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Yo, an album by Alex Greenwald on Spotify
How long have you been waiting to hear this work of art? You can now listen on Spotify, and it's available for purchase at the Google Play store, Itunes, and Amazon!
What Have You Done to Me
Feb 8th, 2014
New Twin Terrors song out today! This one has been in the works for quite awhile, and it is definitely worth the wait. Head over and listen and download!
It Wasnât Meant To Be by Twin Terrors
Written, produced, engineered and arranged by Darren Robinson. Lead vocals, background vocals, guitar, bass, midi, programming by Darren. Live drums, end background vocals and additional programming by Alex Greenwald. Background chorus vocals by Katie Hotchkiss. See Katieâs (and her husband Steveâs) new apothecary business too! The New New Age - www.thenewnewage.com
BuzzChips Interviews Darren Robinson of Phantom Planet
Darren Robinson is kind of amazing. A founding father of indie cult favorite Phantom Planet, he has been involved in personal music projects in Los Angeles since the bandâs hiatus in 2008. In addition to maintaining Phantom Planetâs websites, he diligently releases new music regularly through his inspired side project, Twin Terrors. Through this venue, Darren collaborates with other musicians and personally produces each single, which he always releases as a free download on the site. Darren is also a part of the house band for BuzzChips favorite, The Kennedy Administration, a monthly show in Echo Park. In addition to all this, he is extremely aware of political news and regularly shares relevant articles and opinions on his social media.Â
Fans of Phantom Planet will be excited to hear that the band has recently been in talks of future endeavors. Darren gave BuzzChips some brief insight into their possible reunion, as well as elaborated on his side projects.Â
You met recently with other Phantom Planet members to discuss a reunion of some kind. What can you tell me about that?Â
Alex, Jeff, Sam and I got together to have some beers and shoot the shit. It had been a while since we last did that. A variety of topics were discussed, some of which included the band. I canât say much more at this timeâbut I do see the band making more music in the coming months.Â
âDo The Panicâ is my all-time favorite Phantom Planet song, can you tell me what inspired it?
Do the Panic is actually a much older song, from, I believe 1999 or so. Maybe earlier. Eventually it was reworked and of course we included it on our last studio record. Alex rewrote the lyrics and included references to some of our mutual friends. As for the music, Iâm just going to say that The Muppet Babies inspired it. Final answer.Â
You also regularly release songs through your side project, Twin Terrors. Tell me a bit about the new sound you have been creating.Â
Twin Terrors is just an experimental music outlet for me. It involves a lot of trial and error. The errors are usually the best parts! I enjoy using a mix of electronic sounds and live guitar, bass and drums. I also get the most enjoyment out of collaborating with musical friends on tracks.Â
In addition to Phantom Planet and Twin Terrors, you also perform once a month at The Kennedy Administration. How did you get involved with that?
My old friend Adam Levin (not the lead singer of Maroon 5) has a production company called âHeadquarters Musicâ. He partnered up with Jack Kennedy to create a live monthly variety show, with comedians, musicians, actors, magiciansâyou name it. After their first show, Adam asked if Iâd be interested in being in the house band and it sounded way too fun to turn down. Plus Jeff, Phantomâs drummer, was in as wellâso it felt like home.Â
Your personal Twitter feed is very politically driven, are you involved with any political organizations?
I am not associated with any political organizations whatsoever. I am open to all ideasâespecially if they donât fit the social norm. I do my own research and come to my own conclusions about all sorts of topics.Â
Do you have anything else youâd like to share?
These guys are all my buds and I love them. The Flashcards, Guy Fantastico, Big Black Delta. source: http://www.buzzchips.com/#!/blog/buzzchips-interviews-darren-robinson-phantom-planet
PHANTOM PLANET IS COMING BACK
Q and A: Darren Robinson Talks Phantom Planet and Twin Terrors
Itâs pretty uncommon to listen to an album thatâs more than five years old and be listening to something other than a memory. Not many bands can make that claim, but Phantom Planetâs body of work stands the test of time. Between 1998 and 2008, the group managed to write and record four solid albums despite constant touring. Phantom Planet Is Missing, The Guest, Phantom Planet and Raise The Dead all showcase a variety of styles that surprised and pleased longtime fans. They went on hiatus in 2008, although earlier this year they played several reunion shows in their native California. Earlier this week, guitarist Darren Robinson talked about his years with the group and his most recent project, Twin Terrors.
When did you first start playing the guitar and what made you start?
I was first influenced by a friend in fifth grade when he brought a walkman to school and was listening to âParadise Cityâ by Guns âN Roses, which he had concealed within his hoodie. He put the headphones over my ears and I was completely blown away by what I heard. Iâll never forget that.
I first started actually playing guitar when I was eleven years old. I had some neighborhood friends who told me they were starting a band and needed a guitarist. I told my folks and by the next day I had a guitar lesson set up with a local teacher.
My neighbors never ended up starting that band.
You seem to exclusively use Gibson guitars, no matter what style of music your playing. Whatâs made you stick with them?
I actually started out on Fender guitars. I still love them. But eventually I moved over to a Gibson Les Paul. Gibson guitars are extremely reliable, sound great and are really fun to play. And, depending on the model, they look great aesthetically speaking. In 2007 or 2008 I moved from a Les Paul to an ES-335, and havenât looked back since. Awesome guitars.
Phantom Planet formed when you were about fifteen. Do you think the bandâs willingness to experiment with different styles owes itself as much to keeping it interesting for yourselves as much as it does keeping it interesting for the public?
We never understood the point of making the same record twice. Our influences were pretty expansive, so we wanted to explore different musical avenues. We never changed our sounds to keep it interesting for the public - if anything we wondered if our fans might be upset with us for the changes.
The Guest is a beautiful record, but more gentle than the bandâs next offering, Phantom Planet. What sparked those changes and was the band apprehensive about changing the formula?
The changes from record to record were a way for us to challenge ourselves and grow as a band and as individual musicians. We did what we felt was right for us at the time.
Most performers describe touring as a very insulated experience, complaining of not so much seeing the world as much as you see hotel room after hotel room. What has been your experience with it and has it changed throughout the years?
Iâve toured with three bands in my career - Phantom Planet, Miniature Tigers and The Californian. With all these tours, the experiences were generally the same. It does feel insulated, no doubt. Lots of waiting around for soundchecks, actual show times, sitting in vans while traveling countless hours to different destinations and wondering when weâll be able to take the next shower or eat real food. It was not often weâd have time to explore the cities we toured in. There were times where Iâd step outside of our van and walk around, only to realize after a few hours that I had absolutely no clue what town we were in. Whoops.
Phantom Planet has toured with everyone from Elvis Costello and Sting to Guns Nâ Roses and Maroon 5. Why do you think Phantom Planet has managed to fit alongside so many different performers? Has any audience been tough to win over?
My guess here is that because of our differing sounds from album to album, we were a tough band to pigeonhole into any one particular genre. We mostly won over audiences though when we played live. I remember when we opened for Guns âN Roses in Las Vegas (the only show we ever played with them), we actually had the crowd cheering loudly. We thought for sure weâd be booed off stage because we were mostly unheard of, especially to fans of GNR.
Since forming, Phantom Planet has been associated with Geffen, Interscope, MCA, Epic and Fueled By Ramen. What are the benefits and drawbacks to working with a smaller or larger label? Do you think it has any effects on the creative process?
When on a label, whether major or indie, rather than writing music openly, you have the pressure of writing a âhit singleâ and appeasing the higher ups who want to profit from your work. It feels unnatural. In that respect I think it has negative effects on bands.
Benefits are⌠I guess the power labels can have. The money they can use to back your music. But that feels antiquated to me at this point. Bands have tons of social media now to go the grassroots route and earn credibility by being truly great.
How did Twin Terrors come about?
Twin Terrors came about after I kept hearing this drumbeat in my head and tapping it out for months. Up until this time I never really wrote or produced music on my own. So eventually I started to lay the beat down in a recording program on my computer, and it began to take shape. I put lyrics to a melody I came up with (with the help of a very dear friend, Golie Zarabi, who sings on the track as well.) We called the track âEpiphony.â Alex (lead singer of Phantom Planet) eventually added some vocal parts and added some other bits and we soon had a complete song. I decided to keep writing and producing music after this, which has been both challenging and rewarding.
In keeping with the spirit of the song, John Lennon wanted âInstant Karma!â to be recorded, mixed, mastered and released in the same day. Forty-four years ago, this was nearly impossible. But now with home studios and the Internet, itâs much more attainable. Is that part of the appeal of the Twin Terrors project?
I suppose it is part of the appeal of Twin Terrors. The idea of releasing raw music (complete with a few mistakes, etc.) to listeners. Maybe not so much on doing it in one day though. I usually need some time to feel good about a song.
The Twin Terrors tracks are sonically interesting without sacrificing melody. How hard is it to strike that balance?
I slowly plug away until Iâm confident and excited with what Iâm hearing. Itâs a major process of trial and error.
Listening to the new tracks, they feel limitless in where they might go. Whatâs the atmosphere like in the studio?
All the Twin Terrors tracks I release are done right in my apartment, using Logic. So the atmosphere isnât really anything special. Itâs actually quite amusing trying to get vocal takes during the times when itâs not quiet outside. The street I live on has lots of loudly barking dogs, cars, motorcycles, helicopters and weirdos yelling - thankfully not all the time - but often enough. All this stuff can and does get picked up by my microphone because I have absolutely no soundproofing here. Maybe that adds somehow to the limitless vibe?
Or it could be all the reverb I use.
Youâve worked with and toured alongside some of the most talented people in the industry. Who do you hope to collaborate with next?
In regards to the Twin Terrors project, I am happy to collaborate with anyone who can sing better than I can. (Not hard to do!) My goals with this project are not to tour or form a live band. Itâs mostly just an outlet for me to express myself that I am openly sharing. I wouldnât be opposed to commercial licensing or something along those lines though.
In regards to Phantom Planet collaborations, I think the sky is the limit. Since weâve been on hiatus for awhile (aside from two sold out Troubadour shows we did in 2012), Iâm not sure what the future will be like for us. I do know we will be reuniting at some point though. I look forward to that.
What can you tell me about the new song?
Itâs called âIt Wasnât Meant to Be.â It has to do with relationships / dating and the passing of time / getting older. It reminds me a bit of a cross between a song that would have been on the âDriveâ soundtrack and Beach House. Itâs electronic mostly, with some live guitar and bass thrown in. A bit experimental for me - but I guess they all are.
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO HEAR NEW MUSIC FROM TWIN TERRORS, AND CHECK BACK SOON FOR THE PREMIER OF THEIR NEW SONG, âIT WASNâT MEANT TO BE.â
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"Written, performed, produced, engineered, mixed and arranged by Darren Robinson. Live drums produced by Alex Greenwald. Live drum performance by Alex and Darren.â
New Twin Terrors track!! âAbout Youâ
As always, free download, so go check it out!
Alex Greenwald & Phriends (Darren Robinson & Jeff Conrad of Phantom Planet, with Stuart Zender of Jamiroquai) played a new song called Balisong at our most recent Kennedy Administration.  Stay tuned for the next one, August 22, 9:30 PM at Echoes Under Sunset.
I love this drum kit
Got to see Phantom Planetâs last show, at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. I hear theyâre back together now, of course, but how was I to know that in 2008? Oh well, any excuse to get wasted on a plane.Â
We should go.
New Twin Terrors track is up!!
Written by: Darren Robinson (with plenty of guidance by Alex Greenwald) Male Vocals: Darren Female Vocals: Roxine Helberg Arranged by Darren and Alex Bass and live drums by Alex Additional bass: Darren Mixing: Darren and Alex Lyrics: Darren (with lyrical arrangements by Alex) Special Thanks to Roxine Helberg for suggesting a âFrenchâ song. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO LISTEN WITH GOOD HEADPHONES IF POSSIBLE!
https://soundcloud.com/twinterrors/et-vous-savez As always - FREE Download of ALL Twin Terrors songs, so load up your phone!