Who am I speaking with and what’s your role in 2 Inch Tape?
Simon Rigoni, guitarist, songwriter, producer.
You’ve described your sound as a blend of rock, country, folk, blues and avant-garde. How did you come to create this unique sound?
Lack of discipline in sticking to any one genre, I’m trying to create a new genre called eclectic. Why not? I don’t craft my songs in standard ways, I’m always looking to create tension either through structure, arrangement, dissonance.
You’re launching your debut album, New Addiction, at the Thornbury Theatre on Friday October 23. Can you tell us a bit about it?
The album owes its multi genre feel largely to the musicians who played on it. Each brought their own style and within some parameters were free to contribute what they felt. We were blessed with the vocal talents of Mark and Lauren, resulting in male leads, female leads and duets. Instruments as diverse as pedal steel guitar to cello enable the album to take you on a journey.
If you had to compare the atmosphere of your live performances with any well-known band or artist, who’d it be?
Wilco, even if I’m lying. Well let’s see, there are lots of us, we share banter between songs, but it is business when we start playing.
What’s in the cards for you guys in the coming year?
Expect a new 2 Inch Tape single called Sadist in Slippers during the summer, then a new album in autumn, and heaps of other exciting projects to follow.
2 INCH TAPE are playing the Thornbury Theatre on Friday October 23.
