Q: Can you describe your music to us?
EWM: Hard, agressive, not easy to listen to hip hop. A lot of screaming, overall a fun record.
Q:"Karaoke Life" seems like such an odd title for a 'hip hop' album. Where does the title come from?
EWM:It comes from the fact that this record is recorded on a karaoke machine. To my knowledge it is the 1st karaoke recorded rap jam ever.
Q: Why a karaoke machine? How is the quality of the recording?
EWM:Well, we're not going for any particular sound quality with this...It's really more like a social statement. I mean look at all the rap records coming out that have, basically note for note, the music to some top 40 song with the rapper just rapping over the top of the music. Very much like you could do with karaoke.
Q: So is this album going to be sample heavy?EWM: No, not at all. So far we haven't used any samples and we don't plan on using any. It's just...samples are just a waste and too expensive to use in my opinion, both financially as well as artisticly. I don't want people associating my tracks with other songs, I want them to know straight up that this is the enigmatic white man, baby! Take it or leave it. If you want to hear an 80's song, go buy an 80's record and get the hell out of my face. Do I look like cyndi lauper?
Q:Well, if not samples, what are you using for music? Do you have a band backing you up?
EWM:Answer my god damn question! Do I look like Cyndi Lauper? Do I have flaming red hair with a fucking checker board shaved on to my skull?
Q: No, I don't believe you are cyndi Lauper.
EWM: Then why the hell would I bust a rap over some dumb ass Cyndi Lauper music? You're a piece of crap, you know that?
Q: I never said you were Cyndi Lauper. I have no idea what you're talking about right now.
EWM: You come in here, you insult me by asking what samples I'm using, like I can't come up with shit on my own? Thats what I'm talking about.
Q: I'm sorry if I somehow insulted you. It really was not my intent.
EWM: Just, um...yeah, just continue OK. I need to go do some things.
Q: What I was going to ask is do you have a band playing on this record? What are the beats like?
EWM: Not a band. We're just using a drum machine and some keyboards. I do alot of the music myself. A lot of feedback. I love feedback. A lot of noise.
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