything so yes of course that will
happen....I would like us to write as a unit
for example and take the five
members out and use different line-ups at
the same gig as well....really use
everyone to their full potential........
How did Andy Ellis come to the band? Do you
think something will change with him? If so
what?
I met Andy at BIMM ..we did a part-time
teaching course together and he
seemed a nice guy and knew what he was doing
..plus he can play electric and
acoustic.Also he was very into the idea of
doing my stuff and showed up at
my house one day after learning 7 songs...I
had to give the guy a chance so
here we are ..and i think he will be a great
asset to us.....also he is an
former frisbee champ!!!! oh and my dog likes
him too!He writes a fair bit and
is a computer whizz so we now have three
engineers in the band........Vinnie
knows him very well too and was happy when I
told him about Andy....so there
you go.....one big happy family..........
Will Baz or Bob still play with the band in
the future?
As for Baz and Bob perhaps Baz and i will do
shows again but he has his own
things to do and we may go for something
different.....who knows... Bob and
I won't be working together again but he is
a great guy and we remain
friends and I also appreciate the work he
did with us............
What are your plans for the near future?
Will there be a new album / a tour?
Currently I am looking at some shows in the
UK and Europe but I don't want
to jump the gun...we have to get used to one
another first and I am touring
with the Stranglers as well but we are all
up for it as they say......for me
it is very exciting....so watch this space
xx
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