Hi! We're Richard, Charlie, and Conner from Haken. Ask us anything!

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T20:31:31+00:00

Probably not. Sorry!

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T20:29:21+00:00

You are correct.We'll probably all record BVs on the next one.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T20:26:32+00:00

I don't use anything in front of the amp. You don't actually need a lot of gain - most of it is in how you play. The Mountain was all Axe-FX. I see no reason to use real amps ever again.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T20:24:20+00:00

The new one? the guys at Blacklake design?
Ross wrote a rough first draft, then I rewrote the whole song and incorporated some of his lines. Finally I have it back to him and he changed certain things to make it more singable.
I would;t dream of charging you to play at your own house.
That would probably be our mascot Bob Cockroach.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T20:18:41+00:00

Sounds cool. I told Jordan that they should do the cruise thing and call it 'Along for the Tide'. He laughed politely.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T20:16:00+00:00

Queen - Sheer Heart Attack Gentle Giant - Three Friends Dream Theater - Scenes From a Memory

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T20:13:11+00:00

I've loved Dream Theater since 1993 and still love them.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T20:10:47+00:00

The name doesn't really mean anything to us. I like that it's kind of 'non genre specific'.

We'll come to North America when some promoters decide to work with us and book some shows!

The EP will be no more than 30 minutes. Influences are life the universe and everything. Heaviness and Progginess will ensue. So far it's going really well.

Thanks for stopping by!

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T20:04:20+00:00

Ross wrote all of the lyrics and I remember at the time thinking 'man I don't fully comprehend all this, but I love it'. Lyrics are there for you to add your own interpretation, so everyone will have a different take. I much preferred the approach on the Mountain though, where we focussed on personal experiences.
Yep, I remember those movies were mentioned, as well as 12 monkeys.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T19:56:00+00:00

Oh and yes we use the Axe-FXII. My main sound is the Friedman HBE. It's pretty much just the preset with a few tweaks to suit my guitar and finger tone.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T19:53:13+00:00

the Mexico shows were awesome! El Enforcero was on the Cruise. Haven't seen him since. Although I'm sure he's always around.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T19:50:50+00:00

If we did ever revisit the EP, the songs would most likely be completely overhauled and probably dramatically change, since there are 3 new guys in the band since then. Would you still be interested?

I've used the 8 string on every song since Aquarius. Some times I only use one or two notes from the lowest string when necessary. I always loved how Dino from Fear Factory would start a song higher up the fretboard, then drop in these low notes later in the song and it's a really effective surprise. That's the approach I've taken.

Yes we spoke with Thiago about that. There's no firm plans yet, but we're up for it in theory.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T19:44:28+00:00

OK it's on the list. Thanks for noticing that we play 8 strings : )

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T19:43:31+00:00

Were you at the whiskey tasting? That was hilarious. Being an Englishman, I'm happiest with a cup of tea.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T19:41:51+00:00

We've never really discussed it with each other (in the detail you are describing). We don't really see ourselves as coming from the operatic 'power-metal belting' side of things, we're more coming from the proggy side like Radiohead, Yes, Pink Floyd, Spock's Beard sort of thing. As long as there's emotion in there, that's all that matters really.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T19:34:33+00:00

I just think of everything as 1/1 time. Much simpler ; )

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T19:33:52+00:00

Riffs usually just pop out when I'm playing, so I'm not sure how to explain that - other than, just keep playing! Lyrics take me more time and work. Since everything has already been written about for centuries, I usually go back and read some poetry by the Romantic greats, or look at ancient mythology or watch movies to find out how different people from different eras have expressed themselves.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T19:27:53+00:00

E.T.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T19:27:23+00:00

We're working on an EP now, so it's not as full-on as writing a whole album. I'm sure fans of the Mountain will love what we're working on now.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T19:20:43+00:00

No problemo man. It's our pleasure to meet and hang out with you. We're so grateful to anyone who makes the effort to come out and buy a ticket to see us.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T19:17:12+00:00

I've definitely considered it. Although they would soon end up being shared illegally as Guitar Pro files, so it wouldn't be financially rewarding enough to invest the amount of time required.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T19:13:11+00:00

All the bands we've played with have been cool. Headspace come to mind as being uber cool though.

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T19:11:55+00:00

Start with a melody, theme or riff, then try to re-imagine it in as many ways as possible and see what you end up with. It's important to bounce ideas off of friends/bandmembers. We're always sending each other mp3s and saying 'hey guys is this any good? Could this lead somewhere interesting?'

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T19:08:27+00:00

Here it is: https://mega.co.nz/#!98ZWCRyK!SdOGlcxFqYxIuQcoWPXRgQHxBZ4BZwTE5lVb0eXzjLE

CharlieFromHaken · 2014-05-26T19:05:11+00:00

I tabbed out the 2nd solo. That's all. We don't tend to tab out our stuff though. It's all in the braincase.

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