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attributes to the then current Mod trend in the city, and his own taste for Suede and Pulp, as well as British post-punk of the 80s. It’s only logical to realize what had made those two men gravitate towards each other was their sense of sharp, sartorial fashion, all black suits and ties, something Carlos D. for short – in a class on WW1 to complement his shoes. The four piece was born at NYU, when guitarist Daniel Kessler approached Carlos Dengler – or D. Within this twilight, four young men headed to a studio, to restart the recording of their debut album as Interpol. It struck like lightning: there’s more going on here, other musicians to see, bands to sign, records to sell!!Īnd then, the towers fell, and America was covered in dust. After the death of alternative rock, marked by the split of The Smashing Pumpkins, the sudden appearance of The Strokes heralded the start of the indie rock era, dominating and influencing mainstream music from the underground. It announced itself to the world one afternoon, when five kids in vintage clothes and All Star Chucks played their song “Last Night” on MTV. There is now a NEW New York, which somehow evaded the present to return to the past, the myths of CBGB’s, of The Velvet Underground and Talking Heads. The black dark becomes the screen of our unsaid thoughts, of things within us we’ve never known existed. It’s all bathed in monochrome red: the colour of blood, the colour of love, the colour of the forbidden. Shapes – colours – names – faces – feelings. There’s images that come together, materialize from your deep within your unconscious mind. Doesn’t matter if your eyes are shut or open. The fever has vanished, but a burning inside continues.

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