263: Emil Amos + Britt Walford Returns (Holy Sons, Grails)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Joewong, Drums, Comedy, Performing Arts, Arts, Drummers

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2020

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Today, an experimental three-part episode! First, Britt Walford returns to answer listener questions; then, we turn over the host seat to Britt as he interviews his friend--today's guest--Emil Amos. Finally, Joe picks up where Britt leaves off for a life-spanning conversation with Emil. Emil is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter perhaps best known for his work as Holy Sons. For over twenty years, he has also been the drummer for Grails. After many years in Portland, Emil has returned to his native NC, from which he spoke to Britt and Joe.

During the age of social distancing, we're recording remotely and releasing new episodes every day.

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0:00.0	This is Joe Wong.
0:14.0	Welcome to the Trap Set.
0:17.0	During the age of social distancing, we're recording remotely and releasing new episodes every day.
0:24.4	Today we have an experimental three-part episode.
0:28.6	After last week's conversation with Slintz Britt Walford, many of you submitted additional questions.
0:34.8	We'll start by answering a few of those.
0:39.0	Jack is asking, are there any movies or books that influenced your music? Or if they didn't
0:45.3	influence your music, what's a movie or book you return to from time to time?
1:17.2	Man, like, I think, um, um man like i think um koiana scotsie and um yeah just um movies in general like had a a big impact sort of like, but that one in particular, I think, is one.
1:24.1	And books, I don't think so. Not, not me personally.
1:30.3	Do you have any sort of, like, visual experience when you're playing music? Uh, um, maybe, um, sometimes like seeing, like, certain colors or something.
1:47.5	Yeah.
1:48.3	Yeah.
1:49.3	Greg wants to know when you began playing with the breeders.
1:54.1	Were you writing all the drum parts from scratch?
1:56.4	Or did Kim have a skeleton or structure in place?
2:01.6	Um, I feel like most of them were from scratch,
2:08.6	but at the same time,
2:12.6	like she might have had some ideas.
2:15.6	I think the Beatles cover, Happiness is a warm gun. It seemed like she had some
2:22.2	some like good advice on how to play that. Jenny wants to know what music you're listening to right
2:30.2	now, if any. I've been listening to a local Louisville band called Photo Crime.
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