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Exactly, there are bands that still put out vinyl records and people are buying them even if they do not have a record player. It is a piece of art.
Ville: I do enjoy the fact that nowadays you have the download coupons with the vinyl. That’s great, but the absolute fact is that vinyl sounds better than MP3’s. It just does. I really dig vinyl. I’m really into getting a reel to reel player for myself. I’ve never had one, so I was thinking of that. You have to put some effort into it because you have to turn the sides and actually do something as opposed to clicking a virtual button on your Iphone. That’s what is good about digital media as well, the fact that you can carry 12,000 songs with you wherever you go. It is amazing.
I was talking to someone the other day about 8 tracks. The kids today don’t even know what that is.
Ville: Well they don’t. I think 8 tracks were huge in America, but I don’t think it was ever super big in Europe. My dad used to have an 8 track in his old American car. I think he had a checker, like an old New York taxi cab. I still have some Emmylou Harris on 8 track, but I don’t have the player anymore.
There are some show dates listed and most are sold out. Will you be adding more dates? Will a nationwide U.S. tour be booked?
Ville: This short trek within the next few weeks is just going to be more about us saying Hi to the people who have been loyal and who know what our band is doing. It is a way for us to let people know that there is an album coming out. That is the kind of idea, so we are not adding dates to that. I think it is amazing that all the gigs sold out. It is pretty amazing for a band to come from such a far away country to still be interesting enough for the locals. We will do some festivals in Europe and then in early autumn we will start touring proper. I’m still waiting to see how it is going to pan out as far as where we are going to start. Are we going to start in Europe or will we start from the States? We don’t know what is going to happen, but the good thing is that we will be touring.
Thanks so much for the interview.
Ville: Thank you! Hope to see you in Los Angeles.
2013年04月29日 11点04分

