KFC MURDER CHICKS - Interview

ETHEREAL.PRESS

Who are KFC MURDER CHICKS?

KFC MURDER CHICKS

THERE ARE TWO KFC MURDER CHICKS. THE FIRST IS A FICTIONAL BAND AROUND WHICH AN ENTIRE MYTHOLOGY FORMED. THE SECOND IS A FULL BLOWN COOPERATIVE PROJECT. WE EXIST IN THE MATERIAL MATRIX NOW AND DO REAL ASS SHIT LIKE GO ON TOURS.

ETHEREAL.PRESS

We love your abrasive visuals across your YouTube channel, mixing many different types of visual media into an intense editing style. Visually why do you choose to present yourself that way?

KFC MURDER CHICKS

WE LIKE IT TO BE EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE. WE LIKE TO BE OVERSTIMULATED. THINGS THAT ARE UGLY AND WRONG ARE MORE STIMULATING. WE FIND THERE'S MORE RANGE THERE THAN IN CONVENTIONALLY BEAUTIFUL THINGS. WE ALWAYS RETURN TO THE IDEAS OF THE REPELLENT AND THE "FUCKED".

ETHEREAL.PRESS

Can you explain the narrative behind 'Wild AI Baby?'

KFC MURDER CHICKS

WE DIDN'T MAKE THE TRACK YOU'D HAVE TO ASK THE A.I. BABY.

ETHEREAL.PRESS

What is your opinion on AI?

KFC MURDER CHICKS

IN JUST A FEW YEARS WE HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS WORKS OF ART STRIPPED OF ALL HUMAN INTENTIONALITY, FORCING ONLOOKERS TO DECODE ENTIRELY FOR THEMSELVES WHAT THEY MEAN. IT IS ALSO MAKING EVERYTHING REALLY WEIRD AT AN UNSUSTAINABLE PACE, WHICH IS GOOD. SOON THERE WILL BE LOTS OF NEW RELIGIONS TO CHOOSE FROM.

ETHEREAL.PRESS

Could your music be described as a Post-Modern critique of capitalism / technology?

KFC MURDER CHICKS

YEAH. YOU COULD DESCRIBE IT THAT WAY AND WE COULD DO NOTHING TO STOP YOU. OUR MUSIC IS A PRODUCT OF INDUSTRIAL CIVILIZATION AND ITS REFUSE.

ETHEREAL.PRESS

How would you describe the message behind your music?

KFC MURDER CHICKS

KEEP FIGHTING FOR CHANGE. KILL YOUR FRIENDS AND COWORKERS.

ETHEREAL.PRESS

While researching this article, we were able to have two listens through 'None of This is Real' (2014). The concept is brilliant, with both listens being entirely different experiences. How did the album come to be?

(BACKGROUND)

“This album was recovered from a series of dusty, unmarked Zip disks found in a condemned Massachusetts apartment building in 2001. It is believed to be the first fantasy audio hip-hop roguelike tape to be published on Bandcamp. Each track is a vignette ranging from 12 seconds to 3 minutes.”

[BANDCAMP]

The album is intended to be shuffled, making each playthrough a unique experience of listening to the album.

DJ ROZWELL

It started because I was not very confident in my ability to sequence a good tracklist. I discovered this old autechre album (under the alias gescom) that was for minidisc only, which used the gapless playback technology to allow for the illusion of one big long seamless shuffling song. I was also very interested in 80s-era roguelikes at the time. also, I thought wizards and fantasy and D&D were kind of a funny concept.

ETHEREAL.PRESS

Who would you like to collaborate with in the future?

DJ ROZWELL

DEATH INSURANCE, LUSTSICKPUPPY, PASSENGER OF SHIT, 1800 PAIN, DRUMCORPS, VOIDDWELLER, BLACK DRESSES, PROLAPS, BJORK, LOU REED, BACKXWASH, OMERTA, FIVE STAR HOTEL, ALICE GLASS, DREAMCRUSHER, DELI GIRLS, BLIND EQUATION, CASPER MCFADDEN, AERO GROS M, BLUE MAN GROUP, YABUJIN, MERZBOW

ETHEREAL.PRESS

What's next for KFC Murder Chicks?

DJ ROZWELL

MURDER.

KFC LINKS: YOUTUBE - ROZ - ASH - BANDCAMP

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