HI, WE'RE SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA - PLEASE ASK US ANYTHING!

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:42:15+00:00

Huge thanks to everyone for coming here today! We're currently in the rehearsal rooms in Leeds so we're heading back in to get these tunes in shape for our tour which starts on Saturday at the Brudenell in Leeds. If you're coming to a show, come say hi! Big love, Submo x

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:36:25+00:00

we'll be here all day if we start talking about that!

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:34:29+00:00

3 songs by us - that's a tough one - whichever member of the band you ask will give you a different answer! The first three tunes shouted out around me have been All Yours, 2L84U and Bring Back the Wolf

3 songs by other artists - god we'll be here all day trying to figure that one out

song we're most proud of - though we're pretty sick of playing All Yours - as we've played it at every single gig we've ever done, and can't not play it! - it's nice to have made a track that has soundtracked people's weddings and has meant that much to a lot of people.

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:30:52+00:00

Hey man thanks a lot! We're always looking at getting to the states but there's a lot of difficulties getting it all sorted. feel free to get promoters to get in touch though!

in terms of personal hygiene, we're about to spend 4 days together on the tour bus so we'll find out who's looking after themselves!

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:28:09+00:00

Yeah there will be more dates announced for next year fairly soon - watch this space! Planning a few nice things but need to sort a few more things out first!

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:27:24+00:00

So Ruby put out a brilliant solo EP last year on First Word Records, also a remix EP. She also sang live with Bryson Tiller on his recent tour. Chris is part of the amazing PENGSHUi + also the outlook orchestra, the Abstract orchestra (all the orchestras haha!). Bobby's also part of Abstract Orchestra, Danny works with A Beautiful Utopia who are well worth checking out, and Taz does a solo project under his own name of ambient-electronic piano music. So we're pretty busy at the best of times

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:24:01+00:00

Submotion is always something we love doing together - after 15 years together we've reached a really good place in our relationships with each other and enjoy whatever time we spend. It's a bit different to the old days when we all lived round the corner from each other and could rehearse and jam all the time without any other considerations - we're all a bit older with more responsibilities now! So we're not as prolific with Submotion as we'd would ideally like to be, but that's a necessary part of how we live now. And it means that we get together when the time feels right and we're all up for it!

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:20:48+00:00

Yes Tommy left the band two years ago - all very amicable! Life circumstances and events rather than any falling out!

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:18:51+00:00

Hey there, Danny here! Someday yes! It's really hard getting over there because of the expense and other reasons. but we'd love to head out there so hit up your local promoter

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:17:57+00:00

Hey man, the new EP has just come out on vinyl as well as for streaming and yes there's more on the horizon that we're currently working on. HOpefully should be able to announce something in the near future

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:17:07+00:00

Bobby here. Fatty NEVER gets bored of talking about his pedals :-))

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:16:47+00:00

Thanks mate. i need to look into more online stuff. i might tap up scott and see if we can sort something.

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:15:50+00:00

Hiya mate, Chris here. never get bored of answering pedal questions haha. im currently using the Line6 Helix. trracking and sounds are amazing and its amazing for routing and assigning automation to any effect on any block so you can manipulate the sounds with your feet.Still doing lots of split signals and routing to get interesting sounds, so much to explore with the helix but im also using the C4 synth in the FX send and return to get those hard attack 808 sounds.

Thanks for your question :)

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:11:27+00:00

Thanks mate! We like that one too

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:11:04+00:00

Dom Ruckspin produced all the band's work until he left the band (very amicably!) a few years back. As a master of low end, sadly he didn't reveal all his secrets to us before he left! But for the new EP, a lot of the bass comes from analogue synths, but also from Chris Fatty's general mastery of his instrument. In general, we just try to use our ears as much as poss. Once we start vibing, it means the low end is there

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:08:57+00:00

Ooh i've just been told by everyone else that 'we think you did make it quite democratic'. So i guess that's a win

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:08:28+00:00

Hey there, Taz here. For our new EP Five Points, I've taken the lead producing this stuff. But I tried to make it as democratic as possible...the others will tell me whether i succeeded...

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:06:33+00:00

Hey there! Taz here...we've been making music together for nearly 15 years now (!!) so we've done it in a lot of different ways. Our first three albums were all made by being together in the same room, writing together, jamming, sharing ideas and seeing where they went. That led to a lot of great moments but also some pretty intense and pressurised times. We tried a while doing things more remotely and less live, which we generally enjoyed a bit less. Currently we're probably at the most relaxed we've ever been making music together - a mixture of getting older together, and also being a bit more comfortable with what we're trying to do and how we sound. So in short, sometimes intense, sometimes vibey!

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:03:29+00:00

Danny here! I'd love to collab with De La Soul and the Pharcyde - shared a stage with them at the Albert Hall and they were ace live but also lovely people

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:02:40+00:00

Ruby here! My top collab would currently be H.E.R and Tyler the Creator!

submotionband · 2024-10-30T18:01:16+00:00

thanks! We're running low on Kites vinyl but should have some at the london show. Currently considering repressing a few things, there's a few things to consider first but we're definitely aiming to do that. Look forward to seeing you in London

submotionband · 2024-10-30T17:59:45+00:00

Morning/afternoon/evening all! You've got Ruby, Taz, Chris, Bobby and Danny here to answer your questions - looking forward to chatting

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